Monday, July 21, 2014

So Tyler turned 16... you know that THAT means!

Yes, my baby boy is 16 now and has a license to drive.  He had been saving for a truck and we kept telling him to keep saving and he'd be able to afford something, but he didn't believe us.  So Johnny brought this truck home and we kept it from Tyler all weekend.  It was a big surprise and absolutely worth it!
 Those are R2D2 socks he's rocking, by the way...
Here's the video of us pulling into the driveway when he first sees the truck.  (We had a little girl with us that we were babysitting, and you might hear Hayden talking to her.  We have no new addition to tell you about.)

VACATION!!!

Summer vacation time.  We cleared all the kids busy schedules, and we both took off for a week to just hang out in Dallas and then visit Kelly and Treasa in Hallsville.  We had adventure, fun, sun and relaxation.  Everything you could ask for!
 First day.... Texas Rangers versus the Houston Astros.  Sad sad game....
BUT... the all you can eat seats made it a little bit better.  And our family got our money's worth!!
Day two was a big surprise for the kids at  IFly Frisco Indoor Skydiving.
 Don't they look precious?  The pictures aren't great.  It was tricky to get pictures, but they each flew twice in the indoor skydiving tunnel.  The air pushes your body up and you literally fly.  The instructor keeps you from getting too far up, but on the final flight, you both are pushed up high into the tower.  The kids and Johnny said it was a blast.  And you know, someone had to stay on the ground and take pictures.  :)
 Tyler
 Aerin 
 Hayden
and Johnny
 That evening we made plans to eat at Gas Monkey Bar N Grill.  We are big fans of the Gas Monkey Garage tv show, and we really enjoyed the restaurant.  The food was out of this world!  Not a run of the mill burger joint.  It was definitely worth the trip!

The rest of the week, we hung out at Johnny's brother, Kelly's place.  Their home is beautiful and we got to hang out with Grandma and Alyssa too.  Kelly has a gorgeous pontoon boat, and he told us to go out and enjoy... and so we did!  These are all pictures from the Lake O' the Pines.  So beautiful!!



 Grandma was such a trooper.  She's probably still sore!