Sunday, December 3, 2017

Outside time

We've been enjoying some seriously beautiful weather here recently! 

I took the older kids to the park and was hoping to run while they rode their bikes there, but Max insisted on riding his trike which is significantly slower. Someday I'll run without any resistance and I'll probably miss this!




 Another day, another park. This time Millie was the missing kid. 




Millie loves pointing out the sunsets and she always asks me to take a picture. This one was worth keeping!


Another view on the same evening. So beautiful.


Millie and Max like to stay in the backyard as long/late as possible. Luckily we have some lights back there and occasionally they get to play in the dark. Sometimes toys get involved too!


Wednesday, November 15, 2017

10 on 10: November 2017

1. Daylight savings made this early riser rise even earlier! But this morning he fell back asleep with me and I loved it.


2. Millie still loves making creations with paper plates. This is of her at a donut shop.


3. Bad head bonk for Harvey. Ice pack and more snuggles (and a shirtless brother).


4. Assessing the damage. This is such a dangerous age!


5. Max hadn't played with Play-Doh in a while and he was really excited to get his cars involved too.


6. More donut art from Millie. It seems she found the stickers leftover from Letter D week at preschool? This is our family eating donuts (minus Harvey apparently).


7. I cleaned the mirror and then he thought it looked so good he should lick it. And so he did.


8. Max has to get out every piece of his Halloween candy each time he's deciding which to eat.


9. Jumping after school.


10. Millie reads for at least 20 minutes a night, and this particular night she picked a book she knew Max would like to hear. Such a sweet girl.


Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Family pictures 2017

I'll just let these pictures speak for themselves. I love them! I love my family!











Monday, November 13, 2017

Wedding Date

Tyler and I got to go to the wedding of a family friend at the beginning of November. The ceremony was beautiful! Honestly some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard, and just a very sweet wedding. The reception was held in a tent in the groom's backyard, and it was incredible. This was their plan B after Hurricane Harvey flooded their original venue. Sure didn't look second choice to me! Seriously every detail was gorgeous. We had fun with Tyler's parents and Heidi and James there too.


Seriously, the flowers were everywhere and so pretty! We were all afraid to walk on this beautiful setup on the ground.


We ate a delicious and fancy dinner and enjoyed celebrating the happy couple.


The groom is big into fireworks and they put on the best firework show I've ever seen. It put Stadium of Fire to shame! 




Lots of good photo ops with all the beauty there. We left before getting a group pic with the family but I think the photographers took a few so I'll add them in once we get those. It was such a fun night!




Thursday, November 9, 2017

Beginning November

Post Halloween coma.


Sharing a stroller ride.


Max loves to get magazines in the mail. We check the mail every afternoon while waiting for Millie to get off the bus from school, and Max always says, "Make sure there's a magazine in there!" Not really how mail works, buddy, but I'll do my best.


Harvey let Gigi hold him while I was around! Had to document!


We got Millie's school pictures back! Can't handle it. I was out of town when the pictures were taken so Tyler got her ready and did her hair like the rockstar that he is.


Sometimes Harvey wants to be held but I just can't at the moment, and he follows me around crying. I call it the trail of tears.


And sometimes he gets real dramatic and gives up before making it all the way to me. Such a hard life.


The boys and I brought Millie lunch one day. Max was so excited to see the action!


And Harvey tried to escape the stroller the whole time.



We were a few days late getting our thankful tree up but we eventually made it happen. Every year I say that next year I'll print out one of those cute ones people make but I'm never prepared enough and then I remember that I really like doing it by hand with the kids anyway.


Where else could you get this cute artist to do a family portrait??



Two of my handsome guys before church.


Cleaned out my church bag and found this sweet note from one of the kids that used to be in my class.


Harvey has really taken off walking! He gets so happy and proud of himself and it's adorable.


We were out of bread on a Monday morning, and improvised with pumpkin chocolate chip muffins for breakfast (and sent one in Millie's lunch). No one minded that.


Max looked at this giant cell tower (or whatever it is) and asked, "Is that the Eiffel Tower?" 


My view from scrubbing toilets. What a happy ham.