Grandparent's Craft Day

Primrose hosted a Grandparent's Craft Day last Friday, and Gigi and Grandpa jumped at the chance to attend.  Riley was so excited to share this experience at school with his grandparents.  Nothing could have made it any better except for the addition of Nana and Pop Pop!

He was a little clingy to Grandpa when he first arrived.

 

I don't think Grandpa minded it one bit, though.

Riley loved making the frame craft with his GiGi.

I think Riley got a hold of GiGi's phone camera!

And then stole Grandpa's hat - little rascal!

Riley and Sophia have been best friends since they were infants at the JCPenney daycare. They are still best buds. 

The final masterpiece - great job Guys, and thank you to GiGi and Grandpa for attending!

4 months old!

Where has the time gone? Somehow, our sweet girl is already 4 months old! 

Samantha Rose is one happy baby. She always has a smile on her face!

She got the stamp of approval at Dr. Thai's office during her 4 month appointment. 

She was a trooper despite the 4 vaccines!

Sami loves rolling all over the floor, hitting at the toys on her activity gym, and cooing at her big brother.  She loves school, and gets lots of visits from Mommy during the day since she is a stubborn little one (where did she get THAT from??) and won't take a bottle yet.  

She loves getting dressed up for school, and getting compliments from her brother on her outfits. Riley says "You look so pretty today, Sami! You are so cute in your hat.".  He always wants to hold her, and this picture captures how comfortable she is with the whole situation, HA! 

Happy 4 months to our little sweetheart <3

Saturday Mornings

Saturday mornings are our favorites these days, and last Saturday was especially exciting. Riley absolutely loves soccer with "Coach Mike", and we count the days until he gets to play. Grandpa joined the boys for soccer last Saturday, and then took us all to a delicious brunch at our new favorite spot.

We ended the day with the Glasco's at our house. The kids had a great time together, and we loved catching up with our friends after way too long!

Now I'll leave you with Riley's version of a "selfie"... TGIF everyone!

Back to school!

Now that we're back at work, it was time for the kids to head to school! Riley transitioned from the "Early Preschool" room to full fledged Preschool at the beginning of January.  They wear uniforms, and work on subjects such as Math, Writing, and Spanish!  He has been interested in writing his name lately, and loves tracing it during writing class. He has two wonderful teachers, and lots of sweet friends in his room.

The big man in his new uniform... and cheezy smile!

His old teacher said that he still pokes his head into their room sometimes to say "hi"!

Our Sami Rose has also started school, and has Riley's old infant teachers Mrs. Stephanie and Mrs. Erin!  She is in the JCPenney Home Office with me, and I get to go visit her throughout the day.  I wouldn't want it any other way!

I have buggy flashbacks to big brother's days in the buggies! She is just as happy as he was riding around with her friends!

 Samantha and her girlfriend have matching jackets, so cute!

Playing with her buddy Hayes

These two have done a fantastic job getting back into the swing of things! They miss each other during the day, but are inseparable at night. :)

Fast Forward Through December...

Boy! Things have been busy in our household, and I just can't seem to find another hour in the day to blog. I'll add it to my list of New Years resolutions. :)
In the meantime, here is what the Weismann's were up to through the busy month of December!

 We started the month with a HUGE ice storm! We literally had several inches of ice on the windows, streets, and trees! It kept us indoors for a few days since Texans are not accustomed to dealing with this sort of winter weather. We baked cookies and tried to keep warm!

This looks like snow, but it's straight ICE!

Christmas cookie time with my lil man.

My two main men

Check out that creativity!

He had a ball!

 My birthday was December 10th, and I got to spend the day with this sweet girl...

...and this cool dude!

 It was a great birthday dinner (thanks to Matt for "cooking" that night... Pei Wei takeout!) and dessert (Dimples cupcakes, yum!). We also celebrated a few days later with my parents and John. My mom spoiled me with another delicious dinner and MORE cupcakes!

Love that these two are starting to "play" together

We went to "Christmas in the Square" with the Loeffler's the following weekend.  They have an amazing lights show timed to music, real snow falling from the sky, and lots of attractions for the kiddos!

The kids loved the train ride, but brrr it was cold!!

We decided to warm up next to the fire, and these two ladies had fun playing together. I can see their friendship blossoming already!

These three always have a ball together. Love the hard hats and goggles!

It was time for me to head back to work the following week. Sniff...sniff...I miss these three while I'm away!

Then it was time for us to prepare for Christmas! Phil the Elf visited us every morning from the North Pole. Here are some of our favorite "Phil locations"...

He sat on the top of these plates holding a marker that he used to color a picture for Riley...

He also invaded the nativity scene and took a ride on a camel

Silly Phil, he was hanging from the fan in the family room one morning!

...And he put Riley's fire truck on top of the kitchen cupboards and hung from the ladder!

We also attended the Hay's annual Santa party. The kids LOVED having some last minute one-on-one time with the Big Guy.

Sami Rose was exhausted after all the partying! 

We snuck in a quick family pic with Santa

These two were on the "nice" list!

How sweet... next year she will be a ball of energy I'm sure!

 We had to get some final preparations in on Christmas Eve. Riley made some special cookies for Santa's visit that night.

We had a delicious dinner at our favorite restaurant, Roys, with Gigi, Grandpa, Lala, and Uncle Johnny on Christmas Eve.

...Santa came to the Weismann house!

Oddly enough, Riley's fruit/veggie pouch in his stocking was one of the biggest hits!

After a fun filled morning of present after present after present... we headed down to Gigi and Grandpa's house for beef tenderloin and lobster pasta!

Can never be too careful when using tools... helmet and goggles are a must!

After all of the Christmas festivities died down, we closed out the month of December with our favorite guy and gal!  

Look at this sweet baby face

Riley has been a big help in the kitchen these days. I am training him to cook US dinner one day! :)

Sami is also a great help in the kitchen!

Happy New Year!!!