sb2011.

this little face pretty much sums up our spring break.

we wore this girl out and she loved every single second of it.

and so did mama and tootie and papa!

my dad just so happened to be in town for business the week of spring break. . . the irony i tell you.

we joke that he has to come down here for 'business'. 

business my tail. . . he's obviously working hard to see his first granddaughter.

we don't mind one bit and since tootie was on spring break she got to tag along too!

we spent the first part of the week on our turf and headed to theirs for the end of the week and weekend.

so here we go with the run down.

spring break 2011, you were good to us.

all packed and ready to hit the road but. . .

as luck would have it the second we were about to start on our fabric adventure we heard that awful dreaded sound of a leaky tire but thanks to my super vip husband we got in and out, literally maybe spent 20 minutes at the tire shop thanks to his clout :) and we were on our sweet way.

thank you andy, you are always looking out for your girls.

always.

this sweet angel was a doll in the car waiting so patiently.

i just want to eat her up!

we got to my parents late wednesday night and were greeted by this cutie bathing suit from aunt syliva!

we are so eager to get to swim school on saturday so she can show off her new suit.

we think she is the cutest little chunky munk.

this little leprechaun's first st. patrick's day was very green and great.

we had lunch with aunt jodi at jason's deli, took our uncle christopher lunch at athletic supply and headed home for a nap.

i'd say it was a good day to wear our green and don't you just think it's our lucky little girls color?

of course what is a visit to abilene without some playtime with our favorite babysitter pearce.

these two are in love, lemma tell ya.

it's pretty sweet.

we love this boy more than life itself.

finally daddy andy arrived friday night and our life was complete.

i know it's crazy but two days away from this kid is too much for us.

we were ready for friday to get here and we were happy to be reunited. . . and it felt so good.

happy spring break from the jeffrey three.

look at this little cutie with her baby omo.

uncle jack, aunt ginger and grier came in saturday for our cousin's baseball game and we were so thrilled to see them.

june loved her and tried to rip her face off and sweet grier let her touch all over her nose and cheeks and chin and it was sweet to watch these two littles become friends.

it was a very good week

 and right you were dad

our spring break definitely was

better than cancun.

isn't he ridicuously clever?!?

stinker!

this little toot makes a whole lot of messes.

and i think you know what i mean by messes.

we had been running around friday, just normal errands and had a request to visit a certain guy at jeffrey's automotive so of course we head that way.

as soon as we pull in my mother's intuition tells me something's brewing in the backseat.

oh goodness.

it was record breaking.

yuck!

home we went and as i'm cleaning up snapped this picture of our stinker girl.

she looks pretty guilty huh?

my parents were here, in a round about way, last weekend for baseball.

my brother is coaching a select baseball team and they had a tournament in irving so we had wonderful dinners all weekend and the dearest of company.

bethany, aunt ginger and the nichols came to dinner on friday night and it was so great to see faces from home and catch up with everyone.

and don't think twice when you feel like mexican food. 

head to uncle julio's, order their fajitas and call us.

we want to tag along!

we had a lazy saturday morning in bed before getting into our swim gear.

aren't these two the sweetest pair?

before we knew it, it was time to eat again!

surprise, surprise. . . that's all we do.

love my brother and love catching little moments of him with june.

one of life's sweetest gifts. . . seeing your sibling love your child.

it's the best and we love him as much as he loves us!

is anyone else having to dust off their rebels?

my poor iphone is getting worn out by all the pictures i am snappin' while my other camera is getting a nice little rest.

i want to use my nicer camera all of the time and really feel like i have every intention to do just that but somehow it never happens.

gotta work on that.

at small group on sunday night we had breakfast for dinner so naturally we all wore pajama's.

here's our little ham posing in her pj's.

we were dying at her little self propped on her tiny elbow.

how hysterical does she look!

girls night out!

monday night was a big time first for us.

i got together with some girls to watch the bachelor: women tell all so that meant andy had june all to himself for the nighttime rituals.

