Strawberries!

Today we went to Blessington Farms with some friends!  Chris and I took the kids in the Fall and loved it, so I knew I wanted to come back in the Spring!  The weather was gorgeous.  We played for a little while and then picked strawberries!  It was a lot of fun!  They have to clip the strawberries with scissors and Reid has never used scissors, but he actually did great!  After we picked strawberries we had a little picnic before heading home.  These are the kind of things I used to think I would never be able to do by myself with two kids, so I was pretty proud! ;)

This is typical Reid… always a little skeptical.  I don't blame him for being skeptical of the chickens though. ;)

 His favorite part was the train ride!  We did this in the Fall too!

 My little strawberry babies :)

 Picking his strawberries...

 sweet boys

I have been really impressed with Blessington Farms both times we've been!  It's relaxing, low-key, and everyone is super friendly.  It's just a great place for young kids!  

the longest post ever about nothing

I was so excited when I found this adorable burlap bunny garland at Target for $5!  This is about the extent of our Easter decorations!

I am really excited about Georgia Kate's new high chair!  I copied the idea from a friend.  We got rid of our other one (the one I just had to have before Reid was born).  The old one was way too hard to keep clean and there were way too many places where food could get stuck.  It was just gross.  Our new one is a very cheap, very simple one from IKEA and I ordered the monogram sticker from Etsy!  Some may think monogramming a high chair is slightly over the top, and they might be right, but I think it turned out cute! More importantly, I love that this is the easiest high chair ever to keep clean.

Santa finally delivered Georgia Kate's doll!  I was beginning to think he was going to need to give it to the Easter bunny.  I love it and hope she does too!

I decided to display Georgia Kate's "going home bonnet" in her room and I love it!

Lately, I have found myself stressed out about whether or not our daughter will continue going by her double name.  People always ask, "So do you call her Georgia or Georgia Kate?"  They just want to know what they are supposed to call her, but I really don't know!  I intended for her to have a double name when she was born, but now I call her Georgia Kate, Georgia, Peachy/Peaches, GK…  I mean, I need to decide so that her teacher will know what to write on her name tag in a few years! :) This is an important matter.

Courtney, one of my oldest and dearest friends, had her precious baby girl last week!  Penelope Jane is so beautiful!  It is so special to experience moments like this with lifelong friends!

Here are a few other random pictures from the last few weeks…

I could eat her up.  I also look at this picture and think that my daughter doesn't even look related to me.  

"I try not to hit the tee! I got to work on it!"

Sibling love

Chris and Reid went to run some errands and came back with this water balloon kit.  It has provided a lot of entertainment for both of them!

Peaches and her Poppies :)

Reid and Annabelle snuggling

We tried out the double cart at HEB!  They loved sitting by each other!

Family selfie

Oh this boy.  Always has to gig 'em.  

This was the morning after Georgia Kate SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT for the first time!  It's only happened a couple of times since then, but I'll take what I can get!  Doesn't she look so pleased with herself?

Have you ever seen a more pitiful face?

 He is looking way too grown up for my liking these days.  

Also, I love when people share recipes, so I wanted to share this one!  We have made these baked fajitas a few times (including tonight) and they are SO good and SO easy!

http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2012/01/baked-chicken-fajitas-recipe.html

Happy Monday!

Georgia Kate is 8 months old!

Georgia Kate turned 8 months old yesterday!  This has been a month of changes for our sweet girl.  We ALL just fall more in love with her every day!

"I'm 8 months already?"

Georgia Kate is officially wearing all 9-12 month clothes!  I am so excited about the warmer weather because that means it's time to start wearing her cute spring/summer clothes!  She has figured out that she can take her bows off.  We will have to fix that real quick! ;)  As my friend Ashlee says, "No bow, no go!" Even Reid knows that and when we got to the grocery store a couple of days ago and she had pulled her bow off in the car he said, "Wait Mommy!  Where's her bow?"  Love it.  Georgia Kate got her first two teeth this month!  The two bottom center teeth popped through around March 7 (at least that's when I noticed them).  She isn't crawling yet, but she is really trying to get to things by reaching and toppling onto her tummy and then log rolling.  She is so happy just rolling around on the floor.  She loves her brother's toys and they are usually what she's trying to get to.  I know I am a broken record, but seriously, this girl LOVES her big brother.  He just has to look at her and she is thrilled.  Georgia Kate's personality is really starting to shine through!  I think we may have a free spirited little sister on our hands!  We started Little Gym this month and our girl is quite the social butterfly of the class.  She is constantly "talking" while we are there!  I have loved having that uninterrupted time with her.  We have so much fun!

