My Little Loverboy!

Ryleigh's picture of her & Hudson

Ava's picture of her & Hudson



We have always been one to teach our kids that we do NOT have boyfriends or girlfriends. I had to laugh at my little loverboy when I picked him up from school today. I went to get the stuff out of his cubby & his little precious friend, Ryleigh, showed me a picture that she colored for him today. She said "Hudson's Mommy, me and Hudson are going to get married and I drew a picture of us today". Then I see another picture that a new girl in his class, Ava, colored for him with a heart on it. When we got out in the hallway, he said "Mama, I don't know what to do... Bre, Ryleigh, and Ava all say that want to marry me. I just tell them all that I will marry them, so I don't hurt their feelings". I am amazed that they are talking about getting married at this age! I then gave Hudson a long lecture at Baskin Robbins about how we don't have girlfriends or get married until he is as old as Mama & Daddy. KIDS!!!!

Ready for the Holiday Weekend!

This is the first night this week that I haven't had to do work when I put my babies down, so I felt like posting some pics of my kiddos. The kids are excited about their Independence Day parties at school tomorrow. We are going to South LA to hang out with friends in Baton Rouge on Saturday & to spend time with Daniel's parents on Sunday and Monday. My little man lost his second tooth today at school. This was the other loose one that the dentist noticed a few months ago. I hope we are done for a while with loosing teeth! He was pumped to go to sleep tonight because he said that the tooth fairy was going to bring him $40. Lol. He has no idea about money. He better hope he gets $2 this time. I hope all of our family and friends have a wonderful 4th of July Weekend!!!

Getting festive for the 4th of July!!!

Snaggletooth!

My rotten little girl! If we don't hurry up & get out of this apt- Avery & I are going to weigh 300 pounds.

On our way to see Kung Fu Panda 2. They don't look too super excited bc it was naptime and they were soooo tired. They LOVED the movie though!

Ready to go to Annabelle & Violet's house to swim!

Avery's new best friend- "Baby D"

Hudson & his girls

Our Sweet Girls

Avery & Baby D going to potty. This baby has to do everything with us these days! This was my Cabbage Patch doll when I was little.

Weekend at Nanny's

We went to Arkansas last weekend to meet the newest member of our family! Baby Kypton got released from Arkansas Children's Hospital last week. He seems to be doing great. He is beautiful, but didn't love his Mimi this trip! Lol. Hoping he likes me better next time. He did like his Uncle Daniel long enough for me to take a picture or two. He is absolutely perfect! Big brother Connor is so proud of him. Avery is totally 100% obsessed with babies. She couldn't touch him after being in the NICU for a week, but she stared at him at dinner all night. We had a great weekend swimming with the fam. The only kiddos we were missing this trip were Bella & Ava. Hoping we get to swim with them on our next trip. Daniel and I have decided that this is going to be our vacation home this summer. Lol. To keep our sanity- we are going to have to get out of this apt as much as possible, so I see lots of trips to New Orleans & Arkansas in our future!!! When we got back from Arka, Hudson noticed that he had a very loose tooth. He played with it until it finally fell out. He was so excited about the Tooth Fairy! He went right to sleep, so she could come. He was very happy about his $3, but was MAD and upset that she took his tooth with her.

Daniel holding Kypton!!!

Newest Member of our Wild Family

Sweet girls

My Sister & her kiddos

Hudson Playing Ball with Daddy

Taking a rest in the Baby Float

Connor & his yummy Ice Cream Cone

Can you tell why Avery Claire LOVES Arka??? Lol

Sweet Brother & Sister!

SLEEPY Kids After Swimming & Before we made them go out to eat!

Swimming AGAIN....

Daniel & his babies on Father's Day

Still going... He slept like a log all weekend.

Hudson Lost his 1st Tooth!!!

So Long Pebble Beach...

