5?! Where did the time go?

Riggs. Our All Star.

For the past few weeks repeat Riggs has been saying "when will daddy take off my training wheels?!" "I want to play tennis, can you get me a tennis racket?!" When this boy wants something he is relentless.

So last week I bought the kids rackets. Obviously Avery can't participate but Riggs has been all over it. Our neighbor Carson showed Riggs how to hit the ball. Of course it came naturally to him!

I signed him up for Saturday mining lessons at Oakbourne. He LOVED it! He said he lost because he didn't get it over the net...but that he would keep practicing! Love his spirit.

Well this morning he insisted that Tim take off the training wheels. Tim did and of course within five minutes Riggs was riding with no training wheels!!! We are so proud of him!

Happy 4th birthday, Avery and Riggs!

Happy 4th birthday! 

Over the years...fun to watch them grow! 

Kisses for Mama! 

Avery and Dearie 

Riggs (who only wanted to stick out his tongue) and Dearie 

Mama and Evelyn 

Sweet Robert getting fussed for standing on the coffee table. 

Cake time! 

Big wishes! 

Riggs getting help from Daddy.

Not so sure how Avery feels about that. 

Present time! 

Avery checking Emma's heart. 

LSU vs. N. Texas

Tailgating with Aunt B and crew! 

Touchdown! 

Chaos but so much fun!

Before dance class...

Avery insisted on having her picture taken!! Of course Riggs chimed in too!!

Happy birthay, Avery & Riggs!

January 6, 2009 

January 6, 2010 

January 6, 2011 

January 6, 2012

The summer my babies grew up!

Tomorrow is Riggs and Avery's first day of school at Guchereau's! Where did the time go? I remember putting them at Grace when they had just learned to sit up. We had such a wonderful experience at Grace. I know the kids were loved every minute they were there. Thankfully I'll get to reconnect with all the Grace mom's and teacher's when Baby C is 6 months old!

Over the past few months I have seen my kids go from baby toddlers to full blown toddlers! Their level of communication and understanding is amazing to me! And let me tell you, they notice EVERYTHING! I can't get anything by those too, especially Avery. We definitely have to be more careful choosing our words.

We started the summer with our first swimming lessons, which I was very nervous about because we didn't spend much time in the pool last summer (ear infections and tubes will scare a momma from the pool!). Three weeks before swim lessons started we put them in my dad's pool and you would have thought we put them in boiling water! They HATED it and SCREAMED every minute. I was convinced we were going to have to cancel our swim class! However after the first few days, and an amazing swim coach at Crawfish Aquatics, my kids were LOVING the pool. All they could talk about was kick, kick, kick....paddle, paddle, paddle. Avery was the best floater of the class. Riggs was the bravest!

I tried to take the kids to the pool as often as I could, but that is a very hard task to do while pregnant! We managed to tag along to the Red's pool and Oakbourne pool with friends quite a few times. We even went down to Houma to spend the day at Lovie's pool. Then it got too darn hot to take them. Then the rains came. Then vacation. Then I realized it had been weeks since they had been in the pool! I immediately signed them up for lessons in August! (which BTW went great!!)

We spent a week in Lake Tahoe with all the cousins. The kids loved being with Chloe, Les, Vivi and Luke all day, everyday. It really was so much fun to see them interact and play non stop. Les, Chloe, Avery and Riggs all shared the bunk room, and to our surprise it worked out really well! Which was super important because I knew the kids would be moving out of the nursery when we got back! They did great flying (which was a huge relief!). The travel home about did me in, with all the walking I thought my back might just give out!

When we returned from Tahoe the kids had a huge surprise. Their room was now upstairs and they had new Dora and Cars toddler beds! They were so excited. The first week went by great. They loved going upstairs for bathtime and books and bedtime! The bedtime struggles they gave us before Tahoe were suddenly gone! It really made our lives easier. Why didn't we do this sooner?! They are still loving their new pad, and they are excited that the nursery is for baby sister. They even decided that baby sister needed to use Avery's crib because she is a girl!

The kids have also had the best time having sleepover's at Dearie's!!! They LOVE to go there and have adventures of all kinds. And from what Dearie tells me, they are super well behaved. They listen to her, eat well, and sleep great! They have their own little table to do arts and crafts and to dine at. They get to hang out with Aunt Steph and Eleanor Grace. They get to eat at the Picadilly. We especially love the treat to have the night and day off! The first time they slept at Dearie's I think I slept 12 hours straight! We are all looking forward to more sleepovers at Dearie's house, especially once Baby C arrives! I know they are getting old enough to really start making memories and I know they will always remember playing at Dearie's...mostly because it's way more fun than at Mommy's house!

Riggs, aka Rory, has become quite the golfer this summer. He has a natural talent that is amazing. Tim tries to take him and Avery to the golf course once a week. They love their quality time with Daddy and I'm not sure their is a better way for them to enjoy it!

The kids have also spent a lot of time with babysitters, mainly because we didn't have MDO for 6 weeks and with this pregnancy it is difficult for me to handle two 2.5 year olds! They love, Miss Meka, Miss Ashley, and Miss Reagan! I couldn't have gotten thru this summer without them!

As much as it saddens me that my babies are growing so fast, I am looking forward to taking a little breather between now and when Baby C arrives. It will be a time of rejuvenation that I desperately need ;)

Avery and Riggs, Mommy and Daddy love you so much. Good Luck tomorrow!

Popsicles with Aunt B

In April the twins and Anne came over one afternoon to play. My girls were begging for something cool and refreshing when Anne informed me that her kids had yet to have a Popsicle. "What?!" I asked. "No Popsicles yet?"

I made sure to remedy that ASAP!

One cool dude ready for his first Popsicle. 

I think Avery is a fan! 

Riggs playing it cool. 

Avery giving my girls "the look." 

I'm just kidding! Y'all are funny!

Silly Avery 

Monkey Avery! 

I'm thinking they enjoyed it just a touch!

Toddler Beds!!

Dearie and I thought we were gonna cry when we set up the toddler beds. I just can't believe how fast my babies are growing up!

It was bound to happen...

This daylight savings time has really been hard on the kids bedtime, mind you it hasn't affected their wake time! So this evening when I was listening to them "cry it out" I thought I could hear Riggs too clearly. I assumed that Tim had opened the door and went into the nursery. Nope, he was in the kitchen. Then I heard the door knob shake.

I knew it, Avery climbed out.

WRONG! It was Riggs!!! I have no idea how he climbed out but he did and he was very proud of himself. Avery on the other hand was screaming to get out of her crib. I regrouped and wasn't sure how to respond. Tim came in the room and we started our night time routine over...read a book, rock in the chair, go night night.

Sure enough ten minutes later I hear the door again! It's been a long evening and I still hear Avery crying out "mommy" every few minutes.

I'm thinking we are gonna have to convert these cribs to toddler beds soon!

The twins turn 2!

January 6, 2009 

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