Summer Fun!

We love NRH20!! It is a blast. Charisse, Keaton and Charley came to Dallas this past week and we were so excited when they wanted to go to the water park. We love it so much, we may get season passes next summer. Here is just a glimpse of our fun day!

We had so much fun while Charisse and the kids were in town. Dan took Keaton to the Rangers game and to Speed Zone while Charisse and I hung out with the girls. We also went to Bonkers and Chuckie Cheese all in a 4 day stretch! Charley even got to go to Berlynn's "Rock Star" dance camp one day, I was really cute:) Thanks Charisse for coming down, we love you guys!!

Happy 4th of July!

Oh my I have too many cute pictures to post. MeMa Kristy came down for the weekend and we had so much fun!! On the 4th we started off at the neighborhood parade. They had bounce houses, face painting, a balloon guy and dancing. Poor grandma stood in line with Berlynn to get a balloon for 45 minutes. Did I mention we are in 100 degree weather at this point?

From left to right we have Berlynn (3 1/2), Sage (10 mo), Nora (4 1/2), Luke (6), Tyler (3 1/2) and Grayson (6mo).

Berlynn's good friend Nora; sadly we had to say goodbye to them 2 weeks ago. We miss you guys!! Can't wait to see you in Florida!

Grandma still has a smile despite the long 45 min wait for a balloon. What a sweet grandma! We love and miss you.

That night we found a low key spot to go and watch the firworks in Las Colinas. Daddy and Sage missed out on all the fun since Sage likes to go to sleep at 7:00. There was no way I was even going to attempt to keep her up for 3 more hours......she would not have been a happy camper.

Here are the Stats:

Sage actually had her 9mo well baby check 2 months ago...I know I am a slacker. Here are her stats:

Height: 29 inches (92%)
Weight: 16 lbs 9 oz (13%)
Head: 17 inches (27%)

It is so sad but the poor little baby is 2 months older now and she has only gained a pound...she may have fallen off the chart....tiny little thing! We will keep you posted at her 12 month

Our visit to New Jersey

I have gotten a little behind posting our trip to NJ to see the family. We actually went on May 24th. We stayed on the beach with Aunt Jen. The girls loved it. Berlynn was so funny at the beach. She would run up to the water and as soon as the waves started coming she would take off running so the water would not even touch her feet. The weather was good a couple of days but we had a few rain days too. Ava and Amelia came to see us, the girls had a blast. Here are a few pictures of our vacation.

The Cousins: Berlynn 3 1/2, Ava 4, Sage 9mo, and Amelia 18mo

We also had the opportunity to get together with some of our friends while we were back. Thank you Tobey and Terry for hosting. It was so fun to get all of our kids together. Our "old" gatherings were always at the bar closing it down. Now everyone has kids, it is so cute to see all of them playing together!

This was our attempt to get a picture of 5 kids under the age of 4. From left to right we have Jake 9mo (Eric and Lauran's little boy), Berlynn, Sage, Shawn 2 and Ben 1 month (Terry and Tobey's boys). Dave and Kim's little girl Rosalie was only a few weeks old when we were there and too little to go to the party. Congrats to those two, they have a beautiful baby girl. Annie and Justin will be next, they are due to deliver any day now. We are so excited to meet little Jackson.

My Baby's 1st Dance Recital

She was so excited to put on her costume, she was such a little ham on the stage. Cant wait to show the family the video, it was really cute.

Berlynns good friend Nora, how cute are they?

Nora, Berlynn and Miranda

End of Year Program and Party!!

Berlynns class

Her teachers Marianita and Angelica

This was Berlynns end of year show, she was so silly on stage. Her and her friend Josie were being so crazy she almost fell off the stage during her dance. When they tried on their costumes they kept chasing each other around laughing because their bellies were showing.

We had the end of year party at Andy Brown park. We got to feed the ducks. She LOVES her school and her teachers.

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!

I am so spoiled my day started with breakfast in bed after I got to "sleep in" until 7:30! Thanks sweetie, I love you! Happy mothers day to everyone!

