Daddy's Birthday

My sweet husband had a birthday last Friday and he got to be at home with us to celebrate!  It was so fun having him home and we went to the State Fair that day as part of the celebration!  Reid loves birthdays... his, mine, Daddy's--anyone's birthday where he can help open presents and blow out the candles!  We had a fun day at the fair (next blog post) and Mommy & Daddy got to go out to dinner with friends the next night for an adult night out!  We had a ball!  Happy birthday to the LOVE of my life!  You are an amazing husband, precious father, and just all around perfect guy for me!  Love you babe!

Arboretum ~ Fall 2011

I love this 1,000th picture I took of the boys!

"Boo!  I see you!"

"I promise I'm not doing anything wrong, Mommy!"

(L to R) Hayden, Elle, Abby, Payson, Madison, & Reid -- Reid has known these sweet friends since he was just 6 months old! Thanks to Mandy, this was the one good shot we got of these guys!

Reid & his sweet friend Abby

Me & my sweet boys in Cinderella's carriage!

Last Friday, we made our way up to the Dallas Arboretum with some friends from Reid's playgroup.  We had a great time and the weather was beyond perfect!  I love going to the arboretum at this time of year and seeing the enormous amount of pumpkins there.  The flowers are amazing too!  Riley had ball running around and trying to pick up pumpkins and climb on anything and everything he possibly could!  He is mover & wanted to be on the go constantly!  Thank goodness for strollers, right?  :)  Reid ran & played all morning with his friends and we had a lovely picnic lunch on the grass to end the day.  I love hanging out with these mommies and Reid loves spending time with his buddies!  Happy Fall!  The pumpkins are here!

And I must add... today is my sweet Hub's birthday.  Happy birthday to the most precious man in the world!  More pics of that to come!  

Girlie Weekend

My sweet friend from college came in town last weekend & we had a ball!!  We have known each other almost 20 years.  Crazy!  We were suite mates our freshmen year & neighbors across the hall our sophomore year.  I would NOT have made it through 2 years of being a Kilgore Rangerette without this girl!  She was an amazing friend and STILL is!  We talk on the phone all the time and hadn't seen each other in about 2 years, but we picked up right where we left off from our last phone convo.  I can tell her anything and she never judges.  We've known each other through all the ups & downs of life and all the times in between.  Seriously LOVE this girl and thank God for her every day!  Thank you Shelley for driving all the way up from H-town to see us and spend the weekend with one of your BFF's!  And thank you to my sweet husband for taking care of our boys ALL WEEKEND so we can do all that fun girlie stuff!  Love you Shelley!

Fall is here Ya'll!

I HEART this time of year SO much!  Luckily we've started having some cooler mornings and it just feels so nice to be outside again!  I just feel happier and am wearing jeans and t-shirts.  Ahhhh.... LOVE it!  Pumpkins, pumpkins are everywhere and I really love fall colors.  They're so right up my alley and makes me want to light a fire and roast marshmellows.  

Fall brings so many fun things:  

The Texas State Fair, Pumpkin Patches, Trick or Treating, Fall Festivals, and the BEST PART...

Candy Corn!  LOVE that stuff!  I've loved it since I was a kid.  Yum!  

Reid helped me pick out our pumpkins this year.  He got a kick out of running around and finding the best ones at Whole Foods.  "Look at this one Mommy!  This one looks good!  Oh no, look at this one!  We have to get this one too!"  I could have spent $100 if I had gotten all the pumpkins he wanted me to get!  ;)

Four years old has been a big milestone in so many ways... he is such a BIG help to me these days!

He was so proud of himself for putting the pumpkins out all by himself!

Mommy had a little fun decorating on the inside! 

Happy Fall Ya'll!

Airforce Weekends

Airforce weekends are when Daddy goes to the base in Ft. Worth one weekend a month and Mommy tries her darnedest to come up with fun & creative ways to keep us entertained!  It's no fun when Daddy's not around, but Mommy does her best to make it fun for the boys and keep herself sane in the process! We actually had a nice weekend and the weather was PERFECT!!!  I took the boys outside and Reid & I even got to go on an outing together.  I never like it when Rodney is gone on these weekends, and most times it puts me in a sour mood, but I have to look at it as an opportunity to spend QT with these boys.  It will go by so fast, and I'll wonder how they got SO BIG SO FAST!  Right? : ) 

Reid got invited to a bowling birthday party on Saturday.  He had THE. TIME. OF. HIS. LIFE!!  I have not seen that boy have THAT much fun since his own bday party! 

He even scored 1 spare out of the 2 games he played!  Pretty good for a first time bowler I'd say!

We got to go to the pond close to our house and feed the ducks.  A first for little Riley!

I HEART this picture soooo much!  My two boys just hangin' together and watching the ducks swim by.

This picture was not a part of our weekend, but it's something I had to add.... This is a ritual that has been going on since Reid was around 2 1/2 to 3 years old.  Every time Rodney leaves for work, he drives by the window in the breakfast area and stops to wave good-bye. Usually the boys are eating breakfast and Riley is sitting in his booster waving.   Reid loves this and looks forward to it everyday!  (so does Daddy... notice him getting out his phone to take a picture!)  Now Riley gets to take part in the little tradition of waving bye-bye to Daddy too!  SERIOUSLY LOVE these moments! I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Little Moments in time

Yesterday, Reid & I had some quality time together... just he & I.  It's rare that we get this time, and I treasure it so. 

We sat at this little picnic bench under the playset and just talked about whatever he wanted to talk about at the moment and then all of a sudden, he just reached up and gave me a kiss on my cheek.  I said, "Oh Reid, that was so sweet!" And he replied with, "Mommy, I love you."  It was one of the sweetest, most tender moments we've had in a while and it just really touched me.  Deep.  I seriously love this kid!

He was so fun & silly that day.... LOVE him!

He swang, played soccer, and practiced riding his new scooter he got for his birthday.

Reid, you are such a precious angel and I LOVE exactly who you are.  You are sweet, sensitive, caring, ALL BOY, and love anything to do with animals & cars.  I love these sweet moments with you and am treasuring them because I know in a few years, they will be gone.   

AND.... Reid scored a GOAL tonight at soccer practice!!  Whew hoo!!!  We are SOOO proud of you, Reid! Mommy & Daddy knew you could do it!

Soccer has begun

This year's soccer season has begun, but it has had a rough start to it... Reid did GREAT at all the practices leading up to the first game, and then when we finally went to the actual game, he was not a happy camper.  I think it was all a little too overwhelming for him, and he does not like the ref's whistle.  Poor guy.  Who knew?

We've since bought him a whistle to use at home and we're doing lots of practicing with it.   I bought a soccer goal today and we'll keep trying.... practice makes perfect, right? 

We'll see.... :)

The unhappy moment.... (one of them)

Look at my boy go!!! 

Love this pic of my two guys... Rod giving Reid a pep talk.  :)

The coach's post game pep talk. 

.... And the game is over.  Time for snacks!

I'm so proud of Reid for getting out there & trying soccer.  This is big for him to do something he knows nothing about.  He keeps trying and that is all I want... and for him to have fun!  Hopefully this week will be a whole new ball game for him!