Pics for Weekend Update (Sorry!)

I forgot to get these off my phone before I posted and so here they are a little late. My bad!

Pips at Walk In Clinic, she was eating a Cheezit

Waiting in room

Monks at Tio and Tia's. They let him watch Cars 2 on their laptop. He loved it with the headphones they said!

Eating his lunch. 

Devin's cake we made. Yes, Monks did the sprinkles. 

Fake smile.

Real smile. 

Devin's decade candles. 

My Crazy Cute Kids

Last night the Cupid Shuffle came on The Voice and Pippa was hysterical dancing. She was bending her knees, kind of bouncing and had one arm out moving it back and forth while the other arm was just bent and she was kind of bouncing her shoulders. We died laughing. That girl loves music so much but this beat had her hooked. She did it the whole time it was on and when we would laugh or tell her “get it momma” or “go Pips” she would laugh and dance faster. It was one of the cutest things she has done to date!

Aikman was at the table coloring and he keeps his markers and crayons in an empty wipes tub. He pulled out a marker and said “Really? Really?? This one has no lid!” He sighed as he set it on the table and Devin and I laughed so hard. He was so annoyed the marker’s lid was never put on. Lol.

Aikman was laying on the couch Friday watching TV and he had his head in my lap. He looked up at me and we had this conversation:

Aikman: I please take my pants off so I can see the TV?

Me: um, okay but I am pretty sure your pants are not super fluffy and blocking your view.

Aikman: Just please momma? I wanna see better.

Me: Okay, sure.

Aikman: Thank you momma. (stands up to unbutton them and take them off.)

How silly is that?

Saturday night we were watching some of the Texas game and Monks said “is that the Longhorns?” Devin said “yes sir!” Monks then said “come on Longhorns! I wanna see touchdown!” Lol. He knows what’s up.

Aikman was being silly at the table and looked oh so cute and we had this conversation:

Me: How are you the cutest person in the world?

Devin: Are you cuter than me?

Monks: No.

Devin: What about Pippa?

Monks: No.  

Devin: Are you cuter than mommy?

Monks: mmm, a little bit.

Me: You little punk!

Aikman just laughed really hard. 

Weekend Update

My weekend started early. I woke up at 3 in the morning on Friday to Pippa burning up with a 101 fever! I tried to give her Motrin but she was so upset and not feeling well that she threw up. I took the day off to take her to the doctor. Her pediatrician closes at noon on Friday’s so I was put on a waiting list but they never called. I had to take her to a walk in clinic. She had 100.8 temp while we were there. I was told her ears looked great but that her throat was a little red so they wanted to swab it. She had strep. So sad. Once I got her antibiotic in her and she took some Motrin before bed, she seemed to be better. She woke up Saturday as happy as could be. I think having the fever break was a huge help. She of course is still on her antibiotic but was so much better all weekend.

Saturday, Devin had taken off because we were going to go to a wedding. I wasn’t sure that would still happen with Pips being sick, so it was up in the air all day. We did head out to a park that morning, as it was so nice out. The kids had a lot of fun and we came home for lunch and naps. We felt like Pippa was feeling well enough to have our sitter come on over. Jennifer from my work came and kept them. We left at 3:15 for the wedding and the kids napped until 5 so she only had to be with them until 6:30. We figured an hour and a half wasn’t too long. I have to brag. Jennifer said they were awesome and so well behaved. She said Aikman was so funny and talked really well for his age and she said she understood everything he said to her. She said Pippa was so sweet and cuddly and always went to hug her. She said she would sit on the floor between her legs and go get a toy and then sit down in front of Jen and scoot back until her back touched her. Lol. Precious. I told her not to worry about feeding them but that they could have a snack if they wanted it. She said she went to get Pippa a banana and when she saw it, she started squealing and put her arms up to picked up to get in her highchair. Lol. She did say that one time Aikman was patting Pippa on the back and she said Pippa wasn’t bothered by it at all but she told him “be careful with sissy” and she said he stopped and looked at her and said “hers name not sissy. Her name is Pippa!” Lol. Jennifer said he said it like um, come one, you know us! Too cute. Jennifer does know them well and she said she thought maybe with the kids waking up and her being there that it might catch them off guard and she didn’t want them scared but she said they both were excited to see her and never asked where we were. I am so glad our kids feel comfortable with her. Devin and I did have a good time and we did get to eat at the reception some delicious bbq. We had to leave as the bride and groom got there though so we said our congrats and goodbyes and left. It was still nice to get away and be semi dressed up. When we got home and Jennifer left, we decided to go to the mall just to get out of the house. Plus, we looked nice lol. We ate dinner and walked around window shopping.

