monitoring

I am sure every mom has uttered the phrase, "I wish I had my camera!" I said the same thing Wednesday morning when I woke up to Presley sweetly singing twinkle, twinkle, little star on the monitor. By the time I got my camera to record the moment, she was saying in the most evil voice "no screaming Presley." Gotta love the memory of a mother which is home to all the things the camera doesn't record.

** I have been trying to load a video of what I did catch on the monitor but an error occurs each time. I never used to have this problem. Any fellow blogger.com users have any advice?

happy birthday partner

I have read somewhere before that when it comes to birthday parties, it's 1 child per year of your childs age. If that's the rule, Presley just celebrated her 53rd birthday! We had the best time on Saturday celebrating our little girl's 2nd birthday. Grammy, Pawpaw, Poppie and Mimi all made the trip down for "Presley's Pony Party". Almost everyone we invited showed and it was a very special thing seeing the kids interact with the mini horses and have such a good time. It hasn't rained in Lubbock in months and wouldn't you know it that it rained Friday night, but prayers were answered when we awoke to sunny skies on Saturday morning. I love throwing BIG parties and this one definitely fit the bill. Happy 2nd Birthday to our little cowgirl.

Good morning birthday girl.

The only western wear Jon and I own...flannel shirts from Target.

The spread.

She was more interested in the balloons than anything else.

The horsey cupcakes. These things were more than difficult to make.
Thanks to Grammy and Mimi we were able to get them finished for the big day.

New boots from her BFF Jett!

She would love and hug all over the minis but didn't want a thing to do with riding them.

I'm pretty sure she was the only kid who didn't go for a ride.

This little guy was only 6 months old and he was a big biter. Just ask Mimi!

Presley's ponies!

Working on some crafts.

Ready to gobble up her cupcake.

One part at a time.

The only pony she would ride. This guy was mine when I was little.

Opening a few presents at the end of the day.

High heels from Uncle Ben, Aunt Brooke, Ava and Macy.

We had to pry them off of her before bed.

That's all folks!

it's a...

BABY! We had our 20-week ultrasound this morning and took inventory of all fingers, toes and major organs...well, almost all major organs. My willpower proved to be strong and the wait continues to find out the sex of baby Wyatt #2. The ultrasound tech was sure not to put any notes or pictures of what she saw down there in the chart since Jon can access these records. Everyone is amazed about my ability to wait but since this baby is going to be in a car and in a new house within two weeks of its birth, I thought we would try things a little differently this time. For the first few months, it will live in onesies and sleep in a pack-n-play and we've got those covered. So until July, we love you baby Wyatt, boy or girl.

A 3D view.

v-day = me & p day

I love it that our holidays now seem to last at least a week; Valentine's Day was no different. Between PDO, our stroller group and other friends, we started handing out treats last Thursday and finally wrapped things up Monday night. Here are some highlights from our celebrations.

I am loving that I can spoil Presley and her classmates at PDO. I was called an "overachiever" by one of the teachers but, since there are only 6 kids in her class I am simply going overboard before she gets to school with much larger class sizes.

I signed up for the "healthy snack". A little fruit, a little cookie. That's my idea of healthy.

Pretty in pink.

Miss Kelsey's class of 5 boys and 1 girl.

Treats for our stroller class friends.

I love that my mom introduced me to icing tips years ago.
Icing always makes brownies better.

Jon ended up operating until 9:30pm on Valentine's Day so it was a special dinner for Pres and I.

Who wouldn't want to spend a special evening with this mess?!?

it's my party

I had Presley's 1st birthday planned at least 6 months in advance so when I got to the 2 month mark for party #2, I have to admit that I began to freak out a little bit. I had almost convinced myself to go with a Yo Gabba Gabba! theme but was not too happy with my decision. I wanted to do something with a western theme but was having trouble finding the main ingredient needed for the grand party pictured in my head. Finally, after dozens of phone calls, I was able to locate the guests of honor necessary to make my party dreams come true...2 miniature ponies! Presley's Pony Party is officially on! I happily dove into everything denim and bandanna and am so excited about planning this party. Here's the birthday girl's party dress ready to go and look, I still have a month to spare! What was I worrying about?!?

no kids allowed

I have committed myself to being a social butterfly these last 6 months in Lubbock and while a hosting a platedate is fun and all, there's nothing like a night with the girls. Finishing a conversation, wearing clothes without snot streaks and eating your dinner while everyone else does. These are a few of my favorite things! I joined a Bunco group a few months ago after not playing since we lived in Little Rock. It's been so fun getting together monthly with great women who have a love for life. I opted to go ahead and knock out my hosting duties before things got too crazy and had a great time preparing a meal for everyone. Jon and Presley escaped to a friends house and gave me some much-needed girl time. The best part, I only had to wash 1 dish when everyone was gone. Gotta love hanging out with moms who know what it's like being left with a trashed kitchen. Till next month...

Prim and proper...

Yeah right!

Love this picture!

accessories

Oh what strides we have made from not wanting anything to do with the fru-fru of being a girl to insisting on beads in the tub, sunglasses at dinner and our winter hat in the living room. As long as it results in smiles like these, what mom could say no?