Daddys Surgery

Dan tore his meniscus on Sunday and had to have surgery. Yes I allowed him to play this season even after he claimed he retired last year. For those of you who don't know, he tore his ACL in 2005 and had to get stitches in his forehead in 2007 all because of soccer injuries. After that he "claimed" he retired. A friend of his begged him to play 6 games on their team since one of their own team mates got injured. 3 games later......he is in the OR. He recovered fine and is back walking around and playing with the kiddos. Berlynn asked him to wrap her leg just like his. Cute huh?

Look at this cute arrangement that Ashley sent Dan. It was sooo yummy. Very fresh. I highly recommend it. http://www.ediblearrangements.com/

Cutie Pie Sage

Sage is 8 months now and I think she is finally working on her first tooth. She is starting to scoot across the floor to get toys and will stand up holding on to the couch. She still takes 3 naps a day so we are really working to try to eliminate that 3rd nap. As you can tell from the pictures, she is such a happy baby!

TEAM K-OS

One of our parents came up with our cute team name K-OS. Basically it described our first practice....choas:) Daddy is the coach and boy does he have his hands full. All but one of our players are brand new to the game of soccer. It is quite funny because they are so confused. At one point everyone on our team was having a melt down and we only had one player in the game. Berlynn was walking around whining "I'm Hungry, I'm tired" Hilarious!

SAFE BATH PRODUCTS FOR KIDS

I felt the need to post this today. There are so many lotions, soaps and bubble baths that are very toxic for our kids. The FDA does not regulate the ingredients in any skin care products so there are many on the market that contain harmful agents. Here is the latest report with some examples of popular baby products that are toxic. They contain Formaldehyde and Dioxane which have been linked to cancer and skin allergies. I was shocked to see Johnson and Johnson and Baby Magic on this list.

http://www.ewg.org/report/toxic-tub/31209

About a year ago I started really researching products that are safe for children's skin. A few products that I love are:

1) California Baby (you can purchase this at Target) http://www.californiababy.com/

2) Earth Mama Angel Baby (smells so good, you can purchase this at Whole Foods or Central Market) http://www.earthmamaangelbaby.com/index.php

3) Avalon Organics (you can get this at Whole Foods or Central Market)http://www.avalonorganics.com/?title=Baby

California Baby has an excellent sunscreen and bug spray that is also free of any toxins, works great and smells great too!

HAPPY EASTER

This is my attempt to take pictures of 2 kids........it is a challenge to say the least. Poor Sage look at the look on her face "help"! It was cold and rainy today so we did the egg hunt inside today at 6:30 A.M. Both girls have colds so needless to say they have not been in the best mood!

Outfits by Little Cupcakes Company.....www.littlecupcakescompany.com

I have never been so unprepared than I was this year for Easter. I had to take some pictures of the girls Easter baskets......Hilarious! Dan looked at me at 10:00 P.M. last night and said, "What are we going to do for the girls Easter baskets?" You should have seen us scurrying around to find ANYTHING around the house to put in the baskets. Sage got 2 jars of baby food, an egg with a $1 in it and a bunny that I did purchase a few weeks ago. Berlynn got an art project I bought a few months ago and forgot to give to her, a bunny, 4 suckers, 3 eggs with $1 in each and Dans Reece's peanut butter cups that he bought for a snack. I made him give it up for the basket. Ha!!! I know I get the mom of the year award! HAPPY EASTER and a special Happy Birthday to my little bro Jered, who isnt really that little. Happy 25th Birthday Jered!

Berlynn and Nora

We found out this week that the Maciaks are moving to Florida. Selfishly I wish they could stay but I am happy for you guys. Berlynn is going to miss her good friend Nora. Dont worry Sarah, we will come to visit as long as you dont mind putting up with us. We will miss you guys!!

Disney on Ice

We took miss Berlynn to Disney on Ice this weekend, it was really good! I highly recommend it but wear a coat...burrrrr it was cold!