July Catch-Up: Girl's Weekend/ Chupacabra Run

I've started running again and needed a goal to help motivate me to continue, so I decided to run in the Los Chupacabras de la Noche fun run in San Antonio! My sister, Wendy, and her friend, Larinda, ran with me. We had a little fun in San Antonio, too!

Ready for the run!

Wendy and I!

The run started at 9PM so we had to wear head lamps! It was set in McAllister park and it was pretty much a dirt bike or walking trail through the trees! Not so good for a someone with bad knees or ankles though. Lots of rocks and tree roots to avoid.

Me, Larinda, Wendy, Allen and Jennifer (Larinda's friends) - the Los Chupacaras de la Noche!

We made it! Such a fun run! Will definitely do it again!

After shopping at the market, we had to eat at Mi Tierras!

And visit the Alamo. I haven't been there since I was little.

And we went on the River Walk of course!

I LOVE the old oak trees at the Alamo. So pretty!

Chinese dinner was so good!

And top it all off with dessert from The Cheesecake Factory with my cousin, Casey, and his fiancee, Lindsey, for company....perfect!

We ate well. Lulu's famous 3lb cinnamon roll was breakfast!!! Yum.

I didn't get any pictures, but I also got to go shopping at the outlet malls in San Marcus! Such a great trip. A much needed get away :)

July Catch-Up: Weekend at GG's

Random weekend at GG's house!

Reid and Gracie

Brenna loves to eat!

Mogan was hungry too!

The boys!

Watching a movie :) GG has lots of movies!!

July Catch-Up: 4th of July Fun

Brian, Laura and Lane came to town for a roping that Brian had entered. It was fun got get to see them and let the kids play! Caden and Lane had so much fun together! We need to get them together more! We need to get ALL the cousins together more! Here are some pics from that weekend!

Lane came over to play one morning, and they were all watching "The Little Mermaid".... for a few minutes anyway.

Brian was nice enough to let us ride Little Joe.

Both of these kids LOVE to ride!

Brenna and I were getting a little wind blown :)

Thanks for letting us ride Brian! He's such a pretty horse!

Then we got to eat some homemade ice cream! Yummmy!

I'm pretty sure Brenna liked it!

What could be more American than playing baseball?

Brian had a little fun roping the kids! I think the kids had even more fun!!

Jason's new grill worked great on the ribs he smoked for July 4th!! Very tasty!

Their cousin on my side came to play too! Well, he watched them play :) Jason had him laughing pretty good, too!

We went to the arena to watch Brian's last roping in the short go. And we got to see the fireworks!

It was getting late, so we packed up the kids and drove a little ways to see the fireworks better and then headed home. The older kids really enjoyed the fireworks and it was a really good show for our town! It was a great weekend!

July Catch-Up: The May Farm

Well, I have been really bad about updating my blog this summer, so I'm playing catch-up! These pictures are from July that I never got on here and have been wanting to share. We went with some friends to the May Farm one hot, hot Tueday morning. The kids LOVED it, but I was so ready to get into the air conditioned car!!

The stroller gang. Not quite old enough to be turned loose on foot around the farm!

Brenna did fine with a few snacks.

Gracie feeding her favorite animal, the horse Cotton-Eyed-Joe. Or Joe for short.

Caden feeding Dolly, the llama. Get it? Dolly Llama? :)

Taking a hayless-kinda-scary-fast hay ride :)

She was hot, poor thing!

Riding Joe - I think he rode him at least 6 times!

Gracie liked holding the smaller animals, too.

Caden liked holding the bunny....until it jumped off his lap and went under the house!! Oops!!

Gracie riding Joe - happy girl :)

Gracie is a Kindergartener!

Here she is ready for her first day of Kindergarten!

I'm smiling, but I was pretty sad.

She loves her daddy!

Her locker!

Brenna had JUST woken up and we tossed her in the car, Caden was grumpy because his thumb hurt.

She started working on her playdough and we left.

He smashed his thumb in the door when we were getting out to take Gracie to school. That's why he was grumpy.

Gracie had a great first day of school and "did everything the teacher told me to do" (according to her)

She did have a green dot which means she followed the rules! I'm so glad that she liked it! Hopefully she will still like it after Christmas!!

Random June Pictures :)

Before church....

After church! Nobody is happy but daddy!

Caden already changed, he dislikes button up shirts!

Brenna likes green beans most of the time. She just likes to eat!

He's in-touch with his inner princess....I'm sure Jason is proud! :)

And yet he's Mr. Cool, too!

Everyone got piggy back rides one night when Mimi, Pawpaw and Uncle Jermo were over!

I don't think Gracie liked it at all! ;)

Brenna was waiting for her piggy back ride from Mimi...

She got a shoulder ride from Pawpaw instead!

I am so biased, but I think I have the most beautiful kids in the world!

She might be a little confused on her seasons.

Jason thought these were funny!

The bathroom counter took their heads right off! :)