Tampa Bay Rays

 Guy's company had a family event at the Tropicana Field to watch the Tampa Bay Rays play the Cincinnati Reds. It was right during Tyler's nap time so we knew better then to even try to take him.  So I stayed home with him and Guy and Brayden were able to go and watch some baseball. Brayden loved every second of it!

 At the end of the outfield they had a big tank full of sting rays that the kids could come look at and touch.

 They stayed after the game so Brayden could run the bases and play on the field. Here he is doing a few pushups I think :)

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!

Jason Visits Texas!!!

My brother Jason was here all last week to hang out with us and we had a blast! Brayden was in heaven with all the fun things that Jason did with him. It was so fun to just have him all to ourselves for a week! :) Here's some of the stuff we did....

Here's the huge lego tower they built in Brayden's room...Jason was determined to get it to touch the ceiling and they finally did it!
We went to a Rangers baseball game the night he flew in

It was a perfect night for baseball even though the game was a major blowout!

Tyler was a big fan and watched a lot of the game in between naps
me, ty, jason, and brayden

After the game ended...Brayden seriously slept for the whole thing!!

Brayden trying to play guitar hero. We took advantage of the deal they have at blockbuster right now where you can rent as many games/movies you want for a week for only $10. We upgraded to $15 so we could have 2 out at a time. So Jason rented a million video games and we watched lots of movies. :)

Spent some time at the park by our house one night. Way too hot to play during the day now!

Guy and Tyler

We took Jason to our zoo to show him our favorite things

Checking out the rhinos

I seriously love this picture!! SO cute!

This crocodile was so freaky and huge!

Playing on the fake crocodile

We went to chuck e cheese one day to play for awhile

This was a little stage they had that Brayden spent most of his time performing on. It was pretty hilarious!

Riding the monster truck
BB pretending he is Bolt the dog. He's obsessed with that movie

And the highlight was that they had a bob the builder ride. He was pretty excited!

We went and fed the ducks one day! And it was all fun....
Until....

these ducks came along!! They are so mean and freaky looking and try to take all the bread. Brayden calls them the "bad guys."
I just think they look diseased or something!

Tyler loved the park too! I parked him under a tree and he was loving staring up at all the leaves blowing in the wind! It kept him happy forever!!

We took a trip to the pet store and got out a few puppies to play with. Ty was all about the fish though!

Guy took Jason to the driving range to hit a bucket of balls one night and BB tagged along and tried his best with his plastic clubs!

We did some swimming too and Brayden loved swimming with Jason! He's much more fun then mommy is!

And we spent our last night at a Rough Riders baseball game by our house! They even did fireworks after. Here's Ty watching his first fireworks!! :)

It was such a fun week and we were so sad to have to say goodbye to Jason! Brayden had a sleepover with him every night and loved Jason's bedtime stories! We love ya JJ and thanks SO much for coming to see us! We miss you TONS!