Broken Bow Birthday Trip for Brent (33rd Birthday)

Brent celebrated his 33rd Birthday this year and we all got to celebrate in style by taking a weekend trip to Broken Bow, OK with Vicki, Dave, Brad and Jessie! Vicki and Dave are nearing their retirement phase and purchased a small speed boat for all of us to enjoy together and we have had so much fun with it so far!

During our weekend trip, we all stayed in a new log cabin and cooked breakfast and dinner each morning and night which was so nice. Vicki and Dave surprised us all when they pulled a huge box out of the back of Dave's truck. They bought a 4 seater massive tube to keep us all entertained while out on the lake. The best part was... Preston got to enjoy it too. In fact, he kept asking Grandpa to go faster!!

The lake was beautiful!! The entire lake is surrounded by a natural forest and has several islands throughout. There are no lakeview properties, so no matter where you are on the lake, every view is gorgeous. The water itself was clean feeling and pretty clear. 

Each night we soothed ourselves after dinner by soaking in the hot tub at the cabin and sitting around the fire pit. Vicki and I both started to suspect that Brad and Jessie might be welcoming a new addition to the family soon. They ended up not telling us but we are holding out hope our suspensions are correct!!

What a fun, weekend getaway!! Happy Birthday B-rent!!

Our Log Cabin

The inside

Day 1

On our way to the lake singing songs with Grandma

 First time in the water

 Having a water gun fight

 On our way back to the Cabin after a fun-filled day

 Hot Tub Time

 Bubbles

Day 2

 Let's Do This

 Grandpa "Cait"

 One tired little boy

Birthday Dinner

Let's Make A Fire

A beautiful evening and they are all on the electronics

Day 3 (Last Day)

He loves Grandma's waffles 

A few pictures before we say good-bye!

Family Trip to Schlitterbahn

Our summer trip this year included my parents, Bub, Michelle, Jerod and us!! We started the trip off by having breakfast at Cracker Barrel and then we all headed down to New Braunfels. We all got checked in, swung by Schlitterbahn to purchase our tickets and then we continued on to San Antonio to explore the Alamo with Jerod and eat dinner on the River Walk. It was fun to see Jerod experience these things for the first time and then we ended the day with a carriage ride through Downtown San Antonio.

On our way!

 Jerod's First Time to see the Alamo

Horse & Carriage Ride

The next day it was time to play hard at schlitterbahn and that is exactly what we all did. Preston and I played in the kiddie area for a good long while, rode the alligator in the lazy river and rode a few tube rides with everyone. That evening we all ate at a really good burger place that Bub remembered eating at when we came here as kids. 

Our cabana for the next 2 days

The second day at Schlitterbahn was just as good as the first day. This time me, Brent, Preston, Dad, Bub and Jerod headed straight for the old park to ride as many tub rides as we could before the lines got too long. We pretty much rode everything at the old park before heading back to refuel! 

But the highlight of the second day would have to be when me, Jerod and Brent rode the "Sky Coaster"!! I was soo proud of Jerod for conquering his fear of the ride and pulling the cord too. He loved it afterwards and we all wanted to go again!

That evening we ate at a pizza place that was awesome! The garlic knots were fantastic and the new york style pizza was a great way to end the day.

We finished the trip by going to Downtown Gruene to stop by the General Store to take our traditional candy cigarette picture of the boys and to grab lunch at the Grismill. 

Cigarette Pic (2015)

 Mal got Preston a new metal School Bus

Playing Bus with Paw Paw

A quick look back at the Candy Cigarette Pictures

2013

2014

2015

(I couldn't believe that I had dressed Preston in the same orange shark shirt in 2014 & 2015)

(PS, Preston is still not happy about taking this pic)

We all had a great time and can't wait to go back next year!!

June 2015

June has been a big month for Preston as he has accomplished many things this month...

1) He started sleeping along in his new room and new big boy bed (accompanied by his red car, blankie and stuffed animals of course)

2) Learned to swim on his own with his floaties on

3) Went to his first Rangers game

4) Went to Fossil Rim for the first time

5) Hasn't had an "accident" during the day or night for weeks

6) Knows Green means Go, Red means Stop and Yellow means Slow Down...Mommy

Preston is getting bigger and bigger by the minute and lately we have noticed how tall he is getting. He loves running around the center tree in the backyard especially when it has rained and its muddy. He's into monster trucks not only to play with but also to watch on the iPad. He has started to let us know that we are his "Best Buddies Ever, only boys can say "Oh Yea Yea", girls have to say "Ohhhh.

One of his favorite activities is throwing as many things into the pool as he can along with looking at his poop after each and every poo poo he takes. When he uses the potty, he likes to tell you to close the door "bit bit" which means, a little bit and then he will say "Stop". 

When we drop him off at school, he tells us "you need to go to work Mommy/Daddy". 

He brings so much joy to our lives and we wouldn't know what we would do without him!!

Playing at his favorite spot