OK this is us sitting in the dark in a hotel room in Tyler TX waiting for Layla to fall asleep so that we can turn on the tv. We will be up here until Aug 8th visiting Shannon's parents so stay tuned for more pics soon.

The Great State of Texas

Today we took the kids to our state capitol. For them the coolest part was standing in the center and screaming.....WOW does it ECHO!!! Layla did stand in the very center and look up at the star. Today's visit to the state capitol was symobolic for our family I believe after all we have been through legally to become a family. We promise to continue as a family to be a voice for children and other families in our legal system as God calls us to!

Austin Zoo

We visited the Austin Zoo on Monday. It is a small non-profit zoo that takes in rescue animals only. You can read more about their rescue efforts at www.austinzoo.org
Noah made good friends with a goat and Layla loved the peacock. When we were leaving Layla told us we should get a chicken, a goat, a snake, and a tiger for our house.

Round Rock

We arrived at Terry & Sharron's on Sunday afternoon. We have been having a great time playing and visitng. The first night Terry turned the backyard into a waterpark for us! YEA, that was fun! Their backyard has a great swingset that has been so much fun for us to play on too.

Swimsuit Models :) ........

Luke and Layla had fun splashing around, these two are not camera shy! :) That is Noah going down the slide and making a splash in the pool. He was happy to finally get a turn in the pool. The "models" were called to another location!

Painting & Pool Day

While we were in San Antonio we decided to get out the paints and splash in the pool! What fun we had. Luke, Layla, & Noah painted their hand prints on pillow cases and then decorated them as they wanted. We hung a sheet on the fence and they painted that as well. It was so much fun as you can see!

Build- A -Bear

Thursday afternoon we decided to go Build A Bear together. This was the first time for Layla, Luke, and Noah to build a bear. Needless to say it was quite an adventure. Layla built a pink & white bear named "Star". Noah "built" (with lots of help from Mommy and the nice lady who works at the store) a black bear named "Big Boy". Layla very proudly named Noah's bear for him. Luke built a scruffy dog that he named "Dooey". (Cassidy is not real sure of the spelling or the name) Let's just say we had fun and we definitely made some memories! :)