May 2016

Loving to play outside.

We had a lot of fun at the zoo with friends!

The kids have a really hard time with the "no picking flowers out of our flower beds" rule.

Sisters.

Snuck up on this sweet moment.

Tough Guy.

Anniston's school does a "Mother's Day Tea" every year.  I was so excited to go be the guest of honor at her school.  We ate and they performed for us.  It was so much fun.

"My mom loves telling me stories and drawing with me.  She likes to play with me and my toys.  Her favorite foods are mac and cheese and grapes.  She likes to read library books.  Her favorite color is the rainbow."

Mother's Day Tea

 Last Soccer game.

Anniston's team:  Coach Jared, Suttan, Alayna, Anniston, Halle, Dylan, and Caris, Coach Jake

Putting back every game piece in every game takes a lot longer than you would think.  Little rascal.

Cookie cake for breakfast and cartoons on a Saturday morning.

Another family walk.

Poor guy had a stomach bug...so bathtub cartoons and a sucker for him.  Not too shabby.

For Valentine's Day, Nana Great sent $2 bills for the kids to pick out some toys.  They had so much fun picking out and paying for their toys!  It took us awhile to cash in but it was worth it!

A fun Norman restaurant where we love to play games, eat, and enjoy the nice weather.  Anniston went to dinner in her dinosaur costume and princess crown.

Mother's Day with my kids.  It's going to be a few years before we can get a good one.

Dad got to go with Anniston on her school fishing trip!

Little buddies!

Hilton Head

One of the MAJOR perks of Jake's job is that he gets to take a continuing education trip each year.  This year he decided to go to Hilton Head, South Carolina and the whole family tagged along.  We had such a great time!  

The road trip felt a bit daunting- 17.5 hours in the car with a 4 year old, 2 year old, and nursing baby. But we did it.  And the kids totally rocked it.  Mom had endless activities, treats, and movies ready at any sign of melt down.  

We were so blessed to have Nana and Pops stay with us for part of our trip.  We love having them around!

One day my cousin Parker who was studying at SCAD in Savannah drove up to visit us.  It was fun to see him!

We had fun most nights making dinner at our house.  We would usually make the kids a simple meal they would eat, then experimented with new seafood dishes for us.  We loved it!

We loved that our house had a pool, especially since the beach in April was a bit chilly!  I would usually swim with the kids in the morning while Jake was at his conference.  He was always ready to head to the beach when he got home for lunch!

We would walk to town for a few meals or for ice cream.

This girl got to go get her hair done and get some ice cream one afternoon.  She thought that was pretty cool.

The beach was probably the highlight.  We loved walking a few blocks down to the beach to play every day.  I loved the beach outfits the kids would pick out.

 I thought she would hate the sand so I put her in a tent, which she liked for a bit.  But once she felt the sand in her fingers, the tent was a goner.

Benton loved flying a kite on the beach!

My favorite picture of the kids.  So long beach.