On the Go!

Emma and I have been "On the Go" for almost the last month.  We have made two trips to Odessa, one to Oklahoma, and are currently in San Antonio.
Our first trip to Odessa was a quick one.  I went to help take care of The Boys (Beau and Ossie), while my mom and Tom were out of town.  It was our first trip without Lance and one heck of a challenge for Mommy.  Luckily, Beau and Ossie were huge helpers.  Beau became a pro at bottle making, and Ossie always knows just what to do to cheer up Emma.  Thanks so much, boys.  I couldn't have done it without you!
In order to get back home, Lance met us in Abilene.  From there, we went straight up to Mustang, Oklahoma.  This is where we always celebrate the 4th of July.  It was a very quick trip for Lance, who had to be back to work on Monday.  Emma and I stayed a couple of extra days.  It was a great trip, except Emma got sick on Tuesday.  :(  Considering how sick she was, she was still in pretty good spirits.  She is such a good baby.  Even though I love spending time with family, I was ready to get my sick baby home and we were really missing Daddy.
We took Emma to the doctor that next Monday, because she still wasn't feeling great.  The doctor called two days ago to let me know she had Salmonella.  We don't know how/where she got it.  They said they've seen more cases than usual.  They also said they don't treat it, we just have to wait for it to pass through.  I would say it's about 98% gone.  I am just glad the worst of it's over and my sweet Emma is finally feeling better.
In the midst of going to the doctor and receiving results, we made our second trip to Odessa.  This time we had Daddy in tow.  We headed West to celebrate GG and Pampaw's birthdays.  We had a nice, intimate breakfast for GG on Saturday morning.  That evening, we had a big, delicious dinner to celebrate Pampaw's birthday.  It was great to have everyone together to celebrate.




loving on Aunt Christina

hanging with Andy

getting all kinds of attention

 

playing with Pampaw



the big boys couldn't help but play with Emma's toys

playing with Lydia





LOVE



Lance with Emma and Maggie



Even though our trips are often quick, it just reminds me that it's the quality of time spent, not the quantity, that's most important.



 





Cake Balls!

I've been wanting to do some baking while I'm on summer vacation and I decided I'd start with some cake balls.  I'd never made them before and wanted to try something new.  I used a red velvet recipe I found on Bakerella.  She has many cute cake ball and cake pop ideas.  I'm pretty happy with how they turned out.  They aren't beautiful, but they are delicious!  Next time I'm going to try some cake pops and see how they turn out.  Before that, I'm going to try a new vanilla bean cake recipe I found online... sounds delicious.

Hubby approved!



Happy Father's Day

We had a very nice and relaxing Father's Day.  We started the day off with breakfast at Grandy's, because it's Daddy's favorite.  Then, while Emma and I went to go spend some time with family in Denton, Daddy stayed home and relaxed (played video games).  When Emma and I got home, Daddy got to open his cards and gifts and we ended the evening with dinner at Red Lobster.  The crab legs were delicious!!

Happy 1st Father's Day!!!!

Welcome!

Hello, friends and family!  As you all know, Lance and I were blessed with our sweet Emma on December 1st.  We thought this would be a great way for us to keep everyone up to date on what's going on with "ourlilfam" and for you to join us in watching Emma learn and grow, because it's happening way too fast.