Tuesday, August 31, 2010

happy 5 months!

we celebrated w/ new shoes...
we have been "back to school" shopping for ellis and beckett. the problem is that i come home w/ more stuff for the one who isn't in school :) why are miniature clothes so much cuter??

Monday, August 30, 2010

potty perfect

see him in his fancy underwear?? i know you are all waiting to find out how beckett is doing with the potty training...right? i am happy to report that he is completely diaper free. so nice. he has actually been diaper free since the first minute of training. he had one "accident" that first week and now i don't even ask/remind him. he has had babysitters (plus we were gone this entire weekend) and no problems at all. he can do everything by himself...light on, shorts and undies off, climb up (i don't use a little potty or a potty insert), shake and flush!!! it is really funny. i am still pretty amazed by how easy it was. like there must be some catch or something...

and believe me...i would NEVER let him on my bed w/ out a diaper on if i wasn't 100% confident in his control :)

all the $ i will save in diapers will buy beckett a sh*tload of candy. and really, that is all he cares about...

if your friends jumped off a bridge, would you?

apparently, the answer for me, is yes :)

we floated the comal river w/ 18 super duper fun neighbors this weekend. it had been 5 LONG years since i had been...way way way too long. i won't be letting that happen again. we got there late friday afternoon...headed to dinner @ the gristmill and then to gruene hall. it isn't often you get a chance to see hal ketchem live in concert :)

what? you don't know who he is?? small town saturday night? past the point of rescue??

here are most of the guys (clearly i didn't think i was in the picture!)
some of the girls...

the entire group on the river....


i took this picture because of the bridge...yup, this is the one that 3 girls jumped off (me being one of them) i don't recommend it...very dangerous and illegal...drinks might have been a factor....
where we all stayed...
view from our balcony...so peaceful @ 8 a.m...this is NOT what the river looks like 3 hours later!
anytime you start drinking before 10 a.m., things get a little crazy. this time was no different. we floated the river twice and then tied up in front of our place...then moved the party to the pool and then to the hot tub. long day but so worth it...way too much fun. we already decided it will be an annual trip!!

hopefully i will have pictures tomorrow of us jumping off the bridge :) a stranger took pictures and is emailing them to me!! love it!

Monday, August 23, 2010

first cereal

emery had her first feeding of cereal last week. it was unsuccessful...but very entertaining for ellis and beckett. i haven't done it again. because i am a procrastinator like that. it will happen this week hopefully :)

here she is...wondering what the hell is about to happen...
what is this thing around my neck??
eeeewww. she does not love it.
heinous...
everything that went in, was spit right back out
the cereal coming back out made ellis & beckett ROLL w/ laughter...
so then emery was laughing...which meant more spitting...which meant more laughing
then ellis wanted a turn...more laughter
then beckett...he basically just gagged her
it was fun...emery was happy to entertain...
she LOVES her brother and sister :)

Thursday, August 19, 2010

injury

her brother did NOT do this to her!! this one is all her fault (or i guess mine for not keeping those nails in check)...she makes a bad scratch look kinda cute, huh? :)




Wednesday, August 18, 2010

daisy dukes

ridiculously cute. that is what i should have titled this post :) get ready world...ellis is headed to the soccer field...in style! i love it...or maybe i am just THRILLED to see her in something other than a tutu??? and let me tell you...it was NOT EASY to convince her to put on these "pants". she TRULY owns 0 pairs of shorts. for real. and when i picked these out at academy she said "oh mom...no, no, no...i am going to have a problem with those...i am not wearing any pants." so do you know what i had to resort to???

i told her they weren't regular shorts...they were daisy dukes like katy perry sings about in "bikinis on top" (how my kids request it for our dance parties)...it worked :)
had to show you this one so you could peek @ the shoes...silver w/ a pink swoosh....
love my little athlete!
i guess i am now a soccer mom?!?

