Having some FUN!

Here's some pics of what we've been up to lately

...well the fun stuff that is.

We went to the aquarium in Dallas last week with our two favorite chicas and had SO much fun! We got to see manatees, sharks, and lots of other really cool animals. They had so much more there then just fish!
The whole place was really well done and it felt like you were really walking through a rainforest!
Only bad part was all the preschool groups there on field trips that day. Talk about annoying and loud!
Not the best picture, but they had this shark tunnel where you walk in and sharks are swimming above and all around you. It was awesome! We had been talking about it all day and I think Brayden was a little nervous cause it sounded kinda of scary to a 3 year old. But once he saw what it was, he LOVED it! We even got to watch them feed the sharks which was pretty cool.

We got to go to a rough riders baseball game which was really fun! I wanted to take this pic before we left cause they boys looked so cute matching...and I have to say it is easier to get my 5 month old baby to smile then my 3 year old. It was a struggle to get him to even look at the camera! Here's me and Ty before it started.

Daddy and the boys

We braved the zoo again in the heat but it was really fun and I'm glad we went. This is the only picture I took there...it's part of the Texas town. Can you find Ty in this pic? I love that he's even looking at the camera!

Happy to be getting some attention in there! We've been swimming lots but Brayden has decided swimming with friends is way more fun then with me...of course!

Pretending to be Shamu

I love taking a paintbrush to the pool because it keeps BB entertained for SO long.

I really can't help myself....I just have to squish these cheeks! Poor baby!

So thats all for the update. We leave for Ohio next week and I am SO excited to see everyone. Not to mention get out of this crazy Texas heat for a bit!

I can't believe how fast this summer is flying by!

5 month photo shoot

Hurray, Tyler is 5 months old today

We just can't get enough of this boy and love him to pieces
My favorite things about him right now are:

*when he just busts up laughing. You really can't help laughing when a baby does that. And Brayden has made it his mission in life to make Tyler laugh. It's almost as comical to watch BB trying to make Ty laugh with all the crazy voices and weird things he trys to do! SO cute!

*His gummy little smile-but I'm pretty sure his two front teeth are on their way in

*Now that he can roll over he won't stay on his back for even a second. He rolls onto his tummy as quick as he can! I think he likes the view that way better!

*He has this chain toy that hangs from his carseat that he always grabs onto as soon as he gets in there and holds it the whole ride even when he's asleep

*I still LOVE how ticklish he is and I selfishly torture him with way too many tickles just cause I love to hear him laugh so much!

* I love how excited he gets when he see's me in the morning for the first time! It's great to feel so loved!

*I love when he is tired and just wants to be cuddled. He trys so hard to keep his eyes open as long as he can but he has to give in eventually! The struggle is so cute though!

*Sometimes I lay him next to BB while he's watching a movie and I'll come back to find BB holding Ty's hand or rubbing his tummy. It makes me smile every time! I am so glad they have eachother now and that they are buddies! :)

And here's a quick shot of big brother brayden with his clown nose. He got it as one of his prizes for doing the summer reading program at the library and he's pretty proud of it. We just like his voice when he wears it cause it pinches his nose...makes me laugh!

Life is good :)

TEN

We ran 10 miles this morning...pretty much the farthest I've ever run in my life! Hard to imagine right now that I will still have to do 16.2 miles more when I run the marathon! Yikes! Who's idea was this again??? :)

Here's the boys in the stroller! They were both angels and just chilled in there as happy as can be!

Almost as big of an accomplishment was getting up at 5:45 AM on a Saturday morning to beat the Texas heat!

Now that's tough to do!

Grandma and Grandpa Hill visit Texas!

We had a great time this last week with Guy's parents visiting from Oregon! It was so fun to see them and have them all to ourselves. Kaeti and Kenzie came with them and hung out with their other cousins that live here in Texas so it was fun to get to see them for a bit too! They are the cutest girls! We had lots of fun just hanging out and spending time together.

Brayden and Grandpa had a special project they worked on all week which was putting together this alien cutout thing from a book. I was impressed that they could put it together cause there were so many little pieces!

Here's BB with the alien thing they made. He loved it and I have to say it is really cool! Don't worry, I'm sure all grandkids will get to experience this since Grandpa Hill requested 6 more books :)

The boys played lots of basketball together and Tyler cried every time they took him out of the room and left him on his own. He wanted to be part of the action!!

