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2011-06-24T10:25:00.002-05:00

Where I've been...

2011-06-24T10:12:00.002-05:00

Dallas Arboretum in December

2011-02-25T21:01:00.003-06:00

One of our pre-Christmas activities with BMamama and the Malones. This is what I was doing instead of wrapping presents the week before Christmas :)

I miss these little faces.

Way before William's first haircut. How am I so blind to my children's weird hairstyles as babies.

Miss Mommy again! Famous I tell you.

The kid is crazy.

...and cute.

Sneaky Sleeper

2011-02-25T19:30:00.000-06:00

This what I found when I rolled over and opened my eyes this morning.

What's important is that the sheet is clean- not that it's white and pink polka dot.

"Hello Cuz"

2011-02-22T10:30:00.001-06:00

Look at Rebekah's face. She kills me. Riley Jane is quite fond of her cousins and dreams about them all the time. You know, stuff like how they all sit on the roof and slide down into the forest or that they all ride their horse with Billy and Blaze to find the mountain lion cave.

I love how her dreams usually include one grandparent (rotating depending on activity) and all six cousins including William. Riley Jane was pretending to call Tyson the other day and she said "Hello Cuz."

Hillary's Baby Shower

2011-02-20T09:00:00.000-06:00

So this baby shower was a while back...months ago. But It's still fun to look back at all these things.

Hillary laughing out loud.

There's Miss Mommy.

My first diaper wreath. Easy and fun. It wasn't as expensive as everyone said it would be so don't believe them.

Hilary's tractor wall art for her nursery. Hope she really and truly likes it. I've found that it's always tricky giving people these kinds of gifts. I'd hang it in my house!

Hillary and her mom...sweet

Cousins...

Mamama and sis-in-law, Helen...

Me with long hair... so glad I finally cut it.

When we got home he was already ready to go back to Mamama's.

Christmas pic+ Training + Malones

2011-02-06T04:34:00.000-06:00

They looked so cute sitting there together... "Riley Jane! Go get your red dress and Babylegs on!"

Not sure what we're making...

On the way to train the dogs...

The dog.

The Malones!!!

That's a lot of clips.

William is sick

2011-02-02T11:23:00.004-06:00

This is what I miss today.

Because William is sick.

Poor baby fell asleep on the couch watching Word World with his sister. Btw it's literally freezing outside.

I also miss being able to do this.

Sometimes they're happy to be locked out and sometimes they're not.

These are nice.

These are even better.

Project waiting...

I'm digging this wallpaper but I think there may be mold underneath...

:( More wallpaper peeling... I will get right on that. After I take a nap with my sick baby. But before I do the laundry or clean the bathroom.

Cuban Chicken from the William Sonoma Slow Cooker cookbook for dinner one night this week.

Stay warm! My very own homemade soup recipes on their way...

Decorating Cookies

2011-01-28T14:02:00.003-06:00

Still catching up with pic pre-Christmas. Hopefully we get to the Christmas Day pics before next Christmas. William may be feeling better. He smiled this morning but is still crying a lot. He had fever again last night but has been ok so far this morning.

This is Maegan. We looooove Maegan. She (and her parents and new baby brother) are in our homegroup at The Village. She is so sweet!

Does this surprise you at all?

How about this?

Really?

You're probably wondering what the shapes of the cookies were...hmm. Well, they didn't turn out very good. I should have used Miss Mommy's shortbread cookie recipe.

Not really a loving action.

This pic explains a lot.

Doodlebug's First Dove Hunt

2011-01-24T19:00:00.000-06:00

Riley Jane went on her first hunt with Billy and B. She had a blast and talked about it for weeks.

Gate girl

Billy's Birthday

2011-01-19T14:06:00.002-06:00

Oh the pressure... I love to make cakes for Billy. The problem is the ideas don't really flow until like the day before. We had his family over for dinner and tore into this cake that I forgot to frost in between layers. lol. Who cares how it tastes? (everyone.)

Yes the hunter will miss the duck.

William liked it.

Thanksgiving

2011-01-19T00:53:00.000-06:00

Per tradition we celebrated Thanksgiving with my mom and her sisters. They trade off every year. Shiner, San Antonio, Houston and so on... And since it's a special occasion and my mom's maiden name is Jones, we always use Jones China (paper plates.) We've done it this way for as long as I can remember. I skipped a year once and literally cried. Let's not let that happen again.

This is my mom. She is crazy. She really knows how to bring out the wild side in my kids. (That's what we like about her.)

Here she is training William to work at the McDonald's drive-thru. Hey- it's an honest day's work.

Riley Jane and my first neice, Becca.

Here you see Tyson as well. If Riley Jane and Tyson weren't cousins they'd be BFFs. Here they are 8,4,3,1 ?? Jamie, am I right?

Oh boy. Here are the other two Jones girls. Aunt Boo (Brenda to normal people) and Aunt Barbie (Barbara to most.)

My sis feeding my kid.

There is something very special about my William. He has the same birthday as my dad, Oct .17. We named William after Billy, his dad and grandfather. So that makes him the 4th! A very special connection to both grandfathers.

What is it good for?

2011-01-17T18:39:00.004-06:00

Absolutely everything.

So this is my new favorite website Cool Mom Tech. It's from the Cool Mom Picks people as you can probably tell. I would have never imagined in a million years...ok maybe in a million years...that an iphone could be used as a baby monitor. But it makes sense. Just like using your iphone as a TV remote makes sense. Here's a link that includes other "cool tech stuff" (finger quotes included) you really need to know about.

Mad Hatter

2011-01-17T00:55:00.002-06:00

We tried to watch Alice in Wonderland the other day. The new weird one with Johnny Depp (sigh). Riley Jane was throughly confused. We turned on Dora after about 10 minutes. We did get to the Mad Hatter part and we thought it was halarious.

She would fit right in at the Mad Hatter Tea Party.

I know I'm making a weird face but Ibbie looks cute in his Monster Truck pjs from his cousin Luke and you can see my short hair which is much longer now. I need a haircut.

Before Christmas Part 1

2011-01-17T00:41:00.003-06:00

She's a sweetie.

Not real sweet but really cute and smart :) Well, he's sweet to me.

Look at the two wild ones...those are mine.

William and his favorite food. We've done away with floating highchair. Hate it. Is it ok to hate objects?

