Homecoming 2015

*OMG y'all - this has literally sat in my draft box all week. It took me an entire week to finally finish this post. I'm hanging my head in shame. *

This past weekend was my 10 year college reunion and homecoming at my alma mater. We left Friday morning during the downpour of rain in DFW, and got to the hotel mid afternoon.We went to dinner that night for the reunion and I got to hang out with one my good friends from college. It was great catching up. We left early to get the kids to bed. 

The next morning we went to the university and we walked around a bit and then went to Posse Kids. E had a blast. She loved riding the horses, watching the dancers, and playing the games.

J had fun hanging out with Mommy watching everything. Next year, he will be running all over the place.

We went to lunch with some of my friends

We did fun selfies. 

J enjoyed playing on the floor of the hotel. Isn't he just precious??

We had so much fun going to homecoming. We are planning to go next year. Got to start the brainwashing of going to my alma mater early - Ha!

4 months!

Ok so this is 2 weeks late but I'm working on getting better. =)

Dear J,
You are 4 months old!! A third of your first year is over and I can't believe its gone by so fast. We are so thankful for you!

You wake up between 6:30-7:30 every morning and go to bed between 7-8 most nights. You are not a napper. You get one nap in the morning that lasts anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour and then you won't go back to sleep until around 12-12:30. You will have a long nap while E has her rest time and then maybe a very short nap before dinner. I have to hold you for all naps so you spend time in my boba or wrap during the day. You just like your snuggles. You still need to be held a majority of the night but I have put you back in your pack and play several times and you have slept for an hour or two after that.

You laughed for the first time this month! September 8 to be exact. You laughed at your sister. You pretty much think she is the funniest thing ever and she can make you laugh the most. You have laughed with your daddy and me, but you laugh the most when your sister is doing something silly. You love tummy time for about 10-15 minutes at a time. You will try to eat the blanket that is underneath you and everything in your hands immediately goes into your mouth. You are getting better at gripping things in your hands. Your favorite toy right now is a little lion that has a blanket on the end of it. You will just sit there and chew on it and it makes you happy in the car. You will now be content in your car seat for about 10 minutes if you have that toy before you start crying/screaming.

You rolled from your back to your tummy on September 17. You are on the move now. I put you down on your blanket about a week after you started rolling onto your tummy, and I left the room to grab a new change of clothes for you. When I came back you were about 2 feet away from your blanket just chilling. Slow down!! You are going to keep me on my toes. It won't be long before you are following your sister everywhere. You can sit up if I support your back and are now tolerating the little bebo seat for a few minutes before you are ready to get out of it. For the most part you are such a happy baby. You scream, talk, and smile all day long.

You had your 4 month check up and weigh officially 15 pounds 5 ounces and are 25 inches long. You wear size 1 diapers in disposable and are starting to wear cloth diapers. You wear 3 month clothing with a couple of 3-6 month clothes thrown in there.

We love you sweet boy!

Love,
Mommy and Daddy

Pumpkin Patch 2015

One of my favorite things that I look forward to every fall. It's one of my favorite traditions that I do with my kids. I was so excited to take J with us for the first time. Last year when we took E to the pumpkin patch, I was dealing with severe morning sickness and ate two snow cones just to not throw up while we were there. Ha! Things are definitely different this year and I am very thankful.

We go to the same pumpkin patch about 30 minutes away. They have bounce houses, hay rides, a train, lots of character boards, and hay mazes. It is so much fun! We always have fun. We didn't stay too long because it was hot but we did have a lot of fun!

The sun was so bright so the kids had a hard time looking at the camera if it was in their eyes. We stopped to get a picture with Clifford - one of E's favorites. We have a plethora of Clifford books at home.

Also our classic Minnie and Mickey

Look at my big girl!

No way was J looking at the camera. The sun was right in his eyes. Oh well. 

Look at this cutie patootie in his little bowl. My heart melts. 

 Driving the plane

She spent a lot of time in this small corn maze. She had so much fun in it. 

We tried to get pictures of them together. They didn't look at the camera at the same time. J was more interested at something going on off camera, but the cuteness is still there!

I LOVE THIS PICTURE!! They aren't looking at the camera but I love this picture. The sun rays are just awesome.

Haha her facial expressions!

In the pumpkin house!

We picked out a pumpkin and headed home. Another fun memory at the pumpkin patch! So thankful for my little family!