5.03.2016

April

Piper has started playing softball!
The verdict is still out on whether she really truly likes it.  But she's been doing pretty well!!
Nora and Piper after a game.
This picture makes me laugh!  Briggs looks kind of like a doofus, but is really loving the moment!  And Emerson looks like "why do I have to be with the stinky boys?"  Kate took this of our kids one morning while she watched them for me!  
This little one likes to throw a big walloping fit about once every 10 days or so in which she cries so much and so long I have no other choice but to get her out of bed and hang out with me until 10 pm!  Plus my patience wears thin listening to her in there longer than 30 minutes!  She usually goes down fairly well most nights but she has this thing 3-4 times a month when she doesn't do it so easily!  But she sure is cute!



I get all sentimental when I see this picture because it reminds me that I have this little blessing!  By the time she came around, the Bigs had outgrown this car.  It's sweet to see it be put to use again one last time!
There's been a lot of this going on.  Sheesh!
Briggs had the best dental checkup he's ever had!  He finally agreed to getting xrays of his teeth!  He has matured and mellowed out so much this past year!  Such a huge praise!  And, it looks like he's going to have some wiggly teeth soon!
Maggie and Piper spending time together.  Maggie gave Piper a coupon book to spend time together and Piper cashed in her first coupon this month!  They walked together to the donut shop!  Cuties!
Fun at the grocery store!
Piper is a little comedian!  She got out of the shower and came to the kitchen looking like this and said "Hey Mom, I'm Crystal Gayle's daughter!"  Earlier this year, I told her about Crystal Gayle and her long hair and she has been obsessed ever since!  Ha!
This is Cece and Emerson is obsessed with her!  She gets right up to her and pats her (or pokes her eye or sticks her finger in her mouth...) and says "Hi Bay-bee!"  It is so cute and so funny!  
We found Emerson in Cece's swing once all chilled and relaxed!  Haha!
One morning, Emerson walked into the living room where Briggs was watching some morning cartoons, plopped down on the floor, crossed her legs, and just watched the television...for 10 seconds.  It was cute though!

Briggs--bless his heart!  He wants to ride his bike.  But he doesn't.  So we are trying to encourage him to ride it more!
Emerson is 16 months now!
Piper and I got to attend a mother/daughter pj party at church one night.  This is her teacher, Ms. Lauren.
And I don't know if she purposefully placed her two balloons like that or it was by accident.  Knowing Piper, it was either!
Emerson loves to write and scribble.  And loves wearing her sunglasses!  She is going to color on my walls soon.  I just know it!!!
Grandma was watching Emerson one day for me and she fell asleep in her high chair.  First time ever!  Then slept on the couch for a little bit!  First time ever!
Lots of rain = lots of mud!
Michael has been traveling A LOT for a project he's on for work.  So I documented the morning I was able to get all four of us ready and out the door for Moms and Muffins at Piper's school by 7:15!!  
Briggsey Bear-oni!  He's so fun!
Our friend, Thomas, has been coming over to our house more.  I love this kid.  He is the sweetest and he really loves me!  Last time he was over, he said he was going to buy me a Christmas present and he tells Briggs and me he loves us!  So cute!
And Emerson loves Thomas too!

5.02.2016

PCE Talent Show





The 2nd grade girls participated in the Prairie Creek Elementary talent show for the first time.  They were so cute!  They did a little choreographed dance to "Dear Future Husband."  Piper seemed to be a little natural performer with her big smile!  It was definitely fun to watch!

5.01.2016

The end of March!

The biggest thing about March was the fact I enrolled Briggs in Kindergarten!  Sniff, sniff!  I cannot believe this is happening!  Here he is with some fun boys that will be in his class!  They all look like they lack a little personality!  ;)
 Emerson is more independent and fearless every single day!!
 She taught herself how to drink out of a water bottle efficiently and pretty much prefers that to a silly sippy cup any day!
 Piper wanted to help me prepare dinner one night so I gave her the task of cutting strawberries!  She did an awesome job and was so proud!
This cheeser face had her 15 month well check!  She weighed in at 21 lb 3 oz and measured in at 30.32 inches.  She's in the 46th percentile for weight and 33rd for her height.  She's very slowly growing, not nearly as quickly as her brother or sister at this point when they were her age.  This is our first time to experience growth under the 50th percentile I think.  But I'm not too worried.  Her little personality is not anywhere close to shy and reserved and she is quick at picking new skills, even naughty ones, up!  Emerson is a little pistol! When she smiles like this, we say it is her bunny face!!  Ha!

4.30.2016

Easter 2016

 For Easter this year, we stayed home in Richardson again.  We attended church on Saturday night, went out to eat for Whataburger (I just had to record our Easter dinner was Whataburger!  Ha!), and then Sunday morning we relaxed at home and enjoyed being together followed by Easter lunch at grandparents and two different egg hunts!



 Emerson wore Piper's very first Easter dress that I made her 7 years ago!

 Trying to get a pic of the 3 kids together is impossible!
 Emerson wore her cute little monogrammed bloomers and is sporting a pretty nice mullet!!
 Grandma & Grandpa let the kids have a little egg hunt.  The weather was beautiful!
Piper's face makes me laugh!


Getting a family pic is almost impossible also!!

4.29.2016

Spring Break 2016

 Our spring break was very, very rainy!  Piper enjoyed taking a painting class with a friend 4 out of the 5 days and we did a few other fun things but it was a pretty chill week.  I pulled the car out of the garage and cleaned it up enough they could play in it while it rained.  They had fun driving Emerson around in the 4 wheeler!
 At the end of our Spring Break weekend, Sheryl, Liv, and Anna came for a little visit.  Anna turned 14 while she was here so that was fun to celebrate with her!



4.28.2016

The end of February

 Piper finished up her basketball season towards the end of February.  I really hope she decides to play again and really loves it because I played and selfishly, it's an easy, indoor sport to bring your entire family to without schlepping tons of equipments!!  Ha!  Piper was timid at first but by the end she was enjoying it more!

 I helped host a baby shower for my friend, Karen.  Karen is right next to me in this picture and her shirt hides the big, almost due belly she was sporting and instead it looks like I might be expecting!  She gave birth to a beautiful girl they nicknamed Cece!  Piper was the oldest of the "little" girls and she felt pretty cool!

 And, just a cutie pic of our three!