She loves crawling in these tunnels

Yes, the only pic from the wedding. Lol. Our food. 

Sunday was Devin’s 30^th birthday!! I can’t believe he is 30! That is so exciting! We didn’t celebrate it yet but Monks and I did make him a cake and we had three candles left at the house so one for each decade works right? We just hung out together and we went to the zoo! We are going to have to renew our membership when it runs out in October. We love it! It was cloudy and oh so nice. This rainy cool weather is my absolute favorite! We all wore our Cowboys gear (although they broke our hearts Sunday). We still looked great! We just hung out at the house after the game and Tia and Adrian came over and I made KFC bowls and Frito pie. Our kids were all kind of crazy lol but it was fun. The kids were loud, running around, rolling falling down steps, eating everything and I think Adrian spilled every cup he could get his hands on. Gotta love it. At least our babies are healthy and happy and we have a fun family! 

Aikman loves feeding giraffes and he is good at it now. 

Pointing to animals. 

Oh my gosh, this jaguar was crazy! He wanted to eat my monkey! He just stared at Monks here and of course Aikman was so happy to be so close and then he put his hand on the glass and the jaguar tried to bite it! He was putting his paw on the glass and trying to claw at him. He then stood on his back legs and roared and clawed the glass where Aikman was. Monks never got scared or anything and just loved him, but Devin and I were like um, thank God for that glass!

Happy Birthday Pete And Phil!

Thursday the 13th was Pete and Phil’s birthday. They turned 24! 24! I still see them as like 10 sometimes, even though they make more money than me. Lol. It is crazy hard to get together for things like this, so everyone made it but Tio. Crazy how things change when everyone works and has kids. They requested lasagna for their birthday meal so Devin and I made that, and Tia made salad and brought bread. It wasn’t a normal salad though. She tossed greens with tomatoes, cucumbers, feta cheese and homemade candied walnuts with a honey Dijon dressing. Um, hello! It was awesome. She also brought garlic bread. We all ate together and I had ice cream sandwiches and the boys ordered their own cake (since they were having friends over later) and so we ate cake, ice cream sandwiches and ice cream. We got Phil some dinner plates, salad plates, bowls and glasses. They have some stuff but nothing in a complete set so when I saw them, I couldn’t pass them up. We got Pete something, although I can’t reveal it yet as it is not finished. He has yet to see it. We have had several days of rain so it has been hard to do. Pete and Phil also bought a new fridge and had it delivered that day, so Aikman and Pippa colored a picture to put on their fridge. Tio and Tia got Phil a frame collage and put pics of them with the kids and individual pics of the kids to hang in their house. They bought Pete a book by Stephen King. It had to do with the assassination of JFK and just seemed to be something Pete would seriously enjoy. Happy Birthday guys! We love you all so much!

Looking at the pics, Pete technically only got two gifts lol Phil only looked like he got more, because the dishes couldn't be wrapped together. We spent the same on both. But on the flip side, Pete gets to use Phil's dishes too so it makes it fair. Lol. I will take a pic when Pete's is done and post it. 