We have had some major changes in the sleep department this month!  Georgia Kate is getting closer to sleeping through the night!  I knew that waking up 5-6 times a night was not normal for a 7 month old, so I decided to start her on a probiotic to see if it would help her tummy.  It has made all the difference in the world.  She still sometimes wakes up around 11:30ish and/or 2:30ish and then again around 5/6 (going back to sleep until 7:30/8), but that is sooo much better than it was.  We have also transitioned to two naps, which is a welcomed change!  I love that she has more awake time throughout the day.

I feed her first thing in the morning, after her first nap, before her second nap, after her second nap, and then before bed. We hit the restart button with solid food for Georgia at the beginning of the month since she had been having tummy issues.  We took a break and didn't give her any solids for three days and then eased back into it.  She now has yogurt for breakfast, a puree of some kind of lunch, and then we've been giving her some "finger foods" at dinner, usually steamed broccoli/peas/carrots, and some blueberries or banana pieces.  She is also enjoying her puffs.  She's actually gotten really good at feeding herself!  She shovels handfuls into her mouth at a time!  We also introduced the sippy cup.  While I am not sure she is getting any water, she does enjoy playing with it.

You can see her tiny teeth in this picture!

Pretty Peach, we love you so very much and can't imagine our lives without you!

Spring Break Fun!

Since Reid doesn't go to school yet, I guess we don't technically have a Spring Break, but we did have a lot of fun this week!

On Tuesday we got to play with our precious friend Clara!  We just love this family and are so excited to add baby Craig to the mix very soon!

We were laughing because boys and girls are just so different.  Clara loves princesses and kept asking Reid to dance with her (like princess ballroom dancing).  He kept saying, "Ok! I spin around really fast!!!" and would just spin in circles in front of her.  Not exactly what she had in mind.  Maybe he will learn how to properly dance by the time they get married! ;)

I love this picture of her giggling at him!  She is such a doll!

Our precious Myers girls came over for lunch one day since Amanda is home from college on Spring Break.  Seeing the girls I used to babysit play with my kids is just so crazy!  We love them so much!

My mom and I took the kids to the Children's Museum on Thursday. During Spring Break.  Bad idea.  It was kind of a zoo, but I think Reid still had fun!  

                                        

                                        

This sweet girl was such a trooper!

                                        

Today we met some friends at an inflatable place in Katy.  We have come very far in this department.  A couple of months ago Reid wouldn't even get in an inflatable and now he loves it!  He still won't go down the fun slides, but I'm sure he will come around.  

Happy Friday! 

The Peach does Little Gym.

Reid started Little Gym a few months after he turned one and I had planned on stopping his classes and starting Georgia Kate in the Fall when Reid starts preschool (since preschool will be his activity).  Well, on Friday when we went he was just really not into it at all.  He really hasn't been that into it for a while now.  On the way home he said, "I don't want to go to Little Gym anymore."  Well, okay then.  I decided to switch our membership over to Georgia Kate for the rest of the semester!  On Monday mornings Reid and I go to Ibloom at church and Grandma and Grandpa watch Georgia Kate.  The timing of the baby class worked out perfectly so that Grandma and Grandpa could meet us at Little Gym with Georgia Kate and switch with me to take Reid to their house to play while I did the class with her.  I know how lucky I am to have all of these helpful grandparents around.  I LOVED getting to have one on one time with my girl.  She had a great time watching the other babies and taking it all in.  Here are some pictures of Georgia Kate's first day at Little Gym!

        

        

       

This picture cracks me up!