Back to School!

We had a big week!  It was time to go back to school for Reid and Georgia Kate!  They were READY and had been asking almost every day during the month of August when it was time to start school.  So, on September 7, Reid had his last first day of preschool and Georgia Kate had her very first day!  

We had Meet the Teacher the day before.  I am so thankful that Georgia gets to be in the frog class with  wonderful Ms. Katy and Ms. Jenn!  I am also really excited about Reid's teachers in the alligator class, Ms. Ashley and Ms. Jeanette!  

Official first day pictures...

The kids were so excited to have their daddy come with us on the first day!

I snapped a quick picture of Georgia Kate at her table.  She was just a little baby in the stroller like Rhett when Reid was in the frog class.  I can't believe it's her turn!  

After only two days, I am feeling great about our decision to have Reid do the transition class at preschool.  He already seems more confident, has enjoyed meeting new friends, and actually spoke to his teachers (which is huge for him).  He said his favorite part of school so far is the writing center.  I had no idea what to expect with Georgia Kate.  I did know that she would probably handle the whole school thing differently than her brother.  Let's just say that she is NOT terrified to speak. ;)  She loved doing play-doh (because I don't let them get it out at home very often) and was excited to go to the bathroom at school - haha!  She is the very youngest one in her class and is still figuring things out, but I am excited to see how she learns and grows this year!  

We are so thankful for our preschool!

3 things about our 3

REID

1.  College football is back and Reid could not be more thrilled.  He has had his SEC schedule up on the fridge for a few weeks now.  He has been busy studying the schedule and recalling scores from last year's match ups.  We watched a lot of football this weekend!  

2.  He has really gotten into Legos lately and enjoys spending quiet time by himself in his room working on his creations.  

3.  He wants to be just like his daddy.  He prefers to sleep in t-shirts and athletic shorts these days, and when choosing his t-shirt for the night, he always tries to match it as closely as he can to the t-shirt Chris has on. :)

GEORGIA KATE

1.  She started back at dance a couple of weeks ago!  She was very excited to return and is excited that her friend Emery is in the class next door at the same time.  

2.  She loves to sing and I often catch her humming or singing to herself.  She asks for me to make up a new song for her every night before bed. 

3.  She has started unintentionally speaking in a British accent. :)  It tends to come out more when she's being whiney. 

RHETT

1.  He can pull up!  It doesn't happen too often and it definitely takes a lot of effort, but he has done it a few times!  Big boy!

2.  He has advanced to crawling on all fours instead of only army crawling!  He's getting quick and keeping me on my toes!

3.  He finally outgrew his infant carseat and we moved him to his big boy carseat!  That one was hard for me, but it was time.  :(

Curly Girly

Georgia Kate has been asking to get her hair cut, so I decided to make a fun mother/daughter morning out of it and take her to get her first hair trim!  I took her to a place in town called Planet Curls.  She was very serious the whole time and was just taking in the experience. :) I got my hair trimmed while we were there too!

Port Aransas 2016

We enjoyed another fun weekend in Port Aransas!  Chris had to work on Thursday, so Reid and Georgia Kate headed down with Grandma and Grandpa and Chris, Rhett, and I joined them on Friday. The kids spent most of their time at the pool and went down the slide about 2,000 times.  They had a blast!  Reid is quite the party planner these days and was so excited to plan a surprise party for Christie's early birthday celebration while we were there.  I was horrible about taking pictures, but a great time was had by all!   

Friends

As we've all had more children and schedules are getting busier, sadly we don't see a lot of our friends nearly as much as I'd like!  We were able to get together with a few groups of friends this summer and meet new additions!

Courtney and I do see each other pretty regularly, but our sisters both had new babies this summer!  We decided we all needed to get together!

Penny, Nolan, Perry, Benjamin, Georgia Kate, Rhett, Reid

We love the Morris/Beemans!  We had a "Perry Party" so that they could spend time with her and the big kids could all play!

Perry, Clara, Reid, Rhett, Craig, Georgia Kate

sweet friends

Kaylon came in from California with her new baby boy, so we had a little high school reunion with those who could make it!  

Nolan, Penny, Georgia Kate, Rhett, Reid, Carson, Caroline, Eliot

This isn't the whole group, but our sweet small group babysitters of two years had their last night with us a couple of weeks ago. They are off to college!  Our kids love Maddie and Makiah.  Here's a group shot with 7 of the 12 kids that play upstairs during our small group time.  

I love all of these sweet kids so much!

swim lessons

I have felt a little guilty because the kids have not done very much swimming this summer, but Reid and Georgia Kate have had lots of pool time this August due to taking swim lessons!  A super sweet mom in our neighborhood taught the lessons in her backyard and she offered evenings.  It made it very convenient because Chris could keep Rhett at home while I took Reid and Georgia Kate for an hour.  We did a total of nine lessons over three weeks. The kids LOVED Ms. Sarah and learned a lot!  Reid gained so much confidence and is basically an independent swimmer now.  My goal for Georgia Kate was to start learning the basics while getting more comfortable in the water and she did just that.   

We played some Go Fish and read books while the other sibling was swimming. :) 

This picture isn't from swim lessons, but I just love my little seersucker babies! :) 

Rhett is 9 months old!

Life with our sweet Rhett Michael just keeps getting better and better!

This is how he felt about posing for pictures this time.   

Although I feel like he's thinned out a little bit, Rhett is still a big boy!  He has moved up to size 4 diapers and wears all 12 and 18 month clothes.  Rhett goes to bed by 7:30 most nights and wakes up for the day around 7:00, with a few middle of the night wake ups as well.  We are really starting to work on those middle of the night wake ups though.  He now takes 2 naps a day.  He's still kind of funny about food.  He loves cheerios, yogurt, blueberries, bananas, and peaches.  Some days, he only eats those things.  I try giving him vegetables like green beans, peas, carrots, squash, or zucchini at some point during the day, but he doesn't always like them.  Rhett has 4 teeth now (two bottom, two top) with another bottom one just starting to poke through.  All of my babies have gotten their teeth so early!  

Rhett can go from laying down to sitting up on his own now and is still army crawling his way around the house.  He has tried to pull up a few times, but hasn't done it yet.  When he is happy or excited he smiles and shakes his head from side to side and he likes to copy our faces.  He's saying "mama" and "baba" (bye bye) and it's so fun!  Rhett loves books.  He likes to dump out the book baskets and roll around on the floor grabbing different books to hold and chew on. :)  He also likes Georgia's baby dolls and gets SO excited when he sees a ball.  

Rhett, you are so very precious to us!  We are so thankful for you!