jump, jump, jumpin'

I needed a specific picture to finish up my book so I had to do a quick little photo shoot with the kids on our bed. I let them jump to their hearts content. They loved it.

an afternoon of fun...

A couple of weeks ago my friend, Dana, made Maddie an adorable skirt and took some pictures for her blog at Phil's Ice House and Amy's Ice cream. It was the perfect weather and the perfect location to take care-free fun bright pictures! The kids had a great time. We did too talking and talking while the kids played.

Isn't that just a sad picture?

I love their cute little shoes...

Lyndon and Lucy have a tight relationship...it all started at the beach...




Only in Austin would you find a painted cow to play on...

buds.

We had a fun day today! ...More picture to come.

To the park

We took a trip to Old Settlers Park last week. I jogged around the path while pushing the kids in the stroller. (It used to be a lot easier when they were smaller!) While I was jogging I appreciated Lyndon chanting, "faster, faster, faster!!!" I made a little scavenger hunt for Maddie to keep her occupied during the ride. It kept her nice and busy.

Before we left I mentioned I was planning on packing a lunch for them to eat at the park. Before I could get to it Maddie had already packed everything for the two of them! She packed her leftover burrito and goldfish crackers for her and Nilla wafers and goldfish for Lyndon. She also threw in a juice box for each of them and a water bottle and an apple for me. She even labeled their goldfish bags! What a cutie.

side note: as she was putting on her skinny jean in the morning they were just out of the dryer and she was having a hard time getting them on. As she was struggling to pull them up she said, "These jeans are going to be painted on!"

Lyndon took a very long impromptu nap this afternoon so he's now in his room having a hard time going to sleep. I thought I'd make life a little easier on him so I brought him some milk in a sippy and some pretzels. As I handed them to him and turned to leave he said,
"Thanks, Mom. You're so sweet. "

awwww. Gotta love unprompted praise.

Tea Parties!

Lyndon loves a good dress-up session. His favorite outfit lately is his pirate costume. He got his striped pirate pants from Grandma and Grandpa Evans, his Halloween pirate shirt from Target and recently acquired his pirate vest and hat from his friend, Lucy's, birthday party. To give you an idea of how much he loves his outfit in a 72 hour period he had his costume on for a good 60 hours.

One day I came up to the playroom to find Lyndon by himself having a little pirate tea party.





Speaking of tea parties...on Wednesday the kids got to go to a fun tea party at one of the local libraries. There was live music, TONS of tea party food including mini cupcakes, cookies, finger sandwiches, fruit, juice and of course...tea. They ate everything, except for the tea, ironically. :) They were asked to bring their own teacup, saucer and plate. Notice what color Lyndon's was...