4th and Fireworks

Happy 4th from the Lindsay fam!

We started out the day with Riley having his first BIG piece of watermelon...
What 4th of July is complete
without a little watermelon?? ;)

I think he liked it!

Later that evening we set off to our neighborhood's 4th of July
celebration complete with bounce houses,
snow cones, and lots of fun kid stuff to do!

Reid lovin' on his little brother... I think he likes it!

Sweet brothers

My sweet Riley-Roo :)

Reid dancin' himself silly here... :)

The Dawson boys & Reid

Doesn't Reid look so grown up?
I can't believe how big he's getting!

We ended the night with it being just Reid & I at the fireworks show.
Daddy had to take a VERY tired 11 mo. old home to bed at WAY too late of
an hour!! We tried to push him a little too far past his bedtime last night and
boy did we pay for it! At least he slept till
9am this morning! He's a trooper and has been in
a good mood all day today!
We had a great time and Reid enjoyed the fireworks
this year, although he kept saying they were too loud. :/
Hopefully next year we can have them both
with us at the fireworks show and we can make it a complete family affair!
Hope you all had a great 4th of July!

Riley's 1st Haircut

The cape is going on, but that face has "I don't think
I want to do this" written all over it!


"Daddy's here, what could go wrong?"

The first cut...

It's not so bad after all!

All done! That was easy!

Riley had his first haircut yesterday and he was a trooper!
He didn't like being still one little bit, and the lady cutting his
hair was so SO patient with him! Bless her!
I'm surprised she didn't cut his ear off as much as he was moving around!
We got 'er done and he has a cute 'boy' cut now!
"I'm not a baby anymore, Mommy! I'm growin' up!"
Can't believe my baby is almost ONE!!!

Father's Day weekend 2011

This weekend we had a ball and got to celebrate my sweet husband
and Rod's amazing dad. Here are 3 generations of Lindsay men!

My sweet boys! Donuts with Dad!

After church on Sunday.

Daddy's Father's Day present. Look at those cute feet!!

A Father's Day weekend wouldn't be complete without a
little grillin' time with Daddy on the patio!

Happy Father's Day Daddy! We love you soooo much!
I continue to be amazed at the wonderful man you are
to me & to our boys. We are 3 lucky people to have
you in our lives!

Love,
Mommy, Reid & Riley

Nash Farm

This past Friday I found out about a cute farm in Grapevine that
was complete with tractors, chickens, barns, and much more.
This is ALL right up Reid's alley, so of course I HAD to take him there!
He had an ABSOLUTE ball and did NOT want to leave!
It was hot, but I didn't mind because my boy was having the
time of his life!

His first time holding a chicken. He did so well!

Love the 3 of us on the tractor ride... especially with Reid's mouth full of food!

Little Riley-Roo did so well hangin' out in his stroller and
was just happy to be in the shade!

We had a great time and we will definitely be coming back
to visit Nash Farm in the very near future!
The BEST part.... it was all FREE!!!
Love playdates like that!

Simple Blessings

I saw this picture on this website the other day and it just got me thinking.
It is so hard to concentrate on just what we have and not want more, isn't it?
I LOVE LOVE LOVE to shop just as much as the next girl and it makes me happy!
I have so much and have been given much and always want more.
Even it's just for my kids, I want them to have it.
I just need to find joy in the simple pleasures in life and just BE.
God is SO good to us. I have healthy children, an amazing husband,
wonderful parents, and precious friends. What more could I ask for?
Thank you for Lord for moments to sit in the quiet and think about
all of your blessings and all the ones to come.
Your love is all I need.

Swim lessons 2011

Reid started his very first swim lesson yesterday with Miss Valerie.
He did SO well and even put his mouth in the water & blew bubbles!
She was so patient, sweet, and encouraging with him.
She even sang him a cute little turtle song to help him remember
to kick his legs, which of course with my musical boy, was right up his alley!
I was so proud of him and can't wait to see how he progresses.
Hopefully by the end of 7 weeks, he will be able to swim a little.
Swimming pool season, here we come!
(Oh and t-ball too!) Yay for summer activities!

Our little 11 month old

Happy 11 months sweet Riley!

You just get cuter & sweeter everyday!

You are crawling everywhere and pulling up too!

Your smile is contagious....
you already have 8 teeth!

You are quite the little investigator of things.

You were not happy about me putting you in this chair, although
whenever you can, you're always trying to be big like your brother
and get in it! You are such a joy and I just can't kiss on you enough!

You are a busy little guy and never want to stay still -- even in our arms!

You hate--
diaper changes, changing clothes, going to bed at night, and wearing bibs.

You love--
snuggles in the chair, holding your lambie, kisses on your cheeks,
playing in the pillows with your brother, pulling up on anything & everything,
playing peek-a-boo,
and seeing Daddy come home each day.

I can't believe you will be a year old next month. It doesn't seem like
you should already be this old. You are a treasure, a joy, and I am
SO.IN.LOVE with those cheeks!

Happy 11 months to our little Riley man!