Some early summer fun~

Our weather can't make up it's mind what it's going to do! We already got to enjoy a very warm day playing in the sprinkler and eating popsicles outside!

Let's play ball!!

Tyler is now a little t-ball player! He was very persistent about being ready to try a sport and we said we would wait until he was ready, so here we are! Added bonus- he's on the same team as one of his best buds, Trace. The 2 x/week practices for four weeks prior to this first game were pretty hit and miss. Some days he was eager to go and not-so-much on the other days (we had to miss one practice because I accidentally cut his toenail too short and he couldn't wear shoes (ha)), so we'll see how the season goes. I was very impressed with his first game. I mean, it's t-ball... he didn't score any home runs, but he DID run to the correct bases, unlike some other little ones, and he hustled after the ball every time. Go Astros!!! Go #6!!!

**(This is actually a late publish- this first game was on March 19th)**

First time hitting the ball!




Heading in from 3rd base~




High fives from Grandpa Bill, Grandma Dale and Andrea!




Astros cheerleader! Go Bubba!


Playing 2nd base~




Realizing his other best bud, Jacob (from the opposing team), was on 2nd base. :-)


Tyler and Trace

Bluebonnets or lack of....

Okay, so I purposefully chose a field that had the least amount of bluebonnets possible this year. Bluebonnets are really overrated. Right? Right! ;-)

Hapy Easter

The kids were very excited to wake up on Easter morning and find baskets of goodies waiting for them. This was the first year that we did that and it was nice to be able to take some of the credit for the goodies instead of letting the Easter bunny receive all of the love. We goofed off the rest of the day and planned to hunt eggs that evening at Grandpa Bill and Grandma Dale's house, but our lack of weather watching left us hunting eggs in the living room during a storm. Whoopse. The kids didn't mind at all! Tyler did catch Travis and Grandpa Bill hiding the eggs and we had to explain that the Easter Bunny just dropped everything off on the front porch since it was raining. ;-) And after the rain clouds cleared, we got to enjoy a beautiful rainbow (although it didn't really show up in the picture below). We hope everyone had a wonderful day [outside or indoors] spent with loved ones!!

Addict

Somebody is as addicted to her chapstick as her mommy is......

Kinley's 2 year check-up

Kinley had her 2 year check-up and it was a pretty quick and painless appointment. Getting her weight and height stats have always been very difficult because she's screaming and squirming while I hold her down on the baby scale or stretch her neck to get her height, but now that she's a "big girl," she got to walk right up to the big scale to check her weight and measure her height. She loved it! She weighs 26lbs 8oz (25-50th percentile) and is 33 1.4 inches tall (25-50th percentile). It's only taken her two years to even out. :-) For comparison purposes, Tyler weighed 29lbs (25-50th percentile) and was 37 1/4 inches tall (75-90th percentile) at his 24/30 month check-up (his appt was done closer to 2 1/2 years old because of delaying some vaccines). We have struggled with giving both kids all the recommended vaccines since Tyler was just a baby and as a result/compromise with our pediatrician, both have been on a delayed schedule and don't have all of their shots, but Travis and I recently decided that we need to be done with the vaccines, at least for a good while. Don't worry, I'm not turning into some crazy anti-vaccine person that will flame anyone who chooses to fully vaccinate. We've weighed the pros and cons to both sides and it's just a personal decision... what we feel is best for our children. I will say that a tremendous amount of pressure, stress, and anxiety was immediately lifted off my shoulders when coming to this decision, which reassures me that we're doing the right thing for our family right now. And I'm happy that Travis and I are on the same page for our babies. That's big!! So with all of that said, Kinley didn't receive any shots and she certainly didn't complain about that. :-)

Sweet on each other...

**melt** These moments don't always happen, but you can bet that I capture them when they do! :-)