November Insta-good

I started off the month pet-sitting for a friend. Derek was in and out (mostly out) for the weekend since a friend was in town and they went to the Vikes v. Cowboys game. PJ was generally good but not used to sharing toys with kiddos! Abby loved chasing him for kisses.

While the dogs were at home, Derek and I went to a fundraising dinner thanks to a table sponsorship by my employer. The dinner benefited Cornerstone Ranch, a home for special needs adults. There was also an art auction, but we didn't win anything. :(

The next weekend we celebrated some neighbors (and parents of Grant's best bud) 40th bdays. Oh darn - I don't have any photos.

Mid month, Derek had to work Saturday morning. It was overcast but still great weather, so I took the kids to Casey's Clubhouse in Grapevine. We got there at 8am and we were the first ones there. This is normally a scary-busy park, so we took full advantage.

The spiral staircase to one of the slides reminded me so much of St. Peter's!

That same day, after the kids napped, we headed over to Logan's 5th birthday party. Bounce house fun!!!

Matthew came over for a bit that evening. Grant loved playing with his oldest cousin! Before he arrived, I found my crew outside looking at stars.

That Sunday was unusually warm. I mean - 85 or 90 in the middle of November. After naps, we walked to Sonic for ice cream, then walked to Tom Thumb for groceries. It was about 3.5 miles round trip. We also found a woman's wallet that had been stolen. Derek returned it to her (thanks Google) once we got home.

I walked a few of our job sites to see what my job is really about (I had yet to see one of our signature products). Several employees from another office were in town, so it was great to get to know them also.

Cartoons in bed with us on a Saturday morning:

My favorite boy in the whole wide world:

Although he was pretty scared of the fire! I enjoyed the fire and the view of the freshly-painted fireplace!

Abby asked to go potty, but she just wanted to stand in front of the potty like Bubba. I was sure I had a long weekend ahead of me.

This long weekend, just like last year, is all about potty training. That's a whole post by itself, but I loved this shot of a bare bottom, remote, Mickey and the rug rolled up out of the way. Not pictured: all the juice I was feeding her to get her to go!

May 2013 in Photos

May 3 - BIG Dallas!!! I went to see Alvin Ailey with Miss Tammy!

May 4 - Pushing Abby around in tupperware at Big Gaga's. Abby played with Big Gaga!

May 4 - Cinco de Kentucky Derby de Erin's bday party!

May 5 - Walk to McDonalds for ice cream & playground time. Looks like the remodel that started later that week may be taking out the playground. :(

May 5 - She's part pic.

May 8 - Spring!!

May 11 - Abby in the pillowcase dress that my aunt, Super Sandy, made from my great grandma's handiwork.

May 12 - 2 proud sisters at our bro's graduation.

May 14 - Playing after Matthew's baseball game (they won).

May 18 - At the Byron Nelson. That's my co-worker up there in the orange rocking it.

May 19 - #dadhair. Why does she keep the headband on when Derek does it, but pulls it off when I do it (correctly)?!?

May 19 - Derek fears the phrase "I'm going to make her look ridiculous!" #swimcap

May 19 - Lola loved the bubbles more than the kids. #fatdog #mightdie
-Lots of Instagrams from our Napa trip... but I'm not reposting them here!-

May 28 - BEFORE haircut....

May 28 - AFTER haircut

May 30 - Playing at Matthew's baseball game (they won). Yankees won the city championship!!

May 30 - Fun walk to the car after the game. #meltdowns

May 31 - My big 3 year old eating a cupcake on his birthday! We had to sing "Happy Birthday" 3 times!!! #derekshouldntsing #abbysingsbetter

February in Instagram Photos

Lots of fun in February!

Playing Joker with the Gabriels

Quick visit to Big Gaga's. I love swingin' with my baby!

Watching Woody... you can see Abby back there with her bottle.

ROSES for Valentine's Day!

My monkeys! Abby asked for curly hair.

My first time to wear my Christmas bling - on our Valentine's date to the pop-up dinner for LUCK. They open in June or July in Trinity Groves. Everyone needs to go when they do! My co-worker's husband is the chef.

Craft night with my bffs before Lolly moves! :(

January in Instagram photos

I was a terrible blogger in the month of January, so I'll let Instagram tell my story.

January 8th we finally packed up our Christmas gear. I got the kids' handprints to add to our tree skirt.

Abby fell asleep on me. Instagram text: Hightlight of my day. She never falls asleep on me anymore!

After Abby's bath, I really played up the curly hair. Can you tell?!?!

On January 12th, our daycare had parents' night out. A friend from high school plays with Emerald City now and they were playing nearby. So we headed out and had a night full of dancing with my parents, siblings, and some of their friends. Derek's night was MUCH longer than mine!! Instagram text: Dancin' shoes!

But before we went dancing, Grant ran into his cousin. He's got quite a shiner here. Can you tell?

Last weekend we played with the Dacuses all day. This included a trip to the park.

And just this past Thursday, Erin and I went to the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. It was a great event - the museum wasn't crowded at all and they served delicious appetizers and cocktails. We learned a lot on the 2nd floor about the human body while we stalked the kitchen to get dibs on the appetizers.