Embrace the Camera 7.7.11

I am sooooo very proud of my naturally-fearful Audrey! She has never seen fireworks, but has been awakened by them before. She gets in a scared-for-her-life state and talks about how much she is scared of fireworks. She had talked about how much she did not like them as recently as LAST WEEK. You can imagine my surprise when she wanted to see them this 4th of July!

We met a coworker of Michael's who lives in Addison and she let us park at her house. We walked to the fire station to get a clear view of Kaboom Town. Audrey was great, even talked to random neighbor dogs, until we got to the fire station. The building itself scared her! Isabel took this picture of us. We were trying to get her happy again. Didn't work. The fireworks did brighten her mood (Phew!) but she was ready to leave about 10 minutes into the show. I guess it's just too late for her still. I am very proud of her for sitting through the whole thing. And if you ask her what her favorite part was, she'll tell you the Mickey Mouse fireworks.

Embrace the Camera 6.30.11

The picture quality is horrible, but this girl makes me laugh so much and it shows here. Audrey is such a sweet, helpful, goofy, one of a kind kid. For instance, she just came to me chanting, "Happy Poo Poo, Daddy!" ?????? Exactly. She has been so loving towards Julia lately. I love it. The jealousy that sometimes pops up is dwindling away quickly. I read a book with her tonight that talks about how wonderful little girls are and it is so true. Ok...so, I just took a picture. Gotta upload it on here for you to see. This kid is somethin else.

Those are headbands around her face.

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Embrace the Camera Thursday 6.2.2011

Can't believe it's Thursday already! I'm going back to Great Wolf Lodge vacation pictures again because I haven't transferred the newer pictures from my camera to my computer yet. So, again, I'm sorry if you're a facebook friend. This should be the last time you see our vacation pictures!

I still can't believe that this tomboy (me) is the mother of GIRLS! I love them so much and I like how they make me more girly. With that being said, I will still proclaim, "GO MAVS!"

Oh, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my brother, Brett!

Embrace the Camera Thursday 5.12.2011

A little while ago, we took the girls to Gattitown. They loved it! Julia only got to ride on the carousel, but she loved it and cried every time I took her off the horse. Audrey loved the carousel and that boat ride that swings back and forth. She liked to sit in the far back. She laughed a lot and said it tickled her tummy. (See video below)

Embrace the Camera 4.28.11

Gotta love a computer shot in a funky-lit room.

Not gonna lie...I just got the girls dressed so we could go to the grocery store today...after 5pm. They've been napping all day and I just think on some days it is pointless to get them dressed. Since dinner is asking to be made, I must go to the store. (If you're wondering why I'm never prepared for dinner, it's because I never know these days when Michael will be home. I can get by on a bowl of cereal and the girls can eat fruit on the days we eat alone.) Anyways, it's almost the weekend! Who's watching that royal wedding? I may have to figure out how to set up the vcr since we no longer have dvr. No way I'm getting up THAT early!

Embrace the Camera 4.21.11

You may or may not have remembered me mentioning going to karaoke bar a few weeks ago. This was not any ole karaoke bar. This was a Korean, family-style karaoke bar. Although, I think know I wouldn't bring my young family there. It was SO MUCH FUN. Apparently, the Asians know how to do karaoke right. They have dozens of rooms where your party can go and there is no embarrassing yourself in front of strangers. The rooms have leather couches and televisions on the walls. The tv's show you the lyrics and also have cartoon-like characters or weird korean videos as the background. There are two microphones to pass around. And the best part? They auto-tune your voice. It must really work because my friends didn't take my microphone away. They really are sweet people. Let me introduce you to them:

That's me, Jill, Ashley, and Shanta(visiting from TN)

Sarah and Katie jumped in as well.

Sarah doing a little Staying Alive dance move.

Sing it, Katie!

I must mention that our husbands made this possible. We were having dinner together and the guys offered to take our children home and watch them so that we could party all night. These girls were the perfect girls to do this with. They all have a little diva-ness to them and being in the spotlight is just their thing...especially Ashley! Her rendition of It's Raining Men still makes me laugh. I have video footage - oh buhlieve me, I do - but I should not post that to the world. I don't think y'all could handle such greatness! I had such a fabulous time and it came at the perfect time in my hectic life. Thanks, girls!

