TCU game and Labor Day Weekend

It is always nice to have an extra day with Steve on the weekends. The only plans we had were to attend the TCU game in the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium. The morning of the game, Steve and the girls set up the Barbies on the kitchen table.
We called this the "Barbie Convention". I did not realize until I looked at this picture that Brooks stuck in his "soldier" so he could be in the picture too.


That afternoon, we headed out with our friends Tanya and John.
Steve and I just before the game...look how close we were able to park!

Go Frogs!

Inside the stadium

The size of this stadium is unbelievable. We were overwhelmed for about the 1st hour just trying to take in the sights.

The jumbo tron screen and the opening in the roof

Here come the TCU Horned Frogs!

My friend Tanya and I after the game. She and I attended TCU together and have known each other for 20 plus years! She is also one of the godmothers to Brooks, Reese and Sloane.

TCU won the game against Oregon State 30 - 21!

Destin Family Vacation...finally!

Things have been so busy this summer I have not had time to blog!

From swimming, to dance camp to vacation Bible school and splash parks, Brooks, Reese and Sloane have had a full social calendar.

Steve was promoted to a new position at work, so we have not had as much time to spend with him due to his long work hours. We were very happy to finally have a week together away as a family.

This year, we drove to Destin, Florida. There were some concerns that the beaches would be affected by the oil spill...but to our surprise the beach was perfect!

This was our first trip to the beach with Brooks, Reese and Sloane so we were excited to see how they would react to the sand and ocean. The first words out of their mouths were "Squishy; tickles; lots of giggles about sand in between toes or toes disappearing in the sand.

Here is a picture just after Brooks, Reese and Sloane stepped onto the beach for the first time:

Digging and exploring in the sand

Reese building a sand castle

Sloane, Brooks and Reese

Reese striking a pose

Chillin' on the beach

We fed some seagulls...and what do you know, one of them pooped on me!

Off to dinner after a day on the beach

Sloane, Brooks and Reese

Sitting at the bar with Daddy....3 root beers please!

Beach!

Sloane has such fair skin...we had to slather her in sunscreen several times

Brooks

I had to have some crab legs while we were in Florida....they were amazing!

Brooks has my skin tone....TAN!

My little beach bum

Drinks!

Loving on Daddy

Feeding the seagulls! Sloane loved them

Sisters

Sibling love!

My favorite night out! We ate at Harry T's Lighthouse on the Harbor Walk. I love the sunset.

I love my little man!

Sand and sun!

Our family

Swimming in the ocean!

Sand!

Our last day on the beach, Brooks fell asleep on Steve's chest...so sweet!

The view from our condo

What an amazing family vacation! Brooks, Reese and Sloane played in the sand, swam in the ocean, fed seagulls and looked for seashells and crabs .

Dress up and Eddie Coker concert!

Brooks, Reese and Sloane have been very busy this summer! One of the newest things they like to do is play dress up.

Reese wearing her princess earrings and "clippity clops" (shoes)

Reese

Princess Sloane

Brooks, Reese and Sloane now have "big kid" beds. Brooks has his own "boy room" and Sloane and Reese share a room. The girls have become even closer now that they share a room.

I captured this picture one night while they were sleeping.

On this particular morning, the girls wore they their ballerina skirts over their Dora PJ's. Sloane told me "the princesses are ready for breakfast".

Computer time!

Sometimes, I get to go shopping with just 1 child! On this day, it was Reese's turn to go...

Of course, she suckered me into buying this Jessie doll from Toy Story 3 (Sloane and Brooks also received toys that day).

Splash park!

Playing with our friends Madison and Sydney Davis.

The girls have wanted me to paint their toes for quite some time. I finally sat them down to paint and Brooks decided to get in on the action. He wanted pink toes like Mommy.

Eddie Coker was in Dallas again performing a free concert. Brooks, Reese and Sloane love his songs and sing them in the car. Here they are with Eddie before the show.

Brooks and Sloane on stage with Eddie.