ICE, ICE, Baby!

On Saturday, November 16th my parents and sister, Skye, took the boys to Grapevine for a weekend of fun.  All morning and afternoon they attended a cousin's birthday party at Great Wolf Lodge.  They, of course, loved every minute of it.  That evening they toured ICE! at the Gaylord Texan.  We have been before, but the theme is different each year, plus it is just so beautiful that you can't pass it up when you get the chance to go.  Anna got to meet up with the gang at Grapevine, too.  This made Layton very happy!  Anna is the apple of Layton's eye...she is just about 15 years older than him!

Face painting at the hotel on Sunday morning.  Layton has a shark swimming into his mouth.

 Bass Pro Shop

Layton's 7th Birthday

Layton turned 7 on August 15th.  He wanted a Lego birthday cake.  So, I had a local lady make me a Lego block cake then we used Layton's mini-figurines to hold the candles.  He loved it!

We just had an easy family get together, but Layton had a blast!

My boys love it when my dad "cheeses" like a dog!

Both boys wanted an X-Box 360, so Kade had an early birthday.

It seems just like yesterday that Layton was born.  He is growing up so fast and has the cutest, funniest personality.  He is a joy!

Playa Del Carmen, Mexico - Day 4

Swimming with dolphins has always been on my "bucket list."  Well, I got to cross it off on Day 4.  This was an amazing experience!  Even Clint, who I figured wouldn't even do it, loved it.  The boys thought it was the neatest thing ever, too.

Clint is probably going to kill me for putting this picture on here, but the dolphin fin does kind of freak you eat. All you can think of is Jaws!

Here are two dolphins pushing on the bottom of our feet so that we sail through the water.  So cool!

Kade, Babers & Layton

Our plan was to get our Christmas card pictures in Mexico, but we were so tired from swimming with the dolphins that we got a late start and of course no one can smile at the same time.  There are some cutes ones, though.

Babers & Skye

We had a blast in Mexico and made so many memories that we will treasure a lifetime!