Remy's Birthday 2012

 Elijah loved his horsey and cowboy vest with chaps.  He also loved playing in the little cowboy village.

Probably his favorite thing was playing with his older cousins that were in town.

May & June 2012

 Another falling injury. 

 Playdate with friends Parker and Alise.

"Maybe I can cover up the bruise with make-up?"

 First corn on the cob!

 Elijah loves blankets on his head.

 This is how Elijah likes his fire hats.

Nesting Doves

Here are the only pictures we took for the entire month of April.  We had a dove nesting on the shelf on our back patio.  We got pictures of the Dove, her eggs. and the baby birds (about a week after they hatched).  They have both flown away now so it's just and empty nest but it was a very cool thing and Eli loved seeing the birds every day.  I tried to get a picture of the mama on her babies but every time we'd go out after the babies hatched she'd fly away and act injured.  Quite an interesting that the birds do that to draw the predator to them and away from their nest.

Fredericksburg Mini Reunion

A few months ago David's dad decided he wanted to get the families together in Fredericksburg for a weekend mini reunion.  He put us up and a nice hotel and we had a lot of fun getting the kids together.  Here's some pictures.

The three boys that are the same age.

All of the Figgins cousins.

Checking out the firetrucks at the Fredricksburg fire station

We put Elijah in the cab and he said "Daddy, Come on!"  so David climbed in.

With 5 boys we definitely had to visit the local park and get their energy out.

LBJ park just outside of town had a cool old Ranch with lots of animals that the kids could get right up next to (although not touch)

Doug and Remington.

Elijah refusing to look at the camera.

Showing of his owie that eventually had to get antibiotics for.

I love that the two pigs are doing exactly the same thing in the foreground and the background.

Eli felt like such a big boy holding his older cousin's hands.

Riding a horsey in front of a shop.

We had a really fun time.  I hope Dave and I are able to go back again sans-kids.  :)

Rodeo

Dave and I were fortunate to attend the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo twice this year.  The first time we decided to buy some cheap $10 tickets to see Kid Rock.  It was a few weeks after Valentine's Day but we decided to celebrate then.  The day after the rodeo one of David's coworkers gave him some tickets to see ZZTop.  They were much better seats and we really enjoyed being twice as close as the last time.  Here are a few pictures of my favorite events at the rodeo.

 This is the wagon races.  I was quite impressed with the wagon drivers abilities to keep the wagons upright as the skidded around corners.

 This is the Calf Scramble.  High School FFA students chase down some calves and then wrestle them down, put a rope around the calf's head (bridle style) and bring it back the middle and they get a scholarship.

 Mutton Bustin.  Kids 5-6 are put on top of a sheep.  The sheep is let go and they see how well the kids can hang on.

Here's the best picture I got of ZZTop.  We were to far from Kid Rock to get any kind of decent picture.