Camping

After the dramatic events of last week (see earlier post), we went camping this past weekend. We had been planning this for a little while, so we decided to go on and go because we all needed some distraction. We had such a good, relaxing time with our friends. Our campsite was right on the lake, so Brandon was able to do some fishing. And Evelyn and I played with Lacey and Charley most of the time, so it was just perfect! Since I actually took the camera, I shot a few pics...

There she is- the camper in all her glory.

And there she is- Miss E in her camping chair with her baby, of course:)

The Coopers even came out for a few hours on Saturday!

Oh the boogsta.

Cutie pie.

Lacey with the babes.

Fishing with the daddies.

Fishie kissies, one of my favorites!

Showing Evelyn Lake Tawakoni

Our little family

Their little family

They love each other. Well, most of the time:)

In front of our little home away from home. 

With our besties.

We had such a great weekend with the Lees!

What a bad day!

Well, another week of firsts-- Evelyn had her first broken bone, first trip to the ER, and first cast this week. It was just a nice morning to take a walk, and we stopped at the park to go down the slide. Her tennis shoe just got caught on the side, and she screamed. She got over it pretty quickly, so I just thought it might be sprained or something. But after a trip to the pediatrician, we went to get Xrays which showed the tiniest little hairline fracture in her tibia. I was devastated. We immediately went to the Emergency Room because apparently that's the only way to get an Ortho consult blah blah blah. After many hours of watching Frozen in the ER, she was splinted and we went home. We were supposed to return to the hospital on Monday for an appointment with Ortho. Well, Thursday morning she got a little better at crawling and she was moving a little more, when I noticed that she was bending her knee in the splint. She had broken the plaster mold on the back of the splint so it was technically no longer "splinted". I called the Orthopedic office and they moved her appointment up so they could check it out. At our appointment that afternoon, they took off the splint and the doctor said she could just wear this little boot for the next 4 weeks! It was an answered prayer, and we were elated. We came home to friends who brought us dinner and so many calls and texts to encourage us. We have the best friends who are here for us and we know have been praying for our girl. We were so scared for our little girl, but again God has taken great care of us and we are thankful that this is just a temporary injury and she'll be back to her normal crazy self in just a few short weeks. Who knows, maybe she'll learn to actually sit and snuggle a little since she can't get around as well:)

Watching FROZEN, works like a charm:)

With her full leg splint- which she will tell you is her "boo boo"

Which also made us turn her carseat forward-facing, which she was very excited about.

Feeling much better about this new boot!

Teaching her babies all about what the doctors do. 

Mother's Day

My mom and Memommy came to visit us for Mother's Day weekend, and we had such a great time. I really wished my sisters were here too, but we had a really good weekend. We went to the Arboretum and did lots of cooking and shopping- our favorite activities to do together:) My Memommy taught me how to make her homemade banana pudding and a few other yummy dishes. And Evelyn really loved playing with them and showing off all her toys and tricks.

It was such a great weekend having them here to celebrate Mother's Day. They are two of the best moms that ever were, and it's always so nice to have good quality time with them, especially since we live so far away. I feel very blessed to have grown up with these two women showing me what love looks like and how to someday be a good mom. And I am especially blessed for them to be such a loving part of Evelyn's life. It's so sweet to see Evelyn being loved on by the women I love most. What a perfect Mother's Day!

At the Arboretum

With Gigi

With Memommy

Me and my girl

We love you so much! Thanks for making my Mother's Day so special!!!