Talbert Wedding

My sister is now Stephanie Talbert! We had a blast celebrating Stephanie and Philip. We were so honored to be a part of their day. Amanda was the Matron of Honor and Hallie and Annabelle were the flower girls. 

 Mother Daughter Picture before the Bridal Luncheon

 Cheers, we love you Steph!

 Aunt Cheri, the Bride, and Aunt Vicki (the hostesses)

The Bridesmaids (minus Alex)

Traci, Stephanie, Erin, Amanda and Brittany

 Sister Love!

Caroline made it to the Brunch!

The Big Day

 The Bridal Accessories

 Sibling Shot

 Next Cover of Bride's Magazine :)

 Love.

Trying to duplicate a pinterest shot, the photographer got a better one!

Blake escorting the Mother of the Bride

 Flower girls and their kissing balls!

 Aww. The girls have the same shot at Aunt Christy's Wedding, we are so blessed with wonderful Aunts!

First Dance. 

Father Daughter Dance to 'Tupelo Honey'

...And they lived Happily Ever After!!!

Annabelle, Social Butterfly

It's not fair that just because Caroline is a baby she gets a post every month with a picture and details about her milestones. So this post is dedicated to my second daughter, Annabelle. She is definitely distinguishing herself from Hallie in looks, size and personality. While Hallie has always been quiet, shy and reserved at preschool, Annabelle is as talkative as can be! Mrs. Odette told me one day, "It took Hallie half a year to say one word to me, but Annabelle will come up to me every day and tell me her life story!" Belle has also be known to wave and yell "hi" to neighbors, trashmen, lawn mowers, dogs etc while we are on walks and she loves to walk up to other kids she has never met and say "Hi, I'm Annabelle, wanna be my best friend?"

Caroline is 9 Months!

Our sweet, happy Caroline is 9 months old. She is crawling like a storm, pulling up on tables, toys and mommy's legs during dinner preparation each night ;) She loves blueberries, boiled eggs, bananas, and avocados. She cuddles with us much more than her sisters which we love. Her favorite sleeping position is on her tummy with her legs tucked under listening to her rainforest music.

Caroline, Hallie, and Annabelle at 9 months.

August Happenings

Celebrating Gramps, Grandma and Daddy's Birthdays!!!

 Small Cakes Cupcakes = The Best!

 Everyone was outside despite the heat. Hallie came in to tell me (while I was cleaning up the kitchen) "its ok mommy, we are all outside so you can have some alone time" Haha!

The Children's Museum with Grandma

 I will apologize now for dressing you EXACTLY the same, you'll roll your eyes at me when you are older :) 

 Give me my bottle and NO ONE gets hurt :)

 Aww, yep Hallie, thats definitely your Grandmother, yall look so much alike! So sweet.

 Time to do some shopping. Did we get everything on our list?

 A little sunny but at least we got a picture!

 Fun times in the ball pit.

First Day of School 2013

Annabelle (3 yr old class), Caroline (toddler room), Hallie (4 yr old class)

Baby Food Tips

Let me start off by saying that I am no expert! I didn't even make my own baby food for my first two, but Laura convinced me to try it with Caroline and I love it! I am not into the 'recipes' because that makes the process two complicated. I just wanted to cook each fruit/veggie, freeze it and then thaw them and serve! The closest I get to making 'recipes' is whipping up some whole wheat baby cereal and throwing two different cubes into the mix. Blueberry, sweet potato risotto anyone?

One morning last week, I had the house to myself. A very rare occurrence. So what was the first thing I thought to do with my time? Make baby food for Caroline to last over 6 weeks of course! The great thing about making baby food in a big batch is that you get everything dirty at one time and only have to clean up at the end. I used the same cutting board, microwave dish, rinsed food processor, and ice cube trays for all the veggies I made that morning. Talk about bang for your buck!

Here are a few guides I made about what fruits/veggies are in season, what foods to try to buy organic, and finally, a quick easy guide to prepare fruits and veggies to freeze and/or serve for your baby. You can cut these out, hole punch and attach to a ring, or just keep these sheets in your recipe binder. Enjoy!!! (best viewed on a computer ;))

http://goo.gl/FJYq1l

Good Ole Summertime

Summer in Dallas

I am kicking myself for literally only taking one picture while we were in Dallas for the summer. I guess we were having too much fun to take pictures!

What we did:
* swam in grana and granddad's pool twice a day! (Hallie held me to this, if we missed a time then we had to go three times the next day, haha!)

* had a playdate with Hallie's birthday twin (one day apart), Anna Grace and her mommy and sister too of course! The Muellers joined the fun as well! We swam our hearts out and then had a picnic lunch.

* family trip to Hawaiian Falls. Do you see a theme? More swimming! The girls can't get enough! After riding on laps a few times, they were brave enough to go down every slide in the kiddie section without an adult, wow!


* had a playdate with Annabelle's birthday twin (8 days apart), Eleanor at her house. Chick-fil-a, dress up, movie, ice cream, what more could a little girl ask for?

Insert Picture of all 4 Girls on the Couch ;)

* had movie night at the house to watch Monsters Inc and then to the movie theater to see Monsters University with Daddy and Granddad.

* played all morning with Aunt Steph and (soon to be) Uncle Philip while everyone else went to church (yay for  a peaceful mass!)

4th of July in Conroe

We had a great time in Conroe for the 4th! The Grandkids addition to Gramps and Grandma's house is complete and got plenty of use while we were there. Comfy couch, game tables, big flat screen TV and multiple bunk beds make for the perfect kid space! We enjoyed fireworks, a community parade, grill out at great-grandma's, lunch in Montgomery, swimming and lots of outdoor time. The pictures tell the rest :)

 

 

 

 



 

 

Caroline Says 'Dada'

Ok, I know she is just making noises but this one sure does sound like she is saying 'Dada', yay Caroline!

 

 

7 Months Caroline

You are super happy, super active, love to squawk and love to eat!