Sunday Funday Playdate

We had the best time at our playdate with the Glasco's and Loeffler's.  The Glasco's have the most amazing backyard with a swingset, kiddie pool, tee ball set, golf set... I could go on forever! Riley had the absolute time of his life running around with his friends, and we loved catching up with our good friends on this beautiful Sunday.

Loving my watermelon, ate 3 slices

With the girls, in a few months Griffin and Reese will paling around with Riley too!

Lots of laughs and giggles on the swing

Sand play

He loved this, and played forever!

Can you get me one of these things, Mom & Dad? (how do you say no to those puppy dog eyes?)

Spring 2012 School Pictures

We got Riley's school pictures back, and boy has he grown up in the last 6 months since his last photos in Fall 2011!

Easter ~ 2012

Easter 2012 was a great day with family, and having a little guy makes the Easter Bunny's visit SO much more fun! Riley woke up extra early on Easter Sunday, I think he knew the Easter Bunny had visited our house. He got lots of toys, crayons, coloring books, Baby Einstein, and most importantly a plastic golf set!  The golf set has been his new favorite toy ever since, and he carries it around everywhere swinging the club (sometimes more than one at once) and hitting balls all over the place. It's hilarious, really!

First thing Easter morning with the loot

 Zeroed in on the golf set, and off he goes

Swinging that club around like a pro, watch out Hol and Tobes!

We went to Easter Mass with my family, and then it was back to Grandma & Grandpa's house for some food and fun.  Of course, the clubs had to come too.

Dragging them around - cheese!

Taking a break to harass play with miss Sophie, she is such a good sport

Then, Riley got another amazing gift that he LOVED... a fruit basket! Riley absolutely loves fruit, and his Grandma couldn't pass up this adorable fruit bowl for the little man when she saw it. What a great Easter present!

Eating all of his fruit, and enjoying every bite

Oh man, this fruit is delicious!!



Texas Tornados

April 3rd started out like any old day.  Riley arrived at school, and had a little breakfast snack with his friends.

"Riley, sit down at the table"

such a good little listener

I went to the gym at lunch, and then came back to my desk to text messages from friends and family in other states asking if we were okay. I had no idea that there were tornadoes in the area! Then, my phone rang and my mom told me that the sirens were going off at their house only a few miles away from my work. "Mama Bear" mode kicked in, and I raced downstairs to the daycare to get Riley. The whole daycare was dark and quiet... oh yea, it's nap time!! I grabbed sleeping Riley off of his cot, and as soon as I did the sirens started sounding in the building and we were told to take cover.  We spent the next hour and a half in an interior women's restroom with a few of my coworkers (MUCH more pleasant than the crowded stairwell), and Riley paraded around with their purses.  Matt's work was also very close to where tornadoes touched down, yet he watched the action from the windows at his work... men!  We all made it home safe and sound that evening, and were shocked to see the devastation on the news.  We were certainly very lucky, and I'm so glad to have my little man so close during the day!

After the first 20 minutes I stopped trying to keep him off the bathroom floor!

Playing with the ladies' purses

Plenty of peek-a-boo under the table!

Couples Fun in Austin!

We went to Austin last weekend with our good friends the Rachavong's and Hay's to celebrate Adam and Crystal's birthdays.  Hayley did a great job picking out the most amazing house for us to stay in with a pool, gas fire pit, hot tub, and plenty of room.  We had an absolute blast with all of them!!

Girls ready for some Hula Hut fun

At Hula Hut, fun place with delicious food, margaritas, and views of the lake!

Hang loose birthday boy and girl!

We did plenty of night swimming in our private pool - cannon ball, Darv!!

we stayed warm by the neat outdoor gas fire pit

The next day we ate yummy breakfast burritos at the food trailers, and then it was off to zip lining!

Poor Matt, that harness was pretty uncomfortable!

we walked across the treacherous bridges

and raced each other on the zip line, Matt won!

We even got to repel down to the ground, much father in person!

Matt zippin'

We enjoyed a delicious steak and seafood dinner that night at Eddie V's... yummm

The boys liked it too, they're so silly

What a fun weekend!! Riley had fun at Grandma and Grandpa's house, despite the fact that he had a fever on Friday when my mom picked him up from Daycare... which continued the rest of the weekend. Poor little man, I swear he'll be able to have a fun weekend with G&G one of these times without getting sick!!

Texas Bluebonnets