Trunk or Treat

2011-01-17T00:15:00.004-06:00

We went to the Trunk-or-Treat at Grace Bible Church with BMamama a few days before Halloween. They are always hosting great outreach events all year around. My in-laws are always involved and we always are excited to take part. We've been going to their Christmas Eve service for several years now and has become somewhat of a tradition. I hope Riley Jane will remember it as fondly as I remember many many Christmas Eves in south texas at New Fountain United Methodist Church. It's a very special place for our whole family. I'll never forget the amazing smell of apples, oranges, and peppermints in a brown bag on a cold Christmas night. What a treat for a little girl all dressed up in her Christmas dress. Such great memories... Ok ok ok I'll stop rambling about Christmas. Check out our little bandits. So fitting.

What if I want to be a pirate? Maybe next year.

Magic Cow

2011-01-16T23:54:00.003-06:00

What is it about babies wearing backpacks? I think it's funny. That means that William wears his all the time. This particular "horsie one" was given to him but his cousin Michelle.

These wings were Riley Jane's gift from Michelle. I don't know if she forgets about them or what, but when she puts them on, they stay on all day...including car trips. Whateva. Just get your shoes on.

Bedtime at the McCord home... Wear whatever you want. Sleep with whatever you want. Just GO TO SLEEP. She looks real tired in this one. I've finally got my kids going to bed later and waking up later. Problem is, 9:30 rolls around and Riley Jane is still doing back flips on her bed.

Oh Doodles....what a funny girl.

Blue Trash Car

2011-01-16T23:50:00.003-06:00

Here's a fun easy project I stole from my friend Sarah W. This is an old silver tray that was all rusted in the middle part. I sanded it for about 3 seconds, wiped it down, and applied 2 coats of blackboard paint. Wa-la! Happy tray for everything. I may even be able to stick some seasonal magnets on it. And don't wait until you've cleaned house and finished the laundry to make your own. Do it tonight!

Breakfast...yum.

Random sleepover from October with Becca and Tyson... yes Riley was still working the paci back then.

What we do after breakfast...

My awesome sis-in-law found this car on the sidewalk (dumpster diving.) My kids love it so much they scratch and bite each other to ride it. This is a temporary solution with William in the back seat. Before long he wants to drive then Riley Jane moves to the top.

Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/

Sassy and Spoiled

2011-01-16T23:44:00.006-06:00

This is Riley Jane. She's a little bit sassy.

This is William IV. He's a lot spoiled. He gets away with murder.

This is Brandon. He is a favorite friend of Doodlebug's. He's a familiar face around here.

You can see why.

Monster Truck Birthday

2011-01-15T23:46:00.006-06:00

Let's begin again...

Dear William/Ibbie/Dub/"W"/4,

I love you with all of my heart. When you smile at me, my heart breaks into a million kabillion pieces. I am sorry it has taken me 3 months to post your 1ST BIRTHDAY!! I promise that I have been feeling very guilty about it. I have two very good excuses 1) My computer crashed. 2) We've had our share of celebrating this season.

Speaking of celebrating, my tank was running low there for a while. With three birthdays, Thanksgiving, and Christmas I stretched myself too thin. I just realized that birthdays and national holidays don't usually change so I'm in for a whirlwind of a fall and winter for the rest of my life. But, I have a plan (as usual.) More preparation and planning = not wrapping presents at midnight on Christmas Eve.

So let's start at William's MONSTER TRUCK BIRTHDAY PARTY. That's right- he's 1. Billy and I decided that he doesn't look much different than he did at 6 weeks old...just bigger.

Taking a break from cake-making.

Riley Jane made the cake.

William helped as usual (aka: dumpster diving.)

There's no time for baths!!

There's especially not time for two baths.

Absoultely awful of me but had to include Sarah Toledo Williams.

Mellow Yellow

2010-10-08T21:30:00.001-05:00

Yellow Mellow by beckaloo37 featuring crystal jewelry

Taffeta Dress | Jaeger
175 GBP - jaeger.co.uk
Taffeta cocktail dress »

Zadig & Voltaire Cambi cashmere draped-front cardigan
$910 - net-a-porter.com
Long sleeve tops »

Rock & Republic Women's Angie Ankle Boot
$345 - endless.com
Platform boots »

Haute Hippie Faux Pearl & Crystal Necklace
$485 - nordstrom.com
Crystal jewelry »

Tory Burch 2" Wood Grain Bangle - Woodgrain Pattern
$67 - toryburch.com
Wood bangle »

Hammock Beach

2010-10-02T20:29:00.003-05:00

First of all, can you believe this little guy is going to be 1 in 15 days!!! I've been going through photos trying to find one for each month of his life thus far. Um, they all look the same. I probably couldn't put them in order if I tried! That will be a fun game at his first birthday.

These are the last pics from our Florida trip. Not sure why I posted out of order- oh yes - these were the pics from the snap n shoot camera that broke half way through our trip. Argh. I will take my Canon next time. The pics we did get were good so I am thankful to have photos to remember our trip. What a special time for us with Doodlebug. We owe Ibbie a trip as well. Fun to imagine what that might be like!

Obsessed with the seat belts.

Aww... sweet little Doodles.

The paci. I know. I was stressed for some reason.

Little nappy on the 1 1/2 hour drive from Orlando to Hammock Beach (just north of Daytona Beach.)

Our destination...

A very short walk to the beach...

Jumping waves!!

These chairs were my favorite part of the resort. Doodles and I came out here lots.

I know - I pick weird pics for the blog. I just like the ones that remind me of everyday stuff like drinking from a straw.

The pool area was awesome. There were three separate pools, a big spiral slide and a lazy river. The kid's pool upstairs had beach entry. Riley Doodles loved that one.

Ok just as the TROPICAL STORM set in my camera broke. It was taking all kind of fuzzy, blurry, upside down and sideways photos. I was so mad. Why do I always break things?!?!?

Our bracelets :( I didn't want to take them off.

And the storm went away... Beautiful.

Then we went to Disney World without a camera.

Play-doh + Pirates

2010-09-20T10:34:00.004-05:00

Brandon and William

Trying to decide what color Play-doh we want...

Going in the trash. I think it's fun to dress up but I dislike Halloween very much. And especially witches. And especially when there are witches on our favorite cartoons. No I will not make a witch cookie.

But we LOVE pumpkins!!!

Ibbie being (kind of) nice.

Ibbie ate most of it. :(

"YAY HAW!!!!!!" (Very funny and loud.)

