Summertime and Sweating Bullets

We're off bright and early to Miles' surgery day. 

My mom was with Carson and he was excited for all the updates.

He did great!

Sleeping the rest off in the car

Later that day, he's feeling more himself

He asked me to take a photo of his "cast" lol

Next day - new legos - happy boy!

Stephen's happy place

Tank is up and running!

Hello creatures!

Shorty's new van

Pitcher Pitch, Batter Bat

Miles played club ball this Spring for the first time. We had held off when he was younger because we didn't want to push him into something he wasn't interested in. But now, he was definitely excited to play! Yes, he wasn't as skilled as some of the other boys on the team (those who started when they were 4), but he had a blast and improved game by game. Such a fun season with some cool kids and awesome coaches!

Both Miles AND Carson are excited to play ball in the Fall :)

Can't get enough of this little Ranger!

First practice running drills

Miles even got to bring Pete to one of his games! (Pete is the class mascot)

2nd Place!

Meanwhile... you may ask what Carson was up to? Cheering on big brother and enjoying some special treats. I'm pretty sure he was there mostly for the treats...

Camping on a bed of pine needles

Our camping crew set out to Bastrop State Park in search of a fun camping trip before the summer season made camping unbearable. The weather looked pretty gloomy and rainy, but we pressed on - hopeful we'd get some good stints here and there between showers. I'm so happy we did because in true Texas fashion, the weather was not nearly as bad as was originally predicted. Yay for us! 

I was so excited to go to Bastrop because I've heard so many amazing things about the huge pine trees and pine needles all over the ground. It's not your normal mud and grass style camping and this campsite did not disappoint. The trees were simply amazing :)

Erin was riding her scooter down the hill like a skateboard. Pretty cool

Scooter gang!

It was supposed to rain so we tried to squeeze in a hike prior to the showers hitting

Before....

After! Yes - we did get stuck in a little rain shower, but it didn't last long. Carson and Lia were the only ones dressed for the occasion lol

Out catching fireflies. We were pretty successful too!

Stephen, me and the boys left for part of Saturday to attend Miles' baseball ceremony, but it looks like the girls had a blast playing in the rain

Scooter ride prior to getting in trouble by park officials... turns out motorized scooters are not allowed on the trails. 

Miles learning the art of fly catching