San Antonio

This past week we visited family in San Antonio. My great aunt and uncle and 2nd cousins live there. Ben had a trade show, so we only paid for my flight and my food...not a bad vacation on a budget. We stayed on the Riverwalk and got to enjoy the area a little bit. We spent most of our time with Moppy and Jack either at their house, eating, or shopping for some shoes for Hampton...we forgot his. A man on the elevator asked where his shoes were and if he was a country boy who didn't need shoes. We won't forget shoes again.

I must admit, I was a little anxious about taking H to my aunt and uncle's house. They have lots and lots of pretty things that little hands cannot touch. I wasn't sure how H would handle hearing no all the time. He did awesome. I was so proud of how obedient he was. All I would say was "no touch" and he would move on to something else. Thank you Lord for your provision...again.

We celebrated Jack's birthday at Polly and Hank's house on Thursday night. Rob, Sara, Audrey, Sadie, Uncle Bob and Diane made the trip from Boerne. It was so much fun to see them. It has been years :(. Audrey and Sadie (Rob and Sara's girls) are PRECIOUS. They were so excited to meet Hampton and he loved them. Hampton was in the highchair (fit for a prince) and Sadie went in to see him and said, "Hampton, I'm back." He had a huge grin on his face when he saw her. They played very well with him and made sure he didn't touch any of the breakables (there were lots). Hampton found a broom and dust pan that he played with for at least an hour. He has a strange facination with long, skinny objects.

Thank you all for such a fun visit!

Moppy and Hampton (with a drum stick in his mouth)

Jack - Hampton - Moppy

Audrey - H - Sadie

Hampton's new buddies

Such precious girls

Hampton with his broom

This boy loves to clean!!!

Family Picture

Uncle Bob and Diane - The Rob Potter Family - The Noble Family - The Stites Family - Moppy and Jack

"Just my size"

"Now how do I get in this one?"

Never knew you could play a house with a drum stick?

Look at all the antique toys behind him!

Playing the piano

4th of July

Hampton, Ben and I spent the evening of the 3rd at the Addison Airport with some of Ben's colleagues. We ate hamburgers, hot dogs and homemade ice cream while we watched vintage airplanes fly and do tricks. Hampton is crazy about airplanes and was fascinated to see them flying so close. He even got to touch a real plane :). We stayed way past Hampton's bedtime to watch the fireworks. We were a little concerned about how he would handle the loud noise, but he was too mesmerized by their beauty to even notice the sound. He was such a good sport and the hit of the party.

Margret and Luke feeding Hampton choclate ice cream.

WOW! A real airplane!!!

Watching the planes with Daddy

The plane in the background would fly straight up as far as it could fight gravity and then free fall. It was a little scary how close it would come to the ground on its way down.

Family Pics

Watching the fireworks

You can tell he was a tiny bit concerned by the look on his face and his grip on my shirt.

We got up on the morning of the 4th for our neighborhood 4th of July Parade. It was a warm morning and the mosquitos were in full force. The parade route is pretty short and the turn out was small, but we enjoyed it. Hampton was the youngest participant and of course loved watching all the big kids. At the end of the parade, out HOA had bagels and juice for everyone and awards for the best decorations. Hampton got a "Special Award" aka participation award. Next year we may invest some time in decorations.

Notice Ben fighting the mosquitos. They are crazy about him.

After the parade, we went to lunch with the Ruiz family and then took the boys to the Splashground. It was the coolest thing. You can see from the pictures that it is like a water playground. Hampton LOVED it. He is such a water boy. Caleb was not as crazy about it.

Fascinated by the big kids.

Caleb and Hampton

It's hard to see his face, but he was squealing with excitement.

It is so much fun to see Hampton with Uncle Drew. He thinks UD is wonderful.

100Days

You absolutely MUST visit www.thephillipsphamily.blogspot.com! (sorry, you'll have to copy and paste) I know some of you have followed the lives of Jaymie, Kory, Kanyon and Jayde, while others of you may only remember me asking for you to pray for the twins who were born at only 25 weeks. Kanyon is 100 days old today and is feeling a new sense of Independence. You must see their testimony of the Lord's overwhelming faithfulness. Hope you all had a great 4th...pictures of ours to come.

All My Tricks

This video shows some of Hampton's newest and most favorite tricks. He is so much FUN!!!

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