"YO-HO HO!!! I'm a pirate just like Boots."

And a puppeteer apparently.

Ibbie wearing his Colorado hiking tshirt hoping to catch a ride to the YMCA camp. I told him it's too late. They already left.

Ibbie likes all the same books Riley Jane liked. Or maybe they're just all my favorites :)

Saturday

2010-09-11T17:55:00.002-05:00

It seems like no matter how hard we try, we can't seem to get into the swing of things. Our AC totally stopped working on Thursday so we stayed for three nights at BMamama's. They are very gracious hosts. I know they love my kids (and me :) but trying to run their full-time real estate business from home while fending off two babies can't be easy. They are incredibly patient with us (especially me) for which I am grateful.

We went to Eli's Cowboy bday party at the mall this morning and boy did we have fun. Riley wore her red cowgirl hat on the carousel while yelling "YAY-HAA!!!" Ibbie rode too and kept looking at me like "This isn't safe for a baby." Ha ha. I just kept smiling and yelling "YAY-HAAA" with Doodles and he finally got used to it and held on all by himself. Might as well, right?

Billy came home from hunting in East Texas and we all sat on the deck and played in the yard until bathtime.

Boy did they need a bath. Now I need to clean the tub. Kids are messy but very cute.

Ibbie can never stay up until dinner. So he has his a little early.

Mimi PawPaw + Labor Day

2010-09-06T18:34:00.003-05:00

Riley Doodle had plenty of new toys to try out this weekend. She loves ALL of them. Mom and Dad went to church with us and left from there. Of course Doodles wanted to go to Shiner- who doesn't? We spent most of today playing in the yard and eating chips and salsa. Enjoy the bonus recipe. I suppose I can start menu planning again. I'm still catching my breath from moving, Florida, and birthday. Whew. I tend to get a little overwhelmed!

Disney World

2010-09-06T18:21:00.002-05:00

We took Doodles to Disney World while we were in Florida last week. As you can see she was very happy to see Snow White among other Disney characters. Snow White told her that she looked just like Cinderella. Riley Jane talked about that all day. That was probably her favorite part of the park. We rode the Tea Cups, Goofy's roller coaster, Dumbo, and Aladdin's carpet. We only went to Magic Kingdom. We want to go back and do all the big roller coasters in all the other parks when the kids are bigger.

Riley Jane is 3

2010-09-06T17:37:00.002-05:00

6 months late... :/ I'm trying to be more laid back ok. (sarcasm)

Doodlebug is 3

2010-09-06T17:33:00.002-05:00

Riley Jane is 3. She had some sweet little friends and cousins over for a Pink Seahorse party. We all had a blast!

Finally unpacked + B's Birthday

2010-08-22T09:57:00.002-05:00

This week was so great. We all feel rested and back in the swing of things. The house is unpacked, there's more time to play, we celebrated B's birthday, and had lots of playdates with new and old friends. We are so excited to be back in our house. The remodeling is finished. Whew! That turned out to be much more involved than we planned. I added a few pics of the updates at the end of this post. Ibbie is now 10 months old, cruising around furniture and playing in the toilet water. He loves the book "Mirror Me" just like his cousins and sister and says Da da, Ma ma, more, and tries to repeat words his sisters says like "boink" (when she hits him.) He is beautiful and precious. He loves his toys and is surprising independent when it comes to play time. He's eating well and sleeping well. He's smiley and charming. I'll stop now. Doodles is going to be 3 in less than a month! We are so excited about our Florida trip coming up. We'll do the beach and Disney World. Not sure that RJ really gets the countdown thing- but she loves counting and numbers so she mostly just counts the Mickey heads.

FYI

2010-07-29T18:31:00.002-05:00

We are moving tomorrow (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Ibbie pulling up + Memphis + Nashville

2010-07-20T20:43:00.003-05:00

You'll see that I'm making the most out of each post (i.e. lots of pictures). Ibbie is officially "into everything." He's scooting and sometimes crawling at lightning speed. He's also pulling up on...everything. Riley likes to help him walk and stand. Poor baby is a little smothered sometimes I think.

Hard not to smother this...

Lesson learned: don't ever take Doodles to Dollar Tree. She conned me into buying her a banana clip (among other $1 hair accessories.)

As I was looking for a picture of the kids together, I couldn't find one in which they both had on a shirt and bottoms (or britches as Riley Jane calls them.)

Mimi and Pawpaw came down to watch the kids for 2 nights and the McCord's watched them for 2 nights. Ibbie looked SO big when I got back and was not pumped about going to nursery at church the next day.

On to the trip. OH FOR THE LOVE OF MEMPHIS. There is just something about it I love. The food is wonderful and the people were very cool (and kind of scary in the place below.)

One of everything please. I think this place was on Man vs. Food. Love that show.

"The Corruption" was equally delicious sprinkled on chicken and fries.

This was the spicy fried chicken. It was fried and then dipped in a very tangy, spicy sauce...amazing.

Come on, Bec just smile.

Ok.

Time to eat.

This tasty delight was from The Pig on Beale Street. We were still stuffed from lunch and couldn't even finish the rack. They were really good though.

Randy Houser was playing at the Pepsi Pavilion on Beale Street.

We were meant to be together- me and Gus's Fried Chicken (World Famous.)

We didn't want to relive the overstuffed feeling from the night before and we knew we wanted Rendevouz ribs that night for dinner so we just had a little snack. Bad idea. It left us wanting more... It was THE BEST fried chicken I have ever had.

The Peabody Hotel where we stayed had a sweet hotel bar right in the middle of the lobby. I started off the night with this Dreamcicle Martini. I liked the cute little duck mixing stick and how the Peabody puts a duck on everything.

Appetizer.

Dry rub...yum.

Oops- that's the extra hot and spicy fire sauce. Big mistake.

The guy taking our picture couldn't get the camera to work. We were laughing so hard. He may have had a few too many drinks at dinner (glad he didn't drop my camera.)

At night from the alley in front of Rendevouz.

I like this shot of the kitchen behind us. People were just walking in and out like they owned the place.

This pic is what the Peabody Hotel is famous for. It's a little dark but you can see the ducks coming out of the elevator heading to the fountain. They live on the 10th floor of the hotel and come down to take a dip several times a day.

The ducks were so fast I couldn't get a very good pic.

