Saturday, July 31, 2010

Snow White and The Seven Amigos

This afternoon Aunt Stephanie, Reagan, Peyton and I went to see the play "Snow White and The Seven Amigos" at The Magik Theater (a children's theater) in downtown San Antonio.  Daddy stayed home to work on our never-ending project list and Uncle Brett went to the deer lease to get it set up (even though deer season is still a few months away!)  The play was really cute.  It was based on the Snow White fairly tale but with a Latino twist.  It was over an hour long, and Peyton was thoroughly engrossed in it the entire time!  Reagan enjoyed it, too, even though the speakers were a bit too loud at the beginning.  She covered her ears with her hands and, when it finally got quiet, said, "Can I open my ears now?"  She was a bit confused because the Snow White in the play did not wear the traditional Snow White dress.  Peyton caught on to the slight changes in the characters and kept asking if the apple contained "real" poison.  In this version, the wicked stepmother poisoned Snow White three times before she actually "died" until the prince came.  Peyton thought it was cool that Snow White "died" three times (such a boy!) - that was the first thing he told Daddy about after arriving home! 


Peyton's 6-Year Pictures



  


Reagan's 3-Year Pictures




Weekend at Grandma & Grandpa's House and More Birthday Celebrating!

On Friday, July 23, we met Grandma and Grandpa in Floresville so they could take the kids to their house for our anniversary weekend.  They had a surprise - they had just bought a brand new Expedition!  Navy blue and decked out!  It even has a sunroof and (the best part!) a DVD player!  After dinner, they all headed to Pawnee and Mommy and Daddy headed back to San Antonio.  

Mommy and Daddy spent our 11 year anniversary painting Reagan's room pink!  It was fun to work on a project together without help from two little "helpers"!  That night we enjoyed dinner at The Melting Pot.  

On Sunday, we worked of a few more of the endless projects around the house and enjoyed Sunday afternoon naps!  Grandma and Grandpa arrived that evening with the kids - who were not happy to be home, by the way!  Grandma and Grandpa's house was way too fun!  Peyton cried from the moment he walked in the door and Reagan threw a fit and would not even walk in the door!   Reagan finally settled down when she was reminded that she now has a pink room!  After checking out Mommy and Daddy's weekend progress, we picked up Brett and Stephanie and went to Salt Grass to celebrate Stephanie's and Reagan's birthdays.  

 Dinner at Salt Grass

Reagan and Stephanie opening presents.


Hanging out in Brett and Stephanie's living room.

The birthday girls with their cupcakes.

After going to bed that night, Peyton cried himself to sleep because he said he would miss Grandma and Grandpa so much! 

The next morning, Grandpa walked Bob to over to our house to pick up the Expedition (they had spent the night at Brett and Stephanie's and we drove the Expedition home).  We love it that we live so close now!

Happy 3rd Birthday Reagan!

On Saturday, July 17th, we celebrated Reagan's 3rd birthday in Hendersonville with Granmommy and Grandaddy.  Reagan was VERY excited about her birthday this year!  "It's gonna be my birthday!" she kept saying!


 Reagan woke up on her birthday to find Daddy!  He got in after she was already asleep the night before.  She got to spend some fun cuddle-time with him before heading downstairs.  Downstairs, she found the kitchen island covered in pink balloons and a new pink bike! 

Reagan riding her new bike on the screened-in porch.  On a side note - when we first got to Hendersonville, Peyton claimed that the basement was his favorite part of Granmommy and Grandaddy's new house.  By the end of the week, he was spending more and more time on the "inside porch", which became his new favorite part of the house because "I don't spend much time in the basement anymore."

Reagan enjoying her chocolate covered birthday donut.

Reagan opening a gift from Granmommy - a Precious Moments "Minnie and Me (Reagan)" figurine.

Granmommy helping Reagan put something in her new school lunch box.

Riding scooters on the cul-de-sac and the second driveway.

The kids with Granmommy and Grandaddy in front of their new house.

Playing games at Chuck-E-Cheese

 Reagan and Mommy

Lunchtime!
 After Chuck-E-Cheese, we went to see Toy Story 3.  Such a cute movie!

Reagan with a few more birthday presents.

Trying to carry most of her presents in her new school backpack.

Reagan's birthday cupcake!

Daintily licking the icing off of her cupcake.
Picking off the sprinkles and eating them one at a time!  

