Let's Go Rangers!

For the past few summers, the Snowdens have come in town to go to the Ranger's game with us.  Lane has gone every year since he was born, so this was his 4th year to go!  We went on a Thursday night in mid-June, so it was hot, but we had a good time.  Yu Darvish was pitching that night, so I wore my new shirt I had made!  (It is from the book "The Help.")  

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Lane was pretty excited to be there at first!  He lost interest after a few innings and got wiggly, but made it through the whole game.

The "twin" cousins.  They really do look a lot alike!

Mason intently watched the entire game.  He is a great Ranger fan!

Watching the dot race

 

Lane and Marley walked hand in hand around the ballpark.  We had to get up and stretch our legs and get their wiggles out.  (And we needed a break from the most annoying Ranger fans EVER who were sitting behind us.)

The next day we stayed home and let the kids swim.  Almost every time the Snowdens come, it rains!  We were happy to see the sunshine and the kids had so much fun swimming together.

Lane got to debut his new swim goggles he got in his Easter basket.  I love this picture!

 Looking a little silly, but ready to jump in!

He has such a good time swimming as long as he isn't "sinking to the bottom."

Mason can do some pretty cool tricks!  Check out those ribs!

Scouty in her element.  This dog LOVES Mums' backyard and loves swimming!

A rare shot of all 3 kids looking at the camera!

Silly kids!

Best buddies!

Working on her tan

Little E had to miss out on the Ranger game and swimming, but looked pretty as ever while she watched the big kids play.

 

On the last day of the visit, we did some shopping at the mall and let the little kids ride the carousel.

That night we had dinner at Villa Diana in Burleson.  Lane really loves playing with his second cousins, and we were so glad we got to come in town so he could!

A Fun Weekend!

Alright...I am finally caught up to May, but it is now May 31, and I still have the whole month to re-cap!  One of these days I will be up to date again!  

The first weekend of May, the Snowden's came to Mansfield to visit and see Evin.  Tiffany and Kathy had met her, but the kids and Ryan hadn't yet.  We planned some fun things while they were here and we had a good visit.

The kids played outside the first night they came.  They get along surprisingly well!  Lane thinks Mason is really cool!

 

Mitch joined in the soccer fun!

Cousin dog-pile!

Pretty, Marley!

 

The next morning some of us ventured out to Lego Land at Grapevine Mills Mall.  Tiffany and I took the kids while the rest of the crew stayed behind with Evin, and Ryan walked around Bass Pro Shops after he dropped us off.

Ready for the 3D video!

These two weren't old enough to ride the cars, so we hung out while Mason did.  Marley was in a great mood, and Lane was mad because he couldn't ride.

There goes Mason!

Building with Legos in the Lego room

Concentration!

The little ones loved the slide as we were leaving!

Lane built a Lego car and raced it down the ramp.

Lego Dirk!

  

Marley is a huge bug lover and had a great time finding roly-polies in Mums' backyard.  She's such a cute little tomboy in these pictures, but is a girly girl the rest of the time!

 

 

That night, Kyle came in town from Austin to take Lane to the Ranger Game!  We had to wake him up from his nap so Kyle could take him, and he was in a grumpy mood.

Kyle sent me this picture--looks like he's in better spirits now!  He enjoyed a hot dog---without the meat, ice cream, and a pretzel.  He also needed to poop while they were there, which led Kyle to an unpleasant adventure!  Taking a 3 year old into a men's restroom at a baseball game is evidently not ideal!

 

Before the crew left on Sunday morning, we went to Cedar Hill State Park to take some family pictures of them with Kathy.  I took a few of Lane before we left.  They remind me of school pictures in front of a backdrop!

Everyone got in some cuddling with Evin, and then they hit the road for San Angelo!

We had a fun visit!