Friends

I was able to get together with some of my greatest friends while I was home.

Some I haven't seen in a few years, and it was so nice to catch up with all

of them. The funnest thing about it was seeing all of our kids play together.

 

I can't believe we're that old!

Old enough to have kids playing together!!

Seems like yesterday we were all cheering together.

 

 {michelle. whitney. lacey. me.}

 

 {myla. marx. millie. layla. bently}

 

{sara. me. jillie. barsie}

Swimming Lessons

I signed Layla up for swimming lessons while we were in Utah, because we were missing

the lessons here while we were gone. She was so excited about it. When we arrived

at the Rec. center I could tell she was a little nervous and she held

tight to my hand. She got in the pool great and waited till the lessons were to start.

Then,

a little boy showed up crying hysterically.

So what did Layla do, she starting crying hystericially.

And WOULD NOT STOP.

I had to leave so she'd stop looking back at me and holding her arms out to me.

 

The next day I bribed her with a kitty cone from McDonald's.

It worked, and she did great the next 2 weeks.

She was even jumping off the diving board all by herself.

She passed her pre-level one, now we just gotta get her in lessons

this fall so she'll continue to love the water!

Let's get caught up!

We had a GREAT time in Utah.

5 weeks goes by in a flash when you're having fun with the people you love.

Let's start with my Utah Instagrams...

 

 1. & 2. Leaving Hattiesburg

3. Stopped in Oklahoma City to get some rest

(it was a rough night, not much rest)

4. Marx being a pretty great baby on the drive

5. Cheesecake Factory with my Grams and Mother

6. 17 week bump

7. Marx's first official haircut

8. His "say cheese" face

9. Climbing up and down EVERYTHING.

 1. One of many days on the lake.

2. Marx wanted some cake and pulled it onto the floor.

Grams just fed him right there.

3. Loved papa's glasses.

4. I joined the ombre bandwagon. Love it!

5. Romeo and Layla used sidewalk chalk as tribal make-up.

6. Headed to the lake.

7. Playing at the lake.

8. Marx LOVED the boat.

9. At her first Demolition Derby.

 1. Aunt Kenny and Layla at the Derby

2. Beautiful double rainbow

3. Entertainment @ the derby

4. Swimming lessons

5. Learning to feed himself

6. 20 week bump! Half way mark.

7. One of many Cafe Rio visits.

8. My dad being a lifesaver @ church.

9. A new addiction.

 1. Facetime with Lance. I love technology.

2. Layla helping with dinner.

3. Going for the diving board.

4. Finished her first week of cheer camp.

5. Visiting Vernal's new library.

6. One of those nights. Had to break out a lot of the doTERRA.

7. Enjoying some snuggles, by watching baby einstein.

8. & 9. Zonked from a day @ the lake.

10. Headed to her first cheer performance.

11. Zadie being a great teacher.

12. Could not keep my kids inside!

13. Was able to witness baby Elsie be born. (the day before I left!)

14. Layla getting some baby Elsie lovin.

15. Kennedy passed out on the way to the airport.

16. My children being angels on our second and final flight.

(so glad it's all over!)

1. Reunited with my best man. I love him!

2. Layla started dance! Such a proud mommy!

3. Marx and is persistant buckling!

4. We're having a GIRL!!

 

(need name suggestions! we totally thought we were having a boy.)

 

More pics to come.

It's great to be back!

 



Last of the instagrams, for now.

1. Cheeto Face

2. Canned Salsa (lots of work!)

3. Sleepy boy

4. Barbie explosion

5. Mr. Marx

6. One of many sleepovers with her cousins

7. Crazy hair after a day of piggy tails

8. Sportin papa's hat

9. Headed home from a LONG 3 hours of church!

Instagrams

Top to Bottom

Left to Right:

1. Bayou Country Superfest

2. Helping in-laws can red beans

3. Creaming Corn

4. Florida

5. Hubs bass fishing

6. My first time bass fishing (I caught 7!)

 7. Hubs and friends

catching up in Florida

8. What I do all day, save Marx's life

 9. Kiddlet #3 coming December 24th!

1. Our little cowgirl that insists that that is the right way to wear her hat!

2. Headed to see Carrie Underwood!

3. Playing Peek-a-boo

4. Afternoon movie

5. Beautiful oaktrees in the south

6. Shooting with the hubs

7. Canning salsa

8. Miss 3 holding a REAL blue crab (she picked it up on her own)

9. Playdate at our house

July 4th, 2012

Our 4th was pretty layed back this year. We were in Picayune with family, had a huge lunch,

played games with the kids, vegged a bit, then took the kids to watch

the firework show. It lasted 45 min. long!

By the time it was done, all the kiddlets were exhausted and

zonked out on the way home!

Such a easy way to get the kids to bed!

she refuses to wear shoes at grandma's house.

we have to make sure she gets a good bath at the end of the day!

I am soooo behind!

We have had family here since the weekend of June 15th and for the most part they've stayed

in Picayune with my in-laws, so that's we we've been for the last month.

(except for one of those weeks)

We have been on the go!

And this week, Thursday to be exact, we're leaving for Utah!

I'm so excited and can hardly wait,

BUT

we are driving.

I'm going to be making the trek with my sister-in-law Misty & her 4 kids.

So it will be Misty and I with 6 kids!

Pray for us!!

So here's just a bit of what we've been up too.

Lots of pictures ahead (:

{this is the first time I've been able to get a picture of Lance w/ all his siblings

 in the 5 yrs we've been married.}

Honey Island Swamp Tour

Homemade Slip-n-Slide

Lots of sleepovers, cuddles, loves and playtime

Uncle Lance doing anything and everything to keep the kids entertained in this

hot humid heat!