Party at Parker's

We always manage to squeeze in time for a visit with our sweet friends. They now have a new addition to the family and her name is Layla. I got to snuggle with this precious girl and get lots of puppy sugar!

Sprinkler

Papaw has a bare spot on his front lawn where the tree had to be removed. He has planted grass, but it's taking forever to grow. Alyssa enjoyed running through the sprinkler one evening. She thought it was the greatest day ever! The little things!

Louisiana Play Time

The girls had been looking forward to playing on the water slide at Memaw's house! Unfortunately, there was a mechanical issue and a new part had to be ordered. That's okay though, it didn't slow down our fun! 

Eli, Alyssa, Logan, Ara, Hannah, Addison

 Alyssa, Ara, Addison, Adrienne, Hannah

Puke, Ride, Repeat

Last Sunday morning started out with us loading up the van and getting on the road home to Texas. Everyone was sleepy, but smiling. One hour into the trip, I hear Alyssa coughing/gagging and Addison yelling 'OH MY GOD'. I look in the rearview and see puke all over Alyssa and immediately pull off the highway. I don't recall this ever happening in my 7 years of parenting. There was so much puke. I took her out of the car seat and got her cleaned up with paper towels and wipes then put clean clothes on her. Tip of the Day: Always, always keep wipes, paper towels, plastic bags, and change of clothes in your vehicle. Next, I took the cover off the car seat and put it in a plastic bag along with the puke clothes. I wiped the seat off the best I could. There was puke in every nook and cranny! Instead of making Alyssa sit on the hard plastic seat, I folded a blanket for her to sit on and gave her a cup with instructions to puke in the cup next time! Yes, there was a next time. And a next time. And a next time. We didn't see anymore puke after crossing the Texas line! Woot Woot! Monday was uneventful, but Tuesday we saw fever up to 103 degrees. This isn't how I wanted to spend the last week before school starts, but I'll just keep trying to get Alyssa well and go from there! 

Pre-puke Pose with Pappaw

 Tuesday Morning Fever

 Mama, I'm so sleepy!

End of the day selfies

Bunk Beds

We've been talking about getting bunk beds for months. After researching until they all started to look the same, we decided on a twin over full bed. It took me about 3 1/2 hours to put together and we all love it! 

I wasn't surprised at all to find them together on the bottom bunk the first night.

Alyssa's Well-Visit

5 year well-visit done! Alyssa has grown quite a bit since last year. 2014 - 29lbs, 36in; 2015 - 35lbs, 39.5in. She answered all of the pediatricians questions and is a healthy little girl.

Jack O' What?

Our neighborhood grocery store has Jack O' Lantern Chimineas on display. The girls couldn't understand why, since summer isn't over yet. They don't realize that some stores already have Christmas decorations for sale!