Free Fun = Fort Worth Water Gardens

We were around the house all day saturday, and needed to get out. I have been thinking about taking the girls to the Fort Worth Water Gardens for a while now, so it was a perfect fit. It's a cool place to take almost anyone, and despite the heat, it was fun. I can remember going when I was a kid, and I bet it's been almost 20 years since I've been. Wow, those kind of statements make me feel really old! Anyway if you're looking for a cool place to go that is free, then check it out sometime.

GNO 2K9

Guys night out was last weekend in Granbury. It was the lowest attendance we've ever had, but we still had a good time. There is usually a lot of build up for GNO, but this year was kind of blah. Hopefully next year we'll get back on track and be able to have everyone in attendance. The lake was great though! It was the cleanest I've seen it in a long time, the water was at a decent level, and it was just the right temp for cooling off. Here are some pics of the action.

Uncle James

Ryan

My dad's boat, the "Lolly Gagger".

Show off.

Tonsillectomy Time.

After battling strep throat once every six weeks or so, and sinus infections galore, Reagan had to have her tonsils and adenoids removed. She was not looking forward to it, and it sucks to see your five year old worried about things like surgery. She did a great job though, and after a few days of a sore throat she is back to normal. It's helped her snoring tremendously too. I have got to figure out a way to upload the video from Kelly's cell phone. We got some pretty funny footage of Reagan after she had the giggle juice to take the edge off. She was in la-la land for sure! In the meantime, here's a disgusting photo of her throat sans tonsils.

Happy birthday Rylee!

Rylee turned three on May 31st, and it only took me about a month to write about it and post some pics. That's pretty good for me. This year we had her party at Glenview Baptist Church's indoor tree house. It's the same place that Reagan had her 3rd birthday. It's a cool place and very fun for the kids. It's cliche, but I can't believe she is already three. She is definitely our social butterfly. She is pretty much starring in her own movie most of the time. Everyone else (us included) is just an extra. We love you Rylee!

Congrats Ryan!

My brother served his time in the public education system and is now officially done (yeah, I know the post is a little late). Anyway, we're all proud of him and we had a great time at his graduation party. I'm not sure if he's going to college right now or waiting a while. He's got a full time job doing body work at Charlie Cooper Restorations in Euless. Ryan is a super talented painter and body man, and they work on some pretty neat projects over there. Anyway, good job Ryan!

The word "recital" scares me!

Reagan took tap and ballet through the city of Hurst and last Thursday we had the recital. I thought it was a recital for her class, but I was VERY wrong. It was a recital for the entire tap and ballet program for the city, including classes for all age groups... including adults! It was over two hours long and Reagan was only two songs. The first was only seven songs in, but the last was only seven songs from the end! So needless to say there was some downtime in between. Kelly was a "stage mom" so she got to spend her time backstage entertaining five year olds for two hours. I was Mr. Mom, so I got to wrangle Rylee between numbers. Here some pics of the show, and some of Rylee while we were killing time.

Preschool Grad

Reagan graduated from preschool last week. We got to do the big graduation ceremony thing which is kind of cool I guess. Sometimes I think it's a bit much to celebrate every little thing, but I know the kids look forward to it. It does however mark the end of having two preschoolers. We're officially parents of a school aged child.

As if I needed another reason to feel old.