Easter 2019

Our Easter festivities started with the kid's each having an Easter egg hunt with their Mother's Day Out and Pre-K classes at Discovery School. I made them each a bunny shirt to wear and they had so much fun hunting for eggs alongside their cousins and other friends in their classes. The sweetest part of this schooling experience has been that each has their cousin buddy in their class, Everett having Norah and Haven having Merritt.











Easter Sunday we woke up to find what the Easter bunny had brought the kids, put on their new clothes, had a photo shoot and went to church. We had a wonderful lunch at Lane and Neeley's house and a great Egg hunt with cousins afterward! It was a sweet day and a wonderful way to remember the sacrifice our savior made for us! How blessed we are!

Rory Turns One!!!

My How this day came in a hurry! Our sweet little Rory turned One this past weekend and we threw her a swan party at our house. I had picked Swam as her animal while I was carrying her and it seemed like the perfect theme for our precious girls first birthday party!










She was celebrated with lots of family from Mimi, Aunt Kelsey, Aunt Cindy, Aunt Nene, Uncle Lane, Norah, Merritt, Emma, Mimi Susie, Grandma White, Tenell, Zack, Uncle Ryan, Peyton, Oakley, Darrah.I had lots of fun decorations around the house to celebrate out theme!









Rory you are just a sweet sweet girl! You love to give sugars to everyone! You are curious and ALWAYS getting into the things, child proof locks were no challenge for you my dear and you have discovered all sorts of fun destructive things to do that your siblings never imagined. You are constantly in motion but will settle down for a snuggle when the mood strikes you.






One of your favorite things right now is bath time and you love the water. You love to clap along with others or in support of someone. You love to dance and have learned some clever little moves. You shake your head "no, no, no" at any question. You are a very determined and independent little girl Rory.

When we put your cake in front of you at your party you took a second and then dug right into it! You were not gentle and smashed right through that thing. Your Aunt Nene, remarked that you acted exactly as how you would want a baby to with a cake by really smashing into it!











Rory we all absolutely Adore you! Your Brother and Sissy are so proud of you and fight over who gets to hold you (when you let them) or get things for you or hold your hand or whatever it is that comes to you. You are a huge fan of your Daddy but will also choose Mom when you are tired, sad, hurt, or just cause!

We are so thankful for you Rory! You have made our family exactly what it was meant to be and are a true dream come true to me! We love you and wish you the Happiest First Birthday!!

Everett started T-ball

Ever since we found out we were having a little boy almost 6 years ago Drew and I dreamed of the day he would one day play t-ball. We couldn't imagine our tiny little first born ever growing old enough or big enough to be out on a field playing but that day finally came.

Everett was so very excited to start t-ball and had been practicing with his Dad to get him ready for playing with the team. At his first practice, he still looked to small in his Mom's eyes to be out there playing, Everett worked hard for about 10 minutes and then told his Dad he needed to rest a minute and have a drink. We hadn't really been working on endurance up to that point and it gave us a little hesistation about the coming season.




Our little buddy figured it out quickly though and became quite a good hitter for his team the, TinCaps. He absolutely loved his coach who he would always refer to as "coach." He really loved his uniform and putting it all on and was always excited for his game. When playing in the field Everett could often be seen picking the grass or looking for bugs but he always tried hard when he had an opportunity at the ball ( and noticed it.) He was the absolute cutest kid in his uniform and looked to grown up for this Mama's heart! His games were scheduled twice a week and extended over about 6 weeks, by about half way through it was feeling a little long for all of us and Everett's enthusiasm really began to waiver until it came to the end of the game and snacks were handed out ( this was also Haven's favorite part). He always had a cheering section though with his Dad, Mom and Sisters and more often than not his Aunt Neeley, Uncle Lane, Cousins Norah, Merritt and Emma and Mimi and Aunt Kelsey all there for him! It was a great first experience at a team sport for all of us! Most of all we were so proud of our Everett for trying something new and giving it his all!

Welcome to the Family Scout!

We added a new member to our family this year, no it wasn't another baby! Meet Scout, our black Golden Doodle.

Drew has been pushing for a Dog for the past few years but we agreed to wait until we had a back yard and owned our own home. Once those things happened with our move to Midland in September, he began the search for a dog pretty heavily. I kept pushing him to wait until Rory was older, until Rory could walk, until Rory was out of high school. Not really but kind of. Drew appealed to my weaker side by looking for dogs he knew I wanted, Great Danes, Golden Doodles, Labradoodles. I kept putting him off.




Everett has been such a dog lover from the very beginning. He started his life with a pit bull and golden doodle in the house and has asked for a dog for a long time. Drew and I both having grown up with dogs wanted to get one so that the kids would grow up with one too and learn respect and companionship for animals from a young age. Finally Drew caught me in a weak moment with a black Golden doodle that was in Lubbock and would be ready right around Everett's birthday! We picked him up on the way back home from a trip to Amarillo and the look of pure shock and excitement on Everett's face was everything we could have hoped for! Rory of course didn't care less about the dog and Sissy was a little nervous at first but took to him within the first couple of days!

Scout has grown big quickly but that hasn't stopped the kids from cuddling and playing with him! He loves to play with them, will lay on the floor to let them lay all over him, Runs after Everett on his bike, sits while Rory pulls at his hair or Haven plays beauty shop by brushing him. He is truly my 4th baby following me all around the house, usually Rory and Scout together on my heels as I move from room to room doing housework. He has been such a wonderful addition to our family and made all of us feel so loved!