Hudson's 2nd Birthday!

We went to Hudson's 2nd birthday party on Saturday. The them was trains, and boy, were there trains! I believe every gift he opened had SOMETHING to do with trains! I hope his obssession with them lasts a while!

Olivia helping with opening. She had to get every little piece of paper off the boxes.

Nicole and Olivia opening presents while Hudson was playing!

I tried to get her to come sit with me, but everytime I would tell her "no" about something, they would all say "just let her do it!". She would be even MORE rotten if she was around them all the time!

Nicole thought a sparkler candle would be fun.

Hudson wasn't too amused....more like scared to death!


Sweet, sweet boy loving on his mama

Happy birthday boy!

We attempted to get some good pics of these two kiddos.

Olivia did NOT want Hudson hugging or kissing on her.

Hudson puckered up for his kiss.

I think her face says it all....and her slight lean.

She wasn't interested.

Mommy is proud.

Boys are yuck Olivia....remember that!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUDSON!

WE LOVE YOU LOTS!

SURPRISE!!!

We had a little surprise baby shower for my friend Nicole after her son's 2nd birthday party. I think she was truly surprised, which is hard to pull off!

These are the cookies Katy made....yummy!

Loving all the sweets she was given!

Early Birthday Present

We bought Olivia a little picnic table for her birthday. It was delivered a couple of weeks ago, and Jason put it together this weekend while Olivia and I were at Hudson's birthday party. She immediately ran to it when we go home and has loved sitting at it. It stayed in our living room for a couple of days, but it will end up living outside. Her Nana bought her a table & chairs set for inside, but don't tell Olivia yet......it's a secret!

Totally Random

Ok, so while I'm never a fabulous writer, I'm positive that I shouldn't be writing anything tonight! Let me go ahead and apologize in advance for any grammatical or spelling errors! I've been up since 4:15am with NO CAFFEINE! A couple of ladies I work with decided we needed to "fast" from all caffeine (including my beloved diet coke), all sweets and all fast food. I'm not so concerned about the sweets or fast food, but let me tell you that I do desperately miss my diet coke....and it's only DAY 1! I'm not gonna lie...I'm a little scared! HA!

So, basically this post is just a few random pictures from last week and weekend.

I thought this one was just too cute....Olivia was having a snack and watching TV. She had apparently put her sippy cup on a coaster on the floor. Such a sweet girl!

Our little bird. She begs anytime Jason is eating.

I had to stop for diapers on my way home from work one evening. I browsed the toy section quickly and found this little ice cream set for 50% off. Olivia only had a couple of pieces of food for her kitchen, so I decided to get it for her. It has sprinkles, a few bowls, ice cream scoop, ice cream cones, etc. She LOVES it....just LOVES it. So far this is proving to be one of my better purchases.

The ice cream has velcro on it so you can build a cone.

Working diligently on her cone

So proud when she builds them really big! But they do get a bit top heavy!

Another day...playing at the table with the same toys. She carries them all over the house . She even shares her ice cream with the dogs.

This weekend Olivia got sick and it began with a high fever. SHOCKER...I mean, it was the weekend after all! (no sarcasm there AT ALL....promise....ha). Turns out she has another ear infection. We had only been off antibiotics for less than two weeks. We will meet with her ENT in a couple more weeks. I can only imagine that they will say she needs tubes again. I'm not sure it takes a medical degree to figure that one out!

About to leave for the doctor....she was struggling carrying that baby (but insisted she go along for the ride).

On Sunday, neither Olivia nor myself ever got out of our pajamas. It was really nice!

I caught her on camera playing with her babies.

Yes, she is taking her babies rectal temperature. She apparently thinks this is just something normal you do to all babies! Poor thing...she's been sick TOO MUCH!

This was a first (and hopefully last since I don't want her to break it)! Not sure what came over her!

Olivia seems to be very domesticated. She loves her kitchen and cooking for us all. At the same time, she loves playing with her babies. Those are her two favorite things to do. Just the other day I heard her playing in the other room with her babies and she said "I wub you babies". I mean, seriously?! She's just too sweet! I'm sure I'm not partial at all! :)

I'll stop rambling now with my caffeine-deprived mind. Hope you enjoy your week!!!