Aikman assisting Phil

Pippa playing with a box

Pips with Pete

Opening his book

Phil bought Pete this authentic wrestling belt. Pete was beyond excited. You don't even want to know how much it cost. 

Their cake

Halloween Store

These pics are from random trips to the Halloween store. Both my kids love the weirdest things. Oh well, they fit right in since Halloween is easily the best time of the year. 

Pippa Bunny

This one kills me since she has her hand on the face. Zombie Baby in a dress. 

Duh-nuh. Duh-nuh. Shark Pips. 

Monks wasn't feeling this Dark Knight mask. 

This one is so cute. A girl I work with LOVES this pic and it makes her laugh so I email it to her often so she just randomly opens it. Lol. 

Eh 'mon! I feel like I look more like Gru from Despicable Me than Jamaican but it's whatev. 

Hulk!!

Can you say Heisman???

Celebrity-Baby. You can find her by the pool with little Harper Beckham. :) 

West Texas Fair and Rodeo 2012

Monday night we took Monks to the Fair! He had so much fun last year when he was just two and we were so looking forward to this year at age 3! They started setting up about a week before it opened and we were asked to drive by it each day so he could see the progress and each time he would comment on how excited he was and ask if it was open yet. When it finally opened last Thursday, we told him it was now open and he was like um, why are we not going yet? We had to explain to him we would go Monday night (just FYI, 3 year olds DO NOT understand what tomorrow, in two days, next week, or Monday means) The fair is open, we told him we would take him, so why is he not there?? Finally Monday came around and I got off work and hurried home. When I walked in, everyone was dressed and ready to go and he greeted me by saying “we going to the fair momma!” I changed and we left. We dropped Pips off with Stephanni. We hated to take Pippa being we wanted to stay and enjoy ourselves and not have to worry about her in the stroller. Plus, we wanted some one on one monkey time. We then met up with Tio, Tia and Adrian. I was given four tickets at work by a lady to get in free! Saved us $32. Thanks again Kathy! We immediately took our pic at the entrance and then it was off to begin the fun. Devin and Aikman purchased armbands which were $28 a piece, but that gave you access to any ride, as many times as you wanted. That may sound high, but a rough estimate, based on what we rode, would have easily cost us $150 so we were more than happy to buy them. I just bought some individual tickets for me so I could ride with them. Where do I even begin?! First, let me just say my son is fearless. He wanted to ride everything and rode things I was screaming on. Don’t get me wrong, I love rides, but I am 29, not 3, so huge difference. The higher, the better; the faster, the best! I joked he really will be like bungee jumping at age 6. We rode several rides and after about an hour and a half, we decided to eat. Aikman wanted chocolate ice cream and sausage on a stick. He loved it. Devin and I had some pulled pork and brisket sandwiches and shared a drink. We wanted dessert but decided to wait. It was then off to a mini petting zoo and more rides. Aikman seemed so grown up and was beyond precious. He would be on something and I would ask are you okay and check on him as it went faster and he would just have his hands up and be hysterical. I screamed a lot and he would yell and laugh and let out a woo-hoo! He was told several times by the ride attendants that he was such a big boy and they would give him five for having his hands up the whole time and never holding on. Crazy! He even rode rides he was too short to get on, but they let him ride with a parent. I was so nervous on some with him. He would say no, I want to ride it, it looks so fun and I would try to tell him well, it goes high or it might tickle your tummy, all while being nudged by Devin to quit scaring him, but you can’t help it! He would tell me, I be fine momma! I saw several kids, older than him, crying on rides and I would think omg, poor babies, what if that happens to us? I will have to make a huge scene and be like stop, stop, my baby needs off and look like a jerk in front of everyone for even putting my child on it. Did that ever happen? Hell no. That boy was in heaven on each ride just clapping and yelling and holding his hands up high. He would even tell me, “put yous hands up momma!” Sad. I am that over protective mom. I need to work on just stepping back and letting him try things. I did back off as the night went on and let him ride whatever he could get on. He had the time of his life. He even played one of those games where you throw darts at balloons and pop them and win a prize. They used hacky sacks though and there were nails behind the balloons so if you hit it, it would pop. He had three tries and popped one each time. He stood on this little edge and we laughed because he threw the first one with his right arm, the second with his left and the third with his right. They tell you three balls for $5! Win one of these and point at those stuffed animals that are like bigger than me and then you go pay and play and win and they give you something dumb. She pulled this little box out from under the counter and gave him this little like 6 inch stuffed frog. Really? Surprisingly, he was SOOOO excited and happy to have won so that is all that matters but Devin and I were like mm hmm, we got our eyes on you lady working the shady booth. Lol. Tio, Tia and Adrian of course never rode anything, but they said they still had fun. They left about 8:35 and we were still riding rides. We picked the absolute perfect night to go, as there was no one there. We never waited in lines for rides or food. Score! It was 9:45 and we needed to call it a night. Aikman could have stayed longer but we had to pick up Pips. We had the best time! I adored our time with our sweet boy and so did he! As we drove off, I said well did you have fun and he said “yes, so much fun! Thank you daddy for taking me!” Um, mommy is in the car too. I kid, I kid. He talked about his fun the whole way home and as we turned down Pioneer he said “oh I miss Pippa so much!” Such a sweet boy. Devin asked him if he was going to give her his frog he won and he said in such a serious voice, “no, this is my frog but I love her!” We both laughed so hard. He was like um, yeah, no this is mine that I won, but she has my love so it’s all good.

