First Day of 3rd grade

I can't believe Bry is already starting 3rd grade... Time really has flown by in every aspect of the word. I know most moms worry about the 1st day of Kindergarten and most wonder if they will cry.. I am proud to admit I cry every year. I cry when he gets out of the car because (he is too cool to let me walk him in) and I think I cry even more when I pick him up on the 1st day.. I don't get the privilege of picking him up everyday so I always make a special effort to drop and pick him up on the 1st day. At least until I am told that its " Not Cool" to get dropped off by your mom. I'm sure that day is coming.



Being this little boys momma is the best thing I have ever been given the honor of doing.. He makes it easy. I don't think I could have asked for a better kid. He is well mannered, polite, smart and has a heart of gold..I think he has matured well beyond his 8 years of life. Bear - we wish you an awesome 3rd grade.. We know your gonna do great!

20 Weeks- 1/2 way done cookin....

I can't believe it, we are officially at the halfway point in this pregnancy.. I have to admit I feel great and for the most part have had a very ez and smooth pregnancy. The 2nd half should fly by as we always have a very busy fall season with birthdays and holidays..Its my favorite time of year but has def added a different level of anxiety to my life.. I can't believe I am already starting to check ppl off of my Christmas list. Santa's workshop is def up and operating..

Today we had our 20 week ultrasound.. Normal people would have been finding out the sex of their baby but not us.. We are waiting for the big "Surprise"! I never in a million years thought I would be one of those people that could not find out, I am nosy and like to know it all. However I am over it and cant wait to meet our little nugget..Here is a snap shot of " Tiny " and its current living quarters..

Creams & Beers

After a fun and eventful weekend in Shreveport for Andy's wedding and before Bry goes back to school we decided to take a small family vacation..
We packed up the car and headed to Galveston to a small beach house we rented for the week. It was PERFECT..My boys had an absolute blast fishing ALL DAY requesting solely a cold beer and a cream soda.. I could have gone without jamming my toe into one of the chairs in the living room at approx 11:50pm one evening and seriously ripping my toe nail almost completely off. Come to find out Mama needs to make sure and pack a first aide kit to avoid midnight runs in search of band aids and all the other good stuff..

Mr. & Mrs Andrew Pate

Well we just returned from a fantastic weekend in Shreveport.. Jon's lil brother Andy got married and we couldn't be happier for him and Jessica.. The entire weekend was perfect.


Bry had an absolute BLAST.. Uncle Andy is like god to him.. So he was thrilled to be there and help in anyway he could.. That boy has some major dance moves and I can only hope that he continues to have the same confidence that he has today as he matures. He spent quite a bit of time swimming and was convinced he was part human part sting ray - hence the nice scrape on his chin.


I can finally lay to rest my worries of not fitting into my dress. As I mentioned in the past, I ordered my bridesmaid dress not knowing that I was pregnant. Needless to say, Tiny and I fit right into our dress and looked perfect.

Congrats Andy & Jessica, we wish you guys a lifetime of love & happiness. Enjoy your honeymoon in the Bahamas..

Life as We Know It....

Is all about to change!!!



Jon and I found out that we are expecting a New Years Eve baby and couldn't be more excited. It took us quite awhile to get here, and on several occasions wondered if it would really ever happen. For me, it was a total shock. I cruised around 15 weeks pregnant with Brycen and had no idea. Its crazy that I picked up on some of the very 1st symptons this time around. I would like to think that experience has made me smarter and more aware but somedays I am not soo sure.

After a several rounds of test,medicines and a roller coaster of the most hellacious hormones, we decided to take a break and pick back up after our very busy summer. Jon's brother Andy, is getting married in July. So I figured if I wasnt pregnant by February we would just wait till after the wedding. Im not the biggest fan of looking like a beached whale in pictures, specially ones that people will look at forever. I'm just hoping that my bump will do just as it did with Brycen and stay "incognito" till after the wedding. I have a dress to squeeze into..