When the house gets quiet...

Every mom knows that when the house gets quiet you need to do a quick inventory of what your kids are doing because it is usually not a good thing. In our house when the house gets quiet this is usually what we find our 2 year old doing. I know it seems ridiculous but its not. Its wonderful! Sometimes blessings come in the strangest ways. We are thankful for them nonetheless.

Milk and the morning paper

Toddler brain candy is what this moment is all about!This is one of my very favorite "Warren" moments of all time. As you probably know, Warren LOVES Thomas the Train. Every time you buy a new character, it comes with a little fold out catalog that has all the Thomas characters on it (There is probably around 75-100 on it). We keep one in the car for longer car trips. Once we give it to Warren he is good to go for the entire ride. He will sit there and study every character ever so carefully! Just like a business man reading his morning paper. Occasionally he will pause and tell us about one of them and then continue with his studies. It always gives us a good chuckle. Love that boy.

Chillin at the Beach

We love going to Galveston. Warren loves gathering sea shells and building sand castles. He usually also loves crashing waves with us. We couldnt figure out why he was so scared this time. Especially since it had been a good 5 minutes before that Weston told him their were sharks in the water. ...hmmm....it was so odd. Dads are good for that kind of stuff. Maybe next time. lol

Camp Takula

The girls: The first night at camp we suprised the girls matching PJ'S with their names going down each leg and the intitials PJS on the hip. PJS was an acronym for Prayer Journal Scriptures and was to be a reminder for the girls to do these things each night. They loved them.

Push Jumps: My little sister Rach came up to camp with us and was continually amazing everyone with her athletic ability. This particular time she was jump roping in a military pushup position. That girl is an animal. The 10 other little girls that tried to follow her lead injured themselves in their attempts...wonder why.

Boating: We had a blast boating and swimming in the lake. We only got thrown off the tube once!

Camp was awesome. I was a little worried at first about the heat but it ended up not being so bad since we had air conditioned cabins, showers and a cafeteria. I know it sounds easy but it wasn't. The food in the cafeteria was horrible. :)

Do not try this at home

Another perk of having Rach around (for Warren) is that he gets free boarding lessons. Now he can do a sweet kick jump and is almost ready for the half pipe!

Warren at Work

While visiting Weston's office Warren made himself at home at the nearest empty desk. He told us he was checking his email and kept shooshing us saying, "Excuse me, I am doing my work." Once we were quiet he would get back to his important phone call saying "yes...I understand." He is such a little man.

Downtown Houston

From time to time Warren and I go downtown and meet up with Weston for lunch. This picture was taken in front of the Penzoil Tower, which is right next to the Shell Tower.

Zoofari

Today was a perfect day for the Zoo and so of course Rach got to come too. In case you are wondering...yes...she was born that color. No fair!


Auntie Rachael teaching Warren another one of her sweet skills.








As you all know Warren loves trains. This was his first ride on one....he was a little excited about the whole experience...just in case you couldn't tell.

Auntie Rachael's Visit

We have all been looking forward to my little sister Rachael coming for a visit but it is especially fun for me. She will be here for 3 weeks!

Playin at the Park

Warren playing at bear branch gazebo.



You wouldn't know it by the smile on his face but the humidity was killer today!

Swimmin' Ya'll

While it seems like we have had constant rain this summer, Warren and mom have had plenty of dates to the pool. Warren loves to swim and likes hanging out with all of his friends. He is funny because as soon as he sees me wearing my sun glasses he has to put his on too. He can often be found playing in the kids pool swimming around saying "righteous...righteous.." like the sea turtle in Nemo.

We have resumed swimming lessons again this season but have also been a bit more casual with them than last year. It seems he has realized this year that the water can actually be dangerous, so he is more cautious. He is doing really well though. Hopefully by next summer he will be able to swim all by himself!

Man Heaven

Fathers day this year brought much satisfaction and enjoyment for Weston. Warren and I got him his dream barbeque grill. He began assembly as soon as possible. When I looked out the window to see his progress, this is what I saw. He had whipped out the warm soapy water and chamois and was polishing it ever so carefully. To get his attention, I went and got a baby diaper, opened the door and threw it at him. He makes me laugh. A quintessential Weston moment.