The Hart Happenings

Santa Land and Pumpkin Pie

2011-12-22T18:00:00.000-08:00

Last night we headed out to Santa Land for Brynn to finally meet Santa. She absolutely loves Santa this year. She has 3 Santa stuffed toys she constantly carries around and anytime she sees one around the house she immediately says, "ho ho ho!" We weren't quite sure how she would react to the real deal!

We got there around 5:45, to get in line. Santa started seeing people at 6:00. An hour and a half later......we met Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Thank goodness for iphones, Brynn was perfectly content snuggled in her stroller watching the Mickey Mouse Club House.

Not sure what to think about these two......

"Dad, how about you pick me up again?!!"

"Oh ya, I'll take a candy cane!"

It was really a fun atmosphere. Even with the long wait, we enjoyed it. The weather was perfect. All the kids and families were so excited to be out there. They had all sorts of neat character displays, Christmas lights, Bonn fires and entertainment. The best part about it all was it was free! We will definitely be back next year!

Daddy's favorite holiday treat is pumpkin pie. This year he decided he would make learn how to make one himself......but not without a little help from Brynn!

Yummy!!

20 week Baby Bump

2011-12-16T13:38:00.000-08:00

I am 20 weeks along in my pregnancy and feeling great! I started feeling good again around week 14. I had forgotten what it felt like to not be nausous, have energy and not sleep all the time!

We had a sonogram Tues. My mom was able to drive down for the appointment which was really special. It was a 3D and so neat to see all the details of the baby, the heart, brain, limbs......and get an official word on the gender. It's a GIRL!! Brynn will have a little sister. Molly Mae Hart. "Mae" after my Mamaw that passed away this year. Everything looked great and we are very excited for this addition to our little family.

Long Beach, California

2011-12-16T13:31:00.000-08:00

One of the perks of BJ traveling so much for work is that Brynn and I get to travel with him at little to no cost fairly often. Last week he had a training class out in Long Beach, California so we decided to fly out and make a vacation out of his work trip.

We had such a great time.

I didn't get as many pictures as I would have liked but here are a few.

They had an awesome aquarium. Brynn absolutely loved all the "ish" We couldn't get her to pose for a picture because she was so enamored with them.

We also saw sharks and sea otters. One of the sea otters really put on a show for Brynn but I could not get a good picture w/out a glare. It was right up next to the glass.

This picture certainly does not do our hotel view any justice but it was just beautiful. We were right on the pier. One night we watched a boat Christmas parade from our balcony. All the boats were lit up and decorated for Christmas.

We drove down Highway 1 along the beach to Huntington Beach, Newport Beach and on to Balboa Island Sat. It was fun to see all the outdoor activity going on around us. People surfing, playing Frisbee with their dogs, playing volleyball, running and biking all in Dec on a Sat morning. What a fun place to live.

You know anytime the Hart's are near the water we are happy!! :)

Thanksgiving

2011-12-16T13:15:00.000-08:00

We spent Thanksgiving this year with BJ's family. Lots of good food and fun at Gaga's!

Brynn was LOVING the pumpkin pie! Just like her daddy! She was making the rounds to everyone saying, more (in sign language) please (psss)!

Our failed attempt at a group kid picture! We should have done this first instead of at the end of the afternoon when the little one's were well past their nap times! Oh well, maybe next year.

We have SO much to be thankful for this year!

16 wk Baby Bump

2011-12-16T13:09:00.000-08:00

Halloween Fun!

2011-11-03T18:46:00.000-07:00

Weekend before last, Mamaw and Papaw drove to Lubbock just in time for Brynn's school carnival and a trip to the Pumpkin patch. Unfortunately I don't have any pics of Mamaw and Papaw or of the carnival but it was lots of fun. Brynn dressed up, a black cat, and a very cute one I might add! She just jumped out of my arms at the festival and walked around like she owned the place. She could have cared less if we were there! It was fun. There were also ponies to ride but Daddy insisted her first ride would be at PawPaw and Gammy's!

Then we headed to the pumpkin patch to pick out the perfect carving pumpkins.

I like this one.....

Oh, but look at all these cute little ones.......

Look, my cupcake friend, Gracelynn, came too!

One of BJ and my favorite traditions is carving pumpkins. This year was especially fun because Brynn could help! She wasn't sure what to think of all that gooey stuff! :)

The finished products...I like the pink pumpkin in the middle the best.

Just for fun.....Last year's pumpkins and a cute little witch! She's grown so much!!

Happy 5th Anniversary!

2011-10-25T19:20:00.000-07:00

So August was a very eventful month! BJ and I celebrated our 5th Anniversary on Aug, 26th!

Well, we got an extra special anniversary present on that day! I took a positive pregnancy test!!!

Baby Hart #2 is due to arrive May 2, 2012. We are very excited!

I am now 13 weeks along. This pic is from our 8wk sono. It is a blessing to see and hear a strong heartbeat!

So stay tuned for baby bump pics....

Happy 1st Birthday, Brynn!!

2011-10-25T19:06:00.000-07:00

We got home from Florida on Friday and on Sat, Aug 27th, and celebrated Brynn's 1st Birthday with all our favorite people!

The first year flew by so fast. We just love this little girl so much! She is such a joy!

Brynn, just a few minutes old!

The party was so much fun. We set up a baby pool and had our big pool for the kids to play. It was really neat to have ALL the grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and best friends there to celebrate.

Brynn was not sure what to think of the cake...

Maybe it is yummy!

Happy Birthday, Sweet Brynn, I can't imagine life with out you!

Flordia

2011-10-25T18:51:00.000-07:00

The last week of August we headed to Marco Island, Florida for a family vacation/ 5yr anniversary/ Brynn's 1st Birthday trip! It was awesome! We flew in to Miami. Ate on South Beach then drove across the Everglades to Marco Island. The drive was beautiful and we saw many alligators along the way.

This was our view from the hotel room.

The trip was very relaxing. We spent a lot of time on the beach, at the pool, eating, and napping.

Brynn had a blast playing in the sand under the umbrella while Mom and Dad caught some rays!

