"I NEEEEEED my bat."

No bat. No problem. He's very resourceful. (And I've got to get those branches down off the roof asap! They are driving me crazy now every time I see them in a picture! I'll be calling TXU next week. They are touching electrical lines so no touching for me.)
Check out all that beautiful grass. I love it! It really was like an obstacle course in our backyard before we put in the grass. Ezra almost lost one of his front teeth back in January when he fell on one of the rocks. I know a fall is still possible but I feel alot better about him playing out there now. We also hope to replace that fence behind Ezra someday. For now though we just replaced the chainlink fence on the other side. Who knew fences were so expensive. Seriously!
WISH I had his eyelashes...

And one more that we like to call the "Tom Corbin" look. If you are in my family you know why. :0) Got to love genetics.

Our New Backyard!

We finished up our big backyard makeover this past month. No more yucky landscaping, no more giant rocks & boulders, new grass, and a new fence on one side. A much more friendly environment for Ezra to play in and for all of us to enjoy. Here's the after shot:

And here's a before shot from last July:

It’s amazing for me to see the difference in Ezra in these two pictures, taken 10 months apart. He looks so tall to me now. Almost three years old in August. I still can't believe that. And he LOVES to run around in our new backyard!

We are VERY excited about summer coming up. I feel like it's here already even though we still have one week left of school. Lots of fun things going on this summer – music class, swim lessons, and lots of fun thing planned with friends. I’ve already started my to-do list and can’t wait to get started next week. First up, paint our dining room. I finally picked a paint color after about six different samples. After the paint is done all I have left to do is find a new rug and things for the walls. I’ll be sure to post a before and after shots once that room is completed. A big thank you to my wonderful sister Mary Bess for helping me with this project the past couple of months! I am so excited about our new dining room!

p.s. - Second up on my to-do list -- get those branches down off the roof of the garage. The ones you can see in the top picture of this post. Seeing them there reminds me that I need to get that done. Those have been there since the big snow storm back in January. :0)

How every Saturday afternoon should be spent.

Shana & Randall's Rehearsal Dinner

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Rehearsal Dinner

LOVE this picture! Lots more to come from rehearsal dinner but I had to share as this one makes me smile big right now. :0)

Shana's Bridesmaid Luncheon

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I'm finally getting a chance to post some pics from Shana & Randall's wedding weekend. First up, Bridesmaid's Luncheon at Ellerbe on Friday afternoon. It was lovely!

Shana & her bridesmaids.....

"Mama Hold You"

My view every day. Many, many, many times a day. And I love it!

One more of this silly boy. This one totally makes me think of my brother. And yes, that's chocolate on his face again. The boy definitely enjoys chocolate.

Congratulations Shana & Randall!!!

Ezra's Aunt Poolie & Uncle Dinosaur Randall were married this past Saturday. It was a fantastic weekend and we all had the best time. More pics and updates coming soon but here a few pre-wedding shots from last week. This little dude was the ring bearer in the wedding. :0)





p.s.- If you are wondering....Ezra calls his uncle "Dinosaur Randall" ever since he gave him a dinosaur for his 2nd birthday last August. He just kind of said it one day and it stuck. We love it! And we love Aunt Poolie & Dinosaur Randall!

Play, play, play. Just about every afternoon you can find our family playing in the backyard. Soccer, golf, basketball, cars & trucks, brooms….you name it…Ezra digs it. I look at these and think he is one happy kid. No big pictures of the yard yet as I’m waiting to show that off. We’re putting in a new fence in a week or two so I’ll be sure to share when that’s up. It’s going to be good!

He still loves this tree....

"Go into the kitchen Mama so I can stand on the table and not see you."
~Ezra, 2 years 7 months

No picture of Ezra on the table (although I have a feeling it will happen again) but I will share a couple from this past week. Ezra's Aunt Emilie always sends him such wonderful books. She keeps our library collection stocked with fantastic reads! Thank you!!!

p.s. - Doesn't he look so big here!

MUSCLES!!!

Next time you are around Ezra be sure to ask him to show you his muscles. He is very strong.

He picked this outfit out all by himself. :0)

And he REALLY likes chocolate...

A little Ezra video from Ryan Valdez on Vimeo.

Hello!

Hello long lost blog friends! I’m going to try to be better about updating. Here goes…

Life has been crazy busy lately. Two full time jobs, one part time photography hobby/job, two parents who want to exercise way too much, and one super energetic 2.5 year old have all combined to make life feel way too busy. So in that regards we’re trying to slow down a little bit and simplify things at our house. I say “we” but it’s more me than Logan. My little photography business has gotten so busy that I could easily pack every weekend with 2 or 3 sessions so I’ll be cutting back and slowing down a little.

We’ve got several projects going on at our house one of which is our backyard. Last week we (Homero - got to love Homero!) took out all the landscaping that the former owners put in. It was nice but not our style and definitely not good for a 2.5 year old who wants to run around. We planted new grass and now have what feels like a huge backyard. Before it seemed so small since the majority was in flowerbeds. Now all we need to do is a new fence on one side and we’ll be done. Hopefully that will happen in the next few weeks. Ezra LOVES to be outside so I’m excited about having a nice backyard for all of us to hang out in this summer. We're also starting to redo our dining room. We took off doors to the kitchen and are looking for new furniture. I've got a paint project coming as soon as school lets out for summer. Anyone want to help? Anyone? Anyone?

My wonderful sister Mary Bess and her husband BD adopted our cat yesterday. This is BIG for us! We’ve been talking about finding a new home for Socks for a while now but I never really thought I could do it unless we found the perfect spot for him where he would get lots of love. The poor little guy just doesn’t get the love he needs anymore. I never thought I would be one of those people but in reality that’s what happened. Just never enough time for the little guy. Every time Aunt Bess comes to our house Socks loves it. She gives him so much love and attention so I know he’ll be in heaven living at their house. THANK YOU MARY BESS AND BD!!! Another big step in simplifying things around our house. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

And now for a few pictures of our Easter last week….

If you ask Ezra to smile this is what you'll get. I can only imagine what his school pictures will be like some day. :0)