I need your help!

Well I've done it again. I've decided to ride in the National MS (multiple sclerosis) Society's Ride to the River in October. The bank I work for has a goal to be a top fundraiser for the MS Society and so I have decided to join the cause. Please help me support the National MS Society in finding a cure by donating to my ride effort! You can donate online here.


http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/TXHBikeEvents?px=6992574&pg=personal&fr_id=11690

Any size donation is greatly appreciated. It will go a long way in helping find a cure.

Thanks so much for your help!


Blake

Camping

Well, we did it.  We finally took Dalton back for his second ever camping adventure.  We had tons of fun and rather than ending the weekend with an Ambulance ride like last time, we managed to make it home with just a few mosquito bites.  We tried out a new to us campsite called Jellystone on Canyon Lake complete with Yogi and Boo Boo Bear.  The campground had a lot of activities to keep our little ones busy.  Here are some of our favorite things from the trip.

Picture time with Yogi Bear.  They also have a ‘real’ Yogi that comes out to see the kids during the weekend.  We didn’t get the chance to meet the real Yogi since we had to leave early to make it to Dalton’s first ever soccer game (expect a post about that later).

Home Sweet Home (at least for one night).  Did I mention that I am getting too old to sleep on the ground?!?

Breakfast of Champions…poptarts.  It required no cooking.

Playing on the playground.

Video Arcade!  What other campsite do you know that has one of these?  The kids haven’t figured out yet that if you put money in the games they do even cooler things.  I have no plans of letting them in on this little secret any time soon.  Oh and notice who is in the driver’s seat?  Poor Dalton.  I guess Addie will teach him how to be more assertive one of these days.

Exploring!

Game time with Daddy.

By far the family favorite….the bouncy pillow.

(For those who may not know or remember….this is how we ended our last camping trip when Dalton was 2 1/2.)

Family Vacation

We finally got around to taking a family vacation since we have been a family of four.  We packed our bags, loaded up the car and headed down to the coast this past weekend.  We could not have asked for better weather or less crowded tourist spots.  We had a great time and Dalton is already asking to go back.

Daddy is behind the wheel and Dalton is on the phone with Grandma excitedly telling her that we are headed to the beach.

Our first stop….the Texas State Aquarium.

Enjoying the dolphin show!

Seeing all the different fish.

Meeting some of the rescued wildlife.

In front of the Lexington.

Admiring the sea turtles.

“Racing” the dolphins.

Touching a sting ray.

Trying to grab a sting ray.

Wondering if we can put one of these in our house?

Learning about different sea creatures.

Picking up hermit crabs.

Being “tourists” at a local souvenir shop.

Second stop…the beach.  This was both Addie and Dalton’s first experience at the coast.  He ran right in.  She was a bit more cautious.

Playing in the waves with his trusty blue boat.

Playing in the sand with her trusty bucket and shovel.

 

Building castles in the sand.

Making memories!

Heading home.

Cookie Monster

What more can I say?  She has her daddy’s sweet tooth.

Everyday life in pictures

Hanging out with her new best bud.

Addie is not sure what to think about getting kisses from her friend all the time.

Taking turns on the swing.

She loves to swing on this part of the swing set now that she can hold on all by herself.

Getting muddy!

 

Time to wash off.

Helping Mommy clean up the booster seats after lunch.

And of course she had to make sure she got a turn sitting in the other seat too.

Having fun drawing with chalk.

Resting with the best big brother ever!

Chasing bubbles.

Almost caught one!