And floating in the ocean.

We even enjoyed some afternoon showers. Brynn was ready for a nap!

Our only family picture!

Not quite walking yet, but loving my toes in the sand!

Good thing Brynn is a beach lover like Mom and Dad!!

Mommy and Daddy Mini Vacation

2011-07-26T18:05:00.000-07:00

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

2011-07-18T19:42:00.000-07:00

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!!

2011-07-12T19:02:00.000-07:00

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!!!!!

Doctors, Doctors and More Doctors.....

2011-06-23T20:10:00.000-07:00

So today we went to the allergist for a check up and as we were checking in the receptionist says in passing, "She has been to the doctor a lot lately." I hadn't really thought about it, but we really have!

Brynn visits the allergist just to keep a handle on her allergies. Poor girl comes by it naturally. Her mom and dad both suffer from seasonal allergies!

At Brynn's nine month check-up our pediatrician noticed that the folds in the back of Brynn's legs were not symmetrical. This could be a sign of hip dysplagia (her hip could be out of socket) so she sent us to an pediatric ortho surgeon to get her checked out. I researched hip dysplagia in all my OT books and performed the maneuvers on her little legs and really doubted that this was the case but we went to be safe! The results......her legs are perfect! It's probably just the way her fat is displaced in her legs. No problems! This is a pic of her after her appt. The sticker says, "I had an x-ray" :)

Well, all that crawling around on the airport floor might have caught up with us last week. On Wed, I got a call from daycare saying Brynn had been fussy and was running a fever. We waited it out for 24 hours alternating Tylenol and Motrin with no relief. We went to the doctor, and her little throat was covered in blisters. She tested negative for strep. Dr. Hanson told us it was just a virus and to continue with the Tylenol an Motrin, rest and push lots of fluids.

Poor girl could not eat, she would act hungry, open her mouth for food or the bottle and then cry when it hit her throat. Thank goodness she would still nurse!

When she didn't look like this........

She looked like this.........

or this....

By Sat afternoon she was feeling much better!

Hopefully no more trips to the doctor anytime soon!

Happy Father's Day!

2011-06-23T19:49:00.000-07:00

Father's day was a great day! We went to church in the morning, followed by lunch with some good friends and then my parents surprised us with a visit. Papaw needed a Brynn "fix"! She is coming into a stage where it takes her a little while to warm up to people but she had a great time visiting with Mamaw and Papaw.

I am so blessed with a great dad. I have always loved children and wanted to be a mom. It was no secret that I was not "settling" when it came to marrying. I wanted to find someone as great as my dad to be my husband and father to my children. BJ has far exceeded what I could have dreamed for! Thanks, Dad, for setting the bar high and thanks, BJ, for being an awesome husband and dad!

Brynn used to always say Mamama. Lately I can't get her to say anything but Dadada! She loves her daddy!

Over the River and Thru the Woods......

2011-06-15T11:20:00.000-07:00

To Grandmother's house we go!

BJ was working out in Milwaukee for two weeks so we thought it was the perfect opportunity to go visit my grandmother, Brynn's great grandmother, who lives about an hour away from Milwaukee. Brynn is such a good traveler. I strap on the baby bjorn and we are off! It would be near impossible for me to travel with her alone without that thing! Below is a pic of Brynn entertaining herself with it in between flights. And yes, she is playing on the airport floor.......kind of gross but she is so mobile now it is hard to keep her contained in a chair especially since she is confined to my lap on the flights. We just washed her hands good after playing!

We didn't get in till after midnight on Thurs night, so Brynn and I hung out at the hotel and recovered from our trip while BJ was working Friday. Then we did some shopping and ate at Yummy Cheesecake Factory!

Sat morning we drove over to Lomira where my grandmother and aunt live. It was a beautiful drive. It is so pretty there this time of year. Aunt Ev made us a great home cooked meal with some delicious cream puffs for desert! So good! It was a great visit. We feel fortunate that we have opportunities to travel like this.

How can you visit Wisconsin without a trip to the local cheese factory? This place is a family favorite. I even stocked up and carried some back with me!

Sunday, The family headed to Miller Park to watch the Brewers play some baseball. It was a beautiful day. Brynn was once again, a trooper and survived all 9 innings with a short 30 min nap.

Sunday night we returned back to the hotel to watch the Mavericks pull off a WIN for the championship! So fun to watch this series! GO MAVS!!!!

Let Summer Begin

2011-06-05T09:05:00.000-07:00

A couple of weekends ago we went to Odessa for Brynn's cousin (well second cousin's), Addison's, 1st birthday party and they had a pool. We put Brynn in and she Loved it! We then put up a baby pool at our house, which she loved also, and decided we should go all the way with a big pool! Memorial Day, BJ spent all day setting up our pool and working in the yard! We are already enjoying it so much! It is nice to walk out the back door and float around and get a little sun!

We might have to find some smaller shades that actually fit on her nose! :)

Here we go again!

2011-06-05T06:54:00.001-07:00

A number of things have led me to blogging again. First, I have some friends that blog and I really enjoy catching up on their daily happenings. Second, I spent some time reading over my past blogs and didn't realize how much I had forgot. It made me sad that I have missed recording the first 9 months of Brynn's life in detail. I have tons of pictures but you realize when you read over posts that putting words to pictures makes the memory so much more real. I want to print yearly books as a "scrapbook" of our life events. Lastly, I was so fed up with my old computer. It was super complicated to update blogs and took a long time to download pics. I purchased a new one so here we go.....

Some of Brynn's past milestones and events since Jan:

Fri. Feb 4th at 23 weeks old Brynn finally rolled all the way over from her back to her belly. It seemed like she would never accomplish this. She was working on if for a long time. I just happened to have my phone and caught her first time on video.

Sunday, Feb 27th was the baby blessing at our church. Not only are we blessed with a beautiful little girl, we are also blessed with a great family, friends and and church home to join us in this journey. She also turned 6 months old Feb 27th! A 6 month pic our friend Monica took for us!

Brynn was blessed with 2 great grandparents that went home to be with Jesus this year! We are so glad they were able to meet Brynn even if only for a short time.

