September 12, 2013

life lately + weekend fun

just a few pics of our daily life....other than the lack of sleep, life is really really good. 
i can't believe that man is all mine and these beautiful babies are all ours.
excited for a fun weekend ahead....
~matt has both days off!!!~
~our good friends are coming in town~
~good friend's birthday~
~fantasy football~
~making this fall wreath or this fall wreath...can't decide~
~baking this with the apples i get from the apple orchard~

fall is in the air...and i'm loving it! 
hope y'all have a fun-filled weekend with the people you love!

hugs and kisses~m, s, mc, a, b, b, t, m, m, b, bc, and m

p.s. which wreath strikes your fancy?
p.p.s. also, if i have a screen door (which i hate), does the wreath go on the front door or the screen door?
p.p.p.s. all these pics are from my instagram--feel free to follow along :)

September 9, 2013

hello monday! hello horses!

such a great weekend! good times spent with friends and family, a ttu.edu win and a horse parade!
^^^he was a big fan of this grass^^^
^^^the cutest/smallest cowgirl you ever did see^^^
^^^how cute are they in their boots and wranglers and hats?^^^
 ^^^mc did not get the cowboy boots memo^^^
^^^waving 'hi' to the horses^^^
 ^^^guns up! the masked rider was the finale^^^
^^^but if you ask mc, the truck and trailer were the finale^^^
(we love game days in lubbock....so much energy....go tech!)
^^^aplin was not as impressed with the festivities^^^

happy monday!

hugs and kisses~m, s, mc, a, b, b, t, m, m, b, bc and m


September 1, 2013

18 months....


mclain, nugget, bugaboo, mickey,

you make me smile, laugh, melt my heart and work me out like no physical trainer ever could on a daily basis. 18 months ago today you made me a mama--the most rewarding, fulfilling role I could ever dream of. 

you are 29 lbs.

you wear size 6 shoes. your shoe collection is very impressive--all thanks to your pops.

you have long, blond hair. the kids at the park say they wish they had your hair. and others ask me when i'm going to cut your hair--i tell them, "when he asks for one." :)

i LOVE how much you love your baby sister. you want to hold the bottle while she eats. you want to hold her all the time. the first thing you do when you leave your room in the morning is run over to her and give her a kiss and then laugh because you think you're so funny or so cute (not sure which one, but i agree you are both). anytime i ask you for a high five, you give me one and then immediately want to give aplin one.

your dance moves are top notch. our grocery store dance parties are my favorite.

we read books all day long. some books we will read 9 or 10 times in one day.

you love all trucks, whether it's an F-150 or an 18-wheeler. you wave hi or bye (not sure which) very aggressively passionately anytime you see one.

you love all strollers, especially the ones at the mall that look like police cars or fire trucks. when we went to the mall recently, you may or may not have attacked 2 different families that were using them.

shopping carts too--you love to abandon ours and find someone else's cart to push.

you love big doors that you can't enter, e.g. 'employees ONLY'.

you know that a cow says "meeewwwwww". (it's my favorite). you also know what a dog, cat, rooster and duck say. and your 'fish face' is super adorable.

you love to help any way you can, picking weeds, making dinner, loading/unloading the dishwasher, folding clothes.

some of my favorite sayings you have:
'beep. beep. beep.' (excuse me)
'tank do' (thank you)
'uh-oh!'
'aw man!'
'boo!' 


you make life better. i love watching you grow and learn and discover new things every day. i'm excited to see the person you're going to become--you show us a little more and more each day.

we feel so blessed to be your parents.  

hugs and kiss~pops and tootie