Family Vacay!

A few weeks ago Griffin & I took a family vacation to Galveston with my mom,dad, & Emily.  We were there for 3 days & spent most of our time at the beach, eating, or fishing.  This was a great trip b\c Emily, my mom & I could lay out all day long & Griffin could spend all day fishing.  Here are some pictures that sum up our time at the beach.

Yes, still building sadncastles with Dad at 25!

I caught 2 baby SHARKS!  I had one jealous husband

This was Griffin's first time to boogie board, he LOVED it!

I love my family so much & can't wait till next years vacation...Maybe another girls trip to New York???

Baby love

Our good friends Mark & Kim had their sweet baby girl Sunday afternoon.  Paisley Anne arrived at 8lb 5oz with a full head of black hair!  Griffin & I went to the hospital to meet the baby girl & spent this afternoon loving on her at their house.  We are so excited & happy for the both of you!

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Griffin & I watched the little cousins while the family went back.

Mark giving Paisley her first bath

I love this picture of Mark's mom watching Paisley from the nursery window.

Her cute bow didn't last long once she got in Griffin's arms

Introducing Paisley to the dogs!

Welcome to the world Paisley Anne!!  We are so excitred you are here!

FATHER'S DAY!!

I love having Summers off because I get to go home & celebrate Father's Day with my Dad every year.  Saturday I spent the afternoon with my mom & dad at the lake.  This has become one of my new favorite things to do with my Dad & I love that he & Griffin have a love for being outdoors in common with each other.

 Today, we went to church & all of the kids & my MeMaw came to my parents for lunch & gift giving.  My Dad loves when we are all together so this made the day special for him. Emily & I came up with the idea to make a goodie basket with all of my Dad's favorite things.  Of course we are at the top of his favorite!





Thank you Dad for always taking care of, supporting, encouraging, &  loving each of us unconditionally.  You have been such a great example of a Godly husband and father.  I will ALWAYS love spending time with my Dad & am excited for the day when he gets to become a grandpa to our kids.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY DAD!!

ahhhh Summer

When Christmas rolled around I was extremely jealous when most teacher's were out buying gifts, hanging with family, & enjoying Christmas festivities while I was still teaching entertaining my students.  ALL of that jealousy disapeared when I got out for the summer May 27! ahhhh Summer time has finally arrived....

 Memorial Day weekend Griff & I headed to Dallas to hang out with his family & go to a Rangers game.  The Rangers kicked some tail with a 10-1 win!  We went to a pool party with his sister's small group from church on Sunday.  It was a great kick off to Summer.

 We took Reese to the disgusting Ft. Fantom Lake to play on Memorial Day.  Although, I wouldn't step foot in that mud pit, she loved chasing balls & sticks.

 This weekend I decided to be ambitious & make my first pound cake.  It turned out super yummy, especially with fresh strawberries on top.  Paula Deen knows how to come up with some delicious, healthy deserts!  Pound cake

I went to a wedding shower for my friend Terry Lee yesterday.  I came accross this cute printable & decided to paint a frame to match her new home & include the picture.  I really liked the way it turned out & came really close to keeping it for myself!

My goal is to keep this blog updated this summer...we will see how that goes.....

Half way over the hill....

Wednesday morning, my birthday, Griffin woke me up with my birthday present.  I asked for a watch but he wanted to surprise me with something different b\c he gave me a watch 2 years ago. A TIFFANYS bracelet was waiting for me on our coffee table!!  My husband is an amazing & thoughful gift giver.  He said, "All of my teachers had nice bracelets so since you are a teacher I thought you needed one too!"

Emily surprised me by coming up to school & bringing me flowers, cupcakes for my kiddos, & decorating my promethean board.  I have the best sister EVER!

One of my besties at school brought me balloons, a pan of rice crispy treats, & made me the awesome hat that the kinder kids wear on their birthday.

That evening Griffin took me, Alyson, & Emily to dinner at Copper Creek.  We had plans of going to get frozen yogurt after but were sadly way too full!:(

I am so blessed with an amazing family & friends. 

THANK YOU for all of the calls, texts, cards, & gifts!!

Diploma time!!

This past week we celebrated Griffin's graduation.  I can not express how extremely proud of him I am.  He has worked so hard for this, especially this last semester.  He has done an amazing job balancing a constant job, school, and a new family.  I am so happy God honored his hard work over the past years with a diploma & we are both looking forward to God revealing his plans for his career! :)

Griff chose me to hood him.  I am so glad I got to share this experience with him!

My sweet Grandma made the long trip to Abilene.  I love her so much & we were both excited to have her there. Griff's grandparents got to watch it through livestream!

My cousin Garrett also graduated & we had a big,fun family bbq after graduation. 

Thank you to all of our friends & family that traveled to Abilene for the BIG day!  We had such a fun time and love all of you!