Connor's New Ride

    Connor got a new used set of wheels this weekend, and he couldn't ask for anything more {at the moment}. All he wants to do is drive his new car up and down our street.

Taking his sister for a spin.

Strawberry Picking

    One thing I have always wanted to do with the kids is take them to a strawberry field and pick strawberries with them. I did it a long time ago with Aaron while we were visiting his grandparents in Minnesota many, many years ago and I remember how much fun it was. Today I was able to check that off my bucket list because I was able to convince Aaron to drive us to Marble Falls and take us to Sweet Berry Farm, where we were able to do just that!

Olivia: Eighteen Months Old

My sweet Olivia Ann,

     Happy half birthday my love, you are eighteen months today! Having you in our life has been more wonderful than I could have ever dreamed! You are my mini and still completely attached to me. Today we have also hit a big milestone: eighteen months of breastfeeding.  After all the struggles I had with your brother, I never in a million years thought I could do it! It has created such a sweet bond between us, and I will never forget it! Even though I am ready to get better sleep and have you sleep all night, I know that I am going to miss it when you eventually decide to wean. I love you so much beautiful girl. I hope the next 6 months go by really slow because I am not ready for you to be a toddler.

XOXO,

Mama

Family Pictures

    Family pictures are something that I find very important for us to do, at least once a year. I love seeing how we have grown and changed over the years when I look back at them. We hadn't had any done since before Aaron deployed, so it was time. I booked a photographer months before Aaron came home so that she could be there for his homecoming, but when I found out he was going to be coming home in the middle of the night things changed a little. We decided to do a family shoot a couple days after Aaron returned home instead.

Love Day

   Valentine's Day was on a Thursday this year and we are so happy Aaron was home to celebrate it with us! Connor and Aaron both had a four day weekend, so it was almost like it was on a weekend for us. We celebrated as a family by going out to dinner and eating Chinese, my favorite type of food!

    Connor also celebrated Valentine's Day at school with his friends. I wasn't able to attend his party because siblings weren't allowed, but he said he had a lot of fun. As soon as he got home he started digging through his Valentine's to see what kind of sweets he got.