a belated weekend post...

 Hey y'all! I've been feeling behind all week, so it's only fitting that my weekend rehash is a little late as well. Hopefully I can get it in gear the 2nd half of the week ;)

Friday -- I begged asked my parents to come in to celebrate my mom's birthday that was Sunday, and they obliged...it's not terribly difficult to talk them into coming to see their grand-girl! Rob was home that night for the last Friday this fall, so we did our best to keep Jaqs entertained so she could stay up to see Grammie & GP! They pulled in just before 9 p.m., and it was definitely worth the wait. Jaqs was so excited to see them!

redneck playpen #noshame

Saturday -- The Wildcats scrimmaged that morning, so I went to torture myself by running bleachers first, then got to watch the boys debut their hard work this summer. Rob has a good feeling about this season, and so do I! They looked really good. 

Once I got home, we took J to the little water-park for a little bit, but she was SO TIRED from staying up "late" the night before, so we didn't last long. We came home for lunch, then my mom & I went out for some errands and left GP to babysit during nap. Well, wouldn't you know that the babe took nearly a FOUR HOUR nap for him after napping terribly for me all last week? That's how it goes, isn't it? I never knew kids started showing off so young for their grandparents ;)

Rob got home Saturday evening, and we all went out to dinner to celebrate both my mom's and my birthdays, then we went to the playground for some after dinner fun!

 I think Rob & my dad had the most fun. They were like a couple of little boys on the playground! So funny. Jaqs loved it, too, though!

We came home for presents, cookies, and ice cream after that....perrrrfect combo!

Sunday -- My parents had to leave, of course, and we spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying the hubby's last day off together. The girl took another good nap, so we had a lot of time to relax & be lazy...it was nice!

That evening I went to our head coach's wife, Roxanne's, house for our annual wives party. As always, it was so much fun! It's a great way to kick-off the season for us girls. This year, Roxy lead us through a guided paint, and I think it's safe to say we all had a good time with that! I don't have much (okay, ANY) artistic ability, and I was happy with how my beach scene turned out! I hope she'll do this one again ;)

Roxy also served us dinner & dessert, so it was just the perfect girls' night!

Wildcat Wives

Thanks so much, Roxanne!!

I hope your week is off to a great start! Word on the street is that there's a GOLDEN giveaway coming to Perfectly Us beginning tomorrow ;) Don't miss it!!

girly Friday

I'm so thankful to get to be the one to spend the day with our angel girl. Our days are so fun now that she's playing, laughing, and interacting more. We didn't have any grandparents coming in this last weekend, so I wasn't going to get to go to the football game, but my little cheerleader kept me plenty entertained :)

She cheesed it up for some picture to send to daddy and the GGs...

 Then we went to the grocery store, and she rode shotgun for the first time! She was leaning just a smidge by the end of it all. Hey, can't blame her...wore me out too.

 After her nap and plenty of playtime, we went on our first solo dinner date. I decided I wasn't going to cook for myself only to eat and clean up dinner alone (again), so off we went to Chick-fil-A! We sat outside, and we both really enjoyed it. Girl loves the outdoors.

We came home to do some stretches before bath and bedtime...

 Jaqs always gets WILD before her bath...it's like it's her last ditch effort to stay awake. I strip her down and just let her kick, roll, screech, and eat her toes to her little heart's desire. It lasts about 10-15 minutes before she's rubbing her eyes and ready to get in the tub!

night night angel!

Once J was in bed, it was time for momma to cheer on the Cats via internet radio. I missed my girls, so I sent them this picture at one particularly frustrating part of the game:

I mean if I'm going to be spending a Friday night alone, I might as well get all ugly with a mud-mask and an eyebrow wax, right? Ha!

Anyway, thankfully the Cats pulled off another win! WHOOOOOP!

