Munoz at his finest hour

Enough said.

The paper boy

Most mornings Abue and Nate go for a walk. They walk to the neighbors driveway and back. Recently they started picking up the paper and walking it up the driveway to deliver it right to Dorothy's door. Here is a picture of the two of them on their daily walk. How sweet is that :) He is going to have lots of memories with Abue. He loves abue lots, likes to walk with her in the mornings, and likes it when she rocks him to sleep.

Hibachi Fun

We had a great evening last night hanging out with the guys and wives from Nick's station. It was a lot of fun. We had not done anything as a family in a while. We met for an evening of dinner over the hibachi grill. Here is everyone.... my handsome husband :) the Mexican smile

Now aren't those some cute couples :)

Hibachi fun 2

Cap and Lisa, we missed you. Here is your seat with your beer :) Don't worry the boys took care of drinking your share. some SUMO sushi, yum! the crazy chef Brown making a toast. EVERYONE!

It was a great time. What a motley looking crew, huh. America's heroes on sabbatical.

Sonya's birthday with the girls

Thanks Ladies, I had a great time! In the picture are Sonja, Leah, Heidi, me:), Mom, Tracie, Tracie, Kim, and Anna. Not pictured are Julie and Kendra. It was a great evening. As for Nate, he now has spent 2 weeks at MDO and seems to be doing well. He cried this week when Nick dropped him off, I think it was more of a show. He is starting to be very dramatic. He seems a little silly sometimes, but he will bump the corner of something and come over to you with a pitiful face until you kiss it and make it better. Sasha uses the boo-boo bunny, he thinks that is FUNNY. I think Hollywood needs to get prepared. Sasha is doing well this first week of school. She did complete her summer reading - thank you God! Even though they got some extra time, I really wanted to her take it seriously and get it done on time. She did. Turned the assignment in and is finished! Yippee!! She is going to have a SUPER year!

Dinner Fun

Out for dinner with the fam for Sonya's birthday. On Friday evening I had a ladies night out, it was a lot of fun! I'll need to add those too! Here Papa and Nate are having fun :) Grammy and Papa. The first picture Papa wasn't looking, the second Grammy isn't looking, what to do?!? Sash and Parma Nate and Nick - aren't they two peas in a pod, scary. Sonya and Abue. Hey, we match. I didn't even realize that until now. Another year down, thanks to God :)

Hanging Out

It has been a crazy week! On Saturday we went to meet up with Sasha's friend Erin. Erin lives in Round Rock and was in San Antonio for a last weekend getaway with the fam. It was a nice lunch and Erin and Sash got to catch-up on life since June. Nate-nate wearing his favorite new "boo". HE LOVES HIS FIREFIGHTER BOOTS. We tried the jacket on him, he fell over. It all weighed too much AND is still big for him. Abue is taking it easy on the couch while Katcher watches Nate. THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!!! Yippeee!! School!!! Sophomore!!!! A new year!!! Dual-credit courses, AP, and Pre-AP all in the near future for this sophomore. Happy first day of school Sash!! Doesn't she just look so grown-up. I don't know that I like that. WOW, where did the time go. I remember when she was starting Mother's Day out.

Mothers day out - Nate's 1st day of school!

Nate started school today. We were all a little worried this morning about how the day was going to go. O.K. actually, I was worried, Nick and Sash thought he would be fine. So I guess I was more worried about how I would do. Well..... Dad getting him into the car seat this morning. Nate is ready for school. (His favorite driving hat) Sister is driving us to school. Good because mom is on the verge of tears. Mom and Nate walking in to school. He is excited and telling mom about school because dad and sister took him the day before to meet his teacher. So he had lots to say. Sister taking him in. Mom lagging back because if he crys, HE IS NOT STAYING. Well he was fine. Nate was very interested in going to school and seeing all kinds of new things. His eyes got really big when he heard a couple of the other children crying for there moms. He didn't flinch though, went in wide-eyed and willing. Pray for a good day:)

MDO 2

After a day of checking off A LOT off my to-do-list, it was time to pick Natie up. He was excited to see us. They said he had a GREAT day! He didn't cry :) Mom did. He did well and played well all day. The only time he was upset was at snack time. He didn't want to sit down and eat, he still was exploring the room. Otherwise, the day went well. And he needs 2 cups of milk instead of 1, which I suspected might be the case. Yea we all survived Nate's first day! Here mom is talking to Miss Karen, Nate's teacher. He is talking to us on the way to the car. Talking LOTS, telling us about his day. He even had facials and expressions as he was telling us about it all. Nate's first day of school report. Aaawwww, he was such a good little guy:) Make's a mom, dad, and sister proud:)

Time with the girls

Mary, Ella, and Thekla were in town for a couple of weeks. It was so good to see them and have time to visit with them. We didn't get to spend a lot of time together but we made the most of the time we did have :) Now they are in Minnesota, it won't be long until they are back though! We watched the opening ceremonies of the Olympics at Mary's one evening. Here Grammy and Ella are watching as all of the athletes enter the stadium. Aren't they too cute :) Thekla and Nate playing outside. Nate is trying to water and Thekla is probably telling him how to do it - girls, they start early. Papa and Nick are making dinner. Yum! Fajitas and shish-ka-bobs, it was fabulous! Camping out. Ella is being tickled by Nick. Nate is, I'm not sure what he is doing. It is always great to spend time with family. The little ones are growing up so fast, it is really challenging to keep up with what they are doing and what they are interested in. Can't wait to see you girls again, next time bring Russell too!

