Happy Memorial Day!!

This past weekend was Gavin's first trip to Texoma! We drove down Friday afternoon, and had to break him in right away with a golf cart ride! He loves to be outside, and the golf cart made it that much more fun! He just rides and looks at EVERYTHING around him and is so quiet! That evening, we went to watch the sunset at our friend Hal's lakefront house. It was so pretty watching the sun set right off the lake. Gavin had to go in his jammies bc he was already WAY past his 7pm bedtime!

Hanging with Grandpa

"Mom I'm tired"
Gavin and I walking around the property to get a better view

Love this little man

Last minute playtime before bed

The next morning, we got up and headed out to the lake! Gavin and I hung out in the boat while the guys got everything ready to launch. It was very humid, so we couldn't wait to get into the water and get some wind blowing on us to cool us off. But be careful what you wish for...we got our fair share of wind over the weekend!! The water was rough, so we parked the boat around the point at West Beach to get some calm water. We spent two afternoons on the water, tied up to the Campbells and hanging out with all our lake friends!

I think we need to get him his own shades

"You sure I have to wear this hat Mom?"

"Well I DO look pretty cute!"

I love this pic of me and the little munchkin

Swimming with Daddy!

"Driving this boat is hard work!"

Day 2 heading to the water!
"Everyone sit back and relax, I'll drive!"


So happy to be on the boat again
Cruz living the good life!




Sunday night fireworks at Hal's
Driving his car and surveying the property


"Beep Beep!"
We had a great first trip with Gavin down to the lake! Happy Memorial Day everyone!!

The Very Hungry Gavin...errrrr...Caterpillar

We like storytime...and I make it a point to read to Gavin every day. It's definitely a task to read to this kid now, because he has decided that he has better things to do then sit quietly and watch as I read. He likes to flail about, grab for other toys, and ALWAYS tries to EAT the books! I give it my best shot to continue reading through the madness...but last night was just a lost cause...

"Hey Mom, wanna read me the Very Hungry Caterpillar?"

"Hold on, I just need a quick bite..."
"On second thought, Im just gonna eat the book and watch TV"
Tonights book reading = EPIC FAIL! Maybe he'll get smarter by slobbering all over the books instead of reading. :)

Welcome Baby Madyn!

Yesterday at 8:40 AM, sweet little Madyn Jaymes Castro was born!! This is my friend Leslie's baby girl, who weighed 7lbs 15oz and is 20" long. I got to go up to Mercy yesterday to visit and hold her and I am so happy for all of the Castro family!

"Days" in Napa

Congratulations to the Days!

Eric and I are up for any excuse for a good trip, some great friends, and awesome wine!! (well i like the wine anyway). We took a trip to Napa a few weeks ago, for the wedding of some of our best friends, Mitch and Liz "Day"!! Eric and I got into Napa late Tuesday night after an eventful day of travelling, delays, and finally a long car ride from San Fran airport to the Vino Bello Resort in Napa. We met everyone at the bar that evening to toast to the start of wedding week (although some of them had already been celebrating for a few days). Then the next morning, the girls headed out for a day of pedicures, lunch and shopping, while the guys went golfing for the day.

That evening was the rehearsal. We all got back from our busy days, got ready, and then headed to V. Sattui Winery for the rehearsal. The winery was beautiful, and we couldn't have asked for a more perfect setting. After the rehearsal, we had dinner in a wine cave at our hotel. The dinner was very nice, and the cave was probably the coolest place I've eaten EVER!

Liz Bolen and I

Love my honey

V. Sattui Winery

Love you Mitchell

Kings Table at the Wine Cave

Gwyn and I

Lauren, Baby Nash, and me!

The day of the wedding, the guys golfed...again...and the girls just hung out and got ready, had brunch, etc. The wedding was absolutely beautiful and the weather couldn't have cooperated more perfectly. Liz and Mitch were so happy and giddy the entire night, and it was so awesome to be a part of their special day!

Isn't she beautiful?