George Miller, BJ's grandad, passed away at 85, on Jan 28th. He was excited to meet Brynn! It is no secret he wanted us to have a boy too! He would always tell us, you'll have to try again for a boy and if you get another girl....try again!!

Feb 28th, after 92 great years of life, my Mamaw, Winnie May Sherman passed away. It was so much fun to see her interact with Brynn. She never wanted to put her down. We loved her so! She is greatly missed.
April 12th, at 32 weeks old, We are pretty sure she said her first word! Bye! At school she always says bye, bye with a wave. At home on the 12th we were saying bye and waving and think she repeated it! Now occasionally we think we hear Mama and dada. Could be just babble ... but we'll call it words! :)

April 24th, Brynn's first Easter. My parents, sister and brother-in-law came to lubbock. We all gathered at BJ's mom's with his sister's family for Easter lunch on Sunday and an Easter egg hunt! Found an egg!

May 6th, at 36 weeks old, Brynn officially started crawling and went from on her stomach to sitting all by herself. She was moving around on her belly when I went in the other room for a split second. I came back and she was on her bottom with a big grin. She was so proud of herself.

BJ, I and even Jasmine have to be on our toes now as she is moving ALL over! She loves her Jasmine. If she is in eye's sight, Brynn is after her!

Brynn has flown to Dallas 2 times now. Once to visit daddy while he was working and another time for Aunt Nisha's graduation from UNT on May 13th.

She does great on the plane. Goes right to sleep as we take off! She was quite the trooper those weekends being toted all over the place. She had her first trip to the Zoo after Nisha's graduation. She really could have cared less, but enjoying the beautiful day outside with family!

Back in the Blogging World!

2010-12-29T14:08:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I cannot believe that this is my first blog since our sweet Brynn was born! I know, I'm terrible. I have been inspired to blog again, so here we go. In an attempt to get back in the grove and not be overwhelmed with the process, I will not post every pic for the past 4 months! :) Here is one of Brynn's first pictures and below a recent one! I have so many more that I love, I would not know where to begin!

Brynn arrived on Aug 27th 2010. 6lbs 14oz and 20in long! We spent our 4th anniversary in the hopsital the night before and I was induced on the 27th. What a great anniversary present! Thanks to a great L&D nurse, my labor went smoothly. I couldn't have asked for a better experience.

I can not belive it has already been 4 months! It has certainly flown by! Brynn is absoulutely the BEST baby ever!

Some of Mom and Dad's favorite things about Brynn:

She is so laid back and loves to play independently

She is a great sleeper (she goes to bed at 8pm and wakes at 6:30am)

She is always smiling

I decided to change jobs so that I could work part time and spend more time with Brynn. This was a tough decision for me as I loved my previous job. I am now working with the geriatric population, mon-fri from 8:30a.m. to 12:30. This has been a good balance for both of us. Brynn is going to daycare while I am at work. We like it there.

Our one little battle we have had is Brynn is really struggling with the bottle. This baby has more bottles than any breast fed baby! :) We have tried EVERYTHING! I think she is going to be a strong willed child! She just likes to hold out for mommy! We are slowly making some progress this week!

Today Brynn almost rolled over from her back to her tummy!

So, I will give blogging my best go from here on out! Wish me luck!

Triathlons, Baseball and Baby Showers!

2010-07-18T15:39:00.001-07:00

This is a long post with lots to catch up on! I had intended to post as these things were happening but our internet has been acting up for the last month. The summer is flying by. I guess that's what happens when you are preparing for a little one!

I always like to brag about how I love my job and have the greatest co-workers! They proved the point again this weekend and threw BJ and I a co-ed baby shower! It was lots of fun! Everything they did was so thoughtful! We are definately blessed! Thanks Girls!

The girls from church threw Brynn a wonderful baby shower! We are so blessed with a great church home. I love these girls! They made everything so nice, and Brynn was definately "showered" with gifts! Thanks to everyone who came and made this day so special!

Emily practicing her baby holding skills with Baby Addison (BJ's cousin's newest addition)

We took a quick trip to Dallas to pick up BJ's bike in the bike shop. We didn't really get to visit with friends because it was so short. But it was a nice get-a-way. While we were there, we decided to catch a Rangers Game! We had Great seats and the weather coulndn't have been nicer.

BJ competed in his first 1/2 ironman triathlon this June! 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike ride and 13.1 mile run! I am so proud of him. He did awesome! I didn't get as many pictures as I would have liked. It was hard to cheer and take pics at the same time.

32 weeks

2010-07-18T15:37:00.000-07:00

Still Growing!

Baby Shower in Amarillo

2010-06-15T16:27:00.000-07:00

This weekend my sweet friends in Amarillo threw Brynn a baby shower! It was so great to see family and friends I haven't seen in a long time! These are some of my best and longest friends! I am so appreciative!

The proud Grandmothers!

Haven and Addilynn, Beth and Wyatt. I don't get to see this kiddos often enough. They are gettin so big!

The yummy cake!

Thanks Girls!

28 wks and counting!

2010-06-07T18:23:00.000-07:00

24 week Baby Bump...or Ball!

2010-05-08T19:42:00.001-07:00

Good report

2010-05-03T18:58:00.000-07:00

We had another 3-D sonogram this morning to check on Brynn and make sure everything is going well! We got a good report. She is healthy and continues to be active, weighing in at 1lb, 5oz. She was being a little stubborn and wouldn't let us see her face, but we were happy to see a healthy baby!

Busy Busy!

2010-04-25T18:18:00.000-07:00

The last couple of weeks have flown by. It seems like BJ and I have been going 100 miles an hour. I will attempt to recap some of the details....

BJ had a work conference in Orlando, Fl. He flew out on Sunday and I met him out there the following Thurs and we spent the weekend together. It was a really nice get away! The weather was beautiful! I did some shopping, we layed out by the pool, and we hit up EPCOT on Sat.

This was the view outside our window of the hotel.

Thursday night we say David Gray live at the Hard Rock Live. He put on a really great show! We love going to live shows!