Ok and for the Memphis finale. We went back to Gus's for lunch...and ordered a 12 piece mix. I know what you're wondering. Did you eat it all? All but three small pieces which we finished off that afternoon at the hotel in Nashville.

All for me!!!!! Ok I shared with Billy.

Catching some live music in Nashville on Music Row or whatever they call it. I may have stepped into American Apparel... Hard to resist these srunchies but I did.

More treasures we found driving around Nashville looking for something to eat.

Vanderbilt football stadium, view from our hotel room.

Snow cone at Cenntennial Park...

More outside time at the park since it was a nice cool(ish) day...

Country Music Hall of Fame... pre-tee cool.

4th of July in Shiner

2010-07-09T15:32:00.002-05:00

These are from BMamama's backyard...

Here we have Riley Jane, Marshall, Olivia, and Annie doing laps around their living room.

Ibbie and I stopped at Jamie's house on the way to Shiner.

Saltine crackers at Mimi's house...

Parade!

These two look like twins!

Same name and same b-day!

Jr, III, and IV

Tone Loc

The weekend also included a trip to Cistern Schoolhouse with Aunt Boo, Splashway Waterpark in Sheridan (awesome), St. John's picnic, BBQ cookoff, and lots of Betty's cooking! I drove the kids home on Wednesday and they were great! We stopped in Waco at El Chico for lunch, diapering, pottying, and prizes. Both kids zonked out before we even got out of Waco. What a great weekend!

Brace Yourself.

2010-06-27T22:18:00.002-05:00

Are you still there?

The Pool

2010-06-17T14:36:00.002-05:00

Pics from the pool as promised... Riley Jane getting read to go to the pool. Don't worry, Safety Police, it's not plugged in.

And Ibbie obviously needs his hair straightened. He just needs some hair!

Riley splashed him. So funny Ibbie.

Martha and Morgan...

"Aww...did you hurt your foot Morgan?"

Morgan is a swimming machine. He jumps and swims and does cannonballs!

Look at Morgan's tummy from drinking all the water! So cute!

Wedgie Queen.

Well, it's getting late... and the boys are getting antsy.

Morgan's feet are bleeding from the bottom of the pool. Ouch!

Oh Wednesday.

2010-06-16T12:40:00.004-05:00

Well today was the last MOPS Bible Study. It was kind of sad because we will be moving back to Arlington in July, I probably won't see some of those girls again. That's the crummy part about moving around, leaving new friends. But the good thing is that I have lots of friends all over the place. :) And the EVEN better part is that I get to hang out with the 3Ls when we move back!!!!

Doodles is finally getting into some girly stuff. Lately she's been playing dress up with all my clothes. She even likes switching all the jewelry from my jewelry box to hers and back and forth. She loves all my makeup and even wanted to watch a Princess movie the other night. We watched The Princess and the Frog and ate peanut butter sandwiches on our pallet for dinner. Ok I made a major mistake in letting her watch a movie I had not seen before. It was kind of scary (for a 2 1/2 year old) in certain parts. She didn't really talk about the scary parts so I guess it's ok. No more movies for a while (without previewing first). We'll just stick to Dora and Diego.

Speaking of girls nights....Staci and I had SO much fun Saturday night. We ate and shopped and ate and shopped some more and slept until 10:00 Sunday morning. It was glorious. It was so good seeing Staci! She's one of those people you just never get enough of. I did miss my Ibbie and Doodles though...see why?

She always goes for the heels.

Baby Kemp #3 on the way in late Nov./early Dec!

I saved the best for last... check out this handsome little guy. Let me tell you- and this is not subjective at all... he is just as happy and sweet as he is cute!

See!?! This was right after he bit me. He's like "Sorry Mom! I just had to bite you with my two new teeth." Ibbie and I get a lot of time just us two together because he usually wakes up about an hour earlier than Riley in the morning and he doesn't sleep as long as she does in the afternoon. He is the most playful baby I have ever been around. His little arms and legs are nonstop. Even when you hold him he is climbing all over you! He makes me laugh so hard! He just gets so excited! He is CRAZY! Where does he get all this energy?!?

He looks like such a big boy in this picture. This is his 4th of July shirt from Mimi. Jameo- Tyson's is on it's way. We can't wait to spend the 4th of July in Shiner with the fam. Billy's parents are joining us this year too so we'll have the whole family there minus the Malones :( whom we will miss!

Pretend Birthday Party

2010-06-15T19:32:00.002-05:00

Riley Jane wanted to make cupcakes the other day but we didn't have any cupcake pans (packed up already) so we made a cake. While she went to the lake with Billy I decorated the cake. When she got home we lit some candle and sang Happy Birthday....3 times. She kept taking out the old candles, making me light the new ones and saying "Sing it again Mommy! Daddy come in here and sing it!" Then she wanted a piece for breakfast the next morning. As you might have thought, we had to put a candle in it, light it, and sing again. Oh Doodles.

Giggly Giveaway and Menu Plan Monday

2010-06-14T20:04:00.002-05:00

My mother-in-law is giving away some fabulous cards on her real estate blog. Check it out and win some cards!

Menu Plan Monday is here again. I only have two meals to plan this week! Ha! So here they are....Chicken Fried Steak (venison) and Chicken Enchiladas! Super healthy (ha ha) and easy (yeah right.)

Happy Monday!

Show Us Your Life Friday: China Patterns

2010-06-11T07:45:00.008-05:00

Here's the China pattern from our wedding... It is Lennox "Vintage Jewel." We still LOVE it! It's gray, navy, gold, and the outside ring (I'm sure there's a proper term for that) is platinum. It was love at first site. Richard Nixon's daughter also has it (that makes it sooo much cooler I know) ha ha.

This is our everyday china. It's not actually ours- just a photo I swiped from Worthpoint.com. It's Noritake Causal Gourmet. We've broken a few pieces :( which is very sad. I need to order several more plates to restock! I plan on having this pattern forever. I'd also like some everyday china to use during the fall and winter months. This Woodlands pattern has always caught my eye. It seems like one of the plates had a little red barn on it. Did I dream that?Maybe it's a different pattern. Do you know what I'm talking about? If this isn't it, I've got to find those red barn plates. I still like the barns. I guess that wasn't a phase.

AS long as we're talking about Spode... I've ALWAYS LOVED this Blue Italian but Billy doesn't like it (at all.) The day we registered for our wedding I was totally set on walking into Dillards and helping myself to this BEAUTIFUL china. To my astonishment, he immediately said, "No. Gross." Ah yes, and marriage begins. We have to compromise?!?! You mean you do't like everything that I do?!?! Shocking. Ha ha ha! I had so much fun looking at dishes today I might do another post on it next week. Plus, I've got to find those barn plates.

