LOVE these frames!

I have recently ordered and hung some of the coolest frames EVER. They are from a company called Organic Bloom, and they are Ahh-mazing! They only sell to photographers, which stinks, BUT a friend of mine happens to be a photographer that sells these frames- woohoo! So if you love these as much as me, check out her page and email her about ordering some. I'm actually about to order some more to continue my stairway collage, and start another grouping in the gameroom.

 This one (above) was taken with my phone, but you get the idea :)

 And here's a pic from my camera a little closer up. You can't see it very well, but the edges are distressed.

Happy Birthday Zach Daddy!

We celebrated Zach's birthday last weekend. It was a lot of fun, and after celebrating for 3 days, Braeden told me, "It is not Daddy's birthday anymore. It is over. Now it will be my birthday in May, and I will get presents." Oh goodness, we have a birthday monster on our hands! But, he was very excited for his Daddy, and had a lot of fun opening presents with him and singing "Happy Birthday" to him. Here are a few pics and a video from the day...

Braeden's Cool-Cool Trick...

We were out at dinner with Zach's parents a few weeks ago, and while the adults were all talking I guess Braeden got bored. Next thing we know he is doing this new "trick". We had never taught this to him, he just figured it out on his own :) It was hilarious...even the waiters were laughing! So when we got home, we had him do it for the camera. Enjoy!!

Mommy and Daddy vacay!

Zach and I went on his company's annual VIP trip back in February. This year the trip was to Lake Tahoe. It. was. gorgeous! It was not easy leaving a 9 week old behind, but the vacation was much needed, and we were lucky to have great parents that came over in shifts to watch the boys. From the minute we got there, I was shocked by how beautful it was...all of the mountain and snow :) I have never seen mountains, or been in pretty snow. I have seen snow in Chicago once before, and then the occassional Texas snow, but this snow was like nothing I had ever seen. Not to mention, a blizzard came through the 3rd day we were there. I can't wait until we go back, and definitely want to bring the boys! Here are some pics from our trip...

Gage meets some of his Great Grandparents...

I late February Gage finally got to meet his GiGi (my mom's mom) and Pop-pop. They were busy moving when he was born, so we waited to go for a visit until they were settled in. It was so fun visiting with them, and I think they really enjoyed meeting their newest great grandson :) I forgot to get a picture with Pop-Pop, but here's one of Grandma (GiGi) with Gage....

And then in early March, Zach's Moo Pig (Grandma) came in town from Dallas. This was also her first time to meet Gage. It was so sweet to see her holding Gage. Here is a picture from that meeting...

Zoo x 2...

Guess I should have gotten a membership to the zoo when we first went back in December. We have been 2 more times since then, and I am zoo-ed out! It's lots of fun, but I think a nice 9 month break with be good for us :) And I say 9 months because that's about how long it will take for the weather to be cool enough for me to want to go again. We went in February with some friends of ours, the Hanson's. Braeden had fun on his "first date" with Reese. They were soooo cute holding hands throughout the zoo. Here are some pics of our day at the zoo...

This "daddy" lion was not very happy that the "mommy" lion was messing with him. They got into it for a bit, and it was pretty funny. Usually when you go to the zoo, the lions are sleeping, so any action is pretty cool! I later found out that the male lion used to be a pet (crazy people!), and he was DECLAWED. When he got too big to take care of him, he was brought to the zoo. Because he is declawed, I guess he is less manly, so the female lions pick on him. Poor lion :( It's not his fault he had some idiot people think it was okay to keep him as a pet and then have him declawed like a domestic cat.



Here he is "marking his territory" after the confrontation- lol!

Little man sleeping- so cute!

Still enjoying their "date" :)

Daddy and Braeden at the end of the day...LOVE them!

Then we went to the zoo again during Spring Break with Uncle Ryan and soon-to-be Aunt Erin. Let me tell you, I will NEVER go to the zoo again during Spring Break. The parking was 10x worse than it is on a pretty weekend, and if you've ever been on a nice weekend, you know what I mean. Let's just say I got quite the workout that day. Once we got into the zoo, we had a lot of fun! We even got to see the new baby giraffe, and Braeden LOVED that :) Here are some pics from that trip...

 

Notice a trend on this blog...NO pics of me with the kiddos. I'm there, I'm just the one always taking the pics :)

LOVE Zulily!

I have been getting Zulily emails every morning for a few months now. They always have great deals on kids things, but they don't always have the right size, or I'm not fast enough and they sell out. Finally, I got a great deal and they had the right size :) I got crocs for almost half off for Braeden!

I was just at the mall the other day, and almost bought some for Mr.B, but they didn't have his size. Lucky me, because now I got them for less. Zach would be so proud of me...though he'd probably be even prouder (I don't think this is a word...oh well!) of me if I didn't buy them at all-lol! Anyhow follow the link above for some of your very own crocs!! Also, if you sign up, you'll find out about their new deals every morning. If you have a girl, this is a must see website. The stuff for boys is ok, but there are always a TON of tutu, leggings, headbands, and dress type of stuff. Happy shopping!!