Ryan, Kayla, Mavrick & Carter

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Miss Emma turns 2!

Seriously...I cannot believe it. Our kids are growing up so fast. My niece Emma turned two last month which mean my angel is coming up on it fast. I am not sure how I feel about it. This is the last weekend my little boy will be 1 for EVER and EVER! Its kinda crazy if you think about it like that. It makes each day a little more important and special.

Ok. I am done being sad about it. A couple weekends ago we went for her birthday party and Ashley and Jeremy did such a cute job putting together her little Wet-n-Wild party. Below are a few pictures of the festivities. It was so nice to just let them play while the adults did whatever.

Water Beads! These things were a huge hit and so fun to play with.

They are both so cute! =)

Water Balloons, swimming & sliding. Mavrick DID NOT get out of that pool almost the entire time. Needless to say that is pretty much what he is getting for his birthday. A big boy pool with a slide.

So excited! Haha.

Cute Miss Emma and her retro bathing suit.

The birthday girl sporting her new bike. That is a whole lot of pink!

And of course Mav had to start making things exciting by going on his belly and jumping off the slide. Ryan was a proud papa and I was worried he was going to brake something.

Boys and Sprinklers.

Happy Birthday Singing! She is such a girl. Haha. =)

Trying to teach Mav how the whole birthday thing works.

Mavrick wanted to give Emma a birthday push around the yard. So sweet. =)

Happy (Late) Birthday Miss Emma! We love you.

Monday, April 16, 2012

Mavrick @ 24 Months

So my little angel will be 2 soon. I can't believe it. In fact...I don't want to talk about it. Lol. =) I get too emotional especially since I am pregnant. He is getting so big WAY too fast!

Anyway...enough of that. My sister-n-law Jessica came into to town to visit and it has seriously been so nice to have her here. She is so good with Mavrick but I will do a post about her visit in a couple days after she leaves I just wanted to put these up so family could see them. She does photography and was nice enough to take my camera and take some pictures for us outside in the yard right after it rained. They turned out PERFECT! Enjoy!! =)

She captured his personality so well in these. =)

Thanks Jess...We love you!

Sincerely,

Two very proud parents (Ryan & Kayla)

Monday, April 9, 2012

We are in growing mode around here...

So Ryan is so proud of our garden. And really...he should be. He has put a lot of effort and time into it and it is starting to pay off. Are plants are getting really big! Here are just a few pictures of our Garden and our new lawn mower. We decided that living on 5+ acres in Southeast Texas, you pretty much have to have one! Its an investment though. We will have it for a long time. (We hope=)

Growing Baby #2:

{Pregnancy at a little over 16 Weeks}

How I am feeling @ 16 Weeks:

I am starting to feel really good. Thank you 2nd Tri-mester!! I am starting to get a lot more energy back which is "Heaven Sent" since I have a very energetic first born. Nausea has settled.

How my body has changed @ 16 weeks:

I had a doctor appointment and I have gained 8 lbs so far and I am measuring a little more than 16 weeks. My belly has officially popped out and now I FEEL pregnant instead of bloated. My belly button is all flat. YAY! So excited for that. (sarcasm implied) Mavrick thinks its funny and tries to play with it so I guess someone is enjoying it. My eyes have gotten WORSE too. I was at a -3.75 and now I am a -4.00. They say sometimes they can change when you are prego but I am sure its just me and my horrible eyesight getting even more horrible. I have started back up at the gym. I was so sick and tired for the last month that going there was just not an option. But since my energy is back I am hitting it hard again.

What I am thinking @ 16 weeks:

I am feeling a little more at ease about this baby coming. I found a really good doctor, FINALLY! He is about 2 hours and 45 min away but no one around here would take me and I got stiffed by the doctor that I had an appointment with for a month and a half! Long story...but my wonderful Sister-n-Law Ashley found me one in College Station which is where her and my brother live. I have anxiety about having a good doctor and it was something I have been praying about since we found out we were pregnant. When I went to see him I had such a good feeling like everything was going to be ok and that this was who I was suppose to use for my Doctor. He is LDS too and such a nice guy. The hospital was so nice, the staff was even more nice. Such a relief. I know what people are thinking..."Um...its almost 3 hours away!? What if you go into labor?!" And I have thought of all of that but Ryan and I just feel like everything will be ok. Ashley and Jeremy's little girl (yes...I am getting another neice!) is due 5 days before mine so what we might do is just have an induction while I am there visiting their little baby. We will see. Its all up in the air but for now everything feels good! I have a very low risk pregnancy, mild symptoms (for now) and this time I will not be taking Castrol Oil to speed things up like last time! Haha. =) As far as Mavrick goes...he has been doing better. Ryan and I have made a vow starting last night that Mavrick will NEVER sleep in our bed again! Haha. So we are going to work really hard on that for the next couple of weeks. May is potty training time! I keep pushing it back but I just don't think our communication level is quite there yet. But he is doing alot better so I think May will be perfect.

Anyway...here are a few pictures of our adorable little "it." It was so much fun to see the ultrasound. The baby was face down in the womb and curled up so we couldn't get amazing pictures. Sorry about the quality. I don't have scanner so I took pictures of the pictures.