Mollie ~ 6 Months Old

April 26 – May 26, 2013

This month you took your first vacation to Houston, Texas where you sat through a whole Astros game and went to see Mamaw and Papaw.  I loved celebrating my first Mother’s Day with you on May 12.  Last year, I was praying for a baby and crying because I thought you were never going to come.  You went to the Big Twelve Baseball Tourney at Bricktown, and started eating like a champ.  You love sweet potatoes and mac-n-cheese.

 

Big XII Baseball Tourney 2013

Every year we go to the Big Twelve Baseball Tournament in Bricktown.  When we lived in Arkansas, we always took vacation to come back and go with my mom and dad.  Because it’s sponsored by Phillip’s 66 and my parents own a Phillip’s 66 station, we get tickets every year. 

This year my dad forgot to order the tickets, but we still went.  Almost every session someone was handing us free tickets.  I think having Mollie strapped to Nate’s chest helped.  Having a baby can get you free stuff. haha

 

Mother’s Day 2013

May 12, 2013

I don’t really enjoy my birthday, but man do I love anniversaries.  Now I’m going to add Mother’s Day to the list of favorite holidays.  It is a great day to celebrate my favorite thing… being a Mom.  Man, do I feel proud and extremely blessed to have a child of my own.  I know there are countless ladies out there that will never be able to have a baby and I don’t take it lightly.

Houston Vacation

May 1-6, 2013

Nate and I rarely take vacations just us, but it is something we would like to start doing more.  Especially now with Mollie, we want to give her memories of special trips with her mom and dad.  This time, we just needed to get away for a while.  Nate hadn’t been back to Houston since he moved in 1999, he hadn’t been to the Astro’s new ball park, and I had always wanted to see where he grew up, so we packed our bags…. a lot of them being our first trip with a baby… and headed south.

First stop… food.

Second stop… Minute Maid Park in downtown Houston.  Check another one off the list!

Next, we drove around where Nate grew up and he showed me his schools, old church, and his old house.

We had a good time in the hotels too.

Next, we headed over to see Mamaw and Papaw.  We don’t get to see them near enough.

 

It was a great trip for sure.  Mollie did great in the car and Nate and I enjoyed every minute of being with each other.