More Summer Fun!

My friend Felicia and I decided this summer we were going to meet every Monday for playdates. We have already gone to the splash pad, movies, and the pool. The kids are having so much fun together. It is so cool to watch their friendships grow. It is also nice for Felicia and I to have some adult conversation. I am very thankful for our friendship! Today, we took the kids to Jump Zone in Southlake. This place is the coolest place ever! They had tons of different bounce houses for the kids and even a toddler area for Maci and Eli. Maci was scared at first but soon warmed up and had a blast. I even went down the slides it was sooo fun! This is definitley gonna be a place we visit a lot.

Summer 2010

I can't believe it is already June, time has flown by. It has been a while since I have posted anything on here. I am really not sure how many of you even read it but oh well. Well May was a busy month, tons of birthdays. I am pretty sure I put on 5 pounds from all the cake. On May 31st my good friend Whitney Hicks came in to town and we all went to lunch and took the kids to the water park. I brought my camera but the battery was dead, ugh! Whit took alot of pictures and should be sending them to me soon so I will post them when she sends them. Well June has pretty much been going to the pool and staying cool. Maci loves the water, she asks to go everyday. I am pretty proud she hasn't got a sun burn. She doesn't really like the deep water but loves to play in the kiddy area. Her favorite thing is to fill up a cup and dump it on mommy. She has swim lessons in July. I am very excited for her to go. Maybe after swim lessons she will want to wear floaties and go in the deep end.

I babysit Maddison, a little girl in our apartment complex. Maci loves when she comes over. We usually go to the pool almost eveyday. Maci loves to splash water at Maddison. They have a lot of fun together.

Maci's hair is finally getting long enough to put bows in it again. She actually will keep them in. She thinks they are pretty. She even likes wearing bows to the pool. She might be a girly girl!

Felicia and I took the kiddos to a splash pad in Euless. They had a lot of fun. Maci really wasn't into the water. She was more into the bags and finding snacks. She loves to eat! She was also really into Eli. She was practically making out with Eli in front of me. She has no shame, lol.

So far our summer has been great! Can't wait to see what else this summer brings.

Easter 2010

For Easter this year I decided that we would all color coordinate. I got the idea from Felicia Woods. Her family always wears matching colors. I thought it was a great idea, so we did it! We wore red, black, and white. Maci and I matched from head to toe. You can't see our shoes in this picture but they are red. I had alot of fun shopping for all the matching stuff. It was a little crazy for me though. I ended up going through three Easter dresses until finding the right one. Brandon hated my first one, he said I looked like a lady from the 80's. I thought it was cute, but if my husband dosen't like it than I don't want to wear it. My next dress was too teeny bopper. I finally found the one I am wearing. Brandon loved it so I knew it was the one. Who knew shopping for an Easter dress could be so complicated.

Carson and Maci had a great Easter! They had three different egg hunts, lucky! Easter started off at Wee School, then we had one for our apartments, then their gamma had one for just the two of them. They got lots of candy and loved every piece of it.

Maci did such a great job hunting the eggs. She was so proud of herself! Her and Carson where the cutest things ever!

We had such a great Easter! I hope everyone else had a great Easter too.

Jesus is Alive, He has Risen, Amen!

Breckinridge, Colorado

For Spring Break, my family and I all went to Breckinridge, Co. This place is absolutely beautiful! It took us 14 hours to get there but it was well worth it. We stayed in a condo that was ski in and ski out it was Awesome! There was about 18 of us that went, so we have a big group. Brandon and I only bought one lift ticket to share because we had Maci.I skied 2 half days and shopped the rest of the time. It was a good mix for me. Brandon and i did get to ski one day together and we had a blast!

The first day it snowed all day long. Tiffany and I bundled up the  kiddos and went out on the town. We walked down Main St. and met the rest of our group for lunch. Everyone had been skiing since the morning. Tiff and I stayed with the babies. We went to this place called Quandry for lunch. After eating we bundled up the kids again and headed for more shopping. Well we took the kids home first cause it was too cold. Robert, my sisters husband decided he was done skiing for the day so he would watch them. He was a big weeny but it worked out good for us.

That night my mom decided to watch the kids and let us go out on the town. DATE NIGHT IN BRECKINRIDGE, you can't beat that! The town is very romantic. We went wit my cousin Mallory, her boyfriend, uncle Kevin, and his girlfriend to a resturant called Bubba Gump. We later went to a little sports bar. We had a fun time! It was just nice to have some time without the kiddo. :)

The next morning, Brandon stayed home with Maci and I got to ski, YAY! It was in the 40's and sunny. It was an absolute perfect day to ski. My mom and I spent most of the day together. We did a coouple runs then it was time to come in for lunch and Brandon got to ski after we ate.

The next day, Robert decided he didn't want to ski so Brandon and I got to ski together for a half day. We had so much fun together. It was another beautiful day!

We went on the same blue runs over and over, they were the best. There was a half pike where Brandon and Caleb would do crazy jumps! I took a picture but it didn't turn out. We skied with alot of the group that day and it was alot of fun!

Well I took alot of pictures so I will put the rest up soon.....

MORE TO COME..........

Brandon's 29th Birthday!

For Brandons Birthday we went out to Canton to celebrate with is family. The weather in Canton was beautiful. Brandon, Maci, and I played outside until everyone got there. Maci loved the trampoline so much. She thought she was a big girl. She laughed alot and just had fun with mommy and daddy.

I love this picture, she is so stinking cute! :) We are going to have to get her a little kid trampoline cause she loved it!

SO BIG!

While we waited on the food to cook, Mimi and Papa showed Maci pictures. She loves pictures! in this picture she was telling mimi BACK, she wanted her to move. lol. I guess she just wanted to be with her PAPA!

So sweet! I love you PAPA!

Amber and Chad came to Canton for Brandons birthday and to visit. It is always so good to see them. WE really wish they would move back closer to us.

We had steak, baked potatos, bread, salad, and beans for dinner. The Bells out did themselves, but I guess Brandon is worth it.:) We all ate too much but we always leave room for dessert. I don't thnik we every skip dessert in this family. I guess that explains the 20 extra pounds on me! When it was time for cake Maci was ready, you would of thought it was her birthday! I guess she heard the word CAKE and came running. She sat in her daddies lap while we sang Happy Birthday! She also helped him blow out the candles and eat the cake. The birthday boy didn't even get the first piece, MACI did.

We had a blast! By the way that cake was AMAZING!

Happy 29th Birthday Baby!

Maci loves playing with her food more than she likes to eat it. She is very independent and dosen't want mommy feeding her. I guess we will just have to deal with the messes until she gets the whole feeding herself with a fork and spoon down.

She has this thing where she rubs everything in her hair. Lets just say this was fun to clean up.

Wow, this was probally one of her biggest messes she has made. I am not sure if she even ate any of the spaghetti or not.

She is so precious even with food all over her face. I love you Maci!

Valentines Day

My sweet little girl on Valentines Day!

Thank You Daddy for the Valentines Puppy!

Thank You Gamma for the pretty dress, Love You!

Happy Valentines Day!