The Bostians

Cozumel

2009-08-18T21:21:00.000-07:00

We really enjoyed Cozumel. We spent most of the day snorkeling at Chankanaab Lagoon Park, and shopping in the market.

Cruise Pics

2009-08-18T21:03:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pics taken onboard the Conquest. Send me a friend request on facebook and check out the whole album. (uploads to blogger are just too slow!)

Fishing in Galveston

2009-06-23T20:40:00.000-07:00

Jake was able to feed his fishing addiction in Galveston last week. Saltwater fishing is always exciting even though we mostly caught catfish.

We took a 4 hour bay fishing trip aboard the Cavalier.

Jake's biggest catch was this gafftop catfish.There were several sharks and redfish caught on the boat.
We also fished along the beachfront from the rock jettys. More catfish!
We even fished off the beach at night.

Galveston June 09

2009-06-23T20:28:00.001-07:00

We had a great time on our trip to the coast last week. We spent 2 days in Galveston, and 2 days in Kemah. It was very hot in Kemah, but not so bad in Galveston with a good breeze off the gulf. Carol, Jake and Jon in Kemah.

Jon's first carousel ride.

Jake , Jon and Carol at Schlitterbahn.

Jake and Jon swimming.

Jake and Jon on the seawall in Galveston.

Jon's 5 month portraits

2009-06-15T20:09:00.000-07:00

Cardinals Swim Party

2009-06-15T19:53:00.000-07:00

We had our end of season swim party at Brent and Ginger Stephens' pool. The boys played and swam non stop for about 3 hours. What a great time!

Cardinals TBall 2009

2009-06-15T19:38:00.001-07:00

Jake's Tball team took 3rd place in the city tournament on June 6. Jake played 1st base and pitcher this season. All the Cardinals learned a lot about baseball this season and played great in the tournament. We are very proud of them.

More pics of Jon and Jake

2009-06-15T19:29:00.001-07:00

Here are some studio portraits of Jon and Jake.

Jon's Bathtime

2009-01-22T10:48:00.000-08:00

Here are some pics from Jon's first bath.

More Pics of Jon

2009-01-14T18:23:00.000-08:00

He is staying in the room with us now. We may go home on Thursday. Here are some more pics.

Jon Brett Bostian is here!

2009-01-14T18:06:00.000-08:00

This is our first post in quite a while. I guess we've been too busy and we have neglected the blog, but now here's a good reason to post some new pics. Jon Brett arrived at 4:04pm on Jan 13. He weighed 7 lbs 11 oz and was 20 inches long. He was about 3 weeks early but he is doing fine. Carol had a C section and is sore but also doing fine. Jake is very excited about Jon and loves him very much. He wants to hold him all the time and is a big help with him already. Here are some pics from the hospital.

Galveston June 08

2008-08-09T07:45:00.000-07:00

Here are some surf fishing pics from our Galveston trip. The small fish are sand trout, I think.
Jake hooked this redfish and had a real fight on his hands. I can't believe it didn't break the 8 lb-test line on his Zebco.
After dark the ghost crabs come out on the beach. Jake had a blast catching them and had a jar full in about 30 minutes. Most of them are about 2-3 inches across, and they are VERY fast.

Galveston June 08

2008-07-30T19:16:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics from our trip to Galveston back in June. We stayed at our favorite hotel, The Galvez, and met up with Carol's brother Don and his boys Danny and Jared. We also spent a night with our friends Hardy and Jeri Meredith at their beach house. Pier fishing - I think that was a baby great white!
Jake and His cousins at Magic Carpet Golf.
Dinner at Rainforest Cafe.
Jake at Schlitterbahn.

Cardinals T Ball

2008-05-05T13:30:00.001-07:00

Jake is having a great time playing t ball this year. We're about half way through the season and the whole team is showing lots of improvement. We have "won" our last 3 games. (They don't officially keep score in t ball.) Jake usually plays first base or short stop. Here are some pics from the last 2 games.

