My 999th Syrup Filled Post: Nate & Kelly's Visit

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Yup, you read that right...this is my 999th blog post, can you believe it!? This post will be filled with syrupy goodness: lots of pics. But I can't take credit for most of these beautiful pics, they were taken by Kelly - she's an awesome photographer! So Stephen's cousin, Nate (Uncle Steve's eldest) and his wife Kelly and their 3 cute kiddos came for a visit and stayed with us for 5 nights. We had a great visit with them! On the first day we took them by the state capitol building before heading over to Barton Springs Pool.

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Madeline giving her "Hook'em" inside the capitol.

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Aren't these awesome shots of the capitol!?

Kids outside one of the important rooms at the capitol (forgot what it was called). James is at the restroom and Ashlyn is in the stroller.

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I really like this shot of the kids on the canon.

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Love these ones Kelly got of my kids.

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After the capitol we headed over to Barton Springs Pool. The kids were hunting for guppy fish in the shallow end. And Kelly and I just went floating on our tubes and watched them.

Too bad I had a water spot on my waterproof camera, but I still thought this was a cute shot. :)

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I got a similar shot of Nate and Ashlyn with my waterproof camera, but Kelly's came out better. I also love this shot of Tanner with the kid's goggles. He had a good time with them in the kiddie pool!

I took some underwater pics and video to show Tanner. :)

My kids can't get enough of playing in the water this summer.

Ice cream night! The boys all had a great time playing together.

Ashlyn is such a sweet, mellow baby. I just love her little face. Madeline said every time she would smile at her, Ashlyn would smile back.

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Kelly and I bought a Facebook Deal for this bounce house place in Austin. The kids had a lot of fun, especially on this wagon bouncy that would sway back and fourth.

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What a great shot, love the expressions Kelly captured here.

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Love the smiles on their faces.

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I think they played in there for a good portion of the time we stayed. We're so thankful for all the time we get with family and friends that come to visit. We truly cherish these times. If you want to check out Nate & Kelly's other pics and posts about their Texas trip, hop on their blog here.