23 weeks...

Going to the zoo...

Daddy had to work over the weekend,

so he took today off and we headed over to the

Ft. Worth Zoo.

Since it was a Monday, there was hardly anyone there

and the weather was perfect!!! {checking out the giraffes with Daddy}

{riding on the turtle}

{first carousel ride}

{I think she liked it!}

{the white tiger...up close and personal}

We had a GREAT day!!!

It's a............

BOY!!!

Gulf Shores

We spent the week of Spring Break in Gulf Shores, AL with Mike's family...and even though the weather was a little cooler than expected and windy we had a good 'ol time and managed to find all kinds of fun things to do!

the beach

the Gulf Shores Zoo

collecting shells

braving the wind

watching movies

eating lots of treats!

and more beach {with a sunny, non-windy day!}

Thanks Gramma & Papa for a fun vacation!!!

what do you do...

...when your daughter LOVES trains & cars?

And chooses Cars fabric for her travel pillow?

you get it of course...then you do your best to girly up the pillow with ruffles,

polka dots, applique initials & hearts...
then you try to girly her up by taking her for her first pedicure
{notice she is holding a car!}

really Mommy wanted a pedicure...

{only the second one since she was born 2 years ago!}

...and had no babysitter :)

Should I be worried that the color she picked

is called heartbreaker?

Easter picture preview

The Dallas Arboretum has a photographer that comes out in the spring at takes gorgeous Easter pictures with live bunnies! Here are a couple shots I got yesterday while the photograper was taking his...

can't wait to get the "real" thing in the mail!!!

spring is in the air...

The weather today was absolutely GORGEOUS and we needed a fun out door adventure. So we headed to the Dallas Arboretum with MeMe & her friend Lynn.

The petting zoo {which Avery always loves}...Reading The Story of Ferdinand

in front of Ferdinand...

a picture with Mommy...

and just running and enjoying the sunshine!!!

A day with Thomas

Avery L-O-V-E's Thomas the Train!

So when I found out Thomas was coming to Grapevine,

I knew we had to go!

Avery getting a "tattoo" of Rosie saying hi to Thomas, Percy & James
getting a picture with Emily
checking out the model trains with Daddy

Finally Thomas arrived at the station!!

Here we are on board Thomas...ready for our ride

one last picture with Thomas before we go

{Guess what Avery would LOVE to name the baby if it's a boy??}

Wordless Wednesday

Only 20 more days...

...until SPRING!!!

It has been a cold, wet winter...

here are some of the things we have been doing

to stay warm and dry.

We FINALLY had some sunny and {semi}warm days

this weekend and we made sure to get outside!

Can you tell she was ready to get out of the house?!?

What activities have your kids been doing

this wet & cold winter???