Hi Ho, Hi Ho it's off to Florida We Go!

Well, on Monday we are taking off to Naples Flordia for our first family vacation. We are so excited to take Logan and will post our pics when we get back.

Logan Loves the Riding Mower!

Logan has been on a riding mower since he arrived in the U.S. If there is one around, then someone has to give him a ride...and he can be Very convincing :)

Here he is with Papaw when we first brought him home. He has really grown since then!

Here he is recently with Aunt Tonya mowing her yard.


Here he is with Daddy on the same day. Funny b/c it was Brian's first time on one and I think he actually scared Logan a little...but only b/c Logan can drive it better than him :)
Here he is today with Papaw.


And also today with Uncle Alex and Papaw. Alex had been riding him around all morning.

The big field behind them is mowed once a week by Dad, Tonya, or Eric and Logan is usually riding along with them.

Happy Mother's Day!

This year was my first Mother's Day and I enjoyed every minute of it!

On Saturday I went to the Mother-Daughter banquet with my mom at her Church in Richmond. She oversees the banquet and always puts together a wonderful luncheon for all the moms/daughters. It has grown in the past few years and this year there were over 140 people! This year's theme was "How Sweet It Is!"

It is nice b/c the men from the Church, including my dad, serve all us ladies and they do a great job making sure the food is passed out and the drinks are constantly full. Then they tear everything down and do the dishes at the end. What women doesn't love a man taking care of her!

I always enjoy helping out but mainly I love getting to spend the time with my mom...just us and no boys around :) Plus, a ton of my family attend the Church so there are many of my cousins, aunts, great aunts, grandma and great grandma that are there too. It's just a wonderful and relaxing day with great women that I have always looked up to.

On Sunday I spent the day with Logan and Brian. It was so awesome being around Logan and knowing that I'm so lucky to be his mom. He has brought so much joy into my life and is such a wonderful blessing!

We got up early and went to Panera for coffee (me) and breakfast sandwiches (them). Afterwards we went to Lowe's and Menards so that we could get the materials needed to landscape the backyard. I never in a million years thought this is how I would want to spend Mother's Day...working in the yard! But we got a lot done and had so much fun just hanging out together outside. For gifts I got tulips, a beach bag, sunglasses and flip flops. Everything I wanted for our Florida vacation next week :)

Logan decided to grab the hose and start spraying Brian and I. We were laughing so hard b/c by the end of the day Logan was a complete mess. He had mud, sand, ketchup and water all over him. The ketchup was from where we let him eat his chicken nuggets outside with his tray.

It ended up just being an absolutely wonderful Mother's Day!

Welcome Baby Ana!

Our great friends Juan and Janae just brought their baby girl Ana into the world last Wednesday at 1:11 p.m. She is just absolutely adorable and so tiny...only 6 lbs!

Brian and I went to visit them at the hospital and were able to hold her. I just love her little fingers and how there is just a hint of eyebrows coming in. Plus she had a full head of dark hair.

Juan was making fun of Janae because I took a picture of her chowing down....

So, I took a picture of him stuffing his face while making fun of her :) Notice the puffed out cheeks!

Brian always gets a little scared when holding a newborn...he looks so young in this picture!

And I'm just a natural...Yeah Right...newborns are so tiny and I always feel like I'm squeezing them too tight. A lot different then being handed my 15-month old Logan :)