Bitter Sweet

We went and signed AJ up for kindergarten today and it was bitter sweet for me. I am so excited for him to meet new friends and put his little sponge of a brain to work absorbing all the knowledge, but there is a big part of me that is so not ready to be away from him all day, every day. Having been with him all the time since he was born, it's hard to turn him over to someone else and trust them with him. Silly, I know. But he is, and will ALWAYS be, my sweet little baby boy, even though he's almost 6, not so little, and not always so sweet

anymore! What is a mommy to do?

Jump around, jump around, jump up, jump up and get down...

...JUMP, JUMP, JUMP!!

We have been trying to come up with creative ways to enjoy outside time in this unbearable heat because we ALL need it, to stay sane! The boys LOVE jumping on the trampoline but since it gets too hot during the days to get on it, we have been running the sprinkler under it to cool it (and the boys) off. They have a blast with this, in case you couldn't tell by the pics!

Beatin' the Heat....or at least trying to!

Here in Texas our summers are HOT!!! So in an attempt to beat the heat and stay cool, we headed to the Splash Park in Coppell and had a great time!

The kids pool area has a beach entrance and only gets 2' 9" deep, which is PERFECT! The boys had a blast running around, swimming, sliding down the slide, climbing on all the structures and, of course, squirting and dumping water. I think we will definitely be heading back several times before summer is over!

Summer Fun!!

So, it's been a while since I've posted but we have been out of town on vacation and I'm just now getting around to uploading the pics. I'm such a procrastinator sometimes!

We took our annual trip to Florida last month and had a blast! This year we went all by ourselves (the 4 of us) and got to stay a couple of extra days. We love being in Florida! We'd get up in the mornings and walk on the beach, come back and eat breakfast, then suit up and head out to play for a few hours. Once the heat of the day arrived we'd wash up and walk to eat lunch and relax in the house for a bit. Then we'd suit up again and head out to play again until it was time to come up for dinner. After dinner we'd go for yet another walk on the beach. This was how pretty much EVERY day went while we were there. We spent almost all of our time outside and even though there were days that were over 100 degrees, with the ocean breeze it wasn't too bad.

While we're glad to be home, we miss Florida a ton!!!

Some other things we enjoyed while there....

* we ate ice cream almost every day - a big deal for us!

* we watched two little boys, between 5 and 7 years old, surf - and they were really good!

* we watched the dolphins swim by and do flips out of the water almost every day.

* got to watch a shrimp boat unload all of it's "catch".

* we went to the theater to watch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

- another big deal for us since we never go to the movies!

* and we went house hunting one day. Not sure if we'll make the move, but we are definitely thinking about it.

POOPED!

Today we met one of my long time friends and her little boy at "Going Bonkers" in Lewisville to celebrate Noah's actual birthday. The kids had a really fun time playing games and running through the playscape. When we got home, Noah settled down with a good friend.....

and within minutes, looked like this.....

I think it's safe to assume that he played very hard and enjoyed himself!!

Noah Lucas.....

A flashback of my little, or not so little, man.

Noah at about a week old

6 months

1 year

18 months

2 years

2 1/2 years

3 years

3 1/2 years

my BIG boy at 4 years old


Looking back it makes me a little sad that my baby is so grown up, yet at the same time I am extremely excited for all the fun times to come as my baby boy grows into this wonderful young man.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY "BABY" BOY!!!!!

Today is Noah's 4th birthday and I get a little teary eyed just thinking of how big he has gotten. I miss my baby!

We had his party this past weekend and it turned out quite nice. He is OBSESSED with Go Diego Go, so of course that was the theme. I decorated our dining room to serve as "The Animal Rescue Center" and I even made a cupcake cake for him. Both turned out rather cute, if I do say so myself!

He had a great birthday! Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate this special day with us!!