Today is the day that Jeff came home to see us! It was a very exciting day for all of us! I let the kids stay up until he got home! It was so cute to see how excited Ian and Hazel were to see Daddy! It is going to be the LONGEST 6+ weeks of our lives!

Today we went on another walk to the playground! My mom volunteered to push the wagon. I was secretly very happy when we got to this hill. Here is Gigi push a very happy Ian and Hazel!

Today was half price at the Fort Worth Zoo and so we took advantage of it! It was a little rainy, but a whole lot cooler than it has been. The only thing is that it was very, very humid! I would take the humidity over the 100+ degree temperature though! This is Ian at the elephant exhibit. Elephants are Ian's (and Gigi's) favorite.

The kids and I took a morning walk and Ian pulled Hazel all the way down to the end of our road! He was very proud of himself and I was totally impressed by his strength! He even made it almost all the way back to the house, but lost interest as most 2 year olds do!

Mondays are Grandma and Grandpa days! This is Ian sitting on the motorcycle  with Grandpa. Don't worry, they are just playing. They were not allowed to move it or even allowed to start it, but Ian was very excited to sit on it!

This is the day we have all been dreading! Jeff starts his new job bright and early tomorrow morning! So today was the day we had to say goodbye! He is staying with friends in Georgetown! Ian helped Daddy pack his bags, clean out the car, load the car up, and even helped him close the door when he got in. Here Ian is waving "bye-bye" to Daddy! We were all very sad, but Daddy promised to come back every weekend! My mom is coming during the middle of the week to help me out with the kids! Here's to the start of a (hopefully) wonderful, new adventure!

We went on a family walk around the neighborhood today. We are trying to fit as much family time together as possible before Jeff starts his new job on the 13th/

While in the area, we stayed with Jillian and her parents. So, naturally, we went swimming in their pool! This is Ian attempting to jump in the pool into Daddy's arms. He loves to swim, but is still timid about jumping in.

My parents went to Hawaii and brought us back t-shirts and necklaces. Here are Ian and Jeff in their Hawaii shirts and cool tree nut necklaces!

This is Ian and his very best friend Miranda. I am not quite sure how this friendship started, but they have such an amazing bond for being 7 years apart. Every time I see these two interact, I really do see God's love in their friendship

Ian and Mommy were having a moment. I am not sure what is going on in this picture...and I'm in it. I'm just laying on the floor, minding my own business and all of a sudden I had an Ian laying on top of me!

I was taking pictures of Hazel and I didn't want Ian to feel left out. This was the picture he wanted me to take of him. I thought it looked pretty cool. He was very proud of himself that he could hold all three blocks like that!

Another Hazel first (and a really fun ride) This was Hazel's first ride in the wagon! As you can tell she had a great time! Ian I think got a little bored, but seemed to have fun for the most part.

Very rarely can I get them to sit together or even more rare is to actually take a picture together. This was a sweet moment of both of them sitting on the couch together. Ian even has his arm around her! He really is a great big brother!

Look what we found while "packing"! Ian loves these Clifford ears! I cant get him to wear a hat, but he has no problem with these! He even put them on Hazel!

I know I probably have a million of these pictures on here, but I cannot get enough of Jeff reading Bible stories to the kids!

Sometimes you just take pictures because you know how perfectly embarrassing it will be in the future. Today Ian really like the free and easy feeling and therefore took "bareback" riding to a whole new level! Bring on the girlfriends!

Bedtime at the Lamoureux house! Ian insisted that Gigi read the story even though Daddy always reads the Bible story. It was a fidgety, unfocused story time, but we made it through! One guess what story we had to read! 

Today was David and Goliath day! Ian insisted that Gigi read the story of David and Goliath over and over and over! He would laugh when Saul's armor is too big for David, point to his forehead when Goliath gets hit with the rock and raise his arms when Saul's army rejoiced in defeating the Philistines. I love that he loves reading Bible stories. This was definitely a proud mommy moment!