Times a' flyin

Seems like just yesterday I was doing first day of school posts and now we are over a month in and going full speed ahead.

This is the first year where our after school activities are hectic. The first year of many, many more so we better all get used to it (you hear that Walker? Enough crying at dance practice mm kay?)

The first week of school the 1st graders sang at the PTA meeting so we all cheered on our favorite 1st grader.





Avery is fully committed as far as activities go this year. She joined the Girl Scout troop at her school and is a Daisy this year. She's only had one meeting so far but she's in a troop with all her besties so I know she will love it and you all know where to turn when cookie season comes around.





She is also playing her 3rd season with the FC Ponies. We have a new coach this year (he was the assistant coach last year) and a few new players, and the girls seem to be learning so much already! Avery's skills are progressing and it is so much fun to watch, even if it is at 7:45AM on a Saturday;-)




Avery has also started ballet this year. Not a tap/ballet combo class, this is JUST ballet. An hour and a half of ballet. This is serious business but Avery was adamant that she wanted to be a ballerina and although she has only had one class thinks that she loves it!




Gracyn is also doing dance this year and she is doing a tap/ballet combo class since this is her very first year for dance. Her class starts next week and I can't wait to see my littlest ballerina all decked out and ready to go.
Gracyn is doing amazing at school. She constantly gets compliments like she is "the best listener" and "always participates and helps out." I think her classmates are a little younger than her so she is definitely a leader and setting a good example. Way to go G!




And then there is this guy.....




The above picture is pretty much how he looks all day long. Following me around, crying and begging to be carried. I would gladly snuggle him all day if I could but unfortunately I have to make lunches/drive/eat/and sometimes even use the restroom (gasp! Such a bad mommy)





Like I said before he quite obviously has the worst case ever of separation anxiety. To be honest I don't see it getting better anytime soon. Luckily he's pretty cute.















We are blowing and going over here and can't believe it's almost October which is a big month for our two October babies! Bring on fall! We are ready for it.

Master Bathroom Remodel

 It's done!!!  Our master bath remodel is done!   I just love how it turned out and am so happy that is complete!

Here are the before pictures.  When we bought the house they had just installed brand new carpet in the bathroom.  Ick.  Carpet in the bathroom.  Luckily it was brand new when we moved in or else we would have replaced it immediately.  But regardless we were so ready to rip that carpet up!  The carpet plus the blah cabinet color and plastic shower was a combo we were not enthused about so we got to do a total rehaul and make it completely our own....

And here is the AFTER!!!!! AHHHHH!

I just had to add this cool little touch that our contractor did.  Instead of making the shampoo cut-out in the wall he hid it under the bench (which we had built) so that out toiletries are completely hidden. So cool!  and makes the bathroom look cleaner!

Its hard to get great pictures because of the small space and the lighting but you get the general idea.  We ripped up the carpet and put in the tile that looks like hardwoods and ya'll this stuff is amazing!  It looks EXACTLY like hardwood flooring.  I am loving it and considering doing our whole house in it.    But we did the flooring, painted the cabinets, painted the walls, got new lighting, new tiled shower and installed a frameless shower.  Phew!  And it was all done in 30 days.  Not too bad!

I love it so much and there is not a single thing that we would have done differently.

Happy 11 months Walker Winston!

Happy 11 months! I cannot believe we are staring down the barrel of  Walker's 1 st birthday!  It sounds so cliche but it has gone SO incredibly fast and I wish I had a slo-mo button to slow up down just a teensy little bit!

Length/Height: ?

Head Circumference: ?

Diaper Size: Size 3

Clothing Size: rapidly outgrowing 12 month clothes and in 12-18 in most brands

Sleeping Habits: I had finally resigned myself to the fact that Walker only naps for an hour twice a day and I was begrudgingly getting used to it BUT he threw a wrench into the whole thing the past week only sleeping 30-35 minutes twice a day.  He was just so exhausted and was not getting the sleep he needed and his attitude was, and still is, showing his fatigue.   I even took him to the doctor because I just knew he had an ear infection or something.  We left the doctor with a clean bill of health and a big fat diagnosis of severe separation anxiety which was /is supposedly causing his sleep disturbances.  Hopefully he gets it worked out soon because it is putting us all through the ringer.  Luckily his nighttime sleep remains amazing from 6:30-7 everyday, or at least the days the girls activities do not have us out until 7:30. #thirdkidproblems

Eating Habits:  Walker eats fairly well but is sort of weird about finger foods and often prefers puréed to finger foods.  It's a process and we are working on it.  

