February, March, April, May, June, sheeeshhh!

The first weekend in February we met Kenny's parents in San Antonio for the weekend and had a great time. Kenny's cousin John and his family were there too so we had lots of fun with all the cousins. We hadn't seen John's family since we were engaged, six kids later it was awesome to catch up. We are experiencing winter and spring here which means thunderstorms, like crazy thunderstorms. Although kind of cool to us, the kids end up in our bed .5 seconds after the first house shaking boom. Thanks to Joanna we had a nice real valentine's date, so nice. In March our sweet baby Blakey Doodle turned one! The day she turned one she got her first tooth. Our awesome friend took some amazing pictures of our Doodle bug and a few of all of us. I just have to say how fortunate I feel to have the these three little ones in our house. Mommyhood is the best!!! Nanny, Papa, and Aunty Boo came out for Blake's birthday party and all the BIG girls got bird tattoos on our feet. Nanny's gettin crazy in her old age :)  More thunderstorms sprinkled the month and LOTS and LOTS of park play dates and more exploring of Texas. We were able to go on our first family camping trip. It went so smooth and  the kids had a great time. Hopefully this was the first of many Davis and Pulliam family camping trips. Kenny and I had, our second ever since becoming parents, night away from home. We had some fun, dinner and a full nights sleep! April continued with more thunderstorms that scared little Elle and Rylan just turns into a nervous motor mouth but so sweetly tries to comfort his sister, and Blake thankfully sleeps through most of them.on  We went to an Easter egg hunt at the park up the street and with our moms club. We had a simple Easter celebration at home just the five of us, church, baskets, good food, lots of smiles. We squeezed in another camping trip with the Davis' before the heat came, phew! We went to a different place and it was just as exciting to see more of Texas. We are enjoying finding the beauty in Texas even if it's a little harder than in California. Spring is definitely our favorite season here, sunny skies, comfortable temperatures, lots of activities, and so much time outside.  In May we celebrated Kenny's 37th birthday and Elle's 3rd birthday. Nanny and Papa came out to join in the festivities which included our second trip to Sea World. While they were here we signed Elle up for her first dance class. Nanny and I took Elle for her first pedicure and she was in her element. The girl loved it all and I was so happy to have that moment with Nanny there too. Rylan, Papa, Kenny, and I went to an Express baseball game and it was a ton of fun, the night ended with a pretty  awesome fireworks show, I'm sure that and the cotton candy were the highlight of it all for Rylan. Another fun thing that May brought was the splash pads and pools reopening! We are taking full advantage of all the ways we can stay cool. June flew by crazy fast. Elle started her dance class it is the MOST heart warming 45 minutes of my week, without a doubt! She has a sweet sweet teacher and of course she looks adorable in her dance attire. Rylan and Elle went to VBS with a few of their friends and it was a hit! I have to admit it was a little hard to drop them both off but only having one was a nice change, bittersweet for sure. At the end of the month we FINALLY made it to The Woodlands to visit the Uppena's. The kids and I headed out Sunday morning and spent two nights playing and laughing. Kenny had training out of town, but the next time he'll have to see how gorgeous it is there! We hadn't seen them in about a year and it was long overdue. Seeing all the kids reunited and still enjoying each other felt so good. Our spring has been full and I can't believe we are so close to reaching our first year here.Parks, drives, visits from family and quick trips to San Antonio, pools, splash pads, playdates, festivals, exploring, exploring, exploring, would all sum our the last few months. I made a plan with a way to keep the blog updated regularly and I'm excited to see how it goes. My blogging absences are a good thing, it means we are out and about living life, more good than bad, rarely boring, hot a lot, and getting better by the day.  Keep texting, skyping, emailing, and calling, we love to hear from our family and friends. Starting next week...Five Minutes From  Me Fridays :)  P.S. I did not proof read this and I'm too tired to go back and do it now. Peace!