Here's a rundown though:
*Bryce totaled his truck! Yep...it was great. So proud. Nobody was hurt though, so we're good.
*Richard has been traveling so much that I bought a replacement truck without him. (The first time I've ever done that!!)
*Said replacement truck broke down the second day we had it!!!
*I will never even consider buying a vehicle again...ever!
*Cade's team won the world series they played in Orlando. So proud of him...totally bummed I wasn't there!!
*Baseball is over.
*Football will start soon.
*Braden is at the beach with some friends this week.
*He has had baseball workouts at the high school 3 times a week.
*Bryce is at band camp for the next 2 weeks.
*Richard and I leave Sunday for Birmingham where he will have surgery on his back. He has been in extreme pain since the spring.
*The girls and I traveled to Dallas last weekend to visit some amazing women and precious girls home from China. Let's start there!!
In my mind, 5 was the magic age. The age where potty training was a thing of the past and strollers were not a necessary accessory. Where fits were at a minimum and schedules could be more flexible. I am happy to report that I was right! We definitely still have our issues, but the girls seem to have turned a corner! We hopped on a plane to Dallas for the weekend and had such a fun girls weekend! My littles were great travel buddies and I am excited to be able to do fun things like this with them.
You've heard me tell the "brick floor" story before, but here's a short version. A few years ago, Jennifer C (blonde on the left) googled "brick floors" because she was building a house. Amazingly, my blog popped up on the search because I had posted about brick floors as we were building. Jennifer started following our blog and fell in love with Wesleigh. Fast forward, and Jennifer C. is now home with precious Molly!! Molly came home and guess what...Jennifer N (far right) decided they couldn't live without a daughter of their own! Ella came home 6 weeks ago!! There is now another precious child home from this same community (they weren't with us this evening) and one more on the way!! It is amazing to see...and I am so humbled that God allowed me to be a small part of their stories! I am referred to as the "godmother" by this group, and I love it!! I had to meet my "godchildren"!! lol... Amber (third from left) lives in Houston and has connected with us through adoption. Her sweetie is Mia. She drove up to spend some time with the group too!
Here are some of the pics from the weekend:
We took all the girls to Build a Bear in the mall. You should have seen the looks we got as our Asian Invasion walked through the mall...so funny!! Harper (far left) was the one missing in the first pic. She is so precious! The two blondes belong to the mom who is in process :)
We rode the merry-go-round...
took bubble baths...
played in makeup and let Gracie do makeovers...ALL weekend!
played dress up...
appeased the mama's with a few photo shoots!...
played duck-duck-goose...
again...more makeup!!!! Gracie is obsessed and she made sure every girl got their share!!
learned how to play Just Dance with some borrowed brothers! (all these girls have 3 brothers of their own!!)... How about that...Gracie is the one with her clothes on!!!! lol....
Played chicken with a crazy brother who got some evil pleasure out of trying to run down this mama!!....
got lots of hugs and messy kisses....
rode the zip line in princess dresses... Ariel meets Tarzan!!....
of course, this mama had to have a turn. Only one problem...I broke it!! lol...I can't even tell you how hard we lauged. So sad!!...
and most importantly...made some lifelong friends that we will treasure forever...
For the mommys and the kiddos!!!
Love you my precious Texas friends! Can't wait till the next time!!!