This Friday we held a going away party at our house for our friends Chris and Tiffani Morris. Chris finished medical school and they will be moving to NC for his residency. We will miss them, but are so excited for their new adventures. The wind was blowing dirt, what seemed like 100 miles an hour, and all 23 of us ended up inside but had a great time anyway! Sorry no pics!

I went and watched BJ's niece, Emily, at her gymnastics program on Sat morning! She did great, and makes quite the gymnast. I'll have to admit, it makes me miss the gym in Amarillo! This is her receiving her award! Too cute!

We decided to move the guest bedroom to the front of the house, which was the nursery for the previous owners. So I painted one night this week and BJ helped move all the furniture!

We spend Sat evening painting the nursery and Sun putting together furniture....here is the beginning of Brynn's new room. It looks a little boyish right now, but we plan on adding lots of pink and girly touches with decorations and bedding! More pics to follow!

I guess I am officially "nesting", I have this strong urge to organize and get everything done! Thank goodness for second trimester energy and a VERY helpful, patient husband!

20 weeks

2010-04-11T13:34:00.001-07:00

Well, I am 20 weeks along and my belly seems to be growing quickly! I am feeling Brynn more and more. Thanks to my good friend, Melissa, for passing on some super cute maternity clothes. I had to do some re-arranging in my closet to make room for some clothes that actually fit!

My parents came to town this weekend for my cousin's wedding. My mom brought this precious outfit she made especially for Brynn! She will be all decked out at her first tailgate! They also brought with them 7 large tubs of clothing for Brynn from Melissa and Ava! I am pretty sure she could be set for the next two years! Now it is time for some organizing!
Mom and I also did some nursery shopping and got the crib, dresser, chair and bedding ordered! I am anxious to start painting.

It's a Girl!!

2010-04-06T17:56:00.001-07:00

We had a 3D sonogram Monday morning and it's official, It's a Girl!! She was moving around like crazy, and a little stubborn with her legs crossed but eventually we got a good girl shot! I will spare you the picture! We couldn't be more excited. The whole experience was surreal and amazing. It was so neat to see all her little limbs, her brain, her heart and everything else! It makes everything so real. She looked great! We have decided on Brynn Nikole for her name. Now...let the nursery shopping begin.....

Brynn and her future best friend, Gracelyn! Gracelyn is expected the beginning of May. We can't wait for them to meet!

Growing

2010-03-17T17:56:00.000-07:00

Our baby bump, 16 weeks!

We celebrated BJ's grandad's 85th birthday last weekend! He is doing great. It is so nice to have him living right around the corner. We get to visit often.

The little things....

2010-03-08T16:24:00.000-08:00

So at about 4am this morning, I was laying in bed dreading yet another trip to the restroom when I felt some sort of movement around my abdomen. It felt like a butterfly moving quickly, or should I say fluttering!?! I moved the pillow to make sure my shirt or the pillow wasn't tickling my belly and it continued again. My conclusion: it was little baby Hart fluttering around in my belly!! I was so excited I couldn't go back to sleep!

Update....

2010-03-04T15:16:00.000-08:00

Nisha and Evan had a "Meet the Arnolds" shower in Amarillo on Jan 30th. BJ and I had a great time seeing friends and family. Below are some of my best friends from high school and my sister!

Melissa, Becca, Nisha, Me and Haven

I had a dr. appt. today. It is so exciting to see the baby. The doctor says everything looks great! We are blessed! I have been feeling so much better the past couple of weeks. I am thankful for the second trimester! We will officially find out the sex on April 5th at our 3d sono. Today....the doctor says, "he puts his money on a GIRL." We will wait to start painting or buying clothes!! Either way....so exciting!

I will post baby bump pics next friday (16 wks), as my pooch, is starting to look more like a baby bump!

Many Blessings!!

2010-01-29T16:03:00.001-08:00

It has definitely been way too long since I have blogged. I intend on being better in 2010!

I will begin by saying that BJ and I have had many blessings to be thankful for especially this past few months.

Our most exciting news came right before Christmas....We are expecting! We were elated! This Thursday, we had our first Dr.'s appointment. We caught a good glimpse of little Baby Hart and heard it's strong heartbeat. It is crazy to imagine this little "being" growing inside of me! It was an exciting moment! We were also excited that we could now share this news with all our friends and family! I am 10wks along. My due date is August 27th, just a day after our 4th anniversary! What a great anniversary present. I'll start posting baby bump pics when my baby bump begins to grow!

I finished my clinicals on December 13th and soon after accepted a new job. I studied for almost a full month before taking the national board exam that I needed to pass to become licenced as an Occupational Therapist. I took the test Sat. Jan 23rd with NO IDEA how I had done. I started working on a temporary license last Monday at The Transitional Learning Center here in Lubbock. This is a rehab facility for individuals (adults) with an acquired brain injury. I have loved this setting and facility since I did an internship there about a year ago. This is where I wanted to work and God blessed me with that opportunity. So, the Test..... today I received report that I PASSED!! What a relief!

On December 29th, my sister, Nisha married Evan Arnold! We are so excited to have Evan as part of the family. My sister looked absolutely beautiful and it is so obvious that they are a perfect match! I am so happy for them! My mom, of course did an amazing job with the wedding plans. Everything turned out Great.

While my family was here for Nisha's wedding, we celebrated my Granma's 90th birthday! She flew down from Wisconsin and was quite the trooper.

This is such an exciting time in our lives right now! We are overwhelmed with Amazing family and friends.....Here's to a Great 2010!

Our 4th of July!

2009-07-05T14:05:00.000-07:00

We spent our 4th of July holiday cleaning out the flowerbed of the new house!

Before:

After: Hope everyone had a Great 4th of July!

A Long Overdue Update....

2009-06-19T19:03:00.000-07:00

Okay, so it has been a really long time since I have updated the blog. I seem to be able to update on Facebook but it seems to takes a little more effort to keep the blog up to date.

Without being to lengthy, I will attempt to sum up our past few months.

Things have been pretty crazy since April in the Hart house.