Jake and Carol (team photographer)

Jake and his buddies in the dugout.Big Hit!

High five crossing the plate.
This is really what we play for!

Hog Hunt

2008-04-26T21:32:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics from Friday evening with our friends the Nichols'. We had a cookout and some four wheeler riding and went hog hunting when it got dark. (The wild hogs are destoying the pastures at thier farm) The night hunt was really exciting for Jake and Josh; they worked the spotlights.
First we had some BB gun target practice.

I took Jake's 4 wheeler for a spin.
Jake showed us how to cut do-nuts.We found a group of about a dozen wild hogs and shot 2.
Clay, Jake, Gregg, and Josh

Lake Rayburn April 19

2008-04-26T21:21:00.000-07:00

We had a great time at our friend Amy Huggins' lake house on rayburn last Saturday. It was a nice afternoon and we enjoyed some boating, fishing, washer pitching and a good ol' crawfish boil to celebrate Amy's birthday. (possibly the best crawfish I've ever had!) Also check out the beautiful sunset.

Jake & Madi's Spring Portraits

2008-03-21T20:08:00.000-07:00

Here are some nice portraits of Jake and Madi that I made in our yard on Good Friday. I can't believe how grown-up they both look.

Easter Egg Hunt

2008-03-16T19:48:00.001-07:00

Jake and his friend Madi had a great time at the Millard's Crossing Easter Egg Hunt. They hunted eggs with about 150 other kids and got to meet the Easter Bunny. Jake's basket held about 48 eggs.

Happy Easter

2008-03-10T18:13:00.000-07:00

Here are some nice portraits of Jake and Floppy. Floppy was a gift from Meemaw last year and he is Jake's favorite pet. He lives in his cage in the back yard but loves to run and play around the yard when we are outside. Jake is the only one who can catch him when his "outside time" is over.

Extreme Red Wagon Riding!

2008-03-09T20:13:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics and video from Sunday afternoon's extreme wagon riding. We were very impressed with the durability of the Little Tykes plastic wagon. Please do not try this at home, we are trained professionals.

Yes, That's Jake driving and Dad riding and sliding. Dad was very sore from several crashes that were not caught on video.

I love this clip of Jake riding. He's pulling some serious G's in the turns.

Four Wheelin'

2008-02-27T18:34:00.000-08:00

Here are some pics from playing in the mud out at Memaw and Grandaddy's. Jake's 4 wheeler is a Kazuma 90 & he can really ride it well!

Here's our new Family Blog

2008-02-26T21:22:00.000-08:00

Today I decided to start a Bostian family blog to post photos of all our fun activities and cool stuff that Jake does. Hopefully I can talk Carol into updating it regularly. For the first few posts I just took some highlights from the past year. So, here they are.

We Love Sports

2008-02-26T21:05:00.000-08:00

We may not be the best players, but we're great fans! We went to 2 Astros games with Jake's cousin, Matthew.
Carol and I went the Cowboys/Packers game. (Thanks Scott for the tickets)

Watching the Packers game at Hooters is almost as good as being at Lambeau Field.

Galveston Sept 07

2008-02-26T20:48:00.000-08:00

We took a trip to Galveston for Jake's birthday and had a great time. Galveston is one of our favorite long weekend destinations. We've been 3 times this year. There's lots to do and we love staying at the Hotel Galvez on the seawall. Jake's favorite place is Schlitterbahn.

Playa Del Carmen June 07

2008-02-26T20:33:00.001-08:00

Carol and I enjoyed our 4 day getaway to the Riu Palace Mexico, and can't wait to go back to Playa in May 08

Lake Tahoe Feb. 07

2008-02-26T20:18:00.000-08:00

Jake's first trip on a "big plane" was to the most beautiful place in the U.S. Lake Tahoe. He spent a day in ski school but liked tubing best.