There are about 1,000 towns in Texas that may as well have that name.

We went to visit my Bff and Olivia's Godmother, Carrie!

She also runs Mermaid Missionary!

We went and had burgers and played outside with our girl, and came back in to play Wii.

Carrie lives outside of Tyler, but not too far. I love going and visiting her, and wouldn't mind doing it more often. I love being out in the ~country~ every once in a while.

I love her backyard.

Most of these photos are insanely blurry. We were having too much fun.

I grabbed Olivia and swung her as if she were kicking the ball.

Olivia discovered a cool new trick. 

Olivia and Carrie!

I will be the first to admit a sunset picture annoys the shit out of me. They all look the same and if you've seen one, you've seen them all. Doesn't mean I don't appreciate a beautiful sunset when I see one. I just don't care to see pictures of them. Welp, here's the first sunset picture I've ever taken with this camera. And a perfect photo to end this post.

I hope everyone's week is going well. We're taking Olivia to the Perot Museum on Saturday, I can't wait!

12.20.14

It's a weekend of many first's for Liv. On Saturday we took her to Holiday In The Park at Six Flags. Jose's parents take the kids every single year, so this year we got to take our kid! Don't worry, it wasn't that cold, and we bundled her up so well I'm pretty sure she sweat a little haha.
Here are a few photos from Livi's trip to Six Flags.

                 

Jose's mom and brother tending to our sweet angel

                   

So we ended up having to buy her a new beanie cos we forgot to grab one before we left the hotel and I thought this one was incredibly cute and matched her little jumper.

                     

I can't get over these photos of Jose and Olivia watching someone perform Christmas jingles.

                      

I wanna say she enjoyed the merry-go-round, but she didn't really give a reaction like I was hoping haha, I think it made her a bit dizzy

Her first churro!

I think this may have been her favorite, she tried hot chocolate for the first time.

Between the warm hot chocolate in her belly and being bundled up, this put her to sleep so quickly.

Luckily she woke up just in time to see the lights before we left. I can't wait to take her every year. It's such a cute tradition. Do you have any family traditions during the holidays?

12.19.14

So, I finally got to use my camera more. A lot more, actually. This Friday we went to Chuck E Cheese in Dallas. Which was actually exciting cos the last time we were there I was pregnant, so Olivia got to enjoy it a bit more. ;)
I'm finally setting aside some time(very quickly)to share some photos with you guys.
It probably would have been more fun for Olivia had she been able to walk, and if they had an area for her to play, but all they had was games. And I'm not so sure I'd feel safe with her wandering around-with me behind of course. Kids tend to be very pushy..
Anyways, here are a few very cute photos of Olivia

This was us just sitting at the table, right after finishing pizza

Her first ride! She was a bit wobbly, and was paying more attention to the other kids running around

Which one is Olivia?

She was a little weary of her passenger but I think she enjoyed his company

There aren't very many, or any, games that she can play-but this one caught her attention

Oh this one kills me, she looks like a toddler more than a baby :(

 

For some reason, she wouldn't even try to grab the ball, she preferred slapping the machine

As a parent, I'm realizing how hard it is not to just choose every single picture of her. *insert emoji hysterically crying*

I saved the best for last, she clearly had no idea what she was supposed to do.

I hope you guys enjoyed these pictures we snapped of Olivia's very first Chuck E Cheese visit!

Fun filled weekend!

So last weekend we went to a hockey game! Which happened to be Olivia's very first! Very exciting, probably more for us than her haha. She did really well, I was pretty nervous, with her being so young. That she would end up getting insanely bored but I think the loud noises kept her interested. We got to see two friends(another couple)that we don't really get to see very often since they live in Dallas. Hopefully we get to see them again next month. Christian and Abbey were generous enough to let the Lopez family crash at their place for the weekend and we couldn't have asked for them to be sweeter. They are seriously such great and caring friends. Sorry Livi was a bit fussy, guys! Haha.
We did a bit of shopping as well, Livi got her very first Lush experience!(Even before her mom) Here are a few pictures from our weekend in Dallas:

This picture was taken at the very entrance before we went in. 

Ever since I got this camera I've been trying so hard to take the perfect selfie. Clearly haven't mastered it yet hahah.

From left to right: Christian, Abbey, Me, Olivia in my lap, and Jose

Stars win 3-1!

I bought a few things at Lush. Two bath bombs and a bubble bar for my Livi. And a face scrub for Jose's mom for Christmas, hopefully she doesn't see this haha. 

And last but absolutely not least, Olivia's very first bubble/bath bomb/lush bath!

None of these pictures have been edited so please excuse the quality.