Taking a step back!

I never did get a chance to post anything about Ricky Graduating with his MBA from TCU last month. I am so extremely proud of him and I am so lucky that he was willing to do it for our family. I know he hasn't seen any changes since he graduated, but it will change our lives in the long run. You're the Best Babe! We love you!

Family Fun at Chuck E. Cheese's

After Jacob's track meet we went to celebrate at Chuck E. Cheese's. Payton had been there before, when she was 10 months, but this time was a lot of fun. She was all in to putting the tokens in the slots and the tickets in the machine, heck with the games!

Summer Track

Jacob is involved with summer track for the first time and man is it different than I remember. Being a runner, I always loved track meets. You brought a cooler, a blanket and a cooler. It was fun to camp out all day long while you waited on your events. Being a spectator, with a 1 year old...is a completely different story.

We really enjoyed watching Jacob long jump, where he placed 2nd, also placed 2nd in the 400 meters with a time of 77 seconds....which means he could probably beat me right now and then placed 3rd in the 200m with a time of 33 seconds. He's quick...just like his daddy.

Bring out in the Texas heat sure makes for a good nap! Payton decided to take her nap in the Wendy's during lunch (I know the air conditioning felt great!) and they both passed out the entire way home. Jacob was so cute. He went to sleep holding his ribbons. I think he was as pround of himself as we were.

I have to say that although it is tiring sitting around all day in the Texas heat and it is amazing to see how well Jacob is doing. He really has been suprising us lately with his athletic skills!

We aren't walking, we're running!

Payton is on the move. She is full on running these days and is getting into everything. She keeps us on our toes for sure. I wonder where she got her skills? Hmmm.....

ZOO MONDAYS!

Every week on Monday we hit the Fort Worth Zoo with our friends to see what the animals are up to! With each week Payton is learning a new animal and it's sound. For a while there, I thought she was going to call EVERY animal a dog and say that they all said "Eww, Eww, Ahh, Ahh" like a monkey. We are finally starting to understand that although they are all animals, they are all different...let's just say it is an ongoing process for sure!

One of our favorite things is feeding the birds, but it's hit or miss when it comes to the birds being hungry.

Summer Fun!

It's summer time in Texas & nothing beats hanging pool side with family and friends. Payton, now 16 months, has been in swim class for the past 8 weeks. She has learned so much and is really loving the water. The only bad part is that she has NO FEAR and jumps in- even when no one is around. What can I say, she takes after her mama, she's FULL THROTTLE! (A name Ricky once gave me, but I am pretty sure I have grown out of it.) I guess I thought I would rather have her comfortable with the water than to be scared of it, but...I was wrong!