sorry Andra... updating for you!

Easter was spent a little different this year. We stayed in Wichita Falls and while it was very fun and I enjoyed very much spending it with my family, it was very sad we all weren't together at Nonna's.

 Easter was HER THING! She made it very special.

We. ALL. Miss. HER. Dearly!

 We made sure Graham hunted lots of eggs. First, we started at Colonial and watched eggs drop from the sky out of a helicopter! Graham was lovin' it! Seriously, his big thing is point and "talking", well saying "guah"...

He did a lot of that during this...

There were TONS of people there. TONS!

Graham's hair is getting so long! I'm not cutting it. Get over it. It's entirely too pretty to cut just yet.

 Plus he rocks the little curls that are starting in the back.

Mary Grace wasn't too sure about it and really, sorta liked the view from on top of Granddaddys shoulders.

Mema surprised the kids with "soft Easter baskets". She was sure they would love them and she had put some special things inside that kept Graham entertained calm while we were awaiting the helicopter.

Here they come!

 It was a little bit emotional watching all the kids eww and ahhh while staring up at the sky.

Finally, the ropes were dropped and it was time to "hunt" some eggs.

Graham is already a baby genius!

He totally grasped the concept of all this and immediately starting filling his basket.

GO Graham! You made Momma and Daddy proud.

Sister love.

...and so it happens...

It's weird, ya know. You have this idea in your head of what your life is gonna look like when you grow up.... well I never expected all this. All this. This new year, 2011, has brought on a whole new slew of emotions, opportunities, dreams that are reachable and contentness-----is that a word?!?! Ya, I don't think so either but it's a real feeling...to me. to Adam. and to Graham, I'm sure of it. 
I keep thinking that if I don't thank the Lord at every chance I get something is going to be taken away from me.

For starters Graham just turned one. Unbelievable. I know, I know. Everyone tells you or us that "they grow up so fast" and your like ya, at the time, when your getting up 3 or 4 times a night you just wanna say.."whatever!" But of course, they're right. Our sweet baby is ONE!!?!?!?!  I can NOT even begin to describe what he has brought to me and Adam's life. I mean, yes. It's completely different now. We don't spend near the time together we once did, I was scared.. I remember crying and throwing myself a pitty party a couple days before we were about to go in and have Graham, I made Adam promise me we would always make time for each other and I was terrified that what we had would be interrupted by something I wasn't sure if I was ready for or not. It's all worked out just fine. In fact, more than fine!

We started the morning walking in to his room with the video camera and singing "Happy Birthday to Graham!" He was pumped! Then we made cinimon rolls and sang to him....

  Yummy!

Then we got dressed like a pirate and showed up to a Buccaneer Bash just for him!

Cute little man!

 His fab-tastic cake! Not only is it amazing, it tasted SCRUMPTIOUS!

Graham's personal "dig-in" cake!

 Treasure for the kiddo's on their way out!

 the birthday boy's spot!

Kyra!!! IS he scary!?!?

SUPER GRAHAM!

 Happy Birthday to me AGAIN!!!!!!

D-lish!

 THE boat, My dad made it and I painted it.. it was a hit! Graham plays in it ALL the time!

Adam stood up to thank everyone and Graham (so fitting) started clapping as a thank you, it was so cute!

Then we went home, took off our pirate gear and got dressed to go eat!

 Okay, Happy Birthday to me,..... one last time!!!!!

We love you baby Graham!



quick getaway anyone!?!?

On second thought, never mind! I wanna go by myself. I wanna go here!

and I wanna sleep in THIS bed!

It doesn't have to be a long getaway, just a whole day and night... I'd even bring Graham if I had to... doesn't everyone wanna go here!?!? Who doesn't this appeal to?

Oh what FUN it is to RiDe....

...in an RV all the way to Wichita Falls with eight adults and five kids and look at Christmas lights.

Whoa! Did we laugh. Adam said when we got home that "my throat is going to hurt tomorrow because I laughed so hard!"

It was pretty much the funniest thing ever!

Needless to say, fun was had by all!

these two were not the captains, only pretending while stopping for gas in Jolly!

Coye couldn't stop laughing.

George couldn't stop washing the concrete at the Jolly truck stop.

Graham's bff!

looking at lights out the back glass

.fantasy of lights.

note: wish I would have had my video.

Memorable!

Quote.

Last!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ME!!!!

catch a load of these two!