having lots of fun...

Our week started with a baby shower for my cousin at my house... Then on Tuesday, we watched Landon for the day instead of him going with Mommy to work and he sure had fun! They did the new waterslide that we bought, played in the bunk beds and lots of basketball, football and baseball! These three had a good time :) and thankfully they included baby brother!

Wednesday, we kept little Jillian...is she not precious? She was perfect and I think she liked the attention from the boys! Look at her with that football!!

Thursday the boys played dress up and went on a "hunt" for deer and alligators!!

...and they also watched a movie and I looked over to find Justin trying to immitate Jacob! HILARIOUS! Justin takes a binky, but as he watched big brother suckin' his thumb, he thought he'd give it a try too! I caught him in the act...

So, as you can see we've been keeping busy and having lots of fun this summer...hope you are too!!!

Batter Up!

It's that time again...and yes, we're in our second, summer season! Our first game was last night and the Tigers played a great game! Lots of hussle and teamwork!

Isn't that what tball is all about??!
Jacob LOVES to hit the ball, run the bases and slide into home...HOWEVER, we're still working on fielding-he just doesn't care! He made a great play last night, but other than that, he'd rather stand there, play with his glove throughout the inning and get back to batting!!! Ha! Guess we'll work on that this season!!!
As for baby brother, Justin. He enjoys the games because he gets tons of snacks(junk food, mostly) and lots of attention from the team cheerleaders and families! He totally soaks up the attention and at practice last week, he thought he was a player on the team...running the bases, fielding the ball and even playing catch! Guess we have another tball player in the near future??!

Where have we been?!

...doing things like this!!! ...and this!
and MUCH more! We have been soaking up the 100 degree weather with lots of water play, swimming, sliding, tball and more! We have been visiting with family and friends.
Staying busy, that's for sure!

Hope you are all doing well too!!!

Run By The Bay 2011

Run By The Bay was today and although my hubby and I were suppose to run the 5K race together, plans suddenly changed...

Our babysitter, my mom in law was taking care of our niece-who was sick, running fever, therefore our boys could NOT be exposed and they came along with us. Our first plan was to get our packets and just go home and run, BUT then Jacob decided he'd run in my place in his FIRST, EVER KIDS 1K RACE!!!
He warmed up with the Mayor of the City and other participants. He did stretches and took pictures...He finished and did GREAT! I ran with him most of the way, but toward the end he took off, told me he was going to WIN, he raced passed about three kiddos before reaching the finish line! We were all screaming and I grabbed him, picked him up and told him I was SOOO proud of him :) He said he loved it and wants to do another one, tomorrow! Ha! He wants new, faster running shoes too-says his are too heavy! Ha! Now I think we've got him hooked!

...and then 15min. later, it was my hubby's turn to race-that pic is right before he crossed the finish line! He finished 10th overall, think there was about 400 runners! His time was 23:27! His personal PR! So proud of how far he's come in just over a year. He's living proof that it's never too late to change YOUR life! So proud of him!

...so I didn't get to race this morning, but I came home and hit the track! Ran about 4.5 miles in 47 minutes! It was already 90 degrees out there :( Ughhh, SO hot and humid! But I fought through it and am proud of myself for having my own race after the big race!

I guess you can say today was a great race day for all of us! Even little man, Justin ran all over the place waiting for Daddy to finish, so guess he got a workout too! He kept pouring the water on his head and breathing in and out like he was racing...totally needed my video camera! Ha!





**If you wanna see our before pictures and see how far we've come, click below...

Marissa

Brandon

Rockin' Out!

I guess I can't get mad that he knows how to dance...afterall, I've been dancing and playing music throughout the house since he was in my tummy! And now, when he knows he's driving me crazy...he'll grab the iPod, turn it up and "ROCK OUT"! hahaha, that's what he calls it! and just when I think I'm gonna lose my mind, I bust out into laughter at this kid...I mean, look at him?! He's hilarious! And what song was he ROCKIN' OUT to? "Down on Me"-50 Cent

Ahhh he's just like his Momma!!!

Yesterday, I was trying to workout in the living room-changed it up and did a video, and he jumped on the mat with me doing jumping jacks, push ups, mountain climbers...HILARIOUS!!!

busy weekend in the SUN!

Summer is definitely here in Texas! In full force!

100+ degree temps and lots of sunshine= a weekend at the beach and in the pool!

It started off with a trip to the beach and ended with a celebration for my mom-in-law's birthday at their house swimming in the pool All.Day.Long! Whew, we're exhausted but it sure was fun :)

Welcome to McClellen Speedway!

START YOUR ENGINES...

Our boys would stay outside and never come in...EVER! I'm serious.
So, the day starts off with-
breakfast,
going outside,
lunch,
going outside
and then MORE going outside or should I say, STAYING OUTSIDE!
They never want to come in. And it's (hopefully) not that our house is terrible, it's because they love the outdoors and they love to do THIS...

I know for a fact that Jacob could not steer these cars when he was 2, but Justin has been driving them for about 4 months! It's hilarious. He will steer, reverse, off-road, bump his brother...all of it! He thinks he's so tough, especially when he's able to snag big bro's 4-wheeler!

So, at the end of each and every day, we take the chargers out, plug them in and take baths...as we prepare for yet another day of the races at McClellen Speedway!!!
Oh and because of this...my poor hubby's grass is toast! It's like flattened, dead grass but he's over it now that he sees how much fun they're having!