Ten...

Matthew and I celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary last week, and I can't believe how fast a decade has gone by.  So in honor of 10 years, here are 10 things I love about Matthew:

*He voluntarily passes up chances to play golf on a regular basis, to instead go on bike rides or go swimming with the kids and me.

*He can fold laundry like lightening!  Seriously folks, he can have four loads put away in 15 minutes or less.

*He keeps our yard looking great.

*He plays baseball in the yard with Mason even when it feels like 130 degrees outside.

*He listens to my ideas, and many times obliges me, even if it means giving up his own way.  

*He unloads the dishwasher for me when I'm not looking, simply because he knows it's not my favorite thing to do.

*He dances with Ellie and Mollie in the living room, even though dancing is not his forte.

*He provides for our family so I can stay home with our kids.  He is a hard worker and gives 110% at his job every day.

*He seldom complains when I get stuck in a rut and make the same things for dinner over and over. 

*He always makes an effort to find ways to make me feel loved.

Happy Anniversary, Matthew!!



Mollie's Crawlies...

None of my babies have ever been able to resist crawling through this space under the coffee table.  Mollie discovered she could do this a few days ago, and it's been a fun challenge for her ever since:

"Mommy, are you watching this?" 

I'm pretty sure at this point she's starting to wonder if this was a bad idea:  

Ahhh...success!!! 



Summertime...

Three weeks into Mason's summer break, and I have yet to hear the words "Mom, I'm bored" come out of his mouth.   I can credit this to Ellie, who makes a good little playmate and sidekick for a boy who spends his days making up games and playing pretend.  She loves to join in on whatever activity he is working on, and most of the time, he likes this.  Here is a game the two of them came up with the other day.  They took turns giving each other rides up and down the hallway on top of the Cozy Coupe:

 

Mollie became interested in their game, and did her very best to keep up with the car.

She only seemed to get in the way though, so Mason made this sign to hang on the wall in the area she was crawling.  I guess he thought it would make a good reminder for them to watch out for her:

 

 (Notice how he even highlighted the yellow flashing "yield" light.  And I love the stick figure of the crawling baby.)

Here is another game they've been playing.  I'm still not sure what it is, but it occupies them for a long time. They look like two peas in a pod:

 

Poor Mollie, she always tries to get in on their games, but because she moves so much slower, she usually shows up about the time they're moving on to something else:

We All Scream For Ice Cream...

Last week my friend Kelly and her boys invited the kids and me on a day trip to the Blue Bell Creamery in Brenham.  The kids had never been, and I hadn't been since I went there on a field trip in the 3rd grade.  We weren't allowed to take pictures during the tour, but I got a few of the kids before and afterward.

Mason's favorite dessert:

The kids had fun seeing how the ice cream is made and packaged, but I think their favorite part was the Blue Bell ice cream given at the end of the tour:

Note to self:  Mollie is most definitely not interested in this cold stuff...we'll give her a few more months. :)