1. cereal

2. bath

3.  pj's

4. milk

5. swaddle and bed

we are a well oiled machine, if i do say so myself, so i knew the night would go smoothly but i was still a little nervous about leaving her not because i don't have all the confidence in the world in andy but just because. . .

you know. . .

mama's you know what i'm saying right?

thankfully, precious was available for back up and for keeping andy company.

all three enjoyed our nightly routine and i breathed a great sigh of relief when i got the picture.

the sleeping peacefully, clean and full picture.

so excited about a night alone with daddy.

thanks alot june!

just kidding, i eat it up that she loves him so much.

i know you've all seen this cake batter bark all around the blogosphere.

i whipped some up to take for us girls to munch on and

i was so pumped about this stuff and then bam! so disappointed.

it tasted nothing like cake, was super rich and just too much.

gasp!

i am going to try again and maybe add more cake mix and adopt a better attitude about the whole thing.

i want to like it, i really do.

and here it is.

the picture!

she has started to show signs of not wanting to be swaddled all night and once that little arm busts out of her burrito wrap it goes straight into the air and hangs for a while.

whatever works right?

who is not counting down the seconds until brad chooses emily this coming monday!

i so hope he does.

i want to be her and steal everything in her closet.

TEAM EMILY forever and ever!

busy busy bees!

we've been busy.

busy and good and rockin' and rollin' and having a blast!

we had a perfect playdate last week with baby cutie luke harmon and are so looking forward to playing with him at the park (where else!) again soon.

after our fun with luke we popped into the shop for a quick peek at daddy since we hadn't seen him all day and we know us girls can't handle a whole day without seeing andy.

we're crazy about him.

i love this picture of her cutting her eyes at andy, she practically breaks her neck to get a look at him anytime he walks in the room.

sweetest daddy's girl.

then that night we had dinner with paw and precious and got to hear all about their trip to visit bailey, brylee and baby caleb.

we hope we get to visit the virginia jeffreys someday soon too!

june has come to life lately and is more fun than ever.
she is a roly poly girl and can actually entertain herself to a certain degree.
this past week we introduced some of her 'bigger girl' toys and they all became fast friends.
it's funny to watch her eyes get so big when these little gadgets light up or make the slightest peep.

and here we are again on the walks. . . it's her favorite pasttime.

we've got to get out more.

can i say for the record, everyone told me that each stage with june would keep getting better and better and while i totally agree, this might be my favorite stage yet.

she's cuter than ever.

but let's be real she already knows that she's got us all wrapped tightly around her little finger.

we love it

but you've heard it here first

we have witnessed certain little cries and whines lately that frigthen us just a wee bit.

i think someone got her mama's drama.

love her.

swim school!

we took june to her first swim lesson this past saturday at elmer swim school.

i have been wanting for sometime now to get her in some type of little class. . . we were going to start gymboree but it conflicted with my tuesday morning bible study, then we were going to do little gym but it also conflicted with stuff we had going on  so when we heard about bathtub babies i knew it was just what we had been looking for.

it.was.a.blast!

she loves being in water so i figured she would have a pretty good time in their huge pool and right i was! 

she was livin' it up just kickin' her little feet and smiling it up at everyone in sight.

she thought she was pretty big time and we thought she was pretty darn cute.

we learned some new songs and new tricks to sing and practice during bath time at home and june can't wait to get back in the water this saturday!

i have to admit that my little bathing beauty is just that. . . such a bathing beauty!

goodness gracious i am obsessed with her.

today!

today,

on march 8th

 june and i had such a peaceful,

easy feeling kind of day

 and we just loved it.

we had bible study this morning,

grabbed some nuggets on the way home,

changed a poopy sheet (not so peaceful or easy),

 took a good long nap,

had dinner ready by four,

went for a nice walk and swung in the backyard for just a little bit before another little cat nap before daddy came home.

i'm liking these days where we don't have much on the agenda.

just going wtih the flow and loving life so much.

all of the trees in our neighborhood are a bloom and it makes for a kind of pleasantville feel when you turn onto our street.

it's gorgeous and i wish they were like this all year long.

this little monkey girl could not be happier then when she's outside.

easy entertainment for mama.

:)

somehow the little cooking fairy stopped by our casa today and whipped up some yummy fettucini alfredo for dinner and the most delish chocolate chip oatmeal cookies.

i told andy we could eat as many as we wanted because they had oatmeal in them. . . he laughed at me.

since i figured out they weren't really all that healthy we wrapped up some for our neighbor cousins and walked them down the street.

it's only right to share the wealth health.

 it was a great great day.

sure hope yours was too!

park perfection.

we totally took advantage of the perfect weather today and loaded june up for her first playtime at the park!

i'll let the pictures speak for themselves. . . i don't think she had any fun at all.

we sure do love this baby doll.

and we're going back tomorrow!

and the next day too.

:)