Mommy and Daddy Mini Vacation

Brynn is now almost 11 months old and Mom and Dad were in need of a kid-free vacation. So, we planned a weekend get away to Las Vegas a few months ago. Mamaw and Papaw agreed to come keep Brynn. We were all excited.

Well, Thursday morning I sent Brynn to school with a low grade fever. By 11:30 they called, her fever had spiked and we had to go pick her up! She continued to run fever Thursday night so we headed to the doctor Friday morning in hopes that it was nothing serious. Turns out she had a form of hand, foot and mouth! Again! AWESOME! (note sarcasm!) Not only did she feel yucky, she wanted to eat but couldn't because her little throat was covered in blisters. Needless to say, Mommy was a little stressed on Friday deciding if we should leave town or not. Mamaw and Papaw assured us she would be fine and we knew she was in good hands! So.....we went!

It was a really nice trip. Our flight was delayed going there so we didn't get in until 11:30 Vegas time, 1:30 our time. I know we're crazy but we were so tired we went straight to bed!

Sat was an event filled day and we were glad we had our rest the night before. We headed out for some sight seeing in the morning then back to the hotel to lay out at the pool all afternoon! It was so nice to relax by the pool. We went to a nice dinner. See pics below. YUMMY! I had lobster tail and BJ had lamb. Then we went to the O show. It was great!

We slept in again, Ahhhhh, Sunday morning and then headed home!

We came home to a happy baby who had lots of fun even tho she was sick! She had her first art lesson with Mamaw and made me this beautiful picture for my birthday! It was so special!

And this is her new favorite pose to do in the middle of the living room floor! HEAD STAND! Can you tell her grandparents own a gymnastics center!?! It's so funny. She does it all the time now! She will be playing or crawling across the floor and just stop put her head down like this! 

My dad had also taken care of all sorts of odds and ends around the house for us. Baby proofing, cleaning our outside mister, fixing tile in the bathroom, changing air filters.....And my mom left me a clean house with laundry done!

So nice!

I think we'll have to do it again sometime soon!

Quick Get-Away to Amarillo

We decided to make a quick weekend trip to Amarillo for many reasons! There was lots of fun stuff going on. We had a busy weekend and loved every minute!

Friday night we celebrated my good friend Becca's recent marriage to Nic Barton. They had a destination wedding a couple months ago that we could not attend. :( Thankfully, they had a beautiful reception allowing us to come wish them well! It was lots of fun! I was able to catch up with some of my best friends from high school. My mom came with us and Papaw had baby duty! I think Brynn and Papaw had a great time too! Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures.

Sat. BJ did a sprint triathlon. Brynn and I went for a jog with my friend Melissa (I really miss our weekly runs together!) while BJ was setting up, and then watched him race.

Brynn cheering Dad on! GO DADDY!

After the tri, we had lunch with one of BJ's old co-workers, some great friends, Barry, Judy and their sweet little boy, Thomas! Thomas has been an inspiration to both of us and the main reason we began to do triathlons.  It was so good to visit them!

After a long afternoon nap, Brynn had a fun swim with Mamaw and Papaw! She loves the water!

Next weekend Mamaw and Papaw will come stay with Brynn while Mom and Dad take a much needed vacation to Las Vegas! I bet they do lots of swimming!

Sat evening, we went to eat with Justin, Melissa and Ava to celebrate Ava's 4th Birthday! She is such a sweet little girl! We love her like our own! No pics again :(

Mamaw and Papaw have been dying to get Brynn down to their Gym. This Gym has been such a huge part of our lives! My parents have been running it since I was 3 years old! They are so good at what they do!

 Brynn had a ball! We played hard! 

Sliding with Papaw! 

She was pushing the barrell trying to get to the monkey! You can see, concentrating very hard! :)

 I really miss this place! I love my job but  miss the kiddos and getting to work with my parents! I love that my little girl gets to play here now! Just wished we lived closer so she could actually take classes. I guess we will settle for some private classes every now and then!

 A trip to the gym is not complete without stamps on your hands!

 Whew! What a great fun filled weekend!!!!!

Happy July 4th!!

We had such a great 4th of July! We started the day with a trip downtown to 4th on Broadway. The weather was beautiful and we enjoyed the parade, food and people watching!

We were glad Gracelyn brought her wagon! Brynn loved it! Somebody might need one for her birthday coming up soon!

Great Dads!

After a good afternoon nap, we headed out to the pool!

BJ and Shawn did all the cooking and cleaning for dinner!  

What a great day!!!!!