palm springs.

the desert was so much fun.

really hot. 

but really really fun.

kerri had a great set-up for us.

a perfect condo for all of us.

we just hung out and swam for 3 days.

we laughed, caught up, loved on each other's kids.

and just truly enjoyed being together.

our kids hit it off.

i mean - they loved each other.

and it was such a blessing.

you would have never known that they hadn't met before.

this sweet little pair - carson and stella

we are trying to work out this relationship.  :)

the second day, pierce and justin went to padres game, so kerri and i wrangled the other three.

these 2 are too funny together.

they are both stubborn and independent.

but so cute.

stella and cade.

i really think these 2 ate the whole time we were at the pool.

and they always shared.  :)

and this is one of my favorite pictures.

kerri and my little girl.

they loved each other.  

a special treat was that kerri's parents came up for a visit.

and my kids loved them too.  

such a sweet picture.  

after dinner the last night, we went for a night swim.

before we headed to san diego, we tried to grab a couple pics of the kids.

luckily this wasn't good-bye since we had plans to meet up on Friday before we drove back to Texas.

so very thankful for this visit.

it was perfect.

and wonderful.

our sweet family.

after the desert, we headed to san diego for more adventures.  :)

california

we just got back from a family vacay in california.

and it was amazing.

so many wonderful memories.

as i begin to look through all my pictures, this one from the first day stands out.

we are in palm springs.

with kerri. my college roommate.

it had been SIX years since we had seen each other.

and yet, nothing had changed.  at all.

except that we both have 2 kids now.  

yall...this girl is the real deal.

and i loved every minute we were together.

and it went too fast.

the good news is that we have already started planning our "next time."

and i can't wait.

off to look through the rest of the pics.  

more blog posts to come.  :)

2508 Winfield Drive.

2508 winfield.

our first house to own.

the house that we brought both pierce and stella home to.

the house that saw many tears. and many more happy days.

the most perfect first house for us.

justin and i started talking about selling our house a little over a year ago.

it took that long for us to both get mentally and emotionally ready to sell it.

and lots of sweat getting it "fixed up" and "show ready," we put it on the market.

within 3 days we had a offer.

the first offer fell through, but the very next day the house was under contract. again.

within 3 weeks we were closing and moving out.

while packing a house up (for 4 months) until our house is done is a little stressful, we managed to get it all done.  but not without the help of both of our families.  

and now we wait for the next closing date.

and until then, we are living in arlington with my parents.

thank you 2508 winfield for being our home for 7 years.