it was so wonderful to be back in virginia. as much as i have grown to love pflugerville, virginia will always be home. we had so much fun staying with my parents. i love their screened porch, every morning mae would go play out there. i loved that the days were more relaxed. i wasn't anxious trying to be here or there, i didn't feel like i had to make sure we had something fun to do each day for mae. (i guess it helped that my parents have a pool and a huge yard, so there was plenty for that little girl to do). since i've been back in texas, i've tried (not so successfully) to maintain that relaxed vibe, to just let mae be a little kid and use her imagination and make her own fun...i'll keep you posted on how that goes.
one of the best parts of the trip was being able to skype with reid on mother's day! it was so awesome to get to chat with him. he's such an awesome kid, and he has grown so much these past few months. but, lucky for us, he is still good 'ole reid.
mae had a blast in gram's pool.
while we were gone she developed this habit of bringing her books into bed with her. every night i would go in and try to find them all around her. and usually her head was hanging off the edge of the beds...i guess that's when headboards come in handy.
mae spent lots of time outside with gramps. whenever he was out working in the yard, she was out there with him. oma even got her a pair of gardening "glubs" that she could wear when gramps was wearing his. this kiddo loves to be outside.
she even got to go for a special ride in gram's convertible. i wish i had tagged along for the ride. but, i'm told that she loved it!
we got to spend more time with cousins. these two together are so much fun to watch. they always have such a great time together.
just hanging by the pool.
we met up with more cousins at the splash pad one day. mae of course had a blast. (whoever invented these things is one smart cookie. )
opa with his great grand daughter and grand daughter.
more friends came to visit. my good friend kelly and her sweet daughter hayden came to see us and to swim. mae was instantly in love with hayden (can you blame her?), and hayden was so sweet to her.
this little one. i feel like i haven't even documented her little life! she is a smiley, happy baby. she smiles at everyone, still snorts like crazy when she is hungry, or when she is about to start crying, loves to put her two fingers in her mouth, has seriously the scrawniest little chicken legs ever, is one of the longest babies i've ever seen, always wants to be sitting up, makes the sweetest little sounds, loves her play mat, and has the clutch of death (seriously has pulled out so much of my hair). she started sleeping through the night (for the most part) while we were staying with my parents, loves when you sing to her, and love loves her big sister. she's my little on-the-go baby. i'm working on getting her on more of a structured schedule now that we are home. but, it's nice when i know that if i have to run errands, she will most likely sleep in the car. so blessed to have this little munchkin.
life with two is hard! i'm trying to control my anxiety, and just let go of things that i can't control. but, i wouldn't change it for a minute.
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