Becky McCord

Home Decor Sale

2010-06-10T09:03:00.004-05:00

I put these items on craiglist today. I think it's time for a switch-a-roo. I love them all I'm just ready for something new! Ok that sounded like a poem. That was for you Mom. I hope you enjoy the pictures of our crazy temporary rent house. Yes that's a deer head in the background and our dining room table in pieces. This also happens to be the room where Ibbie sleeps. Trains are awesome. Leave a comment if you're interested in anything :)

A pair of beige and cream damask panels - $25.

King size chocolate brown and red damask reversible duvet cover and 2 matching king size reversible shams - $40 for the set. I know, it's sideways. I have in on a queen.

A pair of chocolate brown panels -$25. Yes those are blackout panels falling down behind them probably from Riley Jane literally hanging on them.

Pair of lamps - $35 each. The shades are from Potterybarn. I can sell the lamps and shades separately or together.

Floor lamp $20

Full size reversible princess comforter - $25. It's brand new. I used it in Riley's room for 2 months before we switched the rooms around (ah TRAIN!!!). She never even slept under it since she's still in her crib.

Things I Love Thursday: Le Creuset

2010-06-10T08:38:00.004-05:00

And these are nice too..

I'm probably going to need this to put them in...

More TILT at Diaper Diaries

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Menu Plan Monday

2010-06-06T19:43:00.000-05:00

I'm totally getting in to this Menu Planning thing. I never really "got it" before, but now it's finally sinking in. I think the biggest difference has been the grocery trips. So easy and very little concentrating involved. It's just hard to have a complete thought with my two little ones. I'm not complaining. I'd rather talk to them than think about grocery shopping any day.

We usually do some kind of whole grain and fresh fruit for breakfast like whole wheat pancakes, whole grain waffles or Ezekiel bread toast. For lunch we're either out and about, eat a Lean Cruisine, or a sandwich and fruit. I really try to focus on getting those 5 servings of fruit and veggies in a day for all of us. I guess you could say it's a "goal" of mine. As many of you know, I'm not the most goal-oriented person in the world but I guess I can make an exception on this matter. Billy is working from home most days so it's nice to see him at lunch from time to time. I also like to be available to cook something for him if he wants. :) We've never been good at eating leftovers so I'm used to making just as much as we eat in one meal. I need to try to make a little extra each day for lunches the next day. It's hard to remember! This is going to be a good week. I CANNOT wait to see my friend Staci for our night out in Southlake. We've had this planned for months!

Sunday: Mexican Pot Roast Tacos, black beans, salad
Monday: Barbeque Apricot Chicken, mashed poatoes, Steamables green beans
Tuesday: Baked Ziti, Caesar salad ( I might use CM meatballs...they're so good!)
Wednesday: FFYS
Thursday: Honey-Orange Cumin Chicken, Perfect Brown Rice, salad
Friday: Perfect Roasted Chicken, steamables, roasted baby red potatoes
Saturday: Girl Night Out with STACI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

More menu planning ideas at Org Junkie and my sis-in-law's blog, The Adventures of Miss Mommy.

--
Becky McCord

TILT: Baby Jogger

2010-06-03T20:51:00.001-05:00

Things I love Thursday: My Baby Jogger

This stroller trumps all strollers (that I have had.) I love it. We originally bought it because everytime I went to the gym I was being called to the nursery because Ibbie was screaming his head off. With nap schedules and all that it was just impossible to make it to the gym and finish a workout. I thought I'd only use it for running but I use it all the time! I even take it places when I only have one kid. Sometimes people ask me if I know that one of my children is missing. Really? I try to just laugh and not give them a mean look. Halarious. Not sure if they are always joking though. I use it for jogging, walking, everything! It fits through all doors very easily, it's super easy to fold up and it slides in and out of the trunk of my VW Passat like a breeze. You can also easily push it with one hand. LOVE IT! Here are some crazy pics of the kids. Not a lot of explanation necessary...

More TILT at Diaper Diaries

Trunks

2010-06-02T22:45:00.000-05:00

So yesterday I was packing up stuff to go swimming and I realized that William didn't have any swim trunks. Seriously? Poor little guy. It never crossed my mind. He swam in his swimmie at Tory's house. He LOVED the water. He kicked all around the pool in his floaty just giggling and smiling. Such a little duck! I didn't bring my camera because I wanted to just relax and have fun with the kids. I'll take pictures next time. We plan on going swimming or to the spray park EVERYDAY this summer!! YAY!!! Geez, it was 103 today. These are the cute trunks I got him today at Baby Gap for $12 on sale!! I love boy's clothes. Lisa, you were right- there is SO much fun stuff for boys!

Camping in the living room

2010-06-02T22:39:00.000-05:00

I'm not a fan of camping. Don't get me wrong, I love outdoor activities (when I'm not preggers) but I say have a great time on the river and then go get some sleep at your local Marriott. Ibbie and Riley Jane LOVE this tent. I'm not sure how it ended up at our house. I think it started at BMamama's. And, after several moves, I'm not sure where the tunnel is that goes with it. Despite all that, the kids have a great time in it. And of course it's got everyone's favorite friend, Dora. I wish I had a pic of Ibbie's happy face when RJ pulled him in the tent with her. He's already so excited to be included in all her shananigans. Yes, one minute he was lying outside of the tent, the next he was inside sitting up. Huh.

Menu Plan Monday on Tuesday

2010-06-01T13:43:00.005-05:00

Ok this menu planning thing is obviously not very easy for me. Not the actual planning, just the following through part. But, here are two things that are keeping me going: 1)Grocery shopping is a breeze. My list is usually less than 10 items. I'm not roaming around the store buying things we don't need or have room for. We're not big snackers anyway so we kind of just stick to the basic items we need for meals. 2) Most importantly, I'm not making the same boring chicken dish EVERY NIGHT. So here goes it for this week. I also love those Steamables. I think we have like 20 packages in our freezer. There's so much variety- so easy, convenient and healthy.
This a lot of cooking this week!

Monday: Rudy's!

Tuesday: Garlic Panko Chicken Strips (margarine instead of butter), steamables, mashed potatoes

Wednesday: Chey's Char Chicken Tacos, Spanish rice, pinto beans (Mimi made and left us some!!!)

