Broken Bow

Spring Break went way too fast, of course! I am just grateful that I had time off with my little guy during the first half of the week, then we got to see my folks, then I had time JUST with my big guy! :) Grammy and Grumpy came up a day early to see a typical Reid day, then Jason and I were off on our fantastic voyage the next morning. We snuck out while Grammy read a book to Reid. It was last minute when we booked our cabin, but it was the perfect getaway for us! I forgot to get a picture of the inside, but it was just right...cabin, fire pit for roasting s'mores, hot tub to relax our over-used hiking muscles, and a very comfy bed. In fact, it kind of made me want to buy a new mattress!


We enjoyed great food at Abendigo's, wine tasting at Girls Gone Wine, and (of course!) great hiking. We saved our favorite 7 mile hike for our full day there. Much to our delight, a tiny waterfall had been discovered since our last visit.


Sadly, our next favorite (and a little easier) hike must have been the victim of a flash flood (?). Half the trail and one of the bridges to the other side of the stream were missing, but it was still beautiful.



Reid had to have a good outfit for Grammy and Grumpy--I couldn't resist a "this is your captain speaking" shirt. I'm sure it's one that Aunt LaLa picked up on one of their many cross global trips before they came back to Texas. She is so wonderful to have carted back many suitcases full of maternity clothes, baby items, and little boy clothing for us...all from overseas! I am just so glad we can now text from the same time zone instead of internationally, and I'm really looking forward to many visits over the summer. Jason and I loved our time away, but it was great to come back to this amazing little guy. God is truly good to entrust this wonderful little boy to our earthly care!

March

Our little guy is growing, growing, growing! He suddenly (well, suddenly for him since he'd been at 23 lbs. seemingly forever!) packed on some pounds. And of course, he also suddenly wants to be picked up for everything. It's sweet, but we're wondering why he didn't do this earlier in life, like most kids. Other things are growing, too! Hair...and I bravely bought some quiet clippers which I am hoping to learn how to use since toddler haircuts are $15! And he nearly has a full set of chompers. We are wondering if he is beginning to have those two year molars moving because he's back to biting me. (Jason's gotten to share a little bit of the fun this time around, too ;) Showing off his teeth:

He LOVES cell phones. I've downloaded a few games for him, but he doesn't quite seem to care too much about them...just wants to hold it, walk around with it, and pretend to be talking to someone.


We enjoyed a crawfish boil at Steven and Aimee's over the weekend. Reid was in love with this motorized car (thankfully, he didn't know it moved!) that was just his size.

Future Mr. Strongman contestant??

He also enjoyed checking out the live crawfish and wanted the ice chest opened several times so he could take a peek.


But when we went back indoors, that's when he thought he was in car heaven! He zoomed the cars over Papa, lined them up in little rows, played cars with Henry, and even enjoyed playing in the plastic car container.


The kids enjoyed hot dogs and sliders, but the main attraction for the adults was the delicious crawfish with all the fixings. Yum!


Back inside, Aunt Kristen became a jungle gym, Reid played with more cars, and Spiderman & Indiana Jones made an appearance.



Hayden's party was today, so Jason, Reid and I headed over there after church. The big boys played flag football, and Reid enjoyed wandering around on the bleachers. He loved this little tractor ride, but unfortunately it was broken. (and thankfully, Reid didn't know the difference)

Even managed to get a few shots where Reid somewhat cooperated...

And Reid's favorite song is still Katy Perry's "The One That Got Away." He's been singing it for a few months and we didn't even know! Holli, his wonderful sitter, said that he and Violet sing with a Katy Perry song in the car a lot, but it took until two weeks ago when the song came on and he began making his little "siren" noise for us to realize that it was THAT song. Now it cracks us up on a regular basis!

Spring Break!!

Yes, I have not posted anything in awhile. No, I am not trying to be a slacker. Last week was pure madness between Open House on Monday night, getting my grades and comments finalized and entered for report cards, scrambling to find a location and place to stay for a little getaway this week, and all the normal household duties that seem to drag on forever each week. But the good news? It's Spring Break!!! It's already been a great day and a half for Reid and me. (and to Jason, this is hopefully his Friday...if he doesn't get handed a bid at the last minute. He's taking time off, too!) I couldn't figure out why I was soooo tired yesterday...until I started rattling off all the things I'd already done by 4pm: enjoyed breakfast and fun with Reid, huge trip to the grocery store, cleaned/organized some things around the house, got two meals ready, ran to Lowe's, played with my favorite kid on Earth, planted flowers and weeded the yard, did a load of laundry, organized the pantry, packed our food for Broken Bow, then it was about that time that Jason called to see if I needed anything from the Asian market for our laksa (Singaporean dish my sis introduced me to while I was there the second time--love it!). I didn't realize it was already 4:30 and he was driving home! What a feeling of accomplishment. I felt kind of like Supermom :)

Sadly, our playgroup at the Arboretum was canceled yesterday, then our playdate this morning was, too. I know Reid is wondering what's going on since we haven't played with anyone (and I sure hope they all feel better!), but the good news is that Grammy and Grumpy should be arriving any moment. Jason and I are soooo excited because the grandparents are watching Reid so we can have a little getaway. It was kind of last minute, so our choices on where to go were limited, but it seemed fitting that we go up to Broken Bow, OK. We love the beautiful hiking trails there, plus there's a fabulous gourmet restaurant (yum!) and Girls Gone Wine, a cute little tasting room. Our cabin has a private hot tub and we have the makings for smores. Here's hoping for a happy, memory-filled, first time away from Reid mini-vacation. We are grateful for the opportunity! And yes, I will have pictures next time.