Family River Vacation

We had our annual family river vacation with my family this past weekend.  We stayed in a different and bigger house on the river this year and it was really nice!  The living area was nice and spacious, it had a great porch with an outdoor kitchen, a volleyball court,  and a perfect location on the river.  It was great and a nice change!

Everyone had a great time!  It was really hot but we stayed in the water most of the time.  Jack and Larry floated and everyone else just tied up by our house and watched the tubers come by.  Taylor loved the water and the sand from the volleyball court.  It was the best of both worlds for the kids, river and beach sand!

We really enjoyed spending time with family and look forward to this trip every year.  We already booked the same house for next year! 

 














I love the next two pictures! They pretty much sum up Jack and Taylor's personality and this is why we love them both so much!

Jack - silly, loving, always making people laugh, cowboy at heart and all boy!

 
Taylor - stylish, sweet, little diva, girly, always smiling, and knows what she wants! 

Toddler Bed for Taylor

Yes, its true! Taylor is now sleeping in a toddler bed.  Our little monkey is not even 2 and climbs right out of her crib, so we converted her crib into a toddler bed on Sunday.

Taylor did not want to sleep in her bed and every time we put her down she would cry and wouldn't stop until someone got her.  Thursday night I put her down and after about 30 minutes of crying she stopped.  Larry walked by her room and heard the door knob jiggling.  He immediately thought someone was in her room so he opened the door and she ran out with a big smile on her face.  We were both in shock and didn't think there was anyway she could get out, so we put her back in her crib and before we could close the door she had already climbed out....she's quick!  Once she figured it out, she wouldn't stay in her bed unless she was sound asleep when we put her in there.

So far she's done great in her toddler bed!  She only gets up 2-3 times at night but will go back to sleep if I stay with her for a few minutes.  It's so crazy to think she is 21 months old and is already sleeping in a toddler bed.  Jack was almost 3 when we converted his bed and he never tried to climb out.  I'm already starting to look for big girl bedding and can't wait to decorate my big girl's room!

Happy Birthday America!

We had a great 4th of July!  It started Friday morning, with the annual 4th of July parade.  Around noon, Larry and I headed to our friend's (Marcus and Melanie's) ranch in Normangee, TX.  A few of the cast members of Duck Dynasty were there and we got to meet Korie Robinson (Willie's wife) and their kids.  I wanted to take a picture with them, but didn't want to be that crazy, annoying, star struck girl.  It was kind of surreal.  We were hanging out on the deck or in the kitchen and they were walking around, like it was no big deal.  Definitely, the highlight of our weekend! 

While we were at the ranch, the kids stayed at home with Mimi and played in the big blow-up pool, ate lots of ice cream and popicles and went shopping.  That evening we had the Lucia's and Boland's over for fajitas and fireworks.  This was the second year we spent the 4th with them so its become an annual holiday for us.  Jack loves playing with Fiona and is always so sweet to her.  He's told us a few times that he's going to marry her and both families are very happy about that!  Fiona has a new baby brother, Bennett (aka Bennie), and Taylor loves him!  She got to hold him and give him lots of kisses....she was in heaven!

The guys put on a great fireworks show....they went all out this year! Jack was right in the middle helping out, while Taylor and Fiona watched from the window (they did not like the loud noise).  4th of July has become one of my favorite holidays to celebrate!  Family, friends, good food and drinks, fireworks, summer weather...doesn't get any better then that!