uncle coleman

 coleman came to visit us! he drove through austin on his way back to virginia from school. (okay, so austin isn't en route to virginia from provo, more like 1,000 miles out of the way.)  we were so glad to have him, and we had such a great time.  mae especially loved having someone else to play with, and cody enjoyed having another guy around!

we played with blocks

 and watched shows

 

coleman was here for his birthday, so we had a lot of fun celebrating.  he and cody went to san antonio one night to see one of the spurs playoff games.  and per coleman's request we went to get some good ole' texas bbq.  he did some research and found this place...

  

so, i'm not the biggest bbq fan, i mean, i'll eat it every once and a while, but not something that is normally on my radar in terms of food. but OH. MY. GOSH.  this place was so good.  seriously, i could eat their ribs or brisket a few times a week and not get tired of it.  it was like fall off the bone, melt in your mouth, make you forget you're eating in the sweltering heat kind of good.

mae enjoyed my ribs as much as i did.

and wherever coleman was, she wanted to be.  she started saying his name by the end of his trip.  i think that's the best birthday present!

 

obligatory birthday wreath picture!

 mother's day was the same day as coleman's birthday.  we had a great mother's day/ birthday!

 i think mae wore coleman out.

 of course we spent some time at the lake.  this is becoming mae's favorite place...that's my girl!

we're so glad that coleman could come and stay with us!  we had so much fun with him.  and it was so fun to see his relationship with mae grow.  i love seeing her develop close, fun relationships with her aunts and uncles like i have with mine!