Hawaiian Falls :)

So each year EWA rents out Hawaiian Falls for a few hours after the parks closing hours!  We get the park all to ourselves :)  That means no lines, and no one pushing your 2 year old down in the kids park!

Well, yesterday was the day, and we had a blast!  Sammy stayed with Grandma while Johnny and I spent some quality time with our first baby!!  Here's a few pics of our day at the water park.

{Stout family photo :)  Minus Sammy of course}

{Joey was ready to get in the water!!}

{Daddy catching her at the bottom of the slide}

{Brandon was teaching Joey all these funny things to do in the fountains like crawling under them, walking backwards in them and more...what a sweet cousin!!|

{Johnny and Joey coming down the big slide}

Side note.....they told us you aren't supposed to go down the slides with your children.  I didn't listen and took Joey anyway :(  I know, it wasn't right, but I did it.  We got to the end of the slide and I decided that the water would spray joey too much so I lifted her up to get her out of the water.  Well, the water at the end of the slide took me out and I lost control of Joey.  She hit her head on the slide and I hit my shin.  We both have crazy bruises, and I'm not winning the "mother of the year" award anytime soon!  Luckily her bruise is pretty much gone, but as for my bruise, it's here to stay for a while I guess...still a lump today!  On with the pictures :)

{Ok, there was just this last picture, but it was to cute not to share!!}

All in all it was an awesome day {minus the head bonk}!  Thanks Grandma for watching Sam so we could go to Hawaiian Falls with Joey!!

Our First Outing...

So my friend Amanda convinced me it was time to get out of the house with the girls.  Johnny has been at work all week and this was going to be the first time I loaded the girls, their bags, our double stroller and myself in the car to go somewhere without him!

To those of you who don't have kids, let me just enlighten you as to what goes into any outing for the Stout family....both girls need to be dressed, Joey needs to try and go to the potty, Sam needs to have a diaper change, you need to make sure both girl's bags are packed with an extra outfit, panties for Jo, diapers and wipes for Sam, a bottle for Sam, and water for Joey.  Put Sam in her car seat, then you have to put the stroller in the car with the bags, then hoist Joey into her car seat, buckle her in, then put Sam's car seat in the base unit in the car.  Now buckle yourself in the car, turn it on and put the A/C on full blast and you are ready to go!  Oh and I forgot, Joey gets car sick sometimes, so you have to make sure the barf bucket is in the car and within reach in case she spews :)

So that being said...with a deep breath, I promised to meet Amanda and her kiddos at Babies R Us for some window shopping.  I got there and much to my surprise, I got both the girls out of the car with their bags in tow into our stroller before they melted in the heat of the Summer sun!  Huge sigh of relief, WE DID IT!  The hard part was over...so I thought!

So we got into the store and we were looking around when Joey tells me she needs to go potty.  I take her to the potty where she proceeds to freak out and refuse to go.  Jo is terrified of potties that flush automatically and she recognized that this one did just that..hence the freak out.  I told her that if she peed in Babies R Us I was going to be upset.  We left the potty and found Amanda.  All of a sudden, Joey says "Oh no, I spilled".  I look at her and she had peed on the floor in the middle of the store!  There was a puddle so I thought she was done....nope...."Oh no, I'm spilling again".  Here came more...the puddle got bigger!  I ran and found a package of panties from a display {when I said earlier that the bags were in tow, I had actually left Joey's bag in the car because she has been doing so good lately and hasn't had an accident in a while}.  Thank goodness Amanda was there...she changed Joey's panties and cleaned her up while I went to find someone to clean up the puddles my little lady had left behind.  The employees at Babies R Us are so sweet and assured me that this was not the first time this had happened.  Since Joey peed on her shoes, she won herself a one way ticket to ride in the stroller for the rest of the trip :)  She would ask me why Madison {Amanda's daughter} got to walk and I told her "Madison didn't pee on her shoes" :)

We finished our shopping trip and we left Babies R Us with a new package of panties...LOL

Now that we got the bad outing out of the way, I'm ready to hit the town for many more!  Watch out people, this act could be coming to a town near you :)

Memorial Day :)

Today was awesome!  I prayed that God would let me sleep last night and I only had to get up twice to pee :)  That's opposed to the 7 times that I usually get up to pee, so thank you for the answered prayer!!

