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my big bro was here for 3 weeks

he is home now

 miss him a bunch!

trip to the children's museum with the silverts

the boys kicked off summer with lots of fun outings with friends 

we went to a free early screening of Descpicable Me 2 in 3D

love the glasses

first time my brother had been in a movie theater since the day of the accident

the boys have chickens at their nana's house

little farm kids

swim lessons early june 

**i wasn't as happy with the outcome 

they need a little more instruction

this was sorta a waste of time

bummer

so happy to see that red sunshade over the playground

gonna miss this school

lots of good memories

hello SUMMER

truly my fave

 this time of year

the long day of sunshine

relaxed schedule with the kids
i love it

change of pace

it's good

and the living is easy

our summer has started off pretty exciting

a good friend turned 40

we celebrated BIG with a hula theme party

such a blast!

beautiful home

pina colada machine

catered food

hula dancers

music

good friends

happy happy Hilary

then a few days later mocha doodle had her
PUPPIES 

 on june 4th

13 of them
she is amazing

WOW!

for now she lives with the breeder in dripping
and is busy until mid july feeding

and being mommy to them

we miss her like crazy around the house

poor coacher

HA
he's been enjoying ALL the attention again
he truly doesn't seem the least bit sad
silly ol' dog

boys started swimming lessons three nights a week
and i still think they need one more session
 they need more practice in the pooooool!!!

last day of school was june 5th

they had adorable matching shirts for twin day
with 8 of their closest buddies

one of the boys said
it's not quadruplet day
just twin day

haha

and that evening we had a FUN

outdoor movie party with a few friends

we introduced the kids to THE GOONIES movie

good times

quilts, lawn chairs, 

dogs and burgers, adult beverages, bug spray

cool summer night breeze

it was the perfect ending to a great school year

now we are enjoying a few weeks of spanish camp at school

and an extended visit with uncle ronnie here

who lets the boys play on his phone sometimes

he's a good uncle

it's been a great start to summer around here

we are blessed

and busy

excited for the next chapter

as we currently prepare to move an hour north

weeeeeeeee

moving boxes are fun ;-)

i love summer!!

INSTAFRIDAY

linking up the jeannett again this week at life rearranged

yay for INSTAGRAM Friday's!!

Friday after work i took the boys for froyo

it's our favorite treat

saturday morning i had a grocery store helper

he was loading up on kiwi

in the afternoon we took the kiddos to san antonio for their final tournament of the season

and as an orange belt

there is a lot of waiting involved

but the kids are pretty used to it now

they first call the kids to the mats from the stands by age groups

then they line all the kids in the age groups by height

one day this boy will probably be last in line in his age group

he's a tall one

noah and skyler road with us to the tourny

we had two first place winners and two second place winners

good job kiddos!

sunday afternoon after church, lunch and naps we headed to the silvert's for a swim

the kids played in the water for hours

we had a yummy pizza dinner

and called the weekend a wrap

our favorite team advanced in the playoffs

GO SPURS Goooo!

getting closer to another championship!!

oh the sadness of this tragedy

i'm an okie

this happened in my home state

 too close to family

but thankfully they are all safe and sound

much prayer and love for all that are displaced and have lost so much

these two are really into their DS these days

daddy put some tunes on there

a few summers ago

on a plane

anniversary trip

dreaming of another one day

just he and i

they lingered with us a little longer this morning
not wanting to leave for school

wanted me to walk with them

lots of kisses bye and "love you's"

i'm always praying for their safety, comfort and well being when we are apart

and that they learn, place nice, get along, and stay out of the principal's office

oh geez

happy friday!

i want to remember

i want to remember... what a great weekend it was.
saturday was rainy and relaxing. i went for coffee with a friend, then on to a scrapbook crop until late that night. sunday we over slept but still made it to church early. 8:05 am! better than ON TIME :-) adam ushered and we both served communion together. wow... what a great experience. i'm so thankful my husband pulls me out of my comfort zone sometimes. i loved it! what a holy "close to Christ" moment. jesus' blood shed for you, jesus' blood shed for you.
i don't have a picture of us, but we looked pretty awesome in our coordinated outfits as well. red is our color babe!

i want to remember... how fun it was to watch Corbin play soccer this spring. i hope he wants to play again next year. i got his pictures scrapbooked. 

i want to remember... that through what feels like a real challenge in parenting i've come to rely on Him more and trust Him to guide us through the ups and downs. He hears our prayers. we've gotten creative. it seems to be a good thing. God is on our side. 

 thank goodness!! 

what doesn't kill us makes us STRONGER :)

i want to remember... how fun and chill the boy's were at an after school swim playdate with the conway's and clark's last week. they are so big acting sometimes. and fun to watch.

i love being mom to such great little guys. god is good. 

i want to remember... just how blessed we are to have so many great neighbor friends. never any shortage of someone to play with. legos, beyblades, bike riding. these really are the best of days for these little guys. one day they will all be men with jobs and families to support, and little time to hang in the driveway playing with legos for hours and hours together. :)

i want to remember... how beautiful the sunset was on my way to ladies reunion group last night. i had another couple hours away to fellowship with my sunday school friends. a break from parenthood. it was nice. better than nice, it was GREAT. 

i want to remember... to never stop asking God to show me my passions!

weekend get away

we went on a long weekend getaway with the long's 
kids and mommies

first stop was brenham, tx 

 home of the first blue bell ice creamery 

we toured the facility, watching them package ice cream 

and ended the tour with a scoop of ice cream

 in the ice cream parlor 
{no pictures were allowed during the tour}

monkey 1 and 2

ericka and me

i love this girl

our little gang of kidlets

blue bell flowers

cooper and corbin got mint chocolate chip

noah and skyler got cotton candy 

dylann's is pink, must be strawberry something

then we ate lunch at the little nearby airport 

kids got to see lots of small planes take off and land

 the food was pretty good too

  then to officially wear them out
we hit the amazing brenham aquatic center.

very safe with lifeguards walking around everywhere by the pools and in the them.

 the kids could almost all touch anywhere they swam. 

 corbin and noah were even tall enough to go down the big water slide

he looks so little walking beside that big slide

i'm glad he was tall enough

 great place for family swimming! 

we will definitely try to go back next summer

 day 1 completely worn out 

 next day we hit the houston children's museum 
neat place with lots to see 


then we took the kids swimming again for a few hours 
had a yummy dinner at chili's
 compliments of auntie fee fee 
complete with a heavenly dessert 
then relaxed watching the olympics in bed 
next day we hung at home all day 
had a big family lunch then a late night DQ treat 
a great little weekend away 
we are blessed by our friends!
thank you long's :)