My Big 3-0

Yes, it's true. I am actually 30 years old. I know I don't look that old! ;)

For my birthday this year, Chad and I decided to take a trip to California. This was great. While we were living it up spoiling ourselves in Orange County, the kids were with grandparents and Aunt Amy being spoiled rotten. :) I wouldn't want it any other way! 

 

 

What a great way to turn 30!

Mother's Day Tea

Mabry had her Mother's Day Tea at school this week. This is a great opportunity for the kids to help make their moms feel special. Mabry greeted me at the door, showed me to my seat, and asked what I would like to drink. Refreshing! 

 Here is the questionnaire that Mabry completed about me. So eye-opening! 

 She still thinks my favorite food is spaghetti! Maybe one day she'll learn! :)

This is the best picture I could get of my babies. 

These two are why I love being a mom!

Texas Bluebonnets

I love these pictures! So glad we were able to capture this time in our lives. The bluebonnets are the perfect picture prop to create beautiful pictures. 

Clark is 15 Months Old!

 Clark is now 15 months old!
He is becoming a 'big boy' more and more every day! He communicates so well and has several words with his vocabulary growing almost daily.
He is such a delight in our family. 

 He is my little social bug, definitely an extrovert. He lights up when he knows that we are going out. He will tell anyone and everyone 'hi' and 'bye'. He is also generous with blowing kisses. Muah!

Gotta have a snack while waiting for the doctor :).

At Clark's 15 month well check-up, he weighed 24.5 lbs (73%). He is 32 inches tall (80%). He has begun to slim up. This, however, may be due to the challenging eating habits he is trying to create. Mommy and Daddy have got to figure out what he likes to eat. Also, our other big challenge is providing the motivation to make him want to walk! He only has to want to and I know he can do it!

Our sweet boy has a fun personality of his own! I am really looking forward to what the summer has in store for us!

Easter Fun!

 We had a lot of fun this Easter with friends. As Mabry gets older, the festivities become more fun.

We dyed eggs...

 We went to church on Sunday morning and learned more about the hope we have knowing Jesus is not in the tomb. He is risen! Mabry tells the resurrection story in the sweetest way. 

 The kids got Easter baskets filled with goodies...

 Clark was not feeling too good dealing with all the gunk from a cold so he and Chad stayed home while Mabry and I headed to church. 

 Later that afternoon, we had some new friends of ours over to our house to celebrate Easter with us.

Mabry and Lucy have a lot of fun together. 

 This grin should melt your heart like it does mine...

We had an egg hunt in the front yard for the girls. We had such great weather!

The girls were sweet enough to let their little brothers help go through their eggs. 

Even though, we were not with family this Easter, we are so blessed to have great friends to spend the holiday with. 

Spring Break!

Even though my kids are not in school yet, we still take full advantage of Spring Break. During the break, there is no preschool and no extracurricular church activities so we do get a break. 

We decided to travel to see family when we had the chance. We first went to Jonesboro to stay with Grandmother and Granddad. Staying with them is a treat for the 3 of us! 

(Chad didn't get a break from work so it was just the kids and me.)

 Mabry and Clark are just a little spoiled while with Grandmother and Granddad! :)
We all love it!

 After Arkansas, the kids and I flew back to Dallas where Chad picked us up at the airport and we headed down to San Antonio. Clark did great on his first flight thanks to sweet boys and their mother keeping him happy by their impromptu stuffed animal puppet show. 

Uncle Brad and Aunt Rhonda always know the best places to take up in SA. This time we were introduced to Morgan's Wonderland. It is a small theme park created for special needs children but is open to the public. We all enjoyed this neat, kid geared place. So much thought and planning went into making this accessible to children no matter the age or need. 

 We got more grandparent time in San Antonio. Mammaw and Pappaw came for the weekend too!

 San Antonio is a special place for us because we have both Chad's brother and family there as well and my brother and his family there. So we got to see Baby Nathan one afternoon. 

Below is a picture we just took of Nathan, Clark and Mabry. 

Below that one is a 'sister photo' that we took at the end of July. 

 Haven't they all 3 grown so much in just 8 months?!!

Clark and Nathan are becoming fast buddies. 

They enjoyed watching Ceecee (the dog) playing in the backyard. 

 I just had to throw this last picture in from the same day. Clark was telling us where his nose is. He is growing so fast! His great communications skills pleasantly surprise us daily! 

Recently...

 I know I have not been posting as much as I used to. I am sad to say that I have not been taking pictures like I used to. It is hard to keep tabs on both kids along with my camera. I am trying to do better. Hopefully, I will get it down soon enough. I just wanted to let you see some of our recent pictures. We have busy days and one or two lazy days in between.

 On our most recent lazy day, Clark found the open (not kid proofed) cabinet and had a blast exploring through it. Mabry was unsure about the mess he was making but once she saw I was okay with it, she dove right in the fun! I tried to capture them in the midst of their destruction. After Clark was asleep for his nap, Mabry got to help me organize it all. I just wonder how long it will last!