Embrace the Camera 4.14.11

I got to see my college roomie, Crystal, last Thursday. She had a layover at DFW and we were able to spend an hour together before she went back home to Portland. I haven't seen this girl since my wedding day and that was over five years ago! To say that that was too long is an understatement! We're hoping to have a reunion of sorts with another roomie next summer. Crystal has got to be one of the most fun gals to be around. Audrey really liked her and said she was nice and silly. Yep, that's her alright! Do you like the oh-we're-at-the-airport-already-let's-get-a-picture-in-the-car shot?

Embrace the Camera 4.7.11

Embracing the camera with my ONE YEAR OLD! We're singing Happy Birthday with a bunch of family around. It's been a week already and it still hasn't sunk in that she's one.

Embrace the Camera 3.24.11

Happy Thursday, y'all! I don't know why, but I really like Thursdays. I guess I can just feel the weekend coming and that means we're about to see my husband a bit more and that's always good for the soul.

I've got internet access FINALLY. I haven't had it for awhile due to a broken tower of some sort. I got it back just in time to ramp up my celebration of my baby turning one year old next Thursday. Currently, we're dealing with allergies, especially poor Audrey. Her eyes tend to turn red and swell (and even blister) when the pollen is bad. So, we won't be taking pictures today. Instead, I will look back at when Julia was born and show you the first picture of us girls together. I cherish it!

Embrace the Camera 3.17.11

Happy St Patty's Day y'all! Michael is always making fun of me for being Irish because of some temper that he says I have. Where he got that, I'll never know. Ha! I'm using ancestry.com to trace our genealogy and I'm finding more Irish on his side than on mine. He may be half Hispanic, but he may be more Irish than me!

Last Friday night, I got a call from a dear friend who lives in San Antonio, Caley. She was on her way to Ft. Worth and was going to be bringing her mom to Dallas in the morning and she was wondering if she could see me. Ummm...let me check my calendar, um....Caley, get your rear over here NOW! I love this girl! She was in my wedding. In fact, she and I shared a bed the night before my wedding. Who knows what kind of conversations we had before my big leap in life. We were planning on having a family picnic at the park on Saturday and she just joined us. Audrey is almost always hesitant around people, but never Caley. That says a lot about how comfortable Caley makes people feel. Love ya Cakes!

Caley

Julia

Audrey

Caley and me

Us, all in blue. Ha!

Embrace the Camera 3.10.11 Daddy edition

One of Michael's clients is in the Galleria. Often, when Michael sees this client, he stops by Old Navy and picks up something for the girls. This week, it was matching pj's that say Fairy Princess and have a little skirt on them. They loved their gifts and immediately switched pj's before going to bed. They love their Daddy and were so glad to see him!

Embrace the Camera - 2.24.2011

We are missing Daddy a lot lately. It's so pitiful to see him work this hard. I kept Audrey home from school because her allergies were acting up and I like to keep an eye on her so we don't end up in the ER with wheezing again. I did not enjoy my midnight to 6am ER stay when Julia was just a few weeks old because of Audrey's wheezing, thankyouverymuch! So because Auds was with me today, Michael wanted to eat lunch with us since he sees us like 20 minutes a day. Please say a pray that my husband can handle all of this stress. I can see it physically wearing on him.

Anyways, here's our Chic-fil-a pictures from today.

Embrace the Camera - 2.17.2011

It's time to embrace the camera again! Emily changed her button, but it's the same ole thing. Grab a camera, a family member, and take a picture of you with them. I really should have taken pictures yesterday since I was with my mom, grandmother, brother, nieces, and daughters. Wouldn't you like to see them instead of these two each week? Oh, I see...you think my girls are cute just like I do! ;)

Nothing special here. I just grabbed the camera after picking Audrey up from school. She has gotten to the point where she'll only pose for one picture and run off. Julia is more willing to stick around.