Pleasant View 5K

 A little while ago, my oldest niece Kennedy was training for her first 5K, but was unable to do it because her sister ended up having a dance competition. My mom, sister, Isla, Reese, and I decided to do a 5K with her and we ended up doing the Pleasant View 5K.

 Reese and Isla rode in the double stroller, but she had to look the part!

 Reese didn't take off her medal for about 2 days! I think she liked it!

A day at the zoo....

Each week, I look forward to saturaday because we always do something as a family. We have gone swimming, to the treehouse, car shopping, and just spending time together. Last saturday we went to the zoo and it was so much fun! My mom and Isla came as well and Reese loved every minute of it. Reese just learned to yell Isla's name and anytime she couldn't see her, she was saying "Isla, Isla, Isla." I think Isla was sick of her by the end of the day:) Reese definitely loves her cousin. 

My mom is the greatest grandma and wanted the girls to have matching outfits for our trip to the zoo!

Reese loved the tigers and we spent a good 30 min watching Reese point and yell at the tigers. She wanted to make sure everyone had seen her tiger.

These little meerkats were so cute. These babies were 6 weeks old and just followed their momma wherever she went.

Another favorite was the elephant. Reese squealed when she saw the baby elephant because she her favorite book is a baby animal book and she always kisses the baby elephant good night before going to bed.

We were lucky that we were able to get so close to this giraffe, but it kinda scared the girls.

Isla really wanted to ride the carousel so we started on a peacock, but once it started moving, Reese flipped out and we ended up on a bench with a daughter that was clinging on for dear life. After the carousel had stopped,  we at least snapped a fake picture of Reese riding an animal.

This girl definitely loves water

I was so excited for summertime so that Reese and I could go swimming. She has always loved water and loves bath time. She loves to put her face into running water and lay on her belly and put her face in the water. Even when she sometimes accidentally goes under the water, she sits up laughing. Reese and I went swimming at my neighbor's pool the other day and she was showing me what to do to teach Reese to swim. So I blew in Reese's face and dunked her and she came up smiling and hadn't swallowed any water. We did it again, but this time she smiled and spit out water. I was surprised she hadn't swallowed it. A little later, Reese was trying to get to me and so my neighbor pushed Reese in the water towards me and Reese kicked all the way over to me without swallowing water. I was very impressed. This little girl seems to be a natural when it comes to swimming. 

Reese absolutely loves water fountains and could spend hours in there. The problem is that she is constantly trying to drink all the water:)

Reese's new table

We bought this little table at IKEA for $20 a while ago. I put it together and Ron said, " I thought this table had some color." I thought to myself....Oh, I can add some color. Well, I took the table apart and started spray painting the the wood white and then it sat for about a month. I had to wipe the dust off the wood, but then I added fabric to the chairs to give it an upholstered look and then embellished with poms. I was so excited for Reese to wake up and see her new table and I wasn't disappointed when she saw it. She absolutely loved it and grabbed her babies to have snack time with her. Lately, she has hated her high chair and will not eat very well, but she loved eating at her new table. This was an easy project and definitely worth $20.