Black & White photo opp

I just loved this picture of Reid & I from Mother's day. 

 

So I thought I would turn it into a B & W to see how it looked.  Just a little fun for a Wednesday!  If someone knows how I can take the back of that ladies' head out of the picture, I would be ever so grateful!

Mother's Day 2012

Sweet Flowers from my Hubs!  Love this man!

We had my parents, Rod's parents & my grandmother over on Saturday to celebrate Mom's Day.  I had the boys help me make flower pots with their hand prints on it as their gift.  I think it was a hit! 

Our sweet parents, the boys & my Mema. 

After church on Sunday.  Love my guys!

After lunch... Rod snapped a rare moment of them both standing together!

Me & my sweet Reid.  I know I say it all the time... LOVE this boy! 

A little fun at the fountains after dinner... 

Love me some Paciugo! 

Even though this wasn't the perfect picture, it totally describes my two boys.  Reid... always having fun and Riley a little temperamental and wanting to do his own thing! They are BOTH still my biggest blessings in life.  I had a wonderful mother's day and am so thankful for the 3 men God has blessed me with.  We had a wonderful dinner outside on our patio with our Moms on Saturday.  Everyone played outside afterwards with the boys and it was just a genuinely simple, sweet time with our families!  

Sunday was a perfect Mother's Day.  I got to spend a LOT of time with our little family and had a little time to myself.  It was awesome!  I am SOOO grateful to the Lord for giving me these two boys and for making me a mother.  I wouldn't be the same without them in my life.  They are THE MOST precious gifts.

Thank you Lord for my mother who is amazing and is the most gracious, amazing woman.  Never complains and is an precious grandmother to her grandsons! My Mother-in-law is an incredible woman.  Ever so thoughtful, loving, and so generous with her time & talents.  I love both of these women.  Thank you Lord for Moms!  

Happy Mother's day to all my mom friends out there.  I don't where I'd be without each of you by my side everyday!  You walk with me, talk to me, listen and help me through each day.  I love you all! 

Fun Friday pics

Caught my boys at a rare, quiet moment!

 Trying my hand at a little photo shopping lately... still a work in progress! 

Happy Friday...
and Happy Mother's Day to all the sweet moms I know out there!
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend full of precious moments with the little ones you hold closest to your heart! 

Thursday Blessings

I had 2 white butterflies land on my hand today.

What a precious gift of love from heaven.

Thankful for little blessings. 

Just like the Lord to do that... at a perfect time. 

Thankful for my two boys.  THE MOST precious gifts from heaven.

A look back in pictures...

January 2011

Feb 2011

November 2010

This weekend I went on a scrapbook retreat in Keller.  It was a weekend full of going through old pictures and putting them in a book with some sense of creativity.  In between some girl talk, eating, and MORE eating! We were well fed to say the least!  I was (still) working on Riley's 1 year album this weekend... hence the pictures above.   Found these while I was going through the hundreds of pictures I have.  I always look forward to doing these because it helps me have time to reminisce on the past and how much my boys have grown. Not to mention getting a little caught up on my scrapbooking!  I'm just a wee bit behind! 

 I can NOT believe Riley will be 22 months tomorrow and is just 2 short months away from turning TWO!!  Seems like yesterday that we were bringing him home from the hospital and introducing him to his new world and his big brother.  I have 2 boys and LOVE it!  I love their sweet relationship (and a little fighting too) and the way they are learning to play & bond as brothers.  I never had a sibling, so it's wonderful to watch them grow up together.  Here's to another 20 pages of scrapbooking done!  Whew hoo!

Weekend of new things

Reid went with to his first Ranger game on Friday night with all the boys from his t-ball team.  A Dad & Son event.  So sweet!

Reid saw & ate his first cotton candy that night!  Wish I had been there to see that!

Daddy & Son bonding at their first MLB game. 

I tried to edit this one, but Rod's i-touch doesn't take great pictures.  I had to put it in though... LOVE this one!

Another first this weekend... Rodney taught Reid how to fish for the first time. 

He LOVED it!  And was quite patient with it for a 4 year old!

 Reid's exact words... "Daddy, I'm learnin' how to fish!"  Precious.

A momma and her baby ducks.  Love how they are all cuddled together and staying close to their mother. Reminds me of how I always want my babies close by and want to protect them. 

It was a great weekend of firsts for Reid.  He is finally getting to that wonderful stage of Rodney being able to teach him a lot of different things. I loved hearing Rodney teach him about lures and how they work and how to hold the fishing pole.  Made me fall in love with my husband that much more.  I love the whole dad/son bonding thing.  It's really neat how God designed that. It was so precious to hear how much he loved the Ranger game.  I'm not a big baseball fan, but have become one since Reid started playing t-ball this year. Love, LOVE watching him play ball!  

I love everything about this stage he's in.  

  We had a great weekend and loved the beautiful weather!  

Dallas Zoo trip

First stop... riding the pony!

I think this is one happy guy to be at the zoo!

Reid & his sweet friend Abby who he's known since he was just 6 months old!

Reid said this was his absolute favorite part of the whole day.  Feeding lettuce (celery he called it) to the giraffes.

Riley-Roo trying his darnedest to feed that giraffe!  Just can't quiiiite reach him!

This is a picture of peace to me...

The boys riding the little train at the end of the day... Reid's other favorite part of the trip!

On Wednesday we ventured out to the Dallas Zoo with some of our sweet friends before the weather got too hot.  It was a perfect morning and afternoon.  Reid was beyond THRILLED when I told him we were going to the zoo that morning!  This boy loves animals so much, I just wonder if he'll end up being a veterinarian some day!  He didn't even ride in a stroller and didn't complain once about being tired!  It was an awesome day and I'm so glad we got to go before the 100 degree temps start sweltering us!  It was a great day and I look forward to another trip again next year!