Happy Anniversary Nick!!!

In honor of our 6th anniversary ... I thought I would share how amazing my wonderful hubby is ... I never imagined in my wildest dreams that I would be so lucky!!!! Nick is everything I could of ever of asked for in a husband ... he is always there putting our family first. He is such a amazing father and would rather spend time with us over anything else. He loves me unconditionally ... and is the "bestest" friend in the whole world. I can't even begin to imagine what I did so right to deserve him ... I am one lucky lady!!! So heres to you babe ... your everything I could of ever asked for and more (he cooks and cleans too)!!!! I love you with everything I have and can't imagine a day without you in my life!!!

Our first picture ever taken together ... wow ... have we changed.

Wedding Pic. - I know its a bad quality pic ... but its all thats available right this second.

Engagement Picture

Honeymoon In Aruba picture

Cousins Wedding ... I think we were married like a 1-2 years ....
Stingray city ... on our first cruise!!!

2nd cruise and pregnant with Payton

TX Tots 1st Anniversary Party

On Sunday we attended the TX Tots 1st Anniversary Party ... I still can't believe that it has been a year since we split our moms group off and started our own. This group has been such a huge part of our lives since we moved to Frisco and I can't even begin to explain how much it has changed everything for us. Thanks to TX Tots, Nick and I now have such a wonderful support system of friends with children the same age as ours. It definitely makes it so much easier when the people you hang out with "understand" when your having one of those days or your when kiddo is throwing a temper tantrum. You have no idea how nice it is to have people just understand.

We did awards at the party and I received 2 of them. The first one for Biggest Personality ... Nick and I are still not sure if that one is a good one or not :).... but I guess it seems fitting!!! The second one was for Most Creative Mom ... For those of you who knew me in my "past life before baby" ... this one has to just crack you up. But yes ... I am now a super creative mom and that makes(yes I said makes) and designs all kinds of boutque types things for my kiddo. I just can't help it now ... I dream this stuff up. I really had to "learn" to make this stuff because I would see it and "have to have" it ... and well ... its all so super expensive to buy ... and super cheap to make on your own. So there you have it.... I am now Most Creative mom in my moms group ... who would of thought.

Anyway ... we had a wonderful time at the party and hanging out with all of our friends.... you have no idea how much we love and appreciate each and every one of you!!!!

Payton trying to sneak down to the swimming pool!!!

Nick and Chris playing pool!!!
Payton and Sofia Playing

Baby Loves Disco

On Saturday we met up with some friends and took the kids to Baby Loves Disco. Its where they open up a nightclub for the tots. They have one room for dancing(with a DJ, disco ball, bubble machines, egg shakers and colored scarfs) and a "chill out" room with toys, snacks and juice. Although Payton had a great time there ... it was really dirty. I guess I should of expected it as we were at a night club. Maybe its my age ... but man it was gross!!! As Payton was playing there ... I was thinking ....there were young 20 somethings drinking beer, smoking cigarettes and doing who knows what on those couches that my precious 2 year old is now playing on ... No Thank You. Man I sound old now :).

I don't want to take away from the fact that we did have a great time and the concept was great!!! Just make sure you disinfect your youngster as soon as your depart :)

Payton Dancing!!!

I am such a proud mom!!! She walked around with this thing on her head for a good 20 minutes!!!

Sitting on the Bar drinking her juice!!!

Other random photos from FL.

Paytons new favorite things ....

While in Florida, Payton had tons of "new" friends. By that I mean ... she now LOVES Frogs, Lizards, and HORSES!!!! The Horses are by far her favorite but she was just amazed about all the living "friends" she would find right outside the house ... this is nothing like home.

First were the frogs ... there were hundreds of little baby frogs (the size of a quarter) everywhere. She found them on the patio ... and it was love at first site. She would touch its bottom and watch it jump, cheer with excitement and do it all over again. It was so funny.

The next new "friend" that she discovered was the gecko ... we found one that stuck between the window and the screen and it was love at first sight. I asked Payton if it was her new buddy ... and now she thinks they are "buddies" ... We did manage to find some toy buddies at the gift shop of the butterfly exhibit we went to and she has been taking them everywhere with her telling everyone all about her buddies.

Oh and then there was the HORSES ... Oh my goodness ... you have no idea how much my child loves those horses. She was so excited that all she had to do was look at the window and the horses would be there. Payton was super excited when grandma said that she could ride one of them. Now that is all she talks about ...

