Let's take a minute to recap this past weekend, it was Mother's Day weekend after all. Which essentially means it wasn't much different than any other weekend. On Saturday, I helped host a baby tea for Brandon and Ava! How cute is she? And it was great to get to catch up with some of my high school friends I don't get to see often enough. I came back home and Allen had a lunch packed and sunscreen on BK and Jud and we headed straight to the lake. We didn't take the boat out near enough last summer, we even thought about selling it on several occasions this year, but really, there's nothing like a good day on the lake. I'm so glad we decided to keep it! The kids had a … [Read more...]
weekend recap, mother’s day edition
We had a busy Mother's Day weekend but surprisingly, it was pretty relaxing. On Friday night we went out to eat with some friends at one of my favorite local places. Then on Saturday morning we headed to the lake. We spent the day on the water, BK went for a boat ride and loved being on the water and Allen and I rode the jet ski's. I have to sing the praises of this new life jacket she is wearing. This is life jacket number 3 for us, she just doesn't like to keep them on and well, that's really not an option when we're at the lake. We picked up this Puddle Jumper on Saturday morning and she didn't even want to take it off when we went inside. She sat on the pier and watched the guys … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day
Whenever we found out our baby girl would arrive in April I started thinking about what holidays she would get to celebrate first. We love holidays at our house, and my mom even jokes that Allen and I make up holidays to justify major purchases, or to give gifts to each other. So when I saw that her first holiday would be Mother's Day I was so excited to discover I got a new holiday (and it's legitimate mom!!) I feel so blessed to be able to celebrate Mother's Day this year as a mother. I am thankful that our sweet girl is home with us, and feeling much better. I am also both blessed and thankful that I was able to spend some time with my mom today. I do believe I have the best … [Read more...]