Snapshots

Watching Daddy mow the grass.

Dancing to some Disney tunes. 

We have a whole playroom full of toys, yet clothes hangers seem to be current toy of choice.

Our little cowgirl

7/4/2017

Celebrating 6 Years

Blake and I marked our sixth anniversary on July 2. Although we celebrated a few weekends ago by going to our annual Rangers anniversary game, we had a babysitter come over to watch the kiddos so we could celebrate with a meal at one of our favorite restaurants, Huisache, and then go out for a few beers. We may have called it a night much earlier than we would have six years ago, but we had a great time celebrating us and the past 6+ years! 

The kids love Miss Mikaela!

6/30/2017

Addison - 18 Month Check-up

Addison turned 18 months old on May 22 and she recently had her 18 month check-up on June 29th. She's 34.5 inches tall (97th percentile) and weighs 26 pounds 12.5 oz (88th percentile). She has a "healthy appetite" :) and will eat pretty much everything, but she has just recently started to refuse/turn down a few things... and so the picky-eater stage begins... She did have to get one shot, but she only whined for about two seconds and then was fine! She likes to dance, give big, wet kisses and wipe everything clean with baby wipes (the floor, her hands and high chair tray, her tummy...). She still loves watching everything Big Brother does, but now she's a little more hands-on in wanting to play with him or with whatever he is playing with, which has caused some fights already. Her little personality is really starting to show (as seen in the pictures below!). I think is going to give me plenty of gray hairs! 

Blowing kisses while we wait for her doctor appointment.

She was so happy when I finally gave in and let her hold the entire bag of Cheerios.

Workin' those eyebrows.

The "It wasn't me" face...

We passed down the crib that Addison has been using (and Greyson and cousins Hallie and Lilly also used) to Amy to prepare for Baby Jake's arrival in September. She isn't quite ready for a big girl bed, so we are borrowing her big cousin Caitlin's old crib for the time being. Luckily, the transition has been easy and there haven't been any disruption in her sleep. One last naptime in the old crib before taking it to Amy's house!  

6/29/2017

Father's Day

Before heading home from our weekend visit at Nana and Papa's in Rockwall, we celebrated Father's Day with Papa. Greyson helped Papa open his presents (even though Greyson spilled the beans as soon as he saw Papa on Friday afternoon and listed off everything we got him!). Papa got a new tool box and some fishing gear to get prepped for our family vacation to Cedar Creek Lake in a few weeks. 

The boxes are always the best part of presents!

Greyson helping Papa get his tool box organized.

When we arrived home from Rockwall, I didn't have Blake's Father's Day presents wrapped, so we got creative with the "wrapping". In model fashion, Greyson presented Blake with a new fishing shirt and each of kiddo gave him a box of K-cups for his new Keurig. We are so lucky to have such a great daddy!

6/18/2017

Visiting Nana & Papa - Part 2

While in Rockwall visiting Nana and Papa, we attempted to go to a park again on Saturday to let the kids burn off some energy. I say attempted because it was sooo hot that our park excursion only lasted about 15 minutes until everyone was hot and sweaty. Papa even got in on the fun on the swings at the playground, but we soon retreated home to the cool AC and played with Nana and Papa's stash of toys and puzzles and later cooled off in the kiddie pool.

While working on ditching the pacifier,she has taken a new liking to her blankets.

6/17/2017

Visiting Nana & Papa

We recently made a trip to Rockwall to visit Nana and Papa. We left on a Thursday evening so we could have an extra day to enjoy the weekend. While Nana and Papa worked on Friday, we played at a local park and I finally got to try a Rockwall-famous Boots burger. Blake has been telling me how good these burgers are for ten years, but because of their popularity and limited hours, we have never been able to go (It was definitely a good burger, but I'm still not convinced it beats a good ol' Billy Bob's burger in Hondo. The debate continues...).

Greyson laughed so hard when he went over the rollers of the "bumpy slide"!

We originally planned to take Greyson and Addison to a Texas Rangers game, but Nana and Papa offered to watch the kiddos while we went to the game, our anniversary tradition. We got to enjoy a date night, and Nana got some extra snuggles. It was a win-win-win (the Rangers won, too!).

Meanwhile, back at Nana & Papa's house, Addie Sue was already out!

Rangers vs. Mariners (we enjoyed our seats in the shade!).

Rangers win! 10-4

Post-game fireworks in front of the stadium.

We had to sneak back in the stadium after the fireworks show to get our annual centerfield picture.

6/16/2017

Pizza and Popsicles

I scream, you scream, we all scream for... pizza and popsicles! We had pizza for lunch (which Addison thoroughly enjoyed!) and popsicles in the afternoon. While swimming in the backyard, we heard an ice cream truck making its way through the neighborhood. We ran to the front yard to catch him when he came down our street and enjoyed some popsicles in the shade.

6/11/2017