Well, we are officially no longer homeowners. We closed on our house on Monday of this week. We sold our house to some of our very best friends. I definitely got emotional our last day there, but the kids could have cared less. I just kept thinking about bringing our babies home to this house when they were born & all the memories that were made there. I am already missing my neighbors & our pool! Lol. I seriously think that we went swimming every single day for the last 16 days straight before we moved. Now we are starting a new chapter at the Landing Apartments in Bossier City. It is pretty small, but it is relatively clean. We have a playground right outside our door and we do have a pool here. Daniel and I are not loving life right now, but it will be fine. The kids are happy & that is all that matters. We met with our builder this afternoon & he said he should have our house ready by Halloween! I am already taking the kids to do extra activities in the afternoons, so I can keep them busy & out of the apt as much as possible. We do have some friends that just moved into the apartment. They have a little boy that is in Hudson's class & a new baby that Avery adores. We have already gotten together to play this week. I know Hudson & Avery already miss Annabelle, Violet, Lainey & Lexy in our old neighborhood, so I am thrilled that they have a few friends to play with here!

Our first home!

Sassy Avery Claire before Church

Hudson Ryan before Church

Taking the last dip in our pool before the move!

Our little fish! And yes our weekday bathing suits were panties & underwear.

The kid's beds were taken down the night before our big move, so we let them

sleep in the same bed. They were snuggled up all sweet, but by the time I got my

camera this is how I found them.

Our fabulous New Window Treatments at the Apt. (Shower curtains)

Baby Kypton

My nephew Tommy & his wife Lindsey welcomed their beautiful baby boy, Kypton Thomas, into the world last week. He was taken to Arkansas Children's Hospital the day after he was born with heart problems. He is the picture of health weighing almost 9 pounds. Saturday was his first really good day with his heart rate staying around 120, where it should be. If all goes well, they can take him home next week to be with their 5 year old Connor. Please lift up this little angel along with his Mama & Daddy in prayer. I can't wait to see him next weekend in Arkansas!!!

First Trip to the ER

We have been so fortunate over the last five years with real kid emergencies. I have two of the sickest kids on the earth when it comes to ear infections, flu, strep throat, and stomach bugs- but we have been extremely blessed not to have anything major happen. On Memorial Day, we were all moving and packing up things getting ready for our big move on Saturday. We were filthy!!! We spent the majority of the day in the attic & garage. Daniel left to take some boxes to storage & left his cell phone at home. Avery & Hudson were having some snacks. Next thing I know, Avery tells me that she squeezed a raisin & stuck it in her nose. Then she tells me to get it out. I looked up her nose with a flashlight & it was no where to be seen. As most of you know, I freak out over a cold, so I was in panic mode. Since I lost my cool, poor Avery started to freak out a little. I loaded her up & took her to the WK Bossier ER. After waiting about 45 minutes & still not being seen- her nose started running & she blew the raisin out on the floor. God be with me if or when something major does happen. Thank God I have Daniel who is calm & level headed in stressful situations. Sad to say that Avery didn't learn a thing from the situation... She couldn't wait to get to school today & tell her teachers and friends that she put a raisin up her nose.

Brandi's MARRIED!!!

We were in New Orleans from Thursday to Sunday to be with Brandi (Daniel's sister) and Jared for their big day. We have been patiently waiting for this day now for a year and a half. All of the wedding events were wonderful & the bride was beautiful! Our entire family was in the wedding & I am proud to say that our precious kiddos didn't ruin it for her! Lol. I was extremely worried about them sitting through a 2 hour mass & they did GREAT! A big thanks to Aunt Kathy & Uncle Jack, who kept them occupied during the wedding. They also did a very good job of walking down the aisle as the Flower girl & Ring bearer. Avery Clarie loved all the attention! Hudson was a little more reserved, but did great once we got through the rehearsal. I didn't get as many pictures as I wanted, because it was hard to lug two kids & my big camera all over the quarter. I did get some really good ones on my cell phone that I haven't transferred to the computer yet. Avery had her first trip to the Spa to get her nails done, while Hudson got to play in the French Market with the boys. Congrats again to Mr. & Mrs. Wheelahan! We couldn't be happier for the two of you.

Ready to go to the Rehearsal Dinner!

Me & Avery before the Bridal Brunch

Avery Claire

The Bridesmaids

The Boys in front of the Saint Louis Cathedral

Cafe Du Monde

Can you tell by his shirt how much he loved beignets???

The Girls

Brandi & some of the girls in their precious robes

Avery even got a robe to match! So cute.

Nana & Avery Claire

Yes- I had on a TON of make-up. This was my first experience with air brushed makeup...

Getting all dolled up!

Hudson giving Nene a rose from Uncle Jared!

My Family Before the Wedding! The is the best one I could get.

This was not a good quality picture, but I had to post. Avery Claire really enjoyed the Reception!