This ride was my favorite. It went pretty high up and you went around and then you could also spin yourselves! We laughed so much on it! Look how small Monks looks in the seat!

Aikman loved the bumper cars! Everyone that was there at that time had a good attitude and they all would run into each other constantly and the kids would just laugh and laugh. 

This was a baby Ferris Wheel although it went pretty high and it really did have some good speed to it. That bar barely closed lol and I told the guy just slam it, I'm riding! Devin took the ground view pics and I pulled out my phone to snap Monks mid air. He had so much fun on it and rode with Devin later in the evening. So high!

Aikman rode this one by himself and it was so cute because he buckled himself up. (1st pic) The cars just went in a circle but as it rounded the curves, it shot the car really fast around. The kid's heads would kind of whip to the side. I thought, omg, I hope he isn't scared by himself (this like 6 year old girl was crying so hard on it) and when he whipped around he was laughing hysterically! He loved that one. 

He liked driving these cars but I feel like he was kind of bored being they went so slow. 

This was the best pic I could get being that I am like 3 feet tall. Those elephants went pretty high and I was blown kisses as they passed! 

Man oh man, this one was crazy fun! It was these dragons you crawled in and they went around in a circle and then you can control how fast you spin it. There was such a small space that you could see out. The rest was enclosed. You can see them kind of see them in the pic with the elephant ride. Anyway, we spun it crazy fast and Aikman laughed so hard. It was that hard laugh where nothing even comes out. Priceless. It felt really nice out but when we got off this ride, Devin and I were both sweating from spinning it so much. Lol.We took this pic right before it started. How nice do my teeth look?? 

The petting zoo. Goodness. There were cows, goats, pigs, horses, chickens and rabbits. You could feed the animals and Aikman wanted to so he did. I took this picture and then went to give it back to Devin and I heard Monks scream and start crying. I looked and noticed the pig had had Aikman's hand in his mouth! He didn't actually bite him (which was my huge fear at first). I think he was just trying to sniff him or lick him, being that he had food, so he had his hand. Aikman had pulled away and I am sure it just scared him because besides pig slobber, he had no marks at all on him. Aikman had yelled out too "That pig try to bite me!" He was like no thanks after that incident. We washed his hands and walked off. We then met Tio and Tia and Tio asked him all about the animals. Aikman was telling him some and then jokingly, he asked if any bit him and I looked at him like really? Aikman said yes, a pig bite me! Tio was like what? I was kidding! He still talks about that crazy pig now. (Aikman asked when we got home "member when that pig try to eat me??" Lmao.) Now he will be traumatized. 

