Springtime Boys...

Spring is in the air, and the boys are growing faster than we can keep up!  Becky wanted to get some pictures of them dressed a little nicer than usual, so we took advantage of Easter weekend and took a few pics.  So here they are...

Brothers being brothers... gotta love these kids.

Easter and Other Things

Another spring, another Easter!  The boys had a blast at a couple of different Easter eggs hunts, and of course got way too much candy in the process.  It's been a beautiful April, and a sunny and warm spring so far.

What's better than candy filled eggs??

It wouldn't be Easter without the smell of vinegar and the boiling of eggs...

Went up to Rockport to the Fulton Mansion to hunt down even more eggs...

Got a few!

We also caught our first Corpus Christi Hooks game of the season!

Got to march around the field with all the rest of the little leaguers!

Been to the aquarium a couple times already.  Nolan was thrilled.

But he does like wearing Paul's helmet!

Went to the airshow down in Kingsville... Paul manned the guns...

 

Enjoyed the Windfest parade!

And rode the carnival rides at Portland's annual festival for the wind!  It's been a great spring, but we can already start to feel the summer coming!

Big Number Four

Adam Michael turned the big four years old a couple of weeks ago! This kid is about as sweet (and rotten) as they come.  He's always willing to share whatever it is he has without a second thought, and he's always willing to agitate his mother and baby brother any chance he gets.  He's already a gamer, with much love for the iPad and even old Super Nintendo games, but he'll also run circles around the trampoline and show off new tricks (which normally consist of throwing himself on the ground in dramatic fashion).  He's a great little brother, a tolerable big brother, and an amazingly wonderful son that's impossible not to love.      

He wanted a "Mindian" Birthday... which is sort of like a birthday with lots of minions from Despicable Me.

Got lots of presents... and even got to be a "Mindian" himself.

Even the little brother got to be a "Mindian."

Yep, that's right... four. 

Gotta love some ice cream and cake!

So a huge thanks to everyone for making his birthday special, with presents, cards, and even cookies!  Now if only we could keep these kids from growing up so fast!

The Grandmother from the North

She was back again.  Somehow, she always turns up sooner or later.  But the boys thoroughly enjoy her visits, and our yard always looks magically better after she leaves!  It was great to have Granny G down in Texas again, and here are a few of the things she did while she was here:

Went to the beach with the birthday boy!

And the youngest boy!

And it doesn't get any cooler than this kid...

Got in some time on the iPad.

Ate at Joe's!

Seafood down by the bay!

Went for a few strolls.

Been here a few times, but still a nice walk.

Oh to have a little brother...

So we're sure she'll be back again soon, and if anyone else wants to come visit... this is the time of year to be here!

Almost forgot about the Alamo...

We're trying to catch up.  We really are.  With baseball season and a few visitors in the past month or so, plus Adam's birthday, it's been an overload, and we now are about 60 photos behind on the blog posts.  But most importantly, somehow, we forgot about the Alamo.  I know, everyone said to remember it, but we just forgot.  I guess we're not real Texans yet.  Anyway, when Uncle Ted was still here, we took a drive up to San Antonio to visit with them before they headed back to the east coast, and during the stop we checked out the famous last stand of those brave Texas heroes. 
   

With Uncle Ted and Aunt Rachel... this was probably the best time of year to come here, not too hot, not too cold.

They had cannons, of course.

It was just a little crowded in downtown San Antonio.

The best thing was, it was all free to get in, and there were a few cool things to see.  I'm sure we'll make it back again at some point.

Gotta love strolling around.

Paul misses getting to annoy Uncle Ted on a regular basis.

The boys had a lot of fun, and that's no bull.  Well, that's a bull... but you get what I mean.

And we even got to go to the mall! You can't go to a bigger city and not go to a bigger mall, it's just too bad the outlets were another hour up the road or we would have gone there too.  Yeah, too bad.