4th of July

We had a great 4th of July weekend! We woke up and went over to the 4th and Broadway parade, which I felt was much better than last years! We had great shaded seats to keep this pregnant lady cool and we were in a spot that was not very crowded. Addison was more excited in getting as much candy as she could than looking at what was actually in the parade, but I guess that is what the parade is all about for kids. We then walked down and got our brisket burritos that I, especially, have to have every year. They were great, as usual! Thank you Lady of Guadalupe Church! For the rest of the day we hung out at the house and then enjoyed some barbeque chicken, corn, asparagus, and some yummy rolls! For dessert, I made some homemade ice cream sandwiches, which were so yummy! For the evening, we went and did some "Addison friendly" fireworks in the driveway and then proceeded to MacKenzie Park for the big city fireworks show. We really had a great time and great Family time!

Much Love,
The Reynolds

Ready for Avett

We are officially ready for Avett! He is now considered full term, we are at 37 1/2 weeks!! When we went to the Dr. on Thursday we were told that we are dialated to 1 cm., I have dropped, and that she can feel his head!! We are so excited about this because Addison never showed any progression at 2 days after her due date we induced.  Now we know that Avett's due date is not until the 26th, but we are just truly excited that there is some movement and progression happening, because we are on the track of no induction this time! We will have another Dr.s appointment on Thursday again to see what she has to say. Can't wait! So, now back to being ready...we have his bag packed, all of the new clothes are washed and hung up, we hope that we have every "baby supply" needed (we shall soon find out if we will be running out to the store as he arrives), car seats are in, big sister bag is almost complete, carpets clean, house is as clean as it can be with a 4 year old running around and 2 hairy dogs, and the room is ready! We are so anxious and excited and watching every move that this body makes.  We look forward to texting and calling all of you with the exciting news that we are on our way to the hospital!! So, for now, we will enjoy the time we have left with Addison on her own and try to keep our excitement on the down low!

We wanted to share the finished Avett Bedroom project!! We are so proud of it and we think that it turned out exactly the way we hoped and dreamed it would be! 

Much Love,
The Reynolds

Avett's Baby Showers

I wanted to share some of the photos that we had from the showers that were given to me in May. We had a family/friends shower in Midland the weekend of Addison's 4th birthday. It worked out really well, and the gals did a wonderful job with it. The hostess' were Ashlee, Tosha, Lonetta, Reba, and Vicki. They went with our yellow and grey train theme very well and it was so cute! We got many many outfits and some other great necessities that will be quickly used with Avett. Addison was loving the gift opening portion of the shower, it was like her birthday was just continuing all weekend long! The second shower that I had was a surprise! The Pre-K/Special Ed. Group at my school showered us with millions of diapers! We are definitely stocked for a while. THANK GOODNESS! I am so gratefully to have such sweet co-workers/friends! It was so generous and very very helpful. They also were able to fit in that fun train theme with the cake. Sorry there are no pictures of the diapers...we forgot! We are just so thankful to have even received showers from everyone, we were very prepared to do what we needed with Avett on our own since this was our second child! Thank you to all our wonderful friends and family for thinking of us and helping us with all the many things that Avett will need here in the next few weeks! (more on that to come!!)

Much Love,
The Reynolds

Swim Lessons

For the past two weeks, Addison has been going to her swim lessons at Texas Tech. We have been doing this since she was a year old. She has done the mommy and me class 2 years in a row and this will be the second year to do the aqua tots. Last year, was a good start to get her introduced to swimming movements and to feel more comfortable in the pool: getting her face wet and blowing bubbles. It was a great help in getting her excited for Mia and Pop's pool! This year, she was given the opportunity to be more independent in the class. She was asked to jump in to the instructor, they had to have their whole head dipped under and hold their breath, kicking and scooping their hands was required more, etc. She gained quite a bit of confidence and excitement in doing all of these things. Thomas and I also decided to get a membership to the Tech pool so that we could go and cool off from this horrible heat and have some family time! This has increased Addison's swimming abilities tremendously! She is now wanting to be independent in all things that we do in the pool. She is jumping off the diving board, swimming on her own, attempting to dive for rings (although I am having to push her down), opening her eyes underwater, and wanting to be in the lazy river (which has a pretty quick current) without a life jacket. We are sooo pleased with the progress she has made in the pool this summer. I wanted to share the videos we have been taking of her and the photos!

Practicing her kicks in the pool with Ms. Caitlin.

Waiting to get in the pool with her class.

Smiling for momma.

Doing her "Motorboat song" to practice slow and fast kicks.

More practicing.

Getting so brave, swimming with her head in the water on the lazy river, while taking a "Noodle Adventure"

Jumping off the diving board by herself!

Much Love, The Reynolds

Critter Fest

On Saturday, we took Addison to the annual Critter Fest that is held at the Science Spectrum. There are always lots of local animal shelters and pet stores showing off what animals they have, there are the dog training folks, there are the Alligator people from Houston and the Tiger show, and lastly, crafts, face painting, and sugary food.  She really enjoyed touching and looking at all the animals inside, from dogs, cats, ducklings, turtles, rabbits, reptiles, and more! Thomas and I were about to die from heat exhaustion, Thomas was more of a trooper then I was and chased her around while I sat or waddled slowly behind. At the end, Addison was able to pick two animals that she wanted to ride; her choices were camel, pony, and elephant. She surprisingly did not pick the elephant! Overall, though hot and somewhat miserable the whole time, it was a fun to see Addison enjoying herself so much!!

Much Love,
The Reynolds

Our Dancing Pony

We were so proud of Addison 2 Fridays ago when she went up on stage and danced with all her girl buddies in front of over 300 people. She had such excitement and NO FEAR what so ever!! She was our little dancing pony and she shined!!