Cousins ~ Landon and Rylen

Landon 3 years 2 months and Rylen 10 1/2 months

Funny candid shot =)

While we were visiting my parents we took the little cousins to Sears to get their picture taken and they did very well. They just love each other and were way more interested in playing than posing, but we still got some cute shots and great smiles! Meme and Pa love getting pictures with them together, so they put their big smiles on for them! :)

Easter in Goliad

Our Family :)

Relaxing and enjoying the beautiful day!

Tammy LOVES her sweet tea...I think it is her favorite thing about Texas!

Landon sporting his beads from the pinata!

Cousin James presented this certificate to Landon for winning the Cousin Fishing Tournament...he was the youngest fisherman as well! His Uncle Ryan is super proud that fishing is in his blood! :)

The Cousin Fishing Tournament Trophy

Night time entertainment...jumping from the bed to the air mattress!

Egg Hunting Country Style

Here are some highlights of our time at the ranch. We had a fabulous Easter and enjoy spending it with so many family members. :)

Easter Egg Hunt - Downtown Goliad

Landon and Jordan after the big hunt!

Awww...sweet hugs for the bunny

Joshua, Jordan, Landon and Jonathan and the bunny too :)

Family Group Shot

Lil' Chicken

Landon and the Bunny

Cousins - Rylen and Landon

Rylen and the Bunny

Landon loved this little cow...I would not mind having it as a pet either, pretty low maintenance!

We celebrate Easter in Goliad every year with several family members on my Mom's side. Goliad does a community egg hunt on Saturday morning and Landon was the perfect age for it...he had so much fun visiting with the bunny and finding eggs! He has come a long way...he is not very fond of costumed creatures so I was pretty shocked that he liked this bunny so much. Very cute to watch him interact with it!

Beach Fun

My 1st ever "tourist" shot at the beach! =) Landon would not get in the picture with me...he was already acting like a teenager...he was probably embarrased of what his mom was doing!

Landon and Meme

Landon and Meme

Feet shot and NO his pants are not wet it is a shadow!

Destroying a crab hole

Pointing to "L" for Landon!

Action shot...Thanks Kristin for editing it for me!

Contemplating taking the dump truck all the way in the ocean...good thing he decided against it!

Picnic and Play at the Park

Landon thoroughly enjoying his pudding! Thanks Aunt Mary :)

Cousins and some of their friends

Aunt Mary, Meme and Rylen

Landon and Jonathan

Rylen

Meme, Aunt Mary and Aunt Do

We met some of our family at a park in Harlingen while we were down visiting my parents. We started out with a picnic lunch and then the kiddos got to play. They had fun running around and playing on all the equipment. It was nice seeing our family, chatting, and watching the kids have so much fun!

Life at Long Island Village

My Dad acting as Resident Chef =)

Landon and Mr. Bill playing with the singing Large Mouth bass

Winking like Lightning McQueen

Washer Time

Landon made one in!

So very excited about his special treat while fishing...Sprite!

Multi-tasking at a young age...hope a big one doesn't bite!

Pool time

My parents live in a wonderful little neighborhood...there is always something fun going on either next door or at the clubhouse! The 1st night we were there they had "Chicken Night." You buy tickets ahead of time and then go join lots of neighbors for chicken and lots of tasty sides! We played dominoes afterward and I am excited to say that I won...must have been beginners luck! :) The next morning, we had "Community Breakfast" ~ all the my parents closest friends bring breakfast items down to one central carport and have a fabulous feast. The grill is also fired up and you can order eggs any way you like! My Dad was the resident chef this time...he loves that job. :) Landon loves taking part in all the other fun activities: swimming, fishing, washers, running his push toy in crazy circles and going on fast golf cart rides! I am so happy that my parents found such a great place to retire...they have met wonderful friends and stay busy with so many fun activities!

~Bluebonnet Time~

Our sweet boy...growing up way too fast!

I am sure he is saying to himself..."Come on, take the picture already!"

Major Cheeser

Playing in the flowers




Landon humored me once again as I took him to a bluebonnet patch to get some pictures in the beautiful flowers. He was much more interested in playing in the patch but I did end up with a few good shots! We love The Texas State Flower. :)

Fun with Friends

Landon so happy to be swinging!

Ethan lovin' it too :)

Buddies!

Landon and I met my dear friend from college, Kellie, and her son in San Marcos on Friday. I get such a warm fuzzy feeling when I go to San Marcos especially when I drive close to campus because I truly loved my college years there! We took the kiddos to the city park which is one of the all wooden ones that used to be eveywhere but are slowly being replaced by the plastic and metal ones. :( They had a fun running around, swinging, climbing and sliding. We then made our way to the new Chick-fil-A...that was the icing on the cake because what kid doesn't like CFL? Thanks Martini family for a fun playdate...we will have to do it again soon!