the boy is potty trained (let's hope it stays that way)

we did it. well...bebe did it :) what can i say??...she has found her calling!!! we did a crash course in potty training just like we did for ellis. and by the end of the first day (and a whole bag of skittles), it was declared a success. we are almost through day two and his mickey undies are dry as can be!! not a single accident...yippee!! he wore undies at nap time...AND my sitter, katie, came today while i went into work and he told her every time he needed to go. i am pleasantly surprised to say the least. i know boys can be harder to train, so i am proceeding with caution :) i know there will be accidents at some point...but i am really proud of my little monster. most kids are harder to train for #2...and beckett is no different. he pulled the shower curtain in front of him while he did it yesterday...how hilarious is that?!? clearly, he won't have a shower curtain handy every time he needs to take care of business...

you will be happy to hear i didn't take pics :) so here are a few of him getting into ellis' lipstick. he LOVES to use anything he isn't really supposed to. he got lucky this day...his sister was in a good mood and let him go crazy...
it is like crack to him...
he thought maybe the lipstick would also work as a fabulous toenail polish...
beauty boy...

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

back to the beach

we had been trying all summer to get together @ the beach w/ some of our friends from preschool :) it finally happened!! one of them is lucky enough to have an awesome house right on the ocean in galveston. we had SO much fun!! i was brave (or just dumb) and took all 3 kids by myself. they did great though...it could have been a disaster but they were all quite perfect :)

ellis wanted to bring her buddies boogie boards back from destin (the beach playdate had already been planned)...so we did :) of course beckett thinks he is in their crew...
the house...which also has an elevator. and so the obsession continues...
the girls heading out....
ellis and lily in their animal print :)walk on the beach....
even emery made an appearance down there....but lynn also had the hook up w/ a monitor that reached the beach :)
that's miss sass taking a break in the back of the stroller...
happy girl...
beckett w/ a new gal on his lap...
thanks again lynn...we can't wait to go back :)

Saturday, August 14, 2010

emery's first dress up party...

ok...so emery wasn't exactly invited...but her sister was :) and emery wanted to join in on the fun!!! here she is...so excited she is eating her tutu...
the masks were ellis' special touch...bebe brought those over earlier in the week...just waiting for the perfect opportunity :)
she loved every minute of it (even the 60 minutes that she slept thru)
happy b-day madelyn!!

Thursday, August 12, 2010

ellis says...

we are headed to Redstone tonight...ellis is in her Easter dress (because that's what she wanted to wear today...of course) i tell her she needs to go change into something a little more casual for her mac & cheese and chocolate chip cookie dinner. she says to me totally seriously....

"why??? they don't let fashion girls in there?"

and on another "fashion" note, we spent the day buying every pink soccer accessory known to man. that's right...ellis is playing soccer in the fall!! can't wait!! pink soccer ball, pink shin guards, pink soccer shoes, etc. LOVE IT!

destin wrap-up :)

ok...are you sick of destin posts yet??!! almost finished! my kids love looking at pictures of themselves on the blog and rehashing EVERYTHING we did...so on some of these you will just have to bear w/ me!!

the casa...beckett called it "susu's new house"...and i have to thank them again....they are SO GOOD...they wanted to make sure the house was just right for our family of five...and susu and nish of course :) it has it's own pool (because my kids will not stay on the beach all day)....and each kid even had his/her own bedroom. NICE. even though ellis and beckett chose to sleep in the bunkroom together :)

and then there was this...the elevator. inside the house. beckett's dream come true...many trips were taken on this baby. from the ground floor (in our room), to the living area, and up to susu and nish's room...
pool-side lunch...on the balcony...
little miss on the balcony...she was more of a pool girl than beach :)
bubbles, beach, and beer
just thought this was cute...
we would watch people come take professional pics in the white sand everyday at dusk...highly entertaining in their black/white...khaki/white combos
pool....
beckett modeling...
sweet sisters...
getting big!!
poolside...
more swimming...
ellis and ariel...