A Baby Shower for Piper Grace

A few weeks ago, my sweet friend Aimey and I held a Tiffany's themed shower for one of our dear friends, Tiffany (who would've guessed?!). The shower was hosted in Aimey's home and she took all of the pictures (Diamond Oak Photography); thank you for your hard work, Aimey! Everyone seemed to have a good time and Piper Grace was showered with love.

 

 

Can't wait to meet your new princess, Tiff! We love y'all!

Weekend in Sweetwater

Last Thursday, Bear and I made the 7 1/2 hour drive back to Sweetwater to see family, friends, and celebrate my dear friend Britnee getting married! Bear was honestly an angel on the drive; I never heard a single peep out of him (thanks to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse).

 

We had so much fun seeing everyone and enjoying Brit's festivities. Bear especially loved being spoiled by his grandparents and playing with his cousins.

 

 

Perhaps his cousins didn't enjoy it as much? ;) Kamdon just wanted his hat back!

 

Beautiful evening on the Fullwood farm.

Every time we go home, I look longingly at my American Girl dolls and seriously contemplate pulling them off the shelf. Yes, I'm 27 years old. Not ashamed at all.

Worth every minute of the 7 1/2 hours to see this.

Little Man had a crazy fever this day and was still all smiles. He's one tough baby Bear! Thankfully it was just teething and he woke up fever-free the next morning.

More cousin fun at DQ!

This momma got a few minutes of R&R by the pool.

Britnee's bridal shower was beautiful! Thank you to the sweet ladies that made this occasion so special.

Bachelorette Party

 

My parents were kind enough to drive Bear & me back to Houston on Monday, which made the trip about 5,000 times less stressful. Thanks, Mom and Dad! We love y'all and can't wait to see you again soon!

 

Now we're getting ready for my little brother and his girlfriend to come visit this weekend; we can't wait for a beach trip and lots of good eats!

I'm battling a brutal summer cold that feels like the flu...any tips on remedies? Nothing seems to be helping much so far. Trying to kick it before the weekend!

Happy Hump Day, friends! Hope it's a great one!

Trip Home

Last Thursday, Bear and I ventured to West Texas for some baby shower fun and time with family. We had such a great trip! So great, in fact, that we ended up staying an extra day than originally planned. As you can imagine, Zach was beyond thrilled to see me Bear last night. That was the longest they've ever been away from each other. Judging by the huge smile on Bear's face, he was pretty happy to see Daddy again, too.

 

 

 playing with cousin Kamdon

 

my sister-in-law, Amanda, and her hostesses
She will welcome Lawson Kru in a few short weeks!

 

Zach's cousin, Callie, and her hostesses

She will welcome Carsten Casey on or around September 20th

 

Bear learned "touchdown!" just in time for football season. Daddy's pretty pumped.

Cheese! Bear loves playing at Pops and Grandma Candy's house.

Papaw Joe is the Bear Whisperer.

It was a long 7 hour and 9 minute drive home yesterday, but completely worth every minute when we got to see Zach again. My Mom and Dad made the trek too; we're thrilled to get to see them for a few more days!

Dinner at Spring Creek BBQ last night was icing on the reunited-cake. This little Pickle Monster found his place right by Daddy and was one happy camper.

 

 Hope your week is a super one! Can you believe it's already mid-August?! Where did the summer go? Not gonna lie, I'm ready for some fall weather. Bring on the pumpkin scented candles and cinnamon lattes :).

 

 

Weekend in Pictures

Despite missing Daddy like crazy and the eight hour drive home through pouring down rain, Bear and I had such an amazing weekend in Sweetwater. We saw family, celebrated Momma's Day, & had a blast at my dear friend Karli's shower and bachelorette.

 

 

 

 crossed-over tootsies

Bear loves his cousin Kamdon!

Can you tell they're cousins??

playing with Papaw Steve

enjoying Karli's beautiful bridal shower
(wish I had pictures with the BRIDE! she was gorgeous and got so many pretty things)

 

 Karli's lingerie shower (the bride is bottom center...love her so much!)

 

bachelorette party

fastforward a few hours.....

 

before our first Mother's Day church service

 

dinner at the Fullwoods

Zach's sister, Katy, made the yummiest strawberry cake- all from scratch!

 

Seeing so many people wore this chubby boy out...thankfully he did great on the drive home :)

 

 

I am dying to catch up on all of your blogs! It's been way too long.
Zach's 30th birthday is this weekend and Bear and I are busy preparing for a fun-filled weekend celebration. We love any excuse to celebrate, especially when it also happens to fall on Bear's half birthday! He'll be six months old on Saturday...I'm fighting back the tears. Slow down, Little Man!

Hope all you mommas had a wonderful Mother's Day!