Some Recent Pics

Afternoon Playdate with our Cousin, Connor!

Hudson, Avery, & Annabelle at the Farm

Thanks Mrs. Emily for helping break my city slickers in!!!

We had a blast.

Emily & our sweet girls

Really bad "cheese" face

Ready to go to Thomas's birthday party

Wearing her "Cinderella Glass Slippers"

Flying kites together!

Concentrating hard.... He had the big kite & it was super windy

Avery Turns 3!!!

Here are a few pics from Avery's birthday on Monday of this week. She had a great day! She was mad on Tuesday when I told her it was no longer her birthday. Hudson is SO EXCITED that Avery's birthday is over, because he knows his is right around the corner!

Ready to open her presents from Mom, Dad, & Hudson!

Her new fav Princess!

"Look- her got red hair & blue eyes just like me"

Showing off her dance moves with her new CD player!

Her Princess Birthday Cake

Getting ready to blow out the candles

LOVE this one! Looking at Hudson...

YUMMY!!!!!!!!

So Long Bailey....

We are now a 4 person household. We found a home for our dog, Bailey, in ElDorado. Daniel drove her there today. Daniel & I got Bailey when she was 7 weeks old. Most of my friends and family know how attached I was to this dog BEFORE kids. After Hudson came along, he took all my attention & Bailey got none of it. Daniel still played with her when she made him. With our busy schedules with work, travel, and afternoon activities Bailey was always home alone. I know she will be better off with the lady who took her today. She doesn't work, so she will be home with her most of the day. We were all a little sad to see her go, but I really think this is for the best.

It's Official!

We closed on our lot today in Woodlake South II in Benton. I liked it better when we knew we were getting one & didn't have to start paying on it. We are excited, but scared about building a house. It involves a whole lot of decisions that we have to make... Hope Daniel & I can do it with out killing each other. The final plans are being drafted now!!!

Also, want to share a story about Hudson. I got a call last night from Coach Randy. He was Hudson's tball coach last year & is also going to coach their team this season, which starts in a few weeks. We love Randy, Kimberly, and their precious kids- Ava & Eason. Ava has been in Hudson's class since they were newborns. Randy called last night to tell me that Ava came home from school on Wednesday & said that she and Hudson were going to get married. She also told her Daddy that she & Hudson kissed on the lips on the playground at school. Needless to say, Daniel had a BIG talk with him last night!!! Never thought I would be hearing that my child was kissing at school when he was five or almost five....

Loving his Superman PJ's!!! Thanks Ally & Will.

Notice the rolled pants. My poor short little man!

Recent pic of my sweet babies!

Avery pigging out at Bryce's Fireman Party

Hudson & Ava

Avery Claire's 3rd Birthday Party

We celebrated Avery's 3rd birthday this weekend at Jill's Gymnastics in Shreveport. She was so excited about her party. This is the first year that she really cared about her birthday. It was fun to see her get so pumped up about it! I am thrilled that she had a great time, but I am very sad my baby girl is turning 3. Our family is definitely complete. We are happy about that, but we have had diapers in our house since 2006 & I am sad to see them go. I really think that is why I have been the laziest potty training mom with Avery. We are getting hard to work this week. She stays dry most of the time, but we are having major issues with the other. Our babies just aren't babies anymore... I am very glad that several of my great friends & family are still having little ones, so I can get my baby fix when I need it! Thanks so much to everyone who helped make my baby girl's birthday special!!! I love each & every one of you.

I'm 3!!! Now, I need to get potty trained.... Lol

Sweet baby girl

She got to open presents from Daniel's family before her party.

Also got to open one present from Hudson!

Hudson got her a Jessie doll. She LOVED it!

Giving her kisses

Her Fav!

Party table at Jill's

Her cake

Cupcake Toppers with a red headed Ballernia

Avery with some of her sweet friends- Annabelle & Lola!

Having fun at her party!

Some of my wonderful friends that came to celebrate with us!

PePere helping Avery on the Balance Beam

Our little man having fun!

Getting ready to blow her candles out. Didn't really

love all the attention that came with it! Lol

LOVED this part.... Presents!

Avery telling Nana thank you for all her goodies!

Our Family Picture- Thanks Suzanne!!!

Nanny & Avery Claire

The After Party at home!

Ready for the Happiest Place on Earth!!!

I have been packing for Disney for the last two days! The kids are very excited & ready to go now. We wanted to be there for Avery's 3rd birthday, since we were there last year for Hudson's 4th birthday. We ended up moving our trip up because Disney was running a special for 40% off any of the Deluxe hotels through the middle of February, so this year we will be celebrating Valentine's Day there. I thought in all honesty that last year our kids were too little for Disney World. They did great! We had such a good time. They did fine waiting in all the lines, they loved the characters, and shows. We visited 3 parks and did 5 character dinings. Neither of our kids LOVE scary rides, but they did fine on the ones geared towards toddlers. We will probably be one of those crazy families that go once a year on vacation!!!

Our family's first trip to Disney- April 2010

The kids at Hollywood Studios This was
our second favorite park.

Breakfast at Chef Mickey's! This was a great
character dining for the kids. Avery was so
excited to see Minnie Mouse!


Hudson turned 4 on our trip! Having a birthday
at Disney was the best.

Watching their first parade at Magic Kingdom.

I cried like a baby watching their little faces!

Dinner with Cinderella, Prince Charming, and

the Step Sisters. This was another one of our favs!

Lately...

We are finally having a good, healthy week. Praise the Lord!!! Praying that it holds out for the next few weeks because we have a lot going on. On another note, Hudson and Avery are SUPER EXCITED that they are going to have a new baby boy cousin in June to play with at Nanny's house. Congrats Lindsey & Tommy!!! We couldn't be happier for yall.

Our sweet kids before church last week

Thanks Nana & Pepere for coming to keep our sick
kiddos, so we could work!!!

This is an example of why I have way more pics of Avery

than Hudson these days. She is a camera hog!

She said- "Mama, take my picture. CHEESE!!!"

Recent Art Work! Lol.