Thursday: Insalata Blu salad with Steak*

Friday: Ginger Chile-Garlic Venison, brown rice, Steamables
(For this I combine fresh grated Ginger w Chile Garlic sauce and marinate the deer meat in a ziploc. Slice venison very thin and cook in a very hot pan for 30 seconds or less, flipping it constantly.)

Saturday: BBQ Chicken Pizza, salad

Sunday: Gaylie's Lasagna, salad

Insalata Blu Salad w/ Steak
Ok this is combination of two yummy salads from Macaroni Grill. Billy loves Blu Cheese and I love steak on my salad so I combined them! Gaylie (Mamama) has been known to be a HUGE fan of the Insalata Blu salad although she sometimes goes for the Parmesan- Crusted Chicken Salad (2 die 4.) Gaylie and I have had so many fun lunches together at Macaroni Grill!

1/2 head romaine cut into bite size pieces
3 cups baby arugula
1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes (easy for Billy to pick out.)
4 ounces fresh Blu Cheese (not in the container, get the kind you crumble from a block= same $)
Red Wine Vinaigrette (recipe follows)
Salt and coarse ground pepper
1 lb. steak such as New York Strip, rib-eye, or filet migon pan fried or grilled)

In a large bowl, combine lettuce, arugula, dried tomatoes, walnuts and half the crumbled cheese. Toss the salad with enough Vinaigrette to coat. Season the salad with salt and pepper to taste. Arrange salad on a platter. Cut the steaks crosswise into thin slices. Arrange the steak slices atop the salad and sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Drizzle more vinaigrette over steak slices and serve.

Red Wine Vinaigrette
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
3 T fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons honey
2 teaspoons salt
Coarse or fresh ground pepper
1 cup olive oil

Mix all ingredients except oil in a blender. Then, gradually blend in the oil. Makes 1 2/3 cups.

Outdoor Girl

2010-05-31T20:35:00.002-05:00

Prepare yourself. Riley Jane looks like she's in middle school. She's playing with the rocks we got her in Arkansas (!!!!) and getting ready to go train the dogs with Billy.

Here, Daddy. We need this duck for sure.

Hmm... what else?

"Probably gonna need this one too." (word for word)

Ibbie wants to know how can it be 90 degrees at bedtime??

Fayetteville, AR

2010-05-31T20:29:00.006-05:00

We just back from Fayetteville, Arkansas today. Omgosh. We had THE BEST time. Fayetteville was beautiful and the Ozark Mountains were amazing! We were included in Taylor and Terra's wonderful wedding weekend. It included incredible food, fun with family that we never get to see, and breath-taking scenery. My parents were kind enough to drive up and watch the kids all weekend. It had been such a long time since we got to spend time together- just us. We had so much fun! I'm standing on the soon-to-be front porch of a house John David is building way up in northwest Arkansas. The view is unreal. These pictures do it no justice at all. The mountains and trees go on forever and ever and ever and ever...get the point?

Billy picking off some bugs from our drive around the property in the Ranger. Don't worry- we're not moving there.......yet. ha ha

He said this wasn't the kind of bike I should learn on. Ha ha.

Ok I can't remember what river this is...King's River maybe? GORGEOUS. Why didn't I just jump in?!?! The water was crystal clear. Again, these pictures aren't even close to capturing the beauty of the Ozarks. When we were cruising around, I couldn't help but think about two things- Where the Red Fern Grows and the Duck Commander.

Oh Whit. Look at sweet Bauer. He didn't make a peep all weekend. He's quite the party animal.

Mindy and John David live in Fayetteville and also introduced us to those amazing US Pizza stuffers thingys. It was so fun hanging out with them. Their daughter Lyla is only one month older than William.

Kathryn holding Mindy's baby girl Lyla. I think Lyla looks like a combination of Riley Jane and Ibbie. She is adorable (duh) and so chill.

KCB looking glam as usual.

Here I am pretending to be sisters with the Cobbs.

If Josh and Kathryn had twins...ha ha ha you're welcome Josh.

Kathryn getting the kids all riled up as usual.

War Eagle Mill... also very pretty. We bought Riley Jane a little velvet pouch of colored rocks that were a big hit. We also went to Eureka Springs. Supposedly I had been there when I was little but I don't remember it. The drive up there was also incredible.

And Aunt Carol. This lady is ranked somewhere WAY at the top of my "Favorite People in the Whole World List." I think she's on a lot of people's lists.

Things I Love Thursday : Picnics

2010-05-27T21:35:00.002-05:00

Wow today is THURSDAY?!?!? It's 9:06am and I've already mopped the kitchen and dusted. It's a pretty ordinary day around here... ha ha. I think we will go to the park and have a picnic when William wakes up. I love picnics. By picnics I mean eating a peanut butter sandwich on a bench at the park. It makes our mornings out so much easier because I don't have to rush home to prepare lunch, eat, clean up and so on... We can stay out longer and then put the kids down for a nap right when we get home. Maybe you'd like to wear these treasure flips to your picnic. If you're not a fan of the lobsters, don't worry there are 10 other's to choose from. I think the lobsters are fun for summer. They're especially perfect for Memorial Day festivities. I think they'd look cute with any of these tops that Kathryn picked out. Maybe you'd like to get all creative and make some flower sandwiches for your picnic. Check out more funky sandwich designs at Funky Lunch. More TILT at Diaper Diaries.

Dallas Arboretum

2010-05-25T22:06:00.004-05:00

BMamama invited us to their annual church picnic at the Dallas Arboretum. It was beautiful. This summer they have petting zoos and face painting! What can we paint on this handsome face?

Below is Mr. McGregor's garden.

Ferdinand!

Scoot Big Fella

2010-05-25T16:07:00.004-05:00

William hit a few milestones this week. Look how proud he is. We call him "Big Fella" so now Riley Jane gets on the floor with him and says "Scoot Big Fella!"

Awww... don't give up!

And a tooth to go with it... I couldn't get a good pic because, of course, he kept biting me and my camera wouldn't take! Argh! How do I get it back to default? I think I tinkered with it too much.

Menu Plan Monday on Tuesday

2010-05-25T13:30:00.008-05:00

I already wrote this post but my computer freaked out on me yesterday and I lost it. I was terrified all day because I knew it would never come back on. EVERY single picture (ok except the 4 million we have on Billy's iphone) I have ever taken of William is on this computer. Dear Mom of the Year, back up your photos. Billy backed them up and everything is good to go. Whew! Close one. Too much drama for me. Here's what we're eating this week.