In May I finished up the course work for my masters in Occupational Therapy. I "graduated" but still have 6 months of Fieldwork and a board exam to take before I am officially finished. I started Fieldwork today so was blessed with a couple of months to travel with BJ and take care of some stuff around the house.

My parents and I after graduation!

BJ has been traveling quite a bit for work. He was in Washinton D.C. for two weeks so his mom joined him for Mother's Day and then I got to come out for a few days. D.C. was nice as always- sorry no pics!

I feel that this next bit of information deserves much more than a bullet.... On May 13th we lost my Dear Aunt Wynette to a battle with liver cancer. She was a wonderful woman. She always seemed to be the glue that held my Dad's side of the family together. Family was such a priority to her. She was a blessing to everyone she encountered.

My aunt is the one beside me on the left side. This picture was taken at my cousin, Dayme's wedding last summer!

We loved her so much. She will be deeply missed.

As we drove home from the funeral, we witnessed the most beautiful west texas sunset and knew that she was smiling down on us, enjoying her father in Heaven!

In the mist of all of this we decided to put our house on the market. Much to our suprise the house sold in just 7 days. So we quickly found another to move into. We close this weekend, June 26th. We will be ready for visitors soon! Lots of cook-outs at the Hart's to come!

BJ was working out in Minneapolis for the last couple of weeks. Luckily he was working with a great co-worker, his friend, Barry. So, I drove to Amarillo to visit some friends and then flew out to Minneapolis with Judy, Barry's wife to spend some time with BJ. We had a great time. Our hotel was across the street from the Mall of America so we got some good tax free shopping in. We went fishing on Sat morning, caught 44 fish in 2 1/2 hours. After a nap, we conquered the amusement park in the Mall of America. It exceded our expectations. Sunday BJ and I went for a wonderful run around one of the beautiful lakes in the area. It was so beautiful there. Too bad the winters are brutal. Sunday night we went to this awesome little pub in downtown Minni. On the roof they had Lawn Bowling. So much fun. My grandparents live in Wisconsin. I have not seen them since 2000. So I rented a car and headed over to give them a visit. It was so nice to see them again. We had a nice time. My Grandad is 97!

Ava, Adelynn and Will hanging out at my parents gym. These are my two best friend's precious children. I love these kids and evey moment I get to spend with them!

Judy had the "catch of the day" at least a 3lb Bass!

BJ lawn bowling at Britts Pub....fun little local hang out!

My Grandparents in Wisconsin!

Hancock Wedding & New Addition

2009-04-10T06:59:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we went to Amarillo to watch our friends Todd & Heather get married! Our good friends Justin & Melissa, along with their daughter Ava were all in the wedding. It was beautiful and we had a great time. I didn't catch a good photo of Todd & Heather together. This pic doesn't do them justice!

Precious Ava, dancing the night away! She did so great walking down the isle.

Justin, Melissa, BJ and I.

A new addition to the family.......well, the extended family! BJ's niece and nephew got a new puppy last week. Welker!

Good Friends = Good Times

2009-03-24T19:40:00.001-07:00

"Where there are friends, there is wealth."

~Titus Maccuis Plautus

I have a great group of core friends that I have known since middle and high school. We have made it a yearly tradition since 1995 to have a "girls night out" around Christmas time. If we never all get together through out the year, we always do at Christmas. This year due to various situations we were unable to get together. So, it was moved to Spring Break.

I love these girls and am so blessed to have such loyal friends even though we all have moved away and our lives have gone in different directions!

We are missing Niki in this picture... :( She is expecting baby #2 and headed home before the camera came out.

To my Blogging friends with kids!

2009-03-10T15:21:00.000-07:00

Please be careful what you post!
The following is a post from a college friend of mine:

"Well, I had just posted 2 new posts a little while ago... the first one is no longer on here. It was a cute little post showing how Logan had learned how to take off her diaper and it included a pic of her walking and showing her little hiney. So not a big deal but fortunately, I checked my site meter right after I had posted it (not sure why I did, but I am glad that I did). Well anyway, in a matter of maybe 2-3 minutes, I had 16 hits from various foreign countries. Anyone that watches their site meter, realizes that you do get some random visitors from time to time, but literally 16 in a 2 minute time span on my blog is little weird. So I quickly removed that post and all pictures and got a little sick to my stomach. I don't know if I am just paranoid, but I have read on other blogs how they have tracked key words that had brought random visitors to their blog and it can be gross (regardless how naive the intent). So, just a word of caution - be careful what you are putting out there of your kiddos... there are some lurkers that are not welcome visitors that have access to everything you are allowing them to have access to... "

On another note, I just purchased a camera on ebay exactly like mine that was recently stolen. I got a pretty good deal since it has no cables, box, etc. So....there should be more posts with pictures again soon!

Weekend with the Merrill's

2009-03-05T15:05:00.000-08:00

This post is a little late, but I just got this picture and decided to share.

A couple of weeks ago, Justin, Melissa and Ava came to spend the weekend with us. We had a great time catching up.

Ava was so good all weekend which certainly didn't help prevent the "baby fever" I seem to have!

Melissa and I went shopping on Sat afternoon and Justin captured this pic on his phone. Ava woke from her nap and went straight into BJ's lap! Too Cute!

The Moral of the Story......

