Road Trip

We made a little Road Trip to Austin over the weekend.  One of the best towns in the State of Texas.  We spent our weekend with this sweet family.

They always graciously open their door to us, and never seem to be bothered by the circus that comes with having us around.  We love you Valles Family!

These two go all the way back to high school and are still best friends.  Something a little special about that.

We played King of the Playground at the Park.

We practiced swinging really, really high!

These shoes were made for walking and that's just what he'll do!  Holy Cow I was one happy Mama!!!

We hung out at really cool restaurants.

 

Sipped on Lemonade.

Made Silly Faces.

 Showed our mad Angry Birds skills off to the older ladies ;)

 

We road the train!

They gave it two thumbs up!

We balanced Water Balloons on our head.

We dodged Water Balloons.

 

And sometimes didn't dodge Water Balloons.

We Hula-Hooped in the backyard.

We had a fun, packed full weekend away.  The fun had its toll on us Sunday with two tired boys on our hands, but we've recovered.

Congrats!

Congratulations to our good friends, the Ford's, on the birth of their precious baby girl Madison Lynn!  I had the honor of holding her little 6 lb. 6 oz. self today and was reminded of the goodness God brings with new life.  One of life's sweetest blessings!

I Heart Faces- Slice of Life Photo Challenge

I like jumping in on the I Heart Faces Photo Challenges every now and then.  This week's theme is "Slice of Life"...I love that.  I keep my camera on my kitchen counter and those are the moments I attempt to capture around this house.  I love this type of photography because it tells a story.

In November, I stepped out of my comfort zone (of this house and my kids), and worked to catch the real life moments and interaction of these two sweet kiddos.  I had so much fun chasing after them and I am pretty sure they had fun too!  I thought this photo, that was snapped that day,  was an absolute  "Slice of Life" in the world of Ben and Bella.  Remember to head on over to I Heart Faces to look at all of this week's entries!

Flashback Friday

It's Friday and I realize I haven't made a single post this week.  A couple of my sweet friends have been doing Flashback Friday post and since I haven't had the camera out, I thought I'd give it a whirl.  I went through the archives of my Blog to pull out pictures.  I actually teared up looking at some of the pictures and posts.  Helps me to remember why I have this Blog...it is absolutely a documentary of my children's lives.  So thankful to have it and I need to not let life get the best of me and post more!  Anyway here are my Flashback Friday pictures...hope you enjoy!!

Ryder and Matt- 2008

Remember when this little man turned 1?  I saved the shirt and used it again....

....2 years later when this little man turned 1!

 Ryder and I- Spring 2009

Rustin and I- Fall 2009

Ryder and Rustin- Fall 2009

Ryder- Fall 2009

Baby Rustin

Alright...we're Austin-bound this afternoon.  I'm charging the camera battery so I should have something new to post next week!  Oh!  I am almost finished with Ryder's room!  Hopefully I can pick up the final finishing pieces this weekend and I'll debut it (hahha!) next week!  Hugs-

St. Patrick's Day 2011

Oh my how things can change in a year...Happy St. Patrick's day!

Wordless Wednesday with some Words

(Y'all this picture doesn't give the sand this boy was covered in justice.  My bathroom, where I unloaded him directly into the bathtub from outside, looks like we've been on the beach.  He LOVES the sandbox for sure!  R&R were blessed to have Ty, Charlie and baby Joy play in their backyard today!  It was a sweet surprise and Ryder has been talking about Miss Mary from the second she left.  He loves her...she's the sweetest ever and funny, too!)

Nine Dollars

Ryder thinks everything cost $9.00.  This was the best $9.00 (really $11.00) spent this week.  Two Bubble Blowers ($3 each) and Bowling Pin set ($5) courtesy of Wal-Mart.  I'm not a Wal-Mart fan, but they won my shopping trip today because I was too lazy to drive to any of the three adjacent towns for Target.  I loved these two finds...R & R love bubbles and what boy doesn't like to plow down pins?