4.17.2011

Papa & Grandma for a whole WEEK!

Papa Ed and Grandma Marcia came into town for a whole week!
We were so excited to have them!


Papa goes to a lot of conferences and always picks up little toys for the kids


This toucan didn't last long with Sophie's new teeth,
But she really liked it while she had it!

Papa read to Ethan almost every night


They have a great time together

Sophie is 7 months old now


We love her so much


One night we found a baby possum in our back yard
I had never seen a real one before and
Daniel asked me "What kind of backyard animals we have in Alaska?"
"Moose, or Bear" I said. :)


AT THE PARK
Grandma planned a picnic at a park so we could hang out with one of her old friends


Ethan had a great time


He showed off all his skills for Grandma


He decided to sit in the middle after trying
to push it with the big kids and fell down
Learning hopskotch


Loves the swings


Sophie loves them too!


It was hot that day
Drank lots of water

Papa started cooking dinner


Samuel playing soccor


Grandma and her friend


Ethan helping with the grill


"Mom, I'm hungry. Can I please eat something?"


My kids. :)


After dinner it started to cool off a bit and
Sophie fell asleep in the swing


TICKLE MAN!


Tickle Man vs. Ethan


Ethan fights back


But Tickle Man is trickey


I think Ethan gets caught on purpose sometimes. :)


Tickle Man turns into Gentle Papa with Sophie


She sees Samuel


She loves the attention


Papa loves giving it to her


MORGAN'S WONDERLAND!

Sophie is excited to ride the jeep! 

Ethan and Papa coming around the bend


Johnson boys at the water table


Ethan looking for fish


Playing with the water gun


It was cooler by the water

We tried to catch some fish
but it took too long for a toddler's attention span. :)

The slides and play areas were fun!

Everyone climbed around

They go to play with a green screen
Daniel had on a green shirt and almost disappeared completely


They had some play horses to ride!


Everyone took turns


Go Ethan Go!


Grandma and Sophie playing with images projected on the floor

This is Ethan's pouty face
He wanted to go on the carousel one more time

I'm a sucker for the pouty face
So they went

He rode all by himself!

THE WEDDING!!


Grandma got Ethan a new suit!


He ran around most of the time, good thing it was outside!


Samuel so handsome in his suit


What a cute couple!!


Ethan had an accident and had to change clothes
Here he is all worn out from a long day


Here we are heading out just minutes before Ethan has a huge meltdown
He cried all the way to the car and zonked out on our way back to San Antonio

Thank you so much for coming Papa and Grandma!
We love you!

To the Zoo!

This is our first trip back to the Zoo since before Sopie was born
We missed it!


First we get some gas
What a gentleman, pumping my gas for me. :)

Driving downtown

We get to the Zoo and check our map

Sophie is having a great time


On our way to the Tiny Tot area


We really like this little beach area
Lots of things to climb on


The water is perfect, it was getting hot


Sophie fell asleep, it was her nap time


Ethan zonked out as soon as he got in his car seat
What a fun day!

Happy Birthday Samuel!

We like to do small family parties
They are fun and make great memories
Happy 15th Birthday Samuel!
He's really excited to get his permit soon


Lighting the cake!


He got some of his favorite foods,
some things he needed for school, and Cool stuff for his iTouch


And a present from his mom!


Ethan dug right into the cake!


He didn't even need a fork :)

Family Trip: Denton and Fort Worth

We took a drive up to Denton, about 5 hours  north of us to see where Daniel went to high school at UT in a dual credit program there. We got to see his host family, the Turners, and they were soo much fun!


Ethan  in the car waiting to go to the Turners


Sis. Turner holding Sophie


Ethan LOVED! the Turner's back yard!

They invited us over for a family party
We felt at home
Ethan got a wheel barrow ride
Bro. Turner's poor back. :)

The whole family!!!

Reading stories before bed time in the hotel room

On our way home we went through
Fort Worth!

Had some yummy brisket at Riskey's
That's a balloon horse on Ethan's head
They had a resident clown making them for the diners

Ethan rode a few of these
They were all over the place

The Long Horns waiting to jaunt through town

They are huge!
Each of them has a name

Ethan got tired of his hat

Every afternoon these dozen long horns are driven down the street for everyone to see
It's done to re-live the great cattle drives of the American West

They were huge!

Horse                                           Long Horn
The cow is bigger!!

Ethan got to talk to one of the cowboys and meet his horse.
We recommend it to anyone! Forth worth was a lot of fun!

Playin' Outside

One of our favorite parts of the day is in the afternoon or evening when I know Daniel will be home soon. I take the little ones outside to play "I spy with my little eye..." until D pulls up. Then we play a bit in the yard. Since it's one of my favorites I thought I'd capture it.

playing tag for a while

Here's my three year old, growing so fast!


And my cutie, isn't she great!

DADDY'S HOME!!