Carter's Turtle...Too

Yeah, so Carter believes that his back has a turtle tattoo just like Daddy's.  

One of these days, I'll come across a temporary one and hand him a mirror.  

It'll really drive it home!

In pursuit of a temp.turtle tat, Carter and I went to the Katy Mills Mall.  Didn't find a tattoo - but found lots of fun instead!

Then we headed back to the hotel and played in the pool.

Houston Landing

Houston was full of family and full of fun:

Pantry Pleasures

 Auntie K

 Hide and Seek

 Fan-Tastic Fun

 Great Grandpa Groupie

 Cookie Cheers

 Car Confusion

 High Fives

 "Good Job"

The Truth About 2 year olds SHARING

Carter's Favorite Colors

... I can only imagine why 

M-A-T-T-H-E-W

Humpty Dumpty - A New Fav.

Love this - His giggle makes me smile.

Ohana

Matt and his Navy guys have wanted to get a tattoo together for years.  

They have finally settled on a design.  

It's a Hawaiian Tribal Ohana (family) tattoo.

The tattoo has quite a bit of meaning hidden within:

The dolphins are a call of protection and friendship.  There is a lizard for good luck upon the bearer's family (turtle) which is placed in the center of everything.  It is surrounded by Korus (unfolding fern shoots = rebirth).  The ray itself indicates wisdom and this whole tattoo design is meant to tell that a wise and lucky life revolves around true friendships, renewed day after day.

Matt went in on Friday morning to have his done.  

Five hours spent starring at the ground - and the tattoo was completed.

Okay, Chris and Marc -- Your turn!

Bakersfield Summers