What a catch!

Yesterday, Ryan, Charlie and I headed to "the country" to meet Mimi and Poppa. I grew up going to "the country" (our property in Navasota)and have many, many memories there! In my younger days we spent lots of time there with aunts, uncles, and cousins, playing, fishing, swimming, hunting, etc...I remember lots of Easter's spent hunting eggs, we spent summers swimming in the tanks, we spent winters gathered around bonfires. It is a known fact, however, from Nov 1st-Jan 1st that it is "boys only territory"! During hunting season, no girls allowed! I have lots of wonderful memories in the country and I am glad Ryan and Charlie will get to create their own memories there too.
Charlie loves it there. He loves exploring the trailer and admiring all of the deer, bobcats, and other stuffed treasures that decorate the walls. He also loves the cows that roam and likes to moo at them and talk to them. Yesterday we brought Charlie's fishing pole and headed down to the tank to see if he could catch his first fish! He was thrilled. Charlie and Poppa have been practicing his casting and he was ready. He beamed as he threw out his fishing line and we all cheered him on. Ryan also brought his pole and my two boys fishing together was an adorable sight! After a couple of casts, Ryan felt a tug on his line. He called Charlie over to reel it in! Out of the water popped a sunfish, flopping around and Charlie's face was priceless! He was proud and Mommy was picture happy!!! Charlie, Ryan and Poppa continued to catch lots of little sunfish, even from Charlie's cute spider man pole. It was a successful and memorable trip! And Charlie, like any other true fisherman...is already telling tall tales of his HUGE fish he caught!

Life's a Beach

I know, it’s been a while since my last post! We have been staying busy with our day to day routine…and playing as much as we can on the weekends! Charlie’s favorite activities have included slip and slides, pools, riding bikes/tractors, playing catch, washing the cars, snow cones, popsicles, and ice cream cones! Aaahhh the life of a three year old!
We did recently experience a first…Charlie’s first real trip to the beach! Last year Ryan and I took Charlie to “Palm Beach” at Moody Gardens…which in my opinion, was no beach! It was a white sand, man-made (over crowded) swimming pool. Charlie has never been to the “real” beach before. So on a recent visit to Paw Paw and Gee’s house, we decided it was time! We headed out to Surfside and parked right on the beach.
And the verdict is in….Charlie LOVED IT. I wasn’t sure how well he would like it considering he was the only kid, it was hot, and we forgot beach toys. He didn’t know the difference, I guess. He played with cups in the sand, built sand castles, collected shells, had a picnic on the beach, splashed in the waves and by the end of the day, he was a little braver than I would have liked! We took him out to deeper water on Ryan and Paw Paw’s shoulders and jumped over the waves, he was tickled to death over the fish in the deep water! Charlie was a beach bum for sure! We will definitely have to go back soon. Ryan and I are thinking….maybe Destin next summer.

Charlie & PawPaw


Charlie & his sandcastle


Charlie & Daddy


Charlie & PawPaw