What we've been up to....

Getting to spend extra time with my Roo-Roo lately since Reid is in kinder.  Loving these little moments with him!

We gave Reid a spider-man shaving kit for his bday.  He loves to shave in the bathtub every night now!  Wants to be just like daddy. 

These 2 love spending time together every most days.  And they never, ever fight.  ;)

Daddy had air force duty this weekend again.  I'm so proud of him for sticking it out for almost 20 years!  Only 1.5 years to go! 

 

 

Reid has been coming home with lots of pictures from school lately and I'm loving every one.  This one is my favorite of the week!

And I just had to pick up these beauties today.  LOVING the pretty fall colors! 

We are making it through mornings of getting up early, packing lunches every night, Reid playing flag football and tennis, and Riley doing soccer tots.  We have officially hit BUSYness in this house!  It's fall and the cooler weather is here!  YAY!! 

Avengers party ~ take 2!

Reid was ALL boy at his avengers party this year.  It was so fun to watch him be Mr. Tough Guy!

And Riley was right in there with all the 5-6 year old boys... never missed a beat!

Our little Avenger friends!

Tug-of-war with pool noodles!

And what superhero adventure is complete without a pillow fight?!

And jumping through hoops!

My sweet girls... Amy & Monica. Love these ladies.

My boy was truly THE happiest I have ever seen him.  I can't get the picture of his smiling face out of my head.  It was truly THE perfect party & day for him!

It is safe to say that all of our superhero friends "saved" the day!

Time to fill those superhero bellies with some energy blasting treats!

Riley-Roo and one of his faces.  Love this kid.

Superhero cupcakes ready to blast off into Reid's 6th year of life! How is our baby SIX?!

Make a wish sweet Reid!

Happy happy birthday to our precious, amazing, creatively funny Mr. Reid.  We have loved you since we knew you were growing inside of my womb, but we didn't know just how much we would grow to love you these last 6 years.  You are smart as a whip, creative, protective of your family, sensitive, rule follower, lover of music and all things in nature.  You make me want to be a better mommy every day and you challenge me in ways I never dreamed possible.  I think you will do big things one day... not sure what that is yet, but for now, I am content with your sweet little 6 year old, genuine, protected spirit.  I wish we could keep you this way forever, but alas, you must grow up.  It is inevitable.  I love you more than this life we have on earth.  You are a gift from our Lord.  I praise God for you EVERY DAY!

Reid's 6th birthday ~ sneak peak

I wanted to get a few pictures up of Reid's 6th birthday party.  It has been a crazy few weeks and I'm finally coming out of the birthday planning haze!  Here are a few fun pics from the weekend... more to come! '

Reid decided he wanted it to be a costume party.  Here's our ironman & spidey!

I had fun with the Avengers theme this year!

 

Superhero energy food!

And my cake lady, Mary, always comes through for my boys birthdays!

We had the awesome Mr. Donovan come help Reid & his superhero friends crash, boom, and zoom that afternoon! He was amazing with all the boys!

Some of my favorite "superhero" moves!

Reid was ALL boy at his avengers party!  Proud mama right here!

Love the look on Riley's face crashing into Mr. Donovan.  Ain't nothin' stoppin' this boy!

More to come.... Happy 6th birthday to our amazing Reid!!!

Almost SIX

This was one of our little "errands" we ran this week when Reid & I had the week to ourselves.  I addressed his birthday invites for his party and he wanted to mail each one of them by himself.  And when I say each one, I mean, each envelope went into the mailbox one. at. a. time.  It was really cute and he was SUPER proud of getting to mail his own invites this year.  His birthday is ALL the boy can talk about lately and he is VERY excited about his avengers superhero party! How can our boy be almost SIX and starting kinder in just 2 days?!?

Summer wrap up 2013

Reid got his BIG BOY yellow belt about a week ago.  He is now in the Big Dragons class.  He couldn't be more proud and so are we! Now it's onto more moves and longer classes! 

Last Friday we went to see a very good friend of mine down at Cedar Creek Lake.  They live there full time now.  It's so peaceful there!

Love the DIY made by Daddy PVC pipe swing. 

The boys loved every minute and never wanted to leave!

The lake was so low, they were able to swim and play whilst the mommies sat in beach chairs close by. :)

Sweet little sister Reagan.  17 months. 

Riley played tea party with Raleigh. So sweet.

The boys had fun playing with their 2 girls, Raleigh & Reagan.  Raleigh (pictured - age 3) was so happy to have new playmates! 

It was such a fun day of being away from Dallas and having fun visiting with sweet Steph.  I have missed her so.  She is such a dear friend who is so unconditional in her friendship and love for others.  What an amazing mother she is to her 2 precious girls! Cannot believe our summer before kindergarten is almost OVER!!  Meet the teacher is tonight!  Here we go....

A week with Reid

This is a precious week for me.  Reid starts kindergarten next Monday and I get to spend time with JUST him while Riley starts his first week of his little preschool.  Oh how I'm relishing these 3 days with my first born baby.  Where did the last 5 years go??  We went to the parent orientation for kindergarten last night and it was all just so surreal.  Walking into that big school and thinking... "Wow, we're HERE."  Elementary school.  Felt so weird and strange to be talked to by Reid's 1st teacher and hear her tell us all the things the kiddos will be learning and doing this year. He has a locker.  What the heck? How did he get SO big?!  I am so proud of him, but man, I'm holding back the tears. 

Boy playdates & summer fun

We've had a couple of play dates with some fun friends this week. We braved the fountains yesterday in this 100,000 degree heat!

A boy can never have too many water guns!

Or buckets to sit on.

Some more fun today with some sweet boys! (I have no idea why Riley is making this face!)

When he does something wrong, of course he makes this face, so I will laugh.  Works {almost} every time.

Nothin' like summertime, watching tv, and wearing your goggles.  AND, for the record, only 18 more days till this goggle wearin' boy goes to kindergarten.  Can you say YIKES!?!