After Kenney finished his finals we headed off to Uvalde, Texas to visit the Payne's (Kenney's sister and her family). Kyler was so excited to get there. Every time we would stop he would say, "There it is." He thought every house or store was Tyce's house! It was fun to see Kyler and Damon play so well with their cousins. Poor Brek was left out a lot of the time because Kyler and Tyce played so well together. It was nice to relax and enjoy being around family. We even got to play volleyball and saw a movie without kids around!! Wow! Thanks for letting us come visit Payne family. We had a blast!
The kids were waiting for the parade to come. Apparently we were an hour late. Oops! They did have fun watching traffic though. Every time a big truck was coming they would duck down and hide. You could hear all of them saying, "Get down! Get down!" It was fun to see that they didn't need much for entertainment.
These boys LOVE to run!! They ran for hours back and forth through the house. Uncle Brock started giving the boys obstacles to run over. It was funny when the boys were running in opposite directions and hit each other. We were proud of Kyler because he is finally learning how to take a hit! They both loved playing with one another no matter what they were doing.
Tyce got some pretty good air on this jump!
It was hot down in Uvalde, so we decided to go to the river one day and go swimming. We went to a place close to Camp Wood, where Brock and Shayla used to live. The river was pretty, and the kids had a good time!
This little guy doesn't look too happy in this picture, but he was so content to just sit in the stroller. Luke liked the water too, but he was happy as could be watching everyone else.
Silly, Silly Brek!! We love this girl!!
Go figure, Kyler is not in the water!! This child loved the water earlier this summer and something happened to make him scared. Although, he did love the snacks.
The boys thought it was a lot of fun to be spun in circles. Kenney started by doing both boys at once, but we got a much better dizzy effect when each dad spun the boys.
Damon often screams like this when he gets excited. It's really funny when Kyler and Damon scream back and forth in their room when they are supposed to be going to sleep!
Just some silly shots of Damon at the table!
For some reason he likes to suck on his big toe while sitting in his seat.
We have been trying to fill our days with anything outside our apartment as possible. The boys get extremely restless inside, and they absolutely LOVE to leave. It has been nice that it is not nearly as hot here as Childress, so we can got outside a little longer and more frequently. It is very nice when Daddy gets to play with us.
Damon gets very frustrated when he cannot sit in one of these containers. He dumps out the toys and tries to climb into the empty container. It's pretty funny to watch him try and stand on one leg and get in. Now Kyler likes to do it too.
We decided to make the sand volleyball court our sandbox. Damon typically dumps shovel after shovel full of sand into his hair. We always go straight to the pool after playing in the sand so the sand doesn't come home with us.
There is a pond close to the apartment that we take walks to in the evenings. The boys like to play with the rocks and sand, watch the ducks, and run in the grass. Damon puckers his lips like this when he gets excited. He too, like Kyler, learned how to whistle before turning 1.
This is the position the boys are in the majority of the time they are at the park. I remember my little sisters doing this all the time. From the back, both of them have diapers sticking out of their pants!
I guess he got tired of squatting!
I can't believe how fast these boys are growing! Damon is getting so big!
Sometimes these boys can share and be nice to one another.
Another place the boys like to go is the tennis/basketball court outside our door. It is not really functional if you actually want to play tennis or basketball, but it's a great place to have 2 little boys run around. It's fenced-in which is awesome and for the most part the balls and they boys are contained. However, Kyler likes to throw the balls over the fence!
Damon likes to kick the ball as he walks. He's getting faster and faster!
We take all kinds of balls with us, but he loves to throw his footballs.
Damon's little pucker!
Whether this picture shows it or not, Damon does love the pool. This little turtle has been a live-saver for me when I take the boys by myself. Kyler has to take his turn in the turtle too.
Damon takes his swimming seriously!
The sand toys come with us to the pool, and Damon has to have 2 yellow shovels with him at all times.
Kyler likes using the beach towels for some reason. He has to have one wrapped around him as soon as he gets out of the pool.
