Family “BabyMoon”

April 1-4, 2017

We wanted to take a little weekend to get away and do something fun with Mollie before Reed arrives…. So, we took the only free weekend we could find.  And it was great!  Having a little break away from church was awesome, even though we just went to Tulsa.

Mollie had the best time ever.  She was so excited to stay in a hotel.  She packed her own suitcase full of toys and her swimsuit and she was ready to go!

We did a lot of swimming.  I even got in with my shorts and t-shirt once… wasn’t really up for buying a maternity swimsuit for one trip.  That was Mollie’s favorite thing to do and her sweet Daddy was happy to take her every time she asked.

We went to Incredible Pizza… and it was awesome!  We won things out of all the games we played, did some putt putt, mini-bowling, go carts and more.

We also went to the mall one day…. had to stop by Build-a-Bear.  Our purchases included: lunch at Chick-fil-a, a new bear at Build-a-Bear, clip on earrings, one carousal ride and an Arial barbie.

It was just a great time.  Mollie now plays with her dolls like they are”going to Tulsa” so I think it’s safe to say she loved it!  And Nate and I really did too.  Love little get-aways with my little fam.  It is exciting to think about having a little boy with us next time!

Colorado Vacation 2016

August 1-6

We had planned on taking Mollie to the beach this year…. But as summer was coming to a close we were, as always, exhausted and tired of traveling.  The beach seemed too far away and too expensive.  We’ll go next summer.

So, for the last 11 years my dad has been asking Nate to go to the mountains with him, and my Papa, brothers and nephews.  This year, Nate decided to go for it and Mollie and I tagged along.  We camped with Dad a couple days and then stayed in Colorado for a couple days just us.

We decided to drive through the night and just get there.  It was so dark when we got there, we couldn’t find the camp site and there was no cell service to get help, so we slept in the jeep.  It was a memory-making start.  It wasn’t the best sleep, but it was fun…. and we enjoyed being cold!

Dad found us the next morning and our mountain adventures started.  We camped in Pitkin, CO and drove all around, every pass there was.  I couldn’t believe Mollie was ok with all the bumpiness, but she was just perfect…. hanging in there all day, riding in the ranger with Uncle Brian, Papa Bill, Landry and me.  Papa and Brendan were in the razer, and Nate and Tommy were on 4-wheelers.  It was quite the journey to two different continental divides and Mirror Lake, but I loved being with my girl and all my favorite guys.  Plus the mountains were beautiful… we weren’t used to seeing them with no snow.  It was a lot of fun!

After we left the fam… we ventured to Colorado Springs.  We spent a lot of time in the hotel pool.  That seemed to be all Mollie wanted to do, but that was ok.  Chill time was great!  We checked out the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.  It was our favorite zoo ever!  We fed the giraffes, walked with the kangaroos and found out I was terrified of ski lifts when there is a bear cage underneath you instead of nice fluffy snow.

We also went downtown for some ice cream and souvenir shopping.  It was awesome!  We definitely want to go back sometime and check out some other places.

Then we drove back home with our happy girl!  I am so blessed with my sweet little family.  Love spending this sweet time together!