Mani Day!

We were lucky enough to have Madi come stay with us for a few weeks. It was so fun to have her around but I'm pretty sure it was torture for her to be away from her friends and fun summer for that long. We did try to make her stay pleasant and stocked up on her favorite foods. As you can see she is quite the health food nut.

 We ventured out a few times while she was here and made it to the 6th floor museum in Dallas. Here we are in front of the grassy knoll.

 

Madi was kind enough to share some of her fashion sense with us

and teach Hawkes lots of new things... Here she is showing him the intricacies of reenacting nacho libre scenes

 And of course how to take selfies. Such an important skill these days.

 Hawkes and Madi were best buds while she was here.

 

They enjoyed long walks,

 

and story time.

 Mostly you could find Madi watching the ipad or on her phone or doing both at the same time. Sometimes she just needed some alone time, and what better place than the tub.

 

She also enjoyed being a creep while people napped.

 

 And Madi/Hawkes photo shoots were daily occurrences while she was here.

We were so sad she had to go back home. 

Thanks for coming and playing with us. We love you so much and wish you could always be with us. My self esteem has dropped drastically since you left, since no one thinks I am funny anymore. Have the best 16th birthday ever! I can't believe how fast it has gone by. I am so proud of the lady you are becoming, besides the occasional bad attitude. I will let that slide though since you are a teenage girl and probably just misunderstood. Wish I was there to celebrate and make your party awesome. In your honor I will eat pie, drink dr pepper, and watch wipeout today though. Love you so much! Thanks for being my other half

Happy Baby Daddy Day!

I have to start by apologizing in my lack of posting. We have had a very busy past few months, but that is for another post. I will try to get the blog updated as soon as possible. Landon did however ask for a new post for Father's Day and I figured I could make that happen. 

We are so lucky to have Landon as the head of our little family. He not only takes care of us and provides us with all that we need, but he is the best Dad to my little boy. (I am sorry to say this post may get a bit cheesy, so if you have sensitive gag reflexes you should probably stop reading now.) He is quick to come to my rescue when I have had enough, and loves to play with Hawkes and teach him new things. He is a great example to our son of what a man should be and I am so glad Hawkes will grow up with that. Recently we were away from Landon for almost a whole month and it definitely gave me a greater appreciation for all that he does. It's just not the same when he's not around, and Hawkes missed their play time and book readings. Lately anytime Hawkes hears the door open he will run as fast as he can to the entrance with the most excited look on his face. It's really the cutest thing. He also cries and throws like a 5 minute tantrum every time Landon has to leave for work, that is much less cute, but sweet to see how much he loves his Daddy. Here are a few recent shots of my boys hanging out.

 

 feeding the birds at the zoo

playtime at the park

 Family photo time

 reading time

 

 sick baby cuddles

nap time

 

We really couldn't ask for more. Thanks for all that you do for our little family. We love you so much. You are my favorite baby daddy and you are welcome for making you a Dad!

Hawkes has matured in our absence from posting

This is what Hawkes looked like from our last blog post.  A lot has changed since that post so long, long ago.  In the meantime Hawkes has developed quite the personality and has matured a great deal.

He went through puberty remarkable early and decided to grow a mustache.

He also decided that he wanted to visit lagoon dressed like a hipster and sport his first ponytail.  (Funny thing is, he look more like a boy with his ponytail than he does without it).

Hopefully he grows out of this pesky teenage punk kid phase without any tattoos or ear piercings, but at this point all we can do is cross our fingers. 

Monday when I put together Landon's birthday post, I realized there were no recent pictures of me and Landon together. I guess once you have a baby, someone is always holding it and the other one is taking the photo. So I looked through some of our older photos and found some good memories. Below is proof if our kids ever look back at this that we were once young and in love. 

Dating

Dancing

 New Years Eve (when we still stayed up for it)

More Dancing

Birthday Dinners

Boating

Trips and Weddings

Law School Events

Engagement Photos

Law School Graduation

Wedding Brunch

Married!

Honeymoon

Family Pictures

We certainly love how our little family has grown and couldn't imagine our life without Hawkes, but looking at these older pictures makes me miss when it was just us. Looks like it's time to leave Hawkes with Grandma and Grandpa and finally have a little couples vacation.