Already an old woman

Taylor, Ryan and Anna Kate were working outside a couple of weeks ago. Blaire & Caleb gave Taylor a cute gardening set for her 2nd birthday. Taylor put on ALL of the garb to help Ryan out. For some reason, she looks like an 80 year old woman with terrible taste in this picture. So funny!

Disco baby

This picture cracks me up! We had a very small 70's party before the renovation began, and Pierce Luce, Scarlett and Jason's son, came dressed up in a wig! I just had to put it on the blog!

Remodeling!

The remodeling project is in FULL swing! What a mess! Here are a few pictures. I feel sure that we are going to be so glad we did this once it's all over, but right now, it's a huge mess. We are SUPER THANKFUL for our families who have been so kind to let us stay with them! It's not easy asking someone to house a family of four and an annoying Yorkie! I will try to be good about taking pictures along the way to chart our progress...


This is our kitchen. I'm obviously not doing a lot of cooking right now!


Here is a view of what used to be our bathroom!

Gone Fishin'

We went to the Morgan's Ranch on Sunday night. It is about an hour north of Dallas and absolutely spectacular! It is so peaceful and beautiful! Taylor has been very excited to go fishing with her Papa Joe. So, we headed out on four wheelers to a little pond that has some brim in it. Taylor was the only person to catch a fish, and she caught two.



I guess Taylor is going to be a bit of a tomboy. This is good news and shocking news, considering I am her mother! She loved touching the fish and is fascinated with the worms. She carried them around with her.

Here is a picture of Blake and Dad so you can see how beautiful their land is.


Anna Kate with Nana and Papa Joe

Future College Roomies

Lindsey and Ava Trull came into to town to visit a few weeks ago. The three roommates had a great time hanging out, as always. We got to have a girl's night out on Friday night, which was wonderful! On Saturday, we let the little girls hang out with the big girls. They are wearing the matching outfits I bought when Ava was born. I am already praying that my girls will have wonderful girl friends when they grown up. I am so grateful for my girl friends!

Anna Kate's 1st Birthday Party

We had a swim party for Anna Kate on Saturday. We had a great time (in spite of the 107 degree heat)! Here are a few pictures.

I can hardly believe that my baby girl is one already! This year has truly flown by! Anna Kate is such a joy! She is such a happy baby and she always brings a smile to my face! What a wonderful gift she has been!

Here is the little cutie enjoying her birthday cake. She seriously had the equivalent of about three pieces! The girl can EAT!

Her invitation was a mermaid, so we did a birthday cake to go along with the theme. I was so happy with it. Check out the beautiful cakes on Stacey's website, mysweethobby.com.

The dads were the lucky ones because they escaped the heat and got in the pool with the kiddos.