Monday: Chicken Enchiladas w/ BMamama YUM!

Tuesday: Scrambled Eggs, Berry Berry Blue Pancakes, Strawberries and Blackberries + The Duggars (on tv)

Wednesday: Cilantro Chicken w/ wild rice and whole green beans

Thursday: Asian Chicken w/ Lo Mein and Broccoli*

Friday- Sunday: Whatever Mimi and Papaw fix!!!

Asian Chicken

Ok all these things are just thrown together in a bowl and whisked up. I'm not exactly sure how much of each but I'll give you an idea. Taste it and you decide! FYIRiley Jane and Billy like their food spicy and salty.

Chile Garlic Sauce (4 Tblsp)

Sriracha Sauce (3 squirts)

Rice Wine Vinegar (4-5 shakes)

Soy Sauce (1/2-1 cup)

Sesame oil (1 Tblsp- don't skip this)

Teriyaki (1 shake - not really a fan but it's sweet so it works w/ everything else)

Worcestershire Sauce (2 shakes- this never hurts anything)

I cut up the chicken breasts in strips then season with S&P and Mrs. Dash Garlic & Herb. I cook the chicken fully until juices run clear, then toss in Asian sauce. Done. You can also add Hoisin sauce if you like. Sometimes I add a little "Honey something or other" BBQ sauce if it's got a thick and sweet consistency. I'm not sure why I do that. It never tastes different. The sesame oil is what makes it so good. Have fun and don't burn your mouth on the SRIRACHA!!

William would like to announce the WINNER...

2010-05-24T07:50:00.004-05:00

Jennifer M, YOu WoN!! Congratulations Jennifer and thanks for entering my give-away! She's down in San Antonio and her blog is SO cute! I'm so glad you get to enjoy one of these awesome frames!! Here is Hilary's blog and Facebook Fan Page if you want to look some examples again. And here are your choices...

Choose a frame color and inital color from the following choices: dark red, black, chocolate brown, white, navy... and a background from these choices: brown alligator, black and white zebra, black on black zebra, gold and black polka dots, gold and cream damask, and leopard.

Congratulations again!! IV just woke up so I'm fixing to be on duty...

Fabric + Floor Time

2010-05-21T19:25:00.000-05:00

I've been checking out fabric stores online and stalking interior design blogs looking for some inspiration for paint colors and linens. I came across this fabric today. I love the white (maybe off white) background with all the bright colors. It's perfect. Check out the ottoman below. I think I want to put it all over the walls. ha ha! jk. (I can't believe I had to add that last jk) I also really like the purplish ones below...

Floor time is my favorite daily activity. When things start to get out of hand, we just dump out some toys, lay on the floor, and suddenly everybody's happy.

Note to safety police: the beads did not come out until William went down for a nap. Btw, Riley Jane has been wearing big-girl panties all day for over a week and hasn't had one accident! It's so nice not having to change so many diapers.

Main St Festival

2010-05-21T16:42:00.003-05:00

Laura, Lindsey, and me (+kids) went to the Grapevine Main Street Festival on Friday. We had lunch on the courtyard with live music under the gazebo and walked around. There was a huge sandbox, Lego Land, trikes, rides, games, petting zoo, pony rides, port-a-potties (yikes)... everything you'd expect from a great festival. Lindsey treated us to our first snow cone of the year which hit the spot on such a hot day. I thought it was funny they gave kids bright yellow LOST stickers. So, if you find a 2 year old roaming around by themselves and they don't have a yellow LOST sticker, you're not going to take him to the police?!? Riley Jane loved the rides and duckie game. Not a big fan of the Native American look-alike. Se asked me why he had black stuff on his face. I told her it was war paint. She said "Oh. War paint."

Things I Love Thursday: 3 & 4

2010-05-20T07:40:00.000-05:00

I'm participating in The Diaper Diary's Things I Love Thursday. This Thursday and every Thursday, I love my III & IV. I never imagined a IV could be this cute.

(Billy informed me when we were dating that if we ever got married and had a son he would be a IV. This is who we were talking about. )

Cute distractions

2010-05-19T21:03:00.000-05:00

I am exhausted. We just returned from a fun-filled trip to BMamama's house. There are suitcases to unpack, dinner dishes to be cleaned and (my favorite) 5 SUPER-LOADS of laundry to be folded an put away. I asked Billy if it was my fault that our house is a tornado and he said I need a system. Hmmm... maybe I'll do that after the dishes. Part (most) of my problem is that I can't say "no." I can't even say "in a minute!" Playing restaurant with Doodles and rolling around on the floor with William is just more fun than picking up and cleaning. Have I always been this easily distacted?!?! Ha ha! I know what you're thinking...yes.

My First GIVE-AWAY!

2010-05-18T16:05:00.010-05:00

GIVE-AWAY!!!!

This is the first ever GIVE-AWAY on All Riled Up! I'm so excited! This is SO FUN!! I will be giving away a custom designed HILABEANS FRAME on Monday May 24th!!!

My sweet friend Hilary is the creator of these adorable frames. Here are two of my favorite Hilabeans inital frames. These frames are the perfect personalized gift for weddings, baby showers, birthdays, anniversaries, teachers and friends. You can find more pictures of all her cute frames on the Hilabeans Facebook fan page. Which are your favorites?!?! Leave a comment to enter the giveaway!

Hilary- Did you make this one for me?!?!?! Ha ha ha...

(If you win, you will be able to choose a frame color and letter color from the following choices: dark red, black, chocolate brown, white navy... and a background from these choices: brown alligator, black and white zebra, black on black zebra, gold and black polka dots, gold and cream damask, and leopard.)

You have until Sunday night to enter- I will draw a winner using random.org first thing Monday morning and post the winner!! Be sure to leave a comment for each entry. Here's how to win...

1 entry = Leave a comment telling me your favorite Hilabean's Frame.

1 entry = Become a follower of All Riled Up.

1 entry = Blog about this give-away and link back to this post.

1 entry = Facebook or Tweet about the give-away.

1 entry = Become a facebook fan of Hilabeans Frames.

1 entry= Leave a Happy Birthday comment on Hilary's blog Blissfully Enamored.

Happy Blogging!

