Ellis' 9 Month Pictures

Cannot even fathom that our girl is

already nine months old.. Time slow down!!! But good news, we are in full force birthday party planning mode! :))) oh yeah, pink pink pink! 

Our Aunt Rhonda took these precious pictures of Ellis Claire, I couldn't be more in love! 

Then she was POOPED! But she did a great job & I just think she is so photogenic! In love! 

Ellis Claire, 

You are our entire world. We love you to the moon & back. 

Love, Mommy, Dada, & Bubba

Xoxo Montana 

LP's first day of school!

He is big. So big. I can not believe my eyes, he is growing so fast. He is rotten & sweet all at the same time. He tells me he loves me everyday. He loves football & pirates. I am more than proud of him, Zach & I both couldn't be more proud of the little boy he is. Perfect. 

& this is his first day of school pictures: 

Posing with sissy, momma sheds a tear. 

Love him more than the world. 

Happy School Year to our baby boy! Love! 

Xoxo, Montana 

Gone but Never Forgotten.

Vaca.. Desperately Needed: Part 3.

The professional pictures we had done in Florida turned out so perfect! We are so happy with them & loved Beachside Photography. He did an excellent job with the kiddos & had 117 shots in less than 30 minutes-- major score for this momma! ;) 

These are just a few of my favorites, cannot wait to receive our order & plaster these all over the house! :) 

All in all, we had a great great great family vacation. Destin was perfect, the kids loved it, food was yummy, & it went by too fast! Buuuuut, there is nothing like home sweet home! 

Vaca.. Desperately Needed: Part 2.

So.. Then, that evening, after spending all day long soaking up the sun on the beach, we headed out for some shopping & din-din. 

Legend had never been to Build-a-Bear workshop before & while shopping, we ran onto one. Legend wanted to go in so we did, duh! He decided he did want to make a new friend! 

He picked out a German shepherd dog, who really favored our family dog Macy, who is half border collie/ German shepherd. He decided to name his new friend "Mark" he said Mark didn't need any clothes because dogs don't wear clothes. Smart kid! But all in all, it was a success! He loved it & now sleeps with Macy & Mark every night! Very sweet! 

   After shopping, we were STARVING. What's new? So.. We had no exact dinner plans, we were just going with the flow, we decided on Fudpuckers! Yummy in the tummy! 

It was such a neat place! Live alligators, yummiest of seafood, & a little carnival area for the kiddos to air out some energy! We loved it! 

Then back to the condo & off to bed!! 

Day 3: 

 

  We spent most of the morning at the beach after a yummy breakfast, then we had early evening plans for a sunset dolphin cruise, which was a total blast, we will definitely be doing it again next summer! 

Before heading to the boat, we went to Cheeseburgers In Paradise, so yum! 

Seriously, recommend this place to anyone! So yummy & such a fun environment! 

Now for the dolphin cruise pics: 

Before we got on the boat, we found these cute things, & Legend was not a fan! Haha! 

Third time is a charm! Ha! I die every time I see these pics! 

Then we got on our boat, Legend got to drive, he thought he was the coolest kid ever, which he is. 

But seriously, this sunset dolphin cruise was probably the funnest thing we did the entire time, it was over two hours long, we met great people from all over the United States, & it was so nice to just relax & watch the ocean life! 

Ellis fell asleep immediately! I guess we need to buy a boat! Ha! ;)) 

&& the sunset was BEAUTIFUL!! Love!! 

Ok, I will be back later for the last & final vaca update! 

Have a happy Tuesday, y'all! 

Xoxo, Montana 

Vaca.. Desperately needed.

Hola friends! 

  To say the least, we had a FABULOUS family vacation. It was desperately needed & I'm so glad it was just the four of us. We were on our own schedule, ate what we wanted, shopped when we wanted, that's my kind of vaca! Destin was absolutely beautiful. Legend loved the ocean & Ellis ate too much sand, but we had a blast! 

This was as soon as we got there, our room was perfect & Legend was so excited to finally see the beach! & not the inside of a car.. 

Our first family pic on the beach! YIPPEEE!! Notice: Legend & Ellis are not looking at camera, but Zach & myself look FAB! 

First night was dinner at Bubba Gumps, my child orders pizza. 

Day of the beach & there's Legend, scuba man to the rescue! 

I mean really, she's the cutest little girl we have ever seen. 

The kept Scuba Steve busy all day long while momma got a tan, daddy searched for live animals, & sissy took a nap after her sand eating exploration. 

Ok y'all, I'm bad. I'm cutting it short today. I've got to hit the shower, we have plans to go swimming & spend time with our friends Meagan & Joseph-- so glad we are growing close to them, we have been needing friends like them for decades now. 

I promise to be back very soon with the #2 post to our family vaca. 

Xoxo, Montana