4th of July

We spent the weekend at Possum Kingdom Lake at our friends, the McCulloch's, lake house.

The Boyd's made the trip also. Meg, baby Charles, and Chris.

Wilson and Miles Gill were the hosts for the weekend.

Charles on the boat.

And Charlie!

The boys had a fun time playing in the rain as well. (Reminded me of my camp days!)

This is also where I found out about this:

We got home early so that we could make the parades around town on Monday. Here we are at the Lake Highlands 4th of July Festival. Charlie always has a good time with his good friends, Rhodes and Drew.

And, at the Splash Park!

Such a fun weekend for everyone!

Our favorite summer spot

We have done A LOT of this:

Here:

This is our new favorite hang-out for the summer. The Kaycee Pool in Lake Highlands. Happens to be right down the street from our house. We've been on the wait-list for 3 years and FINALLY got in this summer. And, the best part is that it has an AWESOME covered babypool for Charlie... he is a big fan. And, it has this fun slide. Charlie can't get enough of it!

It's A...

BOY! Looks like Charlie is going to have a little brother in November!

The plan was for us not to find out, but Patrick wanted to know during the ultrasound. He found out last week and had it written on my birthday cake. I kind of suspected that it was a boy after watching the ultrasound on repeat for 3 days! Everyone's excited! Charlie keeps saying that he is having a sister. And I say "No, Charlie, it's a brother." He'll respond with "AND a sister." I promise, there's just one in there and the doctor promises that it is a boy... so, there ya go!

Boy or Girl?

Daddy knows, mommy doesn't. What do you think I am?

Big Boy Room

Charlie's room has looked like this for the past 2 years:


But now it looks like this:


The transition to the big boy bed went rather smoothly. It helps that cousin Cooper was already in a big bed and Charlie requested that he be like Cooper and sleep in one at his house as well. Thanks Coop! We did have to put a child lock on the the door knob to keep Charlie in his room. But, now that he knows he can't get out he pretty much just plays in his bed until we come get him!

Starting a New Chapter

Saturday marked my last day as an employee in Mesquite ISD. I started work there after graduate school and have been there for 5 years. I have gained incredible work experience, worked with wonderful teachers and mentors, and have helped countless number of kids be better communicators. Now, onto a new chapter. My plan is to work with kids in and around Lake Highlands in a private setting. I would like to go into homes and/or the child's childcare setting to do therapy. If anyone knows of any families looking for a Speech-Language Pathologist, please pass along my name! Word of mouth is really the best marketing tool.

OKC

The weekend before Memorial Day Patrick went to Charleston for a buddies bachelor party. So, Charlie and I went to OKC for the weekend. It was a fun filled weekend with a lot of parties. The kids had a blast playing together. Unfortunately, I was really bad about taking pictures, but we did manage to get this one:
The kids headed out on the town on a Friday night!