Friday, May 9, 2014

Parks and Play dates

We are packing in play dates and fun outings as much as I can handle. The husband and I returned last Thursday from Amelia Island then hit the ground running. 
Pure sweetness
All monkeys back together.

He is pretty silly.
Uggs and beanies for 90 degrees at the park.
Lots of park days.






He has boobs. :)
They refuse to leave him alone.
We always put them in backwards until they can sit up unassisted. This way, he can lean.
Our sweet friends came to see HG's last game.

So peaceful 
He is so funny with his expressions.



Jump street with good friends.


Dinner dates.  HG got unsweetened tea in her own cup. (We shared it)
 The kitchen is ready for the weekend.
Squeaky clean grout and tile.......for now!
Love this.
Melt my heart.

High maintenance dog.
It is for real y'all. Kindergarten soon. I am a wreck. A wreck I tell ya. Where is she going? No idea. 
Small cakes in Southlake after school. 
Hudson's first trip to the indoor pool.
She had a try out for a 3-4 year old class tonight and whooped  some tail. So good to see her back in that pool after not being able to participate for four months. Then she proceeded to strip down and ride home naked with her pacifier. Showing off was hard work . 
Yep, she is still naked.
Yep, I cleaned the counters a couple times a day.
Yep, she jacked his bottle and finished the breast milk.
What a toot.
I knew it would only be a matter of time before Harper and Hudson could share clothes. She has been sporting his pants lately, short but perfect in the waist. 

The husband has been in NYC and then heads to Kentucky. I will be so glad when he is home.  I've had people in and out the last two days while juggling grout cleaning, play dates, house cleaning, etc. I was so thankful for a house keeper to clean all our windows and bathrooms. All the pollen has given me quite the migraine today and no time to slow down. The house is squeaky clean, I am sure it won't last until the first showing. As I opened the door today, a couple was standing there wondering which day they can view the house. Exciting!

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Yard signage

Before the kids and I headed out of town,  HG had some mommy time. Big girl pedicures and Subway.

She loves pedicures.

She is a monkey. Not sure how but she stayed in this position and watched Caillou.  
HG's Spring Musical lastThursday created a late but fun night for us. We saw friends, dinner with the in laws at one of our favorite spots and finally asleep at 11pm . Whew! Little did we know we all would be woken up at 6:45 by our neighbors dog. 
We love these kids, so special.

It is for real y'all so all those who said it'll never happen, it did. We have already had one call on it and the house isn't on the MLS yet. Sweet!
He loves this game.
Chris and I had lunch at Johnny Carino's on that Thursday as well.  I ate my entire loaf of bread and Spicy shrimp and chicken. So delicious, so bad for you!
Growing up too fast.
poor baby.
Big boy clothes, monogrammed clothes and seersuckers are close to my heart. Oh and bow ties. 
We were off to a wild and crazy weekend in amazing weather. I managed to stop with the kids at the same place a charter bus full of elderly people headed to the casino. The lines to the toliets and check outs were sooooo long. Sooooo long. Thank goodness for our red travel potty and a breast fed kid in times like that, both can be done without any effort and everyone stops screaming. 

Loaded and ready
Playing at Poppy's
Sleeping at Mia 'a
They love Uncle Chip.
Boots
Copper who will be 14 years old on May 20.

Friday, May 2, 2014

Amelia Island

The husband and I recently escaped for a few days with the help of our families.
I was pretty much set against going but with everyone's help, we all made it possible.
We were very thrilled for some adult time alone which is a very rare thing with all the traveling he does.

With Hudson being so young, he turned 3 months just as we were heading out of town, I am still nursing him.
As Chris puts it, a Victoria's Secret commercial is nothing but a buffet commercial to him.
I prepared 30 pumped bottles and supplied plenty of supplementing formula.
Hudson was given a bottle a day as well in preparation.
He stayed in town with the husband's parents and was spoiled every second I know.
Friends even stopped by for baby smiles and giggles.

The girls are pretty easy at 2 1/2 and 5 1/2, one bag between the two of them.
They bounced a little between Mia, Aunt Tonia, Poppy and Danielle.
They spent the majority of the time in Batesville loving every single minute of it.
My dad, aka Poppy, even drove them all the way home on Thursday night and then drove home.
Amazing the things our parents will do for us even when we tell them no. :) My parents and sister have such a special bond with Hailey Grace since we lived in Texarkana for 9 months.

Back to Amelia Island.....
I love Florida, that is a given.
This is a place I had yet to visit but can't wait to go back and actually soak up the island.
We were  on a conference you see.
Stuff beginning at 7:30 in the morning and lasting until early hours of the morning.
Yeah, we didn't hang this year.
As a matter of fact, we both got sick.
Not pretty.
Even arriving home, I still wasn't fully back to normal.
It hit Chris first then myself about 8 hours later. 
We still made the best of the trip and glad our babies weren't all suffering a stomach bug.

What we saw of the island was beautiful, very laid back and family friendly.
The sand was full of seashells and a little darker than the panhandle.
Sand Dunes held turtles sitting on nests and various creatures.
The Atlantic Ocean was cold.
From Darius Rucker to dinners on the beach and alarms set for every 3 hours, we enjoyed our time away.
Yes, I pretty much stuck to the every 3-4 hour pumping schedule.
Even during the night except for this long stretch from 9:30/10-3:30.
But you better believe we went running to our babies.
Just the sound of their voices sent our hearts racing.
Oh it was so good to get away for alone time but oh it was so good to get home to our babies.

Darius Rucker Concert


His version of Purple Rain was unbelievable. Amazing!

Late night



Our view.
Chris relaxing.
The girls wanted pictures of us each night before our events.


Chris looks hammered but I assure you he isn't, the flash was bright. I am also pretty sure he was drinking water.
On the beach looking back towards the Omni where half te conference was.
Selfie.
Testing the cold water .
Nothing like a good poolside drink.
Yengling.

Little big town.
We hung out with them at the pool before we realized who they were.
Whoops.

I would recommend Amelia island to just about anyone. That area of the US has tons of great golf courses which reminded me of Hilton Head.