Bachelorette!!

This weekend I went to Austin to celebrate my good friend Lisa Mitchel! She is getting married soon and we had a great girls weekend with our bachelorette! Everything from the drive to Austin with Jessica to the free hot breakfast and free happy hour, it was a great escape from the daily life of a mother of two!

Fun times!!

Everyone is getting here despite the bad weather!! Mitch is ready to PARTY!

Dinner!!

Lingerie Party Friday Night!!

We actually had two Bachelorettes this weekend.

Lisa and Grayleigh!!

Can't post most of the pics from this night...but here is one to get you thinking...Wonder what was in that bag..... :)

We went to two different wineries on Saturday in a big party bus.

It was cold and rainy and we didn't care!! So much fun!

The Brides!

Lisa's friends best friend Coco and her sister Kelly came all the way from Colorado to celebrate! It was great seeing Coco again and meeting her sister. Fun girls!!

We all dressed up and went out to eat and then out on the town Saturday night. Didn't take many pics but here are a few!

We had such a great time and I am so happy for Mitch!

She has found an amazing guy and I can't wait for her wedding!

Big and Little

I'm not a big fan of matching outfits for siblings,

but I couldn't help but put the kids in these big/ little shirts the other day.

Today out of nowhere Sage said " I have a sister right mommy?"

Yes you do! :)

Dallas Trip!

Last weekend Ryan and I took Avery to Dallas to meet baby Aiden. Stevie and Collins 6 week old baby girl! Stevie has been my friend since before I can even remember.

One of my first friends ever.

She moved to Dallas in third grade and I thought my life was over. We grew up, our families stopped vacationing together, we went to college, graduated, started re connecting through Facebook, went through some tough times in our lives together, married the loves of our lives and really started to become best friends again! Going on vacations together, really getting to know eachothers husbands and catching up on the years we missed. Through it all I have considered her a sister and I always will. When I found out I was pregnant with Sage, Stevie was the FIRST friend of mine to get him a gift. When I had Avery she came down for a week to just help out! Cooked, cleaned, helped with both kids- a Godsend! Something that I will never be able to repay her for and she doesn't expect me to.

Just like a sister!
Stevie and Collin tried for a while to get pregnant. It tore me up, I wish getting pregnant was easy for all loving couples! When I got the call that Stevie was pregnant I cried. Like tears streaming down my face. I was so happy!! Did I mention I was on an airplane? People walking on the plane thought I was crazy Im sure. :)
Well 9 months later Stevie and Collin had sweet Baby Aiden. She is a beautiful gift from our Lord and she is so blessed to have Stevie as her Mommy and Collin as!her Daddy!

Here is the oldest picture I could find of Stevie and I. Ready for Kindergarten!!




(no idea why this is sideways)
Here is our weekend in pictures!
Baby Aiden - 6 weeks
Aiden has a giraffe like Avery's ladybug! She was so happy!
Play time with Kate, another baby girl of a good long time friend, Kinsey.
Thanks for stopping by Kins!

Photo shoot with Avery in her baptism dress!!

Silly Girl!

We had a great weekend meeting Aiden and spending time with Stevie and Collin. We can't wait to see them again and for Avery and Aiden to grow up together. No, they won't live in the same city, or see eachother everyday but because of that distance they will cherish the time they do spend together. They will know they can always count on eachother no matter how much time goes by between visits.

Just like sisters.

Just like Stevie and Me

11 Months!

Avery turned 11 months February 6. This year has gone by so fast. I can't believe she will be one year old next month! I am busy planning her birthday party right now!

Here is a sneak peak! here are some things I don't want to forget....
She is ALWAYS smiling with that tongue sticking out. :)

she is eating all table foods. She does not like to be fed, she wants to do it herself! Some of her favorite things to eat are ham, pasta, corn, avacado, bananas, yogurt, and hotdogs
Her favorite time is bath time!!

She loves to play with the remote, put the phone to her ear, and try to put bows in her hair.
She can't get enough of Sage! Here she is trying to climb on the table to be closer to him

She is SO close to walking. She can stand but knows she can crawl so hasn't taken those first steps yet.
She loves to sit at sage's table and just let her legs kick kick kick!

She has just started to babble and look at you like she really is trying to tell you something!
She is constantly twisting and turning her toungue (and drooling!)
Loves to jump on the trampoline
Is already only taking one nap a day on most days. from 10-12 usually
Loves crawling through our tunnel, looking in the mirror, and climbing the stairs! Loves to eat but doesn't like to get too messy. She always puts her dirty hands in her hair. We usually go straight from the highchair to the bath!

Avery is a blessing and we love her so much!

Hangin with Avery

I love the time I get to spend with Avery while Sage is at school.

Some good one-on-one time with my baby girl!

Sage had me all to himself for almost two years, but Avery rarely has ALL of me, so I cherish these days with her.

Here is what Avery likes to do all day...

Climb the stairs

Sit at Sage's table

Jump on the trampoline

(she can get on and off all be herself now)

Climb on everything

(this is where I found her when I turned away for a second)

Still waiting for her to take those first steps without holding on to anything or anyone! Could be any day now!!

ADORABLE GIRLS

A little comparison

My niece Tatum the other day wearing one of Avery's old dresses

Avery and my other niece Charlie!

ADORABLE GIRLS! (and boys)

Phone Dump

Real life through phone pictures...

Tuttie Frutti!

Dinner time! Yes, they are watching TV...I was getting ready. Not a typical night

First time to paint with pudding. Not sure about it at first but then loved it, just like Sage does!

Just playing upstairs. We were trying to get her to walk

Look who found out how to take pictures of himself! I had about 30 photos of this on my camera(It is sports week at his school so he was a football player today although he wanted to be called a hockey player)

Wanting to be just like Sage..