Quick Trips to Austin

My parents live less than two hours away, north of Austin, and we take quick trips to visit or meet up with friends about once a month.  I don't always take a lot of pictures when we visit, so here are some of my favorites from the last few trips. :)  Most of our trips, Cole loves to play with the train set, play frisbee with the dog and swim in the pool.  He has a blast every time.

Mimi's voices are pretty captivating.  And squeaky. 

Frisbee Fetching

Born into a Braves loving family.

Cole says hello to the "sleeping bunny.

     

 

 A quick trip to visit Morgan! We went to a free park in Round Rock and it was amazing!! 

 

Where Cole spends most of his time at Mimi and Pops'.

Aggressive.

Helping squeeze lemons.

Cole playing "timber" with Pops when he decided to jump forward into the hot tub instead of falling backward into Pops' arms.  A good rescue by my dad! I was clearly worried and taking pictures. hahaha! 

Couples' Retreat: Port Aransas

This past weekend we were able to sneak away from parenting for a long weekend and meet up with our friends in Port Aransas.  We had the best time...so many laughs, late nights, cheetoes and oreos... I am so thankful we were able to all get away! This was our 5th beach trip with the Sanders, and we were super excited that newlyweds Chris and Emily could join us this year!

Rachel caught this umbrella in midair as the wind swept it away. So impressive.

Love love love these friends!

Happy almost 5 year anniversary to us!

I ate every bite of this. 

The guys caught lots of fish this weekend! The girls caught none.

Pardon the bare baby belly.  Pregnancy + wet bathing suits = awful itchy rashes. My skin was so happy!!

Tom.  HAHAHA!!

Florida Beach Trip

This year, the Heinemann family packed up and went to Ft. Walton Beach in Florida for a long weekend. We flew to Dallas and met up with Grant and family, and then took a delayed and late night flight to Florida. 

 

We didn't land until 11 pm...Cole of course stayed up the whole time!!! He finally went to bed at midnight when we got to the condo. Thankfully, he was a happy clam the next day. :)

 The storm that delayed all the flights the day before left the ocean super yucky... pea soup-ish.  But we swam anyway. The guys all had pocket-fulls of seaweed slush every time they got out of the water.  

The sand was gorgeous. Cole wasn't a huge fan of touching the sand, 

but was content playing once he had a seat or squat. 

 The pool was a huge hit.

 The condo was super nice and the boys played like champs. They never slowed down. 

 The water improved slightly each day. Here is my 15 week belly bump...hehe!

 These boys LOVE their Doc and GPegs.  They are so blessed!!! 

While Cole didn't fall asleep on a midnight flight, he did during the flight home at 1pm..haha!!! And stayed asleep through baggage claim.  Crazy kid.

Dallas Trip + Grant's 3rd Birthday

For my nephew's 3rd birthday, Cole and I took a quick trip to Dallas. Tom had to work, so we flew solo (literally) and Cole did great on the flight! Friday night, we both experienced Top Golf for the first time. I will dare to say that I will not return with kids. It definitely has potential for a date night, especially with friends though! It was just a little tense keeping Cole away from backswings, chasing balls, taking turns, etc.

Thankfully, we went early and there was plenty of space for the boys to play with cars!

 

 Saturday, Grant's party was a great time!! It was at Celebration Park, which was by far the largest park I've ever seen.  So fun!! And Grant loved the edger Cole gave him. :)

 

 The rest of the trip, we enjoyed lots of meals out, a ton of time outside and some sweet quality time with Cole's Doc and G-Pegs! Our next trip is to Florida for the beach!!

And, Cole still sleeps fully on the pillow, even in a pack n play. Goob.