fall+pumpkins=love.

splash pad.

we went with our cousins to the splash pad today. the kids had a good time. its nice that Texas has all these pools and splash pads around to help keep everyone cool in the blasted heat!

breakfast.

its finally summer!!

actually, its been summer here for awhile now... i guess my title should have read "the pool is finally open!" because irregardless of the warm weather, the pool has only recently opened.
needless to say, we're so glad it did!

 {my fave ^}

{i just got this book in the mail. i'm super stoked to read it! it was released all of 5 days ago. if you want a brand new dystopian series to jump on, go grab DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth}

freckles and a scrunchy face.

this is my new favorite photo. it actually started out as me teasing hinck with the camera, and him trying to get out of me snapping photos of him, but this was the result. i, personally, LOVE the picture. you can see some of the few freckles he has and i can't get over his adorable "scrunch face".

perfect.

dragon dinner.

i love max's imagination.

everyday he's a different character, embarking on a new adventure.

its beautiful how creative he is.

what's that cold, fluffy, white stuff falling from the air?

we got snow here, over in northern texas!

4 inches to be exact.

you can read a little more about our snow day here.

day 19.

my brother says he's not shaving until the new year.

i'm interested to see what he will look like with legit scruff.

day 18.

the boys are very excited about christmas. they are still at that bright eyed stage where christmas eve means santa is coming and with santa comes presents. therefore, they want everything to be perfect and cheery and fun. the other night, they decided to set up a little table with 'free samples' on it so that when people came over, they could have a candy cane.

i love their excitement about life.

day 14.

on monday, boo's frog 'damock' and cc's frog 'sophie' died. we think its because of the really disgusting water here because they both died at the same time.

boo was pretty upset, so we had a proper funeral for them. we sang amazing grace and everything.

it was a beautiful service.

day 12.

boo has a collection of nativities that we put out every christmas season. he has them from all over the place. every year he gets a new one. its fun to see what each new nativity looks like every year. i love watching him set them up each year. he has a very specific and precise way of doing it. they always look spectacular.