Graduation Party

We went to a Graduation Party last weekend. Tammy, my best friend from Jr. High School, her son is graduating. I can't believe he is that old. We have stayed friends all these years. We met by sharing track shoes in the seventh grade. I have always had a special place in my heart for her and her family. They are such sweet souls. They are the ones that kept me in the right direction and introduced me to God. I remember when we use to have mini church services in their living room with a few other families. Those were simpler times and the love for God was everywhere. Thank you both Tammy and Sylvia for loving me. I appreciate the both of you.
The girls had so much fun at her house. They saw chickens and even brought in some eggs from the chickens. They both made it all the way to the house with their eggs but Presley handed it to Tammy and the egg dropped and broke. I felt so sorry for her. They especially loved riding on the golf cart. Brooke didn't want to leave she kept wanting to go for another ride on the golf cart. They probably rode 5 or 6 times. They were so good and it was great to see everyone. Thanks for a fun day and Tammy I absolutely love your house. It is beautiful. It makes me want to move to the country. I witnessed the girls and how they would be if we lived on a little bit of land. They were just precious as they explored everything.

Mrs. Kari

Well, this is the last week of school and this will be Mrs Kari's last year because she is retiring. She is an amazing teacher and the girls absolutely love her. But the good news is we will still see her because she lives in our neighborhood. She has such a way with children.
These pictures were taken by Mason's daddy Gavin, he is a professional photographer. I cannot take credit for these pictures. Although it makes me want to take better pictures. I have been reading photo blogs and websites and am on a mission to learn more about my camera and to understand photography more. I also need to learn more about Adobe Photoshop Elements.
Today was the last day of BSF but I was unable to attend because they had no childcare and I didn't have a babysitter. We ended up meeting Brenda and Aleck at the zoo. It was such a beautiful day to be outside. The girls really enjoyed themselves. Sorry, no pictures because I didn't want to take my camera today. The girls fell asleep in the stroller on the way out and slept the whole way home. They also went to bed so easy tonight. I must have wore their little bodies out today.
The girls have really taken off with their language and sentences in the last couple of weeks. It is so sweet to listen to them have conversations with each other. I catch myself laughing at them all the time while they are playing. They say the darnedest things. I had someone tell me this weekend that when your children are babies you just want to eat them up and when they are teenagers you wished you would have eaten them up. I'm sure it is so true but at this stage in my life I can't imagine thinking that about my sweet little girls. I will probably eat these words some day. I cherish these moments because I know they will be grown before I know it. I love you Brookie and Presley.

Helping Daddy

Gary did some planting last week and the girls were such big helpers. They did make more of a mess than he had planned but I think he really enjoyed the daddy, daughter time. It is so sweet to see these pictures and the fun they had with their daddy. Gary is such a great daddy and he loves those girls very much. Thank you honey for being such a great father. I love you.

My Mother's Day

I am one lucky mother.
Thank You God.
We had a great mother's day until about 7:00pm. Brooke and Presley were playing on their see saw having a great time. They got off and then got back on and started rocking again and all of a sudden the darn thing tipped over. I didn't realize that Presley was in the middle and Brooke was on the end. I have gotten on to them for that because it will tip if that is the case. Presley landed on top of Brooke and they both started to cry. It wasn't a bad fall but I think it scared the sweet girls. Presley said her arm hurt. We made her move her wrist and fingers and she did but she wouldn't raise her arm. If we touched certain areas she would cry. So we decided to make a trip to Cook's Childrens. I took Presley and Gary stayed home with Brooke. We arrived and let me tell you they were busy. We got back fairly quick because she needed to be xrayed. The doctor viewed the xrays and said nothing was broken. He examined Presley again and said he thought it was "Nurse Maids Elbow." which means a ligament came out of place and wasn't covering the elbow. The doctor told me he was going to put it back in and she would probably cry. He did and she did cry but not for long because the doctor came back with a popsicle and she raised her arm to grab the popsicle. Yahoo! She was healed and we could go home. I was so proud of Presley because she did very well and she was so polite. She told the doctor, "Thank You" for the popsicle and she even told the xray technician, "Thank You" for the stickers she received after her xrays. I express those words often but you wonder if they get it but now I know because I heard it with my own ears and it makes me proud. We arrived home about 11:30 and I decided to keep her home the next day from school becuase I knew she would be tired. We had a mommy and Presley day. It was really special to spend one on one time with my little Sweet P. She sure is a little talker.
Presley mommy loves you very much and you are such a special little girl.

Southlake Art In The Square

Well it has been a whirl wind since we got back from New Orleans. I got sick and was running fever and man did it wipe me out for a day. I forgot how having fever makes you want to sleep all day. I felt better the next day but was still weak. I am glad I am feeling better.
I have been spending all my time doing baby shower invites for my SIL Dottie. They really needed to be out last week so I was stressing to get them done and then I was sick. Ugh! I seem to procrastinate and I have learned my lesson to get things finished early in case something happens, especially now that I have children because I can't spend all my time on something like I use to.
These pictures are from Art in the Square we only had about 2 hours to enjoy the fun because they closed at 6:00pm on Sun. We let the girls jump in the bounce houses and got their faces painted. Presley's little lady bug was cute but Brooke got a flower and it didn't really look like a flower. I was so glad she was young enough to not notice. We met other friends later and listened to a band and eventually went to eat with the group of friends. It was a fun Sunday and the girls really enjoyed themselves.
I want to wish all you mother's a very Happy Mother's Day. Man, sometimes I can't believe I am a mother and it is a job I wouldn't trade for anything at least today anyway. No seriously I am so thankful for my little Queen B and my Sweet P. Mommy loves you both very much.
I am going to try to get caught up on post this week.

