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!

Cabo Vacation Part Two

I must admit this has been a very relaxing trip.

Tim taking pictures without telling me.

Tim posing for his pictures.

Do you think Tim is relaxed?

The pool was a little too cold for me.

Happy Valentine's Day - Dinner at Edith's in Cabo

After a very relaxing Valentine's Day we decided we should in fact go out to dinner. Tim called the concierge to see if he could get reservations at Edith's, well it was a 9:45PM reservation. We took it. Tim suggested I get a nap in :) before dinner.

We had a fabulous time at dinner. The atmosphere is very unique and very lively! They obviously don't get rain in these parts often because the restaurant is made up of open air huts. They have beautiful lanterns hanging to add to the atmosphere.

Tuna Tartar appetizer

The Special of the evening: Lobster, Fish of the Day (Tuna) and the largest shrimp I have ever seen!

Tim also ordered the special but with the steak instead. You can imagine we were quite full after dinner!

Not sure that Tim planned this ;) but the mariachi band did serenade us!

Tim's Video of the Mariachi band

Happy 7th Valentine's Day to my amazing husband!

Cabo Vacation Part One

Thanks to Dearie, Nana, Pop Pop and Auntie (with help from Tarah) we were able to take a little getaway!! I have definitely forgotten what it is like to relax. Its almost difficult for me because I feel like I should be doing something else besides just laying around sun bathing. This usually results in me wanting to chit chat with Tim while he's in the middle of a good part in his book.

We were lucky to have booked our trip through Houston because Dallas got record snowfall. Lafayette even got snow! We couldn't have chosen a better weekend to get out of town. Hopefully it will warm up for all the Mardi Gras festivities.

Cabo is beautiful. We are staying at the Westin resort which is located between Cabo san Lucas and San Jose del Cabo. The Westin is a massive resort which we are slowly learning our way around. The only true downside with the resort is the massive convention (for the German company Henkel) they had the first two nights we were here. Large, loud, outdoor festivities, that interfered with Tim's late night balcony time reading (again) his book.

Kids are welcome here, and surprisingly we have enjoyed seeing the kids playing in the pool. Obviously this is because we miss our babies. Not to worry I have picked up a few Mexican mementos that I hope they really like.

We didn't do much our first afternoon. Just enjoyed cocktails and an early dinner at Nick San in San Jose. The sushi was FABULOUS! We were there a little early and got to sit at the sushi bar with the head chef. He just created things for us. They were oh so delicious. I even ate octopus! (A little chewy for my tastes).

For our first real day we enjoyed some time lounging by the pool, a little workout in the gym, lunch and then some sightseeing! We headed to Cabo san Lucas to walk the streets. The weather was of course perfect. Beginning with the shuttle from the hotel to Cabo (which was manned with guys selling time shares relentlessly), we were attacked constantly by the peddlers and hustlers! I thought Timmy might just lose it. After a couple of hours we stopped for drinks at a Marina bar, visited with an interesting couple then had to get dinner.

We thought we should try the Nick San in Cabo san Lucas ;) The sushi here was also delicious...however our chef at the sushi bar was a little busy with the other patrons. I did love the local tuna, wahoo.

Timmy, staying plugged in with work :(

Cabo Marina. Behind us (not pictured) are dozens of guys selling cheap jewelry.

boats, boats

barometro was a neat little outdoor bar on the marina. genuinely neat setup, but the music was a mix of techno, 80s, and 70s disco. They would have done better with some low key jazz or something.

¿Me das otra cerveza?

The corks here are huge.

relaxation incarnate, for the first time in a long while

all smiles

Hola! Mi vino es excelente.

Mexican sushi chefs move fast!

Tuna and avocado on the outside, shrimp tempura on the inside. Quite tasty.