The 3 Ls

2010-05-18T06:00:00.000-05:00

When we were staying at our house in Arlington last week we got together with the
"3 Ls" (Lisa, Laura and Lindsey.) I met them in 2008 when Riley Jane was 5 months old and we became fast friends. They reached out to me and included me in their breakfast group. I've missed them so much this past year. What started as a group of 4 kids has turned into 8 and 1 on the way! Not sure how Jackson escaped my camera, but I'll get him next time... Check out this post of our playgroup in 2008... prepare yourself for the archived pics of Doodles.

That Chloe (RJ's BFF) is something else. She can run faster than any kid I've ever seen.

Menu Plan Monday

2010-05-17T12:38:00.003-05:00

Who-hoo! I'm jumping on the Menu Plan Monday bandwagon! I must say that things are getting a little hectic around here. Sadly, we're in need of a little more structure. Those last minute trips to Target for dinner ingredients on the way home from the doctor's office at 4:30 are not so fun. Riley Jane is finally potty-trained and she always has to go when we're way back in the frozen food. That means lugging sweet Ibie through the disgusting public bathroom where I watch my 2 year old rub her hands all over the toliet seat while trying to balance without falling in. Many of you know how much I despise grocery shopping so I've decided to start doing a once-a-month trip to Sam's and a once-a-week trip to the store for milk and fruit. Thus, Menu Plan Monday. Here is goes. Do you know what a stetch this is for me?!?!?!

FFYS = Fend For Yourself (except William because he won't hold his own bottle and yes Riley Jane has complete access to peanut butter, spoons and fruit)

WARNING: We eat a lot of chicken.

Sunday: Stewed Chicken with Green Olives*

Monday: Chicken Enchiladas

Tuesday: BMamama's House

Wednesday: FFYS

Thursday: Cilantro Lime Chicken from my sis-in-law Emily

Friday: Chicken Pizza

Saturday: FFYS...or take me out to dinner

*Stewed Chicken with Green Olives

3 T olive oil
1 chicken, cut up in 8 pieces
2 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
1 fennel bulb, chopped
1 cup white wine
One 14.5 oz can chopped tomatoes
1 cup chicken stock
1/2 cup pitted green olives
handful of fresh basil, chopped

In a large pan, heat 3 tablespoons of oil and add the chicken, cooking until it has browned. Remove from the pan and set aside. In the same pan, sweat the garlic and fennel in a little more oil for a few minutes. Pour the wine over, add the tomatoes and cook for another 10 minutes on low. Put the chicken back into the pan an cook on low for 30 minutes, adding the stock little by little. Put the olives and basil in at the end for a few minutes and serve.

Mother's Day

2010-05-16T21:53:00.007-05:00

What an amazing day. The kids look SO little in this picture. That makes me feel a little bit better about my level of exhaustion.

Dallas Hair

2010-05-15T08:00:00.001-05:00

I had to do a post on The Doodler's hair because it's CRA-ZEE. Most days we find it hard to tame so we just do what Betty did when I was little... put it up. When I do that Riley Jane always complains about her pony tail hurting her head in her seat. That's why she needs a seat like this. I showed her this photo and she said "oooooh! I yike it."

Show Us Your Life: Favorite Books

2010-05-13T21:17:00.000-05:00

If any of you know Doodbug McCord (as she calls herself) you know that "I'm back!" is what she says when she comes back from time-out or from any other place. And as you've probably noticed, I've been on a blogging break for a while. Well, I'm back. William, I'm truly sorry that it had to be your first 7 months of life. I must admit that I've had more fun playing with you on the floor than typing with one hand. Hopefully, the pictures said enough.

To kick off my return I've decided to join the blogging world in a carousel... Kelly, down at Kelly's Korner Blog does a "Show Us Your Life Friday" and I'm in. Guess what this week is???? Favorite books!!! I love books. I love reading books to myself (as my 3rd graders would say) and reading them aloud. My favorite thing about teaching was reading aloud to my students. Now I get to read to my own children. Here are some of my all-time and new (to me) favorites. I'd have to say that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was THE BEST book I've ever read aloud. It was delightful and intriguing (even after seeing the movies.) The second best read-aloud book was BFG. Riley Jane loves all books. So do I. Even Dora books. If a Dora book encourages children to read...bring on the Dora books. Btw, Dora taught Riley Jane Doodlebug how to say open in Spanish and what a triangle looks like. If you'd like to know more about Children books and reading to your children, check out The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease. It's interesting and enlightening.

Home Sweet Home

2010-05-02T18:19:00.001-05:00

2010-04-30T09:27:00.000-05:00

William's new seat

2010-04-29T12:25:00.001-05:00

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2010-04-28T17:04:00.001-05:00

Central Market + Lunch

2010-04-17T16:22:00.001-05:00

Happy Six-Month Birthday, Ibie

2010-04-17T16:16:00.000-05:00

Ibie Eats

2010-04-16T16:05:00.000-05:00

Good Smiling

2010-04-16T15:59:00.000-05:00

Good Counting

2010-04-16T15:54:00.000-05:00

Riley Jane learned to count somehow. First she counts to 8 and then starts over and counts to 10.

Hilabeans

2010-04-15T10:23:00.000-05:00

You all know my good friend "Hee." She makes those cute initial and bow frames. Well, she's giving away a piece of the highly coveted Le Creuset Cookware. It's gorgeous (my favorite color and matches my canisters.) So, when you go to her site, I hope you get distracted by all her cool frames and totally forget to enter the giveaway.

Fort Worth Zoo

2010-04-11T22:29:00.001-05:00

Happy Birthday Toni

2010-04-10T10:25:00.001-05:00

Yesterday we met up with my friend Tara and her kids at the mall. Tara and I were preggers together at Wimbish. I don't know what I would have done without her last year. You could say that Ibie and Anna Rose have been friends from the very beginning. Luke is one year older than Riley and they have lots of fun together. Luke and Anna are so sweet and cute!!

I thought these shoes were so cute! They're just like Billy's but for boys! Ibie will definitely need these.

Stand still traffic on I35 at 1:30pm?!?! No night-night!!

Doodlebug at Rudy's eating cheetos and ribs. She calls it Rudy's Tacos because she likes their breakfast tacos on Saturday training days.

Awww...

Ha ha ha!! So cute! I had to get a picture of him being still.

Ibie's practicing sitting up by himself. He likes the block from Aunt Carol. :)