Damon's new 'trick' is to try and jump/dance on the lounge chairs. He thinks he's so big and won't fall off onto the cement slab below. Boys make me very nervous!
Snack time is of course the best part of swimming. I think they spend more time eating snacks than swimming! Pathetic, I know.
I can't believe it's already mid-July! Our boys love being outside and playing at the pool or the park. It has been nice to have a pool at the apartment complex and having parks nearby. If we leave the apartment, every time we drive-up, Kyler immediately starts crying. He hates being home. I'm not sure if that is a good thing or bad thing. We have found story-time at the library and we get a free book each week. It has been hard not seeing Kenney much, but we have managed pretty well so far. Kenney has been doing really well in school. He only has 3 weeks left this semester and 6 tests, so we might not see him much the next 3 weeks. We take what we can get and LOVE it!
This is Kyler decked head-to-toe in Buzz Lightyear gear. I'm not sure what kind of face he has, but I think it's funny! His swim shirt, swim shorts, floaties, and flip-flops all have Buzz on them. He was so excited to get the packaged from Grandma and Grandpa!
Damon usually has a face like this when Kyler is pushing him around on this car. Lucky for him Daddy is pushing this time, but Kyler usually knocks him over and then runs the car over him! Damon is pretty tough these days.
A much better ride on the car!
The boys got matching swimsuits from Oma that have dino-spikes on the shirt. They are really cute, but it's hard to get a good picture of both the boys. They don't make many things easy!
He kept his hood on for most of the day. I can't remember how I eventually got it off, but needless to say, he loves it.
Kyler now thinks he's big enough to push Damon around in the stroller. He pretty much finds anything close and rams the stroller right into it.
This was right before Damon found a nasty, dirty straw someone left at the park and started chewing on it. I don't think he has gotten any diseases yet, but it makes me sick thinking about it.
Kyler has to do a full pull-up before going down the slide
Crazy climber has great balance, thank goodness. It's hard watching 2 little boys climb all over things at the park.
This is Kyler singing/reading Old MacDonald had a Farm. It does four animals at once, so it is a little different than the real song version, but you can definitely get the Old MacDonald vibe!
And the wrestling begins!! Kyler and Damon randomly knock each other over and tackle one another throughout the day. I think Damon is much better at taking a hit!
I love having family visit or going to visit family. It is so nice having someone to play with the boys. It is amazing how much fun they have, and I love watching them make relationships with aunts, uncles, and grandparents!! I just wish these visits didn't have to be so spread out. After we got home from AZ, we had about a week and a half before my family from Missouri came to visit. The boys get really bored with just me around, and they played so hard while they were here. We went down to visit my Nanny and Grandaddy, and my Aunt Darla came to see all of us too. It was a blast! I even got to go shopping without the boys!! It was nice to have so much help and be able to spend time with everyone. Thanks for everything!!
These are some glasses Kenney got for free while we were gone. The boys have fun with them.
He's one cool Dude!
Gotta love that big gap between his teeth!
This is what Kyler did most of the time we were at Nanny's. He played on her iPad. Yes my almost 81 year old Nanny has an iPad, and I don't even have one! My sisters found some cool apps that Kyler liked, but he played this Toy Story one over and over.
Aunt Darla and Damon
I have to say this is one of the better pictures of Kyler. He doesn't like to smile for the camera these days.
Too cute!
Four Generations. That is crazy!
This might not have been the best one of Nanny with the boys, but I thought it was the funniest! Kyler was obviously DONE with pictures!
Nanny with my 3 youngest sisters. I still can't believe how big all of them are.
The boys love the porch swing
Yep, that's Zadi!
It doesn't take long if you are around Kyler to realize that he loves Buzz Lightyear. While we were at Wal-Mart we found some Buzz and Woody shoes that light up. Aunt Darla had to get them for Kyler. In this video, Kyler is showing Papa Dude how his shoes work and what they can make him do. His skills are pretty amazing!!
This is Kyler after everyone left. He fell asleep in a big box that was made into a fort. He laid it down and put all blankets and stuff in it.
