Whirlwind summer trip

So, Im going back to the whole reason I started this blog.
To document the boys life.
If I entertain t in the meantime great.
But I gotta tell you some of the post will be boring.. but important in telling the story of what we did while they were growing up.

That being said this is one of those Boring post.
so If you would like to bail out now is the time.
go ahead... I promise not to take it personally

Ok those 3 of you left are family your stuck..
SO now on to the post..

Last week we had to goto Austin to look at Landry's service dog.
Well, our family can't just go do a short visit to Austin.
No.. if we are going ot Austin we are going to figure out what we can do to have fun!
Hubby had the whole thing planned out.
First we went and did the dog thing.
Then we went to a beautiful park and hiked and saw peacocks and played ina creek bank with water running thru it. It was great time and we could have spent alot of time there.


Then we went to the top of this hill. You could see all of Austin there, hubby said its the highest point in the county.


Landry said when he was a bone doctor he would buy me this pink house that was amazing right on the lake. It had a matching boat house. I love the fact he is going to take care of mommy when he is a bone doctor.

Then we went to Barton Springs pool. OMG!! it was soooo cold!! Its 68 degrees. Landry loved it. HE jumped of the diving board over and over and over again. Luke not so much. he got in but thought it was way to cold. HE kept screaming when he got it and would run out of the water. that was kinda cute. By then it was 8:00 time to got the campsite

The next day we headed out to Fiesta Texas. It was a beautiful day. The kids had a good time.


The next day we went to schlitrebauhn. I giant water Park. IT was absolutely the best time EVER!!! We went down tube rides. Luke flipped over on one of them and went under luckily the lifeguard was there to catch him. I was worried he would done after that. But he wanted to go on the Biggest tube ride next. He was really quiet fearless. I was shocked. Luke is not my fearless kid. Landry yes. Luke no he only takes calculated risk. Everything looked at and hen decides if its worth his time or the risk. He did every ride we looked at and some I sent Landry to with umpa he was like I want to go. It was absolutely the best day.

Celebrate Freedom? Godfest 2010

20 years of awesomeness!!!!
We LOVE klty. It is our favorite radio station.
As the boys say its "safe and fun for our family"
We have been going out to southfork ranch for 13 years.
It is an amazing experience.
The only year we did not go was last year, we were on vacation..
One year we went in 3 feet of mud. You took a step sank..took a step sank.

Landry's favorite christian band is THIRD DAY!!
WE lucked into being there the same time they were signing autographs!
Landry was wearing his Third Day shirt from a few years ago,
They saw it and were telling him how cool it was and he was telling them that they were his favorite.





Landry shaking mac's hand.




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They really liked hanging out with them after listening to the interview






And this was my favorite part.
AMY GRANT!! She ROCKS!! She has been around FOREVER and she is still awesome..
One of the very first concerts Jason took me to was Amy Grant and Micheal W Smith.
They are 2 of my favorites and we still see Micheal W Smith every year at Christmas and it has become a tradition with our family.

Thanks for the memories KLTY!!

If you give a boy a birthday wish

If you give a boy a birthday wish..
He will want ot be pulled out of school for an "extended lunch"
If you pull him out for lunch he will want to go to grapefest.
If he goes to grapefest he will want to jump
and because its his birthday,
You say yes





If he jumps ...
He will be hot..
If he is hot,
He will want to go kayaking
And b/c its his birthday
You will say yes


If he goes Kayaking,
He will turn his kayak upside down.
and swim
because his name is Landry.


Now he is already wet.
So he will want to go swimming.
And if you pu a boy in swimming pool
he will want to invite some friends
and because its his birthday
You will say yes


If you let his friends come over,
they will get tired of swimming,
They will want to do some "dragon training"
They will want swords, axes, shields
and if you give them swords, axes and shields
they will want water balloons
and because its his birthday
You will say yes


After all that excitement they will be hungry
They will want cake,
and because they had sword, axes and shield
they will want a dragon cake and
because its his birthday,
You will say yes






They will still be hungry
so load up 2 cars and take them to cici's
After they get their belly's full they will want ot play more
SO you load up 2 cars and take them to kids kastle
because its his birthday
you say yes





Then it will start to get dark,
You will realize you don't want want hot, sticky, crazy boys at your house
They will ask to go to Marcus indoor practice facility.
Because your husband rocks and its his birthday
You will say Yes


After they play at the practice field they wills tart to get tired (HA)
so you will take them home
and you will pass out
for the next day
you promised to take them to the skatepark.

10!!!

TEN!!!

Go AWAY 10!
I told you not to come!
How dare you show up to try to take our fun!
10 means no more baby!
10 means no more single digits!
10 means your old enough to do things by yourself!
10 means you think you old enough to do things by yourself!
10 means I let you walk down to your grandma's house BY YOURSELF!!!
10 means you can mow the lawn :)
10 is no longer little
I told you to stay away but nooooo
You are just like the rest of them 9,8,7,6..
I told them all stay away.
Let him be little..
Don't come so fast..
Can't you wait just a little longer..
But noo here you are and what am I to do.
I could look on the bright side ..
They say 10 is perfect and that fits you well
You are perfect.

Happy birthday my little stinky head.

Landry..in a nut shell

a poem about having an ADHD son

He's bouncin' off walls, a super ball gone insane,

He runs through your world like an off-rail freight train,

Interruptions are constant, tantrums galore,

When it's time to do piano, he's gone, out the door.

The drama is constant, oh his foot fell asleep,

He moans and he wails, the theatrics run deep, .

He is brighter than most,

And with patience and love, I know he'll go far.

But what I must take from well meaning friends:

Don't let him do that. Oh these rules that he bends.

You're not a good parent. His temper's outrageous.

He hears this and wonders, just what's wrong with me?

I tell him, "You're special! You have A.D.H.D."

You have awesome energy that could bring you great fame.

You don't need much sleep; you never wear down.

You're silly and funny, when you act like a clown.

You've felt lots of pain from what people have said,

But you pray for those people when you go to bed.

So you try every day to make a fresh start,

For God gifted you with an extra big heart.

As I look at my child, he sees through my soul,

My heart feels like bursting, as I realize my goal.

I know this boy like no one else could,

He's a blessing to me. He's strong and he's good.

So I'll love him and guide him through the worst of the worst,

And he'll make a great man (if I don't kill him first).

I'm kidding of course 'cause I know what's to be,

When I look in his eyes, I see a reflection of me.

Fun at the farm..

On Saturday we went to Nash Farm...

It was AWESOME.. There were tons of things to do. I got a picture of just a few.

This is Lukas making his own rope. It was really very cool. There were 4 strings and a thing that twisted them up and then Luke guided this cross down the ropes to make a big rope.. very cool

No spring event is complete with out sack races..
Learning how bee's made honey. eeeewwww

Making and playing with farm toys. You spin this in your hands and it flies.

Walking on stilts..

And of course the obligatory farm animals.

The boys also did leather work and milked goats and made pinwheels and weaved on a weaving machine and planted a garden and went on a trailer ride and watched the blacksmith and ... It was very cool!!!

Spring!!!

The Sun is shining!!


The rain has stopped and the bluebonnets are in full bloom!!!

There is a place here where the bluebonnets are knee deep and go up the side of the mountain.
There are bluebonnets as far as you cn see.


This is one of our hiking spots so the boys know where the paths are. I just can't believe how many bluebonnets there are!!

minus two.. opps...



Happy Spring!!!