Room Swap 2

For room swap #2 we had to get the two older boys' room fixed up and ready for Cole to move in. My wonderful mother was planning on coming in a couple of weeks to paint Cole's new room and get him moved...but she decided to come THIS WEEK!!!! So part 2 is DONE! Praise God! We aren't quite ready to have Cole sleep in there, but all his stuff is moved and his room is ready! Thanks Mom, you are the BEST!

Cole's dresser and new bookcase (an early birthday present). Cole has moved up in the family and gets the train table now.

The rest of his "train room".

Cole's new big boy bed

Cole is in love with his new room! He kept saying "bed" over and over!

Again, I am so thankful to my mom for all her help! I only have a few decorative things to finish and get all of Crosby's clothes washed and put away! So excited!!!

Room Swap 1

To get ready for Crosby's arrival we had to do some room swaping. We started by putting teh big boys in a room downstairs. Finally part 1 of the room swap is complete! My mom and dad (THANKFULLY) came several weeks ago and painted the room for us downstairs. I was trying to model their room after what my friend Devin did here with her boys. But that didn't quite work out as I had planned! Mom and Dad did manage to paint each wall a different color, but with all the texture on our walls, the stripes just weren't working. So after some thinking, planning, and lots of suggestions...this is what we came up with. Cory created a plan and it turned out WONDERFUL! I am so thankful for all the help we received and the boys LOVE it!

The view from the doorway - this is Carter's bed and a shared dresser.

The view from Caden's bed of the orange wall and one of the closets.
The view from the closet in the picture above, looking at Caden's side of the room.

Standing by Carter's bed looking towards the door.

Soon, I will make bulletin boards like the one I did for Lizzy. This will help tie more of the colors together and put their names on the wall to distinguish their "side" of the room! I am so thankful for all the help we received...love you Mom, Dad, and Cory!!!!

Sunday Morning Shoot

Miss Lizzy finally got to wear her new dress from Grammie on Sunday, so of course she requested pictures. Around here you can't just take pictures of one child, so they all had to pose.

The best of all 4...Lizzy looks so tall, she actually has a heel on her shoe, had to have them.

My two older boys.
My baby is getting so big.

Cole posing the best he would :) Goof ball.

Carter was trying to say cheese...love the face.

Lizzy in her girlie dress.

Another Cowboy

My boys love to be cowboys, remember this... So here is the 3rd Reid Cowboy, Cole style :) He has been begging to wear the big boys' underwear over his diaper at times, so that is the style he is sporting!

He is showing off his boots!

Cheese Momma!
This cowboy decided to love on his baby for a bit! Even cowboys have a tender heart!

#11

From this, July 31, 1999
to this, actual photo taken in May 2010

Tomorrow is our 11th anniversary! WOW! I have been blessed for 11 years to be married to one wonderful man! I could go on and on about how much Cory has blessed me, but I did that last year on our 1o year anniversary. After 11 years and all these kiddos, I am still in awe of the man God allowed me to marry! I love you Cory!

Crosby - 7 months

Here is Mr. Crobsy in utero at 7 months. I was officially 32 weeks on Saturday, so hopefully just about 6-8 weeks left. We went to OKC on Friday as a family and purchased a few things so once he comes we will be prepared. Hopefully in the next few weeks we will complete the room shuffle and get things really ready for him!

Rodeo Parade

On Saturday morning we headed out to downtown to the Rodeo Parade. It was hot but fun although we really didn't find much shade! The kids had their bags ready for candy and each got a pretty good amount! I didn't take a ton of pics because I was too hot and big to move :) but here are a few...

Carter in a trance watching the parade start.

Caden being a goofball waiting for more candy.
Lizzy laughing at the clowns that made an appearance this year.

Cole and Momma trying to stay cool.

Some of the favorite attractions...

Clowns

US Marshalls jail

Train

And of course the Longhorns

Tickle Test

What is going on in this picture??? I promise it really isn't torture of any kind!

Cory has invented a "tickle test" and the kids just LOVE it! Lizzy and Caden decided they wanted to compete against each other in the tickle test!

Not really sure how long they lasted, I was laughing too hard to keep track of time!

Then Carter decided he needed in on the action:)

He didn't last very long!

Cole wanted to try it too, and didn't last a second!

Love a Daddy that plays with his kiddos :)