Painted like a Princess!

This past week, we went to a local outdoor concert, and much to my surprise, they had free face painting for the kids! We waited in a super long line, and I even had to gently ask some kids who cut in line to step to the back. I guess they thought the back of the line meant just somewhere in the back of the line, so they cut in front of some different people. Then their grandma stepped in and not-so-gently showed them where the true back of the line was. Awesome! Anyways, I was preparing myself that once it was Katelyn's turn, she could possibly flip out and not want her face painted anymore. However, she did fantastic!! She stayed so still while the lady painted her "princess face." So, in case you're wondering, here is what a princess face on an already princess looks like...

Happy Birthdays!

I can't believe it has been over a month since I last updated our blog! Yikes! Over the course of the last month, I turned 32 and Dave turned 33!

My birthday: We went out for a family dinner at Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Dave and Katelyn bought me roses and made me a card, and I met some of my close girlfriends for lunch at Souper Salad (one of my favorite restaurants!). Fun times had by all!

Dave's birthday: Dave took the day off, we had some good family time, he went on a motorcycle ride, I made him a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, Katelyn made him a card, and we went out for a family dinner at Chili's. Again, fun times had by all!

Family dinner at Chili's

Yummy chocolate cake my mom bought us when we passed through Austin at the end of this month (thanks mom and dad for watching Katelyn while we retreated to San Antonio!).

Mother's Day

This picture wasn't taken on Mother's Day, but it was too cute not to include with this post!

I had such a fun Mother's Day! Below are a few things that made it fun:

1) I went with my sister Brittany to get a pedicure and out to lunch (thanks for lunch Britt!)

2) Katelyn and I snuggled up and took a nap together on the couch! She hasn't been napping very well lately, so for her to take a nap was a gift in itself, and the fact that she was snuggled up with me while she was taking it, was just icing on the cake! Wish I had a picture of it, but I was too busy enjoying my nap!

3) Dave was Mr. Mom for the day (and what a great mom he was!), and I had the day "off."

4) We ate a yummy dinner at Pei Wei as a family that evening--moms ate free on Mother's Day!!

We Moved!

We bought our first (and hopefully last!) home and moved to Highland Village (still in the DFW area, just north of where we were renting) on April 30! Of the three of us, Katelyn has done the best at adjusting to our new place. From the first night in her new room, she hasn't missed a beat! Below is a link to before/after pictures of the house. Come by and see us if you are in the neighborhood, and let us know if you need our new address!

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Anniversary Trip to San Diego!

Dave had a conference in San Diego at the end of April, so we decided to make an anniversary trip out of it! The day his conference ended, I dropped Katelyn off in Waco to stay with Granny (Dave's mom), and then I flew out to meet Dave in San Diego! We had such a great time, and although our 7th wedding anniversary isn't until May 17, we just couldn't pass up the opportunity to celebrate early! We went to Balboa Park, Hotel del Coronado, and the Cabrillo Monument and National Park (all of which are beautiful and FREE, I might add!!). Katelyn had a wonderful time with Granny too! Here is the link to our pictures, and below are a couple of my favorites!

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A Worthy Loss

In honor of my sweet mom, who successfully fought the battle against breast cancer last year, I (and my two younger sisters) have all been growing our hair out the last few months in an effort to have 8 inches to donate to Pantene's Beautiful Lengths hair donation program (like Locks of Love, but for adults with hair loss due to cancer). When all was said and done, we measured our ponytails before we mailed them in and we all ended up getting 11 inches cut off! Not quite sure how that happened, but you can't ever have hair too short when preparing for a hot Texas summer, right?! Here are the before and after pics.....

Happy Easter!

Here are a few of my favorite pics from our Easter weekend!

Having fun at Molly Hill's Easter-themed 4th birthday party!

Easter morning

I just love this picture of my two favorite people!

Family pic!