SURPRISE!! YOU'RE 30!!!

I threw a surprise birthday party for Erica's 30th. Needless to say, I got her good...

Random party pics...

Faith says "Happy Birthday, Ma-ma!"

Blow out your cupcake cake (in the shape of a three-zero... sorry didn't take a picture)

Bounce U!!!

A couple of weekends ago, we went to celebrate Nikolina's 5th birthday at Bounce U!! We all had lots of fun playing on all of the inflatables....It was a lot of work going up the steps for the slide....I always felt like I could slip at any moment because it was so steep and there was such little friction with my socks and the plastic stairs. Keith and I defintely got our work out that day taking turns going up and down with Faith. :) Here is a feet shot of our little family before we went down the slide together!

You know Keith couldn't let the little kids have all of the fun.

Keith & Faith with Milan & Aunt Jasmina

Here is a picture of all of Nikolina's friends....can you see Faith on the right hand side at the table?? The little one in pink with pizza shoved in her mouth?? She seemed to enjoy her first cheese pizza. ;)

Here is the birthday girl, with her birthday cake!! Happy Birthday Nikolina!!

Angie & Mong's Wedding

My dear, sweet friend, Angie got married a few weekends ago and we were able to help Angie & Mong celebrate their big day! Her dresses were so beautiful and the food was yummy....the night was definitely memorable. Congratulations, you two!!!

A toast to the beautiful couple!!Me & Angie

Dress #2 -- so pretty!!

Here I am with Angie & Mong and our other good friend, Tory....Tory's husband, Milam was nice enough to watch their 7 month old daughter at the hotel while Tory had fun at the wedding....I wish I would have gotten a picture of them before they went back to the hotel.
Here are Keith and I with Angie and Mong.

Having fun, dancing. :)

Erica's Fantasy Sports Dominance

My dad made this video to celebrate Erica's dominance over all the men in fantasy football this year as well as the college bowl pick 'em.

Smarty Pants

Faith is too smart for her own good. I recently purchased some whole grain crackers that looked pretty nutritious in the baby aisle. I thought they would be better for Faith to eat instead of goldfish crackers. So I mix some in with her other snacks in her snack bowl and give it a try....that little booger apparently doesn't like the new crackers because she will actually pick them out when she grabs a handful from her snack bowl and give them to me. I have tried them and they taste good to me. I haven't given up. I will keep trying....that is until I run out of the crackers to see if she changes her mind. I doubt I will be purchasing these again.

Who knows....I may have found a new snack for myself for a little while.

Here is a cute picture of Faith sitting in the bassinet (that is meant for her new baby doll) with her baby doll. I guess she wanted to show her baby doll how it works. ;)

New Year's Eve

We celebrated New Year's Eve with our friends, Josh & Leslie....it has become a tradition the last few years....good friends, good food, and good fun! Faith stayed up till about 11pm that night, but couldn't hold out till Midnight. We made sure to eat our black eyed peas, cabbage & grapes (Leslie saw this on the Internet...you are supposed to eat 12 grapes....the number of sweet grapes you eat will be the number of good months you will have and the number of sour grapes you eat will be the number of not so good months you will have for the new year). We also had the "pumpkin hummus." Can't wait till next year!

"I see Faith's belly!!!" Faith and her first sparkler!!

Nicholas setting off a roman candle with his daddy!

Me & Faith with Leslie & Nicholas....watching the fireworks.

Tortellini Baby Shower

Our dear friends Roberto & Virginia had a baby shower a couple of weekends ago for their little bun in the oven....which they have named 'Tortellini' for now until they meet her.....at least I hope they change the name to something more sensible.....maybe Ravioli or Penne. J/K We can't wait to meet her. Luca is going to be a great big brother.

They got a lot of baby girl items that will be very useful. We got them a baby bumbo because we loved ours when Faith was younger. They never had one for their son, Luca. We had Faith give a demonstration.....I couldn't believe she still fit....just a little squished.

All of the kiddos loved going up and down the stairs. They couldn't get enough of it.....Faith was in 7th heaven.

Visit to El Campo

We went to El Campo the day after Christmas with Keith's parents to visit Faith's great-grandparents. We enjoyed our time in the country. Faith loved walking around and seeing all of these "new" things she had never seen before. She's been to El Campo a few times before, but it had been a while since she had visited last. As you can see from the pictures it was a super windy day....My father-in-law took me on a drive to see the "old" El Campo and we picked up BBQ and beef jerky....I had never really driven around El Campo before, except to the Wal-Mart....but I don't think that counts.

Grapefruit tree....:)

Faith with her grandma and great-grandparents!