Opeco Pic

Jonathan, the officiant, rehearsing before the ceremony

Reception location

Ceremony location

Callie and I

Liz, Charlie, Kim and Callie

The Happy Days

The next morning, about 30 of us went on a tour of Sterling Winery, which is a huge and beautiful winery. You take a tram up to the top of the winery, and then tour from there. The whole experience was really fun, and the wine was great! Eric and I ordered too much wine to send home, but as long as we don't drink it in a day, I think we're good!








After the wine tour, we headed to Gotts/Taylors Hamburgers, which is a famous hamburger joint, with amazing shakes, garlic fries and some pretty interesting seafood burgers and tacos. We ate outside on picnic tables, and hung out until we needed to head back to the buses.

Mitch found his street!

Waiting in line to order - Bartholomews, Days and Dixons

The trip was so much fun, and we couldn't be happier for Mitch and Liz. I definitely recommend a trip to wine country if the opportunity ever comes up! Especially if you like wine...

Rambling Monday

Sooo, where to start...since Im gonna ramble I guess it doesn't matter.

First, let me just say that I missed this little man more than you can imagine...

4 days without this guy was way too long!

I drank way too much of this in California...

I can't WAIT to blog about the beautiful wedding we attended...here's a peak at the venue

So beautiful!

While we were away, I TOTALLY missed this whole "Rapture" talk. I have no idea what it is, except I kept seeing status updates about the world ending and if it was "did they still need to clean house?" Needless to say I am glad we're still here today, my house is clean, and I survived the supposed End of the World. Phew! Dodged that bullet!

Speaking of NOT dodging bullets...I can't believe all of the sad news from Joplin, MO and their tornadoes. So horrible for all of the people that lost their lives and their homes. Sadly, us Oklahomans know way too much about Mother Nature's wrath. Hopefully we don't get anything like that this year. My anxiety about storms keeps going up!

What would you grab if you had to grab the essentials? I always go over that in my head, and right now i feel like my list is solid in my head. But it's like the grocery store for me. No matter how sure I am of what I need from the store, the second I walk in, I TOTALLY FORGET! I mean, I start walking down the cat food aisle, and I dont even have a cat! So if I ever had to follow through on my storm plan thats all laid out in my head, it would be a disaster. So I think I'll just stick to Gavin, Eric and Lexi as my priorities. Who cares about marriage licenses, homeowners insurance docs, picture albums (they're all online anyway now), and tennis shoes ("Im going without shoes" - Dane Cook) . All I care about is the safety of the people (and dog) I love.

Moving on with my rambling...let me just tell you about a new thing that used to be cool and now gets on my nerves. I LOVE Redbox. Actually, its probably better to say "loved" redbox. Because it was a great thing, and I even have an app on my phone to reserve a movie and then I dont have to drive to more than one redbox to find the movie I want to rent. So I rent all the time at the one by my house. I reserve it beforehand, and even when there's a line, it doesn't make me in a bad mood bc I know my movie is reserved. Fast forward to last week...I reserved a movie on my phone, and headed to the Walgreens by my house. I get there, and there is NOT ONE BUT TWO lines!! Two lines bc now there are 2 redboxes. 2??? Which one did I reserve my movie on? I have no idea, so I have to wait in one line, swipe my card, only to find out this is not the one that has my reservation. So then I have to wait in the other line and FINALLY, 15 minutes later, I get my movie! Never mind that the machines have an "A" and a "B" on them. Nowhere on my app does it tell you if you are reserving at box "A" or "B". So now Im on a new mission to find places with only 1 redbox. Why mess up a good thing people!!?

But maybe sometimes I have too much of a good thing?? The Starbucks guy this morning (who almost knows me by name, or by coffee order) said "See you tomorrow!" I was like, "hmmm...do I have a problem or something?" But now my dilemma is this: I wasn't even planning on going tomorrow. I usually only go to Starbucks in the mornings like twice a week, but I guess his mornings run together and he thinks its a lot more often. So should I go back tomorrow, so as not to disappoint???

This concludes my Rambling Monday. I hope you all have a rambling Monday of your own! :)

Tired Baby

Every night after Gavin's last bottle, he has a minor meltdown bc he doesn't want the bottle to be empty! This isn't even his worst breakdown, but it's still pretty funny!