2009-02-08T08:53:00.000-08:00

Last night BJ and I went to Jake's with some friends to watch a couple of our favorite bands, the Thrift Store Cowboys and Devotchka. One of our favorite things to do is go to concerts and we rarely get to go since we live here in Lubbock. It was a great show!
Backing up to before the show:
We parked and I decided I didn't want to tote my purse in, so I put it in the back seat floor board. I remember actually thinking to myself....I probably shouldn't leave that there uncovered...but we were in a hurry and I did anyway. I am sure you can tell where this story is going! We walk out of the concert and abruptly notice the back window has been busted out, and the purse, GONE!
Contents of the purse: wallet (credit cards, $10 cash, my SS card which I usually don't keep in my purse but had for recent work paperwork, my camera, and my orthodontic splint (very expensive))
We drove home called and cancelled my credit cards and called the Police to come out and make a report, fully expecting to never see any of it again. On a side note, they were at our house in less than 10 minutes, pretty impressive!
I was up until 2 am just sick about this, I KNOW BETTER than to leave my purse in the car. I am usually the one telling people not to leave their purse in sight. I called my phone several times and it was still on. Well, this morning I couldn't sleep and logged onto my sprint on-line account to see if any outgoing calls were made. I noticed there was a free trial for a phone locator. I guess for families to keep an eye on their children. I signed up and it located my phone on 35th street (showed me a map of exactly where it was). Crazy, we jumped in the car and BJ and I actually found my purse along with 2 others in a dumpster.
Everything was in there except for the cash and my camera :( Thank goodness my credit cards and SS card where still there along with my splint.
Never did I imagine we would actually find my purse. I had the serial number for my camera, so if it shows up at a pawn shop I could get it back, doubtful, but you never know. Now we just have the hassle of replacing the car window!
The moral of the story..........don't leave your purse in your car!

Birthday and Super Bowl

2009-02-03T11:29:00.000-08:00

BJ's 31st birthday was Monday. We celebrated Sat. evening with his family. We went to Shoguns for dinner and then back to our house for cake and ice cream.

Sunday we watched the Super bowl at Shawn and Jena's. Lots of fun!

Cotton Bowl

2009-01-05T21:16:00.000-08:00

We started off our trip to Dallas for the Cotton Bowl with a stop to see my Mamaw. She just celebrated her 90th birthday on Christmas eve! I treasure the visits I have with her!

Some pictures tailgating before the game. We, of course, wish we could have pulled off a win. Overall it was a good season.
The girls.
The guys.
The OT girls stopped by. Wreck 'Em Tech!

I guess we will have to go back to some of our other hobbies now that football season is over....

Where to Begin.......

2008-12-28T19:26:00.000-08:00

Ina Lou Miller
August 29, 1928 - December 25, 2008
A true Proverbs 31 Woman.

A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.
Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands.
She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar.
She gets up while it is still dark;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her servant girls.
She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
She sets about her work vigorously;
her arms are strong for her tasks.
She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night.
In her hand she holds the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
She opens her arms to the poor
and extends her hands to the needy.
When it snows, she has no fear for her household;
for all of them are clothed in scarlet.
She makes coverings for her bed;
she is clothed in fine linen and purple.
Her husband is respected at the city gate,
where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
She makes linen garments and sells them,
and supplies the merchants with sashes.
She is clothed with strength and dignity;
she can laugh at the days to come.
She speaks with wisdom,
and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
She watches over the affairs of her household
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Her children arise and call her blessed;
her husband also, and he praises her:
"Many women do noble things,
but you surpass them all."
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting;
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.

On Christmas evening we lost a dear person to our family. Ina Lou was B.J.'s grandfather's wife of 12 years. She has been a wonderful wife and caretaker to George and a blessing to all of the family. The passage above truly does describe her. She is a woman I aspire to be like. Lou will be deeply missed. We are so thankful we had a wonderful Christmas Eve spending time with George and Ina Lou before she was called home!

The last two weeks have been so crazy. I will do a little back tracking in an attempt to catch up on all the happenings.
December 13th BJ and I headed to Dallas to run the White Rock marathon. BJ. ran the full, I ran the half. The weather conditions were not optimal (windy, hot and humid) but we made it! Our dear friends, Fred and Blythe, win the award for the best spectators, toteing us around Dallas, and cheering us on!
BJ worked in Fort Worth the following week. Since I am out of school for a while, I stayed with him and had the opportunity to do some Christmas shoping and catch up with old friends from college. It was a much needed visit with some friends I hadn't seen in a while for me! I miss them so much! While we were there, despite some icy weather we made it over to Dallas to watch our Mavericks play some basketball. Vacations like this make us both miss living in the DFW area.
Zachary's (BJ's nephew) 8th birthday was December 20th. He had a Red Raider party at their house! It was a lot of fun.
Christmas eve lunch went to Post to celebrate with the Miller side of the family. We spent Christmas eve back in Lubbock at his mom's and then Christmas morning we went over to his sister's house to watch the kids open their presents from Santa.
We then jumped in the car and went to Amarillo. We had a very nice Christmas and meal with my family before we recieved news that we needed to come back to Lubbock to be with BJ's grandmother. My parents fixed lobster, shrimp and pork tenderloin! YUMMY!

We are reminded especially at times such as these, how blessed we are with great family and friends. To never take for granted shared meals and hugs from those we love!

Friends

2008-12-10T20:10:00.000-08:00

I love when I am out of school and I get to spend good quality time with friends from out of town. BJ is working in Midland this week so Jasmine and I headed to Amarillo yesterday and had a great couple of days.

Ava woke up from her nap today to tell me good bye! I thought she looked too cute with her crooked pig tails, her passie, blankie and girafe! I had to take a pic!

My good friend, Haven, and her new precious little girl, Adelynn! 5wks old.
She is so sweet! I was excited to meet her!

Adelynn's proud big brother, Will!

Great Holiday Week!

2008-11-30T10:03:00.001-08:00

We had an eventful, great Thanksgiving holiday week!

Tuesday evening we went to dinner with our friends from Sacramento, Luke, Stephanie and Leah! It was so good to see them! We hadn't seen them in about a year and this was our first time to meet little Leah. She is adorable!

My parents, Brother, Nephew, Sister and her boyfriend all came to our house for Thanksgiving this year. We enjoyed having everyone here!

My nephew, Tucker, is turning 12 this week so we thought it would be fun to set up a scavenger hunt for him to find all his presents. I think my mom and I had just as much fun making the clues as he did hunting.

Thursday evening we noticed Jasmine started favoring her right leg. Saturday morning we woke up early to get ready to go tailgate and I noticed her paw was really swollen and she had been licking it all night. I took her to the pet hospital to get checked out. We think she might have been bit by a spider or something. They drained her paw, gave her some shots and bandaged her up! Poor Jas!

