Everyone Smiling!

A very funny (no, don't laugh), video

It was really hard to keep a straight face when this happened:

Homecoming Parade

Bea getting ready to be on the Dance Gallery homecoming float. I kept telling her to stand normal:
But she just HAD to POSE! Can't fight it!

Might have to click on this one to see her face. She was having a ball until they ran out of candy to throw:

"jump!" "jump!"

Having fun at the house:



and at the mall:

Snakegirl..

...is dancing:

First Day of School!!

A little post-nap reading

of one of the great classics of literature, Thomas the Train:

Bea "playing" soccer

well, mostly running after the kids who are actually running after the ball. But it's darn cute. She kept looking at me and giving me a double thumbs up, as if saying "I'm doing good, huh?".

Eddie, Jake and Mary Beth are Two!

Well what happened? It's been a long time since I've posted, and- big surprise- it's because we've been so very busy! So here are a few updates from our last couple of months.

We got the babies a train set for their birthday, and of course they love it! Here is everybody playing with it:
Eddie likes to go in the "train room" by himself to chill and hang out with the trains (well, "choo-choos" is the preferred term):
Jake, first thing in the morning, from the looks of it:
Daddy with babies (can't really call them that anymore, can I?) at the pool in Bandera, where we spent 4th of July weekend at his family reunion:
Birthday cake! (no, I didn't make it):
Getting ready for some birthday fun, and lots of puzzled looks when everybody sang:
Mmmmm....cake....


And presents!
And choo-choos!
"My choo-choo!" is one of Jake's favorite phrases these days:
Yes, it's all about the choo-choos:
Ah, let the terrible two's begin!!

Rodeo Parade

I only have one picture from this, but it was too cute not to post. Eddie enjoying the rodeo parade:

Bea's 5th Birthday Party

Bea turned FIVE!! So we had a "splash party" here at the house. Here she is prepping the pinata the night before:
Her fabulous Spongebob cake:
Our festive backyard:
Slip 'n Slide!
Tearing into the presents:
And smashing that beautiful pinata:
The party was a success- everyone had lots of fun and the babies napped through the whole thing, which made it alot easier on me. We even had a visit from the ice cream man! And some fun sunburns to remember it by (yes, I have heard of SPF...)

Pre-K Graduation Video

She says she wants to be a doctor here, but later retracted it... oh well

Tiny Dancer

Bea had her recital this weekend, and she did great! And was adorable, of course:

Their tap number was "Me and My Shadow" by Frank and Sammy...
Ballet was "Tiny Dancer":
Close up of the dancer:
Someone else wanted to get in the picture:
And here's her Jazz routine, "Ants in my Pants":

Crawfish Boil!

Saturday was our neighbor's son's first birthday party slash birthday party for the mom slash crawfish boil. Whew!! It was very fun!

Eddie loves jumping on the trampoline with the big kids:

Mary Beth is a very cool kitty:
Jake, under the table, eating the cake that the birthday boy threw on the ground. Mmmmm...ground cake...
And then eating it the civilized way:
Bea with green hair and drawn-on eyebrows. Don't ask why, just go with it:
Yeeeeah- crawfish!

Couch Babies