arrington vineyards

So, I finally got to visit a place i've wanted to go to for a long time.

While my family was down we were trying to figure out something to do that is a "local" attraction. It dawned on me!! Ah~ha, Arrington Vineyards!

We made a day of it! We packed a picnic lunch took our blanket and headed to the vineyards :)

mommy whispering sweet nothings to my baby girl and stealing all her sweet sugars :)

out lil family walking through the vineyard. it's suppose to be the

prettiest there around June. we will be going back!

miss aubree peyton running and holding a dandelion.

not a weed! a flower! lol

maranda and josh

this was our view from underneath our huge shade tree where

we had our picnic. it's all hillside and there isn't a bad view in

the whole place.

miss aubree having a swiss roll cake after she finished her

turkey and cheese :)

bryan always called maranda burnice matice when she was a little

girl. she looked like the little girl off of hope floats. anyway,

the name has stuck and now aubree is calling her burnice too, funny!

me and my hubby :)

such a beautiful place! can't wait to visit again

mommy and daddy's baby love

toots! good food and great family time :)

my cousin maranda and her hubby josh came down and visited us for the weekend. we had a ball! the days went by so fast!

we took them to toots for lunch on saturday. a local family restaurant where you can get the absolute best fried pickles in the world!

we all had something we loved :)

burnice and me hanging out. we had a booth in the back corner of the restaurant, we were cracking each other up.

my family! my world!

maranda and josh

albo and daddy

beautiful baby :) we were all dancing in our corner, including aubree!

it was h~i~l~i~a~r~i~o~u~s!!

you just had to be there ;)

albo's new favorite hobby, taking off daddy's nose. what's so funny, is that his nose is SUPER sensitive and he cant stand for it to be touched. which for my makes it even more funny! sounds mean, i know, but the faces he makes and soooo funny! anyone would laugh :)

you've got mail

we came home from daycare today and low and behold there was a package sitting at our front door, with miss aubree's name written all over it.

she ask "mommy, is that mine?" with such cute excitement.

we brought it inside and she wasted no time. she was ready to get down to business and get that box open!

it was package from our maw and paw :)

ripping the tape off!!!

she loves loves loves getting mail! i love watching her get something.

she feels so proud and loved.

she got a bag full of goodies. a bunny, some cookies, m`n`m's, some money and a gorgeous pair of pearl earrings!

now the challenge was going to be convincing her to let me change out her earrings. they hadn't been changed since we got her ears pierced.

saying it was a challenge would be an understatement. i tried to do it alone. she sat stiff held both hands up to her ears and told me NO!

so..

we called in reinforcements, daddy :)

he held her while i did the horrible swap.

the end result is beautiful. i've always wanted her to have a pair of pearls like mommy :)

thank you so much maw!

the picture doesn't do them justice. we love you..

We're Best Friends

It has been AWHILE since i updated. We have had some pretty sad things happen for us lately, so, i haven't had much to say.

anyway..

Here is a recent picture of the girls. Bryan picked them up from daycare the other day and let them play outside :)

Getting so big, aren't they?!

They are our mini people :)

They still love each other as much as they always have, so sweet.

While they were on a two week separation from each other for spring break and us being out of town. Aubree would frequently remind me how much she missed Reagan.

hello kitty :)

aubree got a package in the mail a few days ago from our aunt susie and uncle teddy.

it was for valentines day with a little something special!

they sent her a love note with 2o dollars inside!

this adorable hat that one of susie's friends makes was in the package too :)

susie said she makes several different styles.

the picture doesn't do it justice, its absolutely adorable!

thank you teddy and susie!

we love you guys and miss you tons :)

happy heart day from maw and paw

albo got a card in the mail from our maw and paw for valentine's day.

getting any piece of mail truly makes her day!

she loves it!

it made her feel extra special that there was twenty dollars inside!

she said look mommy! i said albo, its paper money :)

she said "im ready go shoppin mommy!"

i ask, what do you want to buy? her response, uuummm.....

pa~corn and more money, lol.

thank you maw and paw for thinking of aubree on valentines day.

you made her day extra special..

we love you bunches :)

papaw and faye love their albo!

When we got home from work/daycare today we seen we had a package at the front door. i looked at the shipping label and seen it was for albo. i said aubree you got a surprise from papaw and faye!! she got that "excited" look on her face. she sat it on her table and said mommy, open this!!

she was gasping and making the cutest faces.

the girl loves loves getting mail.

makes her feel so special..

she is saying daddy look!!

she carried it off to her room and sat it on the floor, took it out of the box, and we looked around her room for her to sit it..

what do you think? mommy and aubree thinks it looks perfect here!

thank you so much faye and papaw for aubree's pottery barn clock!

its so adorable and adds the perfect lil' touch to her room :)

Snowmen aren't forever, but their memories are...

we had SNOW much fun outside the other day :) aubree and i chased each other around the yard, we watched daddy build a snowman, and made a snow angel!

we were freezing to say the least! albo and i only lasted about a half hour, daddy was the real champ and stayed until the snowman was finished :)

we've spent some quality time together as a family this winter playing in the snow. ive really enjoyed it.

this picture is priceless to me. worth a thousand words....

we came inside for some hot chocolate for bryan and i, and some warm chocolate for albo!

so yummy:)

proud papa with his very own frosty.. he wanted me to bring the camera back outside to take a picture! he was so proud. i couldn't believe how tall he made him! looks like me standing beside bryan!

the finished product! he looks awesome!