Once awake, I went to get Joey and we all ate some breakfast!  Joey is getting really good at eating cereal with milk and a spoon all on her own, so that's fun!  I love getting to give her new foods and watch her step up to the challenge!

After breakfast we went on a walk and ended up at the pool.  We stuck our feet in and Joey was ready to go in all the way!  We went home, put our suits on and went back to the pool for a refreshing dip.  Joey did really well and wasn't afraid of the water :)  We were there for about an hour or so...here are some cute pics!!!

I love this picture because you can't see my enormous belly :)  The pool actually felt really good on my belly! It was nice to be weightless for a change...when I got out, it felt really weird and heavy!!

Wow, that's high daddy!!!

Let's blow some bubbles!!

Look at that red hair!  She and daddy had a great time playing :)

Next it was time for a snack and time for us to figure out our double stroller...

Once Joey went down for a nap, I went to visit my friends Liz and Kevin at her Mama's house :)  Liz is el Preggo and I'm so excited for her!!!

Once I headed home, I got Joey and Johnny and we went to Amanda and Brandon's for some food and fun! The kids had a blast in the sprinkler :)  

And the adults had fun hanging out :)

There was home made ice cream and cobbler :)

...and some cute babies :)

All in all, a great day!  It's crazy to think that in less than 36 hours we will have a newborn baby! WOW!!!  Please pray for an easy surgery and recovery...also I'm getting a little nervous about being cut open...yikes!!! 

Hope your Memorial day rocked as much as ours did!!

Weekend Wrap-up :)

This weekend was CRAZY, so let's just dive right in shall we??

It all started Friday night when we went to see one of my besties perform at the AAC!  Liz has worked super hard, and it shows!  Here's a video of her dancing with the Dallas Vigilantes Dancers!  {She's the blonde 3rd from the left}

They danced the entire game it seemed, and I got tons of pics of Liz and her friends!  I'm so proud of her and am sad that I'll be too big to see anymore of her games this season!  Here's a few pics of this lovely lady...

Liz, you are so stinkin' cute and I just love you!  Great job on Friday night :)

Saturday started off at Gymnastics with Joey.  I worked while Johnny and Joey did class, then our friends Amanda and Brandon met us at the gym with their kiddos to head to the Dallas Zoo!  The Zoo was fun, but we weren't super impressed with the animal selection :(  The only big animals we saw was a gorilla, a couple of giraffes, and an ant eater.  Boooooooo!  Apparently they are redoing some things and the grand opening for that is Memorial Day.  The company was fun though!  We love hanging out with Brandon, Amanda, Madison, and Hannah!  Here are a few pics from the Zoo :)

Joey and Madison :)

Joey and Daddy checking out the Giraffes

Joey and Madison looking at the butterflies {I mean seriously, butterflies at the zoo...wierd}

Here's Hannah peeking out of the stroller :)  So cute!!!

After that we headed to our nephew's bday party!  Brandon is 6 now, and he's so grown up :)  Joey hadn't had a nap at this point and fell asleep about 3 blocks from the party...we tried to keep her asleep, but she woke up and sprung into action!  Here are some bday pics...

It was a bounce house party :)

Joey climbing to play with her favorite cousin Mily {sorry other cousins, it's a cold hard fact}

This kid loves bubbles!!  Thanks for the party favor Aunt Jackie :)

I guess Mac likes bubbles too :)

A Birthday party isn't complete without a birthday serenade from cousin Brittany!

After all the festivities we went home, fed and bathed Joey, and she was in bed by 6:30p!!  Johnny and I put a movie in and were both asleep by 8p!  The Stout family did not wake up til 8a on Mother's day :)  FABULOUS!!!

Sunday we had cinnamon rolls before church, then went to hear a great sermon on parenting!  We went to brunch with Johnny's fam, then came home to rest before Life Group!

Phew.....it's over, and the week started again!  This weekend should be just as crazy, but in a great way!!

If you made it to the end of this post, thanks, I love you dearly!

Snow Day Saturday :)

We bundled up the kid and headed over to the Luedke house to play in the snow...we had a blast, and here are the pics....

After the snow play we enjoyed some hot chocolate, smores and the movie Beauty and the Beast on VHS....that's right folks, VHS!!  What a fun day with friends!

