I spent Friday with 2 boys...

...2 little cute boys!

Mason and I had so much fun watching Tori's (my BFF) little baby James on Friday. He's such a good baby and so snuggly. We each had a few outfit changes after feedings, which reminded me how it is to have a baby in the house, but it was no problem. Mason was such a big helper. Of course I had to put James down long enough to snap a few pictures of him~he's already grown since the last time I watched him a few weeks ago!

Look at his "bear" butt!

Aaaaawwwwwww....

My mom & niece, Chloe' stopped by so I snapped a quick pic of them, too! Chloe' just got bangs and got her braces off! Congrats!

Our Valentine's Day

We had a low-key but fun Valentine's day. The day started with gift exchanges. Mason was thrilled with all of his Spongebob things; a talking card, a board book with little flaps that open (his fave kind), & chocolate & conversation hearts.

Notice the new haircut as well!


Wayne got me these beautiful tulips! (my favorite flower!) He always goes out of his way to try to find me tulips, which is usually hard in February. So sweet!


Don't they look gorgeous in the sunlight?

I got Wayne this really neat Razorback "Football Vault" book. It's like a scrapbook with reproductions of original Razorback paraphernalia tucked inside. My dad's had it for a few months & I thought Wayne would also like it. And he does!

Then our day got really exciting!
I had told my BFF, Tori that I'd watch little baby James for her while she was moving, so she & her daughter, Mya, dropped him off for the afternoon. He was a perfect ANGEL BABY! We played with him, fed him, diapered him, and he even fell asleep on me. Of course I held him almost the entire time he was with us but his Mommy assured me the spoiling was okay!

Mason had fun with him as well...

James didn't care to sit on Mason's lap, however!

After all the excitement, I was pooped out! I took a nap & was sleepy the rest of the night! Hope you all had a fun Valentine's Day!

Surprise 80th Birthday Bash

My BFF's grandma is turning 80 in a few days and her family threw her a surprise birthday party this weekend, complete with family that flew in from California and Kansas! Since her family & my family are so intermingled, it was so much fun seeing everyone & celebrating! Tori's mom, Peggy, really did a wonderful job pulling this party off! We ate Olive Garden and had this super yummy cake from Rick's Bakery.


Tori's grandma, Dorcas, was sooo shocked when she walked into the room & we all shouted "SURPRISE!!!" She was litterally speechless!

She received some nice gifts & cards. This was a photo card with an old picture of herself on it~it was amazing! We all had to pass it around.

Peggy (Tori's mom & Dorcas' daughter-are you following me? haha) made this quilt for her. She had sent pieces to each family member and had each one decorate a square, then sewed them all together. It was a beautiful keepsake!

Here is Mason BEFORE he started running for 2 hours straight! He was so tired & red-faced but had a lot of fun. (I was tired & red-faced from chasing him & getting on to him!)

Here's Tori and little baby James, both looking great!

James was wearing a sweater vest-I'm very partial to tiny sweater vests! What a doll!!!

Out of town guests: Debbie & Logan, Nathan, Glenna & Paul and Teresa & Carrie.

Sweet Baby James

We finally visited my BFF, Tori, the other day (briefly) and I got to hold baby James. Too bad I didn't get a picture of myself holding him!!! He is such a cutie! He's holding his head up so well! They have been without electricity from the ice storm since day one and had to hike about a mile & a half out to the main road from their house!! What troopers~what a long way in the ice-and with a newborn to boot!




Mason was so excited!
James smiled at Mason!

My Mom holding him...

What a sweetie!

The Sweetest Little Guy...

Are these not the Sweetest pictures?? This is my best friend, Tori's newborn, James. The last one is with his big sister, Mya. You can tell she's in love! What a cutie!

Victoria's Baby Shower

The baby shower my Mom & I hosted on Saturday for my best friend, Tori, went great! There were lots of guests, the food was wonderful, the games were fun, and Tori & James got a lot of much needed, cute stuff to take home!
There are so many pictures, they pretty much tell the whole story...

The cake & petit fours turned out spectacular! (thanks to Rick's)





Tori & her Mom, Peggy (my Mom's best friend)

My Mom, Tori & Me


Tori & James (the parents-to-be! That's his nephew he's holding)




She was pretty tired after the festivities (her daughter Mya is next to her)

Mason arrived at the very end and got to take home a bunch of balloons. (my Dad watched him at my grandma's house during the shower)