July 4th!

I LOVE July 4th! It's always been one of my favorite holidays and it's even more fun now that I have kids! We had a fun day. We went to Becky's house for an all-American celebration~ baseball, hot dogs, watermelon, and apple pie! :) Then we went to Hurst to listen to the bands and watch the fireworks. I LOVE watching fireworks, I LOVE America, I LOVE summer, and I LOVE the 4th of July! Oh and most of all, I LOVE these little patriotic cutie-pies!

My Birthday

Today was my birthday! Jake and the kids got me flowers and made a big breakfast! Later my family got together at my parents' house. My mom is so sweet & made all of these fun treats for the party! Since my birthday is the day after July 4th, we usually have a patriotic theme on my birthday!

Fruit flag! So cute!

"Cake Balls"~ so pretty & delicious! We really need to have the birthday person sit somewhere other than right in front of that window!

The pictures never come out well!

When we got home, Jake & the kids had gifts for me too! I am so thankful for my wonderful family!

It was a very happy birthday!

Happy Anniversary

Today Jake & I celebrated our 8th anniversary! I wanted a picture of the two of us, so we asked Adam to take one. He did a pretty good job. He made us laugh & had some silly ideas for us to do. Maybe photography is in his future!

I think it's really sweet and thoughful that Jake always uses one of his vacation days so he can be off on our anniversary.

Here are 8 reasons our 8th anniversary rocked!

1. It was a rainy, LAZY morning!

2. Jake got us breakfast from McDonalds- I know that doesn't sound that exciting or romantic but it's one of those traditions that stuck & now we do it every year!

3. My parents watched the kids so we could have a date night! When we got there, Sarah crawled under their bed and fell asleep. We practically had to take the bed apart to get her out so she wouldn't get hurt when she woke up.

4. We went to see "Grown-Up's." It was cute and funny and we both liked it.

5. We ate at Macaroni Grill...YUM! Our waiter's name was Jose and he said all of the Italian words with a Spanish accent. Oh, and I actually remembered to take home the left overs! (I always leave them on the table)

6. The bread at Macaroni Grill. Yes, it gets it's own line on my things that rock list. It's that good!

7. Jake got me an i-phone!!!! I'm so excited!

8. We got to hang out all day and had an awesome date celebrating another wonderful year together! I love June 29th!

Happy Anniversary Jake! I love you!

Father's Day

We had fun celebrating Father's Day with Jake. The kids & I made him breakfast before church. After church we all took a nap! We enjoyed a relaxing day at home! He's a wonderful dad. He works so hard (out in this heat) but is never too tired to play and be silly with the kids. Happy Father's Day Jake! We love you!

Happy Birthday & Father's Day Dad

My dad's birthday was the day after Father's day. We had a party for him to celebrate both! Sarah wasn't in picture mood that night. I love my dad. He's always there for us and is a really fun grandpa to the kids! Happy Birthday & Father's Day Dad~ We love you!

New Car

This week we said good-bye to my CRV. I loved that car. It was the first car that I got to pick out & the first car that Jake & I bought when we got married & I got my first teaching job! Anyway, that car held lots of memories for me- road trips, bringing babies home from the hospital, atcually almost having Sarah in the car on the way to the hospital! It was a good car to us but we are outgrowing it! We traded it in and bought my mom's mini-van. Woo-hoo. I've always wanted a mini-van. Just kidding. It will be nice though. Everyone has plenty of room, it has a DVD player which the kids love, and most importantly, all THREE kids will fit in it!

Road Trip Part 1- Baton Rouge

Last weekend we went to Baton Rouge to see my family.

We went to celebrate Papaw's 77th Birthday! He had a really nice party with lots of friends and family.

Our whole group was there!

My Uncle Buddy has a really nice backyard and deck area. It's the perfect place for a party. The kids loved the swing!
We stayed at Grams' house & enjoyed our visit with her too! She's so sweet!

Road Trip Part 2- Galveston

After we went to Baton Rouge we spent a few days in Galveston. My mom, Jenn & Sammy went too. It was lots of fun. The kids had a blast playing at the beach! We swam, played, relaxed, ate at Rainforest cafe, slept late (well later than usual in the dark hotel room- I love those curtains, the kids sleep so much later!). It was wonderful- I love being on vacation!!!