Mother's Day 2013

Today is such a surreal day. Today I am exactly 20 weeks pregnant, which is the halfway mark. That in and of itself is insanity, but how cool to be halfway to being a Mama on the day we celebrate moms.

Thank goodness that the Lord saw it fit to place so many wonderful moms in my life. None of course hold a candle to my very own mother. Mama Sheryl has always been such the supporter of me and my brother. She loves us. Laughs with us (this is of course when she understands the joke). Cries for us (since she holds the emotion gene) and all around just makes our lives fun. No one could be a better mom to us than her. And now, she is in her best role yet... Nana! Can't wait for Beau to get to meet this lady.

Next, of course is my incredibly sweet and fun mother-in-law. I am so grateful for her for so many reasons. First, she is a great mom and raised a son that couldn't be more of a gentlemen if he tried. I am so thankful that she raised him to love God and love people. Plus, she is a heck of a lot of fun to hangout with and that just frankly can't be beat. I am also so excited for Beau to meet his Nana. Cause Mrs. Sue is a pretty outstanding one.

I cannot wait to meet our little guy! 20 weeks down, 20 weeks to go. I ought get moving on that nursery :).

Scenes of Bubba'a Birthday

Words cannot express how much we all love Bubba. So we will let pictures. So happy he was born 27 years ago!

Because I believe in Birth(weeks)

This is officially Bubba's Birth Week!! Yay! Last night, I begged him to let me treat him to dinner on our joint money. Let's just all say that a huge let down of adult life is that presents are only so fun when technically you are buying them for yourself. HA! Anyway, he has been working INCREDIBLY hard over the past few weeks on finishing up his CFP education requirement stuff, and a fun night was definitely a necessity. (He will kill me for even mentioning the previous sentence, but my blog, sorry bud.) 

We headed to a new restaurant to us called Islanders. It was deliciously yummy, and I highly recommend it! Bubba got to eat the ocean which is his favorite meal. I got shrimp and key lime pie. Totally a winning meal. I can honestly say that a relaxing dinner was what both of us needed. Hopefully, Bubba will allow a few more celebrations this weekend, but he won't make any promises!

Happy Birthday Dinner!! Love you Bub.

The Best Date Ever

Bubba and I have been INSANELY busy the past month or so. Doing what? I am not even sure. It just seems like we have been running and doing and being tired. This is so interesting so far, I am boring myself. Anyways, Bubba asked me on Wednesday if I wanted to go on a date. I immediately screamed YES!! Followed by what I wanted to do exactly.  

My grand plans? Cleaning our bedroom. I told him I wanted our date to be tag-team cleaning the abyss that is our bedroom. I am not proud of the way it had become. I will blame being busy, but really I think I just was practicing my great skill of avoidance. Here is the deal. I somehow can always maintain a clean house, bathrooms, kitchen, living room, no problem.  My car and bedroom... now those will be the death of me. I am not sure what it is, but it is what it is.

Well, we had a fun time cleaning and watching tv and chatting while we cleaned. And now, I am one happy mama! It definitely goes to show that you know you found your match when joint cleaning the house cannot only be fun, but the perfect night. I sure do love my Bubba.

It's a.....

We went to the doctor today and got a great report about Baby Garrott. This of course is the best news. We are so grateful for a healthy baby and pregnancy thus far. BUT, the icing on the cake is that we got to learn what little Baby Garrott was... you know girl or boy. And...

Lea Anderson Garrott, III 

"Beau"

We are beyond excited and cannot wait to meet the little guy. Thank you so much for all your prayers and keep 'em coming! 

The Cowboy Rides Away

This weekend was one for the record books. We went to see George Strait (and Martina McBride) on his last tour. To say it was fun was an understatement.  The weather in NOLA was fantastic, the food was to die for, and the concert was one I will never forget. It was a total blast, and we had a great time hanging out with Rebecca and Will all weekend. You just can't get any better than George. He is so adorable in real life. The perfect cowboy. 

Tina!

His last wave goodbye to the crowd. I was sorta emotional.

My Bubba

And my heart is sinking like a setting sun, 

Setting on the things I wish I'd done. 

Oh the last goodbye's the hardest one to say, 

And this is where the cowboy rides away. 

Oh the last goodbye's the hardest one to say. 

This is where the cowboy rides away 

--George Strait

An Update of Sorts

Over the past few weeks, we have gotten to spend some very fun time with a lot of our favorite people. Last weekend especially crammed a lot of great friends and family into 3 days. I certainly was happy about that! Friday night we ate pizza with friends and laughed and laughed. It was a fun night. One of the topics that was so hilarious was Susan's near death car incident. She really did have a bad go and hydro plane, but listening to her relay how she got back on the road was about the best thing I have ever heard. It is times like this that make me so glad to have friends that require no fancy plans simply pizza and each other. And maybe a story about near death and the Jeep making it to ride another day.

You can't get better than this one for a friend

Before everyone came over, I did get to have a great date with this little fella! So fun. So happy. Walker is my buddy.

Saturday, we celebrated Elliott's 2nd Birthday! She is SUCH a fun little girl. I think spitfire is a good description. She may be tiny, but the girl has a personality that is 100x bigger than she is ever going to be. We had a blast eating cake and playing. The weather was perfect! We love you Cake! Somehow, I didn't manage to take a picture of the birthday girl because I was having too much fun. These are two of my favorites though.

In her Bubba's hat.

Relaxing in a cabinet.

Sunday, we went over to Monroe to see my family and my aunt who was in town. We always have a blast there! It was great seeing everyone, eating crawfish, and sitting in the yard. All of my favorite activities. I could be a professional visitor and eater. That is a bad combo.

This is a terrible picture of me but I don't get to see Abby enough to be picky.

Can't beat a sunset at my parent's house.

Lastly, Baby and I are doing well. We go again on Monday to check on things. Pregnancy is so weird because you can control so very little of it. I guess it prepares you for being a parent of a child that thinks and acts for itself. For record keeping purposes ONLY... here is a bump shot at 15 weeks. Lord. I am gonna be a big lady. But, I suppose it is all worth it. Let's just pray I don't have a 15 pounder like that lady in England.

Can't wait for this weekend! Hope its a great one for you!