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! 

Who's that masked man?

Riley found this mask from a previous birthday party Reid went to a while back.  Reid didn't want to have anything to do with it at the party.  Today, he told me he loves wearing masks.  

I'm glad he decided he likes it.  :)

Off to the Farm

Nothing better than a walk in the fields to cure what ails ya'. 

Reid's absolute favorite thing in life... riding on a John Deere tractor.  Future farmer?

Pure joy.

Not sure what got Riley under the tractor, but it sure did make for a fun photo opp.  :) 

And time for rest after some farm fun.  

I decided this week that if the boys got well in time, we would make a little road trip to see my in-laws.  Rodney was out of town a few days this week and I knew Reid had been dying to take a trip up there.  They live on about 60 some acres of land out north of here. The boys just love it!  Especially Reid.  If he could be out there on his Grandpa's John Deere tractor all day, he would be in heaven.  Riley-Rooster had a ball just running and getting into whatever he could find.  He was really good at the farm!  Guess that country air is good for something! We had a wonderful time and it was nice to get out of town for a couple of days.  Thank you Nana & Grandpa for having us and giving the boys some more fun memories!  We love you!

Spring has Sprung!

One lawnmower just wasn't enough today. 

Sweet thing wasn't much up for pictures today, but I managed to gaze in on those lashes. 

We had a nice morning outdoors today.  Drinking my coffee, playing, and taking pictures of my boys. What a truly picturesque day!  Thank you Lord for the 70 degree weather.  Um, I'll take some more of that, please!