a great time in the big D

we just got back yesterday from a great week in dallas. we had lots of good laughs,

ate good food,







and just enjoyed being together.

i am pretty sure weston and tripp had no clue the other one even existed but hopefully in the months to come, they will realize that they can be best buds!

it was also nelson's birthday while we were there so we celebrated that too!




(the messed up icing is Tripp's contribution to the cake)

cousins

love these little boys

quick quilt

i want to make a quilt for Tripp's one day twin bed but i thought i better practice first. so over the past few days i have been making a little quilt for Tripp now. i used some extra fabric from Tripp's curtains and bumpers plus another random bit of fabric i found. i am almost finished except i was having a fight with the sewing machine on the last part that i needed to do so i am taking a break for now. but here is an almost done quick quilt.

saying goodbye...

our good friends corey and janet and their boys are moving to indianapolis in a few weeks. while we are really sad that they are leaving, we are excited to see what God has in store for them there. we hung out this afternoon and had some good times together. we will miss you guys!!

new high chair!

I have always wanted a wooden high chair for our kids. We found one at Target but it got really bad reviews so we did not get it. I did not know what to do or where we would find one. My mom has the one we used as kids at her house (see pic in previous post) but we needed one at our house. So I stopped by our old faithful Once Upon a Child today and found one for him. It was a great deal and I had a 20% off coupon too! So I just need to find a pad (or make one, depending on what we see out there) and Tripp will be all set. As you can tell, he loves it!

love this little boy

a great night out

While Nelson's mom was here, Nelson and I got to go on an overnight date. It was so great. Almost indescribably great. Just to be together, the two of us, without any responsibilities was just what we needed. We went out to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory, walked around the mall, then went to stay the night at a hotel. We finished off the date with some breakfast at First Watch. Thank you so much to my amazing mother-in-law for watching Tripp while we got to enjoy a night out!