Little Bonnet Baby

One of the outfits I received at my shower for Annaliese included a cute little bonnet. I was a little bonnet baby growing up - my mom dressed me in them often. I guess that is what they did with little girls before the elastic headbands and stick-on bows! So, when I dressed Annaliese in this outfit I felt a bit nostalgic!

Such a pretty girl!

I love those eyes & lashes! And I love the drool dripping off her lip! :-)

Ethan's 1st Camping Trip

The highlight of Bobby & Ethan's month last month was Ethan's first camping trip. Our lifegroup guys went to Possum Kingdom Lake for a weekend campout. Boy oh boy, did they have fun!

First of all, let me say that it was a test of faith for me as a mom! I did a lot of praying that weekend for Ethan's safety! God is faithful and kept His hand on everyone, and Bobby did a great job of keeping watch of Ethan. He's such a good dad!

They did all the traditional camping stuff....slept in a tent with sleeping bags, cooked over a fire, made s'mores, pee-peed on trees, went exploring and fished. Ethan loved every minute of it! We gave Ethan a whistle to wear as a safety precaution and he never took it off all weekend!

I'm ready to go fishin'!

Off we go!

Hmmm.....see any fish? (Ethan is with his friend Landon who also went camping.)

This is how it's done, son.

Ethan's telling Tim (photographer, friend & lifegroup leader) how to do it!

Pumpkin Patch

While Bobby was out of town last month on business, Pop & Gigi took the kids & I to the cute little pumpkin patch in Colleyville. It was so much fun!

Pop helping Ethan ride the little tractor. (Those things are HARD to get going! You would think they would grease the wheels!)


Ethan on the big tractor

Eating yummy kettle corn

What a cutie!


Peek-a-boo!


Mommy and her punkins!

Goin' on a hayride!

Feeding the cows some bread. Kinda gross and slimy, but oh so fun!

Mamma Mia!

Kimmy & I took my mom to Mamma Mia at the Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth for her birthday last month. Dale and Kimmy's boyfriend, Jared, joined us, while Bobby stayed at home with the kids (he's soooo not into musicals!). It was such a FUN show! And, I forgot how beautiful the Bass Hall is! I hadn't been downtown in a couple of years (yes, really) and the whole experience made me remember how much I love Fort Worth!

Bass Hall Atrium

Jared, Kimmy, Mom & Dale on outdoor terrace at Bass Hall

And a picture of Ethan & Annaliese from that day for good measure! I mean, we can't have a post without them, can we? :-)

Annaliese At Play

Here are a few cute pictures of little Annaliese playing on her gym.

Up and Running Again!

After what felt like YEARS, I am up and running again with a brand new computer! Woohoo! Thanks to Santa (Bobby), Christmas came early this year and we got to replace our old, slow computer.

I am now able to resume my blog posts! Yay! I feel like so much has happened with the kids in the last couple of months! It's amazing how quickly they grow up! So, I'll be playing catch-up over the next few days with lots of pictures, stories & quotes - check back often!

Thanks everyone for your patience! I know you grandparents and great-grandparents have been especially anxious to see some updates!

Quick Update

We're still having technical difficulties, but I thought I could probably do a quick post before my computer crashes on me! :-)

Annaliese is now six months old! Can you believe it? Where does the time go?
She is 27" long (90th percentile for height) and 13 lbs. 12 oz (10th percentile for weight). So basically, she's still very tall and skinny! She is sitting up and rolling over and is grabbing everything she can! She has two teeth and two more will be coming through any day now. She loves eating her baby food.

Ethan and Annaliese still love each other to pieces and are already best friends!

Bobby's going to be bringing his laptop home and letting me use it on the weekends and some weeknights, so I hope to post pictures and longer, more frequent posts really soon!