Santa's Village

So after reading an old friend's blog, I remembered I wanted to go to this place in Richardson with Joey!  It's called Santa's Village, and it is so much fun for the little ones :)  There were something like 18 little houses that you could go to.  One was for writing letters to Santa, one was to see Santa, and more!  I was sicky last week, but it was the last weekend of the village, so we grinned, bared it, and went with Nonny, Dedecek, Aunt Vicky, Uncle Ricky, Amanda, Brandon, Hannah, and Madison in tow.  It was a lot of fun, and I can't wait to go next year when Joey's a bit older and has a baby brother or sister who can go too :)  Here are some pics of the evening!

Here's Joey writing her letter to Santa..she liked the stamps and the colors..she didn't do so much of the writing :)  After the kids write their letter, they get to put it in the mailbox where they will deliver it to Santa himself!!

This was at the Beary Good hospital where the kids got to be measured and weighed.  They also got these really annoying...uh I mean fun noise makers at this house!

This was the symphony house where the girls got to play instruments.  It was so loud in this house, and the 2 young men who were working in the house said they had to be there for 2 hours...I don't think I could do that!

Here is Brandon holding Madison, and Johnny holding Joey....they were window shopping...these windows were filled with "jewelry".  These girls are definitely girls, and daddy's girls at that!

These polar bears moved...it was cute

Here are the girls giving a big cheesy grin!

Family Photo Op..Joey got the cookie she's holding from Mrs. Clause herself!

And here's Joey in the Reindeer Barn. They painted a red dot on her nose and gave us reindeer food as we left (aka hay).

And that was it!  Super fun :)  It was a little cold, but it was so worth it!  We will surely head back next year!  Merry Christmas!

Happy Birthday Emma!!

Friday Night we went to our friend Emma's 1 year old birthday party.  We had a blast playing with all the balloons, eating the amazing food, and hanging with great friends!  Here are a few pics :)

Joey was all about giving Emma kisses and hugs...she finally snuck up on Emma and layed one on her :)

Here is Joey vacuuming :)  She loved this thing and even fought Madison for it....Let me just say it wasn't her shining moment.  I did catch this on film though so that we can prove to her one day that she does in fact love to push the vacuum :)

Here are the boys playing with all the balloons!  They were having a blast....who knew what a few balloons could do for a room full of kids :)

This was amazing...Kelli was so in the danger zone!  All the kids were running around, flinging themselves on the floor, kicking the balloons, and more.......It was awesome!  Check out the look on her face :)  I love you Kelli!!!

Emma loved the cake, and rightfully so...it was amazing!!  She had to grab a bite :)

Present time is always fun...Joey was all about the babies that Emma got, and I'm surprised we got out of their house without a fit for one of the babies!!

That's pretty much it :)  Thanks Tony and Isabel for having us over for food and fun!  We had a blast, and I'm glad we could share this day with ya'll!  Happy Birthday Emma!!

Halloween

So last night was Joey's 2nd Halloween. Last year she basically sat in a stroller and looked cute in her lady bug costume! This year she was out in full force, trick or treating and all! We started out the night at Aunt Lisa and Uncle Bret's house for some chili and fellowship! Once everyone arrived and was fed, we hit the pavement. Joey only went to a couple of doors, and after a few dud candy houses, Johnny insisted that everyone next year put up a sign saying what kind of candy they were handing out so we don't waste our time on "tootsie roll" houses :) Here are some pics :)

this is Johnny and Joey after the first house we let her go up to..she was so excited!!!

Here's a closeup of her costume....she was a giraffe this year!

.....and another

Our friend Madison had to go potty, so we stopped for a family picture photo op in front of some pumpkins!

Once we got back to Bret and Lisa's house we put Jo in her PJ's and let her hold baby Hannah. Joey loves babies, even though most of them are about her size! Isn't Hannah the cutest bumble bee ever??

At this point she was over holding Hannah :)

Johnny practicing for Stout Seed # 2

These are our great friends the Brandon, and Amanda, and their 2 girls Madison and Baby Hannah. They have come Trick or Treating with us for the past 2 years!

The girls....Joey wanted the baby again at this point!!

The dads handling the situation!

All in all it was a fun night! Joey was so cute walking up to houses! She loved looking in her bucket even though she didn't really understand what was in it. We may give her some candy, but really it's for me and Johnny :) That's right folks, we pimped out our child for candy and we aren't afraid to say it! When we got home at 9p, Joey crashed and so did we!