Busy Weekend!

This past weekend was full of fun and excitement with a visit to the Ringling Bros. Circus on Saturday and then the afternoon Rangers game on Sunday. Boy, was it ever hot too!!!

The circus was full of the normal circus acts....elephants, tigers, motorcycles in the globe, etc. Jackson really enjoyed it, but was certainly ready to go by the end. The show was REALLY long...almost too long, I think. It was just about 2 1/2 hours long!!!! But, in all it was fun. Jackson brought his neighbor friend along....let's just say he looked less than enthused about the circus.

The Rangers game was pretty exciting, considering that they were playing the Red Sox and battling it out for the wild card spot. The only drawback was the HEAT! It was so hot. Jackson was ready to go by the end of the 2nd inning, but we got him through the 7th inning stretch with lots of water, lemon chill, peanuts and of course a hot dog. Thankfully the Rangers won and were able to move ahead and the Red Sox (sorry Sam : ).

Ready for Fall & Legos

During this time of the year it is hard for us to understand why we choose to live in Texas. With the 100+ degree temps and the not being able to play outside, things get a little mundane around here. So, we always look forward to the day when the after school activities begin...baseball, swimming, etc.

New on the agenda this year is a Lego class. You read it right...a Lego class. We are lucky enough to have the only Lego Education Center within the U.S. right down the road from our house. So, Jackson will officially begin his Lego training in about a month. It is a 48 week long course, broken down into 4 segments. For the first segment, he will be studying modes of transportation in space. Sounds so cool!! I think we are all pretty excited for the beginning of the class...I can't wait to see what he does!

Our New Toy

Well, Drew and I finally broke down and bought a new computer. We are newly converted to Mac, especially since Drew's love with Apple products began with the release of the iphone (he's had 3 since the phone was released). I am anxious and excited to learn all that the new computer has to offer, although it has been frustrating to navigate since I am so "PC".

Colorado Fun!!

Drew, Jackson and I just returned from a 9 day trip to beautiful and sunny CO. This time around we stayed with maw-maw and granddad in Southfork, which was SO much fun!! Of course we went to Creede to hit up some of our favorite eateries.....Kips and The Fire House. We did a lot hiking, fishing, and hanging out with the family. We also checked out the local Creede parade and the fireworks, which went off from the top of one of the mountains right in Creede...so cool!

On this trip we were lucky enough to see a bear, a bald eagle and then the typical deer that are all over the place there. The other exciting event was fishing! Jackson caught not only his first fish with Drew, but then caught a second fish on another day with granddad! He was quite the fisherman!!

All in all we had a wonderful time and as always questioned why in the world we all live in TX!!! We left the lovely 80 degree days in CO for the 105+ degree days in TX....why oh why do we live here!!!

Don't Call It A Comeback

Well, I am attempting to make a comeback with my blogging. Now that the summer is here, I am hoping that I can find the much needed time and motivation to get this blog back up and running. I certainly have a plethora of topics to write about seeing that I have the cutest little kiddo who proudly informed me this week that he is officially 4 1/2, or so that is what Grammy told him ; ) Hopefully I will be back soon with some great pics and a few stories or two!