After spending 2+ hours at the vet, I headed out to the stadium to meet up with BJ and our friends. We watched the Red Raiders finish off the season with a 11-1 record. We headed to Caprock Cafe to cheer on Oklahoma State, but they couldn't pull it off! Now we just wait and see which bowl game we will get to go to!

Red Raiders in Norman, Oklahoma!

2008-11-23T20:42:00.000-08:00

About a month ago we decided we wanted to look for tickets to the Tech/ OU game and stumbled upon a great deal on ebay. BJ got home from Minnesota on Friday afternoon about 2pm and we headed out around 5. We stopped in Monday at his Dad's house to spend the night Friday night. We had a god visit with his Dad and Step-mom. We don't get to see them that often. Sat morning we got up and headed to OK city. Ate at a restaurant in Bricktown and then made our way to Norman!!

All of our tailgating friends met up at Colby Whitlock's (one of the Tech defensive linemen) uncle's house which was just a few blocks away from the stadium. They were so nice to us and welcomed all the Tech fans even though they were Sooners. I was impressed with the OU stadium/crowd.......I have been to College Station and Nebraska and never witnessed such a crazy loud crowd!! It was overwhelming for me in the stands. I cannot imagine how the guys down on the field felt.

The outcome of the game was not as we would have liked but it was a nice weekend get-a-way.

We are still so proud of the Red Raiders. 10 -1 and the season is far from over! We will be at the Baylor game, cheering loud and then rooting for the Okie State Pokes on Sat. evening! We can hope for the best!

Halloween and Texas Tech beating Texas!

2008-11-05T17:06:00.000-08:00

We had a great but exhausting weekend. We were a little worried when BJ came down with a stomach bug on Wed. But gratefully it was just a 24 hr something and he was feeling better after almost a full 24 hrs of sleeping! We started off with a Halloween get together over at our friend, Allison's house. There were some interesting costumes.
We headed out to set up the tailgate at 8:30a.m. on Sat. I know......Crazy! After setting up we went over to the Game Day set-up to take all the excitement in. So fun! We had several friends in from out of town so our tailgate was lots of fun!
After the AWESOME game BJ and I just sat in the stands, watching the students, taking it all in! Good times! We are looking forward to another exciting weekend of football this weekend!

Babies!!!!!

2008-10-30T18:43:00.000-07:00

We have two couples in my OT class that are expecting babies soon. We decided to throw a joint baby shower for both of them at lunch today. It was a blast!

Jon and Kaylene are both in my class. They are having a little girl, due in Dec.

Brian is in my class also. He and his wife Casey are adopting and are expecting a baby any day now!

Our class is so generous. Both couples got lots of good stuff.

You can't tell in this picture, but Jon was especially excited about EVERY gift! He was cheering about the socks in the background!

Kaylene is always grabing our hands and letting us touch her belly. Kailey took it to a whole new level!

We have such a great group! Like a second family!

Fall Traditions

2008-10-26T11:10:00.000-07:00

We have made it a yearly tradition to have BJ's niece and nephew, Zachary and Emily, over to carve pumpkins and spend the night in the fall. This year Emily and I made pumpkin cookies also. We started the evening off with a trip to the pumpkin patch.

Emily was more excited than Zachary about digging out the insides. We sorted the seeds so we could roast them. YUMMY!

Emily and I making cookies from scratch. She was such a big helper!

I think their favorite part of the evening was licking the batter.....

BJ is the Master Carver. Zachary picked which pattern he wanted BJ to do and of course it was the most difficult one! Zachary went back and forth between helping BJ and I, notice he had to get in on eating some batter as well. We didn't get a pic of the finished product but is was prety cool.

They frosted the cookies and added sprinkles on top!

Weekend of Fun!

2008-10-09T09:35:00.000-07:00

The past week was pretty eventful. Starting off, Thurdsay, I went in to get braces....YIKES! I am excited about the end outcome, but it might be a long two years. They placed the bottom braces on and put some TAD's (temporty anchorage device) in the top of my mouth. The TADs are like little screws that go directly into the bone. I have a splint to wear on my upper teeth. Some springs attach the splint to the TADs. The actual procedure wasn't that painful but it has been a long week of swollen, sore cheeks and adjusting to this splint that inhibits my speech. I am starting to see the light, as this morning is the first morning I have not woken up with pain.

This is an X-ray of all the gear in my mouth. You can see the TADS on top. Sorry if this grosses anyone out. I find it kind of facinating. Crazy what they can do!

On a much happier note, our friends, Justin, Melissa and Ava came and stayed with us for the weekend. Melissa and I ran the Race for the Cure on Sat morning. We had a great time with them despite my not quite feeling up to par.
Ava Loves Jasmine. Although I think she thought she was her own personal baby doll. Too cute, she was so sweet with her.

Melissa, Ava and I went shopping for a little while before the Tech football game. We took Ava to get her ears pierced!
Before picture.

A little curious about why this lady was marking on her ears.
The only part she really hated was having to be held down. We were not sure that Ava even realized that she had these new things in her ears. She never pulled at them or even reached up to grab them after it was all over.

And of course, you deserve a COOKIE!

BJ and Ava deep in some reading!

Wisdom from Mama Lynn

2008-09-22T19:59:00.000-07:00

"The world is one big birthin' room and no one is exempt from the struggle of labor." L.K.S. 9/20/08

My Aunt Wynette has liver cancer after a long battle with Breast Cancer......

TRI to Make a Difference 2008

2008-09-08T14:46:00.000-07:00

BJ and I competed in a triathlon this weekend in Amarillo. The Race Director is BJ's co-worker, Barry Lynch. Many of you have probably have heard us talk about his family. The race was inspired by their son Thomas. He was born with a rare neurological disorder. Thomas is the reason why we have become so interested in triathlons. The TRI to Make A Difference race was the 1st triathlon we participated in last year. It has been amazing to see how many people, like us, have become interested in these races on account of Thomas. This triathlon has become the biggest fundraiser for the Children's Miracle Network of Amarillo, Tx.

