Ellis' First Trip to San Angelo & Brady

The kids and I made a quick weekend trip to San Angelo/Brady the weekend of May 9th.  We had lots of showings planned for our house that weekend and we were invited to a wedding in Brady, so the kids and I took off that Friday.  Kyle had to work Friday, so he stayed behind.  

I was super excited to get a snow cone in San Angelo!  They have the best snow cone stand ever, and I always look forward to indulging in a strawberry colada with cream!  Lane and Marley went for blue coconut.  :)

The Snowdens hadn't met Ellis yet, and they were anxious to get their hands on her!

Marley loves babies!  Especially baby girls.  :)

 

We only stayed in San Angelo Friday night and were going to go back through Brady for the wedding and to visit Paw on the way home.  Lane went to play at Mason and Marley's early that morning before we left for Brady.  Tiffany sent me a cute video and this pic of Lane and Mason riding the four wheeler. 

A quick picture with Kathy before we left for Brady.  Thanks, Kathy, for letting us crash your house for the night!  

We got to Brady Saturday afternoon and quickly got ready for the wedding.  My dad's nephew's daughter, Brenna, was getting married.  We were happy to get to see my Uncle Mel and Aunt Vera and my cousin Elise's two sweet kids, Haley and Ryan!  Haley is such a pretty, grown-up girl now, and loved holding the babies!

 

Ryan was so cute and carried on lots of conversations with me and Lane, mostly centered around sports!

I was so glad that Aunt Vera and Uncle Mel got to meet Ellis!

Kori and Evin Kate

Me and my wild man

All dressed up!

We tried to get some pictures at Paw's house after the wedding.

 

We tried hard for a group photo! 

At least we tried...

Ellis looked adorable in her fancy dress and cardigan!

Mums and her youngest grand baby

 

Good one, ladies!

I bought Lane a cheap army dress up set and he enjoyed showing Paw his gear.  Paw taught him all about hand grenades and told him some of his old war stories!  I LOVED this moment!

A couple of tough soldiers!!

 

Ellis and her special, great-grandpa!

I changed Ellis into some comfy clothes before our ride back home to Austin.  She got nice and snuggly with Kori!

 

It's always nice catching up with Paw.  Yes, he is my only grandfather, but I couldn't have asked for a better one!  Lane was so upset about leaving.  He hates saying goodbyes and doesn't do well with them at all!  Poor fella!

Family Fun

The week after the 4th of July, Lane and I stayed to spend the week in Mansfield.  Kyle's grandma, Nonna was coming in town the next weekend, so Kyle went back to Austin for his work week, then joined us in Arlington again to see Nonna.  We had a fun, fun week!

Of course, I was happy to get to spend a week with this cutie!  Isn't she getting big!?

Mums was glad to have both of her grandkids in the same city!

We took a midweek road trip to see Paw for a day.  It was lots of driving since we drove to Brady Tuesday morning and came right back that night, but it was good to see him!

We stopped mid-way so Evin could eat.  Lane liked getting out of his car seat!

All smiles during her bottle!

Paw and his great-grandkids

I was excited to get some Joe T's while back in DFW!

Lane got a new game while we were there.  We played several rounds of "The Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel" game.  I highly recommend it for kids his age.  Such a cute game!

My mom had a Groupon for a paint your own pottery place in Arlington.  We took Lane and Evin to paint a plate for her.  

 

Lane was happy to get to meet his buddy, Gage at Chick Fil A for lunch one day!  Gage's new baby sister, Kinsley came too!

It wouldn't be a trip to Mansfield without a dip in Mums' pool!

And of course, Scout had to join us!

Nonna got to Arlington at the end of the week, so we spent a lot of time at Claire and Danny's visiting with them!  These next pictures make me laugh so hard!  Lane got these mustaches from my friend Riley, and finally decided he wanted to wear one.  Nonna had fallen asleep in the chair and he was checking to see if she was awake!

When she woke up she found a little mustache man peeking at her!

On the Sunday we left we were able to attend Evin's baptism at our church.  She was a little upset when Pastor Mike took her out of Kori's arms, but calmed back down when Kori got her back!

Happy to be back with her Mommy and Daddy!

After the baptism we came back to my mom's for some cake and lemonade.  Evin got some pretty gifts from all of her loved ones!  Lane was happy to help her open them.  ;-)

My silly guys!

Evin and her Aunt and Uncle.  We love this girl to bits!

She looked so pretty in her little dress and sandals!

Tittle ladies

Pictures with 2 kids is getting tougher!  Lane putting a block on Evin's head and Evin looking everywhere but the camera!

The best we got...

We always have such a good time back "home!"  Lane gets pretty upset when we have to leave his grandparents.  All the more reason to return again SOON!