are those trees?

The only time we are blessed to see big, beautiful, old trees is when we visit Little Rock or head down to south Texas. A trip to south Texas it was. Presley and I packed our bags for a girl's trip to Brownwood, Texas, a small town about 4 hours southeast of Lubbock. We went to visit with the family of an Orthopedic Surgeon who graduated from Tech in June and took a job down there. Presley did great on the car ride thanks to a borrowed DVD player, and my bladder held and allowed us to make the trip without any stops. It was a lovely taste of the life that awaits us after Jon is finished with all of his training. Their house was amazing! It sits on 5 acres of beautiful wooded land, and the backyard pool was a nice bonus. We spent the weekend in the most kid-friendly house we have visited yet; swimming, playing at the park and eating ice cream. Hopefully we'll make this trip several more times so we can enjoy this little taste of nature we miss so much.

All eyes on the DVD player.

Such a great house.
Only 23 more months until we can have one like this too!

All smiles with Tyler.

Tunnel vision.

She couldn't get enough of this toy that she was way too big for.

A creek that runs behind the house. When the water level is up, there's a pump that takes water up to a waterfall.

Swinging on the big swing.

Trying ketchup with her hot dog for the first time. She ate more of the ketchup than the hot dog.

I found that Twizzlers made for the perfect time occupying snack but they do leave their mark.

definitely spoiled

We were treated with a visit from PawPaw and Grammy this past weekend (Jon's parents). They were in Ft. Worth and decided to come the additional 5 hours for a quick visit. We love having family visit and Presley is always up for some extra attention.

Presley in her new outdoor house.

Laying out the welcome mat.

Bubbles!

Two hard-working Wyatt's.

A new game with the balls.

Stuffed.

Her new rocking chair complements of some hard work from Mommy.

Rock, rock.

Making time for a Mom's Night Out.

After our Zumba class.

At the pool.

Rounding out the night with dinner eaten with both hands at a normal pace.

It's a new car!

From Grammy and PawPaw

Eating Jello jigglers.

spoiled rotten

We were spoiled by another visit from Mimi, and this time Poppie was in tow. They stopped in Lubbock on their way back to Little Rock after spending a week hiking and exploring out west. We love having visitors and Presley is always happy to show off any and all of her new tricks. Mimi swears she has changed in the three weeks since her last visit. We made the most of their 3 day visit by shopping, playing and enjoying all the special things living with a rambunctious 16 month old brings.

Water balloons!

Rocking on her new rocker from IKEA.
Yes, she's wearing the Huggies limited edition jean diapers.

Summer pic of the fam.

I think it might be cooler in July than it was in June.


Came across these at Wal-Mart. They are HUGE marshmallows. I was so tempted to buy them.

A new toy courtesy of Mimi and Poppie!

And there they go in the tub.

Makes for a cute do.

Enjoying an icee at Target.

picture post

4th of July fun.

In her get-away car.

Crashed out on the couch.

Crashed out in the car on the way to Ft. Worth.

Checking out Ava and Macy's chairs, Goldilocks?

All smiles.

Big grin while playing at the mall.

Not so sure about the carousel.

Big girls.

Donuts!

Out for a morning ride.

girls, girls, girls

While mom was visiting, we got our annual girls pictures taken. With Presley on the move, this was no easy task. They usually take 30 pictures per session and I think we had to stop at around 19 pictures because Presley kept running off.