Breakfast Date

An impromptu breakfast date with my boys makes for a happy day :) I am addicted to the Pumpkin Pie Bagel at Panera!!

Dove Hunting with Daddy

Harper is SO into hunting these days. He loves to watch hunting shows and pretends his tree house is a "deer stand." So when the opportunity came for Cam to take Harper on his first dove hunt. He was ecstatic!! I mean could not stop talking about it for weeks. So last Thursday Cam picked up Harper from school and they headed down south. I am still not exactly sure where they went!  I didn't get a ton of details, which I am learning to accept, but from the pictures I received I think it is safe to say they had a blast!! You will notice in the pictures that Harper has on the same outfit....they were gone for 3 days....boys....that is what happens when mama is not around....that is just gross!!!

The Heathcott boys

Retrieving the dove

They limited for the day

Boys!!

Yes, he ripped the head off.

While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach what life is all about.-Angela Schwindt

Isn't that true?! Lately I have found myself struggling with "Mommy time." Which is really not about me. It usually consists of buying the boys new fall clothes online, cleaning out closets, organizing toys, purging toys, replacing batteries, spot cleaning clothes, removing the crusty remnants of yesterdays lunch off of the floor etc etc. I tend to side with "Everything has it's place, and everything in its' place."  When my boys are awake I can't do any of this because they all want mama, all the time. It is chaos if I move within an arms reach of them. Sweet, but difficult. So while I busy myself with life as we know it, I am convicted with what really matters. None of the busy-ness/tidy-ness really matters, what matters is my boys wanting me around.... Because I know there will come a day when I am not their number one girl!

So with all that being said here is what we have been doing lately! Rocking on the porch, sitting in chairs, swinging bats, turning on lights, dancing, playing outside-getting dirty, giving lots of kisses, and enjoying each others company.

Hogan rocking on the front porch, where is the fall weather??

Hudson loves sitting in chairs!

Dance Parties after bath

I love that Cam captured this because this is how I spend my days...Wish I were an Octopus :)

Pure sweetness

Hudson knows how to boogie!!

Look at that face!!

Performing the Jackson 5- ABC

Sitting in chairs is a new fav pastime

Time to order 2 more chairs!

First Friday

I can not even believe that it is already September! We are busy I tell ya! Four days of school is a lot so when Friday rolls around we chill out.  Friday is the one day that we get to be completely lazy. It reminds me of our lazy days this summer. We all stay in our jammies and we fill our day with family fun. Cam usually leaves work early on Friday which makes Fridays that much better! On this particular Friday we picked the remaining carrots from our garden and made carrot cake cupcakes. They were delish! I think all food tastes better fresh, even carrots!

Our friends recently gave us their bounce house. It is awesome!! Hampton, Hogan, and Harper love it, but  Hogan is scared of it. I don't think he is going to like Santa or the Easter Bunny either. It has been such a hot summer that we rarely go outside, so we now have a bounce house in our entry way! You have gotta love a Texas summer with Triplet boys!! I have to wear them out some how! 

I am realizing how fast kids grow up. Harper is technically in preschool, but I only get one day during the week with him. He has baseball practice 2 days a week, and has an 8 o'clock bedtime on school nights. That doesn't leave me with very much time with him. 

Back in the swing of things

We are already into the second week of K prep and we are adjusting to life as we know it. Harper is out of the house 4 days a week, so it has been rather quiet around here. The littles are adjusting to one long nap after an early lunch to coordinate with Harper's pick up and after school schedule. I am enjoying the organized chaos!! 

Harper has begun playing baseball with CAYB. It is a step up from the YMCA and so far he is really enjoying it. Gentry is on his team as well so, I am sure that has something to do with it! He has practice two days a week and a double header each Saturday! We are only 5 years old. What in the world?! Cam practices with Harper each week and I tag along with the littles to get out of the house. The boys shout "Ba (ball) or Bubba" most of the time.  I can not wait for it to cool down so we can all spend some more time outside!

He came home grinning ear to ear after getting someone out at practice!

Labor Day love from the littles.....

Just keepin' it real folks!