Another year older...

Son #1, Paul James, has been at the forefront of this blog since 2008. It's hard to believe it's been that long, and it's even harder to believe he's 11 years old already. But, you can't stop time I guess, no matter how much we may want to at times. Paul is headed for middle school in the fall... sixth grade. He just got his braces on, something we've known was going to have to happen for a while now. So he's learning to adjust having a mess of steel and wires in his mouth, which has been fun. But otherwise, he's living it up in summer, hanging out with friends and his brothers, and just enjoying not being in school for a few months. Here he is, getting older by the minute...

There's always room for more Legos apparently...

Got his own uke!

Ready to get things straightened out... and still supporting the hometown team all these years later!

Ready or not, here comes Summer!

The school year came to an end and so began another hot Texas summer! The boys have been running, sweating, and cooling off in the only way you can do it down here. Beach time or backyard sprinklers are required when the heat index begins to rise. The summer has already been busy with baseball and whatnot, but we're having a good time. Honestly, it's been fairly mild so far, so we're not complaining...

Another school year down for these two... thankfully still a long way to go.

 

When we got back from Missouri the boys spent a good portion of a week attending the baseball camp put on by the Corpus Christi Hooks players.

Paul spent the camp sweating in the bleachers and out beyond right field...

Nothing like summer beach nights...

And when you can't hit the beach I guess you hit the pool...

But we did finally get some rain this past week... a little too much maybe. That just means we're bracing for humidity and mosquitoes... welcome to summer!

Memorial Day in Missouri

We got to spend an extended weekend in Missouri for Memorial Day. Unfortunately, it was hotter than we had hoped, but the kids had a great time running around and sweating together. They played some baseball, played some Risk, ate some barbecue, and hid inside in the air conditioning together. Here are some of the highlights:

Kassia lounging around...

Liam just chilling...

Elias hanging with Granny Steele...

Mason and Mo...

Eli ready for the pool!

WWE Superstar - Rowan!

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