Beginning of May

I tried to do some deep cleaning before baby girl was born and I had an adorable little helper! I let him pretend mop the walls all he wanted haha.

Little man, giant umbrella.

Millie and I got pedicures for Mother's Day and it was so fun! She looked so little in those big chairs. We had a great time together and it was nice to have my toes done when reaching them was really difficult.

The zipper on the trampoline completely came off so for a little while the kids were not allowed to jump unless someone was out there in case of an accident. I spent a lot of time standing at that opening.

This cute boy was completely worn out after a swim at Gigi's. 

Max and Nana playing slap jack. I love that our kids know several of their great-grandparents!

Snuggle buddy.

Baby girl and I were spoiled at a shower with some of our friends in the ward. Yummy pizza, good friends, and cute baby stuff! It was a good day.

Tyler's birthday!

 Happiest birthday to our favorite guy! Tyler is the best dad and husband and we are grateful for him every day.

A birthday wrestle.

We got to celebrate him again the next day.

I think this picture sums it up best - we all want to be near him! We love you Dad!

9 on 10: May 2019

1. The sunflowers the kids planted at the rodeo started to get flower buds!

2 & 3. A morning game of Twister - now it has an option to put limbs in the air which always cracks me up.

4. Harvey pushed himself around on the truck using only his toes for quite a while.

5. Making a birthday banner for Dad!

6. Finished project for baby girl! Car seat/nursing cover. So easy and SO cute.

7 & 8. Birthday date and last date before baby! The temple and Chuy's. Predictable and wonderful.

9. Joined the party at Gigi and Poppy's with the kids. It's so fun watching anything on the big game room TV!

Cy-Palooza

Millie worked hard this year in gymnastics. She had Cy-Palooza at the beginning of May and it was fun to watch her show off her skills.

Poppy was so sweet to come watch her too. I also have to note here that we (I) could not have survived the last several months without Gigi's help. She offered to help on Tuesday nights when Millie had gymnastics, by either taking Millie to gymnastics or staying home with the boys while I took her. It was so nice to not have to take the boys there every time and I know the kids enjoyed that extra time with Gigi! Thank you a million Gigi!!

We love this little gymnast!

Easter 2019

Easter was pretty low-key this year. The Easter bunny brought a few little things for the kids and we tried to take a pic of each kid before church, which proved to be difficult. Monka, Umpa, Tim, and Lauren came over for dinner and it was fun to see them. We know our Savior lives and we are so grateful to Him. Millie mentioned what a special day it was to take the sacrament. I was happy to see the big kids understanding what Easter is and means more than ever before.

Beach day

We went to Surfside Beach on April 20th. The weather was perfect - not too hot but nice and sunny. We were glad we came the minute we got settled in and decided we should do it more. It's so relaxing for us and the kids have so much fun!

Could we HAVE any more stuff? We accidentally kind of packed like we were ready to camp at the beach for a solid week, but hey - we were prepared for anything!

The kite got to come along too and once Tyler got it in the air he secured it to the stroller and it just flew by itself for a long time, unmanned. It was pretty cool.

Cartwheels galore

My personal main reason for wanting to go to the beach was so I could dig a hole in the sand and lay on my stomach. The kids dug the hole for me and let me tell you, it was amazing. I hadn't felt so relaxed in a long time and I took a nap and it was glorious!

The kids played so well together the whole time.

Harvey kept wandering away and we took turns following him. He found the softer sand and these cute beach houses.

Beach bump! About 35 weeks here.

Max was trying to dig a hole deep enough for him to stand in and be level with the ground. Didn't quite make it that far but he was digging for a solid hour and a half probably.

Tyle was a rockstar getting all of our gear out of and then back in the van.

See you soon, Surfside!

Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival 2019

The arts festival is so fun every year and we're always thankful when we have good weather for it. We thought it might rain but it stayed overcast and not too hot, even though the humidity was crazy.

I pushed an empty double stroller for a good portion of the time, which was pretty funny.

We're always trying to teach the kids to take the high road, literally and figuratively! Haha

You just never know what you're going to get when you ask a stranger to take a picture for you... a little fuzzy finger on the side is definitely not the worst I've seen. It was a great day with Grammy!