August fun

The month of August was filled with soccer practices, golf lessons, and lots of fun with family and friends.  Noah really enjoyed playing soccer at the indoor field and Joshua had his first private golf lesson at the Avery Ranch Golf Club.  They both are pretty talented in their respective sports.  Noah will do great in any contact sport and Joshua will do great in any non-contact sport. :)

In mid-August we had our first family staycation about 8 miles from our house.  We rented a house by Lake Travis along with 4 other families including Jason, Shawn, and Tony, Pressy.  We had a ton of fun relaxing in the mini mansion along with an infinity pool and gym included.  So fun just waking up and relaxing around the covered patio and just getting to know people.  The kids had a blast especially in the pool!

I had a great 36th B-day with the kids getting me a cookie cake and us going to two kids B-day parties that day!  Nothing like going to multiple kids parties to get your mind off how old you're turning!  Steve and I went with some friends that evening to a pizza place downtown.

We went to Dallas on Labor Day weekend with Steve's mom coming with us.  She had fun at her sister's house in Irving.  Noah got pretty sick and so I stayed with him on Sat. while Joshua and Steve went with the Jacobs to the Ft. Worth Zoo.  We also got to see Roby, Nancy, and the kids along with Roby's parents.

Noah missed his first day of school since he was sick but Joshua was excited that Colton and Bennett were in his new class this year.   Joshua's class is named Bevo's Buddies and Noah's class is the Dinos.  Noah did get to go to class on Fri.    Can't believe both boys are in pre-K this year!

                                                           8/7 - First golf lesson

                                                    Saturday morning soccer with Noah

1st dollar Joshua made in golf (given to him by his golf instructor)

                                                             Labor Day weekend

                                                                        9/3

9/5

                                                         Steve and Mom's B-day dinner

Christian's 1st B-day party and the Annual Samuel trip

This post is a little late since now its the end of August but better late than never.

On July 16 Christian turned 1 and we were able to go to Dallas and celebrate on Sat July 19.  He had a fun party with a bounce house, face painting, and lots of food.  It was perfect weather since it was cloudy and the kids had a great time outdoors in the bounce house.  Christian played around with his little smash cake and then later took a nap.  Joshua and Noah had a blast playing with all their friends.  Of course I forgot my camera so I don't have a single picture of that day.

We went home that Sat night so we could meet up with Scott, Betsy, and the kids who had arrived in Austin from Dubai.   Sunday morning brunch started the next two weeks of eating good food.

We had a relaxing two weeks where we just spent time playing with the kids at home and we even had two nights at good restaurants without kids.    Family ranch, Ethan's 7th B-day party, fun with the Johns, and lots of quality time with each other.

Here are some pics:

1st month of summer!

We started the summer off to a cooler than normal month of June in Austin!  Hasn't reached 100 degrees yet which is something to rejoice about!  I was worried about how to keep the boys busy with Mom and Dad for the entire summer but they've seemed to survive June pretty well.  We recently signed Joshua up for swimming classes twice a week and they both are in soccer as of last week.  We also became members of the Thinkery (the Children's Museum) and Mom and Dad have taken them twice now.

Joshua had some dental work done earlier in the month and he did pretty well drinking the medicine and watching his movie at the appointment.  He is growing up so quickly and is still my inquisitive and perceptive little boy.  Its amazing how much he picks up on.  He's very aware of his surroundings and is sensitive to what people say and even the inflection of people's voices.

Noah is my cuddle bunny and I still think of him as my baby.  He still puts everything in his mouth including a lotion pump earlier this month.   He still grabs and finds the most dangerous things he can find in the house and runs around as my mostly happy child.  He also is the one that gets the most spankings and pinches since he always manages to hit or bite Joshua for no reason.  He is a talker and I mean can say full sentences and talk to you like he's having a conversation.  Sports comes very natural to him and he will, without a doubt, be a pretty strong athlete.

My friend Jessica, her husband Brandon and baby Caleb stayed with us a couple of days during the week and the boys loved playing with 4 month old Caleb.  Had fun catching up with Jessica since the last time I saw her was at her wedding in New Orleans!

We went to Dallas in the middle of the month for Shillu's graduation party where I was the co-emcee.  Thankfully wasn't as stressful as I thought it might be.  I practiced my lines with Joshua and I think they both enjoyed watching me speak in front of an audience.  We took lots of pics of Christian who will be one in a month!  Hard to believe!

Dave, Siji and Teagan came to visit us at the end of the month and we had a blast going out to eat and having lots of playtime.

I was blessed not to have to work on the 4th and so the night before we went to the Avery Ranch fireworks.  The boys were a little unsure and a bit scared.  Noah wanted to go home after about a minute and then Joshua started getting a little upset after about 10 minutes.  But it was a beautiful cool night and we will definitely go back out for that next year!

Steve and I were able to attend my co-worker's daughter's wedding on the 5th at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.  So beautiful to go to a wedding there.  Nice to kind of have a date night!

Looking forward to the Samuels visit to Austin in about a week and a half!  Very excited to spend some time with all the kiddos!

                                                        1st homemade popsicle

                                                  Workbook time

                                                             Dental appointment

Neighborhood bash  - they get the pink car!

Thinkery with Teagan

                                       

                                                       Happy Independence Day!