March in Pictures

At the beginning of March I went to Disneyland in California for the annual Dolphin meeting (last year we went to Atlanta) for work. It was a lot of fun and a lot of walking! Both parks were connected by downtown Disney to our hotel so everything was within walking distance, it was very convienent.  A few pictures from our trip:

We were the first ones in line so we got to open the park on Friday morning.

This was always my favorite ride as a kid....I still love to swing!

I also loved Minnie Mouse when I was little so what better than a Minnie Mouse carmel/chocolate covered apple. :)

The Monday after the trip was Dallas's spring break so Hunter & Shelby came to stay with us and we went to the Houston Rodeo to see the Zac Brown Band.  I think I'm starting to like the rodeo part more than the concert part.  Zac Brown always puts on a great concert though.  That Wednesday I ended up getting sick but luckily Dallas was on spring break so he got to take care of Annalee for 4 days.  By take care of I mean watch March Madness all day and occasionally feed her.  Annalee has already seen a LOT of basketball in her 4 months.  That Sunday when I was feeling a little better we took Annalee outside for a photo shoot...if you haven't noticed already she is going to have a million pictures of her by the time she's 5.

Being a model is rough on a girl. She was out within 5 minutes of bringing her inside.

The next weekend we headed to Abilene for Abe & Courtney's first shower.  It was perfect weather for an outdoor shower and the decorations looked awesome.  We love being in Abilene and around family...only if the drive wasn't so long!

Big girl in her bumbo

Uncle Abe with the girls

At the shower...Annalee had a little attitude that night.

She was wiped out by the end of the weekend.

On the Sunday we were there Dallas & Kerr went to an Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Miami Heat basketball game. Dallas loved the town and the arena!

Today we have been working all day on the yard/flower beds and still are not finished but a lot of progress was made! We are very fortunate Annalee is such a great baby and just sat out there laughing at the tree?! So keeping flowers alive is definitely not my thing but hopefully this year I can succeed! :)

So Annalee really likes looking to the left only.  We have tried working with her turning her head to the right as often as we can.  Well ths is what happens when she refues to turn to the right and wants to see momma. Haha!

And to end with...could these 2 look more alike?

Coming up...Annalee turns 4 months and her first Easter!





Our Gracious Promise

Time flies! I can't believe our sweet girl is already 3 months old! She has been such a joy and is changing every day. She started smiling and cooing at us around 2 months old. Now she really likes to talk and tell us all about it (I can't get my videos to upload or I would post it). She recently has found her reflection and talks to herself and is starting to swing at her toys on her play mat. She also has developed a little attitude and we think it's hilarious (for now)! She is quite the snuggle bug and loves sleeping on her daddy's chest. She not only got Dallas's looks but also his sleeping habits. She can sleep through anything! She has been to many basketball games and sleeps right through buzzers and cheering. Only if I could sleep like that! Here's how she's changed in just 3 quick months:

We had her baby dedication this past weekend at our church, Kingsland Baptist.  It was a very sweet little ceremony and we were excited that family was there to share it with us.  We found out that her name means "Gracious Promise".  We loved that! 

She looked right at the pastor like she understood everything he was telling her.

This was the picture I submitted to be shown as she was dedicated - it got quite a few giggles out of the audience.



Annalee and I have been going scouting with Dallas for the Seven Lakes varsity basketball team. Dallas recently took his high school certification test and passed so we are hoping that next year he will be teaching and coaching at a high school around here.

In their matching Mavs championship shirts

This last picture was just too funny to leave out.  She also loves taking baths! She would probably sit in there for an hour if we would let her.  I love her silly faces.

A few Firsts & our Fancy date

Annalee is growing so fast and changing each day! Here are a few of her firsts:

First Bath



First Basketball Game



Ha! I woke up one Saturday morning & walked into the living room to see this:
Dallas's first time to change a really dirty diaper!

First day to wear shoes
Important because Dallas is obsessed with shoes & she will probably have way too many!

First Valentine's - Dallas got her that cute little lady bug!

My little sweetheart! (Not a first but I just love this pic) :)

For Valentine's day & my birthday we went on a fancy date to Perry's steakhouse while Mom kept Annalee.  It was soo delicious!

We are enjoying every moment with our little joyful princess and all the happiness she brings to our lives!

 

Next big event is her baby dedication at church next Sunday!

Photo Shoot!

We love taking pictures and we already know we will have thousands of our sweet little girl as she grows up!

Here are a few that have been taken by us or Scooter over the holiday break:

Christmas Time

Soon after Annalee was born she went on her first roadtrip to Abilene.  We really enjoyed being in Abilene and everyone getting to meet Annalee! (Also...being able to get some sleep while Mom & Traca watched her at night was nice :) !! ) 

Annalee Arrives!

Time to catch up with my blogging...been busy spoiling a sweet baby girl! :)

It was finally here...we were going to get to meet our baby girl the next day!  Let's just say the night before she arrived I think we both got a total of 3 hours of sleep.  I was excited to meet her and nervous about the c-section and Dallas had a very busy week at school with basketball beginning so I think it just hit him the night before he was going to be a Dad tomorrow! We got up the Friday morning at 4:30 a.m. to get ready for the big day.  Here's my last belly picture and us leaving for the hospital.

Once we got to the hospital everything moved very quickly.  They took us back to the room and started my IV (which I still think was the most painful part of the whole experience).  Many nurses began coming in introducing themselves and explaining how everything would work.  Before we knew it 7:30 a.m. arrived and it was time to begin the c-section.  Walking in and seeing all the instruments and just being in an operating room made me a little nervous....also knowing the epidural was coming did not help!  I have heard very bad stories about how painful the epidural is but very much to my surprise it was not bad at all.  Once they had me ready they brought Dallas in and it was time to begin.  After that it seemed like she was here within minutes!  She arrived at 8:10 a.m. weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long.

First picture with Mom.  She looks so excited...

Proud Daddy



First Family Picture


After we got to see her for about 20 minutes that morning they took her back to the nursery for her first checkup and to clean her up.  Little did we know it would not be until 3:30 that afternoon before we got to hold her again.  They called and said she had some fluid in her lungs and her breathing wasn't normal. Finally, after Mom and Traca stood at the window staring at the nurses and Dallas asking to go into the nursery to see her, she was brought into our room for everyone to meet her!

Looks like her Daddy


By Sunday we were ready to go home with our sweet little girl and asked to be discharged.  Thank goodness they said yes because we were ready to sleep in our own bed! Here's Annalee in her cute little blue jeans and jacket ready to take her first car ride:

Best Christmas present ever! :)