Weekend at the Lake and More!

We have had a fun time the past several weeks.  It's been the last weeks of "summer" around here.  BOTH kids are starting preschool next week!  They will be going two mornings a week, and I think I am the most excited. ;)  We actually had 'Meet the Teacher' day today.  Both kiddos did great!  As for the past several weeks we have mainly just played with our friends a good bit and been lazy around the house some too.  Something really fun we did was that we got to go to Lake Martin last weekend.  We went to our friends Matt & Hillary's place with a few other couples.  It was perfect weather and everyone just enjoyed the water and company.  Another special treat was that my friend Natalie was at the lake too, so they came over to see us for a little bit.  It was fun!  I'm trying to remember if there was anything else special we did the past few weeks, and honestly I can't remember.  I would claim pregnancy brain, but I was like this before I got pregnant, so I'm gonna go with haven't slept in years brain instead. ;)  So anyways, I guess we'll leave it at that for now!  Below are lots of pictures. :)

 Diva

 "Can I help you?"

 My favorite little boy.

 Mmmm…mexican!

 They love it just like their momma!

 Coloring time.

 She's such a good artist.

 Loves her tea set.

 Daydreaming about mommy actually getting her dressed so she can play outside. ;)

 Busted!  Standing in the chair and hitting brother's head.

 Bryant's first Friday night football game of the season.

 The boys getting ready for the cannonball contest.

 Ready for her boat ride!

 Nat Nat and Taygirl :)

 Boat rides are so relaxing Harper fell asleep!

 Fun in the lake!

 Already knows how to relax. ;)

 Of course… Why would anyone want to sit in a chair?

 Now THAT is some good watermelon!

Bouncy house time with friends :)

 Silly girl

 Seriously, prettiest girl in the world!

 Serious face (with a little pizza sauce on it)

Silly face!

Until next time…

Heather

Baby #3 and Taylor's 15-Month Checkup!

Well, for those of you who may have missed it, Josh and I are expecting Baby #3.  I am due on February 17, 2015.  That makes me right at 13 weeks.  I am extremely excited about moving out of this first trimester and hopefully kicking the nausea and getting back some energy.  It has been a rough couple of months with having a 3 year old and 1 year old and feeling terrible.  Hopefully this helps explain my somewhat lazy blogging!  I will try to get better. :)  Also, no, this was not planned by Josh and I, but obviously it was in God's plans.  I have really struggled with the idea of having another baby already…I mean Taylor is barely one and still nursing!!  And Bryant is only three.  But when I get all nervous and crazy, I am reminded that children are a blessing and that God gives us the strength we need when we need it.  Josh and I do plan on finding out the sex of the baby once we can.  Of course he wants another boy, but since we already have one of each, I honestly don't care.  So we will see…  I guess that's really all to share about that for now!  On a different note, Taylor had her 15 month checkup last week.  The doctor confirmed what I already knew, she's a big girl!  She is in the 90th percentile for height and 70th percentile for weight.  I would tell you the exacts, but I lost the form it was written on.  Her weight was somewhere around 23 1/2 lbs and I think her height was 33 inches and something…  She is doing everything she should be and is a healthy 15 month old!  Well, that's it for now!  I have a few pictures to share, but that's really it.  I have been horrible about taking pictures…I'll make sure and get better about that too! ;)

 Enjoying the outdoors.

 She is ready to play t-ball too!

 Summer evenings on the porch…with ice cream of course!

 Beware, if you try to fix your shower for a second, q-tips will transform into golf tees. :/

 Still loves the orange "headband".

 Cutie pie

 Bryant's last t-ball game was last week.  This was after it!

 Stylin'

 Taylor was "throwing" the baseball to Bryant.

Handsome boy

Until next time…

Heather

Beach and New Orleans!

This blog post should have been written a week ago, but for some reason I just have not felt like writing it.  But I figure the saying "better late than never" applies here. ;)  A few weeks ago Josh and I got to take a KIDLESS trip to New Orleans!  He won the trip through work, so we were there with about 10 other couples.  It was such a fun time.  We stayed at the Ritz-Carlton in the French Quarter, which was wonderful!  And we got to eat amazing food, have a little fun in the casino (well…losing money wasn't fun), and just enjoy the area.  Another special treat while we were there was that our good friend Leanne who moved home to Baton Rouge several years ago came down with her husband for the afternoon on Saturday to hang out.  It was so good to see them!!  It was such a nice time…although I admit, I did miss the kiddos a little.  3 nights was the longest I'd ever been away from them!  We left New Orleans on Sunday and went straight to the beach for the week.  My parents had already taken the kids down with them on Saturday, and my ENTIRE family was there!  We had the best time.  It was the first time I'd gotten to meet my new niece Nora, who was born in January.  And as always, it was so good to hang out with everyone.  We did a lot of beachin, swimmin, eatin, and hangin out!  All of the cousins had so much fun playing too.  And the house we stayed at was perfect.  It was right across the street from the beach, which made things so easy, and it had a pool!  The only negative part was that Josh only got to stay a couple of days.  He had to leave on Tuesday to get back to work. :(  But oh well, I get to see him all the time. ;)  Both trips were so much fun, but I have to admit, after being gone for that long, both the kids and I were happy to get home.  This past week at home has just been the norm.  We've hung out with friends a good bit, had some t-ball games, and done regular things around the house.  Pretty boring. :)  Below are lots of pictures from our beach trip!

 The girls :)

 We spent every morning out here since my kids kept waking up at the crack of dawn!

 After supper sandcastle building!

 Uncle Shawn really knows how to throw!

 Alligators aren't so scary...

 She is such a climber…all the time!

She liked the pool…but she wanted to be able to climb in and out at her own will…of course. :/

 Taylor was not a big fan of the sand.

 Bryant LOVED the sand and building sandcastles.

 Taylor loved the ocean.  But she kept wanting to walk out in it…by herself…not cool.

Throwing the football on the beach = Fun.  However, Bryant had the most fun playing bocce ball.  He played every day, by himself a lot!

 Laying under the tent and chillin. :)

 Haha…he wanted to wear Tyler's "sunglasses"…aka goggles.

 Best Friends…according to Bryant. :)

We celebrated Wells' first birthday, so obviously we would clip balloons to his diaper!

 The Whole Fam!! (minus Josh)

 Cousins!

Me and my babies. :)

Until next time…

Heather