Monday, June 29, 2015

Bunk Beds!!!

We got the girls bunk beds!
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Before they were sharing a queen size bed. I was washing the sheets and they were enjoying jumping on the bed.
Girls night in
They are absolutely in love with their new room set-up. To be honest, I think their room is now the cutest in the entire house! I just want to sit in there, curl up near the window and read a book. Dakota really likes it.
Dakota
May through June has been a peak season for my small business. As of now, I have one more wedding in July and then I get a long break until September. That could change, but as of now…that's the plan.
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I'm thankful for family back in Abilene for helping us out when they can.
Dakota

Monday, June 22, 2015

1986 C10 Update

Here are some photos of Trey's truck. He's in the process of restoring it. This is what it currently looks like. My grandfather had a truck like this. It reminds me of him. I can't wait until it's fully restored and I can drive it…if Trey lets me. :)
1986 Chevy C10 SWB with 350 motor
This is what it looked like when he first got it….
Back to being a two car family.
And today, this is what it looks like. Still an on-going project...
1986 Chevy C10 SWB with 350 motor
1986 Chevy C10 SWB with 350 motor
1986 Chevy C10 SWB with 350 motor
1986 Chevy C10 SWB with 350 motor

Friday, June 19, 2015

The Girls are Back

The girls spent a week in Abilene visiting with family. Today, I reunited with them. I missed them so much!
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The girls had a fun time visiting everyone...
The girls visiting in Abilene
Trey and I had a few date nights, while they were away.
Date night west 7th district
Mid-week, we went to the theater to watch Jurassic World.  We bought our tickets before the show. We had time to kill before the movie, so we walked around the mall. Without realizing it, Trey dropped our tickets. We re-traced our steps and found them at the shoe department. They had been there for at least 30 minutes.
The movie tickets we dropped and returned to at least 40 mins later and they were still there.
While we were out, I splurged on Prada sunglasses. This is my first pair of sunglasses that have cost more than $15 bucks.
Went with Prada shades
In the driveway selfie #newshades

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Happy Birthday Dakota Bear

This little girl is three, today! Before taking her to Rosa's house, we took her out to her food place of choice. She picked Chick-Fil-A.
Dakota is 3 years old happy birthday!
Last night, we took portraits on the front lawn. Dakota was upset because her crown kept slipping.
Girls Right Before Dakota Turns 3 years old
Once we got it situated on her head, she was all smiles. Diva!
Girls Right Before Dakota Turns 3 years old
These girls, make life better.

Our plan for this evening:
I'm going to bake a cake before the girls get home and then once it cools, I'm going to let them ice it. Things are probably going to get messy, but I know they will love eating and icing the cake.
Girls Right Before Dakota Turns 3 years old
Happy Birthday, Sweet Dakota!
Here are the things I love the most about you...
Your outgoing personality.
How you can strike up a conversation with anyone.
How confident you are in yourself.
How you are not afraid to speak your mind.
Your kindness.
Happy 3rd Birthday Dakota

Thursday, June 04, 2015

Our Stay at Great Wolf Lodge

Family Getaway
After the Sunday ballet performance, Cheyenne and I drove to met Trey and Dakota at Great Wolf Lodge. This trip was kind of a spur of the moment trip. Trey's cousin, Jeremy and his wife were planning on staying there, so we decided to meet them there.

We got a room for one night. The cool thing about GWL is that you can start playing at the park as early as 1 pm, check into the hotel around 4 pm, spend the night at the hotel and the next day you can still enjoy the water park until 9 pm. Essentially, you get 2 days of play and one night of rest. We could've stayed longer, but one night was right for us.

There are two play areas, one inside and one outside. I spent the majority of the time outside. It was INSANELY gorgeous weather.
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The kids ate snacks on the patio.
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There is a resturant on-site called the Lodge (I think that's the name). It was delicious and affordable for a family of four!!!!
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Monday morning, I ran 4 miles around the area. Across the street from GWL is Gaylord Texas. Wow, that's a pretty site.
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Monday morning, the girls went on a quest around the resort. It's like a scavenger hunt. You use wands to activate the MagiQuest stations.
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When you book a room at GWL, you get a free scoop of ice cream. The four of us shared one scoop. LOL!
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Monday mid-morning and afternoon we swam and sat poolside.
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Dakota is short, so we stayed in the kiddie section for the majority of the time and she swam all over that side.
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Dakota was drawn to this wolf. Every time we would pass it, she would stop and sit on it.
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This was our last stop at GWL lobby, before saying goodbye to Jeremy and Elizabeth.
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Before driving home, we stopped by Rainforest Cafe.
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This was a fun and extremly fast getaway. The girls LOVED our family getaway and refuse to take off their purple GWL bands. We are hopping to go on more adventures like this more often!
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