Oil Ranch: Part 1

With my husband being off during the week, we try to take advantage and do as MANY fun things as possible, and one of those things was Oil Ranch yesterday!

SO fun, we'll have to go back there very soon :)
I think this train ride was the highlight for the boys...they LOVED it!

No FUN day is complete without a round of mini-golf!

...yea, he may not use a club but he sure liked running around on the "greens"

Is that a PUMPKIN driving that Tractor??!!

these roosters were ALL over the place...chasing the boys and the boys were chasing them too, HILARIOUS!!

I know we're from Texas and we're suppose to know these things, but this was THE first time I'd ever seen someone milk a cow! Pathetic, I know... but as you can see,

Justin thought it was the COOLEST thing EVER!!

Can we buy a season pass?!

Yes, we (JACOB) just can't get enough of Bass Pro Shops!

I think Jacob is starting to think this place is like DisneyWorld!

This time instead of just playing in the tents, taking some time to shoot some deer at the pretend shoot out, checking out the boats, throwing pennies in the pond, looking at all of the fish, and MUCH more...we added lunch to our trip! They have a really cool restaurant

inside the store and the weather here has been more than PERFECT,

so we decided to eat lunch outside and overlook the water...so peaceful and pleasant.

Now Jacob is telling us that he wants to eat there for his birthday

and every other event imaginable!! Ha!

Little man was sad that he was unable to climb onto one of these boats with us :(

Me and my Jacob!

He said he wants THIS boat for Christmas!!!

We'll see if "Santa" can make that happen this year??

their faces are priceless! they were flipping out over all of the fish this time...especially Justin. He thought it was SO cool! We definitely have made this place a regular adventure for our family! Jacob's b-day is coming up very soon and I think he said he wanted

EVERYTHING in the store for his special day :)

"Are ya ready for some..."

T BALL??! HOME RUN...it's outta here!!! Look how he's diggin' in with those cleats!

I love watching him swing at the ball...a proud Mommy moment and I get nervous every time!
He was making sure that his foot touched the plate! HILARIOUS

Yay, Jacob!! We're in season TWO of T Ball and its off to a great start :)

Last season, Jacob thoroughly enjoyed playing in the dirt, but we're making progress because today's game was a MUCH better experience!

He went up to bat, hit the ball H-A-R-D and took off for first base!

The crowd went WILD!!!!

then he made it to home plate and gave Mommy, Daddy and MeMe a hi-five!
After the game, we headed to Subway(our little baseball players choice!)

and came home to play outside and enjoy this PERFECT weather!

a smile or laugh...

I watch these boys laugh, giggle, cry, get mad, and various other emotions, but as I think back on the FUN times we've had lately as a family, I'm not sure which expression I enjoy seeing on their faces more...the smile or the laugh? (come on, you know its not the mad or cry face!!)

Take this first pic for example...

Justin is totally smiling for his Mommy,

however big brother Jacob is TOTALLY annoyed

and that's the MOST fake smile I've EVER seen (Ha!) and this next, it seems to be that my youngest child is learning from big brother and decided to yell, "CHEESE" at Mommy and made this toothy grin!! super fake, right?!

This smile is tricky...he gets me with this one A LOT.
You think it's real and oh so sweet, BUT while you're snapping the pic, he's telling you,
"Hurry up Mom, my mouth hurts from smiling!"

Now these two pics below are definitely of the full blown, GIGGLES!
They LOVE to take all of our sheets, pillows and anything else that might be on the bed at that time, then make a HUGE pile.

They take a running start and then DIVE onto the pile

while they are laughing so hard, they almost choke!

SO, I'm not sure if I prefer watching them smile or laugh the most...hmmm, it's a hard decision?!

I guess if its not crying or getting mad at each other...

I'll take 'em both, FAKE smiling and all!!

and he's back!

Thanks to ALL of you for the kind words for Jacob while he was recovering

from his sinus infection, ear infection AND fever :(

I am happy to report that he is 100% better and FULL OF ENERGY! He spent all day yesterday resting ( OR running through the house chasing his baby brother!) ...and today we took a trip to Galveston to walk on the Strand and

enjoy this GORGEOUS fall weather we've had here the past few days!
We try to make the best of the days when Daddy is off of work, so we treated today like a weekend and had some F-U-N! Thanks to all of my blog friends again for thinking of our little man while he wasn't feeling his best, it is MUCH appreciated :)

Poor Jake!

He may not look like it in this pic, but he's been SICK :(

Woke up at 5am yesterday running 103 fever, had the chills and was sweating.

Took him to the doctor to find that he has a double ear infection AND a sinus infection...

Bless his Heart.

He has been a trooper and last night, although his fever started to spike again, he had a good attitude and was cuddlin' up with his Momma and Daddy ALL NIGHT!

He must REALLY be feeling bad, because NOTHING stops this kid!

He's full of energy 24 hours a day, non-stop! So, when you see him sick, it's SO sad.

*I'm off to make my little man pancakes and eggs-his favorite breakfast will hopefully cheer him up and get him feeling better soon!

(oh and that pic is adorable, right? He was dressing up in his fireman outfit,

gearing up for his FIREMAN birthday party that's just around the corner-

can't believe he will be FOUR YEARS OLD in a month?!)

the beginning of FALL in Texas...

It goes something like this:

a few days at the park...

and we sure had FUN, however
we MUST result back to the water...it's just TOO HOT!

Yep, they are swimming in their clothes, but WHO CARES?! We were all so sweaty after our bike ride and trip to the park yesterday that we had NO choice, but to swim in our clothes (Yep, Mommy got in too!) and cool off! Not so sure about Fall weather in Texas, but here's hoping the cooler weather gets here soon?!

Today's not so bad because we'll be watching

Houston Texans football ...INDOORS!




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thanks again for your guest post and sharing a healthy, family-friendly

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