My Sweeties on Saturday

Devon volunteered to serve breakfast for our church youth group at Applebees on Saturday. He was the youngest volunteer and did a GREAT job!

Brooklyn ready to play outside in the puddles after her pancake breakfast!

Happy Mother's Day!

I hope all the moms, stepmoms, grandmothers and god mothers in our lives had a great mother's day yesterday!

We started my mother's day at the zoo with my sister Kelly. I hadn't been in years and thought it would be a fun, family treat for the kids. Well, I quickly remembered why we don't go very often. The Houston Zoo, in my personal opinion, is a disappointment. Most of the exhibits you can barely see the animal because they are hiding or if you are lucky enough to get a glimpse of them, it is their rear end. That does not make for an excited almost 2 year old! She did like seeing the giraffes, elephants and monkeys. Thankfully they were up close and personal. Devon's favorite animal and sighting was the tiger even though he was ALL the way in the back. Figures!

After the zoo, we headed home for nap time, B slept 3 hours! We relaxed the rest of the afternoon before meeting Gigi, Dodo & Kelly at Los Cucos for dinner. The service was slow but the dinner was yummy!

Crib Climber

Over the weekend, I heard Brooklyn calling Mommy, Mommy, Mommyyy and then Bubba, Bubba, Bubbaaaa from my room. I went to see what she had found and to my surprise she was sitting in her crib. Puzzled - I asked Devon why he put Brooklyn in her crib, he said he didn't that she climbed into it herself. I took my little monkey out and asked her to show me how she got in. This is her journey into her bed :)

Guess its time to take off the rail before she breaks her neck!

Happy Birthday to Me!!!

Last week I officially turned THIRTY!!! Tuesday I met the fam for dinner at Kobe. We had yummy hibachi and sushi! My mom & Dave gave me diamond earrings (diamonds are a girl's best friend and my birthstone:)) and an assortment of Crave cupcakes. Kelly & Mathew brought me roses and balloons. Devon & Brooklyn got me a shirt and earrings. My family ROCKS! On Saturday, I finished my birthday festivities with dinner at Trulucks with my dad and dear friend Jodi. Dinner was delicious and followed by drinks with my awesome friends at Watson's! Thanks to everyone for a FABULOUS WEEK of DIRTY THIRTY CELEBRATIONS!!! Love you all! :)

Jodi & my sister Kelly

Devon & Kelly

The Boys: Ethan, Kenny, Brad & Justin

Me & Steph

Dustin, Me & Shawna

Me trying to show off Jb and I's tab of 40+ jello shots, YuMMY!

Last Days of My 20s

On Tuesday April 20th, I will be the DiRTY THiRTY! So my ladies and I decided to celebrate the last days of my twenties at the Lakeway Spa and Resort on Lake Travis in Austin. We had an AWESOME time and I'm totally paying for it today! It is sooo pathetic how bad my hangovers are! LOL. On Friday we met up at Hula Hut for lunch and cocktails, then we did a little shopping before heading to our hotel. Our rooms were connected and had amazing views despite the gloomy weather. We had dinner and some wine before heading to bed. Yes, we behaved. We started Saturday off with mimosas and brunch, then headed to the marina for some lake time. We rented a boat and a driver who did his best to follow the sun peaking thru the clouds. After a few hours on the boat we cleaned up and went to Carlos & Charlies for dinner, drinks and music! It got a little wild but we all survived, thankfully! Thank you ladies for a FABULOUS weekend! I love ya'll soooo much! And thanks to my wonderful friend Monica for keeping the kiddos for me all weekend!

Hoppy Easter!!!

Last Sunday the kids and I had a great Easter! We went to church and then headed to my parents for Easter lunch with the family. The kids got Easter goodies from their Gigi, Dodo, Grampa Zeus and last but not least the Easter Bunny!!! :)

March Madness

Shelley, Denisse, Brett, Natalie, Katie & Me

Been meaning to write this post all week and of course now its no longer March! Oh well! A few weeks ago my dear friend Brett, who i've known since I was 5, got married to David who went to the same elementary school as us. Crazy huh? Well, they couldn't be more perfect for each other and I was honored to have been a part of their special day. That same weekend my dear friend Shelley, also a fellow Petrosky Pirate, turned DiRTY 30! She lives in the DFW area so I don't see her as often as I would like but was thrilled to be able to see her on such a special birthday!

I must say I have been truly blessed in the friend department and my alief girls are no exception. We all went to elementary together and shared many childhood memories. I was the first to move but we remained friends throughout junior high, high school and college. Now our group of girls live in 3 different states, married and having babies! It's such a treat for all of us to get together and I'm so lucky to have these ladies in my life! XOXO