MyGym

Reese has been going to MyGym since January and I FINALLY took some pictures. I kept thinking that Daddy would go with us some time and take pictures because 1.) I'm not a very good photographer and 2.)keeping up with Reese during class is a task all in itself! He has taken her to a Saturday class but we have just never both been able to go at the same time so I apologize for the not so great pictures. I took them while chasing Reese and she was constantly MOVING!

It wouldn't be a party without a ball pit...


and a Bumble-bee swing!


Each class starts with circle time where we warm up our muscles, sing some fun songs and dance a little. After that the kids have lots of free play time mixed in with some gymnastics time where the teachers assist each child with different moves.

When we first started Reese was loving the free play but a little timid about working with the teachers. However it didn't take her long at all to warm up to these super sweet girls and now she is doing great! I am really proud of her!

Here she is working with Miss Rachel. She can do this better then I can..seriously try it the next time your at the playground! It's HARD!


and walking the bars with Miss Addy who Reese always calls Abby..oops!


Reese has absolutely no fear and will climb up and jump off of just about everything there. She has gotten really strong and can hang from the bars for a long time. She likes to hang, fall and repeat over and over. I think we are both getting a good arm workout because I have to continuously lift her back up to the bar..bring on the Michelle Obama arms:)!



Another favorite thing about MyGym is Reese's little friend Landry. She is just as busy and crazy as Reese and therefore I never got a good picture of them together. You can see her sitting on the right in the ball pit..sorry it's blurry but you can still see that she's a cutie! Reese and Landry love, love, love each other and always give each other hugs. I like that they are friends because I like Landry's momma too:)


We are planning to keep going to MyGym in the fall and she is going to move up to an older class. I can't believe my baby is almost two!

Arts-cool!

One of Reese's summer activites was an art class. Each class started with the kids coloring a picture, followed by a project and then a story that incorporated the project. Reese LOVED it! Her favorite things were glue, painting and pretty much all things messy! We both got really messy but luckily all of it was washable.


My mom took her to one class because Bob and I were out of town. My mom is a wonderful artist so this was a special thing for them to do together.


This is Reese working with her sweet teacher Mrs Lindsay..they used handprints to make a cool spider. Again SUPER messy so Reese thought it was cool!


We had a great time while making lots of cute projects. If you want to check it out you can go here.

The Fast and the Furious.....

Last weekend my brother Charlie, his wife and two boys came to visit for the weekend. On Friday after some swimming and dinner we decided to go to the "Late Night" at Frisco Fire Safety Town. OH MY GOSH..it was so much fun! When we got there they were just getting out the jeeps and Reese was all about driving a jeep. Given the fact that she can't reach the peddles and is not a SAFE driving age I decided to recruit one of her older cousins to drive her.


I quickly realized that wacky wild 3 year old Zach might not be the best choice! He was not such a good driver. I'm pretty sure both kids got whiplash and my Mom got a good workout running beside the jeep trying to steer but it was HILARIOUS!

We moved on to letting the older and wiser Andrew drive the jeep and Reese and Zach took turns being the passenger. A much safer choice for all involved:) I was really impressed with the fire station. They made sure the kids follow the rules of the road such as stopping on red lights, etc...



After several rounds in the jeep we moved on to the bikes. Both Andrew and Zach got a bike and Christy and Bob got a workout keeping up with these two.




The rest of the weekend was spent swimming, playing and just hanging out and unfortunately I didn't take very many pictures. Saturday we made a quick trip to the mall so Andrew could check out the new Lego store, more swimming and then we all went to the park. Reese had so much fun playing with the boys. She called them "Anew" and "boy"! HA!

On Sunday we all went to church and while I was getting ready Poppy was entertaining Reese. Not only did he give Reese a juice box but he also let her play with his cell phone..no wonder he is her favorite:))

Long Lazy Weekend...

It seems like lately we have been going a million different directions so we were happy to have some downtime this weekend. On Friday night Reese went to Parents Night Out at Mygym which she LOVES! Bob and I went to eat at Loft 610 and just enjoyed a little time together before going back to get our little gymster. When we got back we found her playing in the water of course!!

On Saturday I went to get a much needed haircut while Bob and Reese hung out. When I got back I accidentally did this....

to Bob's car! This is the second time in a short time that I have had a similar accident so I will be visiting the eye doctor soon! I am sooo upset with myself:(

I'm not gonna lie this week has been HARD! Reese has perfected the toddler fit complete with feet stomping, kicking, screaming etc. Twice this week I had to literally drag her out of public places kicking and screaming. I never thought I would be "that mom"!

For the last few months I have been serving on the altar guild at our church. Basically we prepare the altar for communion and then remove it afterwards. I enjoy it and it is an easy way for me to serve the Lord in our church. So today we went to church and when I dropped Reese off in the nursery she SCREAMED! I mean one of her worst fits ever! Keep in mind that she has been going to this nursery her whole life. Normally she goes in the nursery at church and the gym without complaint but today no such luck!

After church myself and another lady were taking down the altar. I was quiet and thinking about going back to get my fit throwing kid when the other lady told me that she had been trying to get pregnant for 5 years and how much her and her husband would love to have a child. Seriously I felt sooo guilty! I love love love my little Reese and I wouldn't trade her for anything even if she is the worlds worst fit thrower! I guess God sometimes has a funny way of making us apprecitae what we have! Thank you God for my family:))

After church and naps for everyone we went swimming. Reese has yet another new floater and I'm pretty sure this one is the bomb..she loves it and so do I!


Our favorite neighbors came over to swim and eat dinner and Bob grilled some yummy fajitas! Our neighbors have twin daughters who are so sweet and pretty and Reese loves them! The best part about these girls is that they are growing into great babysitters. I love there Momma and I know they are truly sweet girls and I am happy for Reese to have them as role models. At first she always looked at them like she was seeing double but now she seems to get that there are two of them. All three girls played with the chalk while we fixed dinner.





After dinner Reese and Renee went swimming some more.




Look at Miss Reese totally doing her own thing in the pool! She is like a little fish:)




Don't worry though they were under the watchful eyes of the Daddy's!

Swimmin'

Reese and I have been swimming almost every day since May (sometimes several times a day). She wakes up in the morning asking to get in the water and she would swim ALL day long if I would let her. She has absolutely no fear of the water and LOVES getting her face wet and going underwater. We have several different flotation aids for her none of which she will wear so obviously we have to constantly be on gurard because she will just jump right in.




However this past weekend we finally got her to wear some floaties and she was so darn excited when she realized she could kick all around the pool by herself.


Happy Summer Everyone!!

Fourth of July

Bob's parents came to visit us for the fourth of July this year. We didn't really do much, just a lot of playing, and visiting.

When Mimi and Bob arrived Reese served them tea...


Reese was super excited to get some new "hostages" in the Barbie house, Mimi and Lady!


Mimi was also pretty good at hopscotch!



On the 4th I made homemade ice cream for the first time ever. My Mom usually always makes it but she was in Florida this year visiting my brother. I was pretty proud of myself and Reese liked it too. I let her and Bob eat the ice cream off the beater thingy...


When we said "Happy 4th of July" to Reese she respnded with "Happy July" which sounded like Happy Luly..it was cute.

Wordless Wednesday-Summer Fun!