Saturday, August 8, 2015

A Summer Weekend in College Station/Houston… :)

When we got to College Station on Friday night, it was bath time, so G-Pops bathed Brandt in the sink, while I bayed the girls in the bathtub! :) 
Then, Brandt enjoyed staying up a little past bedtime, since he slept most of the way to College Station! 
He enjoyed getting all of  Mommy, Daddy, Gigi and G-Pops' attention while the girls were sleeping! :)
The next morning, we headed out to Houston to go to Evy's 2nd birthday party!
This one just keeps looking older and older!
We had a great trip to Houston, and then Brandt got to love on his Uncle Spencer for a little while!
Felicity had a blast in the kiddie pool!
Little buddy enjoyed visiting with his Papa, too! :)
The girls were really wanting to get into the big pool (and Avaree can't), so Niecey saved the day by getting in the kiddie pool with them!
Then, we watched Evy enjoy her yummy birthday cupcakes!

Felicity thought they were awesome too! :)
While Avaree was inside, we let Felicity slide to Uncle Spencer one time!
Evy makes red velvet look good!
We had a super fun time at Evy's party, and then everyone napped on the way home except Brandt! Once we got back to Gigi and G-Pops house, Brandt fell sound asleep on Daddy!
The girls enjoyed their dinner!!!
The next morning, we went to Church at Central. Daddy sang and Felicity and Brandt slept through the whole service. We also loved getting to see so many people that we love!
Brandt got to love on TaTa! :)
…and Mema!!!!
Little sis was attached to Gigi!
Pretty girls!
Mema and Brandt!
G-Pops and Brandt!
Avaree rode to lunch with her grandparents, and the littles had a little photo shoot by the fountain with Daddy! Felicity is in love with Brandt. I love how she looks at him!

Sweet baby girl!
Gigi cuddles before we left!
Brandt isn't loved at all, right?! ;)
Felicity was standing behind me making them smile! She snaps her little finger and dances around. It's so cute!
Three out of four smiling!
Within five minutes, our five year old baby whisperer had both of her little siblings asleep! :) 
She's a rockstar! So thankful for our big girl!

We had a fun weekend away. 
It was Daddy's first Sunday to miss in 2015, and it was a gift to get to ride to church together!!!! :)

Saturday, August 1, 2015

July Continues… :)

My little buddy doesn't sleep much at night. He just wants his mama, and when I've tried to let him "cry it out," he wakes up the girls. I try to avert his eyes in the middle of the night, as I know he's just smiling at me, but when it gets to the 6am mark, I give in, and we play together. It's hard to get mad at his sweet little face. I know one day he won't want to cuddle with me.
Here's some Mama and Brandt cuddle time pics!
He loves to put his face right next to mine! 
Little pumpkin. 
That next morning, the girls and I took Brandt back to the doctor to re-check his ears. He had no fever, he wasn't overly fussy (just not sleeping at night), and he really had no other symptoms, but he still had an ear infection. Poor little guy had it for approximately 22 days. I'm sure that didn't help his desire to sleep! 

The girls were so good. They sat in this little chair, and they didn't touch anything! I was so proud of them! Dr. Fikkert gave them suckers and treats too, so that always helps! ;)
That afternoon, little sister took the best nap in her big girl bed! 
…and then she wanted to cuddle!
Family snuggles (minus Daddy, who was still at work)!
…but when he got home, it was time to play!
Brandt had started rolling from one end of the carpet to the other. We can't keep him in one spot for long! 
  On Tuesday, we got to see Mrs. Ginger and Timber!!!!!! We missed them SOOOOOO much!
 While I was putting Felicity down for nap, everyone else was taking pictures of themselves! hahaha! :)

I love all of these silly faces!!!!
…and their sweet hearts!
Clearly, Brandt is still trying to figure everyone out! ;)
…but he loves his Gingy!! We had the BEST visit, and, somehow, Felicity was able to nap too! :) YAY! Can't wait to see our friends again!
That night, the girls wanted to wear their matching jammies!
…and they wanted to sleep together! Daddy is gone on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, and Mommy lets them sleep together! :)
The next day, they were getting along SO well, and we had been having the best day, so I let them have popcorn on a mat on the floor for snack! They thought it was the best thing ever!
They even played well with brother!!
There is always a performance, of course!
The next morning, we went for a walk! We take lots of walks, but I forget to bring my phone sometimes to take a pic! :)
Then, Avaree and Brandt had snuggle time while Felicity took her nap!
Friday morning Mickey Mouse with the only two that are up for the day at 6am! 
Sweet snuggles while reading!
Felicity put a diaper on Elmo all by herself!
Then, we headed to College Station/Houston for the weekend! :) 
….what a great week! :)