Atti’s first birthday party

Atti’s first birthday party

Nearly a month after Atticus turned one, we had his party. We were in the middle of a house remodel right around his actual birthday and then we went on a trip to California. When we got back, we were ready to party with our family and close friends. We've kind of...

That time we went to California…(2014)

That time we went to California…(2014)

Our little family packed up some bags and headed to California. It was the boys' first plane ride... and our first one in almost like, 8 years! We are definitely more 'road trip' type people and usually choose to drive, but we drove to Cali last time we visited (3...

Halloween 2014

Halloween 2014

Our Halloween celebration started out at the boys' preschool. We had a fun day dressed up in our costumes. The boys picked out their own costumes this year--and they were very fitting for their personalities.   Then we moved outside for a party with all of our...

Field trip to a goat farm

Field trip to a goat farm

The boys are both enrolled in a local cooperative preschool this year. Their school took a field trip to a local goat farm to see how goat's milk is made.

Atticus is one!

Atticus is one!

For Atti's first birthday, we decided to go have brunch with Grandma at the boys' favorite hole in the wall restaurant... because no birthday celebration is complete without delicious bacon.   We hung around at Grandma's for the rest of the day and the met up...

Last photos of Atticus before he turned one…

Last photos of Atticus before he turned one…

10/20/2014 It's so hard to believe that a year ago right this moment I was getting ready to go to sleep feeling so discouraged... thinking that I was never going to meet sweet Atticus. I had been having prodromal labor for so many weeks that it felt like some kind of...

The best zoo day ever.

The best zoo day ever.

Miranda and I took the boys to the Dallas Zoo and had the BEST time. Like seriously... it was the best day ever. We decided to go the week that the kids went back to school so we were just about the only people there. No crowds. No lines. No one. It was fantastic. Our...

Logan’s first day of preschool

Logan’s first day of preschool

**We are in the middle of doing some major remodeling in the house... so in the background of some images you might see some random things, like half painted walls, furniture in the middle of rooms, etc. Just FYI** Logan started preschool today! He is going to a...

Two boys and their toad

Two boys and their toad

Chris was working in the backyard this morning and found a toad. Logan has been super interested in animals lately, so he caught it and brought it inside for us to investigate.We talked about the colors that we saw and how the toad had rough skin. We watched the toad...