Cason's Birthday

We went to Cason's Birthday on Sat. and the girls had a blast. They really enjoyed the cake and ice cream. It's always so great to get together with friends who have kids around the same age. They all played well together and really enjoyed each other.Thanks Jayme and Shauna for including us the girls always have fun at your house.
I am a busy girl, Gary and I are going to New Orleans for Jazz Fest and I have been trying to get everything ready. Please forgive me for not posting. I have so much to post but I am short on time right now.
Happy Wednesday!

Building Blocks

I had to post this picture of the girls and I because I am rarely in the photo.


Brooke has really become a Mommy's girl. She has also become a little cuddle bug. She will crawl up into my lap and just hug on me. Oh, how I love those moments when I can just love on my children. I really hope they will always want to crawl up into my lap. Presley really doesn't have a favorite she chooses both mommy and daddy at different times. She has always wanted to cuddle. She has been better at her little fit throwing. Thank you God for giving me the knowledge to deal with her little personality. I have changed the way I say things to her and I think it has helped. I think we must have been butting heads. I have also been trying to praise more and use my manners when speaking to them and she has been much better. Whew! Praise the Lord!

I bought these nesting blocks for the girls and it is their new favorite toy. They have the Alphabet, nursery rhymes and numbers on them. We play several different games with the blocks. I usually will sing the Alphabet song when playing with them.
The other day I was singing and both Brooke and Presley started singing the alphabet with me. I was in shock, mouth dropped open because I didn't realize it was making that much of an impact on them. I know your thinking Duh! Dede but I was just so happy to hear them saying the alphabet. I will tell you I do use the flash cards and talk about the letters of the alphabet but most of the time we sing made up songs and dance around the house. We like to act silly and have fun. So that is why I seemed so surprised, oh and I guess the four days of school probably helps too. So I asked Mrs. Kari if they sing the alphabet song and she said, "yes." So I cannot take all the credit. She also asked me if they sing "Jesus Loves Me" at home and I told her we go to BSF (Bible Study Fellowship) on Wed. mornings and let me tell you that really put a smile on my face because the girls love Bible Study and it really makes my heart happy to know they are learning about Jesus and loving it. If you have the chance to do BSF take advantage of it because it is so worth the time and what you learn as well as your childrens experiences and what could be better than getting closer to God in all aspects of your life. They take the summer off so I will have to keep at it for the summer. I have really enjoyed it but need to work on spending my quiet time with God everyday and not wait til the last day. I do know that when I do my attitude is so much better.
Well I am off to bed because I am tired.

Cuteness!

The girls got bug catchers from Mimi and Poppy for Easter. They love bugs so I thought a bug catcher would be great. Daddy took them out to catch bugs and they got a grass snake, a beetle and some roly poly bugs. They didn't really understand that catching a snake was a big deal but they were so excited that they had bugs. The other day Presley saw the beetle laying on his back and said, "the beetle go night night mommy." I just smiled and didn't tell her that the poor beetle was dead. I am so sad I didn't take a picture of the snake in the bug catcher it would have been a cool picture because he was wrapped around a twig and leaves. Don't worry daddy let the snake go, as soon as the girls went to bed. They woke up first thing in the morning asking where the snake went, we told them he must of got out of the bug catcher. They seem to be okay with that answer.
The picture of Presley in the cowboy hat I couldn't resist posting. I was cleaning out their closet last saturday and she saw it and wanted to wear it. She was playing with puzzles with daddy when I took the picture. My little cowgirl.
I can't tell you how much I look at them and say to myself I am one lucky person and I owe it all to one person, the one, our heavenly father. Wow! That just puts a smile on my face.

Arts Festival

Brooke got in the stroller and I thought she was going to go to sleep but she had to get up and dance some more.


I love the expression on Presley's face. I am so blessed.

Brooke was so cute, she was dancing in this picture.























We went to Fort Worth Arts Festival yesterday and the weather ended up being perfect by the time we arrived. Gary and I thought it was going to be a bad time with the girls because they were being so fussy at first but once we got our spot and settled in and listened to the music we had a blast. The girls were dancing and playing. It was so good to see them have so much fun. We stayed til 10:00pm and they were still going strong but fell fast asleep in the car on the way home. I love the fun family times with my husband and children. Thank you God for giving me this great family.

More Easter Fun

Here are the other pictures I promised. The Easter Bunny left two big surprise eggs and Brooke didn't like it at all. She put it in her basket and then placed it back on the ground. Daddy hid it two other times and when she found it she wouldn't touch it. She would walk away and shake her head and say, "No." It was so funny. I guess the surprise egg was too big for her basket. Presley found a lot of eggs but started opening them up and eating the candy and was pretty much finished hunting eggs and on to opening the other eggs and eating more candy. Oh, she was a happy girl with a big smile on her face. I love being right by their side and watching them have so much fun. I am so thankful to have two wonderful children. I love you to the moon Brooke and Presley.