in most situations, i am guilty of taking too many pictures which lead to lengthy posts. however, pictures are such a great way to look back on life so, why not?! enjoy!

Friday, December 30, 2011

better together

this is the first of several Christmas posts to keep from having one insanely long one...

anytime the pilgreen clan can get together there is always laughter and good food on repeat for the duration of the visit.  these times are few and far between with everyone living in three different states and across the country from each other, but they are just as special each time.

this Christmas, we were all able to spend 4 nights together in louisiana.  each couple took a night to cook dinner as a gift to everyone else (and give emily a break from the kitchen).  the kids went bowling, saw a movie, and played at the park together.  we gave each cousin our traditional gift of a new book.  we celebrated asher's birthday the first night with cupcakes and a couple of presents.  the football was thrown, the babies were passed around, delicious food was eaten, and more memories were made.  i'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking. 

before the Christmas celebrations began, brendan got to meet his mimi for the first time, which was very special for all of us.  also, be sure to make it to the last one...it's the first of all ten grandchildren together :).

















Tuesday, December 13, 2011

surprise!

our dear friend, katy, celebrated her 30th birthday in january.  katy is one of the most selfless people i know.  she is generous, always willing to help out, and super fun to be around.  with all of that going for her, i figured the least we could do was throw her a fun surprise party for her birthday.

our friend, tiffany, also celebrated her 30th birthday in november as well.  lee knew tiffany and her husband, aaron throughout their dating days in college and into marriage, and i have gotten to know them both since lee and i have been together.  tiffany is a great person, passionate about the things she loves.

so, what's better than a surprise 30th birthday party for one awesome friend?  a surprise party for 2!

after a few hitches along the way and changes in plan, the weekend came and the party was a huge success!  we had friends from houston and dallas make it by.  the garretts were wonderful hosts (and secret-keepers).  we loved seeing wyatt and brendan meet...they are exactly 8 months apart!  we made birthday posters out of little notes from all us to the birthday girls recounting favorite memories and leaving birthday wishes.





we capped off the birthday weekend with breakfast at rudy's because it had been far too long since we had enjoyed some wonderful breakfast tacos at our favorite breakfast place in college station.


Thursday, December 1, 2011

thankful for...

-brendan's first flight being smooth and easy and family who drove to jackson, ms to pick us up

-friendships that state lines can't falter and babies who are also destined to be great friends

-brendan meeting his great-great grandmother, re-re. we had all prayed for this moment since we found out i was pregnant with brendan.

-catching up with family and friends...and introducing brendan to some of those people for the first time

 -seeing family again in a month
 
-this sweet boy and his dad :)