MIssouri Trip

Brad needed some dental work done before school started so we took an unplanned trip out to Missouri. It was so much fun for the kids to see Grandma and Grandpa Parkin's house, we haven't been there since I was pregnant with Carter because Carter wasn't able to travel with his health problems as a baby. This is Carter at the St. Luis Zoo, he got his face painted like a giraffe and loved it.
Ron took Carter and Brad fishing. They caught a couple of fish put Carter's favorite part was the worms. He loved being the worm guy and get the worms ready for the hooks.

Grandpa Parkin let Carter have a dental "check up" too. Carter loves reading the Critter books and he wanted everything that the Critter gets to do at the dentist.

Ron and Margaret have a beautiful back yard and we loved having a fire out side almost every night. We roasted hot dogs and marshmallows, This picture was a Carter two showers-and-a-bath day. He loved working hard and getting dirty.

Livy is our water baby! She loved playing in the pool and being outside so much. It was a great trip and hard to come back to reality but school started today so hopefully it will be a good year!

Summer Adventures

This summer we were busy and had a lot of fun! Carter turned three in May! Just a few days later Brad fiished his first year of law school. We then drove out to Arizona to spend some time with my family. Brad stayed for a week and then had to come back to start summer classes and work at the Texas Innocense Project. The kids and I stayed for a whole month!
We discovered Joy Land! A small, sort of creepy carnival type, but lots of fun place in Lubbock. Carter loved all the rides and was tall enough to ride every roller coaster. He is such a cute boy and loves to do stuff with his Dad!

While we were in Arizona Carter took swim lessons! He did so great and it was cute to watch. He now loves to practice in the tub!

Livy was such a tropper this summer. Just two weeks after we got back from Arizona we moved into a house, closer to Texas Tech. Hopefully being closer to the school will help us see Brad a little bit more this coming year. Just two days after we moved Livy and I flew out to Utah and Brad and Carter drove out there. We had a wonderfully family reunion with my family, and Brad's sister and brother-in-law finally got to meet the kids! I decided I love Utah! The weather was so nice and it was green and there is family there and lots of things to do!

This picture is of Carter at the Phoenix Zoo. He is such a good helper and loves to make Livy Smile! Just ten days after we got back to Texas, Brad's parents came out for a visit! We had so much fun with them!

We have just two weeks left before Brad starts his second year of law school. I am hoping that not being sickly pregnant and super tired with a new born will make for a better year. I am nervous for the year to start back up but we had a perfect summer to hopefully help get us through!