Little Mama

i have had the honor of playing stay-at-home-mama for the better part of the summer. it started out a little rough as Lofton had started whining whenever i was around and begging to be held constantly. after about a week, i think she knew i wasn't going anywhere so she morphed back into her sweet, confident, and BUSY self.
L sure looks like a baby with her sparse 'do, tiny stature, and paci (as soon as we move, promise!), but she is all toddler. i have seen this so much in the way she plays and it melts my heart everytime. She has become a little mama! Lofton "shares" her milk, goldfish, and paci with each of her stuffed animals and babies. she even shares with characters in books! she also leans down and gives all of them sweet sweet kisses. she is moving past the open mouth/bite style of kissing and has almost worked up a pucker. she kisses everyone. we'll address that in time :) then she covers them up with a blanket and says "night night" too cute!

loving a new baby at PBK

spoon feeding her madam alexander doll

in other summer news...Lofton has become well aware of sonic happy hour. strawberry shake in the pool!

just one sip of mama's cherry lime slush. well ok, maybe one more. fyi-this is a MEDIUM cup. i just packed up her 6 month clothes. she weighs a little over 17lbs :)

Independence Day (Weekend!) 2011

we had a busy and super fun july 4th weekend. last year we had a 7 week old, wow! what a difference a year makes... on saturday, we drove to cedar creek lake where friends of ours-carly, sam, and miss charlotte thompson-have a lake house. we have not seen them since december and i was thrilled to get the chance to spend time with such sweeties! the boys spent the day working (haha) with a few drinks and games in between. carly and i just loved on each other's girls, caught up, and may or may not have taken down a bottle of wine while floating in the lake during naptime. L and C had such fun together. Their age gap doesn't seem to be as big as it once was (4.5 months) but charlotte has learned to share and we're not quite there. Lofton would steal a toy right out of Charlotte's hand and Char would yell "share! share! share!" it was the cutest thing i've ever seen. we stayed until close to 9 (way past my party popper's bedtime) but she managed to talk to herself in the car for a good hour of the way home :)

best friends forever

sweet girls june 2010 when the thompsons came to say goodbye :( wow these girls have grown!



checkin' each other out

banana pudding!
she may not each much, but when it comes to dessert she could eat her weight most any day. she gets that from her mama :)

about that sharing thing...sorry sweet char!

high five!

sunday afternoon/evening we hung out at dewey's parents' house and had some yummy grilled food and time with his parents. somehow we forgot to take pictures... we considered (well i considered. dewey didn't :) stopping by the july 4th festivities in downtown rowlett on our way home. miss priss fell asleep in the car. not quite big enough for everything yet.

lastly, we spent sunday (the actual 4th) at gigi and papa j's house. the whole fam was there. yes, that is 9 adults and 6 kiddos. fun, crazy, loud times. we also doubled this shindig as an opportunity to celebrate miss presley and give her a few "necessities" like monogrammed blankets, stuffed animals, and too cute tiny outfits.

isn't this little july 4th dress the cutest?! if you're a mom and you're not signed up for zulily, do so now! you can get great deals. you just have to resist the urge to buy everyday....

all the kiddos. L is "talking"

grandbabies! i love all of their little personalities. do you see the mutual look of adoration between my dad and lofton? that is so telling of their relationship and i love it

hope everyone had a great 4th of july!