Bryan is ONE!!!

This year has flown by...cannot believe Bryan is already ONE!! He never ceases to amaze me with the things he is learning and the friendly loving spirit that he exhibits. Having grown up with only sisters I didn't quite get that bond between a mother and a son, but a year into it I can tell you that there is just something there that you cannot explain. We did a little family celebration tonight and cannot wait for the BIG PARTY on Sunday!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG BOY!!

Lindsy & Juan's wedding, what a weekend!!

Lindsy & Juan got married this weekend!!! Here are a handful of pictures from all the weekend's events...I have nothing from the actual ceremony since I was part of the wedding party, and I have very few from the reception since I fogot to get the camera out until three hours in. Lindsy was SOOO BEAUTIFUL and we couldn't be happier for her and Juan!!!

Sister shot at the lingerie shower/bachelorette party
Lindsy, Mom and Grandma ("Old Nana") at the bridal luncheon

Heidi and Chelsey

Emma and Katilyn (the two flower girls)

Emma and Jaydon (Dondi's little girl)

Group shot at the bridal luncheon

Me and Bryan at the rehersal dinner

Emma at the rehersal dinner

The preparations begin...Lindsy getting her hair done

Everyone crammed into the bride room at the church, it seemed really big until you crammed one bride, eight bridesmaids, two flower girls, one mother of the bride, and three house guests/attendants in to all put on their dresses at the same time!!

finally remembered to get the camera out at the reception (and of course got no picks of Bryan in his cute suit, he had already left with Grandma and Grandpa to go home and go to bed!)

Emma looking pretty exhausted, two nights in a row of staying up past 11pm

Getting ready for the couple to make their exit

Lindsy and Juan opening gifts at family brunch at my parent's house Sunday morning

Mom and Aunt Anne with Bryan

reminiscing...

I was looking through pictures on the computer tonight as I put together Bryan's birthday party invitation, and I came across a picture from our house in Lubbock. I realized that it has been almost four years since we moved back from Lubbock. On one had it seems like forever ago that we were leaving Lubbock, but on the other hand life has sure changed in four short years! It made me realize how blessed we are and how proud we should be of all our accomplishments!!

Here are a couple of pictures I ran across while reminiscing (they are in reverse order, sorry, still cannot figure that out...so start at the bottom!!!)

Emma meeting Bryan for the first time, think this is one of my all time favorite pictures!! Bryan was just minutes old but the doctor let Emma come into the room to meet her new brother and she was such a natural Big Sis from the moment she meet him!!

Second house, after Emma turned one we decided we needed a bigger home if we wanted to add to the family anytime soon. We found our dream house, and with a little renovations we've made it OUR HOME!!

Emma- our lives certainly changed on that day, but I wouldn't change a single minute of it!

Our house in Mansfield, our first house to own!! We were sooo excited, yet so overwhelmed by home ownership! We moved in exactly one month before Emma was born, poor Patrick had to pack up everything and move us from Lubbock into my parent's house (and a storage unit) and then move us out of my parent's house (and the storage unit) and into our house in Mansfield in less than four months, all while I was pregnant and studying for the bar exam- i.e. I was of no help!

Our first children- Autumn and Aspen (aka Auty and Aspey). Sure miss them, but know that we wouldn't be able to give them they attention they deserve! As a newly married couple they sure taught us a lot about being responsible for someone/something other than ourselves and we had lots of adventures with the two of them that we'll never forget!

Our house in Lubbock, it was so small, yet so charming- and you couldn't beat $600 per month in rent and walking distance to campus!! Even though we rented the house Patrick did so many renovations- think the landlord was very sad to see us leave!