This year was especially fun because we both finished 1st in our age group divisions! BJ is in the most competitive age group right now! I am very proud of him. My parents, sister, and some good friends came out to watch and cheer us on. My super creative mom put together this video of clips from the race with music to back it up! It's pretty cute. At the beginning you will see the wave runner clearing out the dead fish. No joke! The lake "turned over" a couple of days before the race, depriving the fish of oxygen. It was pretty stinky.

We realize we are kind of dorky........not everyone can pull off spandex! But we had fun!

Happy Anniversary!!

2008-08-25T17:17:00.000-07:00

Our 2 year anniversary is on Tuesday, August 26th, but BJ will be out of town for work so we celebrated over the weekend. We went out for a nice dinner at Ohana Japanese Steakhouse on Sat. evening. Sunday night we cooked out on the grill and ate on the back patio. It was really nice ouside.

They say (whoever "they" is) that if you save your wedding cake and eat it on your 1st anniversary, it is good luck! Ours was so good last year we decided to freeze it and try it again this year. Well...it made it two years, but we thought we shouldn't stretch it another year! It was actually still pretty good! That's me feeding BJ cake! As you can see, we are not that good at taking pictures of ourselves!

Can't wait for Football Season! Go Red Raiders!

2008-08-03T18:43:00.001-07:00

I searched all my friends and family to see if I could find another football fan as big as me....

Tierney came through. She was a trooper and went with me to the Texas Tech Women't football clinic. We had a blast. They let us tour the facilities, meet the coaches and players, and do some football drills!

Notice the guys aren't wearing much clothing...... They had a "fashin show" for us and showed us their pre-game routines! Don't worry, it was pretty G-rated!

Rylan Reed just broke the bench press record. 625 pounds! He's huge.

Coach Leach was generous and let us steal a picture with him.

Wedding and Family

2008-07-27T13:55:00.000-07:00

My cousin Dayme got married this weekend here in Lubbock. We were able to see lots of family we hadn't seen in a while. The wedding was beautiful!!! The reception was covered in crystals and chandeliers along with tall white floral arrangements.

My Aunt Wynette, Cousin, Terrie and Sister, Nisha

BJ and I dancing. Check out the band in the background. Snoop was on stage........ Not really but he looked like him. They were really good.

My awesome parents!

My sister and Me.

Classic wedding picture of BJ and I.

Happy 4th of July!!

2008-07-06T14:52:00.000-07:00

We had some friend's over to cook-out and celebrate the forth.

Russ and Colton were chillin on the hammock! Colton is 6 months old and so Precious. We were so glad to get to spend some time with him ( and his parent's too) this weekend!

Jasmine got the remenants of the homemade ice cream! Emily found a resting place in the tree. She thought it was so funny, she didn't want to get down.
The girl's LOVED Jasmine. They were feeding her food, one piece at a time here. Jasmine was stuffed and pooped by the end of the evening.

Willie Nelson & Pat Green

2008-07-05T12:38:00.001-07:00

We went to see Willie Nelson and Pat Green on Wed evening. They both put on a great show. As you can see, our seats weren't the closest. We still had fun.

We met up with our friends Dustin and April for dinner at Chimy's before the concert.

Buffalo Springs Tri Raider

2008-07-01T18:13:00.001-07:00

BJ and I did our first Triathlon of the season. It was the Buffalo Springs Tri Raider Sprint. This in one of our favorite races to go to. The long course (which we did not do) is a really difficult course and attracts a lot of the Pro's. Pretty big deal in the triathlon world. We enjoyed it and look forward to some more races this summer and fall.

The last leg of the race is the run. I was almost done!

Doesn't he look like a Pro?

Before the race began. Swim start. It was so cold outside.

Last of the Vacations for a While!

2008-05-27T08:16:00.000-07:00

This weekend BJ and I went to Eureka Springs, AR for my dear friend Lindsey's wedding. She and Darren got married in the Thorncrown Chapel. Beautiful! The chapel is glass and the scenery is amazing. We had a little bit of a scare before the wedding with some high winds and rain, a huge tree was uprooted and fell over right in front of the chapel. The guest's and wedding party had to take a detour to get in, but the show went on! The drive was long (10 hours each way), but we had an awesome time. We got to see lots of friends we hadn't seen in a long time.

Mrs. Lindsey Smitherman, isn't she beautiful!

BJ and I before the reception.

One of my best friends, Beth, is married to Lindsey's brother. Little Wyatt just arrived 6 weeks ago. I have to admit, I was quite the baby hog all weekend. He is precious and sooooo good. The most laid back baby I have ever been around! Love him!

Washington D.C

2008-04-20T17:28:00.000-07:00

We were fortunate to go on a trip to Washington D.C. last week. BJ was given an award at work, so they paid for us to come out. They had an awards ceremony, treated us to a nice meal and took us on some outings. We spent an extra day seeing the sights. I had never been to the Mall at night. It was really pretty.

Spring was definately in the air. Little chicks were everywhere.

Tom Cruise happened to be in town as well! Okay.....we really just went to a wax museum! We had our picture taken with the Pope and President Bush also, but I couldn't get the picture to upload!

We had a Great Trip!

March Madness!

2008-03-29T08:39:00.000-07:00

Even Jasmine loves March Madness. Notice the Basketball she is holding! Too Cute!

Easter Weekend

2008-03-26T14:33:00.000-07:00

My parent's and my brother came to Lubbock to spend the night with us Sat evening. We went to church on Sunday morning and then joined BJ's mom, sister, brother-in-law, neice and nephew for lunch along with my sister. We had a good visit with everyone. We were glad to have all of our family together for the holiday!

I figured out the picture problem!

2008-03-26T13:49:00.000-07:00

Cheers!

Soaking up the Sun!

Trip to Mexico

2008-03-25T17:05:00.000-07:00

BJ and I just got back from a great trip to Playa Del Carmen. BJ turned 30 this year and this was his birthday present. We went with some of our best friends, Justin and Melissa. We were glad to have them with us. It was their first time to leave their little girl Ava, who is 8 months old. We had a blast! Those trips never last long enough.

I am having a hard time posting photos. I may have to get some help from someone!