Petersons in Texas

Loving this South Texas Life

What We Did This Week

So this week we have spent some time (lot of time) at the family ranch. We have had to have some drywalling done and to social distance I have taken the kids from the house and to the family ranch. They love getting out in the country and hanging out at Grammy’s house. There have been lots of swingset swinging, sandbox playing and wagon rides.

K also LOVES to help in the kitchen. Anytime she notices me in the kitchen she says, “I can help you” with so much determination it is impossible to say no to her. She says it while she nods her head. My Godmother spoils her and sent her some new cookie cutters to try out in the kitchen.

The kids went to the river for the first time for B and K had been once before. Piper had never been either and absolutely loved it. She is a water dog through and through. B was not too sure when I put him down but if he was in my lap, he was kicking the water and having a blast.

This past weekend we did a Drive Thru tour of the San Antonio Zoo! The zoo is perfect for driving through certain areas (sadly, you could not get a glimpse of the giraffes or elephants this way) but we had a great time. I am so glad the zoo thought of opening up this way and it has sold out. We got there about 9:45 am (opened at 10:00) and waited about an hour before we got to the front.

We also went on the boat this past weekend. The water is warming up and we all went swimming a bit. B sat in my lap and splashed in the water that came up on the diving deck. I was hiding down below the cute picture of the two of them. While it gets super hot here in South Texas I love the water sports and activities that we have available to us!

Weekend & Birthday Celebrations

It was a beautiful weekend this past weekend in South Texas. Best part about it was we were able to knock some house renovations out (we have been living in a minor construction zone for a few months!) AND take the boat out on the lake on Sunday.

We took our first family lake photo of 2020. We looked quite a bit different last summer! B spent most of the time asleep on the boat in his little bassinet and K loved jumping in the water over & over again. She was not a fan of the tube, so I am interested to see how she does when we pull that out. She did jump in the water but quickly learned it was not summer temperature yet.

Look at these babies! Summer 2019

B took to the boat pretty quickly. He was even trying to walk around, which he doesn’t really try to do normally so that was quite surprising!

Then yesterday was Josiah’s birthday. Kate was SO excited to decorate the cake (fabulous job she did!) and have candles and balloons. It is so sweet to see her get so excited for other people’s birthdays and know that it is not hers yet.

We have been spending a LOT of time outside. In South Texas it can be really hot in April or super nice and the past few days has been perfect outside weather. I am soaking it in and spending as much time as we can outside.

The spoon on Stellie’s back is temporary while she is still small enough to shove herself through the rod iron fence. Looking forward to when I can take that off of her! It is a pain to put on every time she goes outside!