Brad's Birthday, Labor Day & Around the House

Brad's b-day was last Saturday the 3rd. I was actually able to control myself and wait till Saturday to give Brad his present =)

I found these coasters on etsy and had them personalized with our initials to use outside on our new patio. He LOVED them!Rylee has been into dressing up lately, not sure why.....Berkley! When I went to get my camera she was actually laying on top of him giving him hugs, but of course he rolled over right when I took the pic, still cute though with her cracking up!

Brad's b-day brownie

We actually got to enjoy our patio last weekend and watch Ry run around and play with Ruger. It was so nice!

LOVE this (minus the nice blue trash can in the back)!

And this is my favorite, so sweet!

LOVE these two (soon to be 3)!

Our sweet girl, LOVE her!

Monday the family got together at my parent's house to swim, we had such a good time! Ry and her buddy Elliott!

Chrissy, Patton, Brad & Chris

The girls LOVE their Uncle J, he's so much fun!

Berkley enjoyed playing safely on the steps with Baxter, LOVE her!

Ray and Patton

I took Ry to a little place in McKinney square to paint a coffee mug for Brad's b-day. I didn't realize it would take 7 days to get it.....Ooooops! Brad is so cute too, anytime he is home he has to use this mug for his coffee. He even got it out of the dishwasher and washed it by hand to use it this weekend, so sweet!

Ry even made Brad lay with all her "animals" while she enjoyed her milk Saturday before nap.

We finally found a new stroller for our growing little family and Rylee LOVES it, she played in it all day! She chose Mickey to be her practice Eli! The back seat also comes off so she can sit or stand like a big girl =)

I asked her how she would check on Eli when we're out shopping and this is what she did.....

Today Brad is smoking a brisket and some chicken......yummy! Ry helped Brad measure where a swing set is going to be. We have one all picked out and ready to tell Santa in a couple of months!

Oh how I LOVE this sweet face!

Well, we are 3 1/2 days out till Eli is here! Please pray for a safe and healthy delivery of our sweet boy and that I can control my emotions with having a newborn and missing my sweet girl!!!!

Gymnastics & Lego Land!

I took Ry out of Little Gym and put her into gymnastics. I thought it was time for her to do something on her own where she had to follow directions and participate and start learning real gymnastics. We did a trial class on Tuesday and I was nervous with how she would do going someplace new, with new people and without Mommy by her side. She did GREAT! I was so proud of her, she walked in all by herself and waved bye to me.....tear!!! I sat and watched everything she was doing from behind glass windows and it was the cutest thing ever! There are only 4 other girls in her class and she is the youngest!
Trying to get a picture of her in her leotard before going to gymnastics. Look at her little calves, so cute!cute little butt

stretching
warming up
LOVE this!!!

Thursday we went to Grammy and Papa's to swim and then Ry stayed with Grammy so I could rest. I am pretty much miserable these days! I feel HUGE, it's boiling HOT outside, I have ZERO energy and I have had a pain in my right foot for a week now. It is now swollen and I have added a fantastic LIMP to my WADDLE!!! I really hate to complain, but I am READY! It's not as easy the second go round when chasing a 2 year old, especially if you know our sweet Rylee boo, she is a very curious, brave little girl!!!

Apparently I am taking to long to get ready to take her swimming, but so cute!
Brad took off work Friday and we took Rylee to the Grapevine Mills Mall to Lego Land. If you haven't been, I highly recommend it! Just know it's cheaper to buy tickets online and there are designated times to go.
This was a mini little roller coaster where you drive through a dark tunnel and use a laser gun to shoot things, Ry LOVED it!

Pics are horrible because it was so dark, but you get the idea.

Then, there was 3 different 3D movies you could see, each only about 10 min. long. It was really neat! At some parts you get misted with water, wind and even bubbles/foam! It was so cute to see Ry swat at things that she thought were going to get her!
This room had several places built out of Lego's (ALL LEGO'S, AMAZING), I only took a couple of pics though.
Ry playing in the jumbo Lego's, the giraffe behind her is also built of all Lego's!

Ry rode a ride with Daddy and LOVED it too!

They even have an indoor jungle gym type thing. Ry did it 2 times and wanted to keep going, but it was time for lunch.

I hope everyone has a FUN and SAFE Labor Day weekend!!!