Cancun

Last week we had a great vacation! We drove to Houston and visited with my sister and her family for two nights. We left the boys with them and then Shane and I flew out of Houston straight to Cancun for 3 nights. We had such a great time! I guess I appreciate vacations a lot more now that I have kids, because this trip really ranks in the top tier of my vacations. It was so relaxing and I really enjoyed hanging out with Shane, just the two of us. We had a really good time together and certainly took advanatge of the swim up pool bar and the beautiful view.

Thank you so much Nannie & PanPan for taking such good care of the boys. I know they had a blast with you visiting Old McDonald's farm, the pool & splashpad, the waterway taxi, the park & fishing in the backyard. I know you are probably still trying to catch up on your sleep!

Father's Day

Silly Ethan

They are actaully having fun together, believe it or not

Happy Father's Day








Be sure to check out the post below, I think I finally got the video's to upload.

Vacation and More...

A couple of weeks ago we took a family vacation to the beach. The second day we were there, the tarballs started rolling onto the sand. It was really sad to see and has postponed our vacation back in a few weeks. I think Orange Beach and Gulf Shores have currently closed off access to the Gulf.

But we still had a great time. Chase got much closer to the ocean and even played a little in the waves (a HUGE deal for him). I didn't take many pictures because I had my hands and hips full toting Ethan back and forth from the beach and pool, but I did manage to get a few snapshots.




The ride home was a little stressful. Ethan was running a high fever and not feeling well and Chase was extremely tired and cranky. Ethan would start crying and then Chase would start screaming and then Ethan would yell and then Chase would scream, etc... At first it was pretty comical, but after a while I wanted to jump out of my skin. Not sure how we're going to survive our drive to Houston this summer.


Abita Crawfish Fest


This is the way Ethan kisses, tounge and all:

Our little Irishman into the "goods"

Silly Ethan

Summer time treat

Chase's war wounds from Ethan pinching him

Silly boys playing on the sofa together

Spring Concert

Last night was Chase's end of school Spring Concert. Chase did so great. He sang all the songs and did all the hand motions. He was so adorable dressed in his button down shirt and khakis, he looked just like daddy.








Chase and his new favorite toys

The boys playing together


Ethan on the computer

Hair cuts & Dancing

A couple of weeks ago, I took both Chase and Ethan to get a haircut. This was Chase's 1st big boy haircut where they buzzed his hair. He looks so much older and very much like his daddy!


Ethan has been dancing up a storm lately. It's so funny to watch him. He's got 3 different dance styles: the "Elaine" from Seinfield, the "Chicken Nod" where he throws his head back and forth and the "Hands in the air, shake your bootie" to the music. I haven't been able to catch the "Elaine" on video yet, but it is by far the funniest thing you've ever seen! I don't even know how his little body moves like that. One morning last week, I tried hard to get him to dance on the camera, but he won't break out the moves for the camera like he does in person. Here are two short clips of him shaking it.



Ethan's other new tricks are waving bye bye, clapping his hands and playing beek-a-boo. He can say quite a few phrases like: Dadda, What's That, Where's Chase, Uh Oh and Thank you. It's so cute to hear him talk with his sweet little voice. He can say Mamma, but he rarely says it...usually when he's crying for me to pick him up.

My Sleepy Boys



Ethan's Silly Hat



Chase took this picture all by himself. I know it's not the best pic of either Ethan or I (no makeup, getting ready to go to the gym), but I was impressed at how he managed to get both of our heads in the picture. Not too bad for a 3 year old!