This year with santa was a little traumatic

Elise on the big girl swing at Zilker park

First home brew since the kids were born (red ale from Austin homebrew supply)

"Helping" make pancakes with their new (to us) kitchen learning stool

Camping at Wilson fox park, while the grandparents babysit overnight

Halloween 2016 - Wendy:flower, Elise:butterfly, Ethan:caterpillar, me:gardener

Halloween 2016 - Wendy:flower, Elise:butterfly, Ethan:caterpillar, me:gardener

Halloween 2016 - Wendy:flower, Elise:butterfly, Ethan:caterpillar, me:gardener

Halloween 2016 - Wendy:flower, Elise:butterfly, Ethan:caterpillar, me:gardener

Camping - Jim Hogg park. Georgetown tx

Camping - Jim Hogg park. Georgetown tx

Camping - Jim Hogg park. Georgetown tx

At the zoo, feeding the goats

Happy birthday uncle jimmy! (@jack allen's kitchen 360)

Playing at a farm

Couch fort

Lil' Texans y'all

Daddy daughter day at bull creek

Elise and Bea playing in the rain at Stanley's farmhouse pizza

Me and the kids, Wisconsin dells water park

Wendy, kids, and Claire

Ethan and me going down the water slide

Family at the Wisconsin dells great wolf lodge waterpark

Elise and me going down a slide at great wolf lodge water park, Wisconsin dells

Uncle nick and Ethan at water park

Playing with great grandma

Eating healthy in Iowa isn't easy

Chasing the frisbee at great grandmas house

Extended family

Seems racist....

Kids playing at a video arcade

Kids playing at great grandmas house

Kids at a farm in Iowa

Playing in the corn

Kids enjoying a snack at aunt Tracy's

Kids first beach

First night at a hotel with kids. Screamed with lights on, so we ate takeout Applebee's for dinner, sitting on the floor in the dark

At the playground, road trip to Wisconsin, day 2

Following in daddy's footsteps