A Post of Random Lost Summer Pictures

Some long, lost summer pics that never got posted.....

First family trip to the Veloway

Friends at the pool...

Friends at the lake....

End of summer lemonade stand...

Swimming at the Mackeys, and the boys pulled Maggie in....she did not like it....

Boys playing...

Cash monkeying around...

Popsicles on the porch with friends...

Eli took his first limo ride for his friend Will's birthday party,,,

Sleeping with Beanie Boos....

 Look who we saw on the Zilker Zephyr!!!

 And improptu trip to Barton Springs, made for one of my favorite days of the summer!

 Followed by pizza from the trailer outside.

When Your Uncle Gets A Fishing Boat

My Uncle Jimmy recently bought an old fishing boat and had been fixing it up for the last few weeks. His boys are grown, and don't care so much for fishing, so you can imagine his excitement to take my boys out on his boat for its first voyage! And the boys were equally excited!
Eli was so very concerned that he would not be able to fish/cast with his cast, so for the days leading up to our planned fishing trip, he practiced casting in the cul-de-sac to make sure he could make it work.
On Labor Day morning, bright and early we headed out to the lake.

The morning started out a little slow, with a few little perch and other little fish.

But then things started to pick up with a catfish, some trout, a few stripped bass, and some sunfish!

It was a great morning on Lake Austin! The boys had a blast.

Can I Paint My Nails Too?

Yes, yes you can!
When you have all boys and they want to do something girly, always say YES!
He chose a different color for each toe. And I can say that just as much went on his skin as his nails, but we both had fun. And boy, do I love this kid.

Another Broken Bone

Last Tuesday night Blaine and I were going to Back to School Night for Eli, so we dropped the boys off with some good friends to play while we went up to the school. 

When we went to pick them up, Eli was sitting on the couch but I figured he was just tired since he had been up since before 5am. When we got there Scott and Carrie told us he had hurt himself but that they figured he was OK.....and we thought so too. The boys had been going "parkour" and he flew over the back of the couch.

He was guarding his arm that night and wouldn't use it, but sometimes kids can be dramatic. We decided we would reevaluate in them morning. So the next morning he said he hurt worse. I wasn't convinced that it was that bad. So I made him go to school and gave his teacher a heads up when I dropped him off that I was not sure if he was playing it up or really injured and let her know that I would probably pick him up if I could get him an appointment. 

The doctor was able to fit us in so Cash and I went to get Eli from school. We were all joking in the room being silly. I told Eli there was a good chance it was just bruised and the pain would just go away with time so be prepared for the doctor to say that. Then he asked if he had to go back to school---it was only 10:30am so I told him that if he got a cast he did not have to go back---all the while thinking that there was no way he was leaving with a cast!

Then the doctor came in with the x-ray. Explained what he saw and asked Eli if he had chosen his cast color!?!?!? Boy, was I wrong. Broken bone above the elbow.

So we left with a light blue cast and some lollipops.  After texting Blaine the above pictures (he was at work) to let him know how the appointment went, we went to the store to get the first signature from Pop!

We are about two weeks in right now and Eli is beyond ready for it to come off. But all in all, he is being such a trooper!

First Day of School Pictures