AHOY!!!!!!!!!

My little pirate! Isn't he the most fearsome guy you have ever seen?? I just love these pictures. He was a trooper for letting us take his pictures. He really "acted" up his part. My husband loves the one where Brock is chopping my throat, and then giving me a kiss. It cracks me up that he is missing some teeth.

Who is that SENORITA??

Yep, this is us! We had a Halloween party a couple of weeks ago. Trav dressed up as my "Marachi Man". Isn't he so... handsome!!?? We had a wonderful time at the party with some of our greatest friends. Not only that, we hung out with my sister and brother-in-law! They too were quite "dressed up". We always have a blast when we get together. Well, at least Trav and I do.

San Diego ZOO!

I have been so behind on my blog. I MUST get it together and get back into the swing of things. Trav, Brock and I got to go to San Diego, CA for our family vacation this summer. We had a BLAST. By far, the zoo was our absolute favorite. These are just a couple of shots that I love. The deer licking Brock was so cute. Brock kept screaming, "He LOVES me, he LOVES me"! Brock did not want to wipe off the deer's kiss all day. Then, we met Mr. Hippopotamus. He was rather "large and in charge". He really wasn't doing anything and then he saw Brock in the window and slowly made his way to give him a kiss. This I love too, because Brock kisses him and says that all the animals knew he was coming and just want to kiss him. My sweet baby boy. By the way, look at those hands trying to wrap his arms around Mr. Hippo.

RUTHLESS & TOOTHLESS!

Good LORD! I have been waiting to post this occasion for about 3 months. Maybe it has been even longer than that. Brock's tooth has been wiggling forever. The past 3 weeks we said everyday, "today is the day that puppy is coming out!" Travis begged him to let daddy tug and pull it out. Brock didn't trust him...I wouldn't either. Travis got this determined thing on his mind that he was gonna yank it and the tooth fairy was a comin'. I kept screaming at Travis..."It is HIS tooth, let him have it out the way HE wants!!!!!!!" This stupid tooth has been driving me INSANE. It has been grossing me out. Brock everyday loved to show me how it can go left and right, swing backwards and forwards and this past week, how it can twist in a full circle. It has caused serious stress from Travis chasing him trying to get it out and all the "neato moves" that the tooth can do. Anyhow, last Friday night, the fam went to our friend's, the Bennett's. I talk about Carter Bennett, all the time on previous blogs. Anyways, Mrs. Amy used to be a nurse and she DIGS this stuff. So, she loosend the tooth even more. Saturday night, we went to dinner with them again and she asked to loosen the tooth again. She got a napkin and held it, and Brock kinda pulled back and out it went! We were ALL stunned! The best part was watching Brock after the tooth came out. He closed his mouth, felt his gums with his tongue and then felt the huge gap with his fingers. He turned white as a ghost and we thought he was going to faint. He was in SHOCK! All he said was, "Oh my GOD....what do I look like?" I shouted, "HE LOST HIS BIG TOOTH!! HE LOST HIS TOOTH"! It was great! The surrounding tables started clapping and cheering him on. So, the picture you are viewing is right when we got in the car. Of course, my phone was dead and I could not take pictures while in the restaurant.

So, needless to say, the tooth fairy arrived and left a $2 bill. Brock was stoked. The darn tooth fairy forgot to take the tooth, so she was requested to return again. That fairy must have had a lot on her plate that night.

Father and Son

I received an email from my Sunday school teacher to pray for a family that I do not know. This family is the "Beasley Family". The past two days I have logged onto their webpage and I have been reading and waiting anxiously for each update. Basically, the story is, Keith and Judy are married and were expecting their first child. Keith went to his future brother-in-laws bachelor party. Keith was tired and decided to go to the vehicle while the others continued partying. Keith was on the 7th floor of the parking garage. He fell asleep on the concrete barrier for about an hour and then he lost his balance and fell to the first floor. This is all caught on video camera. Judy was contacted and flew to Austin to be with her husband. This began at the beginning of April and she delivered their first child, Brooks on May 25th. I am amazed and moved by Judy's faith and her love and trust in the Lord.

Life is so incredibly precious. You don't know what God has planned for each and every one of us. This story makes me sit back and thank Him for all of our blessings that we have in our family. First, I am so incredibly thankful that Travis and I were given our son Brock. I am thankful that we have all been healthy, loved and well taken care of . I am thankful for the laughs, giggles, frustrations, craziness of potty training, emotions from A-Z between all of us. In reading the "Beasley Blog", I hope and pray that the three of them get to experience the true craziness of a family. I have learned not to take things for granted. I love my husband Travis and my son Brock so much. I am blessed to have them. Thank you Lord.

SPIDERMEN!

I just have to blog this picture. It is by far one of my favorites of Brock and his pal Carter. These two guys together spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E!!!!!!!! They play so incredibly well, but I have to admit, as a mother, it is exhausting when the two get together. For some reason, they invent games that almost always get them in some sort of trouble. They have been in school together for the past 3 years. This is the first year the two of them are venturing off from Montessori and heading to public school. YIKES!!! Let's just say a little prayer for their new teachers.

BROCK and MITCHELL

                        


Brock amazes Travis and I all the time.  He is a VERY good athlete!  He is one of those fortunate kids that just understands sports and catches on quickly.  He is also very driven.  I'd like to say that he gets all these great athletic qualities from me, but he has a touch of them through Travis.  Haaaa....  Brock swims for the Kings River Kingfish!  He is quite a Kingfish alright.  He is one of the top swimmers for his age group.  He has made a wonderful new friend named Mitchell.  Mitchell is also an OUTSTANDING swimmer, as well.  They cheer each other on and keep track of their times and encourage one another all the time.  It is so sweet to see.  At the end of their races, they will high five each other in the water....just like Mr. Michael Phelps and his buddies.  It is precious!  Brock and his fellow teammates qualified for All Stars and Summer Champs.  His relay team placed 2nd overall for the Humble/Kingwood area.  It was INCREDIBLE and so exciting.  We are so proud of all of them!