Fall Season!

School has begun and both kids started new schools this year.

Kipton started Pre-K and we decided to put him in Crestview Baptist Early Childhood Center. He has gone to the same daycare since he was little and they have a preschool program but we felt it was time for a change. He feels like this is a school, instead of a daycare, and has learned so much just in the month he has been there. They also teach him bible stories and I love that!!

He did great at Meet the teacher and was so ready to start.

He loved his first day! Loves his teachers and has already made two best friends, one being a girl named Charlea, that he talks about all day long :)

His favorite part of the day is nap time. My boy loves his sleep :)

Laney started second grade at Carver Center. She tested to get into this school in Kindergarten and was able to start this year. She was excited to meet new friends. We are so very proud of her accomplishments and know she will have a great year.

She was shy at meet the teacher and was so embarrassed I wanted to take her picture. After I took this picture, she said mom that was a fake smile so you could be done. ha!

Laney has met tons of new friends and loves all four of her teachers.

Here is just a little flashback. Kinder all the way to 2nd grade ;(

Since school started that means Fall season of Soccer and T-Ball has begun as well.

Our little soccer girl. We have been blessed with the same team for the past four years and have made so many great friends. We love our Saturdays watching Laney Belle play! GO Galaxy Girls!!

Look at that handsome Assistant Coach ;)

Family selfie.. lol

 And we are back at T-Ball. We are on a new team for t-ball this year and so far have loved, loved the team and coach. Last year we had a little trouble with the coach and his language in front of the little boys. The coach we have this year prayed with the team before the game started. We loved that and so happy for the change! Go Muckdogs!!! (Kip has the cutest chant... Who let the Muckdogs out.. who who who who. But he does it in this very deep, deep manly voice). He is constantly cracking us up!

I say this every season but here comes a busy, busy season! So excited to be apart of the kids sports and love to see them love what they do!!

Tyler!

We made the long drive to Tyler last month for my nephew, Jhett's, big TWO year old birthday party. He is such a sweetheart and I am so glad we were able to be there to celebrate him.

His party was at a jump house in Tyler and the kids had a blast.

Jhett LOVES tractors!! Farm boy right here!

Love my Jhetty and I am pretty sure he loves his Aunt Cici!!!!!

No Tyler trip is complete without a tractor ride on Uncle Jeremy's ranch.

Jhett was giving free rides too!

Birthday cupcake for the Birthday boy!!

While the kids and I were having a blast in Tyler, Landon was at home putting down new floors. We left the house with old burbur carpet and came home to wood tile. He has put so much blood, sweat and tears into updating the house. The floors were actually one of the last projects we were going to tackle but this pregnancy nose coudn't take the smell of old carpet anymore.

So thankful for the hard work he has put into the house! It is coming along!!!

Gender Reveal!!

Woah!! Time is flying by in this household and I have fallen way behind on posting. Here is a short recap of our gender reveal ;)


I decided to go ahead and get the blood work to find out what baby #3 is. With this blood test you can find out way sooner the gender. This wasn't an option with Laney or Kipton, but I don't like surprises so we went for it. It took a few weeks to get the results and just as I felt and thought It is a....

BOY!!!  KINGSTON FAIN HAYES!!!
We named Kipton after Landon's grandfather and himself, Wayne, so we thought it was fitting to name Kingston after my grandfather, Fain.

The kids both wanted and thought they were having a baby sister. Kipton has surprised us and is in LOVE with his baby brother already. He is constantly talking about "his" baby and how he loves him. He is always running up to my belly, lifting up my shirt and giving him kisses. It is the sweetest.

They are both super excited and I can't wait to add this little bundle to our family. Laney and Kipton will be the best sister and brother!

This pregnancy has flown by. I had a rough patch there at the beginning. Morning sickness, but luckily it only lasted a few months and only consisted of a yucky tummy. Nothing sounded good to eat but I was starving constantly. Now I am good to go.. thank you Jesus!!

 I am 19 weeks now and almost half way there.

Slooooooooow down time!!!!

More Travel!

A few weekends back we headed to Austin to celebrate Parker and Liam's 6th and 3rd Birthday.

The day of the party was my actual birthday. I had to sneak away from helping setting up the parties and headed to Kendra Scott and Super Target. My two favorites.

The kids parties were so much and wore the kids out! Lots of jumping and sliding.

And of course my BIG kid had to join in on the fun before all the kids showed up :)

It is so sweet to see the friendship between Laney and Parker. I hope they stay best friends forever. It is so fun to watch their love grow for each other. Some of my best friends were my cousins as well!

Landon worked super hard on a table he built for Tanner and Jodi. This was his first time dealing with concrete and it defintley had some learning curves. He seriously worked months on this table and I was so happy to see the final product. He built it just in time for the parties and got lots of good feedback from people. He now has a list of 5 or 6 people that want one. (But he has lots to build for me before he starts taking orders..lol. First up... a dresser for Kip, a huge farm house table, and I could go on and on).

Coffee Table with ice chest 

We headed out early Sunday morning and took the kids to Sea World. It was super duper hot but we had a blast. (We will keep in mind to go in the Fall next time and not the dead heat of the summer).

That evening we stayed at a hotel we booked with Hotwire and scored Big Time!! We got a room 4 miles from Sea World, The Hyatt Hill Country Resort. We could have stayed there for days. The kids loved the water slide and went down it probably a good 50 times. We also enjoyed the lazy river, hammocks and smores by the fire pit.

Monday we woke up for one more day at Sea World.

We decided this time to buy tickets to "Dine with Shamu". It was so worth the money. They served us an all you can eat buffet and Shamu and his friends were out in the water doing tricks. The kids thought it was so cool. Our table was right up against the pool and we could see so good.

We made that an early day and headed home. So glad we had a fun weekend with family and time away with the kids.

Now happy to have a few weeks in town so that we can do a few updates around the house.

Fourth of July in Dallas!!

My sister that lives in Tyler asked us to come to Dallas for July 4th. They had a wedding to go to on a Thurs evening and needed someone to watch Jhett. How could we decline?! 

We packed up and headed out Thurs evening. We had such a fun night. Laney informed Landon and I that this was practice for when we have three kids. Ha!!! Jhett was the best kid ever and we didn't have a single problem! First up, we took the kids to In and Out Burger, then this huge awesome park, and then for some ice cream. So glad we had the evening with him. 

I was clearly excited to see my Jhetty!!

The next morning my mom, step dad and nephew Aiden drove down. The guys played Top Golf, while the girls had fun at the outlets.

Kip is going to be just like his daddy and have a LOVE for golf!!

Saturday morning we took the kids to Sea Life and Legoland in Grapevine! There was so much to see and do. We LOVED them both and will defintley be going back.

Happy 4th of July from these cuties!!!!!!!

He just kills me with his cuteness!!!!

They loved the splash pad at Legoland. It is a must!!

We made so many great memories and had such a wonderful time with our family!!!