Sunday, December 13, 2009

This year I turned 30. That's right...the big 30!!! While I was busy getting everything ready for Madalyn's birthday party, Justin was in the process of putting together a fabulous surprise party for me!! It was probably one of the best nights ever! Justin did such a great job putting it together and that combined with great friends made for a wonderful evening. We had an '80's murder mystery complete with costumes and some great acting. Thanks to all of my friends and wonderful husband for the best birthday party ever!!!

The gang getting ready for night of food and fun.

The decorations were great and perfect for the theme!!


This was a yummy and very well decorated cake. Makes me want another now:)

A new Princess vanity of course. How else would you get your make-up and hair done:)

Madalyn chose all of her own decorations and her cake. Good choice!!

Some of our sweet friends and family that came for Madalyn's party.

Her first official car!! Some day she'll learn how to drive it!


Well it finally happened!! Madalyn turned 3!! I knew it was going happen I just didn't know it would happen so fast!! You don't realize how fast kids grow up until you have your own!! Before we know it she will be 30!! We had a great time with our friends and family and Madalyn received more princess stuff than we know what to do with. Thanks to everyone for a fabulous day and we look forward to the next one!


Friday, November 13, 2009

Last year Justin decided we should start dressing up for Halloween. That will make us the "cool" parents! Honestly, I think it might give Madalyn a complex when she gets older. Anyway, we decided to drag Bronson, LeeAnn, and Kaden into this year:) They are such great friends to join in the "coolness" of being parents at Halloween time!!












Well it finally came and went. The Breast Cancer 3 Day was last weekend and let me just tell you, it was one of the best things I have ever accomplished!!! I met new friends, made new memories and took a journey I will never forget!! From the begining to the end it was an emotional experience! It's amazing just how far you can walk when you have great friends and tons of support from everyone around you. I have to say the next day I was kind of sad not to have people cheering me on everytime I walked out the door or getting random hugs from everyone under the sun!! It was so much fun and something I will never forget!!

Friday, October 09, 2009

It's hard to beleive the 3 Day will be here in about 30 days!! I am almost done with my fundraising. I will be hosting a craft fair on November 15th to help finish up. Everyone has been very supportive and I just can't wait for the big weekend. At first I was going to stay in a hotel for obvious reasons but have since decided just to rough it out in the tents! I may regret it but I think it will be fun to enjoy the full experience on the walk. And it will be much easier to commute from the camp site to the walk each day. It's only two nights so I think I might be able to handle it:) I will keep everyone posted on my progress!!

Thursday, September 10, 2009

For Labor Day weekend we got to stay at the Great Wolf Lodge. For those of you that don't know it's a huge hotel in Grapevine that has an indoor and outdoor waterpark. Needless to say it's the perfect place for families to stay. We stayed there with John, Cindy, Jim-Britt, Andrea, and Sadie. We had a wonderful time and I can't wait to go back:)

Justin and Madalyn in our room.

John and Cindy with the girls.

Madalyn and Sadie in the lobby after dinner.

Madalyn eating everything in sight. It's amazing what a day of swimming will make you hungry for.

Sadie and Andrea:)

On August 22nd, Madalyn and I made a trip out to the Dallas Zoo. We had never been there before and Justin needed some time to study. It was okay, nothing like the Fort Worth Zoo. The good thing is, Madalyn had tons of room to run around because no one was there:)



I haven't been on here to post in forever because we have been super busy this summer!! And my camera lens is broken so I haven't been too motivated to take a lot of pics with my other camera. It should be back from Nikon soon and I will take some new pictures. Anyway, as most of you know I am training to walk in the Breast Cancer 3 Day which is in just under 2 months!! I have made a lot of progress but in no way ready to walk 60 miles! I didn't realize just how far 60 miles was until I started checking the mileage on random drives in the car. After driving around town for 2 days I finally hit 60 miles. At this point I can't even imagine walking that far in 3 days. But with that said, I have been mentally preparing myself for the walk and can't wait to take on such a tough challenge. Now the fundraising on the other hand has not been so easy. $2300 is very difficult to come up with but is required in order to walk. I have a couple of events coming up that will hopefully help me meet this goal. I will post more details when they are available. So, I promise to most more often and will keep everyone up to date on my progress for the 3 Day:)

