Swimming with the folks

One Saturday in mid June Dan had to work so I packed up the girls and went to our folks (yes they live in the same neighborhood) neighborhood pool. We always have such fun swimming there and eating lunch. Here are my favorite pictures from the day.

Alex looking so stylish in her biking and adorable hat.


Sam in her matching bathing suit and her floatie that she only asked me 20 times to make sure I brought it with us...

Alex did not have a nap that mornign so by 1 pm she was done...She and Papa John took a little rest.


Heheeh Papa John wasn't really sleeping but doesn't he look so cute with his youngest granddaughter.. This is my favorite picture of my dad with Alex. Just like I have a favorite one of him with Sam too...eheheh

Sea World

So right after Sam's birthday we decided to take a long weekend and take Sam on a road trip. We went to San Antonio. what a fun trip. We decided to leave Alex with Grandma and Grandpa for several reasons 1) Wanted to spend some special time with Sam, 2) it was pretty dang hot and 3) Alex had several ear infections in the spring and really didn't want to put her in the pools just yet. She had a fabulous time getting totally spoiled with her grandparent.

We stayed at the JW Mariott in the Hill Country and Wowsers..We did not want to leave. Sam loved swimming at the resort. We swam every day. This is the view from our fabulous balcony.

We took Sam to Sea World and it was a lot of fun. HOT HOT but fun. Here we are waiting for the Shamu show to start. Thank goodness all these shows are covered...

One night we went to the riverwalk for dinner and after dinner we went to get ice cream. Sam loves ice cream...

After ice cream we decided to feed the birds with our left over bread on the riverwalk. Sam had so much fun chasing the birds.

They had a fire pit at the resort and apparently every night they have staff out there making SMORES..I have not had one of those in years....We only found this out the last night (which may not have been a bad thing as we would have eaten one every night) and Sam had her first SMORES...She LOVED it... Check out that face.....

Oh and one more picture from Sea Worl after a long hot day seeing shows and walking around we changed Sam into her swimsuit and let her loose in the kids splash park to cool down..She had a blast..We love how she backs into the sprinklers.

We had such a good time on the trip we plan on going back again next year with both girls..

One final picture of Sam standingup watching the Shamu show with Mommy..

Alex's 9 month stats

In late June we had Alex's 9 month appointment. She is just chugging along....

Thought I would share her stats...

Weight 23 pounds 8 ounces Greater then 100%
Height 29.8 Again Greater then 100%
Head 18.3 One more time Greater then 100%

She is a big girl is the doctors comments. She is really just tall...Not super chunky by any means but just right...

She did get one shot and did great with it..She did get a tweety bird band aid and I think Sam was a tad jealous.... Of the band aid of course not the shot...

Sam's 3 year stats

Well I took Sam to her 3 year appt back in early June and it turned into a not so well visit. She had a horrible raging ear infection in one ear...Crazy since you would have had no clue..She was showing no signs..She had had a runny nose earlier in the week...Anyway got her some antibiotics and she was good to go.

Weight 32.6 75%
Height 38.3 80-90%

The Doctors comments were Tall Girl....You think!!!

Since we have been to the doctor a few times with Sam this year with her potential asthma and a few knock down illnesses she seems to enjoy going to Dr G's office. Didn't cry at all..Just was shy when he first came in..Also I wasn't sure if she was getting shots or not so I just kept telling her if she had one it would just be like a little pinch like when her sister pinches her which of course turned into a 2 day pinching game. Lucky for me no shots....

Sam's birthday party

This year for Sam's 3rd birthday we decided to have a Pump It Up party. Which is basically an indoor inflatable bounce house place..So many fun jump things and slides....She loves it... We had a great turn out with friends, school friends and family.

Erik with baby Kendall...


Me and Sam...She was getting tried. All that bouncing will do that to you..

Trying to get a group shot of the kids..This is the best one we got.

Sam blowing out her candles...yeah now can I eat the cupcake??



Two sweet cousins eating ice cream together....

Sam's 3rd birthday

On Sam's actual third birthday we just had a quick dinner at our house (it was a Friday) after work/school with my parents and Dan's parents. Sam thought that was super fun as her birthday party wasn't for another week. Her big present this year from us was a bike. She loved it. We are still workign with her to get the idea of pedaling down but she loves putting on her helmut and making her Daddy run along behind her helping her go...So cute....

Sam getting her bike..She was so excited it is pink and princess themed..What more could she ask for.




