A few weeks ago I got it in my head that I wanted to make my niece a case for her nook for a (very late) birthday present. I’d pinned several online tutorials, but ended up liking this one the best. So, I set out one afternoon to get started. The first one I started, [...]

So, we might be raising up a couch potato….or should I say a couch pasta.  Burke was totally content to sit on the couch with a bowl of noodles watching baseball. Daddy grabbed this shot one morning.   Looks like we’ve perfected the “H”. We went to the SB Zoo for Family Night on Friday [...]

It’s amazing that any of us had any energy left after yesterday, but Loralyn had her heart set on visiting the SB Zoo again, so we were all up for it.  After another yummy breakfast, we headed out before it would be time for Burke’s nap. Most of us took a little ride on the [...]

As if we hadn’t already done enough in celebration today, we thought it’d be a fun idea to head over to the SB Carnival for a few hours before bedtimes.  While we probably should have just sat down, relaxed and gone to bed early…I’m glad we didn’t.  The carnival proved to be a lot of [...]

Burke fell asleep hard after the beach…boy, was he tired. We all got home and ate lunch. Not too long after that, it was time to get all the “stuff” ready for the party.  I’d prepped as much as I could the night before, but there was still a lot to do. Betty and Autumn [...]

Well, that went fast. We ended the second semester of the season of MOPS today.  It was such a great year and I really enjoyed being a table leader….that’s probably because my table was just plain awesome.  I loved the women, our discussions, laughter, tears, and sharing mommyhood with them. As a table leader I [...]

We woke the little guy up at 3am for our 4am departure from my parents’ house this morning, and kept him awake in the car for the drive to the airport.  He did great through the security line, only making a small peep for just a second, and all through the time before we finally [...]

I wanted to get a nice photo of Burke, so we put him in a new shirt and headed out to the backyard.  :) His toddling is just so cute. Those baby blues melt my heart! Don’t you love his little man shorts too? Oh, this boy.  Love.

It was a sunny TX day, so in the late afternoon, I thought it might be nice to try again with Burke and the pool. At first, with just his little hands in the water splashing around, he was fine. Then Daddy tried to submerse him in the water starting with his toes……and well, that [...]

We woke up and loved a home cooked pancake and bacon breakfast cooked by (my) Daddy. After Burke’s nap, we boogied over to be able to say goodbye to Gavin, Terry and Colin.  We caught them just in time! Burke discovered the drumset inside and the cousins rocked out together. What better to do on [...]