The Doc is In !

Harper loves Doc Mcstuffins and Disney Jr started advertising that the Doc mobile would be coming to Ft. Worth in September. Daddy told Harper we could go meet her when she came into town. Now I have to admit as a mother I was thinking ( OMG BRAD !! R U KIDDING !! It's far, HOT, long lines , and no naps). We all know this is how a mother thinks. And yes it was all of those things but it worked out in the end and we ended up having a great day. We got up early and headed out to Ft. Worth and then when we got there the lines were super long so we grabbed a number and went inside. Turns out if you wait for your number to pass then you can go in whenever. So instead of sitting in the heat we decided to go into the Ft. Worth museum and play. Turns out our membership to the Perot museum even got us in free. :)
So we spent some family time and had some fun in the air conditioner until our time had passed. Then I ended up taking Lillian and getting some lunch and coming back to pick up Harper and Brad after they had already finished the mobile unit. It was so hot there was no way that we needed to have Lillian out in the line as well. I only allowed Harper to do it because she went straight to the front of the line. I have to say I was really disappointed in Disney Doc Mobile for many reasons. But overall Harper had a blast and thats all the matters. All this said she never actually met DOC because the line was 45 minutes after you got into the mobile unit and people where passing out due to heat exhaustion so NO DOC for us. Here are a few pictures from our fun day. I doubt we will do it again but I am really glad that we did it that day.

Playing in the museum.

Giving her Chester a good check-up.

12 Months Lillian

My sweet Lillian turns ONE! 

How are you already ONE! This first year has flown by! You are so beautiful and have developed such a silly adorable personality! We had a paris themed party to celebrate and had a balloon artist come make everyone fun art balloons. It was a hit! 

Cafe Lillian 

Your cake and smash cake ! 

Happy birthday my angel Lillian ! You melt our hearts! 

Her checkup for 12 months went amazing you are one healthy little peanut! 

Look at you standing so big .

Double the LOVE!!

I am super excited to announce I will be an Aunt again but not only to one baby but to TWO!! Uncle Mike and KK just found out that they are having TWINS....

I think Harper finally understands that there are two babies in KK's belly. We had to explain it a few times for it to sink in. I think she will be super excited to hold her little cousins. I am so excited to meet them already and also to finally see what my brother is like as a father. I am sure he is going to make a great father as he is a wonderful UNCLE. Congrats Michael and Krisit . We love you guys!

Here is a little sneak peek of the little peanuts.

First Dance Class

Harper starts dance!

Hard to believe my first baby is already old enough to start dance class. She had been saying she wanted to try dance so Brad and I decided it was time to let her give it a try. Turns out she loves it and her teacher keeps saying she has perfect ballerina feet ( PERKS OF TIPPY TOEING) HaHa! Here are some pictures of our little ballerina before her first dance class.

She is pretty in pink!

Last Summer Beach Trip

We headed back to the coast for our final trip before the winter started and we met up with Uncle Mike and KK. We all decided to drive down to Rockport and spend the day together. We did some fun shopping and had lunch. We love Rockport on the coast. It is such a neat town and we had a great time spending time with family and relaxing.

Uncle Mike being silly

Love our precious babies! 

After everyone went home we had the chance to spend some quiet family time together and we decided to head down to Corpus to go to the Aquarium. It is so weird because I grew up going there when I was little and never did I imagine we would take our kids there so many years later. But the kids love it and we had so much fun hanging out there together. First we made a quick stop at Joe's Crab Shack for a little seafood. 

These kids love their daddy!

Texas State Aqarium

Lillian loves the First!

See you next year POC!

Lillian's Paris Party

Lillian's first birthday was such a blast. I always do the kids first birthday in what I decorated their room with. So for Lillian her room is Paris and I thought it would be fun to have a Paris Cafe theme. We worked so hard to make it adorable and I think we did such a great job. Special thanks to Mimi for helping me make the decorations, to the balloon guy who came and made balloon art for all the kids and to everyone who made Lillian's day special by coming and celebrating.

We had a  French Cafe  menu by having Soups and Chicken salad and cheeses for lunch . And we had little hats and mustache props and we also had yummy poodle , and lip lollipops. It was so much fun and I hope Lillian looks back at her first birthday and loves it as much as I did. Happy First Birthday Sweet Girl.

Her Birthday Chair

Cafe Lillian

French Props

Lillian's smash cake and family cake. I LOVED her cakes. 

Isn't it adorable?

Look at my sweet birthday girl. 

And this is what happened when it was time to open gifts.

She loved opening gifts.

Can you see her birthday banner in on the mantle with a picture from every month. 

Smash cake ! Yum!

Happy First Birthday to our Lillian Mae!

Lillian Turns One

Wow ,could this be even possible????

My beautiful baby girl is already ONE! Lillian you are growing up so fast and we are enjoying every minute watching you blossom into a little toddler. What are you doing at ONE? You are talking some but just a hand full of words.
Mama
Ewwww
Dada
Yum
Fish
and my personal favorite: NO! HaHa...
Your just so silly. You are such a funny girl. I know we have said this many times but you do things that make us laugh without even trying. Your personality reminds me of your daddy. Speaking of daddy ,you look just like your daddy. You love to play alone and are so laid back. Food, toys, nap and bath time and you are one happy kid. You are sleeping about the same . You get up twice a night and around 7 every morning. You are still taking two naps . Usually around 10 and then again around 2 and we try to have you in bed by 8 at night. Sometimes you cry and sometimes you go right to sleep but overall you do great in your bed. You love your sister. Harper sleeps in sometimes and the minute she gets up you clap your hands and smile so big when you see her the first time. It warms my heart. I do have to say when you are annoyed by your sister we all know. You cry and push her away..
Clothes: Size 9-12 months
Shoe : Size 3
Diapers : Size 3
Your are small just like your sister is. Here are your 12 month stats.
Weight: 18 lbs 7 oz ( 28th %)
Height: 28.3 in  (20th %)
Head: 44.5 cm ( 38th %)
You have four teeth and four teeth only. You eat amazing and all day! You love music and dancing.
WE JUST ADORE YOU!!

Here is a picture from your 12 month appointment. Beautiful in only a bow and a diaper!

We love you peanut and cannot wait to continue to watch you grow.

Summer at the Coast.

Every year we take advantage of the warm weather down at the coast with daddy. I look forward to this time of year even though it is so much work to travel 7 hours once a month for multiple months in a row but well worth the extra family time that we have. This year was very exciting because Lillian was able to enjoy it so much more this year and Harper went fishing at the coast for the first time. Let me tell you she did amazing and had a blast. Here are some fun pictures from the fun in the sun.

Here are my babies on the road!

 Lillian loves the sand!

First fishing catch at the coast!

WOW! GO HARPER!

Love these girls ! We call these the loofa suits! Ha...

Silly Harper

This just made me laugh! She is super silly !

LOVE THIS GIRL!