Annual 4th of July Reunion

Since the 4th fell on a Wednesday this year we decided to wait until the weekend to all gather for our yearly reunion at the Terry's lake house. First time all three boys have hung out together - I am sure this will be trouble one day....

Ryan - 23 months, Ben - 17 months,  & Jack - 13 months

There was so much yummy food but of course I focused on the deserts. 

Ryan feeding daddy a rice crispie treat

Oh and some for Bryan too!

Hanging out with Jack

Daddy and his beer, Ryan and his milk - watching the air show.  

Ryan and Marin watching the air show together. 

 Group shot!

And another with Jim!

Thanks again for inviting us - we always have such a great time! Looks like we are going to have to find another place for next year because they Terry's are going to demo the lake house and build a new one! Very exciting for them!

Project 366 - week 27

Sunday, July 1 - Dim Sum with Andy (and his family)!

Monday, July 2 - A quick visit from grandma & grandpa! They stopped in Dallas for a night on their way back to Montana from Europe. 

Tuesday, July 3 - Ryan made a 4th of July hat in school. He also had a little accident and was wearing these random clothes when I picked him up! lol

Wednesday, July 4th - Watching the Lakewood parade

Thursday, July 5th - swimming at Lakewood - loves putting ice in the pool

Friday, July 6th - Had a blast at Little Gym...tried all the activities (which doesn't usually happen)

Saturday, July 7th - Hanging out with Ben and Jack at the lake house for our annual 4th of July reunion.

Project 366 - week 26

Sunday, June 24 - Brunch at Company cafe on the trail. Ryan using his toy truck as a snack cup!
Monday, June 25 - Oops, apparently I forgot to take a pic!
Tuesday, June 26 - I didn't really take a pic this day either...but I did snap a shot of the Reeses Peanut butter banana bread that I made....so yum!
Wednesday, June 27 - At Little Explorers program using stamps....Ryan stamped the side of his face while I wasn't paying attention.
Thursday, June 28 - Quick trip to mall and Ryan was so good so I bought him a little mini cookies - he loved it!
Friday, June 29 - I found Bob laying like this and thought it was quite humorous. He is so silly sometimes.
Saturday, June 30 - Ryan and Ford banging on the pinata at Ford's party

Peek-a-Boo

Where is Ryan?

 Peek-a-boo!!!

This guy LOVES hiding behind pillows! He climbs behind them and is as quiet as a mouse then pops up and screams (and giggles too). It's pretty darn cute!

He loves to get on our bed and do this behind our pillows as well. And yesterday I found him hiding behind the pillows on the guest bed. What a silly little bug! Love him!

29 Weeks

How far along? 29 weeks 5 days

Total weight gain/loss? up 16.7lbs to date!

Baby size: Baby now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds (like a butternut squash) and is a tad over 15 inches long.  (Babycenter.com) 

Exercise: Oops - forgot to check out that yoga class....perhaps next week!

Maternity clothes? Of course!

Stretch marks? So far so good!

Sleep: Same ol story - some nights I am up a few times for the bathroom and some nights I sleep all the way though. 

Best moment this week: Getting to spend extra family time together because the 4th fell on a Wednesday! Love having Kevin at home with us. 

Miss anything: Sleeping on my stomach!

Movement: Baby got hiccups this week for the first time

Food cravings: Cookies...and  fruit (apples & watermelon). I bought some ghirardelli triple chocolate chip cookie mix this past week and they are AMAZING. Also finally started wanting cereal for breakfast...this entire pregnancy I haven't been hungry for breakfast and nothing really sounded all that great. Glad to be back on the cereal train because now finding something to eat in the morning is quick and easy. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope

Have you started to show yet: Yes

Gender predication: Back on the boy train.

Labor signs: No

Symptoms: Starting to notice that I am getting tired again. Don't have as much energy during the day and get really tired around 7pm. Of course I haven't been going to sleep early...and I should! Since I can...for now....

Wedding rings on or off? On

Belly button in or out? Out.

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!

Happy 4th of July!

Hope everyone had a wonderful & safe 4th yesterday!

We had a wonderful day celebrating with friends!

First off we headed over to a friends house on Lakewood Blvd to watch the Lakewood parade. Wanted to bring something festive for the party so after perusing Pinterest I decided some chocolate covered pretzels would do the trick. They were a hit with the kiddos! Yay!

The parade was great - all the little kids really seemed to enjoy. It was amazing that they ALL actually sat down and watched it!!! It lasted a good 30-45 min...that's pretty amazing if you ask me!

Ryan and Truly checking out the parade

Yay! Someone threw us some candy!

Henry & Ryan watching the parade

And watching with mommy!

After the parade all the kids gathered and they took a group shot...I am sure you can imagine how devastated I was to hear this happened while I was in the bathroom!!! Well, at least Ryan made it in the picture - so  I am now just waiting on one of the mommies to send me a pic. 

For party # 2 we headed out to the Offer's house. Ryan had a blast swimming with Parker & Megan and even took a nice long nap so mommy and daddy could enjoy some pool time. 

After nap time Ryan was ready to play again - here he is with Colin & Linds. 

And we had matching swimsuits on...although you can't really see here. Gotta love Target swimsuits!!!

Up and out since 9am made for a very tired mommy and daddy - we were beat! Hope everyone had a fabulous JULY 4TH too!!!

She Said Yes!

This past weekend our friends Lindsey & Colin got engaged! 

It was a surprise and it was GOOD. Poor Colin was so stressed all week but of course it was all worth it in the end. He did a great job with everything AND even included her friends in the special night- which shows he knows her well. 

The proposal was ADORABLE. The ring is WOW. Their cuteness is RIDICULOUS. 

CHEERS to the happy couple!

After he proposed he took her to dinner and surprised her by inviting his parents (they live in San Antonio) and hers (she thought they were out of town). After celebrating with their parents he brought her to the bar where they first met (and that's where her friends were waiting to surprise her). 

Yay for Linds!

Of course we didn't come empty handed. We wanted to put a little something together for the bride-to-be so we gathered some fun wedding goodies to surprise her with! I found an acrylic tub and used my cricut to personalize it for the happy couple and then we filled it with fun little items such as - bridal magazines, painted beer/wine glass, fun wedding games, wedding planner and cute buttons. Plus we brought a cookie cake - the grooms fav!

(Close up of our little surprise) 

Bling bling

Lindsey and her bling and me and my belly. I wasn't sure what to do with my hand...

Our handy work paid off - love taking credit for introducing the happy couple!

CP with the ladies!

So happy for these two! Such a fun night and so excited for all the wedding festivities to begin! Yay for weddings!