Rough Life

The boys stayed at Grandma's last night
This is what they did this morning
So hard to be a little boy

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Summertime Fun

Today is the 41th day of 100+ degree weather. 

The record is 69 days in 1925. 2 years ago, the summer of Brandon,  we had 68. 

We never left the house

This is our June and July 2011

Feel for us

Send us water

As you can se, we are on track to break a 85 year old record. 

Fun for us. 

Our 800lb water slide STILL has not arrived.

So what do we do in Austin when it is hot? 

We get naked, get in our ghetto plastic pool and take pictures!

"NO more pictures, Mom!"

"Seriously mom?"

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Stress

We are planning a joint 3rd and 2nd birthday party for Nicholas, and Brandon, 3 days before Luke arrives.

I sent out the invitations during a moment of  insanity.

My mother asked me to cancel to save my sanity and keep my stress levels out of code red.

Instead Dan and I bought a new toy for the boys to debut at the birthday party!

I have a feeling, going down those slides may be just as much fun for me as the boys.

Code Green, anyone?

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My Pool!!

When my Mom and Bob moved out here in January 

and they confirmed they were going to get a pool

I did what ANY daughter would

and offered to pay HALF....

{How incredibly sweet am I??}

IF they put it in MY backyard

They said absolutely NOT.

I pouted.

Fine.

But did they realize from May to September we, a Party of FIVE, will be at their house everyday?

whatever, as far as I am concerned, it's still my pool.  

Beach entry, lounging shelf, saltwater, jacuzzi, misting systems 

{Yes, we do it right over here}

Well. last week the pool builders broke ground!

So without further ado:

My POOL!!

This may possibly be the 

BEST. MATERNITY. LEAVE. EVER.

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Sprintime in Abelingland

In Austin as summer approaches, it gets hot pretty quickly.

and STAYS hot.

By March, the dull brown hills and grass start to show signs of green

And the first signs of Spring are the pink blooms from the Texas redbuds trees

and then wildflowers explode in colorful fields perfect for Spring and Easter pictures!

Before the oppressive summer heat comes

everyone is outside to capitalize on our great Spring weather

Springtime in Abelingland IS:

hanging out at the local watering hole with Best buds...

 

enjoying the splash pad....

having to wear mom's sweater after getting soaked at breakfast....

welcoming 2,000 ladybugs to the neighborhood....

and enjoying the new roses....

making compost tea from worm poop....

Mommy doing Income taxes...while someone else sleeps...

 

pulling out the ghetto baby pool....

and of course, getting naked out front...

and showing off HOT new shoes...

and the first bluebonnet in the yard

{Annual Bluebonnet pictures coming soon!}

And that sums up springtime in Abelingland

...for now.

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Adventures of Nicky and Kylee Jo

Nicky: "Kylee Jo, I need some more sunscreen"

Kylee Jo: "Your floaties are so big"

Nicky: "Make sure its all rubbed in. I't's hot today"

Kylee Jo: "You're so strong. Have a fishy cracker"

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Monkey See Monkey Do

Nicky: Kylee Jo, how much pool water can you drink?
Kylee Jo: Probably a lot
Nicky: Me too.
Kylee Jo: Thank God you have your Popper (aka lawnmower) with you!
Nicky: I know! btw, you're visor looks great backwards!

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Hot Austin Summers

Last year, we had a record year in Austin, over 70 100+ degree days, the hottest summer in Austin's history - shattering the previous record. (A typical year has 12 triple-digit days, mind you) Pregnant and Fat, this was my SECOND summer in Austin with a newborn. Miserable and locked inside, we weren't able to do much. And when I did get out, it wasn't so cool to be in a bikini with that baby belly. We still made it out to the fountains at the Galleria.

This year, we have yet to hit high 90's, although that could change this weekend. We've already welcomed summer by spending time with our friends at the pool, water parks, and sprinkler parks!The boys love the water and we're taking advantage of every chance we get to put on our suits and hit the pool!

