Thursday, May 30, 2019

Memorial Day Weekend

Today is the girls last day of school, and we couldn't be more ready! After having a long weekend, we are so ready to be done with school! Mostly because I'm tired of fixing lunches- ha! 

Our Memorial Day weekend started off celebrating Megan's birthday
DJ worked to set up the kennel for our pup and then I found him spraying down two girls on the trampoline. 

Sunday morning, we tried a new church, had lunch, and then made our separate ways to birthday parties. Gretchen had a sleepover party with a friend so DJ dropped her off, and spent a few hours taking Megan on a bike ride and hitting up the pool, and I took Adalyn to a party for one of her classmates. 
Her party was at the All Abilities Park in Round Rock, and I had heard of it, but we hadn't been. After going, I know we'll be playing here throughout the Summer! 
She was one of the only girls in her class to come, so she tried hard to keep up with the boys until her BFF arrived. 
There was a zip line, and she had SO much fun! 
Once her bestie arrived, she was a happy camper! 

After the party, we were super hot, so we called DJ and had him and Megan meet us for ice cream. 
Monday morning, we got up early and headed to Houston to watch the Cubs play the Astros. We took Gretchen to Cubs games when she was little, but Megan and Adalyn had never been, and we haven't been in forever since we rarely had the chance to make it to a game when we lived in Oklahoma..... Indiana was a lot closer for us, so we would try to go once a year. 
DJ brother in law is getting treatment at MD Anderson, so they were there this week for his appointments. DJ's dad and step mom also made the trip down, so we all met up at the game! 

This is us hiding from the balls during practice.
And these were the guys watching, hoping a home run would come there way. 
This little one, headed down to the sidelines with her cousin to get some autographs! 
While everyone else watched on the sidelines (is that what they call it in baseball?) we sat down and watched. 
And then we made it to our seats, which were way up high! 
Their Memorial Day celebration was so special, and totally brought tears to my eyes. We're so thankful for those that sacrificed for our country. 
This girl knows the Longhorns symbol, so she made up one for the Cubs. 
Just three girls watching some baseball. 
At the beginning of the 8th inning, we made our way down and finished watching the last two innings. The Cubs scored 2 home runs and made for a close game at the end! 
All of the fam! 
After the game, we had dinner then headed back to Austin. I found this selfie of Adalyn on my phone. 
Tuesday morning, these girls headed off to school in their #Charliestrong shirts. We sure do love Uncle Charlie and we're praying for him to make a full recovery. 

Again, to everyone that gave the ultimate sacrifice- thank you. 

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Megan's 8th Birthday

Last Thursday, we tucked in our 7 year old for the last time. 
She was excited to go to bed as her last night as a 7 year old. She kept saying, "this is the last bath I'll have as a 7 year old.... this is the last time I'll shake my booty as a 7 year old." 
She told DJ a few weeks ago that he needed to grow a beard, so he hasn't shaved in a few days! 





After she was in bed, I wrapped her present, set out her cards that she's received, and got down our birthday plate. 
And then, when she was good and asleep, DJ and I put crepe paper all over her doorway.

The next morning, she woke up and I heard her scream, "can I get out of birthday jail?!"
She was up bright and early, and immediately opened her cards
Gee and PaPaw sent her money. She was SO excited! 
And she's been asking for a mermaid tail, so we gave her one. 
We also surprised her with horse riding lessons! She's asked off and on for several times, so we decided to try one lesson to see how she really liked it. 
Gretchen made her a slingshot! 
She got dressed for school and we made her cinnamon rolls per her request. 
We sang her Happy Birthday...
and she made her wish. 
Then it was off to school!  She requested that we bring her doughnuts to her classroom, and parents aren't allowed to come back so we dropped them off to the office later that morning. 
After school, Megan had gymnastics, so we went a little early to watch her. 
She earned the super star award too! 
After gymnastics, we took her to The Domain to eat. 
I sure do love this middle! 
I ordered the turkey club with truffle fries and it was delicious!  DJ had lobster and crab ravioli and said it was wonderful! 
Just a girl and her dad. 
The restaurant brought her out dessert, and the rest of us splurged and ordered dessert too! 
We were sitting outside and it was windy, so the candle wouldn't light, but she pretended anyway! 
Saturday afternoon, Megan had her horse riding lesson. 
She warmed up quickly and had so much fun! She learned how to make the horse go, stop, learned how to tighten and loosen the reigns, and turn. 


And when she was done, she fed the horse BBQ potato chips. 
She even gave him a kiss when she was done. 
Doesn't she look like a pro?!

We had the best time celebrating Megan. Often as the "middle child" I feel like she gets jipped out of things. Plus, it's the end of the school year and life has been so busy! I wanted to make this day special for her, and even though some of it was last minute, I think she had a fun day celebrating! 

We have her birthday party this weekend with her friends and can't wait to celebrate just a little bit more!