A Fishing We Will Go...

And then we'll turn right back around. Not really. But close. Scott thought it would be fun to take Nicholas on his first fishing trip. So they went to Walmart and bought Nick a fishing pole and a fishing license. He spent the afternoon teaching Nick how to cast his line. I must say, Nicholas got pretty good at it. They headed out early in morning with a cooler packed full of sandwiches, juice and snacks. I thought Scott was being a bit optimistic in terms of how long they would be there, but I give him credit for his enthusiasm.

Unfortunately, Nick failed to grasp the patience part of fishing. You know, the part where you just sit there and wait. Imagine that. He kept asking what was taking so long. Enduring intense complaints of various maladies caused by the heat and the wait, Scott lasted only an hour. Poor Scott. Needless to say, there were no pictures taken during the actual excursion.

Although I thought they had a successful outing as no one fell or got thrown into the water.

Frisco Fest

We ventured out to the Frisco Fest this year. I'm so glad we did. The weather could not have been more perfect. Pony rides, street food vendors and free kiddie rides. Well, you know my boys were in heaven!

The best part of the night was watching Nicholas ride the teacups. He and his friends Jack and Sophia were in one cup together. He was good, until they threw in another little boy. And he could not hide his displeasure at the kid. Apparently the other boy hogged the spinner thingy. It was pretty amusing.

As usual, he did not want to leave. Told us we were not being respectful of him. Can you tell we've had a conversation about respect recently? Can you tell he's glossed over some of the finer points of our conversation? It was a good night despite that.

This was his first official pony ride. Grandad, he's gonna need some ridin' boots.

Our friends Eric and Sarah with their sweet kids, Sophia and Jack.

Riding the ferris wheel.

Me and Abbers watching from below.

Waiting in line for the teacups.

She was a good sport. Tired, but rarely complained.

Their fake smiles here cracked me up!

The exasperation on his face is priceless.

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Peekaboo!

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I am Cornholio!

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Fashion forward. Jean leggings aka jeggings. How cute is that?!

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Munching on some sweet potato fries.

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She was more than ready to go headfirst into the tub. Many times in fact.

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They were giving away Snuggies at the Naturals game. We are now the proud owners of TWO!.

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I cuddle Daddy because Mommy never lets me play w/ the remote.

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With his cousins Nicholas (Khanh) and Matthew. Their family is staying w/ us until their house is finish being built.

West Texas Weekend

We took a trip to Hereford over the weekend to visit Scott's parents and to attend his 20th high school reunion. It was a fun weekend that over too soon!

Stretching our legs during our 9 hour drive.

Of course Magi had cookies ready to bake.

Sterilite totes are sooo versatile!

Heading out Friday evening for the reunion's family picnic.

She loves playing w/ Grandad.

Are you surprised to see a cookie in Nick's hand? I'm not.

At Grandad's farm

Hanging out on the stone bench Magi put together for him.

Keith and his wife, Cristal. He was Scott's best friend growing up. At the picnic Nicholas was running around w/ their 4 year old son, Payton. Wish I had gotten a picture of that. Funny how life comes full circle.

Stud muffin.

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Can you tell that my parents are enamored w/ her?

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At a shower for my friend Kim and her sweet baby boy, Levi.

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She's been quite a ham lately

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Photo Shoot

A friend of my needed some kids to model costumes for a work project. I was more than happy to offer up my kids. Nick was too big for the costumes, but we were able to take a few afterwards. I think they turned out well and I was ecstatic to get a decent shot of the two together.