This and That = Random Pictures

 Well, we have one week behind us, so we thought it would be fun to make a countdown. (Daddy is in Canada for 3 weeks)

 One of his Kiwi Crate activities for this month 

 Impromptu lunch date with this cutie before my doctor's appointment. 

 Working hard while we wait on our food

Showing off his haircut and the flower (aka weed) he found.

VBS- Kingdom Rocks!

Last week we had Vacation Bible School at our church. This was the 3rd year for Elijah to attend and for me volunteer. This year I was the pre-school craft coordinator, as well as the teacher. Elijah started the week off sick but starting feeling better to really enjoy the last 3 days. Then Wednesday night I started to feel bad too. But we hung in there and finished the week & had fun. What a great experience to see our son learning about standing strong for Jesus!

 The 3 blonds coloring the castle in their room

(Brayden, Elijah, and Gavin) 

Enjoying some of the games 

 Being silly during snack time 

 Showing off his knight's mask... kinda of creepy to me :)

 Would love to know what they are talking about

 What a blessing to see this many kids learning to "stand strong" for Jesus

 Elijah and Gavin at the end of a fun week 

 Elijah helping me bring the castles from the classroom to the stage. 

Jacob (another friend) & Elijah helping us clean up at the end of VBS

Great teamwork!

Interview with Elijah at 4 Years, 8 Months

• What is your favorite color? Red and Pink
• What is your favorite food? Mac & cheese, cheese, and pickles
• What is your favorite TV show? Jake and the Neverland and Pirates
• What do you like about yourself? I am a nice kid to you
• What do you like about your Dad? He is sweet & smart and he does the snake & helicopter balloons with me
• What do you like about me? You are sweet, give me my bath, and put me to bed
• What is your favorite thing to do at Disney World? Ride the Barnstormer
• What do you like about Papaw? He is nice, plays with me, and does lots of other things with me.
• What do you like about Nana? She is sweet and pretty & loves her darling (meaning Elijah)
• What do you like about Grandma? She is nice an pretty
• What do you like about Granddaddy? He is nice
• What do you like to do at the house? Pretend cook and play Wii bowling
• Where does Daddy work? Downtown Houston at KBR
• What did Mommy do before I starting staying home with you? Teach
• What is  your favorite thing to do in the game room? Play air hockey even when Daddy wins
• Who are your friends? Conner, Kendall, Gavin, Kade, Brayden, and Luke
• What do you like to do outside? Plant flowers, do things in the garden, and pretend to cut the grass
• How would you describe your Daddy? Handsome and smart (I agree)
• How would you describe me? Very pretty, sweet, and thoughtful (this made me really smile!)

Anniversary Get-a-Way: Day 2

The next morning we all slept in and it was so nice! We were at the river when it opened. We had planned on only staying a few hours and then leave to explore the historic downtown of Grapevine. But instead we stayed at the river for 6 hours because we were having so much fun (especially Elijah). Not a bad way at all to spend our anniversary "day". 

 

 We had a wonderful dinner that night at the resort. 

 Our 2013 anniversary picture

Twenty three years and what a journey it has been!

Note: Most married couples wouldn't necessarily desire their child/children to go with them on their anniversary trips/get-a-ways. But we had 19 anniversaries with just the two of us. So, when we had Elijah it was our desire for him to be a part of the celebrations from then on. Or until he thinks it isn't cool to hang out with his parents. :)

Anniversary Get-a-Way: Day 1

A tradition that Byron and I started when we got married was to not celebrate our anniversary in a same city/town for the first 25 years. So, to keep this tradition going, we went to Gaylord Texan for our 23rd anniversary. Normally, our anniversary trip is a week, but since we had gone to Disney World in May, we decided to just get away for a few days. 

This picture, as well as the ones below, is the view we had from our room.

We were lucky that our room was ready when we arrived, so we changed and went to the lazy river. 

Elijah LOVED the lazy river! We spent 4 hours there the first day.

 Ran into this cowboy when we returned to the resort

 Heading out for dinner the first night.

 Elijah still likes flowers

It was a wonderful first day :)