A Day on Lake Granbury

A few weeks ago Danny, Amberly, Devoni, Tom and I went to the Dallas/Ft Worth area to meet up with Tom's brother and sister for the weekend.  Devoni/Tom came up Sat am and we met them in Grandbury.  Danny, Ambs and I drove up Friday and stayed with our friends Danielle and Cody.  They just moved into a beautiful new home and we just don't see them enough; it was so great getting to hang out with them!  

When we got in about 7pm and Danielle greeted us with wine, beer and a nice cheese spread.  We ordered pizza for dinner and got Ambs in the bath.  We were so proud of Amberly, she slept on her nap mat in our room the entire night.  It was her first night not at our house without being in her pack n play....that thing no longer works for us.  After she was in bed, we chit chatted and played Scattegories til about midnight.  The boys went to bed and we talked for about another hour and it was just so great to sit and talk to Danielle like old times.  I SO wish we lived closer so it can happen more often.

Saturday morning Cody was hard at work on waffles and showing Amberly Angry Birds on the iPad :)

See her peonies on her table? I have been wanting those for A's big girl room forever!  She said she got them at Pier 1 for $1 a stem....I got 12 the next week when we got home.  yay!

They have the 2 cutest dogs, Louis and Ophelia, an English and a French Bulldog.  So cute.

Ambs loves dogs!  I think she needs one.

This week Danielle texted me a pic of her almost finished living room with their new b/w rug.  I LOVE LOVE LOVE their living room, it's so glam!  Can't wait to see the curtains, Danielle!

We left their house about 10 for an hour and a half drive to Granbury, TX.  Devoni and Tom lived there when Danny was born, so it's a very special place for them.  I was excited to see the little town.

Tom's sister Susan, her husband Scott and their grand daughter Tanis, Tom's brother Mike, Devoni, Tom, Amberly, Danny and I all stayed at a hotel right off Lake Granbury.  It was a perfect location!  

Mike rented a pontoon boat for us for the day.  Susan bought the girls coast guard approved life jackets and we were off to the lake. 

Grandpa put Ambs on the cooler for easier transportation lol

"You all ready to go?!"

sweet Tanis and Ambs in their life jackets

Looking out at the water with Grandpa

Love her little chunky legs

Watching the waves with Grandma

Devoni and Tom lived on Lake Granbury, so we got to see the house Danny came home to as a baby.  

See it?  The red brick house.

The girls were chowin down on some watermelon, looking a little hot, so time to stop the boat and get into the water.

Catch me Grandpa!

She really did love the water!

Eventually we all made it into the water.  Felt so good to cool off!

After getting back in the boat, I gave Ambs her sunglasses.  To my surprise, she actually kept them on for quite awhile lol  so funny

She's obsessed with any kind of buckle.

"Don't mess with me I am sunbathing"

babies and Grandmas

We made another stop by Uncle Mike's house.  Grandpa took Ambs to the beach

Piggy back ride with Daddy

KING OF THE WORLD.....

Before the next pic, let me explain a story.  We put Ambs in a regular diaper until we got on the boat and her out of the water.  The water diapers tend to leak until you're in the water, and frankly we forgot to switch to swimmers before she got in the water.  So after a brief swim, we took her diaper off and didn't put one on her.....big mistake....While up on Daddy's shoulders it was time to POOP....yes, poop.  Danny turned around and said "uh, babe, I think she pooped"  LOL  HILARIOUS.  No diaper and on his shoulders lol

So we stripped her down and let the poop out of her swimsuit.....Aunt Susan helped, bc of course it was too funny to not have me taking pics haha

wittle booty.  We let her dry off then changed her clothes and headed back to the hotel.

That night we all went to Babe's for dinner.  It was awesome.  Granbury kind of reminds me of Fredericksburg minus all the wineries.  It was such a cute town, wish we had more time to explore the square.

We had a great Saturday with the family and a fun Sunday morning at the splash park.  I will blog about that hopefully tomorrow! 

On the Road Again

Ok yall....get ready for picture overload.  The past few weeks we have been BUSY!!!!  Sept 2 was my mom's birthday and little Lila Claire's birthday too.  That weekend we were in Austin, College Station and Lake Charles.  3 fun, yet short, little road trips!

Friday night we had my mom/dad and Danny's mom over for dinner at our house.  Danny's dad was sick so he stayed at home.  We had thai food for dinner and Mimi had Ambs help her blow out her candles.

Happy birthday Mimi!

After a bath, Ambs had to help her open her gifts.

Saturday morning we got up and headed to Austin to celebrate baby Tyson's 1st birthday party!  I can not believe he is already 1...so crazy how fast they grow up!

Most of yall know, Tyson's daddy Zach plays baseball so his party was a baseball theme.  Ashley did such a great job with the party!  Ever little detail was covered.

Everyone autographed Tyson's baseball

Amberly and the birthday boy

We also got to see baby Sydney.  She is still so tiny, but is so alert and adorable!  I love her baseball bow

Cake time! 

At the party, Zach and Ashley also had a little announcement!  Baby Jackson #2!!!!  

We are so happy for them!

Amberly has been practicing holding her baby doll, so she was a pro at holding Syd this time.  Even holding her feet lol  Check out her baby Jordans :)

kissy kissy....so sweet

Showing Tyson how to use all his new toys.  It was a quick trip, but we wouldn't have missed it!  Zach and Ashley are great friends of ours and celebrating their little boy was so special!

Up next, College Station on Sunday.

We dropped Amberly off at Grandma and Grandpa's for the day and to BCS we went.

I have to say, again, that I am a great wife lol  I wore my aggie shirt and everything.  Danny would NEVER in a million years wear a UT shirt...ever....so I have to give myself props lol

After some tailgating we headed into the stadium.  Danny and Matt know a secret about Kyle Field....you can get on it before the game.  I have to say, even my Longhorn self, was very impressed.  We got to see the players practice up close & personal.  They were huge guys! 

With Matt and Sara

Danny, Chris and Matt

Welcome to Aggieland

It was a good game, they won.  But such a long day!  

The next day was Labor Day and we headed to Lake Charles, LA to meet Ryan and Cara's sweet, new baby Lila Claire Holloway.  On the road again.....

Danny's mom drove us so we could have a break driving and Amberly and Danny were out within no time.

Everyone, meet Lila Claire.  Isn't she the sweetest thing ever!  Just love her!

Amberly "being nice" to the baby lol

I am obsessed with her name.  I think it's so cute.

 She's so good with babies.....until she tries to push them off her lap.....don't worry, we were right there to catch her before that happened. 

Last year was the year of weddings and this year seems to be the year of babies.  One of our friends is due THIS Friday.  Another blessing to be born. 

Are yall still reading?! lol  I have so many blogs to finish up....a few more Hawaii, our aquarium & children's museum trips, and Amberly's baptism this weekend.  I will get to them soon I promise.  Hope you all are having a great weekend!  xoxo