Daddy's 28th Birthday!

We just love our daddy!! Bear loves to 'do work' (as bear calls it) with tools and fix things around the house. Not to mention wrestle, ride the four wheeler, play outside....the list could go on! Olivia loves to snuggle with him and lights up when she sees him.

He is such a wonderful dad and husband. I love him so much!

Dad and Bear

Charlie's classic cake for Charles :)

Singing to Daddy!

These two are in L-O-V-E!

I love watching Bear and Elise together. Kelly and I are thinking a pre-arranged marriage would work best here :)

Sloane's 2nd Birthday Party

Sloane is one of the cutest little girls I know. She looked like a doll at her 2nd birthday party. Happy Birthday Sloaney!

Mom's Surprise Party!

We surprised my mom this year for her birthday. Teresa, one of my mom's closest friends, organized it. We had such a blast. She was so surprised! Teresa also got her a signed copy of the George W. Bush book....that made her night! We love you Mom!
Mom and her girls!

Rachel and Charles always doing something funny.......

Let's try this again!

So cute!

Mom and El

Love him!

Thanks Brad for the bunny ears!

Part of the group!

Trying to hang with the young kids :)

Me and my handsome little brother!

Mom's super cute cake done by Jenny, of course!

Halloween 2010

Every year is more fun with having kids. I know we are only on year 3 (almost) but holidays/special events are so much fun! From dressing them in cute Halloween themed shirts, to the pumpkin patch, playgroup Halloween parties and Trick-or-Treating...we had a blast! On Halloween night, Debbie and Charlie came over to trick or treat. My parents stopped by for a little bit to give the kids some treats! Barrett had so much fun ringing everyone's doorbells. He never actually said "trick or treat" because he was too busy staring at the inside of our neighbor's houses or their pets. He did hold his Elmo basket out everytime for candy! Olivia was a pea in the pod for our playgroup party and a kitten on Halloween night. She only lasted for a few houses because it was her bed time!
Hanging with Mimi and Grandad!

The Grandparents got the kids little Halloween bags....they are so spoiled by the best Grandparents ever!

Bear is ready to dig in!

Pumpkin Patch 2010

Frisco has the cutest pumpkin patch around. Last year we went to Flower Mound and it is so big and crowded. I spotted this pumpkin patch on my way to Starbucks a couple weeks before Halloween. It had just as much as the Flower Mound one, without the long lines and huge crowd. They had a bounce house, face painting, a hay maze and hay rides.
My parents, Rach and I headed to the Pumpkin Patch with the kids and Zoey! Zoe wore her annual witch costume. Barrett and Liv thought it was the funniest thing in the world!

So much fun!

Olivia, for some reason, had her tongue out the entire time!

Papa helping Liv get situated for her photo op!

Two Peas in a Pod!

Halloween Playgroup

We started the Halloween weekend off by going to our playgroup party. I didn't get as many pictures as I would liked, but I was busy chasing my two kiddos around! Barrett and Olivia both wanted to take their costumes off after about 10 minutes, but it was pretty hot in the house.We love our Mom's playgroup, everyone is wonderful!
Olivia trying to eat her friend Bliss' shoe!
Bear and Liv, with her Pea in the Pod hat coming off!

Bear showing "sissy" how it's done!

Olivia and Bliss!
Bliss getting her shoe back from Liv!

Aunt Leesha's Birthday

Barrett just loves birthdays. His favorite part of course, is the cake. Anytime lately that we have been celebrating someone's big day, he tell's me he wants a bite of "birthday". for Aunt 'Leesha's' birthday, we started out at her super cute apartment in Dallas and then headed to a really good Italian restaurant....the kids were great! Charles was out of town so I didn't know what to expect...thankfully I had a lot of helping hands! Barrett dug into the cake before we ever sang Happy Birthday! He then preceded to bite one of the candles instead of licking the frosting. What a fun night!

Group picture!

Hi Grandad!

Uncle Elliott's Birthday

Uncle Elliott's 20th birthday was so much fun! We spent the Sunday bowling, had cake and then went out for Italian of course at my grandpa's restaurant, J&J's. Barrett had a great time during his first experience bowling! We all know the cake was his favorite part ! Even though Olivia is still so little, she seems like she wants to be in all of the action! She wasn't put down the entire day, there were a lot of hands to hold her :)
This was the perfect place to go for Elliott's birthday because he, my dad, my Uncle and my Grandpa are all on a bowling league. They bowl every Sunday. They were really good but I definately should have been able to use bumpers!




What a great day celebrating Uncle Elliott's birthday! We love you!!