We are having...

Well, after much anticipation, many "wives tales" of salt or sugar cravings, carrying high or low, fast or slow heart rate, the Chinese gender predictor calendars... we made it to 20 weeks of pregnancy and we are having... A BOY!!!! Wayne and I are thrilled beyond belief! So far beyond belief that we asked the tech 3 times "Are you sure?" before we allowed ourselves to be SUPER EXCITE!!!! No firm names as of yet, we are in collection and debate mode with the family :) But our baby boy will join us, April 10, a short 20 weeks! 

Guess Who Came for a Visit...

Guess who came for a visit!!!  It was SO wonderful to have Amy and her family come down to visit us in Texas! We had a GREAT TIME! We got a whole weekend to ourselves and it was nice to catch up. Calli and Payton got along great and the hubbies had a whole day of football :) What could be better. Oh, and the van rocked everyone to sleep... just like babies :) 

Summer Time!

Summer time! It sounds like a fun time doesn't it! A break from our ordinary time... ice cream, swimming, and lazy HOT days. This summer was filled with fun, between jumping over the sprinkler, visitors from FL and GA and just some good ol' lazy days. Wayne and I took the girls to Schitterbahn Water Park in early June. This park was a ton of fun, it was so big we didn't even get to do the whole thing! But I love water parks so we had an awesome time! Payton thought one of the slides was Sleeping Beauties castle :) too cute! In July we had the our parents and the girls in. Can you say YAHTZEE! Many of nights were spent around the table shaking and rolling dice to see who would be call the "WINNER" :)  We also went to a Kenny Chesney concert in August! It was a awesome night for Wayne and I to have some couple time! But after all of this fun, I can tell you, I am ready for the cool days of Fall! I am done with the 100 degree days :) Come fall come! 

Payton turned 2

Can you believe it... my baby turned 2! If you are shocked you can only imagine how shocked I am! It seems just like yesterday that she came into our world... and now... she is the ruler :) Two, what a year... she is demonstrating her independence, becoming her own little person and is totally not a baby anymore! For her birthday we were so lucky to have the girls, my parents and Wayne's parents come in and stay with us! This was the first trip for Wayne's parents out to Texas and my Dad's first time to come and stay in our house. The party was a bunch of fun! Payton's friends, Brock, Ryan, Trinity, Megan and Kaitlyn came to the pool with us for pizza rolls and cake! Did I mention that it was her dream cake? Princesses all over the thing! Turns out to have been a great buy... to this day... she is still playing with all the figurines :) Overall, this little girl got totally spoiled with gifts, love, family and friends! 

Big Things Happen

Big things happen pretty quick when we are little. All within two weeks, Payton has gotten excited about going potty. Thanks to Payton's friend Gracie and Dum Dum pops we are officially potty training! 

Our little girl, is not so little any more. If you ask her, "Are you a baby..." She will respond, "No, I'm a big girl!" 

How true! Another friend let us barrow their toddler bed and... Payton LOVES it! We talked it up while we took down her crib and she is all smiles about it! Plus, now Malcolm can join her, which is a wonderful thing for Payton... not so much for Malcolm :) 

Don't blink, she will be in College soon!!! 

Our Trip to Florida

At then end of May we took a trip to our parent's houses in Florida. We had 11 days to visit our favorite people and places that we miss out here in Texas. 

The first couple of days we spent with Jessica's family. Wayne and I got to sneak out for a date (what is that ;) ) and we had an awesome family day at the beach. It was PERFECT... not hot, not cool just enough clouds to make it perfect. They guys played ball, Cayden, Payton, Kendall and Taylor played in the sand and the rest of us got caught up on the latest funny stories. 

Next we headed off to visit our friends Carmen and Danielle. It had been a long time since we saw them and it felt good to catch up. Next, we visited with Wayne's parents Bill and Jeanne. It was Bill's 70th birthday! We had an awesome time with both of them. Everyone got some good qulity time with eachother. Payton learned how to play yahtzee. Wayne took me on ANOTHER DATE!!! We went to the opening night of Sex and the City... very satisfying :) On our way home we stopped by Todd and Michelle's house and then back to Karen and Dennis's before all 5 of us flew home to Texas. The girls got to come with us. We had another week of fun back here with tennis matches, bounce houses, cookouts and shopping. 

The Girls Came!

YEAH!!! The girls finally got to come back out to TX for Spring Break! 

We have been keeping them busy with Aggie games (football, softball, baseball and tennis too). Plus going to eat at some of Wayne's and mine favorite places! Both Kendall and Taylor agree, Chicken Oil has the best burgers ever! Payton is beside herself with her sisters here... she wakes up and says... "wake tayder." She has been showing the girls around to her favorite places too, the park, her little people in her room and we are going after everyone wakes up from their naps... to the bounce! This place has nothing but bounce houses... can you say... FUN! Payton loves her sisters!!!