One Year Ago Today

One year ago today, Craig and I drove to the hospital, nervous, anxious, excited and scared. This was the last time it would be just the two of us and when we left, there would be an addition to our little family.


Waiting, waiting, waiting...


Emergency c-section, Craig's ready for surgery! I however, was a mess and bawled my eyes out!


Daddy with his girl


Our new addition

Ladybug then


Ladybug now



Perri Elizabeth, you are the absolute light of our lives. You have brought so much joy to us and we are so blessed and thank the Lord that we were chosen to be your parents. You have such a playful little personality and I crack up at you daily. You have quite the stubborn streak but I am told that that's a lot what I was like so we're in for it... One year ago today the world as I knew it was turned upside down and took some adjusting to but it has all be worth it and I wouldn't have it any other way. Your daddy and I love you more than you will ever know!!


*I have literally THOUSANDS of pictures to wade through and will try and get up a post soon of her from month to month as well as her 12 month stats!!

Family Picture

This past weekend my parents came down for a visit, even though Perri and I were up in Arkansas about 3 weeks ago...They said they couldn't wait until Thanksgiving! haha. We had a nice time with them that included lots of shopping and just hanging out. They had to leave Sunday morning due to the long drive, but got a few pictures of us before we headed to church.

Other than that, not a whole lot to report on. Sorry we're boring. EXCEPT, guess who turns ONE on Thursday?? Can you believe it? I sure can't!! Perri's BIG birthday party will be over Thanksgiving when we are back in Arkansas but we're having a get together this weekend with some friends. And this beauty will be there for the kids:
The one we are getting is a little different from this one, but this is the only picture I could find online that resembles it. Of course Perri has no idea who Dora is but Franco, the guy I rented it from, assured me it was "Beautiful." But then again he told me all their moonwalks were beautiful, especially the princess castle with the banner on it. I had to hold back from laughing the whole time I was talking to him.

What Do I Know of Holy?

I kept hearing this song on the radio and had to look it up on itunes. I downloaded it and can't get enough of it. It's a great song and really humbles me and makes me think... Perri seems to like it and grins at me and dances when I have it playing.

"What Do I Know of Holy?"- Addison Road (love them!)

I made You promises a thousand times
I tried to hear from Heaven
But I talked the whole time
I think I made You too small
I never feared You at all No
If You touched my face would I know You?
Looked into my eyes could I behold You?

(CHORUS)
What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury?
Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?
What do I know? What do I know of Holy?

I guess I thought that I had figured You out
I knew all the stories and I learned to talk about
How You were mighty to save
Those were only empty words on a page
Then I caught a glimpse of who You might be
The slightest hint of You brought me down to my knees

(CHORUS)
What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury?
Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?
What do I know? What do I know of Holy?

(CHORUS 2)
What do I know of Holy?
What do I know of wounds that will heal my shame?
And a God who gave life "its" name?
What do I know of Holy?
Of the One who the angels praise?
All creation knows Your name
On earth and heaven above
What do I know of this love?

(CHORUS)
What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury?
Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?
What do I know? What do I know of Holy?

What do I know of Holy?
What do I know of Holy?

Weekend Fun!!

I am loving this weather we've had here lately and am getting outside as much as possible!! It's mainly in the high 70s and at times low 80s but that is so nice from the 90s we were still having most of October!!

On Saturday we had planned on going with some friends to a pumpkin patch (round 2) but Craig and I were feeling kind of crummy and didn't want to drive all the way out there so we ended up going to La Centerra, an outdoor shopping area here, and walking around and taking some pics. As usual, Perri was way more interested in crawling around and looking at everything going on, but we managed a few good pics.


Giving my girl a kiss


Gross of me but a cute pic nonetheless!


Isn't she just beautiful?? We sure think so!

In the courtyard area of the shopping center there are fountains that shoot up all over the place and in the summer (well kids were doing it this weekend too!) kids are always there in their bathing suits (and in full clothes!) running through it. We sat and watched the water for a while. Perri was mesmerized in her daddy's lap.




After hanging out there for a while, we went home, ate lunch, and Perri went down for a good nap before heading to our friend's Angela and Matt's. All their neighbors were cooking out and taking the kids trick or treating and they invited us over to partake in the fun. Thanks guys, we had a blast!!

Perri and Angela and Matt's son, Brayden, hung out in the wagon watching the guys play basketball before the festivities began. I tried to get a million pictures of them together but they looked opposite ways or I could only get one looking! I tried!




She fell in the wagon and got stuck! ha!


Me and my little ladybug!


What a cutie!!

Craig and I ended up bringing Perri in with Matt and Brayden and letting everyone else trick or treat and we let the kids play and watched the OSU-Texas game (Craig was dvr'ring the Hog game and Matt and Ang are OSU grads). It was cold out so we just played and watched the game!

I hope everyone had a great weekend! We sure did!

Nap time Stripper

I never really know how I'm going to find Perri when I go in to get her from her naps. One time I went in and she was standing up with no diaper on. She had ripped it off and strewn it across her crib. Today I went in and saw this.




