Thursday, July 28, 2011

18 months

I know there are always plenty of shots of the kids at the table.. but sometimes it's the only time they are still enough to get a picture









Willie Grace is crazy. Sweet, but crazy. 

 
Oscar worn out from an afternoon of swimming

triplet party! 
Willie Grace seeing if she likes this set better.
Oscar and Jack swapping tips on how to put up with 2 sisters.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

weekend of visitors

Our dear friends Stevie and Jaclyn got married this weekend which meant we had some visitors in town.  Champe and Katie came back from Zurich - we were so glad to have them stay with us for a bit of their time back.  We wish so badly they still lived 3 houses down from us... but are so happy for them to be loving life as expats in Switzerland.

The wedding was fantastic and Jaclyn looked amazing - wish I had some pictures.  This was Katie and I before rehearsal dinner. Will and Champe after a run one morning.. looking very alternative in their lifestyle
 My mom came in for the weekend to spend some time with the kids and conveniently take care of them while we had wedding events.  We spent one of the mornings at a park with a splash pad - as hot as it was, we thought the kids would love the water, but they just wanted to climb on a playground that was much too big for them.



Oscar ran in for a minute - only to retrieve a ball.
The girls first dresses made my their Grammy.  They'll fit perfectly next spring. We hope these are the first of many!
Our friends from Nashville who were in for the wedding came over before their drive home.  We did our best to wear their kids out by bringing out the bounce house.

Monday, July 18, 2011

The River House


Our first driving family vacation was to La Casa Rio, near Wimberly.  Will's parents along with some of their close friends built this treasure just before Will was born. Will's favorite childhood memories are of his summers spent here so it's a very special place to him. We hope it will be the same for our kids.  It was great to have D there with us and some friends from Austin were sweet enough to make the trip over to spend some time - thanks Neal, Dominique & Mike! We drove at bedtime so this shot is when we got there.
 Every turn  was a new adventure.  Between our long nature walks and swims in the river, the kids were beyond worn out! 


 
Willie Grace's hair camouflaged 



Oscar kind of got away from us and made it down this slide just in time for me to snap a shot of him flying off the bottom.  He was SO proud of himself!