Lunch date

Tuesday was Hailey Grace's last full day of school for summer.

She has graduation and a party Thursday followed by a tropical day on Tuesday.

Seriously so sad May is already here, it is summer.

I know our last few months in the area are going to fly by.

Luckily, the husband found out that his boss is on the same page about an opening date.

No moving in August.

We were thinking we were moving again in August.

So this summer, it will be full of playing.

Playing with friends and family who we won't get to see so often once school begins.

With HG's last full day of school came the risk of severe storms.

Harper and I remained in Grapevine the whole day.

We attended the end of school Blessing.

Or attempted to.

Harper had a rough day.

She was chewing on everything in site, squealing in pain and just down right miserable.

After the kids sang and HG got her Blessing, we snuck out.

I am sure everyone was sick of the screaming and yelling.

 

After stops at Target and the stores by it where I made her ride in her ergo, she had woken from a nap with smiles.

It was nearly 12:30, she refused food all morning so we headed across the street to CFA.

If she wouldn't eat then she would be happy playing.

We enjoyed ourselves and friends we met for over an hour.

Harper might have been the bully of the play ground for a bit.

She rested in this spot so many times.

While HG and I were weather watching,
she was getting into the oreos.

waffles and green goddess for breakfast today.


Thankfully, she slept 13 hours last night and woke up feeling much better.
I just hate it when the babies have an off day and nothing you can do helps.
We haven't been giving her the teething tablets after numerous people telling me about law suits, brain bleeds and seizures.
I do think they work, sometimes they helped a lot.
Our old Pedi was 100% against them.
100% and even got onto me for using them with both girls.
We've made it this far and only have two more to come in over the summer, the end is near.
For now, we will stick to tylenol and advil if needed.
Amazing what a frozen toothbrush or paci can do.
Freeze them in ice deals so that when you pop them out, the ice is on the toothbrush for paci.
I've tried pear and apple juice as well.
Popsicles work nicely as well.


With Harper feeling better, we are all perkier.
Tomorrow is a big day for us.
 

 

Swimming

My heart aches again tonight.

Sometimes i wonder if it will explode from all the heart ache lately.

My dad finally got a hold of me around 6.

Had we seen the news?

What news?

We were drippng wet leaving Keller Pointe.

Then he told me.

He knew we had friends in the area and in the area this storm was moving.

Part of me keeps thinking we will wake tomorrow and it will all be a dream.

Part of me knows that won't happen.

Prayers, prayers and more prayers.

Everyone we have spoken to is okay but has directly been effected.

Praying with everything we have in us.

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Happy 7 years to my wonderful husband!

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Someone got a too messy at dinner.

This was left too close while packing HG's lunch and Harper's Church snack for tomorrow.

Park date before swimming. HG refused the camera.
HG is still having a hard time missng Daddy but doing better..



Our little swimmers. We switch days next week and both girls have Ms Julie.

Chocolate donuts

Harper woke so happy on Saturday. She loves shoes.

Saturday after Harper's nap, we headed to irving to Kalli's gymnastics meet.

We made it shortly before the event was over and quickly headed to their house for a visit.

Kalli spent the night and when i asked what they wanted to do, Chuck E Cheese was the only answer.

Seriously?

Then Harper started chanting Chuck Cheese with no earthly idea what it meant.

So we braved CEC on a Saturday evening.

We were the only ones at a table in the toddler area.

The place was busy but there was a party of 65.

Yes, 65 people, adults and kids.

Whoa.

i wll say that i did not get frustrated once and all the other kids were well behaved.

i do think we will stick to 9:30 in the mornings though.

i may or may not have carried sanitizer and lysol spray around.

 

We headed to DFW around 7:30 to grab the husband.

We trotted in to the baggage claim area surprising the husband.

Harper sprinted screaming once she spotted Chris.

So sweet and caught a huge audience.

Even scored her two balloons.

The big girls were wound up.

Friends spending the night means donuts for breakfast.

Sleepy, sad, angry and confused.

 

Long legged gal.

 

Gymnastics on the landing.

She is so good.

 

 

We spend the morning at Mass and lunch with the grandparents (husbands parents).

Both girls were super excited to see them as it has been a few weeks.

Our schedules have both been super busy.

Thank you for joining us and treating us.

HG loves going to Mass at her school.

Even though we live a mile from a really nice Church.

She squeals with excitement seeing her friends and Fr Ahn.

 

As soon as lunch was over, the husband darted out for house showings then we all rushed to DFW.

As quickly as he flew in, he flew out.

Less than 24 hours.

His luggage took forever last night so it was 9:15 before we even stepped foot in the door.

Baths, laundry from stinky CEC and then a movie.

i fell asleep before the big girls were down.

Exhausted.

Chris watched a movie with them.

Many tears were shed today, for hours.

Even before he left.

Add sleepiness in the mix and we all want to cry.

Both girls stood at his feet while he was rushing to pack the clean clothes i had just finished.

We were doing okay, finally.

No one was crying for daddy at bedtime.

Or after school because they just wanted to talk to him.

Now, it starts all over.

My heart is in a million pieces for them.

Don't get me wrong, we wanted him to come home.

We want him at home every day.

We loved seeing him.

it still hurts my heart when my girls bawl over it.

Main Street Days Festival

The girls and i headed to Grapevine's Main Street Days Festival today with HG's BFF and her family.

This was just what we needed.

We ended up spending five incredibly fun hours there.

Goats were crazy.

Chasing chickens.

Girls loved it.

She slept 90+ minutes.

Starfish

Oh Harper

HG just had to have this.

Things lately

it has been one of those weeks.

One of those weeks where you want to scream from the top of the mountains.

One of those weeks you just don't understand.

One of those weeks you know there is a far greater plan.

One of those weeks you know there is a far greater plan for us and for you.

 

My heart goes out to those suffering from all the tornadoes.

My heart goes out to those who lost loved ones this week.

Far too many lately.

She's a hoot.

Happy hour at our house.

uh oh!

Future drummers?

Big shoes to fill
(She made it all over the drive way in these and then tossed them in the garage cans. ha)

Rockin' the house.

Two peas in a pod.

This caused Harper to puke more than once.

We are supergirls n our house.

Amen. We can plan our lives but nothing will really happen until it is our time.

Our plan according to HiM.

 

We are busy preparing for end of school and graduation next week. The husband flies through for 24 hours as a surprise this weekend. Both girls cry daily for him. Harper keeps looking for him because he is bound to be around here somewhere. She even looks under the desk, like he is hiding.