A little vacation

We decided to take the kids to Fiesta Texas for a little weekend getaway. We stayed with Justin's sister, brother in law and their kids for the weekend. Kate and Brody had a blast playing with their 3 cousins-all boys. On Saturday, we got to Fiesta when the gates opened at 10:30. We went straight to the kid section where we rode a ton of rides. Kate kept saying, she wanted to go on a really high roller coaster, I don't think she realizes how high they really are. After lunch, we decided it was time to hit the water park. All 5 kids loved it!! It was perfect for them. By 4:30 we were all getting tired and ready to go. Brody, who takes afternoon naps everyday, went the whole weekend without on and did great. He never had a melt down. He also did great on the drive up and back in his underwear. He didn't have any accidents in the car or at Fiesta.

Potty Trained

Brody is officially potty trained. He has been in underwear the past two weeks and has only had one accident. The only time he wears a diaper is at night but the last month or so it has been dry every morning. He will tell us most of the time if he needs to go but I still ask him every 30 minutes or so. It's so nice not having to change diapers anymore.

Summer of movies

This summer we have gone to the movies ALOT. We have seen Madagascar 3, Brave and Ice Age 3. Out of the 3 the kids like Madagascar 3 the best. Brave, had a couple of scary parts in it, the three little brothers were the best part of the movie and Ice Age 3 was just okay. Brody, is great at the movies, for the most part he sits in his own seat, until the last 20 minutes or so when he wants to sit with me. I am glad he is at the age where he can sit through the a movie because now we can go as a whole family.

The Lion King

I bought Kate and I tickets to see The Lion King back in Feburary and have been patiently waiting for July. I love musicals, and would go all the time if I could. I thought it would be a nice mother-daughter date to do with Kate. We started the morning off by going to church, followed by lunch and then went to see the show. It was great!! Kate and I both loved the music and when the animals came down the aisles. It was a special day, that I hope she will remember when she gets older and I can't wait to take her to more shows.

4th of July

For the 4th we went swimming at our neighbors house. They have a little boy that is a little older than Brody and all three love playing together. We grilled hot dogs for lunch and had a fabulous dinner that included brisket, beans, potato salad and rum cake for dessert. It's hard to believe that it is already July!

Party

We had a "Justin's Alive" party on Saturday to say thank you to everyone that came to the hospital, called, texted, brought us food, etc. We had about 25 people come and it was a great time. I made a ton of appetizers and margarita's, which were all gone by the end of the night. Several friends brought their kids to play with Kate and Brody, which they loved. We are so fortunate to have such an amazing  group of friends! I had wanted to take a lot of pictures but was too busy talking and drinking :)