Welcome Emma Rylee Goldstein

Our friends Robyn and Brian welcomed a baby girl on June 28th. Baby Emma weighed 6 pounds 13 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long. She arrived a month early but is doing great - check out the new family pic!

Backyard Makeover Week 2

Lots of progress in the backyard this week! The retaining wall is completely installed and the stone bench is finished. Also, take a look and see if you can find the berm...you can't (can you tell I'm happy about that?!?) The grade of our yard has been raised almost a foot higher. We now have a nice, flat play surface - it makes it look so much bigger. Lastly, the turf is being installed this week and next. It's hard to believe it's fake grass because it looks SO real.

Houston Children's Museum

We spent 2 days at the Children's Museum last week. It was SO fun and a perfect escape from the 100 degree Houston weather. There was a special room just for "tots" (under 3 years) and Colin and cousin Charlotte thought it was the best!

Colin took a new friend on a drive.

Letty gets hugs from Charlotte.

Cousins playing together!

Beware of Ants

When you pick the perfect spot for the baby pool, be sure to check for ants in the surrounding area. I sat right down in a pile and it literally set fire to my leg. Unfortunately this is what happens when you get ants in your pants...OUCH!!!

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day Beebsey!!! I love you soooooooo much! xoxo

Ahhhhh Summer

Hope you are staying cool and having a good one!

Birthdays

I've realized that having kids means that you go back to having/attending birthday parties. Now that we are getting into our 30's (sounds crazy even as I type that number) we typically don't celebrate a birthday with a big party: themed invitations, cake and ice cream, balloons, party favors, etc. Honestly, I kinda missed the festivities, but I had grown accustomed to having a few close friends over for dinner, and a glass (or bottle) of wine was just as tasty as a slice of sheet cake.

Well not anymore - bring on the party planners and the sugar high of another year gone by. We have attended some of the most fun birthday parties recently. Colin's friends are the coolest (keep in mind they are all between the ages of 0-2)! We have been to parties with petting zoos, parties with bounce houses, parties with pools, parties with the ice cream truck and parties with petting zoos, swimming pools AND the ice cream truck. Talk about raising the bar from my childhood "decorate your bike and ride it around the neighborhood" party. These days, that party theme would get a blank stare from a bunch of kids waiting for the circus to show up and paint not only their faces but the whole town. haha

Well I enjoyed my bike party, and I'm sure Colin will enjoy whatever we do no matter the scale of the celebration. All joking aside, we have been having a lot of fun and my mind is spinning with ideas for how to plan Colin's second birthday party. It's coming up in August so stay tuned! BTW, these picture were taken by the "professional photographer" hired at the last party we attended. ;)