Bring on Memorial Day weekend!

We are gearing up for a fun filled four day weekend over here. Papa Sam and Grandma Mickey left Arkansas at 5:30 this morning and are headed our way. To say that we are excited is a total understatement! Uncle Jason, Aunt Becky and the kiddos are headed our way too. Greyson is beside himself that he will have a 3 day slumber party with his cousins and grandparents! If you are looking for us you'll more than likely find us at the pool or in the backyard playing! Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend.  Also, be forewarned that there will be a huge picture dump just as soon as Jeremy gets this weekend's pis edited. :)

Life Lately

We have been hanging here at home and trying to give little sister time to develop her schedule. Other than a run to HEB and a couple trips to Mimi's store, we've been hunkered down watching all the rain from the warm dry couch. As anxious as I am to get back on a schedule and feel more confidant leaving the house, I cherish this baby snuggle time because I know all to well how quickly it flies by.

This is the best we can get of the two of them. Brother is not wanting to take pics with sister. 

My sweet baby girl

Hammin' it up for the camera

baby chuckles for Daddy

Greyson took Peyton for her first ride. She looks frightened and she should be, he's a crazy driver! 

Road Trippin' to the beach (bay)

Well, I braved the car with both kiddos for more than a quick HEB run or church and most importantly, we all survived!!! Nana came to town on Thursday to watch Greyson for me while I went to the cardiologist for my 6 week hospital follow up and treadmill stress test on Friday. Friday also happened to be Bella's 9th birthday so we thought we'd hitch a ride back to Rockport for the weekend. Plus, Momma would have another set of hands for the road trip if needed. We made it more than three quarters of the way there before we needed to stop to feed Peyton. We also decided that a Sonic shake sounded good so we stopped at a Sonic and Peyton got fed too! On a side note, the new shakes at Sonic are delish, especially the butter toffee one. ;)  Once we made it to Rockport we enjoyed lots of family downtime at Coco and Uncle Larry's house .The first thing Greyson wanted to know was where his bed was. He is referring to his pack n play that he has always slept in at Coco's house. He was excited to know that he had been kicked out of the pack n play because Peyton needed it and we would be sleeping with the big kids in the BIG bed in Trey's room. It was a very successful first time in the big bed with the kiddos. He slept through the night and never got out of bed! Woo Hoo!

We ventured out to the Rockport Beach, which is just the bay, for Bella's birthday. Greyson was so excited to ride on the kayaks and play with the BIG kids. Peyton didn't realize that this was her first trip to the water, she instead only cared about sleeping and eating. Smart girl! Grammie happened to be closing on her new home here in San Antonio on Monday (insert all the praise hands here) so we were able to hitch a ride back to SA with her. It was a win win in my book. I didn't have to drive, had an extra set of hands and got to spend time with family while hanging by the water in the sand. The only thing missing was Daddy! We are ready to do a repeat of this weekend but with Daddy in tow next time.

Patiently waiting for Momma to get her life jacket on

Ready to get in the Kayak! 

NO fear whatsoever. He loved it! 

Learning about reels with Uncle Larry

He was playing his banjo and serenading us all. 

Life Lately

We are still looking to find our new normal and a schedule to go with that. I am trying to not be so hard n myself that at 6 weeks postpartum that I am not back on schedule and that the house and chores aren't where they should be. I know these days on small baby snuggles will be gone before I know it so I am relishing my snuggle time while brother naps. The house won;t clean itself but it also won't be the end of the world if it isn't as clean as I like it to be either.

We are trying to get out an enjoy the outdoors before it is too hot to do so. These mosquitoes that have taken up residence since all of the rain make it hard for us though. I thrive when outside whether that is getting my hands dirty in the flowerbed, pulling weeds, playing with Greyson or just snuggles up on the outdoor love seat on the deck with a good book in my hand. I am ready for the cool crisp Fall weather.

We have be spending lots of time on the floor building things with duplo blocks, making race tracks for hot wheels and having some epic car races as well as our favorite, reading books.

A Sip and See to meet Peyton

Peyton's Nana hosted a sip and see at our house on April 24th. This way the people in Nana's family who lived out of town could make it to see her and be a part of a diaper/baby shower type party. We are blessed that family drove from all over Texas, some 6+ hours from here, and that one of her Great Grandma's was able to make it. Thank you Aunt Gigi for driving Nana to San Antonio to love on Greyson and meet Peyton. We had a blast spending time with family. The boys left and played disc golf while the girls fought over baby snuggles. lol Of course daddy snapped some great pics when he got back to the house before everyone left.

Sharon wanted a pic of all the grandkids.

The reality of trying to get a picture with 4 kiddos. lol

This is the outcome of me jumping around and acting like fool behind Jeremy while he tried to snap the picture. :)

Peyton and her Great Aunt Gigi

Peyton and her Great Nana

Peyton and her Great Aunt Cyndi and Uncle Royce

Peyton and her cousin Dylan