Milestones: This kid is busy.  He continuously rips all my Tupperware out of the cabinets every single day and is into just about everything.  He crawls at record speed and has even taken two steps a few times but no other walking as of yet but I can sense that it's only a matter of time.  He stands independently for super long periods of time and moves around really quickly, especially when he's trying to chase down his momma ;-)

He has four teeth now- two top and two bottom and I feel like he may be working on a few more as made evident by the constant slobber ring around all his shirts.  

Walker is so much fun.  He is so silly and playful.  He loves for us to try to "catch you" and he is constantly laughing and playing.

Today Walker was officially diagnosed with severe separation anxiety which is no surprise to anyone.  He has had it since I can remember.  Luckily he will go to Matt but he still cries when I leave his line of sight, which means he is whining almost all day long right now.  It's exhausting and suffocating but I know it's just a phase and this too shall pass.  

You say mama, dada, bye bye, night night, and ba-ba for bottle.  You "cheered" for Avery at her soccer game which was a riot.  He heard all the parents cheering so he just grunted and made noises loudly.  It was so obvious he was trying to cheer too.  Hilarious.  You also will "ruff" when I ask you "what does a dog say?"

You are pretty bashful initially and always bury your head and smile when somebody tries to talk to you and God forbid if you ever let anyone hold you.  I often wake up with my right bicep hurting because I constantly hold you all day long because you are not happy if you aren't right next to me.

Walker- I can't believe you are almost ONE year old.  You are the most fun, sweet, loving, busy boy and I am just so honored to be your Mommy.  You make me so happy and I smile all day long when I am with you.  We love you my little sunshine boy.

Weekend Wrap Up

We had a pretty great weekend, although as all weekends go it went wayyyyy too fast.

On Friday Gracyn had her 2nd day of school and once again she looked adorable....




And precious.....




And had an awesome day. It's pretty great to get little notes like this and the "Gracyn is a great leader at school" theme is something her teachers have always said every year. We are pretty proud of our big girl.





And I gotta say I'm not sure this guy is too sad to have the playroom (and Mommy) all to himself a few days a week.




Also on Friday we spent our time looking through heaps of different tile for the master bathroom renovation. It is so much fun and is coming along so well. I can't wait to show you the final product!




Friday night Matt and I had a couples date night out with a big group of friends and it was such a blast. It's so awesome that not only do I have an amazing group of girl friends here but their husbands just happen to be awesome too. I just love living here and going through life with these people. Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures but that just means I had a great time #toobusylaughing

Saturday Avery had her first soccer game of the (3rd) season with the Ponies and although there was a torrential downpour and lightning delay the girls had a great game! They won 7-5 and it was their first time playing 5 on 5 in their new yellow jerseys. I always love watching her play and I'm excited for a fun season.








Them Sunday we got all dressed for church then the little guy decided to sleep later than expected so we missed the 11 service so decided to go eat and go to the 12:30 service.




We had to wait a little longer than expected and get a little creative with our ways of making time pass... "Look mom I'm a scuba diver"




And Walker went ahead and ate while we waited more.... And took pictures, and played the ABC game, and played I Spy...




And moved from chair to chair giving hugs. So needless to say we missed the 12:30 church service too but this little brunch date with my precious family is the things dreams are made of. Love this crew so much.




Happy Sunday! Hope you have a great week!

Gracyn's First Day of Pre-K 3s

Gracyn had a great first day of her Pre-K 3's class!  She was super excited and did not get nervous once.  She walked right into her class without any issues, kissed me goodbye, and got right to work on her art project.  Such a big girl!

And then there was one..........

Impossible

Getting a good picture with all three kids is impossible














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Gracyn's Meet The Teacher

Somebody was pretty excited to get to meet her new teacher for the 2014-2015 school year!


Last Thursday we headed up to school to meet her new teacher and everything went great! Coincidentally enough her teacher has a daughter who is in Avery's class! Such a small world.



Gracyn loves school and is so excited to go back!



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