A VERY long post

Well, Summer is in full swing and we have been busy! I know shocking....busy but having a blast! We finally got to play with our Quad friends......
Here we are.....7 children and 2 mommies.
Brooks, Reese and Sloane have been taking swim lessons. I thought these goggles might help with the swimming. They are not the best for keeping water out but they sure make a fashion statement!
Brooks...

Sloane...the water bug!

After each swim lesson, Brooks, Reese and Sloane wrap up in their robes and I take them through the drive-thru at Chick-Fil-A for dinner!

The Trio LOVES to swim! I take them to the gym with me when I workout. One day, Sloane, Brooks and Reese discovered the pool at the gym and were very upset that I would not take them swimming! Here they are chanting "swimming Mommy...swimming!"

This summer, I signed up for a program called Kids Bowl Free. Each child can bowl 2 games a day Monday - Friday every week! We have been twice...so much fun! As soon as Brooks, Reese and Sloane got the system down...(and they learned to take turns instead of all throwing a bowling ball down the alley while Mommy had to go and retrieve them....) they had a blast! I could almost sit back and read a magazine....ha ha ha...almost!

Sloane, Brooks and Reese....my little bowlers.

Brooks rolling the ball.....

He bowled a STRIKE! Yea!!

Taking a break after my Strike...

Sloane and Reese striking a pose!

Some of our close friends (Tanya and John) threw a 1st birthday party for their son Jack Henry! Tanya and John are one set of god parents to the Trio....they helped us out quite a bit when the babies were first born. Here are Sloane, Brooks and Reese at the birthday party:

On Saturdays, we usually do something fun with Daddy (aka.. Steve)

Here we are out for lunch at Blue Goose Mexican....Brooks LOVES sour cream....he eats it with a spoon!

Eddie Coker happened to be in town for a free concert, and we got to meet him and sing with him. Here are Sloane and Brooks with Eddie:

One of my close friends, Melanie, met us at the Eddie Coker concert. She has twin girls: Madison and Sydney.

One Sunday evening, we decided to take Brooks, Reese and Sloane to a Rough Rider baseball game. Before the game, I caught Brooks wearing a pair of my shoes:

Sloane looking out onto the field....

Before the game, Sloane was asking to be in an animal sound contest on the field. Guess which animal?

Sloane on the field....she was the youngest child in the contest!

Me and the love of my life....

The Trio watching the game!

Our family after a fun night of baseball!!

The day after the baseball game, I took Brooks, Reese and Sloane to swim at our friends' house (Rebel and Philip). They have an amazing pool with waterfalls, etc.

After swimming, Brooks found a hat and decided to model...

We have been busy!

What a busy yet fun summer we are already having with our family! So much going on...and yet Brooks, Reese and Sloane NO LONGER take naps! Yikes! Long days in the Hickey House...

A friend of ours had a 4oth birthday party at his house. There was craw fish, cake and...oh yes margaritas! Needless to say, several people were in the pool by the end of the evening...including me and Steve...
Here we are....yes with our clothes on...fun!
This was before the "pool time"....Steve and I with our friends Buck and Lisa. Buck and I went to high school together and now we hang out with our spouses and our children.

The girls really seem to enjoy their bikinis. Here's Sloane striking a pose! Steve saw this picture and told me from now on he needs to approve of any swim suits for the girls....already the protective Dad!

Sloane and Reese...

Sloane with my best friend's son, Jack Henry. Maybe she will be like her Mommy and marry a younger man.....future romance?

I have been trying to work with Brooks, Reese and Sloane on a few skills before they begin preschool in the Fall. They already know all of their letter and letter sounds as well as a few numbers. Here's Brooks attempting to write his name. He is not really excited as you can tell...

Reese working on her numbers...

Sloane wrote her name all by herself! So proud!

Sloane working on hand writing...

Sadly, it is already hot in Texas! So I took Brooks, Reese and Sloane to a local splash park to cool off....

I love this picture of the girls...

Lunch!

We love to splash!!

Another bikini picture!
A friend of mine from high school (Kristin) is getting married and I was able to get away for a girls' weekend to a spa in Austin. Here we are after a relaxing day at the spa...just before dinner.

This trip was the FIRST time I had been away from Brooks, Reese and Sloane since they were born! I actually enjoyed myself and had just enough time away to feel refreshed and ready to come home to my babies!

Summer fun has begun!

It is not even the month of June and we have already been busy having fun outdoors. Last weekend, we went swimming for the 1st time since last summer. Brooks, Reese and Sloane did not waste any time jumping into the water.
Reese was not as anxious at the other two.... Sloane LOVES the water!

Brooks...

The trio also liked the fountain!

This week, I took the trio out to Grisham Farm. They have an incredible variety of animals to view and touch, as well as animals to feed. Here are Reese and Sloane sitting outside of the barn:

Sloane...

Feeding the sheep and goats!

The animals were jumping on the fence! Sloane was not afraid...

Lizard!

Bearded Dragon...

The trio could not wait for the next animal to come out!

Baby pig....

We have been spending the days outside playing on our new playground and splashing with our water tables. I captured Sloane striking a pose!

My girls...