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!

San Angelo Rodeo

I was so excited to take Lane to the San Angelo Rodeo the last weekend of February!  He had been to the stock show and loved it, so I figured he'd love the actual rodeo.  All of the Snowdens were planning on going and Tiffany was able to get us some tickets for a great price.  My cousin is the principal at Wall ISD and the Hawks Girls Basketball team made it to the State Tourney in Austin, so they weren't able to come after all.  We ended up switching places for the weekend...we went to San Angelo and they came to Austin!  We were sad to miss them, but Mom, Lane, Kathy and I went ahead and went Thursday night to see the show!

My mom gave Lane an early birthday gift for him to wear that night.  A new cowboy belt with a real belt buckle!  It was also "Tough Enough to Wear Pink Night" in honor of breast cancer awareness, so he wore a light pink button up with the rest of his western gear.  He looked adorable!

Excited for the show to begin

An attempt at a shot with Mums and Kathy.  They turned out kinda dark.  :(

Taking it all in.  His favorite parts were the bull riding and the girls precision riding team called the San Angelo Ambassadors.

He lost interest here and there, which is typical Lane.  For a while he was only interested in playing with his lasso, rather than watching the events.  All in all I think he really enjoyed it, though!

A few pics with Mommy!

 

Sitting with Mums

The rest of our trip was spent playing at Kathy's, doing a little shopping, watching a movie, and playing at the park.  The weather was really pretty on Saturday so it was nice to play outside!

Lane loved this digging contraption.  He called it his excavator.

Goofy guy

The three amigos!  Lane, Kathy, Mums

Climbed a tree for a few photos!

Allllmost 4 years old!!!

Nice and comfy, watching a movie before bed!

We had a fun trip and headed back to Austin on a CHILLY Sunday.  Thanks, Kathy for having us!

Mom ended up following us to Austin and getting to stay 2 nights with us before going back to Mansfield.  While she was there she was kind enough to help me clean and organize ALOT of my house.  We went through a bunch of junk, got rid of some items, and put away lots of things that needed a place to be stored.  As always, she helped with laundry and house clean-up, which is always nice!  Especially with a new baby on the way!

Mom took this cute picture of Lane and Scout.

Reading a book before bed.  Lane had started feeling poorly and developed a nasty cough!  I told him to "look sick" here.  haha!

Saying goodbye to Mums on Tuesday.  Both dogs were desperate to come along!  Finley was desperate to get away from Scout, and Scout was desperate to come enjoy Mums' big backyard!

Big smiles until she got in her car to drive off.  Then Lane started with the alligator tears.  This boy hates goodbyes!