Christians are Human too.

I get so tired of people thinking Christians are suppose to be perfect....that we don't make mistakes....that we are to be judged harsher than others because, after all, we ARE Christians....right?!

Well, I just want to remind people that Christians are human too. We make mistakes. We sin (gasp...but it's true)! Only Jesus himself walked on this earth without sinning. Yes, we should strive to be as much like Jesus as possible...and I truly hope people can see Him in me...however, we will NEVER be just like him....we will always have flaws. Yet we can always pick ourselves back up and strive to do better the next day.

I'm so very thankful to have a merciful, loving, forgiving God that accepts my flaws and my mistakes. I sure am glad He'll be the one casting judgment on me and not my fellow Earthly sinners!

New Years Weekend

Well, let's see.....we went to the grocery store, to Target, to Dillards, to the Mall, took down Christmas decorations and attempted to return our house to normal. That was about it for our weekend! I believe on New Years Eve we were in bed and probably asleep by 10:30pm. Ohhhh the life of parents! Meanwhile, my in-laws were most likely partying it up in California getting ready for the TCU game.....and in case you've been hiding under a rock the last couple of days...they are the Rose Bowl Champs! Go frogs!

Our little cheerleader supported them all day in her little uniform.

Random picture of Gracie....she's hilarious. Totally thinks she's a human.

These two girls were loving on each other so much on Saturday while watching Sesame Street.

SOOOOOO SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously, I can hardly stand it! Such a sweetie!

I'm not really sure what they were doing here, but I heard a lot of giggling going on, so I came in to check it out. I can only assume Gracie was licking on her, but I'm not really sure! Regardless of what it was, Olivia sure thought it was funny.

Last visit with Hudson in 2010

Charisa, Nicole & Hudson came over last Wednesday evening for a little visit. Charisa was in town for just a couple of days. We had Rosa's (best fast food Mexican food), then we gave the kids a bath and just let them play. We had a good visit and were glad to get to see you guys!

Olivia cleaning Hudson

I can't imagine why poor Hudson hates getting his hair washed!

Hudson did NOT like Olivia pouring water on him. LOVE his face in these pictures.

It apparently takes the both of them to make the bubble machine work

My Little Reader

This is how I found Olivia the other day.

Just too cute to not share with you!!!

Our New Ride

Yeah! Daddy is putting together my new car! I can't wait to drive it!

Still waiting for it to be whole...

Woo-hoo! My car is ready!


I love my car, but I really wish it had a backseat for these babies that insist on riding with me!

Christmas Day Continued...

After Santa, we had Jason's side of the family over for breakfast and gift opening. This was my first time to host on Christmas Day, so needless to say I felt like a real "grown up"! I was excited to get to use my Christmas Dishes from PB. They had only been used once before, so it was fun to get them all out!

My mantel this year....I seem to do it differently every year, and I wasn't overly thrilled with it this year. I loved the red mesh ribbon, but need more large things to put on the mantel. Oh well...it will come with time!

Olivia with Nana (my mom) checking out the tree



VERY poor attempt at getting this gang to take a picture!

This group did much better!

Elizabeth & Mom
(Gram E & Nana)

Olivia taking money from Emily. Glad we've taught you well!

Deanna, Griffin & Michael

Our little TCU cheerleader

Me, Olivia and Gracie (our 50 pound poodle) in the tent together. Gracie has since gotten in it a couple of more times. She SOOOOOOOOOOO thinks she's a little human!

Playing with her new Aqua Doodle from Santa. Highly recommend this toy. She loves it (as she loves to color and draw), but it's just water, so there's no real mess! Fabulous idea!

Tried and tried to get pics of me and my girl before going to Elizabeth's for the evening round of Christmas, but she wasn't having any part in it!

Playing with giant legos

Daddy won't let Olivia do any of the work!

Yeah! Daddy let me put on the last pieces!

Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas! I know we had a great one with Olivia and I'm sure it will only be better next year!