Kissing the horse that Grandma said was "Hers"

Off to Florida to surprise the Best MIL ever!!!

On Saturday early morning we headed off to FL to surprise Nicks mother for her 60th birthday party celebration. We figured that Wayne would give the surprise away but ... come to find out, she had no idea we were coming. Once we arrived at Casa de Briant, we went straight for the pool. Payton was tired but she was traveling all morning and needed to burn off some energy and the pool was the perfect solution.

After a bit in the pool ... Payton went right to sleep and we got to catch up with the family for a bit. We had early dinner reservations and then home for the birthday party. It was so nice to be able to be there to celebrate with everyone and Payton LOVED being the center of attention.

The Family!!!

Payton kissing Great Granpa Leasure!!!

Popping the BUBBLES!!!!!

Getting swung by Grandma and Grandpa Briant!!!

I just love FOOTBALL!!!!!

I just love football season ... but what I love the most is when the COWBOYS kick the eagles butts back to Philly!!!! So to my wonderful husband and his daddy .... HEHEHEHEHEHE!!!!!!

We KICKED YOUR A%$!!!!!!!!

Dinner out ... Yes I said out (as in a resturant)!!!!!

Last night we met The Scowdens out for a nice relaxing dinner. We brought the DVD player for the girls to watch ...yes, I am one of those parents. We had a nice 2 hour dinner and the girls were simply wonderful. They just sat there playing with their toys we brought them and watching the Dora, The Wonderpets, Gabba Gabba, etc.


Since we are not able to be at Ellie's birthday celebration this year, we decided to surprise Ellie with some cupcakes and a little birthday party of our own. I bought sprinkles and M&Ms and the kids decorated their cupcakes and we got to sing Happy Birthday to Ellie.


We had a wonderful time with great company .... we need to do this more often!!!!

What a beautiful Sunday - The weather was just AMAZING!!!

Today The Glasses came over to hang out after the girls woke up from their naps. Nick cooked some greek pork lion thingy and we had dinner and let the girls play. The weather was AWESOME .... so we let the girls play outside for a couple of hours ... they played with a new bubble grill machine (which is the best bubble machine we have ever bought), climbed on the gyrosphere, swung and playing on the little playground. Its always so much fun to watch the kids play together now ... they interact and actually play together ... oh so cute. Anyway ... Payton also started swinging from the top of the gyrosphere on her own today. In the past ... I would only let her climb up to the first set of bars and then let her swing from them ... but today I decided to she if she could do it on her own from the top. The first couple of times I hovered over her to make sure she didn't get hurt but after that ... I just let her go!!! She is such a good climber and is strong enough to hold on ... so why not. She LOVED it!!!!

Today I also made ice cream cone cupcakes for the girls ... Nick had never even heard of cupcakes in ice cream cones before and thought I was crazy for doing it. When I told him I always had them as a kid ... he said ... it must be a "white trash thing" WTF!!!! I guess he has no idea what white trash is!!! So I called his mom and asked her if she had ever heard of them before ... and she agreed that they are pretty popular in school .... so there Nick ... you must not know what they are because no one ever liked you enough to make them for you :)!!!! LOVE YA BABE!!!!!!

The girls eating their ice cream cupcake!!!

Payton actually ate some of it ... and she doesn't like cake :)

Happy 2nd Birthday Graciela!!!

On Saturday we battled the storms to help celebrate Graciela's 2nd Birthday. They did a Hello Kitty theme and the little tattoo that Payton is sporting was her favorite thing of the party ... she walks around the house saying "Hello Kitty" to her arm ... its pretty funny. Anyway ... the party was a great time ... Payton was having mood swings so she was alittle difficult during parts of the day but overall ... it was great. Happy Birthday Graciela!!!! Thanks for inviting us to celebrate with you!!!!!

Happy Birthday

This is my "Mommy Please" face

Here come the pinata!!!

Finally a Tricycle where I can touch!!!

Paytons new PJ's

Everyone knows that I hate character clothing ... but when I came across these ... I just had to have them. I actually bought them a while back but they were way too big. But today they fit ... well I had to roll the waist some ... but they still fit. She just loved these PJ's ... she was running around acting like she was going to fly just like Linny, Tuck and Ming Ming.

Well the