Birthday Cuteness

A week or so ago, Abby was invited to go to this little guys 1st Birthday Party! Lincoln's such a cute little man! So glad we got to share this small party with him!

Before the party, I asked Abby if she wanted to write in Lincoln's card, she said "mmhum!" and went right to work. I just thought it was too cute not to document. She worked on this for a good 20 minutes or so. (But she is my daughter, so everything she does is cute, right? Sorry about that. But my blog, my cuteness :)

Six Flags with PJco!

At the beginning of the month we had the great opportunity of braving the hot weather to have some fun at Six Flags over Texas! I have to admit, we were very, very skeptical about going because of how hot it was supposed to be, but we are SO glad we went because it really wasn't bad at all! We thought we'd only stay for about 2 hours... but we ended up staying 7/8!

This is the only ride I rode. I LOVE Six Flags so much, but with my "condition" (as Six Flags calls it) I wasn't able to ride any big kids rides. But really, after one ride on this thing that only went in circles, I wanted to puke.
Abby loved seeing all the cartoon characters around the park. She had such a great time walking around and running wild.
Right before we left, she clonked out while we were enjoying a funnel cake. I can say proudly that I've never been to Six Flags without enjoying a funnel cake! Although, for some reason this time it really wasn't all that great.
There have been some wonderful parties put on by PJco, and this one did not disappoint. Such a great company to work for! Can't wait to see what they have up their sleeves next :)

Baby Jack

My big sister, Chelsea is going in to have her baby tomorrow! My sisters, mom and I decided to throw her a surprise shower for baby Jack. It turned out to be kind of a bust because all her friends were busy/out of town (we didn't have it on the best weekend... very busy). Hopefully Chelsea got most of what she needed though.

I hope Baby Jack makes a speedy and safe debut into the world and everything goes well with Chelsea, too!

(amazing cake made by Amy!)

TOFW: Choose To Become

A couple months ago I had the great privileged to travel to San Antonio with my sisters and mom to go to Time Out For Women. It was such a fun girl's weekend. There were so many great musical numbers and speakers there. There's really nothing that can compare to the spiritual nourishment that happens in the two short days of being with people of your same faith, with your same worries, trials, tribulations, and thing's weighing on your hearts. They get it. And when we all ban together something fabulous happens that I really can't explain. The spirit is felt there so strong. You leave with your cup overflowing and you learn how to keep your cup full and your soul nourished. There's this fire that burns within- it makes your heart feel like it might burst. You learn to let the little things go and to focus on the things that matter.

Usually we're working TOFW and don't really get to sit and listen very much. This time we were able to sit and enjoy the full two days of speakers and musical numbers. It was so wonderful to get to experience the part of TO that most people get to. But I have to admit, it is really great getting to see both sides of it.

I can't wait till it comes back to Plano next year. Hopefully baby Jr will cooperate and be an awesome baby so I can work it with my sisters and mom again. It really is such a great experience.

While we were in San Antonio, we were able to go to the river walk a couple times to eat. Boy oh boy do I love me some authentic mexican food. Paul has never been to the river walk. I hope we can go down sometime soon and spend the weekend so we can both enjoy it together. The river walk brings so many great memories for me as a kid and teenager traveling there with school friends and family. If you live in Texas, it's a must visit!

Abby 14ish Months

Abby brings such a light and entertainment in our home. She is growing up so fast and I hate it! I've really started to realize just how fast she's growing since I found out I was pregnant again. I know I will miss my sweet little girl once another one is thrown into the bunch. Sometimes I wish I could just record every little thing she does: Her cheesy under bite smile, her giggles, her saying "hi mommy!", her "jumping", her animal noises, the way she lights up every time Paul gets home from work, blowing kisses.

So for my enjoyment, here are a few pictures documenting a couple of fun things Abby does.

Left Behind Anniversary.

Because I was too lazy to upload a really blog about anything the past couple months, these pictures from our anniversary were left out of the anniversary blog. So, I thought I'd share because I have a really sweet husband who loves me and really just wants to do anything to make me happy. :)

I really wish I would have taken a picture of just us that night, but frankly I'm really bad with the camera. I always forget when I have it and when I do want it I forget to bring it.

I'm so blessed to have such a sweet, caring husband who knows and loves me.
Can't wait to see what the next year brings :)