VERY LARGE BELLIES AND SOME LITTLE ONES TOO


Danced the night away at our good friend Daniels' B-day party. Our hometeam from church currently has 6 pregos in it, 5 of which were at this party. It was a sight to see us all dancing. We all had a blast hanging out on Dan and Alisa's deck listening to a really good live band, dancing and laughing for hours.
My personal highlights were: Watching Mariah dance and dance and dance , sitting inside with the girls discussing Chapter 5 ( sorry there is a hidden meaning in that , which I cannot reveal to the public, but if you read For Women Only then you'll know) and watching Kirby talk from inside, so that I could only see his hand movements and the listeners face. I knew he was animated but WOW that was fun to watch! Lastly, I loved dancing with all my home-girls.
Dan and Alisa thanks for a great party, and Happy Birthday Daniel!

Girly Girls


Gwen got up yesterday morning and announced she needed to get her ears pierced, TODAY. Being the cautious decision maker she is , I jumped in the shower and we were at the mall in very quick time. I have no idea what spurred this desire but I was soo glad it was her idea. Once we were there she convinced Claire to get her ears pierced too. Claire was gung ho until she wittnessed the procedure. Gwen was very brave. She got over the sting quickly and was ready to hold Claire's hand. After an adamant "NOOOOOO" from Claire and some major will power of my own, we got Miss. Claire through it and within minutes they both were all smiles with their new jewels. Gwen chose a turquoise blue stone and Claire got sparkly blue flowers. Mariah and her kiddos came to wittness the occasion and I know this is why I was brave enough to get them both done and why backing out wasn't a question for Gwen.

Gwen is very excited and wants everyone to know about her ears, so please if you have a minute comment at the end of the entry and I'll read it to her. It will make her day!

The Fun and the sand never end...........

over here off of Whitecap beach that is. We had friends in this weekend, a college friend of mine and his sweet wife and two kids. We kicked it at the beach, grilled, and basically completely exhausted our kiddos. Oh and the guys even put the kids to bed one night so Christina and I could go eat Italian. ( Very fun Christina thanks!)
Keith and I attended Dallas Christian College together and Christina was there after I graduated. They have two kids, Alex is 5 and Abby is 5mo. It's wild to sit across from Kieth and his wife and drink coffee and joke around just like we did in college, exept everything about our lives are so completely different than 7 or so years ago. What's really a blessing is among all the good life changes, we are still the same people and that is what is so precious about friendships.
A good memory I have about Keith is this. The day I was to meet up with Kirby for our first "date" I had spent a good while primping but trying really hard to not look like I had tried really hard. Girls you know about this technique. Anyway, before leaving Kieth pronounced " Sunny you look real pretty, I think the prettiest you have ever looked." He knew at the time (now I'm sure he doesn't even remember saying this) how important that statment was and it gave me confidence that I looked how I felt. I looked the prettiest I had ever looked because I knew I was about to meet up with my soul mate and I needed that little bit of affirmation from a guy friend that Keith knew how to give in just the right measure.
Keith and Christina, we had blast. Thanks for sharing your vacation with us!

Proud Mama


We receieved a letter today, announcing Gwen had won a drawing contest in our Island Times newletter. Her drawing wa entitled "Plumeria." She received an award, a gift certificate to Build a Bear and most importantly, her drawing will be published in the July edition of the newsletter. She was very proud, as were her parents.

Car Date
This was really fun. We bought coffee, a couple of newspapers and some pop tarts and headed to the beach for our date.
Upon seeing the sand swirling around like crazy, sitting on the sea wall with coffee and newspapers didn't look appealing. So we parked and enjoyed Texas radio, the view of the beach, our coffee( Circle K coffee is surprisingly really good and fresh!) and the peace and quiet of just being together. Going on a weekly date is really cool, because the expectations are much less, knowing it's a regular deal and it's much easier to just relax.
After the car got too stuffy we headed to the pier where we watched the waves come rolling in, and waited for the moon to rise. It finally did just as we were leaving and we actually watched it underneath the pier.
I would recommend to all you mommies that you plan a date to do the stuff you like but with out little ones hanging on you, and just enjoy being with your man, with no agenda.

Still Feeling It at 30!


love and full of life that is. My actual B-day was Thursday. I love to celebrate any occassion, my birthdaybeing a personal favorite. Kirby is calling this my birthday month! All day on Thursday I was serenanded on the hour every hour until 4pm by family and friends. Thanks to Mariah for this. She also stayed with her kids and mine for the night, so Kirby and I could run off to Port "A." We had a blast. Ate at Trout Street Grill, which looks over the marina, strolled around after , then headed to our cute little cottage. Had delicious Kolaches and coffee in the morning on the patio of a new java spot. Very relaxing, A BIG thanks to Mariah!
Also, note the earrings I'm wearing, they were hand made by my friend Heather.
I think I'm gonna like 30. God has been so good to me, I can only imagine life getting better.

Celebrating 30!

My friends celebrated my 30th b-day with my last night. My girl-friends insisted we all go out to eat and have a mini party to celebrate. It was a great evening out on the deck at Pier 99, Our home-team all came plus my friend Crissy and her husband Dustin. The girls bought me a delicious red-velvet cake and a gift certificate for 2 hours of cleaning from a cleaning service. WOW. Gotta love your girl friends. To top if all off, Mariah is spending the night with our girls on my actual b-day so Kirby can whisk me off to dinner and a night away.
When ask if I feel old turning 30 my answer is always the same, " Not as long as I can keep looking as young as my husband who is 7 years older."
Blessings I have received this 30th year:

A new baby on the way

A great Home team to share life with ( Especially important with no family in town)

The opportunity to create and lead JANES

Christmas with my family at my very own house(thanks Mom and Dad)

H.E.B Camp with my sisters

Every day I have with my little girls

Another year to live with my favorite person in the world...... my husband and best friend, Kirby.