Going for her first ride down the driveway....



Look at me I am a big girl now!!!

Sam's first Dance recital

So late in May Sam had her first dance recital. She did a great job and loved wearing the pretty outfit and a tad bit of makeup.... She got to do two numbers, one ballet and one tap. She did such a great job... The whole family was there and she got flowers from everyone too which really made her day. Also I was asked to be class mommy...I cracked up... I had to line them all up right before their dances while their parents ran back to their seats and keep them calm. It was a lot of fun and I think Sam was glad I was there but next year I hope to get to see the whole thing from my seat..

Sam lining up with her bestie from school Sophie....


A quick pick with a proud mommy between her two dances.

Sam getting some gorgeous flowers from Aly. Sam and Aly are such sweet little girls... They were very excited to give and receive flowers from each other..


Trying to get a quick pic with Mommy and Daddy after recital...Sam was way more interested in playing/running around with Aly.

First Rangers Game

So one Sunday mid afternoon we decided to take Sam to her first Rangers game. Dan was very excited as he is a HUGE baseball fan. I was excited but also a tad cautious as she was just about to be 3 and still not able to sit still for too terribly long. I think Dan thought he could sit and relax and watch the whole game from the seats...We lasted a whole 30 minutes in our seats before we had to walk around, get ice cream, get her a new hat and check out the kids area. Oh well it was a great first game and it was also very hot....So Alex spent the afternoon with Grandma and Grandpa getting spoiled..

Here we are just having gotten to our seats...Sam enjoyed it for about 30 minutes before she talked us into getting ice cream.

Ice cream with Daddy...
Us leaving after only being there just under 2 hours....
I think we will wait until next summer to try again...

Dress up

Sam has always loved to dress up. She has now found a new favorite game. Playing dress up with Alex. One early Saturday or SUnday morning I was up with the girls letting Dan sleep in and we were playing in the living room and before I knew it Sam had her dress up skirt on with pigtails and she had a skirt all picked out for Alex that she demanded she wear. I think Alex loved it and Sam even let Alex grab at her a little without too much complaint.

Love the ensemble, footie jammies, with bib and pink dress up skirt...Perfection!!

Sam keeping a close eye on Alex to make sure she doesn't try and pull her skirt off...

Mothers Day

So for Mothers day the whole family met over at my parents and my inlaws place for a brunch at the club. It was so nice not to have to cook or clean the house..ahhahaahh

It was not totally peaceful with trying to feed everyone and talk to everyone can be a little overwhelming but getting to see all the moms in our family was super special.

My amazing sister in law Sarah and I with all the girls. We really do have our hands full.

All the moms in the family. What a cute bunch....

Me with my two little Angels Sam and Alex. They are amazing and I am so lucky to able to be their MOMMY..


Aly and Sam being silly after brunch...

First pedicure

So for Mothers Day weekend I really wanted to get out and relax and have a pedicure. Well I said something about getting my toe nails painted in front of Sam as I was getting my shoes on and she went to put her shoes on to go to. And I was not getting out that door without her. So I took her with me and she did great. She sat on my lap as she was unsure of the whole chair and put your feet in water thing but once we did it she told me next time she wants her own chair. I have created a monster. So now we both paint our toenails at home as if I went without her she would be devastated and well that is a lot of money to have us both get our nails done. hehehe

here are a few pictures from the salon.

Baby Food has arrived

Alex is working her way up the baby food stages....here are a few pictures from that experience.

Alex turned 7 months old

In April Alex turned 7 months old.

I decided to use our Easter dresses for her 7 month pictures.

She is getting so big and way more interactive.

Love those smiles!!!!

Happy Birthday Sweet Girl....

Easter

So I am yet again still trying to catch up on posts...my company for about 2 months took away access to lots of websites...So I could no longer write my posts at night and load them during lunch....but it appears we can now access our blogs again so I am going to hurry and load as much as possible..hehehe

For Easter we had the whole family over for brunch. It was a lot of fun to get the girls dressed up and they love to see their cousins..

The girls got up that morning and dove right into their Easter baskets.. Alex loved the confetti's stuff especially. And yes I had an Easter basket with her name done for Alex too just like Sam's.

Sam is dressed and ready for everyone (AKA cousins Aly and Kendall) to get there. She loves to play with her cousins.

All the cousins posing for a picture. Of course that is much easier said then done.

And a family picture...yeah.....