Destin, FL

We were fortunate to be able to go to Destin, FL the first week of October. Some friends of ours were able to go, too, and we had such a wonderful time. It was Brock & Ryan's first time to go to a beach and I think we went to the best one!!! We had a blast and hope to go again in the future. This was our view from the balcony of our condo.

The boys loved to run into the ocean!

After a while, Ryan got a little tired of the waves knocking him off his feet, so he went on to hunt for seashells.

Brock, however, absolutely loved playing in the ocean.

One of my favorite pictures of Ryan...ever.

A great picture of Brock, too.

We dug a hole and the kids climbed in and we covered up their legs. They thought it was just hilarious!

Soakin' up some rays!

The beginning of our sand castle...

...the finished product! (And our friends!)

Mommy and the boys.... Who wants to stop for a picture when the whole ocean is out there?!?!?

Daddy and the boys.

We also spent our fair share of time at the pool.

The sunset the night before we left.

We went out to take some family pictures and Brock found this boogie board and decided to give everyone a ride!

A video of the kids in the ocean.

Swinging in the Backyard

We've had a swing set in our backyard since we moved here, but just recently bought a double-swing and a bar to go on it. The boys have loved swinging together!

I'll Ask It Again: Do Ya Think They're Brothers?!?!

I asked this question in an earlier blog (Oct. '06) when I had pictures of both of them sitting in a kitchen drawer. Ryan just started potty training a couple days ago and, lo and behold, he proved to me that they are indeed brothers...in more ways than one!!

Painting Brock's Bedroom

We painted Brock's bedroom over Labor Day weekend. The boys really wanted to help, so we put on some old clothes and jumped right in! They had a lot of fun and worked really hard.

While we were painting Brock's room, he slept in Ryan's. One night they kept talking and playing and I went to see what was going on and they said they wanted to sleep together. I was a bit leery and thought they'd never go to sleep, but they actually went to sleep fairly quickly. I snuck in later and got this sweet picture.

The "after" pictures of Brock's room. I tried to find some "before" pictures (and I forgot to take some before we started), but it was a pastel blue-gray. I think it turned out great. These pictures don't even do it justice. The top is khaki and the bottom is blue. We took the stripe out of the bedding and curtains and put it on the wall. It was very tedious work, but turned out awesome!!

Aug. 2008

Most of the time, Brock runs or hides his face when he sees the camera coming. For some reason this day, he wanted his picture taken and even asked me to take it!! I got a really cute picture of him, too!

What a sweet picture!

We went to the Children's Museum in Bryan and the boys really had a good time..

July 2008

July was a very busy month...as you will see from all the blog entries. Here are just a few pictures of my two little cuties. I love them more with each passing day. God has truly blessed our family.

Ryan's hair NEVER stands up like this. He has great hair and it's rarely out of place. So, this one time, I had to get a picture!

I finally got a new oven after three years of dealing with the old one we had. This is the first time that I had been able to bake cookies for my kids since we moved in. They helped from start to finish and were so proud of themselves and happy to finally have some yummy cookies!!