Deep in the Heart of Texas

The first week of June we headed south to Texas for Aunt Wendy's wedding to Mr. John and since we were going to be in Houston, why not drive over to Austin for a few days? This is such a difference between the East Coast and Texas. Here, I complain about driving someplace that is 30 minutes away but for some reason in Texas, three hours feels like nothing. Jim isn't quite on board with my thinking, surprise surprise. Incidentally, we also discovered our new favorite family resort, Lost Pines in Bastrop. We could have stayed a week and not done everything. For the most part the kids wanted to spend every waking moment in the pool. And "pool" by the way, hardly describes this mecca of water activities. A lazy river complete with your own inner-tubes  a sandy beach, kids pool, adult pool that I longingly looked at from afar and a ninety-five foot high twisty water slide. Can you guess where we spent 95% of our time? You would be correct. 

We finally arrived back in Houston for the highlight of the trip, Wendy's wedding!! She looked absolutely stunning and the service was one of the most heart-felt weddings I've ever attended. We kicked off the festivities with a family dinner at Aunt Tracey's where both boys attached themselves to sweet Elijah. They are still talking about how much fun they had and asking when we can go back to Elijah's house! I mean seriously, they asked me this morning when we were going back to their "big kid" cousin's house. 

The following evening Mr. Fred and Ms. Linda hosted a wonderful rehearsal dinner at their house. It would have been a perfect evening had one little stinker William not fallen head first into the pool while I was inside and John's sister-in-law had to rescue him. Needless to say I was a hot mess for the rest of the night. The one moment of hilarity came as I was collecting his wet clothes and he was wrapped in a big towel facing the stunned gathering of say 30 people? He unwrapped his towel like it was Superman's cape and flashed the entire party! I'll say it again, we are nothing if not classy!

Till Next Time, 

Frog & Toad

St. Paul's Graduation

We officially kicked off summer with Colin's graduation from St. Paul's. Its lucky (for you) that I'm writing this two months later because I was such a sappy sentimental mess that week this post would have been three times as long regaling countless example of why we love St. Paul's Nursery School and the amazing teachers and administrators who have become like family to us. *sniffle* Ok, I'm going to stop before I digress. 

Just going to post a few pictures from that day. Including two with Mrs. Raue, the beloved 4's teacher and school bus driver who is moving back to England at the end of the summer. I'm not sure who was more upset at her leaving, me or the kids? She is one in a million! 

And a brief thanks to amateur photog, Jim Morrell for the close ups of the boys, including the one of Colin I like to think resembles  JFK's official presidential portrait. Mom bias? I think not. Enjoy... 

 

Till next time, 
Mom to Frog and Toad

PS I'll have them "write" their own post one of these days. 

Summer Adventures Redux

I don't know how I posted so frequently last summer but considering the fact that we're already half way through this summer, wait WHAT? seriously already half way? *runs to check calendar* Yep yep, half way through. Boy, that went quickly. Needless to say, I don't expect to post much this summer. Having said that we have had a few extra fun adventures that I thought I'd share here. I mean after all Toad and Frog are growing up way too fast and I'm sure in no time they will be off to sleep away camp and I'll be stalking the postman for any proof of life signs.