HAPPY BIRTHDAY SALLY!!!!

We celebrated sally's birthday a few days early with family and friends in this weekend! sally will be 2 yrs old on July 2nd. Happy Birthday sweet girl!!

Karis' shower - part one

So tonight was a shower for Karis and it was an amazing blessing!! More pics and stories to come soon! But had to post sally.....she was the entertainment....it was like she knew there were lots of girls and fun going on! It was so fun to have her there! Notice the progression of her outfit....hilarious! By the end she was dancing in red high hills in her diaper! love that girl! Karis, you just wait! you will have so much fun with your sister sally!

Another Birthday Party!

Grantland Rice turned 3 this last week and we got to celebrate with water fun and back to his house for cupcakes and animal pics. It was a great morning with friends!

Family Time

Of course, their favorite part was with Uncle Kevin!!

At my mother's parents....kiddos with great grandparents...Mom and Dad

Kids with Memaw (great grandmother) HAPPY BIRTHDAY memaw!!
Sally and Pepaw (great grandfather) pulling weeds out of garden


We got to go and visit grandparents and great grandparents this past week and the kids loved being outside. The trip anticipated some sorrow as my mother died 2 yrs ago on the day we were there, but actually, as we went through her things and spent time with family out around the things my mother loved most, we celebrated her life...and we accepted this new season we have been living out since she died. The legacy she has given to me from those before her is being passed on to my children and so many more....it was so good to be with family....we love you all! Thank you pa and all for how you loved on us! we love you!

First Swim party!!

It was Ellie Peck's birthday party!! The Pecks always know how to do the best birthdays! We had so much fun....thank you peck family! happy birthday sweet ellie!

Girls, Boys and Swimming Parties

Sally is all girl and gets girlier as each day comes. She always has someones shoes on, a bracelet or necklace and a purse...or bag...or bug box as her bag...

WesleyGrant has gotten into superheros and building towers....

We are starting to slow down and begin preparing for little Karis to arrive....our friend Jackie moved in and Christel will come next! yeah! we love having them in our home!...and now the only thing before Karis' birth that remains are Swim parties!! and lots of them!!...so the kids got new swim suits today and wore them all day and outside...they were perfect for when the ice cream man came by and we got to eat strawberry ice cream bars in the heat...or at least they melted all over us. Good times....

A Girly Morning...

SO, i never thought i would be painting my 22 month old's toes, but this morning brought that opportunity. I was doing my own "home pedicure" and sally came up watching me with great curiosity....quietly she watched until i was all done, then she said, "Sally's toes?" How could i resist! So, Sally got the royal treatment and i can't believe how still she was. She LOVED it. I never knew how fun that would be for me, but it was. I believe that Sally is more of a girl than i am. I told Sally she can thank her "Aunt Leslie" who taught her mommy in college all about Pedicures and all that girly stuff! Thanks "Aunt Leslie"! I'm training up my girls for your boys one day!

Happy Spring and a Great Easter!

We enjoyed an easter egg hunt last saturday downtown at our old favorite park...Zilker! And this year WesleyGrant really got into the "Jesus is risen" thing. Though i couldn't find my "tomb recipe", so we had to use playdough. This Easter morning was truly filled with a sense of praise that our King was alive! It has set us in to spring here in Austin! Easter day was full of fun times with neighbors, friends and family over for Easter dinner...GREEK food! so fun!