Chick-Fil-A is our favorite!

Aunt Sarah introduced us to Cow Appreciation Day at Chickfila a few years ago,
and we haven't missed one since!!!
Eat mor chikin!!!

MooOOOoooOOOooooOoooO!!!!

So this day trumps halloween for me... but I'm a serious halloween party pooper. lol!
Chicken or Candy??
Duh!!! CHICKEN!!!!!

Maggie's smile these days is killing me. For realz.
Rachel's toothless smile on the other hand is just the cutest!!! haha!

My little crew!
Love them! 
And I love that Man! He goes along with all my shenangians... even if I take it over the top!
*whispers*
He really loves it. haha!

And a few instagram pics...
Again that toothless smile! 
Be still my heart!

LUKE!!!! 
He was the most uncooperative baby. 
Pulled off all his spots.
Screamed every time I tried to put on his sign.
And scowled at his cow ears.
So, he was my little white cow...

Shake time is HAPPINESS! 
Happy Cow Appreciation Day! 


Here's a look back to our first Cow Appreciation Day!!! 

The Ferocious Dixie Dog

Dixie tries to be ferocious with her deep, rumbling dog bark, and her proud, defensive stance...
But we know she's nothing but a big softie.
It's been a year since we've had Dixie and if I could go back I wouldn't change a thing.
We love her SOOO much!
While I got started on Maggie's hair this morning, Rachel decided to give Dixie a hair-do.
I heard endless and quite  hysterical laughing coming from downstairs and decided to check it out....  

Luke wants in on the action and is pretty territorial about Dixie! haha!
"Get off her! She's mine!"
We love you Dixie dog!
Now come here Miss Rachel and let me do YOUR hair! :)

America the Beautiful!

So growing up I had two favorite holidays... wait three... Christmas, Easter, and The Fourth of July (with the Fourth of July being the front runner)
There's just so many things about it! First of all it's in my birthday month!!! 
July is the best. That's it and that's all.
Second it's the summer. Hot. Pools. Watermelon. Root Beer. Ain't nothin better.
And now that I'm a Mom it's my favorite because it's no STRESS.
Ahhhh sweet no stress holidays! haha!

We had visitors for this fourth of July! 
Jacob, Itzel, Elijah, and Ila came to see us!!!
Oh how the kids were in heaven.
So much cousin love.
Just look at those tu-tu girls!

We tried out a new pool and fell in love.
Slides are the bomb diggity.

He probably went down the slide about a zillion times that day...

Maggie was being a stinker and wouldn't give me a smile, so I took one of her backside instead.
heehee... cutest little toosh ever!

My water baby did this the whole entire time we were there and insisted to have someone watch her 
every time. Thankfully we had lots of fans with us that day.
This is my favorite by far!!! 

She almost made it all the way across! 
She'll definitely get it next time!

Look at that cute family!!!
I love them.
Thank you so much for coming to visit us! 
The girls are missing they're cousin playmates oh so much!

Guess what we did next?
Yep, fireworks.
Oh boy.

Sparklers!!!

Maggie's busted lip cracks me up! 
She got it wrestling Dixie.

My brave boy loved holding the sparklers!

He also gave them a good scowl the entire time he was holding them.
haha! 
Baby scowls are the best.

New noises, new sights... Baby first's are my FAVORITE thing to photograph. Like ever.

"Whoah Mom! Did you see that?"

{GASP}
Amazing!

Mr. Luke with your messy face, watermelon stained shirt, and cute tan lines---
Will you please never grow up????

I love this face!!!
Pretty sure we're going to be doing fireworks every year just because I love taking pictures of them!

FIREWORKS!!!!

Joy. 
Just joy.

Dancing, hopping, crazy JOY!!!!

Look at those hooligans!
They're mine.
hahahaha!!!!
I love this country.
Happy Birthday AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL!!!!