Our little yellow belt!

Tonight was a BIG night for Mr. Austin! He tested for his yellow belt in Tae Kwon Do. We started Tae Kwon Do at the beginning of the summer to give Austin something different to try other than soccer and football in hopes that he would take a natural interest in it...and he did! This has been something that has been not only good for Austin, but for our entire family. We go every week as a family and this week Jeremy and I started taking the adult class as well. Carson has even made a friend (Eastman) and they meet up every Wednesday and Friday and play together and watch their big brothers get a workout! It's been great for Austin to get out of his comfort zone and go to a place where he doesn't know the other kids from school...a place he can build his confidence, health, and skills! The video below is a shorten clip of his test this evening. Jeremy and I could not be more proud of him

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Before Austin tested this evening, he was very nervous and afraid he would fail. He was afraid he wouldn't be able to break the board... I asked him if he had prayed and told Jesus he was nervous and if he had asked him to help him do well on his test. He replied "Of course I have mom. I've also prayed for all of my friends; that they will do well even if I don't." His responses always amaze me! Our 7 year old prayed for the other students testing to pass even if he didn't...I sure don't know what God has in store for Austin, but I know it's BIG and I'm so thankful that God chose Jeremy and I to be his parents!

San Antonio 2011

This Labor Day weekend our family took a mini vacation to San Antonio to spend some time with our friend (family really) Jeff and take the boys to do some fun stuff. This was the first time that we have taken Carson with us on a family trip. As I say that I feel like I have to justify why we haven't taken him places yet...first of all, he's just now 2 and we have only really ever gone skiing and to Schlitterbahn...both of which he was much too small to enjoy until now! So anyway, back to the vacation. It was SO much fun. Jeremy and I had as much fun as the boys did. This blog will be full of pictures of everything we enjoyed!

This is all of us at the Riverwalk! Carson loved the "tourist" boats that came by every few minutes. Austin was busy looking for alligators while Carson would yell "there's a boat, there's a boat!".

After some yummy lunch at Casa Rio on the Riverwalk, we headed over to the Alamo. The boys both enjoyed seeing the old cannons!

Can't you just hear Carson saying CHEEEEESE?! 

Saturday we enjoyed the Riverwalk and Alamo and on our way back to Jeff's house we made a quick stop by KENS 5 so the boys could see where he works. Again...they had SO much fun. It was pretty quiet around the station so the producer let them both have the studio all to themselves! They got to sit where the news anchors sit and even give the weather report! 

The most handsome news anchors I've ever seen!

Austin is trying to figure out this reporting business!

This is Carson Morgan reporting live for news channel 5!

Enjoying every minute. :)

Checking it out!

The highlight of our Saturday was most definitely the stop by the news station. They boys were treated like super stars for sure and it was a blast watching them have fun. Sunday morning we all went to Sea World. We've all been to Sea World before but this was the first time Carson was big enough to really enjoy it and boy did he (and Austin too!). A few years ago we met one of the dolphin trainers in the show Azul. When Austin was an only child (back in 2008) he took Austin backstage after the show and let him feed the beluga whales. Well, on this trip to Sea World we all got to backstage again! We got to see the whales and dolphins, feed them and touch them! One of the baby beluga whales took a likin' to Carson and it was super cute! Thanks Chuck for treating our boys like super stars and taking them backstage. You're awesome!

Austin feeding Martha, the beluga whale!

This is "Atla" a baby beluga whale. She's swimming up to check out Carson.

See Atla looking at Carson?! He thought this was so cool. :)

This is our friend and dolphin trainer Chuck! Some of you might recognize him... Have you seen Spy Kids 4?! 

There were so many fun and wonderful memories created this weekend! Way too many to write about here... I cannot wait to take another family vacation with the boys. We all had so much fun! Thank you uncle Jeff for everything! We'll definitely be back soon. :)