I've dreamt of these girly days with a little side-kick for a long time, and I'm so grateful God has blessed me with way more than I would ever deserve. I'm also thankful for my hard working hubby that keeps me home with that cutie pie :) 

This is the good life.

rewind it back

It's safe to say the last week or so has just slipped away from me. There hasn't been a ton going on or anything...just enough to keep me away from my computer/blogging! It was a nice little break, but I've got life to document here, people :)

Last-last Monday (Columbus Day) Jaqs and I went back to Abilene to spend a few days at my parents' house and to visit our family/friends there! It's always fun to go home, and this trip was no different. Our days there are always full of activity, and the time just flies right on by. Let's do a little picture rewind, shall we?

The Pea was a sweet little traveling girl, and lucky for her, she had Grammie for entertainment in the back seat!

don't let her fool ya, this lasted about 30 miles ;)

Our first stop was to see Rob's grandparents. They hadn't seen their great-grand-girl since the beginning of August, so they were so happy to love on her. Warms my heart.

 There was a cold snap while we were there, so we had to break out some jackets! Don't you worry, it's back in the 80s now....ugh, COME ON Texas, get the FALL memo already!

brrrr mama!

We also visited Grandma G (Rob's mom) and had a good time catching up a bit!

My mom sent me to have a night with my girls while she sat at home with the sleeping babe one night. Anna and I had dinner with our friends Ashley and Emily and had so much fun that we decided to continue the night and met up with Julie! I had a blast hanging out with my long-time girlfriends :)

julie-muah-anna

I got my hur did. I'm pretty sure this is the darkest it has ever been, and I'm digging it!

Jaqsy girl got a few snuggles in with my mom's bestie...

 Then snuggled with her cheer girl on the way to dinner!

stinkin' precious, right?!

Grammie took her girls on a dinner date since we were without all the men in our life! Then we went shopping and got Jaqs the most adorable ballet flats I've ever laid eyes on.

big, puffy heart my big girl!

 I was supposed to leave Jaqs with my mom on Friday and come home to go to Rob's game, then we were going to meet up halfway on Saturday to make the baby exchange. Well, when it came right down to it, I just didn't wanna! I haven't spent a night away from her yet, and even though I know she'd be perfectly PERFECT with  Grammie, I'd be too sad. One of these days. 

So instead that meant I had to make the 3-hour trek back home ALONE with J. I was nervous about it because she doesn't go right to sleep in the car like she did when she was a newborn. We got up early (like 5:30 a.m.) and drove back then, and it worked out perfectly. Baby slept all but about 30 minutes...yeehaw!

Jaqs was SO EXCITED to see her daddy when he got off work that afternoon. He was equally excited to see her, of course :) And me, I guess? HA!

 She is always stroking his face, and it seriously gives me the fuzzies. She adores him, and I know they'll always have a special bond. I love that! 

 On Sunday morning we had a family photo shoot that my smiley baby was, of course, STONE-FACED for. Ah. Such a stinker! Guess I'll forgive her ;)

Monday we had our official 6 month check-up with one oral vaccination and FOUR shots. Ugh, they break my heart every time, and they only get worse as she gets older! Now the nurse makes ME hold down her arms. Come on! Turn me into the bad guy, why don't ya? Jaqs never has real tears, but she did on Monday. Her little face was the most pathetic thing I've ever seen! 

After the torture was done, we came home and snuggled on the couch after having some lunch. She NEVER (and I mean never) will snuggle/sleep on me anymore, but she napped on me for TWO hours. I was in heaven. The thought of putting her down in her bed didn't even cross my mind...I soaked her up and kissed her probably 162 times :)

snuggles & princess bandaids: the silver lining to shots

 My tough girl was back to her happy self (with no fever!) when she woke up!

Praise God!

frighteningly cute

Jaqs' official 6 month stats are: 16 lbs, 1 oz & 26 inches long--45% for both.

I think that pretty much catches me up to the present!

20 bonus points for you if you made it all the way to the end :)