July

July has been busy. We have been making short trips lots of places. And while I've been taking lots of pictures, I haven't really had a chance to post them. So I will be try my best to catch up over the next week or so. And as we start back to work tomorrow and we'll be heading out of town again this weekend we'll see what happens. To start off here are a few of the twins (and friend) at horse camp.

4th of July

Over the last couple of years our 4th has been pretty routine. We normally eat a hamburger/hotdog and go to the city fireworks show. But the last two years have been a little different. Last 4th of July Jessica and I (and the dog) ran a small fireworks stand outside of Slaton, Tx. It was a totally unique experience, Jessica blogged about it here http://hoping-to-fall.blogspot.com/2008/07/fireworks.html. This year we declined another chance to sell small explosives and went to the metroplex to watch a Ranger's game at the Ballpark in Arlington, and fireworks. We had several friends come and it was a great time. I took a few pictures at the game but tried not to miss the entire game doing it. So here are a few of the game, the fireworks afterward, and our outstanding babysitter who sacrificied her evening to watch Cate while we were at the game. Cate did get to see fireworks; she seemed interested but probably no more so than one of her ceiling fans.

Mexico

Over the last several summers Jessica and I have had the chance to go some to great places. And I thought summer time might be a good time to post a few of my favorite pictures from some of these trips. Here are some from a trip to the Yucatan Peninsula, this a little place called Xpu Ha.

A Little More Sam

Ashlee has had a chance to see all the photo's so I thought I'd put just a few more up of Sam. And this gives Dustin a chance to see a few up in KY while he's not unpacking.

Cate in the Morning

I haven't taken any candid pictures of Cate in awhile, so I took quite a few the other day. First thing in the morning seems to be Cate's favorite time of day. She is usually very happy, she talks and smiles alot. She's generally very content. I was on my way to work earlier this week and on my way out the door I took a few of her in this state while being held by her Mom. They are a little on the dark side, the only light coming in was from the front door and I avoid using a flash when I'm taking pictures of her up close. But they show what she's like in the mornings.

Later that same day Jessica decided to give Cate a bath, so I took a few pictures of that. Those turned out really well, we had quite a few good ones. Jessica is going to post some of those soon on her blog so you should check over there.

Happy Birthday Sam

Yesterday was an early first birthday for Sam. He got to take his first swipe at birthday cake and presents. I'm putting up a couple from the party and a few we took afterwards, I'll try to save anymore until Ashlee gets to look at them.

4X400 relay

This was the second race Jaylen competed in. I was able to get a seat fairly close to the finish line for this race which I was excited about. Unfourtanately as the race progressed more and more race officials started standing around in my line of sight, I was a little frustrated. Next year I will have to try to sneak onto the field. It was a great race and the team from Hamlin pushed past Canadian to finish third.