First day of school

the first day of school is always bitter sweet for me.

Grant loves seeing his friends and it's so good for them to learn

but i miss them so so so so so so much.

this year chase is going to preschool. and i cried. 

i didn't mean to, but i did. i love my boys at home.

i already miss the singing and snuggling and lunch dates.

good thing preschool is only a few hours.  :)

grant turns 8!

how is the time going by so fast!! he's such a great kid. 

still into insects and reptiles, is excited for scouts and to be baptized,

loves to ride his bike and go surfing and swimming.

he is such a good big brother, always inventing games and 

entertaining chase all day. he's such a great addition to our family.

happy birthday grant!

it's always fun to wake up to presents and decorations

love this home-made lego racetrack jason built

and we have to go to chuck-e-cheese

i found these sparkler candles (you can't really tell in the picture)

but the boys LOVED them. so much that chase totally bombarded his candle blowing...

happy birthday to the best kid around!

Schlitterbahn!

our yearly trip to new braunfels to schlitterbahn didn't disappoint.

we had an awesome time at the water-park.

we forgot our camera, so we ended up buying a waterproof disposable one.

i think it was worth it for some blurry memories of one of our favorite traditions!

riding the bus

dragons revenge! chase was too small

the famous winding raging river - the boys' favorite

chase was too small for this raft! he kept slipping out the bottom

ahhh...heated pool

more raging river!

soda straws!