I honestly love the adventures we go on as a family. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the alone time Brian and I have when we get away just the two of us. But, God has given us two kids who know how to travel. I am so grateful for that. We surprised the boys with some primo tickets to a Rangers game. Ethan was dying to see another game in person since the last time we went, we ended up sitting in left field which was miserably hot. Brian found a great deal on some tickets in a great area and the view was awesome! Caden enjoyed it, surprisingly. He is such a mess though. We had fun and now know the ins and outs of navigating our way to great parking and the most optimal places to sit at The Ballpark.
His brother is into the game but Genius McGee is pretending to have two spyglasses. Nice!
Snow Monkey night! If you don't know this story, look up 1310 The Ticket's version. It's hilarious and makes me love Nolan Ryan even more.
He brought batting gloves ("glubs") and wore them almost the whole time.
Nothing says, "Yeehaw!" like a little hazing, y'all.
We also took the boys to a drive-in double feature. That was cool. The last movie we saw at a drive-in theater was Toy Story 3 in Granbury. We ended up seeing The Amazing Spiderman (I adore Emma Stone!!) and Men in Black 3. It was a lot of fun, but the double feature will wait for a date night or when the kids are a little older. Ethan was fine with the late start and end time. Caden, however, got extremely tired toward the middle of MIB3 and was just ready to go to sleep. So, I spent the time making him comfortable and peaceful. He fell asleep and was zonked the whole way home. I wouldn't change the experience for anything. The boys loved Spiderman (and I did too!) and that was worth it.
His brother is into the game but Genius McGee is pretending to have two spyglasses. Nice!
Snow Monkey night! If you don't know this story, look up 1310 The Ticket's version. It's hilarious and makes me love Nolan Ryan even more.
He brought batting gloves ("glubs") and wore them almost the whole time.
Nothing says, "Yeehaw!" like a little hazing, y'all.
We also took the boys to a drive-in double feature. That was cool. The last movie we saw at a drive-in theater was Toy Story 3 in Granbury. We ended up seeing The Amazing Spiderman (I adore Emma Stone!!) and Men in Black 3. It was a lot of fun, but the double feature will wait for a date night or when the kids are a little older. Ethan was fine with the late start and end time. Caden, however, got extremely tired toward the middle of MIB3 and was just ready to go to sleep. So, I spent the time making him comfortable and peaceful. He fell asleep and was zonked the whole way home. I wouldn't change the experience for anything. The boys loved Spiderman (and I did too!) and that was worth it.
Fourth of July brought a whole new type of fun. We did our annual tradition of picnicking while waiting for the fireworks to start at the park in town. We invited our good friends to join us and had a blast. The kids played, ran, and laughed while we all sat around talking and nibbling on some great food. It wasn't nearly as hot this year as it was last year. Thank you, God. My favorite part are the oohs and aaahhs that proceed the fireworks. Watching their little faces and seeing their excitement makes me laugh. (I think it's probably more of a nervous laughter because I'm almost positive they're plotting on what they can do with that many fireworks in their possession.)
Next up? San Diego, y'all! Brian and I are so excited to introduce one of our most favorite places in the world to our boys. We're even considering a jaunt right up to San Francisco too. Thank you, for these precious boys and thank you for giving them the hearts and minds to appreciate the value of the activities we introduce to them. I love that they love to travel. Working on getting them each a passport for Christmas...
