I Love Summer!

I love summer! I love the hot weather, BBQing, swimming, and spending time outdoors with family and friends. A couple of weeks ago some of my family got together at my parents house. We had a great time swimming and eating all day.

Here is a picture of my cousin Elia. Blaise absolutely loves him. Blaise thinks he is the funniest person ever and tries to copy whatever he does.
My mom, Aunt Linda, Ethan and Lily.

Here is Blaise right before he gets in the pool. He is doing so well learning how to swim.
Here is my cousin Pete who provided some entertainment. He is a great guitar player.
My cousin Elena trying to escape Blaise who is trying to get on the float with her.
This is one of my favorite pictures of Blaise with his great grandma. Look at how happy he is posing with her. They have a great connection.
Smile guys.

My cousins Pete, Elena and Breana. I think they are doing sit ups in the water.
Who can make the biggest splash?
How cute is this picture of Blaise relaxing in the pool and getting some rays.
Smile. You both look really pretty in this picture.
Mom and Blaise. That is another thing I love about summer - POPSICLES!

Slip n Slide

Blaise taking his turn on his new slip n slide.

Patricks turn.
Look how proud John is of Blaise.

Blaise

I asked Blaise to clean his room and he is such a great boy he did it without arguing. After he cleaned his room he gets John and I so that we can see what he did. His room was really clean but instead of putting things where they go he just piled EVERYTHING on his toy shelves! If you look closely you can see that the toys on the top shelf are just piled on top of each other! It was so funny! John and I couldn't believe that he got them all to balance that high! Needless to say at least the floor was clear.

Texas Cafe & Elvis T

Lovely picture of the ladies!
How many beers are we drinking?
This is one of my favorite pictures with Kim!
The after party at Jennifer's house with Elvis T and Shawn (I think that is his name)
I called at 3:00 am and woke Paul up. He came over for a beer and this is what he showed up wearing! It was hilarious! I heard that he tried to leave the house in one of Britta's night gowns - that would have been funny too!

4th of July

Blaise loves the sparklers.
Mommy and Blaise dancing in the living room. I wish I had a few more pictures from this night!

After spending most of the day at the Jackson's house we ended the evening enjoying the night by the pool at my parents house. Next time I need to get pictures of my aunt, uncle and cousins that were there too!

Austin Girls Trip

We had so much fun on our girls trip in Austin this year. I'm ready to start thinking about next year! Where are we going?

Spiderman

What a cute Spiderman and what a great set of muscles too!

Thank you Patrick for letting Blaise borrow your costume and for driving Blaise around the backyard in your Hummer.