Mexico {Part 1}

We went to Mexico for the most fabulous wedding celebration! My brother Joel and his new wife Brigitta had the most fun wedding week and ceremony! It was such a blast! Just six weeks after Tenley's birth and four days before our move to Indiana, we had the most relaxing week at the beach with family. It was tons of fun {side note: I highly recommend all-inclusive resorts with children}!

We had lots of Spa Resort Credit to use, so Peanut enjoyed her first mani-pedi~ She enjoyed Dora on the flat screen playing behind the lady more than the actual process!

We enjoyed laying by the pool, 

and took advantage of the swim up bar... the kids loved it! 

Sweet Baby T, spent most of her time sleeping in various places by the pool! Did I mention the "all inclusive food" aspect was perfect with kids! 

And then we took a bus ride down to the local market. This was Big Guys favorite activity {besides swimming}!

And then there was more sleeping {Peanut slept in the enormous bathtub, placed in the middle of our room... a little odd, but very useful!}

More to come, Birthday and Wedding!

A tour of Kansas!

It's been a while, and you may be wondering why I haven't blogged... well, because life has been in transition, and it has mostly been sad!... yes, depressing to say, but when you blog about everyday life, and you are getting ready to leave a sweet place, its hard to share what is going on, so here is what HAS gone on! Since adding kiddo #3 we have traveled to Mexico, Manhattan, Kansas City, and moved to Indiana...

We went to Kansas City to celebrate Cousin Grace's birthday, and while there got to see longtime friends at a BBQ and connect with family. This was a great time, before moving father away {where a weekend trip is not possible;-(}.

Aunt Hannah did a great job putting together a Snow White themed party, with "Apple" cake pops! It was adorable! Happy 3rd Birthday Grace

It was also "wear your favorite princess dress party" so Peanut dressed up like her favorite {and who she looks most like} Cinderella!

Big Guy enjoyed cake, playing with cousin Noah and Aunt Rara held Sweet Baby T!










Manhattan

Justin and I traveled the following week to Manhattan to attend a wedding of a longtime friend. While there we stopped by my childhood home {lived there for a a decade... almost 20 years ago}, and also visited the house of Pi Beta Phi, just so Sweet Baby T and myself could get a picture together {of her future sisterhood}.

So the fireplace mantle {far right} was always taller than me... funny, I have grown... it hasn't.

My room {it was previously purple, now its pink}, the park across the street {newer playground equipment}, the neighbors yard {they didn't like people stepping in their grass... to bad for them a family of five kids lived next door... and when we moved, a family with 11 moved in...}, and the tree!

AggieVille looks the same... and the House of Pi... pretty as ever!

Saying good-bye means great food!

So, we're leaving... all to soon. But before we pulled out we got to spend some great time, with great people and eat great food. These are people we are going to dearly miss. Great friends, neighbors, people who we work with, they've been like family and we are so thankful to have known them.... and will continue to know them ;-)

Umm, well, here is an idea of our evening... entertaining...

We ate it all! Yum! 

Iddy Biddy Soccer

Well, we've now officially played our first sport at the Heimer household, Iddy Biddy Soccer! It was an absolute blast for Peanut! It was an easy 4-weekend commitment for 60 minutes on Saturday.

I would have to say that we're hoping for academic scholarships instead of sports after observing our sweet, 3-year-old "play"... but she could end up having a little fire in her belly later on in life!

 For now she enjoyed the juice box break, hershey kisses, saying "Hi" to other kids and hanging out {or should I say, finding} her friend Hannah! It was so fun, we're so proud of her! 

Oh, and the trophy too! 

embrace the camera!

 

 

And success is...

For a mother of three, success: when they're all sleeping at the same time.

We've transitioned Big Guy into Peanuts room, as a preparation for our big move {they will share a room}, so during nap time {which for Peanut is rare}, she sleeps on her napmat {used for school}. For Big Guy, he's on a mattress in her room, and loves his new found freedom. He is our obedient, tender-hearted child {not that our other two are not}, but if you look at him and frown, after he's gotten out of bed, he'll cry and get back in bed saying, "sorry, mommy." Funny kid.

And the youngest of the trio seems to nap all the time. She is currently running a eat-wake-sleep routine every 2.5 hours, so I won't complain! Good little baby girl! A sweet addition to our household!


 
And you might ask... what does mom do when they nap.... absolutely NOTHING;-)

We don't ALWAYS play in the mud...

 So I noticed a re-occurring theme for our outdoor play and it seems to be MUD. Now I'm not sure if this is a lack of things to do in the front yard {they do have a huge swing set, riding toys, shovels, etc} or if its just my laziness as a mother to redirect their play and to stay out of the mud, when really, it occupies them for hours... not joking, literally hours! So I let them play. I figure its only a matter of weeks before we move into a neighborhood where there will be less mud and lets be honest, it makes us look a little redneck when their tromping around with plastic cups, dirty faces and muddy hands! But for now we play in the mud!

   

Because the weather is warming up, we've been swimming in our pool now, and it really tends to be muddy water at the end the the day, so its not unlike the puddle Big Guy is squatting in above... it just makes me feel better as a mom that it all started out clear ;-)

 

 

 

Not a lot to do but nap!