Birthday party!

Cayden had a fun birthday party with some of his friends at a Splash pad/ Playground. They all had fun playing and enjoying getting wet to keep cooled down!

This was the easiest cake I've made yet, because he practically decorated it! He had so much fun putting all the Legos on it and deciding which Lego men to put on it!


We had to get pictures at the beginning of the party because it was so hot that the icing started melting just minutes after we got it out of the car!






Cayden and Alayne, our neighbor that he loves playing with!

Random Summer Photos

We've had a really busy but fun summer & I can't believe school is right around the corner! Here are just a few shots of the boys.
Bryce had this idea of making a Lemonade Stand. So, Daddy & him stayed up very late one evening building this stand from scrap wood they had collected to work on their fort. The next day, Dylan helped him paint it, and the next week they were out selling cold drinks at the end of our driveway! We only have 10 houses in our subdivision, and we have wonderful neighbors, so they all stopped and bought a drink at some time!

Bryce & Dylan painting and as you can see they had a little fun with the orange paint! :)

Matt, one of the neighbor boys was the first customer and also a repeat customer :)

We went to Happy Convention this summer and the boys enjoyed seeing and playing with their friends. Trae & Seth moved away from our meeting and now live 5 or so hours away, so the boys have missed their buddies!

The 'crew': Bryce, Seth, Trae, Andrew, Luke and Dylan, Cayden in front

The boys each made a Bow & Arrow between meetings with things they found in the woods around the grounds.


Bryce made Milkshake a bed out of a shoe box! And, she actually thrilled him by climbing in it and taking a few naps that day!

Happy Birthday, Cayden!!

How can it be that our 'baby' is 5 (yesterday!)?? We had a fun day at the pool with some friends, then had cupcakes after dinner. He's been opening presents all week, so there wasn't a 'rush' of new toys all in one evening! :) This little guy definitely keeps us hopping- a true, sweet but mischievious boy! Happy Birthday, Cayden! We love you very much!!


All of the kids at the pool: Brent & Bryce in the back; Suzannah, Brooklyn, Dylan, Benjamin, Cayden & Brock in the front. Caleena is sneaking off to the side :)


We're having a party for him tomorrow at a Splash Pad, so tonight we had cupcakes. He is very into Legos (actually, all the boys are), so he wanted a Star Wars Lego party.


Bryce, Cayden, Dylan & Benjamin
Benjamin went to Mother's Day Out with Bryce & Dylan, and they've stayed good buddies every since!

BEACH trip!

This year we went on our annual Beeman beach vacation with all of my family to Port Aransas. It's always such a fun time with everyone! We've been going to the same area since Bryce was 6 months old, so we are figuring our way around the island :)


The 3 boys on the jetties.


On the beach- the cousins hitting the volleyball around.


Cayden brought his Cowboys & Indians set out to the beach and had a grand time with all the sand!


Dave and the boys always build an 'original' sand castle :) This year, they dug a deep hole and built around it. They used Cayden's Cowboys & Indians and it looked like a battle field!

Fishing Trip

We got up early one morning and went on a fishing trip with a guide. We had 2 boats- Dave, Bryce & I were on one and Dad, Scott, Renita & Dylan were on another. It was so much fun watching Bryce reel in those big fish! He caught alot more than Dave & I did! I wish the 2 boats would have stayed close enough so we could watch Dylan catch his fish, but they didn't, so we just had to hear the stories from the other boat!


Dave and Bryce enjoying the boat ride!




Bryce with our guide, Mike.


Bryce with the 20 inch trout he caught!


Bryce & Dylan when we had all gotten back to shore. These fish came out of the cooler, so they're fairly cold :)

One evening after dinner we went to a jetty area at a park and some fished. I love this picture of Dad and Dylan with the sunset!


Dave telling the 'real' fisherman story! :)


Brooke and Blaire posed for a picture while they were hitting the volleyball around. The kids all had so much fun at this park. They had races 'piggy- back style'! Bryce was on Blaire's back and Dylan was on Brooke's back! Pretty comical to watch! Wonderful memories...


Cayden showing his 'karate' style kick into the pool. (He actually isn't jumping as close to the steps as this picture makes it look!)


We came home on Father's Day, so Dave didn't have the traditional Father's Day. But, we did make time to give him his cards and give him a camo chair that matches his boys:) I am so lucky to have this wonderful man as the father of my 3 boys!!

Summer Fun Has Began!

Summer is so much fun, especially when it involves our friends! We have already began to enjoy that!
Last weekend we enjoyed hosting a gathering with some of our 'growing-up buddies' from Louisiana. It's a little different now that we all have kiddos,but they all had so much fun together even though they weren't all familiar with each other!

It was quite an accomplishment to get a picture with all these silly kids!
Top Row: Bryce, Lane L., Cayden, Brock W., Dylan, Brent W.
Bottom Row: Samantha G., Salem C., Addison G., Kaylynn L., Brooklyn W.


Sarah and I- our families used to spend many a weekend together, even though we lived many hours apart! Great memories!


Last week, 3 of us ladies took our kids to the zoo. It's so much fun to see all these kiddos making memories together! Susanna, Calena, Brent (holding Brylee), Dylan, Bryce, Brock, Cayden, Brooklyn


Dylan was sure to let us know what we would be seeing next :)


The highly anticipated Orangutan! The kids were so excited to see him finally come out of 'hiding'!