No idea how on earth she did this. We used to call her Houdini, though, when we wrapped her in the straighjacket sleep sack swaddler and she'd somehow manage to get both arms out, flailing them over her head and screaming bloody murder.

She never ceases to surprise me though.

Attempt at some fall pictures

Perri and I went to Arkansas a couple weeks ago to visit my parents and while we were there my mom and I tried to get some pictures of Perri out in their front yard. Last time we did this she couldn't crawl yet so we could sit her wherever we wanted and she stayed put. Not so this time. As soon as we sat her somewhere she'd crack up and take off. Here is a glimpse of our photo-op.

She busted it haha.


Our attempt at a pic together. Didn't happen. She was more interested in eating the grass and leaves.

Blog Award!!

Guess what? Sara awarded me with a blog award (not sure why, I'm horrible at blogging!! But excited, nonetheless haha)



So here are the rules:
1) Present this award to 7 others whose blogs I find brilliant in content and/or design, or those who have encouraged me.
2) Tell those 7 people they've been awarded HONEST SCRAP and inform them of these guidelines in receiving.
3) Share "10 Honest Things" about myself.

And the awards go to............. drumroll please..... because I know everyone is itching to get an award from me and just can't wait to hear..... (haha yeah right, but humor me)

1. Schmidt Family Blog
2. Brody Francis
3. Awful Beautiful Life
4. The Gottes
5. The Ebright Family
6. My Aunt Tori
7. Kelly's Korner, though I'm sure she's nominated all the time hehe


10 honest things about myself.

1. I love to run. My favorites are early morning runs in the dark (think 5:30am). I like them chatting with a friend or just me and the iPod. Love it. Something about running in the dark in the early morning is refreshing to me.

2. I eat each section of my meal, one at a time. Always vegetables first then meat last. For example, one of my favorites it broccoli, baked sweet potatoes and grilled chicken or pork loin. Broccoli first, then sweet potato, then meat. Not sure why I do this but its a habit. This results in me always having to reheat my meat because its always cold by the time I get to it. Cold food that should be hot grosses me out.

3. I love coffee but cannot drink it in the summer because then it makes me sweat. And I hate to sweat. (But love running and working out so I have to get over it at those times of the day). I only drink brewed decaf with three Splenda. YUM

4. Craig is my best friend and has been for 7 1/2 years. We've been married 2 1/2, together 7 1/2. He still makes me laugh all the time and is a wonderful husband and father. We actually broke up for a few months because I was stupid and didn't know what I wanted but then I was at a friend's and he was there with her brother and we ended up talking again and got back together. Thanks Molly and Zach! :) And yes, I guess you can say we were "high school sweethearts" Or maybe not, since Craig wasn't in high school when we were dating but I was?

5. I miss tumbling. I started gymnastics when I was 5 and took it up through high school. I totally took for granted what my body could do back then and wish I could tumble like I used to back in the day. There is actually a gym in Houston that has adult tumble and I'd love to go but I am afraid I'd really tear myself up. So maybe I can just live vicariously through Perri when she tumbles. Yes I did say when. I can't wait to get her into gymnastics!! (Though watch her totally be un-athletic. This would kill her mommy and daddy but we'll still love her :)

6. Craig and I have a pretty equal relationship. We share all the cleaning as well as cooking and doing the dishes (he grills so that is his cooking.) I am SO thankful for this and know I am one lucky girl to have him be so helpful and willing to do things, most of the time without me ever asking. He will come home from a full day at work and start dusting and vacuuming and after dinner start doing dishes. We just have our certain things we have kindof taken over to clean and each take care of those. He also always offers on the weekends to let me go out alone and shop or bum around and he'll stay at the house with Perri. Thank you so much Craig!

7. Craig and I eat dinner every night after Perri goes to bed. I know soon we will need to start eating earlier and as a family, but this is probably both of our favorite time of the day, when it's just us and we're able to sit down to a meal together and talk and watch our shows. Though, family mealtime is important to us and we will have to change this up soon.

8. I love my cat and dog, Amos and Emma, but since having Perri, they have seriously taken the back burner and really, now are "just another thing" to deal with. I know before kids everyone says their pet will always be their baby and it won't change, but I promise you, it does. You learn they are just animals and that kids are way, way more demanding and time consuming and animals are kind of an annoyance. (And I absolutely LOATHE sweeping several times a day and all the dusting/vacuuming that is required due to Emma's shedding.)

9. I still like getting new clothes and shopping for myself but shopping for Perri is so much fun and never gets old and girl clothes are just so darn cute! She definitely has way more clothes than me!! (Thanks in part to her Lu Lu and Pops who supply a hefty portion of her wardrobe- thanks, we appreciate it!!!)

10. I research EVERYTHING before making a decision or purchases. This ranges from an iron to a car seat to books to recipes to vaccines ... everything. I check all reviews of things before I buy them (not groceries haha but most larger than normal or not your every day purchases).