Pirate's Beach 2014

We had so much fun at the beach!  I was so excited to see how Pearce would play on the beach this year.  Well, as soon as we got to the house, he was ready to go to the water...after giving Mama and Papa big hugs and kisses of course!  I got his suit on and we were ready to hit the beach!  Daddy rented us a golf cart to ride down to the beach, so Pearce loved that.  Ashley and Nathan and Charlotte came the next day and oh my goodness, did they have fun together!  Pearce had no problem getting sand all over him.  He loved running from the waves.  Loved petting the doggies we saw walking up and down the beach.  He loved every minute!  This was the same house we stayed at last year and it is the most perfect house.  Totally kid friendly with toys upstairs, so Nathan and Charlotte and Pearce loved playing upstairs when we would get back from the beach.  Daddy got us a great tent to set up on the beach, so we always had lots of shade if we needed it.  At night, we would go crab hunting.  Nathan was a pro at hunting those crabs.  We all got really into it, it was so fun!  One night, Mom and Daddy kept Pearce and Wayne and Ashley, Nathan and Charlotte, and I went to Pleasure Pier which is a fun amusement park.  Nathan and Charlotte fell asleep on the way there, so Ashley and I went in and rode all the big rides first, and then Wayne met us with the kids and we let them do the little rides.  Ash and I realized we are not as adventurous with the rides as we once were....we were scared to death on a lot of them!  On the last night, we had our Father's Day celebration for Daddy...he got a new iPad....just what mom wanted :)  Mom and Daddy, thanks for another great beach trip...can't wait til next year!!!

 

iPhone Pics

Here are some random pics from my phone:

Pearce's last day of Mother's Day Out

                        

  

Today was Pearce's last day of school.  I have been so sad about this.  Yes, it has been really nice to have one day to myself, but mainly because his teachers have been sooo sweet!  Pearce has learned so much and he only goes one day a week!  I loved going to pick him up and peeking in his room to see him sitting at the table playing with play dough.  I LOVED seeing his face totally light up the instant he saw me and the giant hug I always got!  He always loved to show me the stamp he got that day.  I loved asking him about school and looking in his backpack to see what little surprise is in there....a hand print turned into an elephant, a book order form, a shape that he decorated....   The list could go on and on.  We have had a great year and I am just so thankful I found this little nursery school!
 

The teachers' gifts.  I got them each a card, a box of candy, a small can of coke, microwave popcorn, and a movie gift card.  They deserve it!

 

 

 

 

                                      

 And then Pearce started running around and fell and skinned his knee...the picture taking went downhill from there....he kept holding up his shorts even though I put a bandaid on his ouchie :)

 

 

 
Pearce's teachers gave me a bunch of things to take home from the year, including his class picture.  The girls were missing on this day!  I love this so much!!

 

Bluebonnet Pics 2014

Several weeks ago, my sweet friend, Erin, took these gorgeous pictures of Pearce and I in the bluebonnets.  If you live in Texas, this is something you do every year when the bluebonnets come up!  Unfortunately, Chris was out of town this weekend, but we went ahead and did our photo session.  I love these pictures and think Pearce looks so handsome!!  Thank you for your patience with us, Erin!!!

Mother's Day 2014

 Happy Mother's Day to my mom!  Mom, I love you so much and hope that I am half as good of a mom as you were and still are to us! 

 This Mother's Day was so much fun for me!  Chris asked what I would like to do and I said go to the zoo in Waco!  I really wanted to do something as a family and had heard that this was a great zoo, so I said, let's go!  Since I was already in Dallas, Pearce and I met Chris in Waco Sunday morning.  The only problem we ran into, was that the zoo didn't open until 11:00 and we got there a little before 10:00...oops!  So, Pearce and I just went to McDonald's and got breakfast and he played, no big deal!

Then we finally headed to the zoo.  Pearce got in free because of his age and I got in free because it was Mother's Day...score!  We just followed the paths and it was just perfect.  There was a nice cool breeze and it was overcast.  Pearce walked pretty much the entire time.  He was so happy just walking ahead of us and stopping when we got to an animal.  He kept saying "I not ready to go hone."  The otter exhibit was really cute because you could see them swimming and then there was a clear tube slide that went through their enclosure which Pearce did over and over!  We stopped for a drink and a push up, and then went to find Dumbo.  Pearce kept asking where was Dumbo, so when we finally got to the elephants, he was so excited.  It was fun, because the elephant was right by the edge of the fence, reaching over to get leaves off of the trees.  When we finally convinced Pearce to move on, he got a leaf off a tree and took a little nibble like "Dumbo!"  Chris took Pearce to the gift shop at the end and told Pearce he could pick out one animal....he said he wanted "Simba."  Pearce sure does love his Disney movies!  That night, Chris gave me my card and two gift cards.  I LOVED my card and started crying.  Chris signed it from him and Pearce and Otis and Sissy :)  Thank you Chris for a wonderful Mother's Day and thank you Pearce for making me your mommy.  I love you both!

 

 

 "Your love makes me feel like I could take flight.  It helps pick me up when I don't land quite right.  It makes me feel safe anytime, day or night..."

 

"I'm so glad you love me with all of your might!"