Mani - Pedi

Before Nana and Papa had to head back to Oregon we split up to have some fun. Scott, Papa, and Lily went down to Cabella's to do all things manly. While Natalie, Nana, and I went and had our nails done. It was a ton of fun and Natalie did a really good job holding still. She enjoyed it a lot. In case you can't tell she picked red for her toes and purple for her fingers. Good solid choices. ; )

Lily's 3rd Birthday part II

Okay I found the rest of the pictures....

Lily had a great party!

Lily's 3rd B-day part I

Lily decided that this year she wanted a Thomas birthday party. I found this Thomas tutorial online that showed us how to make a 3-d Thomas cake! So five people and two days later Lily had the best cake ever! (I can't seem to find the "middle" pictures at the moment so when I do I will post them.)

Brandie and Scott's Carribean Vacation!!

We started out driving to Galveston to board our ship, the Carnival Conquest. We were celebrating our 30th birthdays! It was a fabulous vacation. The first vacation we've had solo since we had kids. It was great and we do plan to do it again in the future. ( :

I'm not sure what happened to this picture when I uploaded it but you get the idea. ( :

The first two days were at sea. It was a very smooth ride. We enjoyed the ships activities and shows, along w/ a couple of naps!

Our first stop was Jamaica! It was a little sketchy looking outside of our bus. We docked at Montego Bay and rode a bus across the island to Negril, more specifically Margaritaville!

The tour guides told us the do's and don'ts of Jamaica. Pretty much stick w/ the group and talk to no one. It was scary. We were told that people still get kidnapped and when it rains the stores get looted.

A quick towel break. Our cabin steward was really good with the towel animals. I think they are as follows...... Sting ray, Koala Bear, dog, seal, pig , and sloth.

Next stop Georgetown Grand Cayman Islands at Hog Sty Bay.

This Island was my personal favorite of them all. The water was so clear and the city was so clean and friendly. I could stay there forever. We went to the beach and spent most of the day snorkeling.

Last stop Cozumel Mexico! We snorkeled and relaxed on the beach enjoying our bottomless margaritas and daquaris. Then we walked around and visited the little shops prior to boarding the ship.




Cozumel had the most fish, but it was also rockier and had rougher seas. "Swim at your own risk."

The last night of our cruise and the last sunset. We had a phenomenal time and hope to do it again soon!

American Girl Bistro Dallas TX

While Scott was working the rest of us drove up to the American Girl store in the Galleria mall. I'm not sure about Papa but I think the rest of us could've spent the day in there.



At first Lily was just interested in all the fun places to sit. Then she just explored and explored until we got to the Bitty Baby section where she played w/ the strollers and sets. This is her first trip to the store awake. It was a very different experience.
Before Lily Knew where we were.

When Natalie saw Lily getting her picture taken next to the wall she thought she needed one too. ( :
I called ahead and booked a reservation for us to have lunch upstairs. It was a lot of fun. The girls each brought there own babies but they were also offered loaners for the meal.



Lily really had a good time feeding her babies. She didn't really care to eat anything herself but her babies had a good meal. ( :