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First Day of School!

Yesterday was the first day of Pre-K for Mr. Carter!  And little E is in the Toddler B classroom now.  SO cute! 

The rest of summer...where did it go?!

The post title says it all...Summer has come to a close VERY quickly!  We had a really fabulous rest of our summer - lots of fun stuff captured in the pics below!

Got to build a bug house at Home Depot one Saturday morning.  Carter LOVES going to these...we've been taking him since he was 2!

Lots of backyard pool fun!  Love these little pigtails :)

So much good ol' hanging out time with me and the kids.  Especially in the mornings! 

Play time and story time at the library!  (Side note:  1 year olds CANNOT really handle the library.  We had to make some mad dashes out when she would take pure JOY in ripping all the books off shelves!  Ha!)

Such a sweet pic Allison took of C at the zoo...

Another great shot that Allison got!

Wouldn't be summer without trips to the zoo!

This never gets old...

Such a little beauty...

Mommy and Carter had a movie date to see Rio 2.  And Daddy and Carter had a movie date to see Planes: Fire and Rescue!

We've realized this poor little girl has NO girl toys...

Loving Starbucks just like Mommy :)

Sweet, sweet time with great friends!  LOVE these kiddos and their families! 

First family vacay....to beautiful Galveston!  The seaweed was...well...there.  And in abundance.  But it didn't stop anyone from having some fabulous fun!

This little one LOVED the beach.  For hours upon hours a day. 

Daddy and C made some super cool guns out of these awesome blocks one morning.  So cute!

Loving time out on the porch every morning and evening!

#didnteventurnonthetv

Scotty, Alex and Gigi came down the last day and night we were there to have some family fun! 

Couldn't pay Emm to look at the camera...she just wasn't feeling it!

Sweet cousins!

Did you know that seagulls love goldfish?  As in goldfish crackers?  Everytime Emm dropped her snacks in the sand or water, we gave them to the birds!  We were their best friends :)

Daddy, Emm and C...and our best friend for the week, seaweed!  Seriously though, it was SO fabulous.  So relaxing.  Such a wonderful family bonding time.  And the kids were SO good, shockingly good in fact.  We literally spent 4 to 5 hours a day at the edge of the water.  Just.Playing.  SO nice to take the time out to spend this time together and make unforgettable memories!  #iwantabeachhouse

The last few months...

I can't believe I am about to update the blog for the first time in 2+ months!  I will try and keep it relatively short...and update everyone as we go!

To sum up quickly, our doll Carter is almost 4 1/2 years old and just finished playing in the PBA 5-Tball league on the Blue Jays!  And our sweet Emmerson is now 15 months old!  (And weighs 27 pounds and is 32.25 inches - both in the 95th percentile!  What a big girl!!)  We have had SUCH a good summer so far...can't wait for the rest!  :)

At t-ball practice one Thursday evening.  Go Blue Jays!

LOVE these looks she gives...

# 22 just like Daddy...

Baby girl had to get tubes in May...but since then, no more sickness!  Sleeping all night!  And TONS of talking...some of the words she knows and uses on a consistent basis:  mama, dada, carter, dog, ball, baby, book, mickey mouse (my favorite word she has!), bowl, more, choo choo, shoes, and of course no! 

Love some sidewalk chalk!

Of course she tried to eat the sidewalk chalk!

We took a trip to Houston in May to celebrate Mother's Day, Tim's birthday and my Dad's birthday.  Had to get some quality time in with sweet Alex!

The 3 amigos at Bouncin' Bears!

We went to the park to play a little baseball and the boys got to sit in the back of a REAL police car!  SO cool!!

Had to take a trip to the Houston Zoo :)

Emmerson and her buddies Henry and Emily at t-ball :)

LOVE this sweet face...

Who knows what is going through her mind!

Backyard pool fun!

I had a great night out with the girls at Mi Cocina!  It had been WAY too long...

Hubby and I celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary with a yummy dinner at Houston's and a night at the Improv to see Charlie Murphy (Eddie's brother).  HILARIOUS!  We had SUCH a fun night...I love this man SO much!

Oh her looks...

Sweet brother and sister after an afternoon of swimming :)

Hitting up the splash park!

:)

Of course we have been to the zoo several times already this summer.  Juba has been RIGHT by the glass each time...so cool...

Look at this chunk!  She was yelling "mickey mouse" in this pic!

Out for a drive at the mall :)

Carter is SERIOUSLY the sweetest brother in the world...