AT the POOL

Brandon is already a daredevil - charges the water with no hesitation.

Haylee is no exception, boy does she love to jump and get wet!

Tom with his beer, keeping a watchful eye on Kylee Joe

Swimming is tiring for a baby!

The Molers join us for a Sunday morning swim

{Tyson and Anna Caroline}

Davis waters the pool

Nicky is learning to FLOAT! He's really Floating!

{he is obsessed now. no baby pool for him! I think we screwed ourselves}

AT Uche's Birthday

Robin Bledsoe Sprinkler Park

{Happy 2nd Birthday Big Girl!}

Brandon finds some fountains HIS size

Nicky, Ella, and Ms Belkis play in the sprinklers

AT The Galleria Park!

Lexie Bronson shows off her pink bikini and cool shades!!

Baby Zachary is not so sure about all of this

Nicky and Lexie brave the cool water

Brandon gets in on the action!

Summer is here, and this is pretty typical weekends for us. We're either at the pool, at a water park, or getting wet in the front yard. Or at the pool again.

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Our Weekend Recap

It's finally fall in Austin! After a record breaking summer (hottest on record and 1 day away from most 100 + days since 1929 (68)) we are thrilled to enjoy the change in season. This past weekend we had crisp cool mornings, sunny afternoons and warm evenings. We enjoy sitting on our front patio watching the sunset over Lake Travis (not that we can see the lake, but still, we know its there)

Friday night, I spent a couple hours packing away the summer shorts, the tank tops, and rotating in the winter clothes for the boys. Brandon has a lot of "new" stuff that Nicky never wore because it was too hot when Nicky was size 3-6 months. I pulled out some puffy vests and sweat suits for the boys to wear this past weekend. Even though its not that cold, its still fun to dress them up like little sausages.

We had a lazy Saturday morning and had breakfast at Panera Bread followed by a stop at the new Nordstrom Rack that opened here in Austin.  On the way home we stopped at the park and watched some of the local boys (and girls) play flag football! Brandon hung out with daddy on the sidelines, while mommy pushed Nicky in the swing and  chased him around the park. Nicky is getting so big,  he can even go down the slide all by himself!

Saturday afternoon, Dan watched both boys while I went to my friend April's baby shower for her baby girl McKenna. She arrives in late December and we can't wait to meet her. (Speaking of new arrivals, I have 9 friends pregnant right now! Holy Cow!)

When I came home, we all went to Tara and Aaron's daughter Hayley's 1st Birthday party. Nicky's friend from school Kylie Jo and her mom Stacie were there. Nicky had a great time sharing his shoes with Kylie, looking at some 1 week old bulldog puppies, and hanging out with the rest of the kids. Lori came over around 6:30 to babysit while we went to dinner and a movie. Dan and I never made it to the movie, but we enjoyed a nice dinner at Rocco's and had some after dinner drinks at Fion while we caught the end of the Longhorn game. We were home by 9pm, but enjoyed winding down to catch up on our shows: Heroes, Desperate Housewives, Flashforward, and The Next Iron Chef.

Sunday we had plans to visit the Sweet Berry Farm Pumpkin Patch, but decided against the hour and a half drive and spent the morning hanging out at Starbucks and grocery shopping at the HEB. After naptime, we headed over to Lifetime Fitness just to LOOK. We signed on the dotted line after we discovered they provide 2 hours of free babysitting each day!! BEST MONEY SPENT EVER!!

We are excited to belong to another club, like Pacific Athletic Club and can't wait to start working out again (haha right). They even have a heated indoor pool equipped with water slides! I have a feeling we will be spending a lot of time at the new club. You can check out the club here!

This is an exciting week because Brandon started at Primrose and Grandma Booba comes to visit. This upcoming weekend is Halloween and the boys have the CUTEST costumes. You'll have to wait and see!

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