Fathers and Sons

 

Max's first snake encounter.  Yes, it's a copperhead.  No, it's not alive.  It had to be punished for creeping too close to the Fathers and Sons camp out, so a few of the other dads cornered it under a rock and cut off it's head.  Not bad for Max's first camping experience, huh?

Mallory's 8th birthday

Mallory had a blast at her spa-themed birthday party.  They had manicures, pedicures, facials, and made bath salts.  After the cake and presents they played "7-11" which was very loud and chaotic, as to be expected. 

Easter and a whole bunch of stuff that happened a long time ago

Mallory was a lioness at her school play.  She got to have a speaking part which she performed with great panache.

I had a lot of fun fixing up Mallory's hair for her baptism pictures.  If you are hoping for the professional pictures, sorry, but they're under copyright and we didn't get any pictures at her baptism.  Grandmas and aunts, let me know if you'd like some prints, and I'll send them in the mail. 

The above three pictures were taken at the amazing 7 acre wood.  It's a little more than a park, and a little less than a zoo which makes it just right in my book!

The Bishop's Palace in Galveston for our anniversary trip!  We did historic home tours the first day and Schlitterbahn (a big indoor water park) the second day.  Basically, stuff that is way cooler without kids. Sorry kids.  I fear that with little effort I could turn into a history geek, I enjoyed the tours so much.  

This goose was very aggressive and I had to chase him away a few times after he tried to nip at Holly's fingers.