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

I finally got crafty and made Madalyn a tutu so naturally I had to take some pictures with her wearing it:) These were taken in our backyard with the fabric for my curtains as a backdrop. I broke the lens for my nice camera so I had to use my little purple Nikon for these. They turned out well if I say so myself. Needless to say these pictures are all over my desk at work!! And yes, her hair is long!! People tell me that daily as if I don't already know:):)



Max was obviously our first baby but over the last 2 years Madalyn has taken over. She now calls him her dog and will correct you if you say otherwise. Her preschool is doing a project with the kids and their animals so I took these updated pics for Madalyn to have on her poster. I think she was the only one in the pictures that was actually kissing the dog on the mouth:) They love each other.


Well we finally made it to Sea World while Justin is doing some work in Kerrville for a few weeks. We had a great time with Justin's parents: Phillip, Shirley, John and Cindy. I am glad everyone got to experience Madalyn's first of many trips to Sea World.


This was when we got home. Madalyn now thinks she is a whale trainer and practices her tricks each day.

Justin and I have a tradition of having our photo with this Shamu when we go to Sea World. It only made sense to have Madalyn take part in this now:)

They were obviously amazed by the sea lion show!!!

Mommy and Madalyn starting off the day in style:)

Us the night before having dinner on the River Walk.

Nana, Pappy and Madalyn waiting for some dinner after our boat ride.

Pappa, Mimi and Madalyn on the River Walk.







Sunday, July 12, 2009

Way back when we first found out we were going to be parents, Justin has always had dreams of having a little tennis player. Well last year Madalyn started watching tennis games with him but didn't really care that much. This year however, she has been sucked in to watching them and I think might even enjoy it a little. Here we were trying to get out the door to have lunch with Nana but Justin just had to watch another set and then another and you get you the idea. There is little Madalyn right next to him the whole time. Needless to say Roddick didn't win and now we leave it to Madalyn to win one for the American's just has soon as she can hold a tennis racket properly:)


We spent the 4th of July this year at home. Our neighbors came over for a BBQ and then off to see the fireworks. We went to Grapevine like we have the last couple of years. This was the first year we went without anyone else. It was nice since we haven't been able to spend a lot of time together due to Justin traveling. Next year we look forward to spending the holiday with our family and friends in Lubbock.




Sunday, June 21, 2009

As many of you already know. I am making the very long 60 mile walk in November to support the Susan G. Komen breast cancer foundation. I originally signed up to be part of the Crew which is a volunteer role. Over the last month or so I have decided to walk. Which means I have to raise at least $2300 in order to do so. I need the help of everyone in order to achieve this huge goal. I am in the process of getting some fund raising items together and will post them when they are complete. Thanks again to everyone for your support on this huge venture.


Sunday, June 07, 2009

I took Madalyn to a complex near my work to get some new pics of her. Because I needed new ones:) These are two of my favorites. She had a great time and we got done before it got too hot outside:)



Saturday, June 06, 2009

Sometimes when I drag Madalyn to take pictures she starts getting tired of me asking her to smile so she gets a little smart with me. This is her famous "CHEESE" look. When she does this I know it's time to wrap things up and get out of there:)







Even though summer isn't officially here, the warm weather is!!! We have several pools in our neighborhood and try to get out there as often as we can while it's hot. Madalyn was showing off her new suit and then went into the backyard to play in the water while we waiting for Dad to finish mowing.
Madalyn is usually a very big help when it comes to doing laundry. This day she decided she would wait for me in the dryer while I folder clothes. Now she thinks it's the funniest thing ever. Luckily the dryer can't start while she's sitting in there. Silly girl!!

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Today was the March of Dimes walk in Fort Worth. It was a nice day for a walk and it was nice getting to walk with my friends from work. It was only 3.5 miles which is nowhere close to the 60 miles I will be walking in November!!


Wednesday, April 15, 2009


I had to share one of my recent pictures of Madalyn. I love her to death!!!