old friends are the best

Pauline (3 kids), Carrie (preg with her 1st), Kristi (2 kids & niece Emmy), Kristi (3 kids), Erica (2 & preg), Autumn & Hoyt(only 1 so far)
We visited my family and friends in CS a while back. It was a fun trip and great to see everyone. All my friends' kids are getting so big. I love that we can all pick up where we left off and have a great time catching up no matter how much time it has been.
Emma & Ashton swimming
G in her 1920s suit
Autumn & Hoyt
killing snakes at Hayley's farm! No, for real. I shot a snake!splashed at Sea World
popsicle time
Emma, Sammi, Taylor & Georgia

fathers & fishing

We had a wonderful day here to celebrate the Fathers in our lives. My parents came in town to see us and help me out while Daniel got some time to do what he wanted to. E's new fishing pole..we are taking to MS with us soon! Daniel is so excited to share this love with his girls!After a long day swimming at Carrie's parents house we came home for naps while Daniel headed to a poker tournament. He had a blast though he didn't win and stayed all night long and me and the girls were treated to dinner by my parents. On Sunday we all got to sleep in a bit and then enjoyed a quick Italian lunch before Daniel booked it to Houston for a concert with his friend Derek. I was happy to let him go and have a fun night out, but it made it even easier that my parents were here to play with the girls. I even got a nap while they swam outside. It was a good weekend and I think everyone had fun!reading the bird watching book..Emma has been really into it lately!showing Pop their new fishing skills!
Thank you to all the Fathers who make our lives so much more bright and full of love and memories we will always cherish. Thank you for working hard to make our girls feel so special everyday of the year!loving on Daddy on our way to lunch

Soul Sisters

These girls are so cute together. Biased just a bit, yes! Now don't get me wrong, they still have their moments of pushing, squealing, pulling hair, tattling & bossing. But I do love their hugs they share, when they ask for eachother so they can play, or when they are loving on their baby dolls and pushing them around the house in heels.
Despite Emma's tackling issues (where she will clothesline Georgia out of the clear blue) she has become quite protective of her sister. It is really cute and I actually love seeing it happen. We could be at a park or a restaurant and if someone gets near her "baby Georgia" she will get between them and kindof block them out and say, "That's my baby sister Georgia!" while holding her arm out towards them.

Recently, there was a little boy, about G's age, who was wanting her drink and kept circling her and reaching for it. G was doing pretty well at keeping him at bay while saying "Mine", but once E saw what was going on she ran over squealing, "No, that's my baby Georgia" while shaking a finger at him. It was really sweet. Couldn't we all use a protector like that now and then?!! eating spaghetti..both their favorite!
I also love that G will hold your hand now while crossing the street (most of the time). It melts my heart seeing my girls hold hands and Emma making sure and telling her "Mommy gonna give you a spanking if you don't hold hands in the street. You want a spanking??" Then G will shake her head and say real seriously, "No..No" It makes me smile!caught them playing sweet! ;)
We have graduated G out of the highchair at the table, now she either sits with us or will sit in the booster. I store it under the table and found them one day taking turns dragging eachother around the floor on the booster seat.
They were having a blast and laughing so loud, but I just didn't see it ending that way.

They spent at least 45 minutes in our plastic pool going up and down the slide the other day. They were going so fast it was causing a whirlpool and only stopped once I forced them out of the pool. I forsee lots of days spent out there burning off energy!
These are my 2 girls, probably the only 2 I will have..but I will always love seeing them grow up together, learning from eachother and even fighting with eachother over shoes, purses & makeup. Cause at the end of the day they ask for the other when they aren't around, they want to sleep together and they give sweet good night kisses after prayers to eachother.

Party girls

We have been to a few parties here and there lately. They have all been at fun kid-friendly places where the girls can go wild and we don't really have to do anything! LOVE IT.
Now, I do like the idea, intimacy, specialness (not really a word) of having birthday parties at your own home but it sure is enticing to let someone else do all the work and then you get to load up and head to your quiet home while someone else cleans up!!
I am seriously considering this for G's 2nd birthday..I will be due any minute if not just had her little brother and think that the last thing I will want to deal with will be all the party planning details!
Anyways, here are few pics of our parties we attended around town!Me & E wheeling around
G riding the train
G and her friend Maggie
E and her friend Georgia
Daniel and his girls on the obstacle course
Georgia in the playhouse
Emma tricycling!
Worth's 2nd Birthday party - he was so cute he started crying when everyone was singing HB to him and waving his hands, like 'stop it'. It was so funny! train rides were a hit!
proof of my 25 week preggos belly!shopping at the "HEB"- they got 5 of everything!
the dress up room..we had a hard time getting E to leave that room!