A Catch Up Post!

It has been WAY to long since I last updated our blog! My oh my, have we been busy!  This Christmas was so wonderful.  Paisleigh really got into the Christmas spirit this year and we enjoyed watching her light up everytime Santa Claus was mentioned!  We visited him a couple of weeks early this year to be sure he knew what the girls were wanting!

...and, I think Santa had a little crush on my Mom! :)

Paisleigh has been loving her dance class! I absolutely LOVE this photo of her! She makes me smile!

Abigail, also met Santa Claus this year; however, she was not as enthusiastic about the situation as Paisleigh was!

Greg and I spent our 6th Wedding Anniversary at my cousin's wedding in Abilene! It was really a lot of fun to spend our actual anniversary at a wedding!  It really brought back many memories of our own wedding day!  I cannot believe that we have been married for 6 years already!  Love you Gregory!

My Mom, Me and My Sister all dressed up at the wedding!

Our Family

The Brownd's! (with two very sleepy girls)! :)

We spent Christmas Eve with Greg's Family and look who stopped by for one last visit! It was absolutely the highlight of our Christmas watching Paisleigh and the kiddos get so excited when Santa arrived!  This is the girls cousin, Caden and Paisleigh sitting in Santa's lap! How special and fun is that!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year as well!

Fall Time and Granddad's 80th Birthday!

We had a lovely weekend! I LOVE fall time in West Texas!

On Saturday, we had a very busy day with some very special birthdays in our family.  First, we ventured to Earth where we celebrated Greg's Great-Grandmothers 98th Birthday!  Isn't that incredible! After the party, Greg and the girls had a blast playing in the leaves!

I think Abi's face is HILARIOUS in this photo!



Sister Love!

Paisleigh in the leaves!

Miss Blue Eyes!

After we celebrated in Earth, we made our way to Hale Center where we celebrated my Granddaddy's 80th Birthday!  I Love him so much and we had a wonderful time at his party!

My sister, Angie and Granddad

My Granny and the girls playing beauty shop!

We sure did put ALL 80 candles on his cake! :)

Priceless!

We had a great weekend and we are so thankful that we are able to celebrate these very special people in our lives!

Have a great week,

Lauren

Trick or Treat 2010

I just LOVE butterflies! Especially when they are this cute!! :)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2010!

Race for the Cure 2010 and My First 5K

inspiring

motivational

rewarding

exciting

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My sister and I ran for our Mom this past Saturday in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure!  We completed our first 5K!  We were so excited, so inspired and so proud to be representing our Mom!  We will definitely be there again next year!

South Plains Fair 2010

I love fair time! I look forward to it every year! Actually, that's a fib.  I look forward to the DELICIOUS fried apricot pies every year! ha! They are so good and sooo bad for you, which makes them even better! :)

See! D-LISH!

Our little family ventured out to the fair this past Sunday.  It was family day and we had a blast!  Paisleigh really got into the animals and rides this year while I think sweet Abi was still trying to take it all in!

Greg took the girls into the petting zoo! 

Of course Paisleigh had to wear her sunshades inside the petting zoo, because that is the cool thing to do! lol! 

I also LOVE the lemonade at the fair! It makes my heart happy! Greg and I shared the regular and strawberry lemonade this year and it was PERFECT!

All of the girls riding the carousel! Aunt Gigi, Paisleigh, Abigail and myself!

Paisleigh's first $12 fair toy! HA! It was so worth it though watching her fish for ducks!  She was so proud of herself!

Abi was so into watching all of the people and rides at the fair! I think next year she will really get into everything!

My sister and me! Love Her!

Angie and her man, Wes!

Family Photo: Fair 2010

On our way out Paisleigh NEEDED a corn dog! So, she got one...and she LOVED it! Hey, the fair only comes once a year, right?!

We really had such a great time at the fair this year! Is it sad that I am ready for next year just to get my hands on another fried pie.... :)

Have a beautiful day!

Love,

Lauren

My Beautiful Ballerina

Paisleigh had her first night of dance class this past Tuesday and WE loved it! :) I have waited and waited to dress our girls up as a ballerina!  Paisleigh is learning ballet, tap and gymnastics in her class and I am so excited for her!  I had an absolute blast watching her on Tuesday!  She told me Wednesday morning that she was going to daycare and she was going to teach her friends how to dance too! HA! I love it and I love my beautiful ballerina!

I am so thankful to have such a beautiful ballerina!

Have a great weekend!

Love,
Lauren

Labor Day Vacation-Ruidoso 2010

We had a wonderful labor day weekend!  Every year, for as long as I can remember, our family (The Sims's) take a vacation to Ruidoso, NM.  It was so relaxing and such a great time just visiting, cooking and hanging out with our Family!

Abigail LOVED playing on the deck!

Watching the Deer from her view!! HA!

Paisleigh had to have a coke (because we were on vacation) and of course it is out of a champagne glass!

My Beautiful Mom!

My Sister, Angie, and her boyfriend, Wes! 

The Husband and Me

Our Family!

My Mom and Dad at the Horse Races! Such a great time!

My Sister and Me

Nona and Abigail at the Horse Races!

I am so thankful I have such a wonderful family and I absolutely love this family tradition!

Looking forward to next year already!

Have a great week!

Love,

Lauren