So... we have been a little busy!

Well, it has been about 4 months since I posted. Things have definitely been hopping around here. We welcomed sweet Cora Jane to the family on May 25th. She is now 7 weeks old and still such a sweetheart. She is completely spoiled rotten. Her sisters L.O.V.E. her and Chris and I think she is pretty special too! She fits in so perfectly and completes our little family!

Besides, adding a member, our little family has been enjoying a busy summer. We have been playing, swimming, road tripping, VBSing, riding bikes, and sleeping (a little)! I can't believe summer is half over. We still have lots more planned, so hopefully we can fit it all in.

Hope you are all doing great too!

Can you believe it...

I am back! Not with much, but at least a little look at what we have been up to the last 7 months!

Camping at Brazos Bend

Pumpkin Patch

The Fairy Princess and the Pirate

The Big 3-4

Landa Park

Feeding the cows at John and Kara's

No training wheels!

Christmas Card Photoshoot

Christmas Night on the Riverwalk

Cotton Bowl - Gig'em Aggies!

Upward Basketball
No Teeth!

Rodeo Houston and Martina McBride

Spring is Here!

Lemonade stand at Granny and Poppy's

Grampa Catfish! We let him go!

GO Rockets! Clutch's birthday party

9 weeks to go to meet baby girl #3!

I would love to say I will be back soon, but let's not kid ourselves! Things around here at hectic, but we are loving every minute!

Erin

Thoughtful Thursday

1. Gracie's back in school - I am one lucky lady. This little girl rocks my world with her spunk and adorable little face. She is so excited about school and LOVES her backpack. She talks about her friends all the time and likes to report on all the classroom activities.

2. Chris is scheduled for surgery tomorrow morning. He ruptured his achilles tendon on Tuesday playing basketball. It is just an outpaitent surgery, but we are all a little freaked out. He hates needles and hospitals and I hate the idea of him being on crutches for 4-6 weeks. Heaven help us!

3. It seems I sent my little girl off to first grade just three weeks ago and now she is all grown up. I am amazed at how well she can read. She LOVES first grade.

That's it! Sorry for being so MIA lately. I just don't have the time these days to get on the blog. It makes me sad, but it is about the only thing I can let slide without any major issues!

Hope you are all doing great!

First Grade

First week of first grade!

I am really letting the old blog slide. We have been super busy, but nothing too exciting. Just the plain old everyday things, like school, work, housework, etc. I haven't even had the camera out for anything except the first day of school.

So, far Lucy is really loving first grade. She says it is way better than kindergarten and her teacher is the cooler than me (sniff, sniff). I know she is going to rock it! She has already made several new best friends :) and can't wait to get on the bus each morning.

Grace really misses Lucy during the day, but is enjoying her extra one on one time with me. She is really into coloring right now and will spend hours with her markers and coloring books. Of course, I think she is an award-winning artist in the making.

Caught up in the everyday,

Thoughtful Thursday

Last Thursday, we were right in the middle of our fourth annual Frio river trip with the Loop. We always have an awesome time and go home counting down to the next trip.

1. School is only 3 days away for Lucy. She is so excited and is looking forward to meeting her teacher tomorrow. I hope she gets a great teacher and will have at least one friend in her class.

2. I made a dump cake last weekend for a get together at Sara and Justin's. It was so good. I can't believe it is so easy! I am planning another one for this weekend.

3. Chris, Grace, and I spent the Sunday before our vacation in the ER. It was our first trip to the ER with little Grace and made for a very long day. She woke up Sunday morning with half her face swollen. She looked like a Klump from The Nutty Professor. After seeing several doctors, nurses and a CT scan, they determined that she had an infected parotid gland. It was nothing serious, but required 10 days of antibiotics. She was such an awesome trooper throughout the whole ordeal (except the CT scan). We were so proud of her.

Short and Sweet,

Thoughtful Thursday - one liners

1. Lucy's almost sleepover party was a huge success... on the other hand, the cake was just huge!2. Laundry is taking over my life and my sanity.

3. Being sick sucks...especially in the summer.

4. My girls are so cute they make my heart swell and my eyes fill.

5. I am addicted to texting.

6. Diet Coke with vanilla is my favorite reason for Happy Hour.

7. My husband is awesome... even if he doesn't help with the laundry (see #2).

8. School starts in a little more than two weeks!

9. All girl weekends rock... chick flicks, shopping, food, and wine!

Minimizing my life and my posts,

Thoughtful Thursday

1. My oldest is SIX YEARS OLD... which she says means I am old now too! How did this happen? It seems that just yesterday we were bringing that cute little pink bundle into the world. Now she is a sweet little lady with more brains, beauty, grace, and compassion than most 60-year olds. But I could be biased...

2. We spent another great weekend in Rockport. LOVE the condo and LOVE spending quality time with the family!

3. Grace was sick again this week. She has been unlucky this summer, that the germies keep getting her. Luckily she is feeling better and back to her stinky, sweet self.

4. We are all looking forward to an eventful weekend. Chris is headed to Seadrift with all the guys for three days of fishing, poker, and beer drinking(yuck). All of us girls are having a belated birthday party for Lucy. We are having an almost Sleepover. There will be pizza, rainbow cake, ice cream, pedis, and even tie dyeing. It is going to be FABULOUS!

Rainbow Cupcakes for the actual birthday... There will be a BIG rainbow cake for the party.

5. Lucy spent all last week in Fine Arts Camp. She and her bff, Ashtyn, spent 5 days singing dancing, and crafting. On Friday, they did a little performance of all they had learned. She had a blast. On a side note... here are only 3 weeks of summer left... Can you believe it? Where has the time gone?

Happy Thursday,