Wordless Wednesday

Chubby cheeks and I hate the glare in the glasses. 

"What is she doing?!"

Walker's First Camping Trip

Walker went on his first family "camping" trip. My family calls camping, staying in a cabin and cooking on the BBQ pit. A total shock to R when he first went camping with us. I, myself, have really camped before and we plan to camp with Walker later in life. Right now our little ball of energy needs air condition and a place to take a bath.

We stay at this great place when I spent most of summers growing up. Walker's Auntie A and I would get dropped off at my grandparent's house and we would spend a week going to Schlitterbahn and The Summit. I'm so excited to break Walker in and begin making our own family memories there. It's a great campsite with a lot of amenities.

We drove up on a Thursday and  of course had to make the most important stop first; Buccee's!

Crappy picture but look how cute he is!

We went to Gruene for dinner. Gruene River Grill is super delicious. I love the town of Gruene.

Walker, Adam, Isabella and Aunt Sissy.

"I'm teething"

After dinner we walked around the streets of Gruene and stopped for ice cream in the General Store.

Who's watching these kids?!

Cute!

"Uhm, I'm getting off now."

Pretty typical picture. Isabella in charge and controlling the boys. 

Wild Walker!

He wants his own picture!

Brothers!

The Emerys

He hates hats.

We spent the rest of our trip as a family at The Summit. We did a lot of swimming and hanging out on the porch.

Walker and his flotation device.

"Put the sunscreen on me. Don't miss a spot"

Flotation device and snack holder!

A lot of cousin time was spent playing and making memories.

Hugs!

What a rascal!

Raiding the fridge

A camping trip is never complete without the making of s'mores.

The perfect s'more

He loves the marshmallow part. 

Tasting for goodness!

A second bite to make sure.

Approved!

My sister and I wanted some sister time to watch tv and left Nana in charge of the kids. She claimed Walker kept trying to walk off the stairs and put him inside with us. He was very, very sad.

Look at that face! Poor baby! 

 So we decided to go outside and found the other two kids at their cabin playing alone. Great job watching the kids, Mom!

No supervision! 

Walker and I have been catching up on our rest the past two days. He woke up Monday morning very sad that he wasn't able to walk outside and play with his cousins. He cried and cried and cried.

We already have plans to head back to The Summit late summer and we can't wait. We all miss being in the Hill Country. 

Last One

All done. 

Isabella's Recital

I'm so proud of my niece Isabella. This year has been such a big year for her. She has grown and matured into this little girl. She finished her last year of preschool and is preparing this summer to start Kindergarten. The time has gone too fast. 

Tonight we gathered to watch Izzy show what she has learned in her past year of dance. 

Cousins sharing a seat. 

Sisters and their boys.

"Excuse me sir, there's no eating allowed in the auditorium".  Maybe if the woman behind us would have broke the rules , her baby would have been happy and not screaming the whole time. 

Ladybug Boogie

I love my Iz. She was my baby before I had a baby. We have a very unique bond. I watched her for first nine months and enjoyed every minute. She is just like me in so many ways. God knew what he was doing when he gave Izzy to my sister and with my personality.

I'm so proud of her and so proud that I'm her Aunt Yay Yay. I take my job as her aunt very seriously. I never take it for granted and know that to be an aunt is way more than just the title. I promise to always love you just as much as I have always loved you. I promise to be there when you need me and even when you don't think you do, I'll be there too. I love you so much Isabella Jaye, and I promise to be the best aunt to you. You make me proud.