Lately

The Reynolds Family didn't let having a newborn slow us down! Nope, we've been movin' and groovin' and here to tell you all about it is my iPhone camera....

Heard Museum of natural Science and wildlife sanctuary - We bought a Groupon for a year membership to this hidden gem in McKinney. So glad we did! Cool animals and some great walking and hiking trails. It's so peaceful that I may actually go without the kids sometime! They have great camps, displays and shows that change out regularly. I have been putting together a document with things to do this summer and this has made the list! Grayson was more interested in the hose that they used to give the animals water than the actual animals. And the screws and nails that the exhibits were built with than the exhibits themselves. ;)

Snake exhibit! So creepy but he loved it.

I love seeing his curiousity. He wanted to know how everything worked.

Making breakfast with an Almost-3-Year-Old - Grayson is at the age where he wants to be involved in absolutely everything we do. He wants to know about it, why we're doing it, what it does/is, and how he can help, which all involves him pulling up a chair and/or tools. Fortunately, no tools came to breakfast prep this morning but he did re-arrange the eggs to where they were stacked on top of each other allowing him to fill the empty crate holes with a lot of cheese. I pick my battles. And you're probably wondering how the counter in the background became so cluttered. When you figure it out, LET ME KNOW.

Loved having his help but I had to have Beau come get him!

Walker's help is so much easier on me ;)

FamJam - Our Church puts this on once a month on a Wednesday night and it's so much fun! Designed mainly for the kids, it was fun to have them in there to worship with us and not have to worry about them being loud. There were balloons, slides, a great sermon just for the kids, "God" spoke to them over the loud speaker (SO funny to see their reactions) and the band was made up of high school kids. I loved the energy! 

Grayson and Daddy clapping to the music

Walker was awake for the whole thing. Here he's doing "The Sprinkler" ;)

Tried to get a pic of the cute H.S. band - oh well.

Brothers - What, this doesn't constitute as being busy? YOU try making a toddler fall in love with his newborn brother! It's not easy but it's a beautiful thing when it happens. :)

For a while, he would sneak touches when he thought we weren't looking. ;)

And then it was quite easy when M&M's were on the line. (Anything for a snapshot of them in their matching brother outfits!)

And then he curled up next to him and fell asleep without being asked. I call all of this....progress!

Melt my heart! Feeding W for the first time.

Bear hunts - Out of nowhere, Grayson has started announcing that there are bears at Mimi and Pop's house and that we need to go "get them." As always, I didn't get the actual hunt on video - I always miss the good stuff! But this is still cute. Aunt Amanda was a great companion on his hunts! He uses a make-shift shield (the lid to his tool box) and sword on his hunts.

Amanda's Visit - I think I already captured some of this trip but we love, love, loved having Aunt Amanda visit from Columbus! She came down to meet Walker and shower Grayson with some Auntie play time. She gives him so much attention when she's in town and he loves it! Other than some floor time, we shopped, dined with family and she went on A LOT of bear hunts with Grayson at Mimi and Pop's house. ;)

Legos!

Armed with hats and guns, they began their bear hunt.

Cowboy Day at school - We get a kick out of theme days around here and you better believe that the Reynolds know how to do Cowboy Day! Just look at this preciousness:

Thanks to our good friend Whitney who gifted G these chaps for his 1st birthday! What? Totally practical. :)

These cowboy boots are officially retired - so sad to see them go!

Cute school crafts

Cowboy theme? I guess Texas/Houston/NASA? Oh well, any footprint craft is going in the archive!

The Circus - Again, love me some Groupon. We got some super cheap seats right up front and close to the action (really, there are no bad seats at the Dr. Pepper Center) for the circus right here in Frisco. I love when things take less than 10 minutes to get to! We loved every minute and thanks to our police officer neighbor who worked the event the night before, we knew exactly when to leave to beat the crowd! Here's a summary of the Shrine Circus: beautiful animals, stereotypical cheesy glittery announcers, carnies hocking over-priced trinkets DIRECTLY to our child (Beau almost clocked one of them), fun elephant and camel riding intermission, seriously amazing motorcycle performance, unnecessarily loud techno and dance music (this is not your Water for Elephants circus, you guys), and female entertainers who are (more than likely) former strippers. Or currently strippers. Just telling the truth, y'all. 

Isn't he beautiful?

Daddy and Grayson watching the tigers!

Moms Night Out - I get ridiculously excited to see these girls! These are the moms from our play group and I just never imagined that we'd become so close. We don't have a lot of turnover in this group and we're going on 2 years of being together. Watching our toddlers and families grow together has been such a treat!

I don't know where these pictures should live but my children are BRILLIANT and this should be celebrated. Just look at that structure he built...

 and that smile on a 3 week old as he looks at the camera. That's hard to do at that age!

 

Coming up: Andrea's trip to the Big D to help me with my kitchen renovation, the kitchen project itself, Walker's Baptism, our family trip to Destin, and our Spring Break antics.