Barbie Cake

I brought Mom's cake supplies back to Texas with me, and I was able to put them to good use this week. A friend asked me to make a Barbie cake for her daughter's birthday, and this is the final product. Overall I was very pleased with it. Now it's time to decide what Nate's birthday cake will be. Less than a month to go and my little boy will be 2!

Our newest addition

It's a swing set!

I have a feeling this newest addition to our household will get me through many LONG days at home with two kids this year. A friend's aunt was looking for a new home for it, and she found one! Needless to say, Nate loves it. His first reaction (shown above) wasn't as exciting as we thought it might be, but we thought it was worth showing anyway. We'll be adding a baby swing for Evie soon.

Since we've been home

Staying cool with the help of a spray bottle.

We arrived back in Texas Monday evening. Stephen drove most of the way while I entertained kids in the back, with the help a portable DVD player. Our best purchase ever!

After such an exhausting trip back we needed to relax by the pool. Well, Nate did anyway. We bought this pool before we left for Kentucky, but didn't bring it out until this week. We returned to temperatures over 100 in Texas, so it was much needed!

Kentucky: Round 4

As Elizabeth cleaned out her stuff, Nate found some treasures.
This hat was one of them.

Nate and Samuel's first duet.

Nate's cousin, Samuel. What a sweet smile!

A final picture all together in front of Mom's house.

We finished our "vacation" in Kentucky at Mom's house helping my sister move out. My brother and his family were able to come for a couple days and we spent one final weekend together in the house. I have to say it was much harder to leave for the last time than I expected. Elizabeth and I got to meet the family that moved in, and they said we could come back to visit anytime. I'm sure we'll take them up on that in a few years.

Kentucky: Round 3

Nate with Uncle Tim and his cousins on the gator.

With Granddad coming up the drive.

Evie with her namesake, Grandma Blan.

Nate's favorite pastime in Lewisport was riding Nana and Granddad's newest toy, a John Deere gator, or a farm buggy as his "Things That Go" book would say. Evie's favorite pastime was being in the arms of anyone that would hold her!