Texas State Fair!!!!!!

Yesterday was our Texas State Fair day! It was so wonderful. We got a bit of a late start due to John having to meet the foundation inspection over at the new house, but that's okay, we had a blast. It started out a little wet and rainy...the day was nice and cool. I wasn't too thrilled of how cool it was though...I packed all of my fall/winter clothes in the garage. I seriously didn't think I'd need them till November. John let me borrow one of his jackets...thankfully!

I love the fair! We try to go every year. The girls love it! Presley really enjoyed it this year. Piper I think is still a little young to really enjoy it. Next year will be better for her though.

Juliet started the fair day with a nap.

We each got in for a buck with 3 cans of food a piece. That was super nice! Always love saving money!

I wanted to take Presley on the ferris wheel, but once she saw it up close...she decided that she wouldn't be up for that...EVER.

Where to 1st??? Presley navigated us. She wanted to see butterflies.

I love Presley's little pose with the statue.

Juliet just waking up...it took her a while.

Still kinda groggy. She's such a cutie!

Monkey See, Monkey Do All the way to the fountain.

Then we headed to the Science Museum! The girls LOVED it!

And there he is! BIG TEX! The girls just looked at him in awwww. He's so big and tall!

They loved Big Tex's choo choo train.

Then we went for some grub! I packed alot, but you can't go to the fair and not have a fair corny dog! Presley was doing her Corny Dog Happy Dance!

Fair Goodness! Yum!

Presley heard the music! Shake Your Booty!

We won a tire air checker thingy....Presley learned how to use it and started checking the tires of the trucks at the car show.

We are headed to the beach!

As Seen On TV! Presley moved her way up to the front of the line! She loves As Seen On TV products!

I cannot believe all the fried stuff they sold out there. Fried lattes, fried butter, fried moon pies..... Just sounds disgusting!

Pig Races! That was fun!

Piper talking like Big Tex. So funny!

We were hanging out wait for the parade to begin.

Juliet being a stinker shaking her booty at me.

And the parade begins!

We shared a funnel cake and lemonade too.

Maybe next year Presley will ride with me.....

We had a blast! Can't wait till next year! Maybe we won't have to take a stroller. Wouldn't that be nice!

Loving Memory Lane

Warning: Tons of old pics!

This morning the girls and I were sitting in front of the computer looking at old pictures. I am sooooo glad that I am addicted to taking pictures! So many wonderful memories! Anyways, I though I'd share a few of my favorite!

Our 1st house! Year - 2000.

2002...I love this picture!

2003 - The day after arriving in Ocho Rios to be married! It was a long journey to get here. We got stuck in Miami for nearly 2 days and missed our 1st wedding date! Missed several planes due to the weather. We met some great people along the way.

John's mom and dad went with us to Jamaica. We had a great time! I wished though my parents couldn't have been there as well. That's the only thing I would have changed about my wedding!

We climbed the falls. That was fun!

Drank coconut milk

Swam and snorkeled alot! I even got socked in the face by this huge guy that was scared of the water. He was probably about 250 pounds screaming in the water like a big baby. Anyways, he elbowed me in the face and tried to use me to get out of the water! What an idiot!

We ate ALOT! The food was sooooo good! I think we gained about 10 pounds the week we were there!

We got a couples massage on the beach. It wasn't as romantic as it sounded either. I mean it was nice being out there with the sound of the water coming in, but the sand hurt my skin soooo bad! It was like I was being bathed in sand and oil for an hour! And our massage people were chatting the entire time!

Wedding dinner! Steak and Lobster!

Back home...here's my 1st loves. My Beauties!

Lucky and Spot!

I miss them so much!

Feb 2004 - This is John and I after his dad's funeral. I was also pregnant in this picture and we just didn't know it yet. I wished we were able to tell John's dad he was going to be a grandpa again.

2007 - I was about 7 months pregnant when this pic was taken of John and his friend Jaimie. I was a designated driver for these two drunkards! The were hysterical. We were at a wedding and the stole a picture of beer from the reception and went out to the parking lot to finish getting their drink on!

Nov 24, 2004 - Finally! Presley is here!

She so serious! Still is a very serious child!

That's were John slept for the entire week we were at the hospital. We were there for about 5 days...so it became our home for about a week.

We went to visit Presley in the nursery the next morning. We weren't allowed to hold her for 24 hours. She was pretty sick and they wouldn't allow her to leave the nursery. They didn't want me to even hold her or nurse her. When I saw her for the 1st time, I cried and cried and cried over her and wouldn't stop. The nursery nurses were all like "what's wrong?". I told them they were mean people because they wouldn't tell me what was wrong with her and they wouldn't let me hold her and they wouldn't let me nurse her and all I wanted to do was hold my baby and when Presley would cry right in front of me, they wouldn't let me comfort her. How is a mother suppose to stand there and watch her new born baby cry and not try to comfort her? If I remember correctly, I think they told me that I was the one making the baby cry. Well, Eventually, they broke down and I got to hold her in the nursery and feed nurse her. But I was clueless! I had no idea what I was doing and they were no help!

Our 1st family pic in the nursery! I think she was in there for 2 days before she could come to my room.

Typical new parent picture trying to figure things out!

I love this picture of John and Nate!

Dec 2004 - John with his mom, grandmother Viola, and grandpa Robert

Grandma Ragan and Uncle Sky with Presley

Christmas at my house....2004....I wasn't ready to take the baby out.

The grandkids with Grandma and Grandpa Ragan

Aunt Deb and Presley

Uncle John and Presley. I remember him telling me that he was surprised we came. I think Uncle John knew how paranoid I was about taking Presley around people.

2 months old

4 months old

6 months old. I use to work nights, so when I'd leave, those two would settle into the evening by playing video games.

6 mths old - Taste of Addison. I love this pic!!!

7 mths old

10 months old - one of her favorite past times....always pulling down the diapers

11 mths old. She is such a daddy's girl!

She fell asleep trick or treating!

11 1/2 months old, I think we were at Karen's baby shower

11 1/2 mths old, one of our favorite thngs to do with Presley. We'd go to every park around us and feed the ducks! She'd eat some and share some. Love it!

1 YEAR OLD! I cannot believe how much she has changed from the very 1st day that we met her!

There are more pics to come from mine and the girls walk down memroy lane...but that'll have to be another day. I am beat!