June 2011

Sunday Skyping... I love technology... I love keeping in touch with family who is far far away... I so look forward to our Sunday chats... but the question must be asked... why do webcams bring out all the crazy faces?  (BTW... Buddy loves the crazy faces and laughs hysterically.  Thanks fam!

Pedicures with Joy before she's induced later this week...  My favorite pink toe color is Limbo Bimbo by China Glaze.

Gettin' his Summer do!!  All week he kept touching his head and saying "Mama, where hair???" haha... so cute!!

The pool is open for the Summer.  Hip Hip Hooray!

Accident on in front of our house.  We were first on the scene and Joey had to break up a fight between the two drivers. Life is never dull here.

 This little guy LOVES corn on the cob.
We keep it stocked in the fridge during the Summer.

 

Best buddies.  We love spontaneous swim dates!

Early morning construction job.  Cute stripped PJ's requested on the job site.

Carrie and Memaw are here to visit!  YAY!!  First stop... Ft. Worth stockyards!

Funny beer guy at the Rodeo... he kept asking us to buy beer.. when we explained that we don't drink that we were Mormon he said "whoa! I've heard about your kind!"

Lunch with my cousin Marylynn at the Cheesecake Factory... Marylynn + Cheesecake factory = the perfect afternoon!

Sunday evening throwing rocks at the Lake... its one of our favorite stops on the tour.

Happy Ultrasound Day!  Today we saw one perfect little heartbeat.  (thought for sure it was going to be two... we implanted three)... we are so so excited!  Love this little one so much!

First day of swimming lessons... cutest tadpole in his swimming class! (he's showing off his mad swimming skills!)

Sweet little man... trying to wash his hands and growing up way too fast.  I love his little feet!

Celebrating the first day of Summer with a matinee to see Kung Fu Panda 2 (air conditioning required!) 

Apparently iPhone pictures don't take too well in the dark... sad but true.

 Gwama Francks is in town... hip hip hooray!

Buddy thought it only fair that he take Charlotte to the Splash pad... one of his favorite places in the area!

Daddy, Buddy and Uncle Jimmy

When we have guests in town a trip to Huck's for catfish is a must!

The little one begs for a bath multiple times a day.  He's hard to resist.

 Happy Father's Day!  We love you!

An impromptu lunch with Bunny... so fun to get spend an afternoon with one of my favorite people!

Tadpole Graduation... cutest.thing.ever.

One of the scariest nights of my life... About 8pm I felt this huge gush (I know... TMI for a blog)... and found I was bleeding everywhere.  I thought for sure I was losing the baby.  I've never been so scared.  A trip to the ER and five hours later we learned that the baby was ok (so many prayers answered!) but that I had a big tear in my uterus and was on strict bed rest until further notice. 

Bed rest stinks... but thankfully I had lots and lots of fun visitors! 

Popcorn for breakfast... its how we roll when Mama's on bedrest. 

Watching TV bed rest style.  This has been my view for a week.

And even more bed rest company... yay!  Thanks Joy and baby Eliza! 

May 2011

He's a huge fan of Uncle Jesse... including his shoes and hats.  A reminder to us to be an example as the little one's are always watching.

Congrats to Uncle Jimmy on his MBA... fun to be in Utah and attend his graduation dinner!

**missing picture**
Sister Choi's memorial dinner

 Some Saturday yardwork with Grandpa... Buddy loves "helping" Grandpa around the yard.

Baby Blessing for Eliza Ruth Yates... sweet baby girl.

 

We got the call today that we've been hoping and praying for our... our IVF was successful.  We are so incredibly humbled and grateful.  Estimated due date: January 11, 2012.

I'm so incredibly grateful for modern medicine that has made our dream of children come true. 

After six weeks in Utah its time to head back to Texas... we'll miss family but it will be so nice to get back home and back in to our daily routine.

For Mother's day Joey made "a mountain of nachos" and a "tower of cupcakes" for my Mother's day dinner... creative and fun!  Next year at this time I'll have two (yay!)... I so love being a mama!

 

My favorite mother's day gift... I LOVE treasures like these!

We got a bubble machine... and while fun... I get asked to play with bubbles no less than 500 times a day... a small price to pay for such happiness I guess :)

On Sunday afternoon we go feed the ducks at the lake... sometimes our neighbors and Buddy's verybestfriendinthewholewideworld come with us.  We love feeding ducks!

Bunny and I got to host a graduation party for Nicole as we celebrated her Master's Degree... Nicole has overcome so much and is so determined!  So proud of her!

When we watch TV he loves to rub my ear and smell my hair... I wish he would do this forever.  I'm so happy I have this documented.... for when he grows up and moves on... so I can remember how incredibly wonderful little boys are.

He's always loved singing... his new favorite thing to do is stand in front of the TV and sing along with songs on his favorite shows (Bubble Guppies, Caillou, Barney) in to a microphone... he doesn't always know the words but he hums like a champ!

 We have a new farmer's market in our little town... this makes me very very happy.  It's new and still very small... but we love going each week.



A short and very hot (hence the short) playdate at the park.

A little blurb on the Ettes blog about my page... I so love working with Fayette and Annette!



He takes his job as the mail collector very seriously :)

A little morning drum practice (in Christmas jammies of course!)

Little Ceaser's is only a block from our house... I'm not quite sure if that's a blessing or a curse?

All I know is that I love our Thursday night pizza nights!


Summer lovin'

Lazy summer days in the friends pool... mom's talking... kids swimming... one of my favorite afternoon activities.

‎2.5 year old keeps saying "Daddy, I wanna rock!"... which means he wants to play rock band...which means he really just wants to hold the guitar. Such cuteness.

Little Summer touches in our little back yard.

On our way to church... boys in sweater vests, church books, nursery, a nap and a good dinner make Sunday our favorite day of the week. 

Liberty and I talk almost every single day... mostly on Instant Messaging... I though withdrawals if we go more than a couple of days chatting! 

cutest little errand buddy ever.

 Swimming Party for Lexi!  Due to a fall yesterday and some spotting I'm on restrictive activities for the next couple of days which includes no swimming even at a birthday party.

 Another birthday has come and gone this week... I've decided to take self portraits each year on my birthday... maybe one day I'll make a collage of all my birthday self portraits.  May 35 be an awesome year!

In honor of my birthday Bunny, Tracy and Nicole came over and we Karaoke'd in to the wee hours of the morning (3am)... I'm now a huge fan of the Karaoke bday party... maybe I'll request it again next year!

 

Memorial Day celebration at friends house... bbq, softball, slip and slide... such a fun day!

January, February and March are now all caught up.  Wahooooooooooo!