Springtime Fun!

Things have been pretty busy around our house lately. We have been traveling a lot on the weekends and it seems like the weekdays have been flying by. I haven't gotten many pictures of the girls lately because we have been on the go so much, but I do plan on doing a better job of that soon! Jayda started swim team last week so that has been keeping us busy, along with our normal day to day routine. It is already getting really hot outside, so it's nice that our neighborhood pools are now open on the weekends. We spent most of the afternoon this past sunday hanging out at the pool and the girls had a blast! Jayda and her friend Jenna wore the same letters to school on alphabet day. They were so happy!

"HI MOMMY!!" Jayda was so cute with all of her "p's" on in the parade!

Sydney wanted to sit outside and watch for turtles at Jayda's school.

~A little side note on Sydney~ Miss Sydney Anne has become quite the handful lately! I believe she has hit the "terrible two's" full force. She is SUPER independent and does not want you to do ANYTHING for her! Whew! She has to do everything all by herself and if you try to help her she throws a full on temper tantrum. From getting in the car on her own, to getting up on the potty, to turning on/off the sink water, to getting in her high chair, putting her drink in the cup holder, brushing her teeth, putting her clothes on, closing the car door, putting her shoes on, opening up her snacks, etc....and you get the point. She wants NO help from anyone. So, needless to say everything takes a lot longer to get done these days. I am learning yet again just how much patience I can have, and that is not an easy lesson. So many times I just want to do things for her, or at least help her so that it doesn't take forever. However trying to help her has been leading to one fit after the other so I have been trying to be more patient, and sometimes count to 10 and just breathe, so that I don't get too frustrated. It's really hard when we are in a hurry and the little miss won't let anyone help her get ready. Being a mom is definitely wonderful and rewarding, but some days it is very trying and difficult. The good news is that I know this phase won't last forever, and soon enough she will grow out of it. And, the other good thing is that she isn't like this all of the time. She is super sweet and loving and tells Jacob and I that she loves us all the time. It is the cutest thing ever! Pretty girls outside all ready to head to Oma and Oupa's house for the weekend!

Gotta look for a few bugs before we get in the car!

A few weekends ago the girls went to stay with Oma and Oupa while Jacob and I went to San Antonio. Oma took the girls to the Sam Houston statue for a visit. They thought it was really cool and Oma even got them both a mini Sam statue.

Little missy riding around on the 4-wheeler at Oma's house. She learned how to turn in a circle so she was super excited.

Jayda hunted for bugs ALL weekend while she was at Oma and Oua's house. She LOVES bugs!

Last week Jayda started swim team for the first time. I thought she would like it and as it turns out she loves swim team! It brings back so many memories for me to see her out there at swim practice. She has practice everyday at 4 p.m. for the month of May and then it will switch to early morning practices in June and July. And, she actually made it all the way across the pool on her own without stopping several times yesterday! Yay!! She hadn't even made it across one time by herself before yesterday and in order to do the swim meets that is a requirement. I was so proud of her and she was very excited! She has met several little friends her age so it's been pretty fun for her to see them everyday. I can't wait for her first swim meet in a few weeks, should be pretty cute!

We went to "Baby Aiden's" birthday party last weekend. It was his 1st birthday, so he is not really a baby anymore, but we still call him "Baby A". He was so sweet as usual and was super happy go lucky at his party. He was not too sure about his cake at first, but once he got a few bites he seemed to love it. So glad we could be there to celebrate!

Sydney loved getting on the tractors at Aiden's construction themed birthday party!