Two Week Birthday!

Nana and Pops came to visit us the weekend of Reid's Birthday, making his birthday celebration 2 weeks long! Nana had asked Reid to send her a wish list and 2 of the things on his list were "a clock" and "folder for Pokemon cards".  As you can tell from the pictures, Reid loved these 2 gifts.  We don't get to see our families as often as we used to (10 minutes for both sets of grandparents versus 4.5 hours), so we really enjoy our time together! It makes us appreciate every minute we have together more than ever.  I'm so thankful for such amazing sets of parents that are always willing to make the drive to visit us! 

100 Pokemon cards and a "folder".

Picture taken at our Saturday hangout spot!

We love having a puppy around even if it's temporarily.

Pops and Reido.

Cake that Nana and Reid made for his birthday. 3 cakes for your 6th Birthday seems  like a lot! :)

5 + 1 = 6

Our little one turned 6. As a child, I always remember hearing adults say things like "time flies" or "it goes by too fast". At the time, I thought they were crazy because a month felt like a year. It wasn't until I had kids, that I understood.
This year, we gave Reid the option of having a birthday party with friends in Dallas or go to Sea World and a 4 day stay at a resort in San Antonio. Without hesitation, he picked Sea World. On his actual birthday, he had a birthday party at school.  Mama, Papi and my Sister met us in San Antonio on Thursday to begin this 6 year old's celebration! We went back to the Hyatt Wild Oak Ranch for the 3rd time. It's such a great, family friendly resort.  The pool, the slides, golf, Sea World and just running around the resort. AMAZINGLY FUN TIME! According to Reid, this birthday celebration tops the previous 5.

[PICTURES ARE OUT OF ORDER BECAUSE I'M TOO LAZY]

Birthday morning, which fell on a school day. Donut, candle and a Happy Birthday song. We saved most of the gifts for the celebration in San Antonio. 

Reid picked this cake for his Kinder party at school. They just love getting to pick the cake. :)

I love these 4!!!

AND this one!!!

My monkey climbing trees.

Cake that Mama made for Reid at the hotel. 

God, I love these boys.

Papi and his hilarious self. He painted some old shoes to match Reid's new ones!! 

On a hike early in the morning with Papi, Mommy and the boys.

Mini Birthday Party for our 6 year old.

Flipper. Flipper!

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My lovie.

Uncle Percy went to dinner and TCBY with us the evening of Reid's birthday. 

My Kindergartner

Approximately 2 months left as my Kinder boy. Here are some pictures of my baby. 

"At the playground"

Reid with his 2nd grade "Buddy" (Cale).

Pumpkin Palooza!

Pilgrims at Thanksgiving. 

The Fire Station

Miami Heat Championship and Random

I don't think I mentioned that Cole's basketball team won the championship! It was an intense couple of games and super fun to watch! 

Dinner with the team!

Miami Heat - Champions! 

Watching his brother practice.

Cale and Cole before football practice. 

Exploration hike on a Sunday.

Reido and Daddy

And the boy played!

As most of you know, Reid has struggled with "stage fright" with organized sports since the age of 3. As long as it didnt involve a coach and an audience, the boy was in the game. Over the past couple of years, we have registered him to play (1 t-ball and 2 soccer teams) and each time he REFUSED to play on game day.  I'm certain most parents wonder how it was that we were not able to encourage, bribe or just plain force our child to play. Especially, when it is very apparent that the boy loves ALL sports.  Nothing we tried worked. It was difficult to watch his internal battle of really wanting to play but not being able to get past his fear.

Over Christmas break, he told us he wanted to play Flag Football.  We signed him up wondering if the fear would set in again on game day. The team practiced for several weeks and on game day--- our boy played without a care in the world! 

Funny how such an ordinary event, made us feel so happy, relieved and proud!

With Merric at practice.

QB

Coach talking to them after team prayer.