Finally...

OK...so, it's been hard for me to blog this summer! Being out of town half the time and moving are good excuses, right?
Here's a few pics from our trip to Breck...
Snow & flowers...such a fun combo

The fishing was good!

The whole fam. did a 14 mile downhill ride. It was big fun and so beautiful!!!


Free loaders...

Breckenridge has an awesome 4th of July parade! The whole town gets involved. It's so fun and patriotic!
Uncle Jeff teaches Brooke how to look desperate (and cute) to get more candy!

We also got to spend a few days in Texas which is always a good thing!!! Here's a few highlights. The kids got to play with cousins Abigail and Colin. A funny story while we were staying with my aunt & uncle...my aunt set out sleeping bags for the kids to sleep in. When Brooke was sleepy and ready for bed, she said, "I'm ready to sleep in my ZIPLOCK bag!" It was pretty funny!
Bryce was pumped about checking out the new Cowboys stadium. It's massive!

We were also thrilled to be able to go to my niece's 1st birthday party!

The girl knows whats good!

Two big nights for B

Bryce's baseball team got to participate in the Naturals Field of Dreams tonight. They got to go out on the field with the team before the game, and then they stood by the player with the position that they played during the national anthem. It was pretty neat!


Night before last, Bryce lost tooth #2. It came out while he was brushing his teeth, so I had to learn how to be a plumber and find it in the drain. I'm just glad I didn't have to pull it!

Catching up...

I knew I had been a blogging slacker, but I didn't realize it had been 3 weeks since my last post until I saw the new feature on the Slaughter's blog that lets you know when your last post was! Our summer's started off fun...and busy. We spent almost 2weeks in Louisiana with Brad. Not much to do in New Iberia, but we had a blast being together as a family. The kids have tried their best to be in the pool every single day. After trying to work with Brooke in the pool for 2 years now and getting nowhere, she decided on her own while we were in Louisiana that going under water was OK; she also figured out how to swim...on her own, of course. She'll do things no other way!

Over the weekend we went to Biloxi, Mississippi and had fun at the beach. The condition of the beach was pretty good...better than Texas (although someone told me that they brought in all the white sand that Katrina wiped out...from Texas of all places???). The city is still trying to recover and rebuild from the storm.


We made our 2nd annual Father's Day trip to Bass Pro in a different state. We haven't really planned for it to work out that way, but it's fun to take Brad to one of his favorite places on his special day...wonder what state it will be next year???

So, now it's time to pack...UGGGH! Too bad that's becoming an annual event too. This time I'm finally letting go of the sorority sweatshirts I've been hanging onto for over a decade...not sure why. We wore them SO BIG then!!!

"Where are we going?"

We had an awesome Memorial Day weekend with Aunt Erica and cousins Braden & Caden. We did a LOT on their 1st trip to NWA, and I'm titling this post in honor of my precious nephew who must have asked me 1 million times..."Where are we going?" as he eagerly anticipated our next new and exciting adventure!


We went to a Naturals game Friday night. They played the Midland Rockhounds; Bryce wanted to shake things up a bit by wearing his old Rockhounds baseball jersey. The Naturals lost, but we had a blast! They did an awesome job designing that stadium - very kid friendly! The fireworks were awesome too...even though it was 11pm when they started and Brooke was scared to death!!!

Saturday we went to the Gentry Wildlife Safari and had a blast interacting with all the animals. The boys got brave with a boa!



Windows UP, Erica!!!

Sunday we went hiking at Devil's Den. What an adventure! It was very hot, and it started raining halfway through the hike! We definitely could have used our husband's help as we treked with 4 kids in and out of caves, and up and down steep (and slippery) rocks, but it was a fun and scenic adventure...something you can't do in Waco, TX!

Under Armour boys!!!

And sadly...back to the airport. What a fun weekend!!!

Happy Mother's Day!

Mother's Day was tough this year with Brad traveling. The kids tried their best to be sweet but a full day of being sweet is tough for them!

Worship & Arts Kids Night

Yeah! I'm so proud of me for getting these videos on here!

What is worship?


Jesus Loves Me (bear with me on this one...the best shot of both kids together is at the end)

Weekend in Texas

Jeff's concert - so awesome!!!

We love Uncle Jimmy!

We took a trip to the Dallas Arboretum with Aunt Susan.

For Spring in Texas, it was quite chilly!

Our lil' glamour girl!