Old Boomer-Old boy

We lost our beloved "Boomer" boy on Father's Day. He was 12-years-old, and he had been our lovable and protective dog for almost 8 of those years.

 It was a hard day. Brett buried him while I bathed the boys and put them to bed. We told Jameston about it and he cried so hard. We all did. We showed him the spot where Boomer was buried, and that seemed to help him understand and cope. He said the sweetest things, like, "Did the angels or animals carry him up and up and up to heaven?" And "I will bring him his favorite stick one day when we see him again."

Our boys sure loved him and miss him. One of Blake's first words was "doggie."

Of course, Jameston LOVED Boomer him to pieces, since he's been our dog since before JW was born. He liked to "help" wash him and play fetch with him in the morning and at night after dinner. He said, "I have an idea: God will give him more breathing in heaven." So sweet!

I tear up again just typing this, because dogs really are a man's best friend.

Baseball for Jameston

Jameston's first attempt at organized sports was this Spring/Summer for t-ball.

 He seemed to enjoy it (for about 10 minutes each time, then he got bored with it :-)

Pops and Blake watching one Saturday morning

Little brother taking notes

JW made some new friends!

Love this pic

He batted both left and right-handed some days

Our baseball loving family of four!

Insta-update

My go-to app on my phone or iPad is Instagram. Love. It. I get to indulge in my graphic design aspirations of long ago. And all I really take are pics of my little fellas. I know, boring to some. But, I'm a proud mom, what can I say?!

I do upload some of these to Facebook, so for those of my readers who are also Facebook friends, you, just maybe, have seen these. Sorry for the repeat, this is our family scrapbook :-)

We're on the road again, so with nothing better to do, I thought I'd upload several (okay, many) of the hundreds (gees!) of the Instagrams I've got...

A recent trip to the Dallas Zoo with our buddies, Jackson and Kate and their mommy


Warmer temps=a couple trips to the ice cream shop :-)


This boy is full of smiles and lots of expressions!


Curls!


Blakester following in big bro's footsteps and loving to "color," or more so, make some noise!


Fun times with cousin, Aspen, in the Falls


Two broken toes in less than a month...Hi, my name is Courtney, and I'm a clutz.


Pears and their cores make for great gumming food


Big boy on his bike!


Brothers and best friends!


Modeling his vintage/new-to-him thrift store find


Love our new kitchen sink! I won't mind (as much) putting in long hours here...


Kitchen renos, before and after:


Next are the cabinets, which we are going to do ourselves. Eventually.

Pure joy=sprinklers!


Teefers! Blake showing off his numerous new teeth! Jameston tells us, every time he sees a picture of a rabbit, "Look, they have teeth like Blakey!" :-)


Jameston's Blastball team, the Tigers


Another Mr. Fix-It in the house!


Even more enamored with the stairs now with the baby gate up!


So glad to have Daddy back from Chicago! Nighttime wrestling regime:


First trek to the water park was a success!


My absolute favorite of the last several months:


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Recent happenings

So, I've been MIA on the blog. We've been so busy enjoying Daddy since he's been home more now that busy season is over with. And with work and traveling and some sickness, I have neglected to post. Brett was just out of town to Chicago for four days, so get ready for a blog overload!! I figured I'd combine several posts in one...

For Mother's Day, right after "busy season" was over, my guys and I had a fantastic day! First was church, then brunch, then naps (glorious!), a trip to Calloway's nursery, some planting in the yard, and then dinner. I didn't have to make anything in the kitchen except for coffee that day :-)

Two boys in a shopping cart

 Jameston had fun picking out some plants

And he wanted to help Daddy plant 'em. 

 He and I also worked on some hanging baskets together (no picture :-(

 

  I sure am one blessed Momma!

Jameston's class had a "Splash Day" party on one of their last days of school, since they move up/transition in June. 

Here are some pictures to prove it:

We also had a grand time celebrating Memorial Day. It was Blake's first dip in the pool this summer!

Kinda leery at first...

Um, he had a blast!

 This boy is taking swimming lessons this summer, so let's hope he is more confident in the "big pool" by the end of it all!

He loves the kiddie pool though :-)

 My little fishes and me. My cup runneth over!

My loves

Headed back home from the neighborhood pool!

And, even though it's early, I predict we will get a lot of swimming/splashing/etc. in over the next few months!!

We sure are glad to have Daddy back at home more! Another thing we have been up to? Kitchen renovations! I'll post soon on that front...