babymooning

we spent the last few days in savannah and hilton head for our last "real" trip before baby girl arrives.  what fun we had...our days consisted of decisions like, should we hit the beach, or go to the pool?  the temps while we were gone soared to 108 in dallas - and in hilton head, 89 was the high.  cool, ocean breezes, a nice short rain, and lots of sunshine made for a very nice break from the texas heat.  we sat on porches looking out at the ocean, eating wonderful seafood, and reveling in our beautiful two year old boy.  it's hard to believe that soon he will be three and a big brother.  so much to look forward to for all of us.  what a blessing it was to have time away to just enjoy each other and relax.

 link still asks on a daily basis for more "fiyracrackas"and lucky for him, folks in hilton head set them off all the time.  he was lovin' it.  we also saw the most beautiful, complete rainbow i have ever seen over the ocean one evening after a quick rain.  you could literally "see" it's beginning and end going into the water - and to top it all off, it was a double rainbow!  link was frightened at first because it was so ominous and distinct in the sky - but then every time we went to the beach after, it's all he talked about. so funny.  i think my favorite part of the whole vacation was just watching how social a creature he has quickly become - he greets all he meets with a  quick, "hi!  how's it goin?"  kills me.  he was our little southern charmer and made friends everywhere he went.  :)

savannah ferry ride

up, up, and away!  i was AMAZED at how easy he was on the plane - he has grown up a lot since our last flight, safe to say.  :)

harbor town with the hubs

double rainbow!  amazing!!!

love my little man

"cheeeeese for hunny and papa!"  (my parents were really missing him, this was a text pic we sent :)

he is currently OBSESSED with golf.  talks about playing, watching, just golf in general, all the time.  we took him to harbour town to see the course and we could not bribe him off the 18th green.  even with ice cream.  ha.

like father, like son!

"link's tree house" at sea pines

big brother to-be :)

hill country

the king of the pool at lost pines.  that place was made for family fun.  LOVE.

jay had some business in austin this week, so we left town last friday and headed for san antonio to visit friends.  we had a lot of fun and got to catch up with good friends, visit the alamo, and let link catch up with some of his buddies as well.

sunday we headed for austin and spent some time with mollie's family, then in town and then out at lost pines.  over the course of the trip i got to see three of my best friends, their kids, and their new homes!  what a treat and what a great little getaway.  i love the hill country, san antonio, and austin so much.  there is a lot of beautiful landscape and some of my very best friends happen to live down that way, so that doesn't hurt, either.  :)

link and mama - night swim at lost pines = happy boy

link and finley (his bf, our goddaughter), reunited at her new house in san antone.  they had so much fun.  this was a tea party that link crashed - she kept offering him tea and he would say no, CAWFEEE (coffee) and then proceed to chug it down.  he also brought his golf club.   such a typical man.  she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.  :)

link and two of jill's boys, keller and caleb.  sweet friends.  :)

link was completely disappointed in the alamo, since he totally thought we were going to see elmo.  whoops.  better luck next time, texas history.  maybe he can warn his sister when she gets her first trip.

speaking of sisters, time is ticking away and we keep drawing closer to baby girl's due date.  we have finally narrowed our list of names down to two, bought her bedding (thanks mom!), a dresser, some adorable clothes, and are getting her little room put together.  this has flown by thus far and i can't believe in a little over two months she will be here!  unreal!!!!  i am feeling as good as can be expected for a very pregnant woman, in texas, in july.  at least this go round i fully understand that all these aches, pains, and fatigue are TOTALLY worth it in the end...we will get to meet our newest family member so soon!

we love fireworks

it was as if no one on earth had ever witnessed a fireworks display wednesday night when the first fireworks went off at tulsa country club.  link was in AWE.  he has talked about not much else since, asking constantly when we are going to see more fireworks.  little man asks for a lot of things that are pretty easy requests (going swimming, to the park, to see hunny and papa, chick fil a, etc) but this one is tough to fill.  of course this will make it that much more fun next year when the anticipation has built over the course of a whole year...it's like christmas in july!  :)

we enjoyed some good family time with my brother josh and his family.  lots of golf for the guys, shopping for the gals, time at the pool, and chats and laughter well into the wee hours of the morning.

midnight chats and snacks in the kitchen

hugs with caroline

fireworks with mom

the fam

i hope you all had a very happy fourth.  thank you to all the troops and their families for the sacrifices you have made and make every day for each of us.  we are thankful for our freedom and for our country!