Let's Play Catch Up

Where do I begin?!  

It's been 9 months since I've updated this blog.  

Does anybody actually look at it anyhow?!  

October: So...Adam's finger healed up great without surgery.  Dr. Cooke followed up with him and Adam loves showing off his scar.  He has pretty much normal movement but still can't bend it quite as far as the others.  After the finger incident he stayed in a half cast for about 4 weeks and that was all.  Getting the stitches out was NOT fun!  We also pulled off a surprise 60th birthday party for my mom.  Well...Leah did.  I just avoided talking to her.  I'm a horrible liar.  

In November, a very special little girl turned 4!  We had a very low key Cinderella birthday party.  I thought this might limited the number of presents.  Boy was I wrong!!!  Grandparents and Auntie Leah didn't hold back!  Reagan got a new big girl bike in Cinderella blue, a Cinderella dress, castle, movie, and barbie.  Of course we have now moved onto Aurora.  Go figure!  

December is ALWAYS a fun month around our family.  There are a million things going on.  We started off with a bang!  Granny took us to see ICE! at the Gaylord and we went for a ride on the Polar Express.  Fun and crazy wild weekend.  Then there was the Sisters' party at Granny's house.  And, of course, Christmas.  Always a busy time.  

In January Aaron and I celebrated 7 years of marriage and the kids started gymnastics.  More fun times!!! Aaron also really buckled down and started studying for the fire department's lieutenants test.  Our life kinda slowed down when this happened!

February brought more studying.  Aaron needed full access to the kitchen table, bar, couch, and kitchen.  So...the kids and I moved our home lives into the master bed room.  It was kinda like a little party in there every day!  Toys everywhere and snacks in the bed room!  Can't believe that happened!  We did pause for a little valentine's day fun when Auntie Leah sent some new Thomas trains and little pets.

March brought warmer weather and more outside time.  The kids competed in their first mountain biking "race."  They did a great job and I got to play the proud mommy! We had everybody over for Easter at our house and hunted Easter eggs at home and participated in the Baird Easter festivities.  

Greatest event in April was our trip to see Thomas in Grapevine.  Granny and Opa took all of their kids (Me and Auntie Leah included) out for the weekend to see Thomas in Grapevine.  The kids were excited and very surprised. 

Then it was May.  We celebrated Adam's 3rd birthday complete with an over the top Cars Party.  Thank you Pinterest!  We celebrated Mother's Day very low key.  Loved it!  Got to be lazy all day and just relax! Again...Loved it!   We also celebrated with my cousin who is getting married.  Went to Houston for a long weekend for her wedding shower and some other fun.  We went to the zoo, the aquarium, and the children's museum.  The children's museum is the BEST PLACE EVER!  Hands down.  If you have kids, are near/in Houston.  It's a MUST!!!  Then we celebrated Aaron's 32nd Birthday!!!  We all got together and ate at Lytle Land for some great food! And...Granny made a yummy pineapple upside down cake!  Aaron got a fun present from the whole family.  Not sure if I was more excited or if he was.  He got a bar bell and a set of bumper plates.  Of course, he's already had to add to it! =)

June was another fun month.  We had some great friends that got married in a beautiful backyard wedding.  Aaron and I got to be the dog handlers.  Who lost the ring?  This girl's dog!  Go figure!  We took our annual trip to Angel Fire, NM for Aaron to race.  That trip is a whole other blog post to come...eventually.  Then we joined in celebrating another wedding with my cousin.  Photo booth...worth the money!  Good job guys!  And then of course there is Father's Day.  Opa was in Canada catching fish so we took Aaron and Papa to Red Lobster to eat fish and...maybe a few amazing cheddar bay biscuits!  YUM!!!  Then it was Auntie Leah's birthday but she was in Michigan.  So we didn't even get cake!

Now here we are in July.  We had the opportunity to celebrate July 4th with Granny and Opa and the entire Trigger Mountain Community at a 4th of July party.  It was pretty overwhelming the number of people that came.  The kids were a little terrified!  But, when the ice cream came out...they perked up!  

That should about do it!  Here's some pictures!

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