Gma & Gpa

 "you don't know what you've got 'till it's gone" as brilliantly coined by a big hair '80s band. family. the go-to babysitters, Sunday dinners, holidays spent together, birthdays, watching grandma and grandpa play with your kids...... this past weekend we were blessed to have grandma and grandpa colledge come for a visit. i felt so special that my parents would take time out of their busy schedules to come spend some time with us and be here for us for gwen's blessing. i didn't realize how much i've missed them until they left. they are wonderful parents and grandparents and millie and gwen couldn't get enough of them. ♥

Picnicking in Zilker Park after a train ride

Hamilton Pool

 Luke and I stumbled upon this neighborhood with thousands of poppys growing EVERYWHERE

the people just let them grow wild. It was absolutely gorgeous. 

per her request peanut butter and honey christmas tree and candy cane

I can not get enough of this little one. She is so smiley and giggly. 

It was hard to find a picture where she was not smiling.

Her blessing dress.

We finally finished Millie's new room and she loves it. Once it was completed she decided she was a big girl and was done with the crib. She gets so excited to take naps and go to bed because she gets to sleep in the big bed. The bed was my old one from when I was a little girl, the dresser from craigslist, bookshelf ikea, and wall decal etsy. Overall it turned out better than we expected. It is now our favorite room in the house. I had to throw on some pictures of my sweet cuddly baby. She is so cute! I can't stop kissing her!

taking a nap with tangled and tink

she had an explosion so we rinsed her off in the sink. I could not resist the temptation to take picture of her beautiful rolls

steps from the country

We finally drove around our neighborhood a little bit and realized that we are at the doorstep of the beautiful rolling hills of the Texas countryside. We even found a zebra/ buffalo farm a few blocks away!

Gwen doing what she does best

Millie is always trying to hold Gwen's wiggly hands

While I fold laundry Millie pulls everything out and plays dress up

Picking flowers

Checking out the zebras

the projects begin

We won two end tables and a buffet table at a silent auction for the total price of $50. We thought we got a steal-of-a-deal. The dresser is something I've had since our pre-marriage days. Luke and I were feeling ambitious. After two weekends, staying up in the wee hour of the nights, and over $100 worth in supplies; here are the end results. So much work and we can't decide if it was worth it. 

In our entry way

End tables in the family room

The changing table for now but soon will be a cute junk drawer by the kitchen area

Intro

I have not posted in forever. Life is super busy; before I know it the day is over and many days I find that I have taken care of everyone else and not even taken the time to brush my teeth or get out of pjs. Alas the glamorous life of mom! 

Like many of my posts, this is full of pictures by request of the Cook's and Colledge's. 

The neighborhood had a snow machine busy all day to  have a "snow festival". They had a big pile for snowball fights and then this hill for sledding. This is how they do it in Texas!

Our sweet little Gwen. She is only a few weeks old in these pics.

At the hospital

leaving the hospital

Millie and Gwen's first meeting

My angel! My mom came to help.

Over the Christmas break Amie Jo and all the Cook's came to stay with us. We took Amie swimming at Zilker Park.
Yes thats right swimming in December!

The girls in the their Christmas pjs.

One of our neighbors goes all out for Christmas. Just about every night Millie would beg to go look at the lights.

Making cookies with Grammie and Katie

Luke and Amie swimming at Zilker Park.

Santa brought Millie a fish for Christmas

I took this picture just a few days ago. Her pjs are 3 month size and they are small. She is two months old!

When her hair is wet she has little curls.

I took the video below early November. That is a chopstick!