We've been busy, busy, busy!

We're finally back to our boring old life down here - this past 1.5wks has been filled with visitors and traveling.

Two Saturday's ago (the 17th, I think?) we headed down to Austin. Amy and her family were there visiting family, so we decided to take a little trip to see them. I cannot even begin to tell you how much it meant to see Amy - I miss her! We went to a fun kids place for Colin to run around like a maniac with Scott, while Amy and I hung out and talked with our babies. Afterwards, we went to the mall to grab some dinner. Colin ended up with a bloody lip :( That of course happened at the mall... not at the kid place, which seems a bit backwards LOL But he was okay, only cried a little and then we got him some ice cream which I'm sure helped him feel better ;) I didn't really take any pics, but Amy did. I'm a slacker and haven't gotten them from her to post on here though. I do have one pic of Scott & Colin playing in the lava pit they had:

We came back from Austin on Sunday and then my Mom flew in for the week on Monday. It was great to have her around to play with the kids and help out around here. We didn't do anything too exciting, just went to the park, a couple malls, and of course I had to show her Super Target, which is my home away from home ;) Her last night here was last Thursday and we took the kids to Rainforest Cafe. Colin was in awe of the fake animals, and the fish tanks were a HUGE hit. He wasn't too crazy when the animals would move & make noise, and their fake thunderstorms also made him a bit nervous. But yet out front they had a fake alligator that he was in love with. He did not want to leave the alligator for a second. Here's a couple pics from my Mom's visit.

Colin with the alligator:

Jackson & Grandma:

Colin & Grandma:

My Mom with the boys:

My Mom left late Friday afternoon and then Saturday we packed up and headed to Louisiana to visit with Scott's parents for the night - his aunt & uncle were in town visiting too. Colin got to go fishing for the first time while Jackson got spoiled by Grandma & Aunt JoJo. Here's a couple pics from that trip.

Colin fishing with Daddy:

Colin fishing with Grandpa:

Jackson & Aunt JoJo:

Jackson & Grandma:

And finally I'll end with a video. This was taken while my Mom was here. It was getting close to Jackson's bedtime and I like to strip him down w/o a diaper so he can air out for a bit every night. Colin had a balloon and Jackson was having a blast getting hit in the face with it. I felt kind of guilty letting Colin hit him like that, but Jackson seemed to be having fun, so I just let them go and have some fun! And try to excuse my Mom's laughing in the background ;)