What I Did Last Night

Last night we went out on the lake for a short trip. We loaded up the kids and swam for a bit while JL filled the ballest so I could do this:

First time without the rope! And I was able to stay up for quite some time!
2nd time up I was all about the non-rope surf! I surfed my little heart out - all around that lake! (This is me giving the hang ten sign to James and screaming out YAY!)

NAP : Impossible

Things that complicate an already complicated process.....

1 - Too Hot
2 - Too Cold
3 - Too Tired
4 - Too Stimulated
5 - Too Gassy
6 - Too Hungry
7 - Too Full
8 - Too Loud at the house
9 - Too Fussy
10 - Too Busy to give him the chance

Poor Wyatt! It's a wonder that boy has ever had a decent nap!

Toe Cute

This is Wyatt's favorite thing in the world right now. He will suck on his toes! It's hilarious! I don't remember the other two doing this... it's totally unique to Wy Guy!

A Long Overdue Project

Tah - Dah!

A few things I've noticed/decided lately

1. My hair is always wet in the summertime around here.

2. I have a husband who makes the best salsa!

3. James and Izzy are starting to talk to each other. Like really talk to each other. And I love it.

4. I have really good balance.

5. James has mastered the art of stalling at bedtime.

6. I am horrible at eating/including vegetables in my meals. That's just the way it is.

7. Pancho is my 4th child.

8. Being outside without my sunglasses on is out of the question.

9. No longer will I be Referee to my children. They are on their own...

10. I am giddy over college football season approaching. But, more than that, I'm excited that my favorite time of year is just around the corner.

Today

Today James ate his desert with Izzy's hat on. No idea why.



Today Isabel had only pink lemonade for dinner. She thought it was so funny!



Today my baby sat up for the first time. Officially sat up. He's been trying for a few weeks now, and today it finally stuck.

Today my baby also began to crawl. Backwards crawl. But still - it's a start!


It wasn't without its set-backs :)

Ducks, Toes & Buccaneers

Brothers

James loves his brother. It always amazes me how gentle and loving James is around Wyatt. The two of them can melt my heart. James will always try to bring Wyatt toys to show them how they work. Recently, he's been trying to get Wyatt to drive trucks and cars around. Or fly the batman airplane around to shoot at the Joker. Wyatt always ends up just chewing on James' stuff, but it never bothers James. He usually will say "Look Mom, my toys make Wyatt happy!"

More From Our Staycation

Isabel enlisted Great Grandpa to play Princesss with her
Wyatt getting his loves

James playing ball with Great Grandpa and Uncle Matt

Izzy and Benji trying to share the table


Most everyone took about a 15 minute break

Keeping BBQ & Ice Cream Joints Safe

Aunt Myrt made matching T-Shirts for all the kids. Tell me this isn't the cutest thing you have ever seen? Each shirt had a family slogan on the back, while the front sported a gold star. Inside the star was the kids name and years of service in the family. Example: "Deputy James. 4 Yrs Service." They all loved them!




Notice a few extra family members in these pictures? Yup - Great-Grandpa and Barbara surprised us with a visit! What better welcome than to take them to BBQ! And when we do BBQ, we do BBQ. First Snows, where we pounded the pork loin and ribs. And then Mueller's upon finding out Snows was out of brisket!






Yes, that is my baby gnawing on a rib bone!
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2 back to back BBQ stops? Are we crazy? No, we actually took about 20 mins and stopped to look at the stockyard first!







I'd say the kids highlight of the day was the cattle auction. Truth be told, it was probably my highlight as well. The room was full of the toughest looking dudes I'd ever seen. James was captivated the whole time. Izzy just thought the auctioneer kept saying "strawberry."