The OC, Cousin M and lots of catching up!

We went to Ore City the day after my last post for our niece Brittany's graduation.  I sure hope my kids don't grow up as fast as she did!

Graduation was at 8 pm outside. I was very worried about how PJ would handle it but he did great. Maybe because he was with his Nanny.

Brandy with Brittany Dakota and Madison.

Britt with our crew

Hanging out at Nanny and PawPaw's

Patton and PawPaw have lots of deep conversations

Madison came back to stay with us for 5 days. I didn't want to take her back! The girls loved having her here and she was a big help to me. 

 The girls like to do P90X with me in the mornings.  They last about 3 minute before boredom overtakes them. I wish I could just walk away.....

 2 little diva's in downtown Mckinney

 I don't know where they got this from....I meant to dig out pics of Katie and I from the attic for this post.

 Making cookies. Its become a going home tradition. Its my attempt to fatten Brandy up ;-) Not nearly as important to me as it was last year when I was exploding with pregnancy pounds and she was looking adorable.

 Chris and I went to College Station for a weekend with all our old college buddies. It was an awesome time and I will post some pics soon. Patton stayed with my parents and enjoyed being an only child for a weekend. The girls spent one night with Aunt Amanda and Uncle Brad click  HERE to see those adventures. The next night they spent with Uncle Jamie and Aunt Rachel.  They had so much fun both nights! I have a few pics they sent me on my phone. Berkley enjoyed raiding Aunt Ray's closet for dress up clothes. She wondered why she had so many shoes. Aunt Ray even busted out the wedding dress for the tea party and now Berkley wants to live there. She keeps telling me the clock says its time to go to Aunt Ray's house.  Elliott got lots of swimming time with Uncle J and he even took her to see the Judy Moody movie which I'm sure was quite a treat for him.  So lucky to have such awesome aunts and uncles and grandparents to take care of them so we can have some fun of our own!

We brought back souvenirs. E's shirt says "You call it a mascot, we call it a hamburger" She thought it was pretty funny.

 P's says "Already smarter than a Tsip" I think it would be hilarious if we have them in all these clothes growing up and they end up going to UT. It will be good family fun. But they better go to A&M. No, seriously.

 Berk was being difficult for pics. Whatev.

 Patton tried to take his first big boy bath with the girls. B was so excited because we got tub colors, but then they freaked her out. So she spent her whole bath screaming. Patton didn't find it enjoyable.

 I planned on waiting until 6 months for rice cereal. The feeding baby's solid food novelty wore off somewhere along the way the first time around with  Elliott.  After he scooped a handful of my cereal out of the bowl the other day and tried to stuff it in his mouth I thought he might be ready. He was a big fan. The girls fought all day about who was going to feed him first. The novelty wore off for them around bite 5, and now I have a new job:)