Florida Trip

Last week we enjoyed 7 wonderful days on beautiful 30A in Florida!  We had a full house with Mumsie, Popsie, Alli, John, Perry, Thomas, Rebecca, and our five!  Going to the beach with three kids (especially an 18 month old) has its challenges, but it is always more than worth it in the end and we were so grateful to get to go!

We mostly spent the week between the beach and the house/backyard pool with a few outings sprinkled in.  We played in the sand, jumped in the waves, hung out in the pool, played games, did puzzles, hunted for crabs at night, and more!  Almost every day we went down to the beach in the morning and then came back up for lunch and Rhett's nap.  We cooked at the house most nights, which made it easy to have some combination of pool time and beach time in the afternoons and evenings without worrying about getting dressed to go somewhere.  Our very favorite time of day to be at the beach was after dinner!  It was not crowded, breezy, and just perfect!  

Not necessarily in order, here are some snapshots of our week at the beach!  

Rhett hated the sand from the moment he stepped foot on it until literally the last 30 minutes of the trip.  Of course. ;) After a couple of days he was okay standing on it, but he refused to touch it or sit on it until that last evening. 

How precious is this baby girl?!

And this baby boy?!

This is my favorite series of pictures!  All three kids LOVED the water.  Pure joy!

Finally liking the sand on our last evening at the beach...

One afternoon we drove into Destin to eat dinner at Fudpuckers.  We always went there when we came to the beach as kids, so it was fun to go back with our own kids!  After dinner we went to a fun place with go carts and other rides.  The kids had a blast!  

One rainy day Georgia Kate and I snuck out with Mumsie, Popsie, Alli, John, and Perry to Rosemary Beach for lunch, shopping, and ice cream. :) 

Mumsie and Popsie sweetly offered to watch the kids one afternoon so that the "big kids" could go to Seaside and have dinner at our favorite spot, The Great Southern Cafe.  Seaside is my favorite!  We took the kids to get ice cream at a fun, new place afterwards. :) 

I love this picture of Mumsie and Popsie watching the kids play on our last day!

We broke the drive up over two days on the way there, but pushed through and drove for over 12 hours on the way home.  All in all, the kids were troopers.  We are missing the beach already!  It was a great week!  

Recital 2017

Georgia Kate had her second dance recital on Saturday!  This year her class did a tap routine to "Under the Sea".  She was so excited and did a wonderful job!

Earlier in the week we had picture day.  I love a cheesy dance picture!

My sweet girl before the show.

Emery and Georgia Kate

I am so thankful for my girl and these special times we get to share!

I was the lone backstage volunteer for Georgia's class.  It was not quite as calm as it looks in this picture. ;)

Georgia Kate is third from the right! 

Miss Tori is Georgia's tap teacher!  She is so sweet!

We are so proud of our little dancer!

Proof that her brothers were there. ;)

The rest of her fan club (not pictured: Perry)

It was a big day! 

It was such a fun year making dance memories with my baby girl!

Celebrating Reid's 6th Birthday!

Instead of a friend party this year, we took Reid and Georgia Kate on a quick trip to Grapevine for a visit to Legoland!  We left right after his baseball game last Saturday.  We were only gone a little over 24 hours, but we could tell that the "big kid" time was really good for them.  First, we stopped at a delicious Mexican restaurant on our way into town.

They both took late naps in the car on our drive, so after dinner we found a 

go-cart place.  This ended up being their favorite part of the trip.  They LOVED it.  We probably could have just gone home after that! We ended up staying there until 11 pm and looked like completely irresponsible parents.  You only turn six once! :) We got some ice cream on the way back to the hotel and then Reid very proudly stayed awake until midnight before he crashed.

We slept in the next morning and then grabbed a yummy breakfast before going to Legoland!  

The kids liked Legoland, but they liked the go-carts better. :) We also went to the Aquarium next door to Legoland before hitting the road to head back home.  We stopped in College Station to have dinner at Blue Baker, which is always a treat!  

Reid enjoyed picking out his own birthday gifts from us!  

It was a great little getaway, but we all missed this guy!  He loved his time with Mumsie and Popsie!

Going to bed for the last time as a 5 year old...

Reid woke up on his birthday to the "Happy Birthday" banner, birthday balloons, presents (even though he already knew what they were), and the birthday plate for the special breakfast that he didn't end up eating. It was so sweet to see his smiling face peeking around the corner in the morning! :) Chris went into work a little late so that he could be at home when Reid woke up.  

This is the first time that Reid had school on his birthday!  He was so excited to bring football cupcakes to school.  I didn't like being away from him all day, but I knew he was having a blast being at school with his friends.  

The celebration continued when we had dinner with Mumsie, Popsie, Grandma, Grandpa, Alli, Perry, and Thomas at Alicia's!

This picture represents so much.  The boy that used to be terrified of the "Happy Birthday" song requested that the waiters sing to him!  I couldn't believe it!  He loved every second of it.  He has grown so much this year!  

We loved celebrating our big birthday boy!!!

Reid is SIX!

Reid is SIX!

When I looked back at Reid's 5 year old update, most of the ways I described him are still accurate today.  He still loves sports, games, and competition.  He turns everything into a contest.  He is cautious and definitely not a risk taker.  He still loves numbers and has turned into quite the math whiz!  He is very inquisitive and I love watching the wheels turning in his head when he hears or learns something new.  He gets attached to a few stuffed animals at a time, names them, and assigns them specific places in his bed.  He also loves legos, creating, and drawing.  He has really grown up this year.  He learned to read, ride a bike without training wheels, and lost a few teeth! :) While still shy by nature, he is starting to come out of his shell.  He's got some pretty sweet dance moves!  He is a great big brother and friend.  We are so very proud of you, Reid Preston Sciba and love you SO much!!!

Annual Birthday "Interview"...

What is something that makes you happy?  you playing with me
What is your favorite thing to do inside?  build legos
What is your favorite thing to do outside?  ride my bike
What is your favorite thing to eat?  brownies
What is your favorite animal?  elephant
What is your favorite book? (couldn't think of one)
What is your favorite tv show?  Curious George
What is your favorite game? SEC football game
What is your favorite color? purple
What is your favorite thing to do at Mumsie and Popsie's house? swim
What is your favorite thing to do at Grandma and Grandpa's house?  pretend fishing
Where is your favorite place to go?  zoo
What is your favorite restaurant?  Alicia's
Who are you favorite friends to play with?  Case, Connor, Caden, Luke (school friends), Mason, Landry, Nathan, Daniel, Pierce, Emery (small group friends)
What do you want to be when you grow up?  football player on Alabama
What is your favorite thing to do with Mommy? read books
What is your favorite thing to do with Daddy? wrestle
What is your favorite thing to do with Georgia? play paw patrol
What is your favorite thing to do with Rhett? running from him

This was taken a few days after turning six, when BOTH of his top middle teeth came out!  He looks pretty cute!!! :) 

6 year old stats:

Weight - 61.4 pounds (97%)

Height - 49.5 inches (98%)