My little cutie

How cute is Miss Molly!  I'm finally getting better at doing pig tails.  Molly is 16 months in this picture.

The Beach

We went with my mother-in-law to Galveston this past weekend.  Here are some pictures from the beach.  The kids had such a good time.  We also went to Moody Gardens-the Aquarium and the Rainforest, but I'll post about those later. 

Tyler's Fireman 5th Birthday Party

Tyler's 5th birthday party was a fireman party.  His friends met us at a fire station for a tour.  When they arrived, we had fire hats them.  The tour was interesting and I think everyone had a good time.

This is Tyler and his best friend, Kyle

 After the fire station, we went to the park across the street for lunch.  We had a chicken nuggets platter from Chick-fil-a, chips, fruit, and drinks.  The kids had fun playing too.

 Next, was the pinata.  Tyler was so excited about this. 

 Under the cover, it was pretty breezy, so the candle would not stay lit.  Tyler pretended to blow it out.

At home, he couldn't wait to open his presents.   He got lots of Lego's, even Power Ranger Lego's, and some books. 

Thanks to everyone for coming to Tyler's party.  He had a blast!

Molly is walking!!

My two readers

I started reading to Tyler and Molly when they were still baby babies.  I remember one time Scott asking me why I was reading to Tyler because he was probably only 3 months old.  I wanted them to love reading and they do.  This is a picture of  Tyler reading when he was about Molly's age-15 or 16 months.  And then there are some of Molly.  It's funny how they both like to sit in the glider and look at books.

This is how Molly signs book to me.  She claps her hands together like this.  Sometimes she'll open them for book.

Nashville: Part 2

While in Nashville, Scott and I were able to get away 1/2 the day and the whole night!! It was fabulous!  We went zip lining and had a blast.  That evening we went out to dinner and it was so nice to be able to have a conversation without being interrupted by kids. 

Friday morning we went to the Country Music Hall of Fame.  Then we had lunch at Bro's Cajun Cuisine.  I had to this place on Drive Ins, Diners & Dives.  The cajun food was good and we ate way too much.

 That afternoon, we drove around Nashville some and found another fun park for the kids to play at. 

 

Friday night, Scott and I got to go out again (thank you Mom and Dad) and we went to the Grand Ole Opry show.  It was very cool!  There were several performers there, but the most popular were Craig Morgan, Jimmy Wayne, Little Jimmy Dickens, and Crystal Gayle.

Saturday we flew home, while my parents drove home.  It was such a fun vacation and we were able to see and do so many things without it feeling rushed.

Nashville: Part 1

When we first arrived in Nashville, after we got settled at the house, we went mini-putting.  This was Tyler's first time and I honestly thought we'd have to get after him to be careful, not to hit the ball too hard and far, but he did great!  He has so much fun and even made two hole in ones.  It was me and Scott against my parents and I'm sorry to say, my parents won.  Scott having to rescue my ball from the water probably didn't help us.  My dad beat us on all individual scores.  Molly was a good sport since she had to be handed off from person to person the whole time, it was hot, and she was getting hungry.

I'm sure my dad will hate that I included this picture, but it's him with the kids so I love it.  Tyler and Molly had so much fun with him and my mom.  Here they are first thing one morning watching Up.

 We went to the Gaylord Opryland Hotel.  It was amazing!  It was beautiful with gardens, waterfalls, even a little river going through it and you could ride a boat around it.  There were tons of restaurants and shops too.

Here we are outside the Grand Ole Opry

My parents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The tour of the Grand Ole Opry was pretty neat.  Scott and I probably enjoyed it more since we're big country music fans.  We got to see where the "stars" come in, their dressing rooms, their fan mailboxes, the wall of Grand Ole Opry members, and go on stage.

This is us in the green room-where the singers wait till they go on

 

 We also went to Centennial Park downtown to see the replica of the Parthenon.  It was masssive!

 There was a big open area when the guys played some frisbee.  Tyler's been big into frisbee lately and he had a new frisbee form the Children's Museum in Indy, so he had to play!