just what we needed! we got a different cabin than we had before, unexpectedly and it was great as ever. these little ones know how to have fun. maximilian you wanted to keep up so badly and you really did. you are the only one at this age to willingly jump, splash and float along. we enjoyed late nights and eating almost every meal outside. you all make me want to go back again. you’re the best family to vacation with. now we say goodbye to 2020 summer. we definitely made the best of it!
vacation
daddy thirty -three {let’s go camping!}
we surprised daddy with a wolverine party, a huge spicy hamburger and tons of legos to build for his birthday this year.
what would we do without him! so grateful for another birthday with him and all the new adventures we take together. we left the following weekend for a birthday in a cabin in new mexico. it was a great break from the intense heat in west texas. we also just loved getting away from the norm too! it was so much fun and so good for all of us to enjoy new scenery together.
happy birthday
{and any more!! as samuel says 🤗}
xxoo
the ol’ frio trip { summer 2017 }
so with the extra far move away from best friends last summer, we made the best of a mini vacation. there’s no reason for them to travel all the way here to us. so we figured out a way to both get a mini vacation with traveling about the same distance. and we actually did it! we headed down to concan for a three night stay. there was lots of sunshine, lots of splashing and of course lots of fun with our babies 🙂
we enjoyed every bit of it! we already want to go back. so happy these crazy kids actually got to know each other.
{funny, i don’t remember playing babies with this many baby dolls 🤔😂😍}
great friends to make great memories with!
xxoo
thanksgiving 2016
so we didnt have many pictures to document this great holiday. we headed out and spent the weekend with kindle’s extended family. the boys got to shoot guns, play outside and catch a football game. mama got some much needed time with her sister. we have so much to be thankful for. this weekend together was wonderful.
more miles on the new ride but of course more memories made. we love our road trips as much as we love our family! 🙂
xxoo
a little weekend get away…
since we are so out west now and not much is close by… we took an adventure as a family, a little get away. a five hour get away but it was so much fun!
from a fancy restaurant for three little kids the first night to little and big hikes around town. the kids loved their first taste of “camping” as they called it. it was so not camping but if thats what the kids want to call it, we go with it 🙂 we hope to make it back out there again sometime! you kids are up for any kind of adventure these days!
xxoo
wrapping up summer 2016
the month of july was the busiest month this year by far. we ended our summer with saying goodbye to our favorite parish priest. oh my goodness father justin, if he only knew how much he was missed. we headed out for vacation bible school with the cousins. we had a surprise visit from mamas sister. we bought our first suburban and had a birthday to remember for granny. oh yes, and after all of it was over we made a move further out to west texas.
it was so. extremely. exhausting. but the memories were totally worth it. so very thankful for all the blessings this summer, seen and unseen. i look forward to a new fall season ahead. we have a new house and our very first school year to start!
xxoo
birthday girl get away…
anna kate, on your actual birthday, you woke up at gramps and grannys house and we celebrated with donuts before our cousins headed back home and we headed out for one more day of vacation.
we stopped in fredericksburg to enjoy some family time and relax before our big move. we all enjoyed some pool time and a yummy dinner. you barely made it past dinner time and the boys each bought you a gift on main street 🙂 these gifts coudn’t have been more perfect for you.
what a fun day we had together! we hope your year ahead is full of adventure and lots more love!
xxoo
relax…
it’s only thirty-three people in one beach house for one whole week…..
what could possibly happen? a lot actually. a few birthday celebrations, an anniversary, a graduation party, a gender reveal and of course just fun late nights and lazy afternoons on the beach. w a r n i n g … this post is mainly pictures {which most of my posts are 🙂 } but this one is extreme. because so many memories were made in this house and we tried our best to capture it all when we weren’t too sandy or holding babies…
it was simply the best.
xxoo
first of many…
what a great get away we had! southern california was so good to us. we visited with family, had a night out and just enjoyed the sites and our time together so much! anna kate you were a trooper on the flight and learned a few new tricks this week. clapping your hands and waving hi to everyone, you had people just squealing over you and no it wasn’t just me and daddy. jack you loved the beach so much! the first visit was a lot to take in but then you fell in love. samuel, you and sand were love at first site. you even poured a handful on your head. just for fun. crazy kids… you were excellent travelers which excites mama and daddy for many more future adventures ahead!
{our week in southern california… best told in pictures}
{nothing better than freshly bathed babes}
i would say our first family of five vacation was a success!
xxoo
until next time…
a weekend get away
for the boys…
and just for us girls…
anna kate you don’t look that thrilled… but i think you were pretty happy to meet your aunt and two of your other cousins!
the flight there wasn’t as easy as when your big brothers were babies on flights. i think it got to your ears a little bit more. plus, i’m learning that you are just really a girl and you don’t want to miss a thing.
people are so helpful and friendly when you have a baby in tow…
we got to chad and mendy’s late that evening. you had a great nights rest and were ready for a brand new day the next morning. you enjoyed meeting some of your fur cousins and they wanted to get to know everything about you! mainly your toys 🙂
uncle chad’s let you sit on his bike… a real biker babe you are.
(thank goodness you did not spit up}
we had such a great time on this trip it was just the get away we needed. a time to stop and enjoy some of our family that we miss so much and just regroup before the holidays. dana and i wish so bad that we could make this a tradition. we are so glad we got this chance!
we enjoyed a day of shopping and meeting santa and a rather yummy southern dinner.
{grainy selfie to prove what a great party girl you are}
later that evening we all watched elf together 🙂
{happy sunday}
we enjoyed a “little” bike ride and chad let me play photographer that day for his family.
a big thank you to chad and mendy for being such great hosts, as always! it was such a great visit. of course it was so hard to leave their house not knowing the next time we will make it up there. we are already looking forward to seeing them again during our summer vacation. as for this little traveler…
you are such a happy baby. we all want pictures with you….
but i think you enjoy them solo 🙂
“ready for take off mama!”
xxoo