Trip to DC!

We went to visit my brother and his family in DC last weekend for Patrick's 4th birthday and Donald's birthday too!  Patrick had 2 parties...one with his playgroup at a Sprayground, and the other at their home with his school friends!  We always LOVE our time with our family!

It is sooo hard to get a cute pic of the three cousins...here is a cute one at the Sprayground!

The watertables were super fun for the smaller kids!

Colton and Madeline were too cute playing together!

The big FOUR year old!

Tee Tee with her babies!

Me and my baby...and Buzz :)

Time for a Superhero party!

Right after he blew out the candles, he knew exactly which superheros to grab off cake :)

It is so special that Donald shares his bday with is son Patrick!  We love you both!

Movie Buddy!

Colton has his very own "movie buddy!'  He loves to sit in his chair and hold Mickey Mouse in his lap while he watches his movies. 

July 4th Cookout!

We went over to The Brown's house, along with The Bartons, for a yummy cookout and cornhole!  Colton enjoyed all the attention eating at the "big table," running around outside, and "helping" us play cornhole.  Many thanks to Ben and Brittany for a great evening!

Baby Briggs!

On the morning of July 4th, Colton and I went to visit Jessica and sweet Briggs!  He has the best disposition...I still haven't even heard him cry yet!  I love being a mommy with Jessica, and she is just a natural.  I'm looking forward to many more memories with our boys together!

Smokies Game!

We kicked off our July 4th weekend by going to see The Smokies play with a fun group of friends.  This has become a 4th of July tradition!  Colton enjoyed playing with his new friend Harrison!  It was super hot, but we were glad our seats were in the shade.  They had fireworks after the game, but by 9pm, it was time for us to get Colton home and in bed!  

"Poppa Pops" are a big hit these days!

"Slugger" and Colton we checking out each others shoes :)

He was a big fan of the mascots, spotting them all over the ballpark :)

Jessica, Ryan, & Harrison

Sweet Carol making Colton giggle :)

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Here is Colton and Carol at last years game...awwwww!

Texas (Day 5)

Our last day in Texas was great!  We loved going to The Village Depot, a miniature town for kids to explore.  We also went to a great splash pad that afternoon.

The maze was Colton's favorite thing to do there

Tee Tee and Colton working on some puzzles inside the train

The splash pad was great since it was sooo hot

Almost impossible to get a picture of all 4 cousins :)

We love our nephew Zach...

...and our nephew Levi...

...and our niece Ava!  We had the best time visiting family, shopping, playing, and just being together in Texas!

Texas (Day 4)

We had a fun filled day Sunday beginning with a great church service at First Baptist Dallas, followed by lunch at The Magic Time Machine, and finally a Texas themed party!

At The Magic Time Machine, the servers dress up as movie characters...we got Lilo from Lilo and Stitch...not the best character for our bunch.  Maybe next time we will get Woody from Toy Story ;)

Colton crashed in the stroller at The Galleria Mall after lunch...notice that he is still holding onto Slinky Dog..ha!

Then, it was time to gear up for the Texas party at Noelle's house...Colton got to meet most of his Texas cousins and great aunts & uncles for the first time!

He was ready to cowboy up :)

The family came in their LINERVISION tshirts...haha!

Noelle had everything decorated to a T

Thanks for hosting a great party Noelle!

Texas (Day 3)

Saturday was spent at the pool, making cookies with Tee Tee, playing with all of the Toy Story toys, and a special date night for our 7th anniversary!

Uncle Josh took Zach and Colton to their neighborhood pool almost each day we were there.

I LOVE this picture of Colton going in for a kiss :)

"Buzz Lightyear and Pirate Izzy"

We enjoyed a great evening together dining at The Cheesecake Factory, shopping, and going to the movies :)