Lubbock

WOW. What a difference a year makes! Olivia and I went to Lubbock last year in August and then ended up going back this year in August. It is amazing to look at pictures of Olivia in the same swing from last year and now this year. They change and grow up so fast!

baby girl

big girl!!!

she loved when Jason would push her in the swing

i know it looks like she is asleep here but she's not, i guess she's just resting? that swingin will wear a girl out!!!

she also loved it when Preston would push her, so cute!

here she is showing off her climbing skills. she climbed this ladder countless times all by herself!

she wasn't so sure about the slide though. she first just wanted to slide other things down rather than herself. like this bat :) that girl is the neighbor's kid, Brenna.

she decided she would try the slide but wanted to do it her own way.

WEEEEEE! She finally slid down the right way and loved it...

then when she got to the bottom she would stop herself, stand up....

and walk sideways all the way back up to do it again :)

cutie pie Preston

CHEEEEEESE!

so this is the ONLY picture I got with Nathan in it that wasn't blurry :( I should've had the kids sit in the grass together for some pics but I didn't, oh well, maybe next time!

The rest of these pics are just Olivia being silly in her chair. She loves her chair so if we go anywhere overnight we take it. She sits in it sideways, upside down and backwards. I asked her to make some funny faces and this is what she gave me...

watching tv like a big girl

We had a good visit in Lubbock and Olivia can't wait to see her cousins again! I had fun staying up til midnight every night talking with Lindsey and can't wait to do that again!

Olivia's Weekend with the Dobbins'

While we were at the lake for Reeves' wedding, Olivia stayed with Scott, Meredith and Kylie and had a blast! They spent a lot of their time at the softball fields because Kylie had a tournament that weekend.

Here she is giving the next batter some tips

and here she is telling the coaches what needs to happen

and here she is giving Kylie a pep talk

chocolate pudding - yum!

Thanks again to Scott, Meredith and Kylie for taking such GREAT care of my babe!

Reeves' Wedding Weekend

Our good friend Jayson Reeves got married a couple of weeks ago at Elmwood Gardens in Palestine. That is in East Texas about 45 mins away from the lake house so we decided to make a lake weekend of it. Jason & Lindsey were already at the lake on Friday evening when we got there and the four of us had a lot of fun that night and the next day. J took these pics of me and my pooch goofin around :)

Johnnie was excited to get some pics of some bucks

The wedding was Saturday night and so Chris & Lara and Dave & Bridget got to the lake on Saturday and we all got ready and crammed into the suburban.

This is Lindsey, our fabulous mapsco :) Hey, we made it RIGHT on time and that is all that counts. No wasted time sweating our asses off waiting for the ceremony to begin because we arrived as the family was being seated. In my book, that is perfect timing.

Dave

Chris & Lara

Bridget

Jason - our crazy driver. I usually make fun of him for driving like Gramps but he was hauling ass down these winding roads like we had just stolen Black Betty.

I LOVE going fast :)

HAHAHA! My honey took one for the team and sat in the back. Two fat guys in a VERY small car were behind us for a long time and they were pointing and laughing at Johnnie. He couldn't believe they were making fun of him since they could barely fit in their car - and they were eating Blizzards while they pointed and laughed LOL!

Bridget, Lindsey and Lara

Linds and J

Dave and Bridget

Lara and Chris

me and my hubbs

Linds, J, Amy, Reeves

the happy couple

J and Reeves

Shannon and Brady

Adam, Shannon, Brady

Johnnie and I

Bridget and Dave

boyfriends

me and my sis

Reeves and his mama

Zach and Piper

Amy and Brady

Brady being Brady :)

Congrats to Reeves and Amy! We had a great weekend and I can't wait for the next wedding - COURTNEY CRESWELL AND JASON HOBGOOD!!!!!!! They just got engaged last night so not sure when the wedding will be but I'm already looking forward to it!