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Can I tell you a story?
I love this picture. Grandma and Sweet Baby J. They are so cute together. Once upon a time, Grandma came to stay with my brother and I. Mom and dad went to Washington DC. Grandma took us to eat fancy Mexican food... hello Monterrey House at the corner of Custer and...
Four Generations
For eight generations, a girl has been the oldest in my mother's family. Eight generations! Do you know what that means? That means I am the oldest of an oldest of an oldest of an oldest of an oldest of an oldest of an oldest. That means I have every right to be...
Christmas Day, Cooking and Family
Cooking with my aunts is one of my favorite memories. We have made ginormous meals together for as long as I can remember. My mom has two sisters and one brother. My grandmother used to have {when she lived in Corpus Christi} a huge conference table in her dining...
Do we really have to go back to real life?
Thank you for being patient with me as I share the pictures from our wonderfully long two week vacation. I feel strange still talking to you about Christmas, but I don't want to rush through and just file my memories away. Does that make sense? My brother just...
Punch you in the gut moments…
That is what my sister-in-law calls them. I was sitting on the porch in Carmine, Texas over Christmas vacation. My first moment alone in a few weeks. Birds were singing. The sun was setting. The wind was picking up. And I realized. I had lost three children in the...
Incredible Pizza {Conroe, Texas}
Yes, my son wears Camo pants at all times. Why do you ask? Arcade games, great buffet, ice skating rink, car races, dessert, bowling and skee ball. Never forget my mad skee ball skillz. They are the source of many tickets for my children... one of my most important...
Children’s Museum {Houston, Texas}
Aunt Leslie and Cousin Caden met us at the Houston Children's Museum. We were there for at least two hours and the kids could have easily stayed longer. Climbing structures, a mini-metropolis, an outdoor playground and huge water maze thingy, invention stuff... pure...
Thank you + a little suprise…
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 **** For my family, it is time for Thank You Notes. We were just blessed with two weeks with family. We were showered with gifts, meals, long meaningful conversations, naps,...
We finally got that icing fight…
Grandma came home yesterday! We were hoping that she would be at mom's house by Christmas, but I think the hospital staff just enjoyed our company too much. I mean... who wouldn't want to be visited by the giggling elves each day?! This is Julia's tray. So fun. She...
Pedialyte + Christmas Angel
Collective Bias approached me about doing a Christmas Angel with Pedialyte. I am loving these companies that are paying it forward to the community. I am at my momma's house in Texas, so I had to get a little creative with who to pick to pay it forward to. Sitting in...
My favorite kind of vacation…
The colors I found in Texas…
Over the hills and to the woods…
For the first time since the move in 2008, we drove back to Texas for the holidays (instead of flying). It was only a 23 hour drive 🙂 We stopped in Ozona, Texas and found the cutest playground. The kids had never seen a merry go round. Can you believe that? I...
We were kicked out of the emergency room today…
This morning, we spent an amazing day at the Houston Children's Museum (never fear... adorable pics of my nephew to come!). We ate lunch at Fuddruckers (complete with awesome Jalapeno Cheese Sauce) and as we were finishing... we got a call that grandma was in an...
Christmas Crafts 101
Free hand tree + leftover wrapping paper + glue. Super Cute. Kept him busy @ 8 minutes. No intervention needed. Paint sticks + felt + scissors + glue + googly eyes + beads + pom poms. Super, Super cute. Kept us busy @ 20 minutes. Lots of intervention needed. Felt is...
Neighborhood Christmas Lights 2010
Christmas Tradition {2} or The Journey to Bethlehem
Nate and Grandma. Favorite. Picture. Ever. Each year our church holds a Journey to Bethlehem. You bring a plate of cookies for the other travelers 🙂 and you take a journey. Mr. B's parents were here for this as well ~ to they got to see my Angel as an Angel! Yup,...
Hawk-eye Sighting + Most Treasured Gift
I think I was 13. My brother {19 months apart} gave this to me. It is really the first present I remember getting from him. My mom told me that he picked it out himself ~ just for me. I have a little collection of houses that I unpack every Christmas. This beautiful...
In the morning… {A desktop background for you}
Sharing & Caring + Smart & Final
When Collective Bias asked me to participate in a Smart & Final, sharing & caring shopping opportunity, I absolutely said 'yes'. Collective Bias and Smart & Final asked me to think of someone who could use a little extra help this holiday season. I knew...