2nd Birthday Party Prep

Well the Dr. Suess Thing 1, 2 and 3 theme was ALL I could talk, think and plan about for the month of March and first week of April. I can't help it!!! It was such a blast, and with the amazing ideas on Pinterest and other fabulous websites, there was NO way I could just do "minimal" on the food department! There were WAY too many great ideas for Dr. "Suessy" food! 

The food preparation started Friday with my fabulous friends. Seriously I could NOT have asked for anyone than these awesome ladies to be there to help! Katie Fite, Sarah Harrison and Chrystel and Madde Ross. They were so amazing to help with all the prep work to make the next day truly fabulous! I do have to say too...my hubby was pretty awesome at getting things organized and in order as well. He had the yard ready, the bouncy house in place and made sure I had everyyhing I needed to make the day perfect for our babies big 2nd birthday!!!

Here we are baking away!!

Miss Ava making sure we had all of goodies ready!
 

If you ever wanted a mini cupcake, this was the party to be at!

A few special touches!

We can't forget the guest of honors's wardrobe :)

The evening of planning was PerFecT!!!

Blog Confession

I am going to get better at this!!! I was doing so good, AND it was such a great way to document the trips...NOW they are about to be 2 and I am 3 months behind!!! Here are some recent pics to enjoy...

Abigail is quite the little diva. She loves playing in my makeup and says "chEEse" to the camera. She is still a toy theif, but hey, she's the oldest! ;) She is a joy, a cuddler and a Daddy's girl...and can REPEAT anything you say, including her name.

Wyatt, aka bubba and little man...is a Momma's boy....what can I say. He is such a great baby though. Plays fine by himself, doesn't really have to be entertained, BUT loves to read and play with anything that looks like a ball or a tool. He loves hanging out with Daddy in the garage.

Jessy LOVES to read. In fact, she started the reading her babies to sleep, OR herself to sleep I mean tradition. So know, before the babies get in bed, each one picks out a book to read to their baby. It is the sweetest thing. She is hard headed and will melt your heart all at the same time. Her curls are getting curlier and I am not sure exactly how I am going to fix her hair soon. She is a Daddy's girl to the max and is super quick to catch on.

They will be 2 in 1 month!!! WHAT happened!?!?!!? The start to 2012 has flown by!!

Arkansas Trip

We were not able to see Jack's family in December 2011, so we decided to make a trip up to see everyone in January.

Let me just start by saying a 5.5 hour trip turned into a 9 hour trip getting there. We had to stop to look at the cows, to change diapers, to eat....to....whatever else we had to do in order to stay sane. The babies were not enjoying the ride to say the least, but we managed, we made it and the rest of the trip was great!

We stayed at Tyler and Sarah's house in Bella Vista. They are such a special couple...wonderful people who love not only Jack and I, but the babies with all thier heart! We are so grateful for thier friendship.

Saturday was a packed day. We headed out right after breakfast to pick up Granny, Jack's grandmother. We saw her new home and visited with some of her neighbors, then spent quite a bit of the afternoon with Aunt Sherry & Jerry. They live in a beautiful home in the hills and have a lot of land with horses and cows. The babies LOVED getting close to the animals, and enjoyed running around the property.

We then headed to Jack's brothers John & his wife Christina's home for lunch and again to be outside. They have a trampoline and playset, so the babies were oh so happy. Plus with Kelley and Kacey there to play, they had it made!

That evening we had dinner with over 20 people at a catfish place in Betonville. We had a great time visting with everyone and getting a chance to see as many people as we possibly could. Being there such a short time is hard, but we did what we could with the time we had.

When we got home we ended the long day with fun at Tyler and Sarah's house. We read books and played with Decoy the puppy. Here are a few pictures we captured.

Aunt Sarah reading a book...

Getting Mommy with kisses!

Aunt Sarah needs kisses too!!

Sunday we attended Tyler and Sarah's church which was awesome! The babie's enjoyed the nursery and Jack and I were excited to meet Ty and Sarah's friends in Christ.

We were very blessed with a safe and fun weekend. While we were exhausted coming back, we got smart and purchased DVD players...therefore making it an easier trip for us and the babies on the way home. Instead of 9 hours, it only took 7!

Happt New Year 2012

Happy New Year...
What a difference a year makes!

We spent New Years with my Dad's side of the family - eatting, visiting, opening gifts and just being with one another. There is nothing better than the love of a family.



I am grateful.

The love of a family...

The love of a family is life's greatest blessing.

I absolutely am happiest when we do things as a family. It brings SO much joy to my heart I can't even begin to explain. God knew exactly what he was doing when he blessed me with the craziest, most hard headed, loving, hard working, thoughtful and kind husband....AND the most PERFECT three little people a Momma could ask for.

On this weekend we went to the Harbor in Rockwall and let the babies just roam! They loved the freedom and they LOVED looking at the water. The sunset was breath taking and the memories priceless.


They are laughing SO hard here!



After we ran and played we had everyone's favorite, Mexican food. It was a fabulous evening and makes me so grateful for my little family.

Christmas Morning 2011

It was so much fun to wake up to with the babies Christmas morning to see what "Santa" brought!! It's the little things right!?!?! Let's face it....Jesus and children are what Christmas is ALL about!

Blessed!

Christmas in East Texas

This year was SO much easier than last year traveling with the babies. No bottles, just load (that's the hard part) and go! We had a great time seeing our family in East Texas. We had dinner at the lakehouse and opened gifts with Denise's family there.

Here are Daddy & Jessy just relaxing...

Daddy, Abigail & Layla Rose

The girls held hands for the first time that night...just walking and holding hands together. Pretty much had to be the sweetest thing I have seen in awhile.


Then we had Christmas morning with Dad, Denise, Dillon, Jamie, Erin & Layla the next day. The babies LOVED all of their gifts. They highlight I think were the rocking chairs and phones.

Abigial is already multi-tasking...ready using her phone ;)

This picture cracks me up, Abigail really likes her rocker!

We had a great time and are grateful for the love of family! God is good.