Summer 2016

We have been so busy, so loading pictures and documenting our summer activities have definitely taken a back seat recently. Warning: there are a lot of pictures all in one blog posting our summer so far. Mostly we have been working on selling our house in The Woodlands and getting our new home in Huntsville ready, we took a trip to College Station and a trip to visit Aunt Alli while daddy was out recruiting, but my favorite pictures are documenting Jordan and Taylor in their every day shenanigans. These are the moments I don't ever want to forget. 

Taylor girl was 15 months old on 7/29. She was 31.5" tall (82%) and 24lb 12oz (90%)

  

At Jordan's 3 year check up she was 38" tall (69%) and weighted 35 lbs. (83%)

  

We started off our summer with Jordan's first day of Summer Pre School at Primrose. She was so excited and makes sure every day that we don't call it school, but that we call it PRE-school. 

Every Tuesday night, our little gymnast loves her big girl class! With our move to Huntsville we had to cancel gym and start getting ready for our next adventure as a ballerina! We have been doing gymnastics once a week since Jordan was 16 months old, we will miss it!

Working on her arabesque and watching coach with her binoculars aer my favorite.

  

Laughing with mommy at big sister's swim lessons. She's such a trooper

  

Only crazy people and coach's families go to a zoo in Texas in July.

  

  

  

This little 4th of July diva wore this dress 3 days in a row.

Splash pad days at school and neighborhood splash pad & pool

  

  

  

    

Then. This...just this. I have no words.

And then that time you go out for dinner forgetting that there are water fountains outside the restaurant. 

   

  

     

We took a trip to Dallas to go visit our cousins. These girls adore their cousins! It's fun to see them all so close in age and how they interact with each other. 

Best we could do of all 5:

Although this may be one of my favorites. Everyone is blurry because they wouldn't stop jumping. Then Tay wanted to join in with the big kids!

I have a feeling we're going to have to keep an eye on these two.

  

While Barrett always has his eyes on Taylor. He is so sweet with her. 

    

Taylor just figuring out what being a big kid is all about. Checking out Ms. Payton, first visit to the aquarium, hugs from Aunt Alli and running around trying to keep up with the big kids. 

  

  

Sometimes...when I'm in a really good mood, I let this happen :)

  

I will never get tired of seeing how much these girls love their daddy. July is a tough month for most basketball coach's families so all time we get to spend together is so precious!

   

   

    

I do like the occasional picture with my girls too :)

  

When Daddy and Poppy are out of town...we go out for doughnuts!

   

     

My girls and their accessories ;)

 

  

Being such big girls at their check ups

  

                                    

Oh Jordan girl

I have to take a better picture of this nightgown because she has worn it every day for over a month. I have to sneak it away just so I can wash it. She will never wear her pajama pants anymore because in her nightgown she is a princess. 

WHO'S CHILD ARE YOU?!?!

  

  

Sweet friends and sno-cones

Past bedtime: "Mommy, I just snuggle you a feeewww more minutes"

You win baby girl, you win. 

You're not SUPPOSED to come sleep in our bed at 2am, but sometimes we're too tired for the fight. Then you wake up next to this and all is forgiven. Baby Cinderella and Belle made the trip from Jordan's room too.

                            

Taylor bug and her sweet faces.

  

     

         

This is our mornings. Cheerios on the floor before school. 

  

Every day. I love how she puts her entire hand in her mouth for the 4 Cheerios in there.

                                                

Spent a little time at Poppy and Gamma's house while Daddy was out of town. 

Stories with Oma

   

Busy busy girls

     

Nothing beats a cookie at the grocery store. 

  

I pray that these girls will always be the sweetest sisters and the best of friends as they get older...

 

  

                           

      

 

...and that maybe they'll still like me too :)

Life can be crazy, hectic and messy sometimes, but at the end of the day these two girls and their daddy have my whole heart and I cannot help but feel so extremely blessed to be their mommy. The world is a scary place and preparing these girls will be our greatest challenge in parenting. But while they're 3 and 1, I will hug them whenever I want, tell them I love them 15 times a day and sneak in to watch them sleep every night before I go to bed. 

Happy 3rd Birthday Jordan!

This post is about 2 weeks late, but happiest of birthdays to our spunky little princess! I cannot believe it's been 3 years since Jordan was born. She has changed our life from the second we met her. To look back and think about us learning what to do with a baby to watching this girly girl twirl around in her princess dresses, it all seems like such a blur. Jordan has the sweetest spirit, loves to give kisses and squeezes and LOVES to dance!   She loves to tell us that she is a big girl and in preschool, and not just school like the babies. She loves to put on "long long" dresses and says anyone in a dress is a princess. She plays with her princess dolls and her babies all day and night, we read princess books at night, and she loves to teach her sister about the princesses and what color their dresses are. She is the best big sister we could have imagined and takes great pride in sharing her food and telling mommy when sister is crying. 

We can learn so much from you, my 3 year old. I pray you always tell me when you're happy or when you're sad, that you always love the big way you love today and that you always find the joy in the small things just like you do now! 

We started off her birthday weekend with making brownies and then she insisted on putting on her flower girl dress so she could twirl. Dance parties are a nightly event in this house. She asked us to put on her dress and then, "Daddy/Mommy, can you help me dance now?" 

  

 Our do-nut shop down the street gives you a free dozen donuts on your birthday! What little girl (and adult) wouldn't love this!

   

 Taylor was there too...she liked the donuts a little too much! Hard for her to understand why she can't eat all 12 of them. My sweet little sugar bears :)

    

 That afternoon, our cousins came in for our birthday party. But first...Finding Dory! 

  

 She sat just like this for the entire movie. 

Next up was our gymnastics birthday party! We had cousins, neighborhood friends, old friends and brand new PRE-school friends all come to celebrate this girl turning 3. 

 

I love the way Barrett and Jordan love each other. He was making sure everyone knew she was the birthday girl.

They were playing peek a boo with each other in line. 

Parachute time! 

 

  

Taylor always has to just watch when we take Jordan to gymnastics, so she was excited she got to play in the foam pit like the big kids. Also, because daddy was there. My how this little one loves him!

   

Finally letting go of the rope swing by herself! The look of pure excitement on the left just kills me!

  

 Sweet friends! I just thought this picture was cute

Payton girl loved the rope swing.

These sweet Primrose pre-school girls made a throne and didn't move!

  

 Cupcake time! 

"You're my best friend." 

"No, you're MY best friend!"  

   

 Our attempt at a cousin picture. One day, chickens...one day we will get you all looking and smiling.

 Have I mentioned how much this girl loves princesses. "And purple mommy, I love purple"

     

Remember that time I had to buy my child a princess night gown because she wanted to wear her dresses to sleep  every night? This girl!

  

 We spent the whole next day opening presents one by one and playing with each of them. Love these pictures of Jordan in her favorite dress because it goes all the way down to her toes.

  

When Jordan was born, Poppy gave us a few bottles of Jordan wine, we have toasted one bottle to her on each of her birthdays...and maybe a few in between. ;)

 Oh, how you've grown my sweet girl! 

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(Also, her favorite swim suit because it has a skirt on it)

We love you, Jordan! Happy Birthday our big 3 year old!