Twins

Ricky saw this CUTE set of twin fawns right outside our bedroom window one evening earlier this week!!

Port Aransas!!

We all went to Port Aransas over the weekend with Ricky's family--Pat/Mimi, Uncle Brad, and Aunt Damary. It had been two years since we had gone to the beach so the kids and I were excited...Ricky not so much, BUT he had fun once we got there just like he always does!! Pat, Brad, and Damary met us for lunch at Granny's in Lexington before we headed south. We had to make quite a few stops on the way for this preggo momma, but we were in no hurry and just enjoyed the drive there. Brad and Ricky had a fit when we saw the sign for the wait to get on the ferry...45 minutes. It really wasn't that bad and like I always tell Ricky, it just isn't the same without going on the ferry!! He will never understand. :o) We got settled in our room at La Mirage and cooked hamburgers for supper. Kalyn and Sheldon were ready to hit the beach soon after we ate so off we went to let them enjoy some waves before it got dark. It felt so good to walk in the sand!! The kids also wanted to check out the pool before going to bed so we did that and they had fun.

Saturday we woke up to a great breakfast cooked by Pat then we spent the rest of the morning playing on the beach...swimming, wading, making sand castles, collecting shells, and riding the waves on a raft. Before long it was time to head back to our room for another great meal of Pat's...taco salad. It was so good! Brad, Damary, and Pat decided to nap most of the afternoon while the rest of us watched a little TV then we headed to the pool to swim until it was time to get ready for supper. Pat joined us and we all enjoyed just taking it easy and relaxing at the pool. We all decided to go out for supper so we got dressed and went to Trout Street Bar and Grill for some seafood. The atmosphere there is always great and the kids really enjoy looking at all the yachts in the marina. After supper Ricky and I decided we needed some ice cream so we took the kids to look for an ice cream parlor and we found one that we really liked. There were lots of fun signs in there and the ice cream hit our sweet spot. The kids wanted to go back to the beach again while it was still light so Ricky and I took them and took several great pictures of them having fun on their boogie boards. Pat joined us a little later and took some pictures of her own of the sunset...beautiful! We were all exhausted and headed back to the room to get a good night's sleep.

Pancakes were on the menu for breakfast...yum!! Thank you Pat for cooking for us!! We all wanted to go back to the beach one last time before we had to check out at noon so off we went. We asked a nice gentleman to take a family picture of us then we just had fun in the waves and sand until we decided to go to the pool one last time before heading back to the room to pack up. After showering and packing up the cars, we went to eat lunch at Jay's Seafood and Spaghetti Works. YUM!! We weren't quite ready to leave the island after lunch so we went on a dolphin watch cruise which was so much fun. We were able to see a lot of dolphins and the kids had a blast. There was a tank in the middle of the boat for the kids to play with different sealife animals...shells, crabs, baby lobster, etc. It was really neat. After our cruise we went our separate ways and we took the kids to one souvenir store to get their picture taken inside the great shark's mouth then bought us all t-shirts and toys for the kids before heading home. The wait for the ferry wasn't near as long as it was when we arrived on Friday so that made Ricky happy. We all had a GREAT time and can't wait to go back in 3 weeks with my family. Let the countdown begin!!! :o)

Almost 25 weeks

Happy Birthday Daddy/Granden!!

We hope your day is WONDERFUL and we love you so much!!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Father's Day!!

Thank you Daddy for being such a blessing in my life! Words cannot express the love and gratitude I have as your daughter. Happy Father's Day!!

Kalyn and Sheldon are so blessed to have you in their lives, Ricky!! I am so glad God brought you into their lives to help me raise them...thank you for loving them as your own. I cannot wait for Ryder to get here so he can be part of that blessing as well!!

Cambry is 3!

Happy Birthday Cambry!

Kalyn, Sheldon, and I all enjoyed spending the day with with you at Rainforest Cafe then the Zoo!! We love you sweet girl!

Osbourn Reunion

Our annual Osbourn reunion was held on the Llano River over the weekend. Besides being H-O-T, we all enjoyed being together as a big family. Fried fish with all the fixin's were served on Friday evening and the Osbourn BBQ for lunch on Saturday. We had chopped BBQ sandwiches and homemade ice cream for supper...YUMMY!! Ricky and I bought an used travel trailer a few weeks ago so we had so much fun using it for the first time at the river. Colten slept with Sheldon both nights and the kids enjoyed playing in it during the hot periods of the day. Swimming at the slab was one of the high points of the weekend...the water felt sooo good! We also reserved a couple hours at the city pool just for our family on Saturday evening and it was a BLAST!!!! Our whole family seemed to fill up the pool...crazy!! I think someone counted 65 of us there! We had out traditional church service on Sunday morning with one of the Osbourn twins (I can NEVER tell who is who!!) leading the singing and Duery giving us a short lesson. God has blessed us with a close knit family and we all love to be together when we can. I know it means a lot to my grandfather to see all his children, grandchildren, nephews and nieces together at one time. He is currently the oldest living relative at 89 years old...God is so good!

Catchin' up with GREAT friends!!

Bonnie, Mason, and Jenna came over yesterday afternoon to spend some time with us and catch up. We both have been so busy that we haven't spent much time together so it was really nice to see them. We swam most of the afternoon and just visited. The kids had a blast and I loved just chatting with Bonnie...love you guys!!

Summer Schedule and Lincoln Logs

Kalyn and Sheldon have really surprised me so far. I was fully prepared for lots and lots of fighting and arguing now that school is out. I got my summer schedule ready for them and told myself I wasn't going to lose my patience the first few days. Kalyn and Sheldon have always liked having a schedule during the summer so they were excited when I posted it early last Wednesday morning. The schedule helps us to actually watch the amount of time we watch TV, play video games, not eat too much in between meals, etc. It is also a GREAT incentive to use for punishment...all I have to do is mention losing some swimming time and they're right back on track. Love it!! They have been playing different things and really enjoying each other's company. One thing they have really enjoyed playing with the last few days are Sheldon's Lincoln Logs. In fact, last Friday they were in his room most of the day just playing with those!! Pappa and Nanna, I bet y'all love hearing this since those logs all came from you!! :o)

Hard at work

Back in April we sold part of our land so we have been working on our new driveway and entrance. Ricky used the gravel from his mom's driveway and site where she had her house before she moved to the city. We were so thankful to be able to use it and have more than enough. Thanks Pat! A couple weekends ago Ricky recruited a few guys from church and his cousin David to help build the entrance out of pipe. I am so excited about it...it looks great so far!! A big thanks to everyone who had helped in some way...giving us pipe, mixing concrete, welding the pipes together, etc, etc. Ricky has been working on the side rails in the evenings this week and David plans to come out on Saturday to do more welding for us. Can't wait to see the finished product!!

The new driveway in progress...

Jason mixin' concrete for the posts

1st post is up!

David, Oscar, and Steven takin' a break

Ricky workin' way up high

makin' progress slowly...

and the top beam is up...David welding

lookin' good guys!!

view from the front

Ricky welding the side rails

Stay tuned for more updates coming soon...I hope!! :o)