He is soooo TWO!!!!!

Oh No!


Where is Lawson?


This picture is from his birthday it just helps captures his true spirit.

Ok, I have started back to work so the kids are off to the babysitter's house for the last two weeks. During these last two weeks Lawson has come out of his shell. He is so funny. He has done really well with his potty training. He has stayed dry for the last week in a half. He so has control of when he wants to be potty train and when he doesn't. On Thursday he decided that he did not want to be potty train so he refused to go. That day he was in very rare form. He also decided not to talk at all that day. He however decided that bothering or hurting his sister was the only thing he wanted to do that day. He got in time out, time and time again. Usually that works he doesn't like the negative attention, but of course that didn't phase him that day. He would pull her hair or pinch her, or lay on what she was trying to play with. When I got to Amber's to pick the kids up I could not believe my ears. He was such a stinker that day. Then we got home and he started talking or should I say whining. In one of the pictures you can see how he helped himself to cereal all over the floor. Lawson did get some in his bowl. Then the next picture is at dinner time and he was trying to hide so he didn't have to eat. He also thought it would be funny to hide his silverware under his place mat. He would hide them then say," where go". He was such a big mess that day. Lawson is back to himself today and is so far not pulling any of his new tricks on us. I think that day might be insight on more days like that in the future?

I'm back!

Ok, so I took a few weeks off from blogging. Please forgive me but I have just been living life and it's been a busy few weeks. The first week of August the kids and I flew to my parents. This would be the last chance before school starts to get out there. We had tons of fun playing in the pool and making snow cones. My kids so love going to my parents house. They think it is the best place on earth. (because they can do anything they want and not get into trouble for it) We had a great visit and it was so good to see my grandparents again. This time they really got to see and play with the kids more. I love that my kids get to know my grandparents. They are the greatest and I love the relationship they have with them. Moments like these are so priceless.

On the way back was a little more challenging. Lawson is potty training and so he likes to use the potty a lot. We all got on the plane and were doing great. We hear the call please leave your seat belts buckled and remain seated. My little brown eyed boy looked and me and said, "Mommy, Poop!" I knew he meant business but what can I do? I tried to explain we can't get up. Like that makes sence to a two year. Finally the sign to unbuckle your seat belts came on. We rushed to the tiny I mean tiny bathroom. I tried talking Brylie into not going with us to the bathroom. But that did not work. Maybe that's because earlier we had the talk about not being away from mommy or somebody might get her. So all three of us fit oh, so tightly in that tiny bathroom. I sat Brylie on the sink and Lawson on the potty.Since he was not allowed to go to the bathroom right away he did a little of his business in his pull up. Brylie was so grossed out and was caring on. I was trying to claim down Lawson because he was upset for going in his pull up or the fact Brylie was making fun of him, not sure which one? Finally we were done and we did all pile out from that tiny bathroom. It was a little embarrassing to see all the people who must of hear all the commotion.

Last week we met up with Tanya and the girls at the Waco Zoo. That zoo is the perfect size it only took about 2 hours to see everything. We had tons of fun playing with our cousins and can't wait to see them again. Then on Saturday was Papaw Mark's 89th birthday. It was so good to see the family and just enjoy each other and catch up on everyone life's. So now you see maybe why I been to busy to blog. Oh and one more thing my summer is over. I started back on Monday and I'm still a little sad there is no more summer left.

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I just love summer!

Just practicing putting our face in the water and blowing bubbles. Who cares if it is in the dog's bowl?



He did this himself. I had to take a picture of this b/c it is the only time he couldn't run away from me. This also gave me a good shot of his new hair cut.

This summer like so many in its past is going by to fast. I have only 2 1/2 weeks left before I have to go back to work. It always makes me a little sad that I will not get to be around my kids 24/7 and then again a little glad. We all know by the end of summer we all need a little break from one another.

This week is going by fast too but I wanted to give some highlights of whats going on. Lawson now has his summer hair cut and is too cute. He loves to rub his head. The first day was so funny b/c he would point to his head and say "Daddy". Matt was the one to shave the poor little guys hair off. I think Lawson was a little upset with him for a while.

It was also the first week for Lawson to take swim lessons. He did so awesome the first day. But the second day he did not like it. They were to wear floats and float on their own. It is so crazy to me he has no problem going under water and swimming with me holding him but once you put the floats on to swim he will not have it. He would not stop screaming. We finally had to take them off and by then he was done with swimming lessons for the day. Hopefully today will be better.

Brylie is also taking swimming lessons and is doing a little sole swimming now. Here are some pictures of the kids this week.

Lawson swimming w/ mommy





Brylie swimming to the swim teacher

Lawson hating the noodle and floats






Floating on our back

Girls Night Out!

Last Friday night was girls night out. I had free tickets to the Martina McBride concert. I went with my friend Brittney and her mother. My mother came into town so she also came and my forever friend Miss Holly. We had tons of fun! We went to P F Chang for dinner. Then headed off to the concert to see the opening act Jack Ingram. This was a really fun concert and I forgot just how many songs that I love that Martina sings.

These next few pictures are of mine and Brittney's kids while I was keeping them. The girls were playing dress up and then decided to dressed up their little brothers. Then the girls took turns being the princes while they danced. They all were tons of fun and played so well together.

My lil Buckaroos!

Last week Matt and I took the kids to the stock yards to see the famous cattle drive they have everyday. We decided to wear our boots and hats and be real cowboys and cowgirls. It was so funny because Lawson would not have any part of it. He would not wear his boots or his hat. He had the biggest fit, so he won and wore shorts and his favorite shoes, his crocs.

Brylie had outgrown her boots so on this trip we bought her new boots. She got leather pink boots. They are so cute on her. Lawson did get into the whole boots and hats once we got down there. While shopping for Brylie a pair of boots, he found some cute brown leather boots with big sparkle jewels on them. He kept trying to put them on and his daddy would not have it. So he would go up to people and say " hey ,hey shoe" and then sit down and point to his foot trying to put the boot on. Many nice people would stop to help until they saw daddy not having it.

We saw lots of cowboys and horses and longhorns that day. We ate at Riskeys and rode kiddie rides and did a lot of shopping. I can't wait to do this again with the kids. Next time we might try a museum or two.

The fourth fun

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Summer Fun with our Friends

Wow, this has been a FUN week. We went to the Ft Worth Zoo on Monday with some friends. We had so much fun. All the kids did awesome. We rode the carousel and the train and marched all over that Zoo. The kids were so fun to watch and see how excited they would get at all the different animals they saw that day. Lawson had a blow out when we first got there. So he had to be the white trash baby with out any pants on. I always carry extra clothes but that day decided he was getting so big we didn't need the extra cargo. Man, I was wishing I didn't make that decision that day. It did not seem to bother him a bit.

On Tuesday we went to our new water park too fun for words. It is a great place for families. We also had tons with our friends there. We played and played and still didn't get to see the whole park. We are going back soon because it was tons of fun. We left about 2:00 b/c Lawson feel asleep in my arms.