Everyone enjoying pink cupcakes!

We ended the day with a twilight walk on the golf course.  We saw lots of wildlife - including a skunk with solid white top and a bat!  

On Sunday, we were on the road by 5 am!  Peyton cried and kept talking about how sad he was and how much he was going to miss Granmommy and Grandaddy.  Eighteen hours later, we pulled into our driveway in San Antonio! 


Exhausted kids after a fun and special week!

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Week at Granmommy and Grandaddy's New House!


Most of the first day at Granmommy and Grandaddy's was spent in the new playroom. The kids spend hours in here during our visit!  This room is where the Wii is set up.  Granmommy patiently taught Peyton how to play his new Toy Story Wii game - he would play it all day if we would let him!

On Wednesday, we visited Grandaddy at work and enjoyed lunch at Lifeway's cafeteria.  Then we headed to the Adventure Science Museum.
 

 
We spent several hours here, letting the kids play in the many, many hands-on exhibits. 

Playing in the wading pool on the deck.

Peyton and Granmommy baking cookies together.



On Thursday evening, we went to a splash pad in Hendersonville.  The kids ran around in the fountains for an hour before we headed over to Barnes and Noble. 

The kids and Granmommy enjoying the evening in the swing.

Making pizza on Friday evening.  Earlier in the day, we went to the Mall at Greenhills to shop and had lunch at The Cheesecake Factory.  Daddy flew in Friday night after the kids were already in bed. 

Granmommy's Visit






 On Thursday, July 8, Granmommy flew to San Antonio to spend a couple of days before driving back to Tennessee with the kids and I.  The kids had a great time showing her their new house - especially their new rooms and playroom.  On Friday, Granmommy, the kids and I went to the San Antonio Botanical Gardens.  We spent several hours there exploring the trails and the exhibits.  There is a special play house exhibit set up there right now, and the kids had fun checking them all out.  They also enjoyed the pond, the vegetable garden, several fountains, the Overlook and, of course, all the beautiful and interesting plants!  We had a lovely al fresca lunch at The Carriage House Cafe.  On Saturday, we enjoyed a leisurely day around the house before Granmommy and Mommy went to the movies to see Eclipse.  That evening, we ate Mexican food at Chuy's and started packing for our trip to Tennessee.

Granmommy, Peyton, Reagan and Mommy left mid Sunday morning on our way to Greenville to spend the night with GranGran and PePa.  That part of the trip was about 6 hours.  We had a fun evening at their house - Jenna, Lennon, and Jenna's Mom came over.  GranGran made a table full of yummy salads for dinner, and we all ate way too much!  We got to bed as early as we could in anticipation for the longer drive on Monday.  

We left Greenville around 8:00 Monday morning.  After about 11 hours on the road, we finally pulled into the driveway at Granmommy and Grandaddy's new house at 7 something that evening.  

They showed us all around - including the basement Peyton was so anxious to see and the new playroom over the garage.  Grandaddy made dinner for us, and we crashed for the night.

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Thursday, July 22, 2010

Comments of the Week

Peyton: "Mommy, am I the god of my imagination?"

Peyton: "Why are Reagan's boogers darker than my boogers?"

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

No More Diapers!

Yea! Reagan is potty-trained! After a very rough first day (we're talking 3 changes of clothes by 10:30 in the morning!), she got the hang of it on day 2 and has been doing great (with no accidents!) for a week now! And she's really eating up her new independence! After a few days of dry pull-ups after nap time, I finally just let her sleep in her panties yesterday. While she napped, the rest of us went to the garage to do some work. Later, when I opened the garage/house door to check on her, I found her standing at the bottom of the stairs - looking sleepy but in dry clothes! I asked her if she needed to go potty. "I already did go potty!" she protested. I examined her clothes a little closer and found that while her shorts were on correctly, her underwear were on backwards (with a bit of a wedgie!). Apparently, she had woken up from her nap, found no one in the house, and took it upon herself to remove her shorts and underwear, go potty, and then put her shorts and underwear back on - all by herself!

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Downtown San Antonio with Mia and Lennon

Jenna, Mia, Lennon and Jenna's Mom came to San Antonio for a few days, so we met them downtown on Monday.  We met at the Alamo and then rode the trolley to Market Square to eat at 
Mi Tierra's.

The kids sitting on a well at the Alamo.

Watching Mexican dancers at Market Square.