Our weekend in Houston!

This past weekend  Chris and I went to Houston to visit our friends Tim and Randi Jones.  They are also expecting a little girl!  They are due at the end of May.  We went down Thursday night and stayed up way too late for two pregos but we had a lot of catching up to do!  Friday we did some shopping for baby stuff (even the boys) and Friday night we celebrated their dog Molli's birthday!  I think it was just an excuss for us to have cookie cake!  Saturday was Randi's baby shower that I was helping give!   It was a great success!  She got a lot of much needed baby items.  We came home Sunday very sad to leave our friends :(   Here are some pictures of her shower and Molli's birthday! 

This was a candy buffet.  Guest got to take home candy!

The Theme was tropical.  Just like her baby's room!  We even served drinks with little umbrellas!

Molli is the cutest dog ever!  Chris and I tried to bring her home with us!  This was her second birthday!  Happy Birthday Molli!  The cake was great!!!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Saturday April 10th was my Mom’s birthday. I will not tell you have old she is but I will say she doesn’t look her age! I hope I get those genesJ I just wanted to take a moment and tell the world how special she is to me. My Mom is my best friend. I talk to her daily and trust her with my everything. She has been such a role model to me through the years and continues to be. I am so grateful to my grandmother for giving birth to her so that she could later have me and I would have my best friend. Through thick and thin she has always been there for me. I can’t wait for my daughter to meet her and realize what a great person she has for a grandmother.


Mom, I am so proud of you and love you with all my heart. Thank you for everything you have done for me over the years. I can’t wait for you to meet Madelyn. I know you will be an amazing Mimi!

Happy Birthday!

Love Erin

What a weekend!

Wow what busy weekend we have had! First of all it was such a treat to have my Dad in Tyler for the whole weekend! We got to spend some great time together! On Saturday we had breakfast with my Dad and spent the day with him. We went to Cade’s first T-Ball game and got to cheer for him! He looks so cute in his uniform! Saturday night we went to Mamaw and Papaw’s house for my mom’s birthday dinner. It is always good to have home cooked food and birthday cakeJ Then on Sunday we ate breakfast with my Dad before he had to head out of town and then we were off to the Dallas area for a couples baby shower for one of my best friends. Yep we are pregnant at the same time and we are both having girls! We got back home about 6:30 Sunday night and we both crashed. It was a very busy weekend but very fun!

Third Trimester!!!!

Well I have made it to my Third Trimester! Yep I am 7 months Prego!!! I went to the Dr. on Monday and got the results of my glucose test. I process sugar just fine. He said that everything looks great! She is growing very nicely. She is breech but he is very positive that she will turn on her own in time. I only gained ½ pound last month but that is most likely because I have started getting sick again. On the positive side it may be because I started Prego water aerobics. Yes me and my belly got in a swim suite! It was so much fun!!!! She loved the water and moved around the whole time I was in the pool! I loved being in the water. I feel weightless!! The Dr. has moved my appointments to every 2 weeks. I feel like I live in his office. We don’t have much time left and the time that we do have is full of baby showers, birthing classes, breastfeeding classes and newborn care class. I did find a pediatrician . I met with him a few weeks ago and we really clicked! That was a big relief since he will be a big part of the birthing process. So everything is going great! Chris and I can’t wait to meet our little angel!

Fishing Trip

Over spring break we went on our anual trout fishing trip.  It was a great relaxing trip.  It was colder than I would have ordered but we had a great time anyway.  We all caught are limit (5 per day) within 45 min each day!  Try telling a 5 and a 9 year old they have to quit fishing after so many!  Cade didn't quite understand this.  We had a fish fry Saturday night and got to enjoy what we caught! 
Chris and I can't wait to take Madelyn!  Next year she will not be old enough to use a Snoopy fishing pole quite yet but I know she'll love it anyway!  These are a few pictures from this year.

Chris out in the river.

Cade in his fishing outfit!

Claire wanted to do it all her self!  She can bait a hook, take the fish off the hook, and even put it on the stringer!

She even kisses the fish!

Cade finding something else to do since he caught his limit! 

Chris with his big catch!  He caught the biggest he has ever caught on his fly rod!  He had a blast.  I didn't get to go out in the river with him.  My waders didn't fit over Maddie!  Plus I usually fall several times on rocks so it was safer for me to stay on the river bank.

Her room is painted!!

Chris finished painting Madelyn's room this week.  I think it turned out great!  Now we need to put the funiture together, move all funiture in, hang the curtains, and wait for her to move in!

Three of the walls are the light pink and the main wall is two darker pink stripes.  Three colors of pink are used total.  The crib will go on a solid pink wall with a bible verse painted behind it.

Madelyn's Room

A few weekends ago Chris started painting her room. It is pink of course! He has finished with the three walls that are solid pink and he has one wall left that is going to be pink on pink stripes. When he is finished I will post photos. The bedding is going to be made of several vintage fabrics that are a rosy pink and a soft green. A very sweet old friend of ours is making the bedding! We are so blessed and very excited to see it all put together. Most of you know that the crib, dresser, and changing table where purchased a while back (because I don’t let grass grow under my feet!) and are being held for us at the store. As soon as Chris finishes painting the room we will go pick up the furniture and put it all together. Yep we may be calling some of you for help with this task!


Two weekends ago my in-laws and I went shopping for a glider for the baby’s room. You know me, it had to be perfect! I have been told that I will spend many hours in this chair in the middle of the night! After visiting every furniture store in Tyler and Longview (yes every one! I didn’t even know some existed!!!) we found the perfect glider that swivels at Havertys furniture in Tyler. It is sitting patiently wrapped in plastic in the garage waiting for its big debut in the nursery.

It is all coming together nicely! Below is a picture of the glider (it is ivory) and I will post pictures of the room when Chris is finished painting.