July 2021

July 4, 2021

Caleb doesn't take naps anymore, but occasionally we'll find him asleep in the afternoon if he sits still for too long! Haha. This afternoon there was a thunderstorm, so Caleb put on "head phones" aka ear protection so that he couldn't hear the thunder (he doesn't like loud noises). He quickly fell asleep!

We had some friends over for a BBQ and then we all went to the city fireworks together. We had a great night! The park where we sit for the best view of the fireworks has live music, yard games and is close to a swimming spot on the Comal River. It is always very hot and very humid on the 4th of July, so the couple of hours we spend at the park before the fireworks can be dreaded, but we had a great time!

The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays! I love the fireworks! I miss being able to do them in front of our house, but the city fireworks are pretty amazing! And we had such fabulous company this year!

July 5, 2021

This year has been extra rainy. So much so that I installed an outdoor shower in the back yard so we could wash all the mud off before they come inside. Caleb only needs a quarter sized puddle of mud and he is covered from head to toe. It seems that Emma loves the mud as well...

July 9, 2021

Emma loves to put food on her chin and then say, "Ho Ho Ho! Santa!" I think its super cute, so here's a few short videos of it...sometimes she'll put it on her chin and then say "Mess!"

July 14, 2021

I took the boys to one of the Summer Movies today, we had a great time!

July 21, 2021

Grandpa and Grandma Eggett came into town yesterday, so we got to bring them to the summer movies today!

July 23, 2021

One of my kids favorite things to do when Grandpa and Grandma Eggett are in town is to "go to the restaurant with chocolate-chip pancakes!" We had a great breakfast at Denny's today!

My parents and I went to Costco while Ammon stayed home with the kids. They had a dance party while we were gone and here are some of the highlights:

Later Ammon and I got to go on an overnight getaway while Grandpa and Grandma stayed with the kids. It's been a long time since we've gotten to get away for a night (Sept 2019), and the last time, we took Emma with us because she was so little. This was our first time leaving all 4 kids home over night! We headed to Austin where we went to the Texas State Art Museum. Then we went to a restaurant overlooking Lake Travis. The restaurant is located in a little strip mall with a few other stores. Our favorite little store was a boutique full of artsy stuff. Ammon and I agreed that we liked the art store more than the art museum! haha

July 24, 2021

The next morning we went exploring and found a fun creek that people were swimming in. We'll have to bring the kids to Bull Creek sometime, they'd love it!

July 25, 2021

Emma loves to try on shoes...

Grandpa brought one of the kids' favorite books...The Book With No Pictures. I'm pretty sure they read it every day and couldn't stop laughing the whole time it was being read, and for hours afterwards they were quoting the book!

July 26, 2021

On Monday, Conner and Isaac started VBS. Grandpa and Grandma would do a special activity in the morning with Caleb and Emma, and then in the afternoon after VBS was over, they would do something special with Conner and Isaac. This worked out so well! 

Today, Caleb and Emma got to ride the train at Landa Park and play on the playground.

Today, Caleb lucked out and got invited to go with the big boys in the afternoon to go bowling.

July 27, 2021

VBS - We carpooled with one of Conner's neighborhood friends from school. They were in the same group, which was a lot of fun!

Both in the morning with the little two, and in the afternoon with the older two, Grandpa and Grandma took the kids to Animal World Zoo. It was a hot day, but they still had fun!

July 28, 2021

Grandpa and Grandma got to go to the Children's Museum twice today. They had a great times with the littles in the morning and the bigs in the afternoon!