A walk in the Park

Johanna can be glued to my hip all day but when we get to the park after school it's a different story.
She loves to walk back and forth in the grass. She'll walk away and not turn back. I have to watch her closely because she can cover some ground in a short amount of time.

What a view

Fighting Houston morning rush hour traffic might possibly worth this view.
Ty had a hearing test at the UT hearing clinic over a year ago. At that time we were told the hearing in his left ear was very bad. This is a common problem got cleft affected kiddos. So back jn April when he went in for another palate surgery we had tubes put in both ears. The ENT feels this problem will go away as he gets older but right now we need him hearing clearly while he's learning to read and doing speech therapy. He can't afford to WAIT.
It's taken quite a few months to get the blood from the center of the tubes to go away but it finally happened.
Which lead us to his most recent audiology appointment on the 27th floor of this office building. From this point you can see all the downtown buildings, Houston Zoo, Memorial park and Rice University.
It's super cool
But hopefully we won't go back anytime soon because Ty's hearing checked out as perfect .

It always takes me a few weeks to figure out our new routine once school starts again. This year has been even a little bit more challenging with someone who needs naps. ( oh and the baby needs 'em too)

So here's A few pics until I can get it togerher

Schlitterbahn

One last family outing before the kids start back to school. We love Schlittrrbahn Galvestin. It's just big enough to have fun riding all the rides. But not so big that you feel hurried to ride everything. The lines are usually pretty short as well.
The best part is they allow picnic lunches and drinks in. Saves us a small fortune on lunch.

Randomness

The last few weeks have been busy getting ready for back to school. Mia and Trent have started doing gymnastics and Ty has continued with his gymnastics as well. We celebrated my birthday at The Melting Pot. Then the next day Trent's birthday with a pool party at home. I'll post more of Trent's party later because the photos are quite funny. One of the games ended in a shaving cream war.
But for now here are a few cute ones.

Hanging Around

We've spent a lot of these Hot Summer Days just hanging around the pool.
 

 

Our Cousin Gabe came for a visit and we had a great weekend. 

 

Little Miss is learning to do new tricks.  She can now stand up on her own and let go for several seconds.  It's amazing to watch how fast she is learning.   

In the mix

Johanna is getting very comfortable. She's right in the middle of the kids playing games. I told them playing with her in your lap gives you extra challenge points.

Just the girls

 

A few more pics of our little sweetie!

Sleeping beauties

Go Tigers

Johanna's getting an early start on her college football attire. Geaux LSU! Thanks Mrs. Eva & Mr. Butch

Can't get enough of the cuteness

Sweetie pie

Johanna is adjusting nicely. We are working on her sleep schedule. Our goal is to get her to sleep until after 6 am. Although David & I are wide awake around 4am anyway. It might have something to do with the extended naps we are taking.

First Days at home