The ZOO!!!

On Good Friday, we went to the Dallas Zoo with GiGi and Pops! It wasn't near as crowded as we Brandon thought it would be, and the weather was perfect!!!!!! We had one excited little girl!!! Enjoy the pictures: They tell the best stories!

She had to make sure we were still coming!

She has the tickets in hand!!!!!

Watching the kids ride the horsie!

OOOh, fish water! :)

Wiping all that fish water on Daddy! :) haha!

This goat was hilarious! He wanted some food, and he did NOT want me to take pictures of him! :)

Feeding the goat all by herself!!

She couldn't believe that the goat was sleeping! :)

Daddy Love.

Getting ready to ride the "horsie!"

Getting excited!!!

 She didn't stop grinning the whole time!!!

 One of my faves...!

 So happy.

Of course she would have been perfectly content to just play on this all day! :)

Yes, she does spend a good portion of her day upside down! :) She loves it!

 Precious.

 Love this.

 :)

 The hat that GiGi bought her!

Love my girl!

 Ta-Da! :)

 Love this happy face! :)

 Look at this big guy!!!

 Time for a little "talk"...

Which one is having more fun? :)

 I included this one just in case you thought things were always sunshine and roses... :)

 Gigi teaching Ave how to pose!

The last time I was on one of these with a baby it was Brock!!! I loved riding it with my girl! :)

Family pic! We don't get many of these! :)

Chasing Pops... :)

As you can tell, we had a great time! I hope you enjoyed the pictures! :)

Coming Up: Easter Eggstravaganza and Easter Sunday! :)

*Daddy--WE MISS YOU! Can't wait to see you tomorrow! I hope the pictures hold you over! Love you!

Carrie + Ryan + Baby Boy = Fun Maternity Pics!!!

I had the best time taking maternity pictures of my precious friend, Carrie, and her sweet husband, Ryan, last weekend! Carrie teaches next door to me, and has been an amazing friend the last four years. She is an Aggie ('06) like me, and our paths crossed often in college, but we never met until we started working together! She's beautiful, organized, thoughtful, smart, and has a heart of gold! I can't wait to meet sweet Carson Allan Baxter in July!!!!

Carrie and I have been pinning photo ideas on Pinterest since she told me she was preggo! :) We went to Little Elm Park, and just had a good time! I took over 250 pictures, but I narrowed my favorites down to 93 that I edited--ha! I'm just going to show you a few though (I promise)!! :) Enjoy!

I learned a lot taking these, and I can't wait to take more!

I love you, Carrie! Thanks for letting me take these! Ryan, you were such a trooper!!  :)

Daddy's Birthday Weekend! :)

 It was so beautiful last weekend that some of the cutest little girls on our street played outside together! Mrs. Ginger had the water hose out while they were working on their flower beds, so Ave put her bathing suit on to join in the fun! Of course, she must have forgotten how much she loved the water last summer, because she didn't even want the water to touch her that day! :) Oh well, at least she looked cute!  ;)

Then, we played with sidewalk chalk in the driveway! :)

After we went inside and got clean, we made Daddy a birthday cake. (Please excuse the bow that doesn't match. She did NOT want to take it out--ha!)

Avaree stirred!!!

 and smelled...

 ...and tried to eat the dough (don't worry--I didn't let her eat it!) ;)

 But I know that the cake was sweeter with her little hands stirring it... :)

On Sunday evening, we suprised Daddy with a little visit from Uncle Spencer and Aunt Shannon and Daddy's good friend Ryan! :) They came over for cake and snacks!

Aunt Shannon and Avaree with their binoculars!!! They have so much fun together!

 The boys talking!

 Avaree being silly...

 She really enjoyed the snacks... (Daddy's favorites: popcorn, sour candy, cake, etc.)

 Avaree loved playing with Mr. Ryan!!!

 The birthday boy with his girl!!!

 ...and our girl :)

We hoped you enjoyed your birthday, Daddy! Daddy got to have another celebration with his parents this past weekend. I'll post those pictures soon! :)