New year, new teachers

Reid is officially a preschooler this year.  He is in the preschool 3's class!

I love this little face... looks like he's about to get into some mischief!

Riley-Roo is even going to MDO this year 1 day a week. 

It was like pulling teeth to get them to BOTH look at the camera at the same time.  We took MANY pictures to get this one shot below....

LOVE these precious faces!  Just wanna eat 'em up!

Reid's new teachers this year-- Ms. Cindy & Ms. Tina

They already seem sweet as pie :) 

I can't believe it's time to start another year of school for Reid and now Riley TOO!  Reid went right in as if it was no big deal, but Riley was a whole different story.  I handed him over to one of his teachers and just as I walked away from the door, I could immediately hear him crying.  Broke.my.heart.  Hence, no picture with his cute teachers!

I know he will be fine once he gets to know these sweet ladies, but oh the tears.  Riley is going through MAJOR separation anxiety right now and dropping him off anywhere is not easy.  

Mommy has a day off this year with no kids, so life is a little different... and fun! I see a few mommy lunches with friends in my future! :) Here's to a new school year!

Air mattress fun & the hiccups

While we were at the beach house one afternoon, we were hanging out and I hear laughter coming from the master bedroom.  When I went in, Riley-Roo is crawling around on the air mattress and having an absolute ball! While watching the video, you will hear hiccups... yes, I got the hiccups as I was videoing.  Riley thought it was hilarious, so I almost made myself keep doing it just to hear his cute belly laugh!  

First Beach trip with the boys

We took our first family vacation this past week and it was a blast!  My sister-in-law & husband recently bought a beach house in Port Aransas, so we thought it would be fun to take the boys on their first beach trip this summer.  We had a nice time and it was so fun to watch Reid & Riley experience the ocean & sand for the first time ever.  What great memories for our boys! 

Reid's first trip on a plane... he was just a wee bit excited -- thank goodness he isn't crying after our 5 hour delay waiting to get on the plane to go to San Antonio!  They both did well considering all that.  :)

The pilot even let him take a little "ride" in the cockpit before we left the plane.  This boy was in heaven!

We got to celebrate Madison's 13th birthday... well, almost 13. Happy birthday on August 27th, Madison!  Can't believe you will be THIRTEEN!!!

The cousins before we left to drive to the beach house...

Reid seeing the ocean for the 1st time in the daylight... we went the night we got there and he got to see the ocean by moonlight!

 Funny story .... after Reid was at the beach a little while, he said, "Mommy, can we go home and come back to the beach next week?"  I don't think he was a big fan of the heat & waves at first.  We had to pretty much carry him into the water both days because he was pretty afraid of the waves.  He loved digging in the sand and taking the outdoor showers after the beach!

Little Riley-Roo getting his first crawl on the sand.

Hmmmm.... is this supposed to be fun?  I'm not so sure yet...

Love this pic of Rod & Reid walking into the ocean together for the first time.

"Now I think I'm gonna like it here!"

Rod, Riley, Aunt Suzanne, & Reid

Reid & Mary-McKinley.  They had a ball together all week!

Mommy & Daddy-- we got to have a little fun too!

A beach trip wouldn't be complete with making a sand castle!

Can I build a sand castle too?

"Aw, nevermind... I think I'll just eat the shovel instead."

"And eat some sand while I'm at it.  A little sand never hurt anyone did it? "

My brother's rendition of a sand castle with some twigs.

The new beach look... a little sand go-tee.  It goes with my outfit, don'tcha think?

Riley loved clapping when we were at the beach... it was so cute! 

The boys... notice Riley clapping-- again! :)

Reid got in on the boogie board action... this was the most fun I think he had all week!

And me trying to pull a 200+ pound husband on the boogie board... not that fun, but it sure made for some great entertainment for those watching! HA!

Sweet cousins

The dads gettin' a little beer hang time together.

We got to take a dip in the pool after our last day at the beach.  Their house is complete with an awesome pool.  How great is that??!!

All the cousins together -- Madison, Riley, Monroe (back), Reid, Mary-McKinley (front) 

Thank you Person family for a fun week and all the wonderful memories we will take with us from our first family vacation.  The boys had an incredible time and Reid is STILL talking about going to the beach!   Thank you for your sweet hospitality. 

BIG Changes and NEW things

This past weekend has been a time for BIG changes in the Lindsay house.  

First, Reid got his new BIG boy car seat and Riley-Roo got his brother's toddler seat. It's so weird to see Riley turned around facing forward in that big humongo thing!  Reid is IN LOVE with his new seat... the first thing he said when he saw it was, "Cupholders Mommy!"  It's the little things, right?  Oh to be 3 1/2 again! 

I don't think Riley knows quite what to think about his new big boy seat. He's so cute facing forward!  I love seeing his little punkin' face when I look back in the mirror!

My little Reid.... he looks so big!  How did he get to be almost 4 years old??

The BIGGEST change to hit this house is.... drum roll please.... 

ROOM TIME! The curtain has officially closed on naps for our little Reid man and we are in the midst of implementing the newest change in our household.  Reid could still take a nap, but we've been fighting him going to sleep at night for months now.  If he naps, which he usually will,  BUT when it's time for bedtime, he has THE.HARDEST.TIME going to sleep at night.  He will lay awake till 9:00, 9:30, and sometimes even 10:00 at night!!!  The boy is a seriously cranky the next day and is not easy to deal with.  Poor guy just wasn't getting enough sleep at night.  Rodney & I are up & down the stairs all night till he goes to sleep. 

Hence, the new "room time."

I had heard of people doing this, but I wasn't sure what it looked like.  

I decided on an hour, with toys, books, puzzles, whatever he wants to play with and thus far it's working....
We'll see how it goes!  This new stage is not very fun for momma's down time, but I think Reid is a much happier camper now that he's getting more sleep and that makes everybody happy!

Lookie, Lookie, it's a cookie, cookie!

After watching Barney bake cookies several days in a row, Reid was emphatic that we make cookies!  Lucky for you big guy, mommy just happened to have some on hand to make!

He was such a big help and wanted to do it ALL!  I love his almost 4 year old self!

He even helped me roll the dough out.  He didn't think he was that good at it, but I was pretty impressed with his skills!

Waiting for them to bake was pretty agonizing, but he waited the WHOLE 8 minutes it took them to bake! :)

BEFORE....

The decorating part was truly the MOST fun and Reid loved every minute!

Sprinkles are the BEST, right? -- and more sprinkles, and more sprinkles...

"Look what I did, Mommy!"

AFTER

Works of art  :)

Now that is one happy face... all worth the 8 minutes!