Major's 2nd Birthday

July 11th, 2013...Major's 2nd birthday!  He has grown by leaps and bounds lately.  He is saying full sentences and understanding and obeying very well.  He is a little over 3 feet tall, so if it is true you can double their height at age two and that is how tall they will be, then Major will be about 6foot, 1 inch.

We started off his birthday with traditional birthday doughnuts.  This time, at Krispy Kreme!

 I took this picture when he first woke up.  Look how big he is!

 Brady wanted to match Major on his birthday, so here we have some matching brothers.

 Daddy measuring Major

 Poor Major, I didn't realize that I had run out of wrapping paper, so we used blankets and towels to wrap his presents.  He didn't seem to mind too much...

 Papa and Nana got him a basketball goal.  He loved it!

 Major's big brothers pooled their money and got him some golf clubs.

 He didn't understand how to blow out the candle, so Eli and Brady helped him.

 Ice cream cake, Yum!

 Happy Birthday, sweet Major!  We love you!

4th of July

Happy 4th of July! 

First, the homemade ice cream.

 Our annual 4th of July picture.

 After dinner sparklers...Major absolutely loved it.  Every time his sparkler got done, he would come to me and say, "More? More?"  Of course, I had to give him more!

 I love the way Brady cooks with me!  He can make some mean spaghetti!

 The next day, the boys and I made a trip to Auburn, Alabama to get us a picnic table that was on sale.  Here they are squished together in the van so we could get it home.

 Success!  Look how great this table is!  And thanks to Bill for putting it together!  We are looking forward to many happy dinners out here!

VBS and the First Few Days in Alabama

As soon as we closed on our house the 17th of June, we had 15 football players and coaches waiting to move us in!  The truck was completely unloaded in about 2 hours.  It was awesome.  One of the boys' favorite features is this big bath tub with jets!

 They have also taken to playing baseball just about every day.  We go to the school, I walk for 30 minutes, and the boys play baseball.

 Here is Brady ready for a day of baseball playing!

 Another thing the boys have enjoyed is having so much more room in the house.  Our house in Texas was 1300 square feet, this house is 2300 square feet, so we have a lot more room for playing...including sword fighting!

 We also immediately went to VBS at the Dalraida Church of Christ right down the street from our house.  On the last night, each group got to perform.  Major wouldn't take out his cup, so he went up there cup plugged into the mouth.

 They also gave out medals to each child.  Brady was very excited about his medal.

 After VBS, we went to the school to pick Bill up from evening workouts.

 We ended up having to wait a long time, so we took lots of pictures of ourselves.  :-)

Moving Day is Finally Here! June 17, 2013

Sunday, Father's Day, was our official moving day.  We took the moving truck to the church parking lot, went to worship, and moved out!  We hitched up the Stratus to the back of the moving van, which was really stressful.  In fact, at one point I watched the Stratus jump from the back of the trailer when Bill hit a bump in the road.  Turns out we didn't secure it properly and the car wasn't completely on there.  But Bill did a great job navigating Houston traffic to pull off to the side of the road so we could fix it.  I think I lost 10 years off of my life that day.

 I love how they are always happy in every situation.  They were squished together like this for the 12 hour drive to Alabama with no complaint and virtually no fighting.  These are some great little guys!

Father's Day, June 16, 2013

Since we were moving on Father's Day this year, we celebrated it on Saturday.  The boys got Bill exactly what he asked for...football cards and Under Armour shirts.

 Since we wouldn't be seeing them for a while, we also took pictures with Bill's parents.  Here are Bill Sr. and Betsy with Eli, Major, and Brady

Our 12th Anniversary

Bill and I went to the steakhouse, "Taste of Texas", to celebrate our 12th anniversary.  The steak here is DELICIOUS! This is our 4th year to do this.  I guess we will have to find a steakhouse in Alabama to celebrate number 13!