Brett, M, and our Irish Twins

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Up Close with My Baby J

This post is all about up close pics of baby Jackson that I love. Here is my sweet man.

sitting in my boppy

sometimes it nice to sit around with just your diaper on

sitting out by the pool in the evening

happy in the bumbo

i love you J!!

doing tummy time on Mama

Okay Mom, I'm tired stop taking pictures!

Monday, June 7, 2010

Another thing we did last week while Brett was on his vacation or a "staycation" as I refered to it as was taking the babies to have their pics done. Emma Kate at 13 months and Jackson at almost 3 months. They're both changing so much. We knew this was a both parent kind of outing. Two babies fed, diaper changed, picture dressed and with a big diaper bag full of all the necessary items ready to go. Oh yeah and HAPPY babies is quite a task! I wanted to share some of my favs.

Emma Kate's First Swim!

testing out the water

okay this splashing is fun stuff!

she loved being in her baby float!

splashing

Drying off and looking tired from her swim

Okay time to head in for lunch.

Brother Sis Couch Time

Brett took these pictures the day I met my bff's to see SATC2. It put a big smile on my face seeing these pics when I got home. Pretty impressive he was able to capture this many of them both looking & staying still (EK).

"Hey Jack, wanna play?!?"

Emma Kate giving J a kiss :)

Some pats...

In so in LOVE with this face!

Bumbo Baby

Since our sweet boy is growing and trying to work on holding his head up we decided to put him in the bumbo. Of course, Emma Kate was right there as well.

Just for old times sake!

Saturday, June 5, 2010

"My Girls"

"My girls" are my best friends from college. We are a group of five: Jamie (aka James), Carrie Jo (Bear), Andrea (AK), Julia (Jules), and myself. We met in 2000 when Andrea, Julia, and I made the University of Arkansas Diamond Doll squad that year. Jamie and Carrie are older than us three so they were already on the squad. Over the next 4 year these girls became my very best friends. Since we've graduated college our friendship has continued on. College, baseball, boyfriends that became husbands, vacations, weddings, babies, and more laughter than one could imagine we've been through it together. We were all bridesmaids in each others weddings. It's been 10 years and I cherish each one of them! Although we don't live in the same areas, so we can't see each other as often as we would like. BUT sometimes you just REALLY need to see your "girls." Well, that was me last weekend... Sex and the City 2 just opened at the movies. I emailed the girls on Thursday about a crazy idea of meeting half way to McAlester, OK, having lunch, and go to see the new SATC2 movie. (flashback 2 years ago: we were in Arkansas having lunch at PF Changs when I told the girls that Brett & I were going to try to have a baby & then we went to see the first SATC movie). Wow a lot has changed in 2 short years...I have 2 babies now!!
So Jamie, Carrie, Julia, and I met in Oklahoma. AK, couldn't make it due to prior plans....we missed our cowgirl!
Overall, totally worth driving 4 1/2 hours by myself in one day. The movie was wonderful & the company was the best part! Pics of us at the lovely movie and bringing in our own cocktails. :)

BTW, Thanks to the best husband for telling me to go have fun and having the babies all day. Love ya babe!