We left early Friday morning and went to San Antonio for the 4th of July weekend. It was seriously so much fun and we made some great memories. We went to the San Antonio Missions National Historic Park which dates back to 1718. I loved it and it was really cool to learn about the history there.

Plus I got my stamp in my passport book which made me excited! Guy's dad got a book too so he's collecting the stamps now too :) Here's me with my book...I know, I'm a nerd!

Here we are inside one of the missions

Brayden and Grandpa by an old oven that they used

The San Jose Mission

Brayden and Mommy

This picture makes me laugh because BB was pouting because I wanted to take his picture again!! I'm so mean! I just thought it was a cool old door...

Guy and BB by the church entrance. It was really cool to see all the details up close

Guy's parents checking out the entrance

Pointing to the old paint designs on the side of the building

The boys by an old well

Brayden got another Junior Ranger badge here! Here he is saying the Junior Ranger pledge!

The Ranger pinned his new badge on for him

And BB pretended he was a real park ranger

We also stopped by the Alamo after the Missions, but it was seriously SO crowded so we didn't stay long

After that we went down to the riverwalk which is one of the coolest places in San Antonio, I think. It's like an underground little city with shops and restraunts and a canal going through it

We ate some yummy mexican food at Casa Rio and then took a boat ride down the canal which was a lot of fun!

Cute little Ty on the boat

The rest of the crew enjoying the ride and tour

Here's Ty back at the hotel... I was freaking out because he's figuring out how to push his knees up. I can tell this one is gonna be a handful!

And here he is getting mad but doing a baby pushup. I am seriously impressed since I can hardly do those!

We woke up early on the 4th of July so Guy and I could run in a 4 mile race. We found out the beginning of May that we both made the lottery this year for the St. George Marathon in October. So we have been training to get ready for it and thought this race seemed like a fun way to get a run in. We just took it easy and enjoyed the race even though it was SO hot!

Here we are on the bus on the way BB and Grandpa on the bus too

pinning on our numbers...we barely made it there in time to run

Grandpa and Brayden hanging out while we were running

I was seriously dying cause it was so hot! Guy was nice and stayed with me even though he could have finished so much faster! What a good husband! :)

Here we are after we finished with our boys!
Brayden was so proud of his daddy!

It was a fun little race and it got us excited for our marathon coming up...We've got lots of running to do to get ready for it!! :)

After the race we went to the Natural Bridge Caverns and went on a tour of the cave. Brayden liked the dinosaurs they had out front the best...go figure

He was very proud that he climbed to the top of the dinosaur by himself!

The Cave was so big and was really cool. It was 70 degrees in there which was so nice compared to the over 100 degree weather we had outside. But it was 99% humidity in the cave which made it seem hotter.

Family pic inside the cave...I'm wearing my new race shirt! yay!

The cave was pretty amazing. I can't even imagine what it would have been like to discover something like this! This cave was discovered in the 1960's.

Just our luck...both the boys fell asleep during the tour so we had to carry them!

But we left it up to Guy and his dad to do that! BB and Ty are heavy!!

We all had a great time

This is the best picture I could get of my boys in their 4th of July outifts...Ty is being strangled. Poor kid...

Happy 4th of July!!

Tyler holding the flag on his own!

We went to the King William Historic District before Fireworks and walked around and saw all the old German houses that were built in the 1800's.

It was really fun to walk around and some of the houses were just amazing

Guy and Ty...we got stuck in traffic on our way to fireworks so we missed them and had to watch from the car. But it worked out ok since both the boys were fast asleep!

On our last day, we stopped at the San Antonio Temple before church

The grounds were closed but we took lots of pictures from outside the gate

Our happy little family

Grandma and Grandpa with the boys

Just the two of us!

Smelling all the pretty flowers
Posing for mommy! :)

We had so much fun with Grandma and Grandpa here and I'm pretty sure we wore them out! But it was fun and it was so hard to say goodbye. Brayden cried and I spent the rest of the day trying my best to cheer him up. We all had a great time and loved getting to spend so much time with them and doing so many fun things. We'll always remember our trip to San Antonio!!!

Thank you guys SOOO much for coming! We'll have to plan another trip with you guys to get some more stamps!!! ;)

We love you!