5 Minute Friday

It is still smokin hot, ewww! But it is supposed to cool down tomorrow to the 90s, woohoo! We are in school mode and just about have it all figured out now. I can't believe Rylan will be five in three weeks-heartbreaking! It is nice to see a reminder of his baby face when we look at Blake! It seems like all of our friends that are having babies are having boys, ugh, that makes my baby fever spike! Elle is signed up again for a Saturday dance class and I am so thrilled to have a day and time that works with our schedule! Here are a few pictures...

Two for One

I can't get out of the habit and even though I missed last week I promised myself I'd get a post up today. Last weekend Kenny's parents and grandma were here and we all had a great time. It was a great mental distraction for me. Monday came quickly and I packed my first school lunch, took too many pictures, tried to balance the attention with Elle too, and cried and cried as my first baby walked into a real elementary school cafeteria and sat down for lunch. As hard as I tried I did shed a few at the school but mostly let it out in the car after. Kenny, Elle, and I were all anxious for the 2:45 pick up. Rylan had a great day and asked why he couldn't stay longer. The rest of the week has gone just as well, minus the minor hiccup of forgetting his lunch bag in the class, fortunately I was able to go a little early the next day and pick it up, school crisis one-check! I am so glad he has this opportunity. We are all adjusting to this new schedule, especially little sister. She has even put on her backpack in hopes she could go to Blue Jay's (school mascot) too! I think he will be ready for kindergarten and hopefully some of his friends his making will be in his class next year. Bonus, Kenny and I have met a couple cool parents and it's making this whole experience all the better. I didn't get the pictures loaded yet, so next Friday's post will include pictures.

5 Minute Friday

We have been enjoying our staycation for sure! With just a couple more days left before normal returns we are grateful for a little cooler weather. Yesterday there was even some shade when the clouds gave a little relief every once in awhile-I'll take it! Next week is our last week before Rylan starts every day PreK. I am excited for him, for real excited. I was having mixed feelings but he is blossoming more and more the last couple weeks and I'm grateful for the timing. He is going to do great. I am a little concerned Elle will be missing her buddy, but at the same time as Rylan is blossoming, Elle and Blake are starting to play together more. I am so truly blessed that the three enjoy, protect, encourage and help one another. I love being able to watch these relationships.

5 Minute Friday

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A little of the haps around here. The bottom picture is of Rylan buttoning his shirt for the first time. Lots of firsts and milestones here lately. So read for the relaxing days of our stayaction starting now!!! I got to catch up with two Cali friends today and it felt so good :) I'm so lucky that my precious metals include silver and gold,totally unrelated to the olympics. Something that is related to the olympics, is the big kids newest "passions". Rylan wants to swim all the time, ALL the time. Elle wants to play water polo-that is just funny! I'm sure her papa would be proud though-must skip a generation. He would also be proud of the little man wanting to swim everyday. All these boys in my life are water dogs and despite Kenny's attempts over these last nine summers, I'm just a beach bum.

5 Minute Friday

Today marks our first year in Texas! Can't believe we have survived one year already. I'd have to say Spring in Texas is pretty amazing and I could def do without the intense heat of the summer, but if it meant giving up the sunshine then I'll keep my complaints to myself.  We have Elle's two month eye appointment today and hoping for more progress with the patching. After the first two months of patching she had improved her vision from 20/80 to 20/60 so we are praying for more good news. We continue to enjoy Austin more and more and still have a long list of things we want to do. It's really cool to be living in a place that always has something to do, usually free or inexpensive too. We are hoping to have a fun staycation the week after next. I'm especially excited for a couple days of sleeping in and letting daddy duty me in full effect! Happy weekend y'all!

5 Minute Friday

Today was crazy busy, but tomorrow has very little on the agenda-hooray for weekends!

FMFM Friday

Five Minutes From Me Friday

Yesterday we celebrated our 9th anniversary and nanny came to visit for a few days. I'm working on uploading some summer pictures and a couple videos. We have had some seriously crazy storms the last few days but we welcome the rain with open arms! I am planning my trip to Washington in September for one of my oldest friends wedding and I am so stoked to be able to see her as a beautiful bride. When we met she was wearing pink chucks and I can't help but hope she has some on under her white dress :)  We should have some more visitors next weekend too, yay!

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!

Blake's First Birthday