First Time Mom Mistake

Nolan had an easter egg hunt yesterday at MDO. Yes, I knew that they were having it...but I didn't think about the fact that he needed an easter basket. I get there and all the other kids have the cutest baskets and the teacher was so nice and said "I can just make Nolan a basket". I was like "no, I will be back".

Heres the deal...I knew that he would need an easter basket this year, so I had a great thought. I loved the personalized baskets at potterybarnkids. So I just thought I would wait until they went on sale the week before and buy it then. I didn't even think about the possibility that they would be sold out! They were! So instead....

I went to Target and found Nolan the perfect basket. I just knew he would like it....it was an Elmo basket! He did! He loves it and loves Easter egg hunting! Can't wait to see what he does this weekend.

By-the-way, my house is not usually this messy. I was folding laundry in Nolans playroom.

More Wedding Pics

Wedding Weekend!

This weekend my cousin Courtney got married. I was the matron of honor. Erik was an usher and Nolan was the ring bearer. Here are some highlights from the weekend.

Thursday night - Simply Fondue - Bacholorette/Lingerie Dinner

Friday - Rehearsal Dinner - Mi Cocinas Nolan is wearing Eriks cowboy hat that was received as a gift from Ben. Since Ben is from Wisconsin, the bridesmaids got cheese heads and the groomsmen/ushers got cowboy hats.
Here is a pic of me with some of the bridesmaids.
Here is a pic of us at Billy Bobs after the rehearsal.
Saturday - The Wedding

It was a crazy evening to say the least. Nolan did so good at the wedding. He walked down with his cousin Landry. They made it half way down the aisle and decided to turn around, but then turned around again and ran down the aisle to his daddy.

Priceless

Well, here are the pricey pictures that I was complaining about a few weeks ago. I took a picture of the pictures, so they aren't the best quality, but you get the idea. I think they turned out cute. Now that we have the pictures and they are paid for...they will be priceless for years to come.

All Dressed up and no where to go...yet!

Nolan is the ring bearer at my cousins wedding next weekend. He tried on his suit last night. Oh, did I mention when he went to his 15 month check up...he was in his 91% for weight, 30% for height, and 99% for head size. We joke and say he is short, plump, and has a big head. Needless to say, the suit needs some alterations. His pants are about 3 inches too long (thank you mom for altering them)...the shirt won't button around the neck...the tie is too short...the vest won't button around his belly and the shoes don't fit, because his feet are too wide. With all that said...he is the cutest little man I have ever seen. He is going to do great! (Courtney...Nolan wants to know if he can ride a horse like this one down the aisle???)

Spring Break!

Well, it was Nolans Spring Break anyway. The rest of us got to work, but we still had a little fun.

Monday-I got to work, while Nolan played all day with his great-grandfather and his wife....aka, Pappy and Pat. This was also Mimi and Pops 35th wedding anniversary. Happy Anniversary!

Tuesday-I got to work again! After work, Nolan and I went to Mimi and Pops house to see his cousins, Molly and Ally, and Aunt Em. Pops heated the pool for us and we went swimming for the first time this year. Nolan loves splashing the water! He loved every moment except getting out! (oh and Nolan doesn't normally wear a hat with pink stripes...he had to borrow his cousins)

Wednesday-Nolan got to go see the doctor and get his 15 month shots. Always exciting! Not! That is the worst....holding your child down as they look at you with enormous tears rolling down their cheeks and a face that says "Mommy why are you doing this to me?" Anyways, that evening we (erik, myself, emily and geoff) took Eriks parents out to eat at Eddie V's for their anniversary. The food was sooo tasty! If you ever go, you have to save room for the Banana's Foster. Its the best dessert ever! Thursday - We relaxed! Nolan helped me with laundry, as always! We spent a lot of time outside. We have a new net on our pool to help keep Nolans safe...anyways, he thought it would be funny to throw his soccer ball on it and let mommy fetch it. It was funny, but not at the time!Here is a pic of the pool with the net...just imagine the ball out in the middle. Thursday was also my brother, Chris', birthday. Happy Birthday Chris! (sorry chris, I can't find a pic of you right now, although I could have used the one from Christmas with the bow on your head, but I decided not to...:-))
Friday - I got to work again, because a co-worker was on vacation. Nolan played with Mimi all day. That night we went out to eat for Chris' birthday at Texas Roadhouse. It was really good food too.

I love that Spring is in the air, although with Spring comes allergies. Nolan started coughing worse last night and his nose is running like a faucet. Hopefully, it is just allergies and not another round of sickness.

Robbed!!

Okay, well I feel like I got robbed anyway. We had our family pictures taken at Holmes last week and yesterday we went to pick out the pictures. They were all absolutely precious. I fell in love with about 15 pictures, but unfortunately could only afford two poses. I mean really, why can' t these photographers just sell copies of the pictures on CD and we could make our own copies. Afterall, those pictures are of my family and my baby. All they are going to do is trash them. Just venting. Does anyone else understand? I'm really not that upset. I know they have to make money too....but really, do they have to raise the prices on their pics so much!