Are you ready for some CUTENESS?

Oh I'm gonna pay for this with my Yankee family... but I love the Cowboys AND the Giants...

it's the one thing I do love about Texas - sorry Ya'll!

He loooves his football!

This is the face I get when he says

"Mommy I have Spwite pweeese?" 

(seriously?  WHO can say NO to THAT!?)

That's T's helmet... we brought our own props!!

Man, I LOVE THIS KID!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Now time to schedule a Yankees photo shoot!!)

If I had a choice...

Nugg,

If I had a choice, I would stay at home and raise you.  Days like today are REALLY hard for me because I don't want to be sitting here taking care of two grown men, I want to be home, caring for YOU.  I know that you are well adjusted and happy regardless of it being me... or someone else ... and that really IS what is important but when I talk to my mom about my desire to be home with me - she always reminds me of what a blessing it was to stay home with Aunt Kelly and me.

I miss you every second I'm not with you.  I guess that's part of what makes the time I do have with you SO very special.  I held a baby at lunch today and all I could think of was how quickly it has all gone by... I miss you little, I miss you needing me - well, needing me like that.

This is all normal and part of the process - but it's still not easy.  I'm thankful that you are going to Grace Academy - I really am... but a huge part of me still wishes you were with me.

I love you more than you can imagine.  Love, Mommy

Swim, swim, swim!!

She really IS nice...

Seth... well, he begged to swim from 7am - 9:30am... we finally gave in :)

and we swam...

all ...

day....

and Deb and I caught up

finally... it was bath time...

and after calming down...

and having dinner - it was CUPCAKE TIME!!

the day ended with a rainbow...

and it was G-R-E-A-T!

Day 1 with Steiners

One..two...three...four... I declare a thumb war!!

she looks like a pro, but says... she doesn't know what a thumb war is

I wasn't buying it but Holt schooled her... so now maybe she WAS telling the truth!

T wanted a piece of the action





Look at sweet Leah Grace

and we played the button game..

and Seth... well, he found the swords!

 FINALLY they went to bed.... LATE

and then... we did this... took pics of each other, and posted on FB for about an hour...

what goofballs we are

Nothing more healing than a BFF in town!!

Work gloves

Tristan saw Holt and Mike sealing the play yard...

and when he realized that boys were "working"

he needed to work too!

Tristan ... It's 8:32... time for bed. 

I working mama...

almost done mama

gotta do dis too mama

be right back mama

almost done...

just cleaning up..

and...

DONE!  Night Daddy..Night Mike...

and at 8:47 - work was finished!

Happy birthday... again!

My in-laws bought me a hammock.  I can't wait to use it!!!

Thanks Sam and Ruth Ann!!

Summer Camp is over

But thankfully.... he'll be going to school here in a month.  WUHOOOOOOOO