Another trip to CC!

A few weekends ago Drew and I decided to head back down to our hometown and enjoy some good food, good company and soak up the salty air. We've been so busy this summer that it's nice to relax when we go home and just enjoy the city. Before we got to Corpus Christi, we stopped at Drew's family's ranch in Refugio. Charlotte had never been before so we loaded up her and Lucy on the Polaris and drove around the land. She had so much fun!

 

Drew and his girl :)

beautiful Texas land



Lucy loved the Polaris, haha

I was also ESTATIC because my best friend, Gina, was also visiting CC during her fall trip to TX. Unfortunately we were only able to spend one day together but at least we had that. We loved getting the girls together for a play date and lunch date. Oh how I wish we could have these all the time!

Annabel and Charlotte

the best day!

 



I love these three girls!

more photoshoots :)

 

lunch date at hesters

play date at the water gardens :)

love my bff! wish we could have days like this everyday!



Saturday night, Drew and I took Charlotte down to the seawall to see the sailboats (where Drew proposed to me!) and dinner at our favorite restaurant, Waterstreet. I really miss living on the water.

What a great weekend we had! Can't wait to go back in a few weeks.

seawall with my girl

miss seeing this everyday

corpus christi = sparkling city by the sea!



The BEST Day!

Our last day in Corpus, Gina and I had been planning on spending the day together just the two of us with the girls. She came over to my MIL's house and we let the girls play on the floor and then we dressed them up and had a little photoshoot! By the end I think they were thinking... "Okay Mom, enough pictures already!" I will cherish these forever!

I'm sad it came out blurry.. but it was the best one we could get.

She loves her best friend

This just had happened yesterday... sitting up all by herself!

Hi Annabel! I love you!

5 weeks apart!

Happy as can be!

After our little photo session, we headed to the mall to shop around for a little while and then we met Lizzie and Ginny at the Yacht Club to swim! After swimming, we met Natalie and Heather at the Surf Club for dinner. Gina and I had been craving their shrimp wraps! Mmm! What a fun day we had!! I will sure miss seeing Annabel and Gina. August... hurry up!!!

Headed to the mall

Just two girlies shopping :)

Annabel ended up taking a nap poolside...

Indulging :)

AB & C in their matching dresses! I had gotten AB one when my Mom and I went shopping for them in SA.

Surf Club! C was so exhausted from swimming that she took a little snooze :)



Babies, Babies, Babies! The Ultimate Playdate!

The day after the "dream date" with Ginny and Annabel, Charlotte and I had another fun playdate planned at Kylie's house... We named it the "ultimate playdate" because there were so many babies. A large portion of my girl friends were so fortunate to all have babies around the same time and we had all by dying to get them all together... especially since Gina and Annabel were in Texas. Kylie and Lauren live in CC, while Kara and I live in Katy/Houston and then Gina in VA!

Kylie hosted at her house and we had lunch and let the babies again play on the floor and roll around. Kylie has a two year old, Charlie, but besides him... Kara is the only one with a boy right now! Little Aidan sure is the ladies man :) He will have lots of girlfriends to choose from someday! What a fun day girls!! Can't wait to do it again next time we come to CC.

We are just loving all this time with our besties

Kara & Aidan, Gina & Annabel, Me & Charlotte

Charlotte (6 1/2 months), Aidan (4 months), Isla (11 months), Annie (8 1/2 months), and Annabel (5 months)

the best we could get with all of our babies... oh thank you self timer!

Genevieve, Annabel & Charlotte... The DREAM Playdate!

Gina and I have been best friends forever but we've recently included a new bestie into our little duo! Lizzie is also a Corpus gal and had sweet baby, Genevieve (Ginny), 3 days before Annabel was born. What's even more fun is that Lizzie married Gina's cousin so Ginny & Annabel are now cousins.

Since I had Charlotte first I started this whole mom journey by myself and then a month later Lizzie and Gina began. Since they've their girls we've literally been on a "3 way text" all 24 hours in a day. It got me through some pretty rough times being able to text these two girls about ANYTHING! And I mean a.n.y.t.h.i.n.g! Breastfeeding and all the joys and pains that go along with that, sleep, napping, sleep training, milestones, solids, cutting teeth, what to do when they get sick, what type of sleep sacks to use, should we still swaddle?, traveling with a baby... I could literally go on and on. These two mamas have become my lifeline. I don't know where I would be in this whole scheme of motherhood without them and their support. SO... with that being said they are basically my everything. The most sad part about our trio is that none of us life in the same city!! Lizzie still lives in Corpus and I've mentioned before Gina lives in Charlottesville, VA! We've been DYING to get our baby girls together since we all were pregnant at the same time and the time had finally come!

And sadly I'm the only one who actually looks pregnant! Haha

We planned our little dream playdate for Monday, Memorial Day. I had been secretly slaving away on the sewing machine at home making surprise matching dresses for the girls. We had soooo much fun letting the girls play and roll around on the floor. And of course all of us mamas were snapping away on our iphones and cameras. Sorry for all the photos but I couldn't help myself :)

Three sweet mamas... three sweet girls!

Together at last!

Ginny wanted Charlotte's bow

In order of birth...

 baby triangle

there's nothing cuter than naked babies :)

modeling the dresses I made!

 cuties :)

my girl on memorial day

Charlotte's Sip & See

A very southern tradition for a Grandmother is to host a Sip & See to show off her grand baby (especially the first born!) Drew's Mom had wanted to host one for Charlotte along with my Mom and the perfect time to do it was last weekend.

We had it in Corpus Christi at Drew's parent's house and it was such a lovely party! We had a nice little turn out and enjoyed some delicious food and dessert catered by one of my favorite local deli's Small Planet. We had gorgeous fresh flower arrangements everywhere and of course I dressed Charlotte up like a little doll. Enjoy the pictures!

Me and my girl :)

Look at that face!

More smiles for the camera :)



Entry table

Large main table in living room

Coffee table.. Loving all these photos of Charlotte & flowers everywhere

Drink table

Food table

Grammy & Charlotte

She hung out in her swing most of the time because that's where she was the happiest

pretty girl!

Aunt Cece (Drew's sister Codi)

Besties :) Charlotte & Genevieve

Natalie, Lizzie, Genevieve, Heather, Charlotte and Me

Just hanging out

So happy to show off my beautiful little girl