Easter...finally!

It's taken me a while to get around to posting Easter picts! We have been so busy around here, I just kept putting it off!

We spent Easter up in Grapevine with my folks. Geoff and dad golfed Friday; while J, mom and I shopped. Then Jeff came in from Little Rock late that night. Saturday morning we colored easter eggs with J and she really enjoyed that, then the boys spent the entire day looking at cars (hence the 2 new purchases in the previous post) and Saturday night we went over to our family friends house for a visit. Sunday was raining and yucky outside so we had to have our "hunt" in the house, along with a very yummy Easter lunch. It was a great visit as usual.

Jeff/Geoff's new truck/car!

Geoff and my brother spent Saturday looking at cars....well, really looking at trucks for my brother. 8 hours later, Jeff is the proud owner of a Chevy 4x4 extended cab pickup! I missed getting a picture of it before he left for Arkansas again, but it is a really nice truck and I know he is really happy to finally have the papers signed. (yes, it was an ordeal, why is buying a car such a pain!!!??)

While browsing the dealerships, Geoff found a car that grabbed his attention and just wouldn't let go. We have been talking about getting a new one sometime soon and he has been doing some online comparison shopping, but we were not planning on buying this weekend! He came home Saturday and kept talking about it, and doing more online comparison shopping. Finally Sunday evening we decided he should just go back Monday morning and run the numbers to see what would happen. 2 hours later, he pulls into my folks house with it! Nice! and it is really nice! Now we just have to sell my car.


Easter weekend was great! I will post pictures this afternoon. We hope everyone had a Blessed weekend with their friends/families.

An extra side note - our good friend and J's Godfather, Case - became an uncle for the 3rd time last night as his brother, Josh, and sister in law, Joy, had their 3rd girl! They decided not to find out the gender so it was a surprise for all! Congrats guys!!! Hope all is well with mommy and baby and can't wait to see pictures.

Ice Cream!

J's new favorite thing is ice cream! I was one of those 'no sugar' mommies for almost the 1st 2 years of her life...so this ice cream thing is pretty amazing for her! We usually just indulge in the Homemade Vanilla Blue Bell variety at home...but there is a Maggie Moo's down the street from us and she has discovered a love for the cotton candy flavored with sprinkles...she especially loves how it changes the color of her tongue and that there is a mirror in front of the eating area for her to watch!

Texas Bluebonnets...

Some of my fave picts of the year come from Texas Bluebonnet season! Hopefully there will be more picts coming soon. J loved the flowers this year, unfortunately - all she wanted to do was fall down in them and I was by myself and could not get her attention! I did get this one shot of her taking a moment to smell the flowers!

Easter Egg Hunt at the George Bush library

Every year there is a big easter celebration at the George Bush Library - the easter bunny is there, food and games for the kids and it comes complete with an easter egg hunt (or mad dash, really) for the kiddos. Last year we went and really didn't think J would do much, but she collected eggs like a pro! So, of course we had to go again this past weekend. She once again collected her eggs without any of our help - they blew the whistle and she was off! We actually had to hold her back beforehand!

Getting ready at the field...

JJ is set to go!

and she is off!

Check out her loot!

The morning was fun, I just had tons of other things to do that day as well, so we only stuck around long enough for the egg hunt, then we left. no games or food for us, and J does NOT like people dressed up as 'things', so we stayed away from the easter bunny!

Ft Worth Zoo...

My parents and I took JJ to the Zoo over Spring Break. She had a great time seeing some of her favorite animals...

..like the flamingo...

...and the baby giraffe...

...but her favorite part of the day was the ice cream!...

...and the 2 minute train ride!

It was a fun filled day at the zoo with nana and popa!

Back to reality...

Well, its Sunday night and the last evening of Spring Break. BOO!!!! I need/want more time! J and I have had a great week together and I love getting to spend my days with her...

For the most part we just hung out at home with daddy and our neighborhood friends. Case came to visit for 2 days and my friend Mandy and her 2 year old son visited for a day as well. On Thursday we drove to Ft Worth and spent a few days with Nana and Papa...they took us to the Zoo and it was so fun! I have tons of picts from the week that I will post later when I have more time. (today I took 6 families Bluebonnet picts, so I have LOTS of editing to get to!)

I had tons of projects that I was going to get done and didn't (convert the guest room to the office, the office to the playroom and then eventually the playroom to the nursery; get up-to-date on JJ's scrapbook; do a serious spring clean; etc) so I guess I will somehow have to find the time in the regular weeks to come!

So, tomorrow is back to reality for J and me...

Here's one pict so at least the post has something to show off! This is from the Grapevine Botanical Gardens from this weekend...

St Patty's Day!

Jerra's Godfather and our good friend, Case, came down to CS for a visit....as is tradition, Geoff and Case headed to the Dixie Chicken for lunch. After J woke up from her nap, we met them up there for some back porch snacks during the gorgeous sunny St Patty's Day afternoon.

Like Father...Like Daughter!

Happy St Patrick's Day everyone!

(and thanks for the cute shirt Nana!)

Bath time fun

its just been ages since I have taken any pictures of J and bath time, so here they are! J loves her bath time and she is just too cute, so I had to share!

(btw: it was 'crazy hair' day at school this particular day!)

Aggie Band...

Jerra LOVES the aggie band. LOVES them. Everyday she says, "watch aggie band" to us, which means she wants to see some of the performances posted on youtube. EVERYDAY! When we drive towards campus and she sees Kyle Field, she points and yells, "aggie band, aggie band."

So, when we heard they were doing a special performance at Kyle Field last weekend, we just knew we had to be there! She LOVED it. She was so excited and everytime they paused for a new song to start, she'd say "more aggie band." It was just too cute!

Welcome Home!

As most of you know, I am a huge supporter of our troops. So, when I found out today that an airplane of 11 soliders returning home from deployment, would be landing at Easterwood Airport, I knew I would be taking an extended lunch hour to be there. Bonus was that I knew one of the families. I have taken this family's photos for over a year now, including when daddy was home on leave. So I was super excited to be there to see their reunion. There is nothing like seeing these kids faces when daddy turns the corner....I hope they don't mind me sharing these.

I see him!

My daddy...my hero...he's HOME!

1st hugs! back in daddy's arms...
everyone is together again!

Thank you to all our men and women.

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It's a......

GIRL! we think at least! We never got a definite shot, cause the legs were crossed at the ankles and drawn up to the chest, but the tech's best guess is a girl...so we will go with that! J is already talking about her baby sister and I am excited that they will be close in age to each other. Now, I just have to find time to plan a nursery!

Profile view...

Profile view when she was waving...

Gig 'Em!

Smile for the day...

This is my smile for the day!

what happened to this little baby?! she getting SO big, SO fast!

I'm a big Kid now!

We took J's crib down today. She has been using it in the 'toddler bed' mode for a while now, and her twin bed has been up since October, so we figured it was about time we made the switch for good. Plus, with the new baby coming, I wanted the crib to be put away for a good while so J didn't feel like she was losing her stuff to the baby. She has seemed to make the transition smoothly so far tonight....what a big girl we have!