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

Swimming On His Own (With Floaties)

Preston loves playing in the pool but getting him to feel confident to swim around on his own with this floaties on has been a challenge. Up until this point, he needed to hang onto someone to feel comfortable to move around the pool but after getting a boost of confidence when he floated to Mal for a brief second, thats all it took for his confidence to sky rocket. 

He learned how to push off the step and then kick his feet to get him to the other side. He did this routine over and over and it took a little while for him to discover and feel comfortable pushing off the other steps. But now he wants to go swimming every day and its fun to be able to watch him without always having to get in as well.

Way to go Preston!!!

Here he goes...on his own!