Summer Part 2

School is starting and summer is slowly drawing to a close. My sister has left to get ready for her first semester of college so I guess that means it's back to real life for me! We're going to miss our Alycia!

 

Here are a few more of our summer adventures we had. 

Alycia and Emma were inseparable. EmmaLee is obsessed with her sweet aunt! She would always run around saying "Alycia play hi-how-you??!" "Yeeeeesha! Books! "Yeeeeesha! Play!?" "Night night yeesha!" 

After we dropped Alycia off at the airport today we got home and Emma immediately started looking for her. It was a little heart breaking. Thank goodness for Skype! :)

Alycia and Emma soaking up the sun.

Here are some more pictures from our last stretch of summer, last summer adventures.

Water fights

We had a few decent water fights, water balloons and everything. The cold water felt nice in the heat :)

We put food coloring in our water balloons for this one. We love destroying our clothes. Oh, and I slapped Ryan in the chest.

Mall trips

We went to the mall quite a bit too, it's a good way to still have fun and escape the heat.

We went to an awesome jewelry shop with all sorts of different types of cheap jewelry. EmmaLee was in heaven.

(Hair scrunchies work as bracelets! Go figure.) 

We bought matching bracelets because Emma was so obsessed with them. One never left the mall, it was lost somewhere shortly after we bought it. 

Don't let that sweet little sad face fool you, she loved all the sights and sounds.

She never wanted to leave.

Time for a nap!

Stockyards

We took Alycia to the Stockyards in Fort Worth, which was really great. It's like Texas' version of  Idaho's Jackson Hole . Super unique, specific to the state and lots to look at!

It was raining and we got a little wet!

A train came through the alley where all the little shops were, it was awesome seeing it pulls in so close to us. Alycia laid some pennies on the track and picked them up, all smashed and stretched out, after the train left.

There's something so magical about candy shops.

If any of you have been around me when I feed my family, you'll know I was highly stressed out seeing Emma eat French fries and her dad's ribs. It was her first time eating food like that and she loved it. This girl has a passion for food :)

She was sad she couldn't eat too.

Boating

Next adventure, boating! There's a nice lake about an hour from our house.

It was my first time to the lake and boating. It was such a fun time! I went tubing for the first time and even had a shot at water skiing. We set up a nice little spot on the side of the lake where EmmLee could play and AddiLyn could lay in the shade. There was a sandy beach and everything. Grandma and Ryan switched off with me watching the girls so everyone could get some boating in. I wish I got more pictures, but I think this day was my favorite day of the summer. It was such a fun adventure. 

Costco trips 

We went on lots of Costco trips. You wouldn't think it'd be that fun of a place to hang out, but it's great! Lots to look at, free samples, yummy lunches, books, furniture... They have almost everything. Everything except jumper cables. And the reason I know that is because we were stranded there for hours due to my car battery dying and we  were unable to find jumper cables anywhere or off of anyone. Finally we found an elderly couple who were more than willing to help us out. Thank goodness for kind people.

And then there are the random, simple adventures of life that make everyday so much fun.

I fake burped and took a picture of Alycia's reaction. She likes my burps ;)

Emma was helping me assess AddiLyns bowel sounds when she hadn't had a BM for a few days. She's a great nurse assistant!

Cooking

Family time 

Hanging out at the park!

  AddiLyn was fast sleep so I decided to play on the playground too... Until other kids started showing up. Then I had to pretend to be an adult again.

It's kind of sad when summer begins coming to a close. It's been an eventful and extremely fun summer! It's gone by too quickly...

However, I'm looking forward to Texas autumn season. Bring on the pumpkin goody baking and beautiful weather!

Summer Time Part1

It's almost 1:00 AM and I really should be asleep in my welcoming bed. 

But I'm sitting here snuggling with my little 3 month old and blogging. 

Late nights are the only time I get to myself, and I kind of really like blogging for some reason.

And really, sleep is overrated, right? Who needs it? 

Anyways. Enough of that.

Disclaimer: this blog is full of pictures mostly. So if you hate scrolling through a post with pictures of the cutest babies ever, than this blog isn't for you! But here it is for those family members and friends who are interested! 

Here's a little peek into our summer so far. Lots has happened and I haven't got pictures of even half of everything we've been doing. But here's a little bit. 

Dating :) Ryan and I have made a goal to go on a date every week, we switch off coming up with one. And usually they're free or very cheap and soooo fun. I love my man.

Swimming. She loves her little pool. Emma took swimming lessons at the YMCA this month and LOVED it. She's a little fish now.... Kind if nerve racking.

Lots of exploring. We've been seeing more of what the area has to offer. We've checked out the lakes, been on some fun walks and lots of outdoor fun ( only when it's not hotter than hades, that is.) 

Cheesecake Factory. Mmm.

Exercising. A little bit. Mostly just taking gym selfies but hey, at least I'm at the gym, right?

Dressing up like daddy. Emma is such a daddy's girl these days! 

Being cute together. I love these sweet people!

Drinking lots of fruit/veggie smoothies. She's sporting the Robert Downey jr look.. I think she's pulls it off quite nicely.

Smiling. My little treasure.

Many trips to Cosco. Enjoying the free samples and soft pillows.

Hanging out at the mall and getting in trouble for letting my kid touch the manican. Heh.

I packed a lunch so we wouldn't have to buy something expensive and unhealthy.

We've really enjoyed making a day of visiting the mall. 

This was Emma's first time riding the carousel. She nearly strangled me to death the first time around but she got into it really quickly after that.

Changing lots of poopy diapers... And potty training Emma! She's such a big girl now. I only have one baby in diapers now, woohoo!!

Napping :)

Dressing up like cows to get a free meal at chick fil a. Emma stills says "eat more chicken!" Every time we pass by chick fil a. 

Going to the drive in. Alycia and Emma are inseparable, they played hard before the movie started. They have way too much fun.

More smiling!

LOTs of snuggling and loving. And way too many selfies...

Painting. Alycia and I been redoing our bathrooms and working on some other home projects. Emma helps a lot too. She really speeds things up, let me tell ya.

 

We've had Lots of quality time with each other. 

Crafting :) one of a few little projects I'm doing. 

She's been growing like a mad woman. She's so strong now! Look at those straining back and neck muscle go!

Lots of playing.

Lots of sweet silly faces that I just obsess over and get to love on all day! I'm so blessed! 

Things not pictured. 

Cooking! I've done a lot of baking lately. I'm trying all these new healthy recipes I've accumulated, it's fun experimenting. 

Library visits and reading. I've made a goal to read more often. And Emma is obsessed with reading so we do a lot of that.

Cleaning. It's a part of life. Fun? No. Necessary? No. Mundane? Yes. Why do I even do it? I ask myself that every day.

Laughing so much that my abs should be chiseled into a glorious 6 pack.. Still waiting on the 6 pack but the laughing has still been nice. So many fun times and memories made.

Celebrations. The Fourth of July was so fun. Celebrating life in general. Life is good.

So far it's been an excellent summer, more to come! 

I hope everyone out there is enjoying their summer, families and friends!