Zoo 1

Hello everyone!! We took Nate to the Zoo and we had such a GREAT time! Sasha was at Cheer camp so Nick and I decided to take Nate to the zoo. We invited Ella and Thekla but it was too early for them. We also invited Helen, but poor girl, she has had a rough summer and been sick often. We thought of all of you!! Here we are looking at the hippos. Nate liked the fact that we were right up next to the hippos in the new exhibit area. It was pretty cool. Well, actually not cool, hippos are not very attractive up close and personal. This hippo put his face up to the glass and smooshed it - it was a scary sight. Nate tried to "feel" the hippo. He wanted to poke its eyes - they looked like they were "popped out" of his head - it was funny. Nate and dad looking at the zebras. As you can see, Nate is catching every little thing. This was Nate's favorite. When we walked up the lion was just waking up. Soon after, he got up and was roaring at the door where the zoo keeper brings his food. The lion really left an impression on Nate. He roared all day. He is playing with the goats. Dad is helping him brush the goat. Nate was a little rough at first.

Zoo 2

Here is our little guy looking around the corner at us in the toddler area at the Zoo. If you haven't been recently to the zoo with your toddler, take their swimsuit and be ready for some toddler fun. It is like a mini children's museum-type area for toddlers. Nate is in the prairie dog tunnel. As you can tell, he is very inquisitive about it all. He is not missing a beat. They crawl through the tunnell and pop there heads up into the prairie dog village. It is divided by plexi-glass and is pretty neat. Here he is playing with the magnet table that shows how insects interact. The magnet he has in his hand is used under the table to move the insects around. Now he is looking under the table. He just doesn't quite know what to think. Silly guy. He is blowing kisses as we exit the train saying bye to the train and all of the people. Such a sweet boy :) The day at the zoo was a lot of fun. Nate had wide eyes all day and enjoyed it all! We all took a nice nap once we got home.

And here we go, another month

Here he is...our little angel. Oh wait, that is not angelic material. Nope, that is his new mean face. Scary isn't it. Then just as quickly as he makes it, he gives you a huge, I mean HUGE, fake smile. Its really hilarious. He is a comedian by nature. I'm scared for his teachers. He is learning to feed himself. Needless to say we have lots of messy pictures. This one was especially cute of him eating a fruit bar. He loves it! Can't you tell. Its serious work, popsicle eating. And of course. The little supervisor is checking dad's work TWICE to make sure it is being done correctly. Look at him, he climbed right up on the step stool. Just squeezed his way up. If you could hear him he was talking away. Some we could make out and some we couldn't. Blah, blah, blah, dad-dad, blah, blah, blah - laugh...blah, blah, blah, dad-dad, blah, blah, blah - mean face. I think he was telling Nick what to do and how to do it. I'm sure it was all good advice too. It's never too early to learn the Weber carpentry skills. Next weekend Nick is going to show him how to work on the roof.

Our trip to Bandera

We took a long weekend trip to Bandera. We were part of a wedding, not in the wedding, we read a the ceremony. Since Nick was off, we decided to make it a long weekend before the hustle and bustle of a new school year begins. We rented a b and b just outside of Bandera. We had a great time. We relaxed. Visited the Cowboy museum. Went to the General store for ice cream sodas. Participated in National Cowboy celebration. Went to the rehearsal and dinner. The dinner was on a hilltop where the original Bandera ranch was built. It was a great view! Went to the wedding. Oh and I got to shop at Super S. Where is that picture. I'll have to post it later, I think it is on Nick's phone. EXCITING!! Let me just tell you, if you have never been to Super S you better put that on your list of things to do!! In our cozy little house. It's cute isn't it...... I thought he looked like he was up to something. He was trying to be fancy, in his words, and he spilled coffee everywhere! Stick with coffee dude, you are not espresso material. What can I say I don't even drink coffee; I wouldn't know where to start. I would probably make tar. Serious scrabble face. Nate enjoyed being outside of our little house. It was very nice. It had a hot tub which we didn't get to use because it rained in the evenings. And the host home was next door and they had a swimming pool. Which we also didn't use because, I don't know why we just didn't. Our little cowboy.