Ahh, the Ferris Wheel. This ride is so crazy high and Devin is scared terrified of heights. Two things constantly happened on this ride. 1-I could not stop laughing. 2-I got yelled at several times by Devin. Oh em gee. You know how it rocks some naturally, well it was barely moving and I reached in my pocket to get my phone. I didn't do a back flip or anything, just REACHED IN MY POCKET. Devin flipped out. He said  I was rocking it and I needed to stop. I calmly said babe, you are fine, calm down. He talked to me through clinched teeth. You know someone is pissed when they talk through clenched teeth. Aikman was just looking around having a good old time and I made the mistake of moving him to my lap and Devin almost divorced me. He got so mad and asked what the H*#@ I was doing. I said moving him so he can see and he said he was going to fall out and went on and on. I couldn't stop laughing at him. I am sorry Devin, I love you like crazy but you are so funny sometimes! Poor guy, I shouldn't tease him since he really was so scared and nervous. He said he will never ride again. Do you love the pic of him? Nervously smiling while holding on for dear life? Poor Daddy. The view was gorgeous though and Monks loved it. He was oblivious to his dad almost passing out. Memories. :) When we were "finally safe on the ground" Devin apologized several times and said he just can't believe that ride is safe being it has no buckles or bars or anything. Poor thing. 

This one is the one that goes around really fast and the smaller person has to sit inside since they will slide and be forced to the edge. Devin said Aikman was right in his ribs and just laughing and laughing. It went so fast, I could not get good pics. 

These were the small kiddie rides Monks got on. He is cute when he has to ride with a stranger because he will look at them and smile or laugh and it is like his way of being like "I am fun and friendly!" Lol. We laughed because on the cars, there were all these cool jeeps and a truck and they were empty but the lady put Aikman in the VW bug. Lol. That last one is really blurry and in motion, but he is on the back of the motorcycle. There were only two kids on it and the ride guy put them on the same one. Really sir? 

There were several rides we didn't get pics of and many of those we rode more than once. Devin and him also did a Fun House but Devin said it was pretty lame. I did laugh so hard watching from the side when they were in the mirrored part. I saw Aikman walk into a mirror and his little head went backwards and he just changed directions. Hilarious! 

On to Pips. My wild child. I was sent a few pics of her throughout the evening which was sweet because I did miss her. One of the pics showed her being held with her bottle. Stephanni said she cried when she laid her down so she had to pick her up. Mm hmm. That’s my girl for you, getting what she wants with tears. J We walk up to the door and Stephanni greets us with Pippa in her arms. Home girl never slept. She smiled, laughed, kicked-she was so excited to see us! It made me melt! We talked for a few minutes and she blew Stephanni and Jason kisses and told them bye. She also showed us this thing Jason was doing with her. He called her name and she looked at him and he shook his head at her and then Pippa did it right back. It was so cute! Stephanni said she didn’t like Jason at all at first and then after dinner; couldn’t get enough of him. It was nothing against Jason, that girl just needs her meals, lol. She had lots of fun with Qeylee and Hopper. Stephanni said the next evening Hopper asked her if “Hippa” was coming over that night too. So precious.

We were hungry again (imagine that) so went by Wendy’s to grab something. When we got home, I put Pippa to bed and she was out. (Devin said she slept until 10:30 the next day) Aikman sat at the table with us drinking his milkshake but didn’t want his nuggets. He then said he was cold so grabbed his blanket and laid on the couch. A few minutes later, we looked at him and he was sound asleep. Preciousness! I don’t know how many times I kissed him as Devin carried him to bed. I love that boy!! Notice his crazy little frog.