Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Frisco RoughRiders

For Father’s day, which I never blogged about, oops, I gave Jared a massage (sorry, Jare, secret’s out, you love a good massage) and 2 tickets to a RoughRiders game.  Two weeks ago, on Thursday night, probably the hottest night of summer, we decided to go.  With G & G.  Really?

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The game started at 7, which is 30 minutes before their bedtime.  Oh well, it’s summer, throwin out the schedule.  {Just for a day, though.}

We decided to eat dinner before, and then get the boys some snacks (at the game) to hold their attention longer~ Parents of the Year, promoting good health! ;)

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we don’t leave home without the phone!

(look at that hair, by the way, wow!  no worries, we just got it cut)

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Thankfully, the game wasn’t very crowded, at all, so we had the whole first base side of the bleachers to ourselves, (and a few other adults, who were having too much fun).

We kept them content with a couple of my favorite ballpark snacks… peanuts and lemon chills, for about 5 minutes.

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Then, they were off.

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Up and down the steps.

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Running down the sidewalk.

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Playing in the dirt. (I don’t have a picture of them playing in the dirt.  I think I was too tired from chasing them)

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Until momma and dadda were tired of chasing them.

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So, around 8:30, we headed home.

Very fun night.

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I think we will try again,

in a year,

and when it is a little cooler?

Monday, August 13, 2012

first trip with the twins, all by myself

I’ve never been called independent. 

I’m okay with that. 

But when I became a mom, I had to learn how to be independent real quick.  Especially being a stay at home mom of multiples.

And because I am able to stay at home with my boys, and Honey is off for the summer, and daddy was traveling all week, I decided to pack up the boys and head to Abilene.

All.by.myself!

It wasn’t a bad trip.

In fact, it was awesome!

We missed daddy, of course, but the trip and week, couldn’t have gone any better!

Because it was my first time to travel, alone with the boys, I decided to leave at 4:30 in the morning.

Why not?  I am a morning person, I can drink as much coffee as I want, in the quiet, without anyone tugging or pulling on me, and the boys will sleep the majority of the trip.

And that’s just what happened.

Graham woke up 30 minutes before we got in to Abilene and Gage slept the whole trip!

Perfect!

Here are some pictures of our week…

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Braden and Graham

When we got in town, we went straight to Aunt Brittany’s for breakfast and a little play time with cousins.

Then, it was time for a nap.

The boys were being a little difficult for the morning nap.

So Graham slept on my chest…

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and Gage slept with Aunt Brittany and Camden in Camden’s bed.

And for some reason, that was all the pictures I took that day.  We ended up staying at Brittany’s all day and then went swimming at the Country Club that afternoon.

After we spent the night at Granna and Easy’s, we headed over to Papa G’s and Honey’s house.

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Aunt Juju bought the boys their first back packs!

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They were pretty proud and wore them for awhile.

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Gage looks like a big boy! Tear…

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Graham getting a book for Honey to read

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Thank Aunt Juju

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If Honey is around, everyone else is invisible to Gage

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Graham was missing his PB chair to eat his snack in, so his high chair had to do

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Lulu, also known as Lucy, came to play and the boys LOVED her!

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We “rock-rock” –ed, a lot, on the back porch.

Papa G had to work that week, sad I didn’t get any pictures of him and the boys.

Hopefully next time.

We had a great week in Abilene.

Thinking we will try it again in the fall…

Boys will be BOYS!

Isn’t that the truth?

No secret here that Gage and Graham are ALL boy!

 

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They climb…

 

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dig…

 

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climb…

 

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“work out”… (sorry for the pink sweat band, Jared)

 

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oh, did I mention they climb?…

They also do “manly” things like:

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play basketball in the tub

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go golfing with their shirts off

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and talk on the phone.

They also love to…

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wear Honey’s sunglasses

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color

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wear bows

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and put on my make-up. 

When daddy sees these last few pictures, I’m sure he will be taking the boys to do some more “manly” things. :)

So thankful for my BOYS!

Friends

We have had lots of friends over to play and/or babysit this summer.  Here are a few…

Riley girl came to play and swimIMG_5587 We had to work on our tans before we got in the pool

 

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Riley and Graham talking about their day

(not sure why I didn’t get any pool pics…)

 

Huddy-Hud

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Hudson came to play while his mommy and daddy went to the Ranger’s game

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Graham reading to his brother

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Graham has a little reading nook he goes to read in sometimes :)

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Cody

Cody came to play one day while his mommy went to an appt.

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sharing a water bottle

So thankful for our friends and fun times we have had together this summer!