Wednesday, June 06, 2012

beach party

Our church had a "Beach Party" this morning!!
I wasn't sure how much stuff Pearson would be able to do, but I knew my friend Kristin and her little boy would be there so we went ahead and went!  
I'm glad we went because Pearson had a good time splashing and playing in the little pools.
And he enjoyed feeling sand for the first time!  
He wasn't quite sure about it so Bryson showed him how to dig.
 I'm not sure he actually figured out how to dig, but he enjoyed sitting in the sand for a while.
 After we played for a while, we stopped and had a little snack.
This little guy loves his Cheerios!! 
Now if only we could get our little family to a real beach this summer!!

Tuesday, June 05, 2012

project life {week 22}

After being behind for the last two weeks I made sure to get back in the swing of things this week.  I actually had my layout done on Monday!!
 Highlights this week: Memorial Day, Pool Playdate, Carissa's Baby Shower
 Highlights: Summer List, Working Out, Kristin's Wedding Shower, Moving Furniture & Lolly and the boys at the pool


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chick-fil-a play

We went to Chick-fil-A this morning with Christine & Naomi.  I love that our Chick-fil-A serves a different breakfast entree for FREE each Tuesday morning.  I've been going every Tuesday for almost a year and a half.  And now that Pearson eats table food, he gets his own free entree too!! You really can't beat free Chick-fil-A breakfast!!

Today I let Pearson play in the Play Area for the first time.  He was in heaven.  Can you tell?
It was nice because there were only three other kids in there.  There weren't any really big kids or wild kids so he got to explore without getting trampled on!
His favorite thing was definitely this little wheel that spun.  He like to hear and watch the little balls move around. 
 I don't think he was too happy when Naomi tried to play with it too.  I guess we need to start working on sharing!
 I'm sure if we ever go to Chick-fil-A for lunch (especially in the summer) it will be too busy/crowded for him to play. 
 But hopefully every Tuesday morning will be like this so we can play each week!!
He really loved it, and I can't wait to let him play again.  I love having free things to do with him!!

Monday, June 04, 2012

workin' out

Pearson was "working out" the other day.......
 .......and inspired me to get my act back together and start working out again!!

I joined our City Rec Center on Friday and went to work out today for the first time! It felt so good to be back in the gym.  I love that I can drop Pearson off in the childcare to play and have fun while I work out.  

We will definitely be hitting up the gym quite a bit this summer!! It gets us out of the heat, gives us something to do, and gets me back in shape!!

meal planning monday

Monday: Stuffed Shells, Garlic Toast, Green Beans, & Salad


Tuesday: Meatloaf Meatballs, Mac N Cheese, Broccoli, & Rolls

Wednesday: Grilled Chicken & Cornbread Salad

Thursday: Dinner w/ Small Group

Friday: Date Night

Saturday Breakfast: Donuts

Saturday Lunch: Taco Salad

Saturday Dinner: Chicken Spaghetti, Veggies & Rolls

Sunday Lunch: BLT's & Chips

Sunday Dinner: Pizza

Sunday, June 03, 2012

lolly & the boys

My Mom is keeping Carson this weekend while his parents and sister are out of town, so this afternoon we all went to the pool together!!

Hopefully we'll check off something other than pool playdates on our 2012 Summer List this summer.  We already have another date planned with some girlfriends from my ABF on Friday.  I don't think there will be a shortage of pool playdates, that's for sure!  
My Mom stays pretty busy with her little business, Tried & True Designs, so it was fun to have her join us at the pool today!!
 
Pearson had fun crawling around and watching Carson.  We even went and took a dip in the big pool today!
Such a fun afternoon with Lolly and the boys!!

baby showers are a blast!

This weekend I had two showers, one wedding shower and one baby shower.  It was great to see my college roommate and celebrate her upcoming wedding in August!! It's been so hard for us to keep up with each other since college because she lives in Houston and is super busy being an accountant.  I was thrilled to get to see her at her hometown shower and can't wait to see her again at her wedding this summer. 
Although I had a great time at the wedding shower, I have to be honest, baby showers are so much more fun!! I'm just sort of out of wedding mode and totally into baby mode.  Baby stuff is just cuter!! And since it's the stage of life I'm in right now, it's fun to celebrate with other girls that are about to enter into the wild ride of motherhood!

Today we celebrated Carissa and Baby Landry.
Alicia and Julie did such a great job of planning the cute little Outer Space themed shower.  
We even played a fun little game called "Baby Names That Are Out Of This World." As you can tell, I didn't do so hot!!
 And if you didn't believe me when I said we had a ton of babies on the way, just look at all of our Mamas-to-Be!! And in fact they are all (except Michelle) going to be Mamas of little boys!!! Pearson is super excited to have lots of little buddies.  Michelle finds out what they are having next week but I'm going to just go ahead and say boy because that seems to be the trend in our class!!
 {Michelle due Nov. 7th, Courtney due September 29th, Carissa due July 9th, Anna due July 4th, & Julie due June 26th}
 I just love these girls. I'm so happy ton not only do life with them but also experience Motherhood with them!!

Friday, June 01, 2012

new friends

Pearson and I got to hang out at the pool with some new friends today!! I met Jennifer at church a few weeks ago and I was thrilled to find out that she stayed at home with her 18 month old little girl Isabel.  
We had been trying to get together for a few weeks but it just kept falling through.  One week I was sick and another week Isabel was sick.  This week we finally made it happen and we got our little ones together for a pool playdate!!
 When my little man wasn't on the go, they played really well together.  And of course Jennifer and I enjoyed having some good Mommy chat. 
 Goldfish are always a hit at the pool with the little ones.
 Isabel was so sweet to Pearson, which is a good thing since she is going to have a little sister in August!!
Pearson and Isabel totally hit it off.  Can you tell?
This definitely won't be the last time we get together with our new friends!!

project life {week 20 & 21}

This is why I love project life.  I got a little behind in my layouts and I caught up last night in just and hour after I put Pearson to bed.  Project Life is such an easy way to scrapbook.  It's not overwhelming at all!!
 Hightlights this week: 11 months old and Mommy got sick
 Highlights this week: Nonnie's 80th birthday
  Week 21
Highlights this week: Pool time w/ Daddy, Oma's birthday, Snack Time
 Highlights this week: Baby Bounce, Memorial Day Weekend, Ellie's Party



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