Greyson's (& Addie's) Castle

Greyson's (and Addison's) castle is officially complete! We bought a well-loved playset for the kids back in April from a family who had outgrown it. The kids loved it right away... even Addie who scared me to death trying to climb up the ladder by herself (at 17 months old!). Blake spent a few weekends sprucing it up with new hardware where needed, replaced a step and added a fresh coat of stain. We finally installed the canopy top to finish the project and it looks new again! It's officially a castle and ready for hours of play!

The big slide is still a little too steep and fast for Addison, so she reverted back to the little slide after a face-plant at the bottom of the big slide! Yikes!

10/23/2017

Sunday Funday

Sometimes the most regular days are the best days. ❤

10/22/2017

Roasting Marhsmallows

We've had a small fire pit in our backyard since the day we moved in. We have never used it and have talked about moving or removing it. Since it's still sitting there two years later, we decided to try it out with the first hint of fall ("fall" = the temp dropped below 85°). The kids were in shorts and flip flops and we were swatting at those pesky warm-weather gnats the entire time, but we had fun getting a (messy) taste of our first backyard roasted marshmallows. Bring on the chilly weather and s'mores!

10/20/2017

Family Picture Sneak Peeks

Family picture day was last week and I am loving our sneak peeks! We visited Ms. Chanda of Chanda's Photography at her home in Boerne last week. The weather was perfect, the kids did great with her (and vice versa), and we got some great shots. I was a bit nervous since we picked the kids up early from daycare (Addison had just woken up from her nap and Blake had to wake Greyson up), but they were both in a great mood and had plenty of smiles! 

 10/18/2017

Ranch / Baby Jake Visit

We made a quick day trip out to the ranch to check on the deer feeders and prepare for deer season, and of course see Baby Jake! Greyson enjoyed his favorite breakfast (chocolate donuts!) while Addison thoroughly enjoyed some donut holes... in the truck on the drive to D'Hanis (yikes!). The Moores also came for a short visit, so while the dads and kiddos were outside checking feeders, sighting in their rifles, etc., Tanya and I babysat and snuggled Jake while Amy made her first solo trip since Jake's arrival. She just went to HEB and back, so I guess she wasn't ready to part with him for tooo long! 

10/14/2017

Snapshots

A hot October 1st warrants a run through the sprinklers. So much for fall!

Munchkins in my bed!

Blake sent me a few pictures of their annual "Daddy Weekend" while I worked the wine festival. He also sent me a video of both kids crying at the same time while he was trying to prepare supper, but other than that they were perfect angels all weekend!

Blake's finished workshop. He's set up and ready for all the projects I have lined up for him. :)

Dump Truck Races

Dump truck races in the driveway - that's how we do a wild Saturday night!!

Addison intentionally crashing her truck down the ramp!

Love Greyson's face on this one!

9/30/2017

Visiting Baby Jake

When Baby Jake was just a few days shy of one month old and we hadn't been to see him since he was born, we made a trip out to visit the Phillips Family. He has already changed so much in just a few short weeks, so I was glad I got to snuggle him. Greyson even got to help me hold the bottle to feed him (and was a pretty proud big cousin!). The kiddos helped me pick out a Halloween outfit for Jake to celebrate his first holiday and they loved showing it to Jake. 

Greyson always loves when Uncle Barrett takes him for a ride to push some dirt around!

It was so funny to watch Greyson and Addie with Jake. It was like they were presenting gifts to a king! Greyson showed Jake his new Halloween outfit and Addie gave him a four-wheeler. :)

Bath time!

9/30/2017