We had such fun with Jay and Jess at our house! Nora of course, was in heaven and I was grateful for the distraction from being pregnant and all the uncertainty of our upcoming life and happy for our family to be together!

 Cute photos like these don't hurt either! 

She loves Aunt Jess (way more than Uncle Jay-much to his dismay)

We went to Bull Creek for the morning one day with a picnic and it was lovely. Then I think everyone napped sufficiently well afterwards. Win win. 

Selfie stick skillz

I see a peek into the future here! :)

My brother still spoils me whenever we are together: opens car doors, pays for things, cleans my windows (and is constantly concerned for any and all danger in life-

I both LOVE and HATE this about him! haha) 

Hobby lobby with a toddler.....

Jess went back home and Jay stayed to see some friends for a few more days! Then we were lucky enough to get a little while longer with him so we "hiked" Mount Bonnell and it was beautiful! 

Love my brother! 

This picture is the ultimate "love me tiny human" photo.

And just two examples of Jay being an awesome uncle:

Thanks for visiting Jay and Jess! We love you! 

Zoo Day with Britt and Addie

We had an impromptu trip to San Antonio to meet Britt, Addie, and Cora at the zoo! It was a great day even if it was SCORCHING in May! We scarfed some chicken nuggets and then headed to see the animals. Nora and Cora loved it and it was so great to see them and catch up!

Now for the rest of the adventure....we enjoyed the zoo and then were headed to dinner! As we literally pulled out of the zoo we heard a pop, the air conditioning went out and we luckily rolled right into a nearby parking lot. Some kind of belt (I forgot the name) went out in our car so we had to call for a tow! Gratefully, we could all fit in Britt's car and they drove us around to get a rental car and took care of Nora while we waited all stressed out. They made such a crappy situation better. To top it all off we left our car in San Antonio for a week to be fixed and they returned it for us the following week-lifesavers!!

We ended the day with delicious pizza before heading back to Austin! So glad we got to see them and squeeze a trip in while they were close before we moved to Utah!

Our fun Italian restaurant that gave the kids dough to play with. 

 Cutest cousins ever- Am I right?

Our sad car being towed away!

Grandma Comes to Visit!

My mom was gracious enough to agree to come watch Nora so we could go on our Europe trip! She came a few days before so we could spend some time together and so that we could get her familiar with Nora and her schedule. Those days were so great it was actually hard for me to go to Europe!

Nora instantly loved her Grandma again even after not seeing her for a few months. I loved the texts and photos my Mom sent me of their adventures and it was so nice to know she she was in such good hands!!

Before we left for Europe we managed to make it to Target, Sam Moon, the outlets and get everything all set for our trip! A fun few days :)

Helping Grandma unpack! 

Helping Grandma shop at Chico's! 

Lots of reading with Grandma! 

She loved the pretty jewelry at Sam Moon. 

Our only selfie before I left! 

Then we headed off to Europe and Mom sent me some of these cute photos! 

Mom even hosted music group for my friends and they had fun! So happy. 

I did mention that Mom needs to work on her selfie skills-ha! 

Churros with Grandma at Costco! 

Having all her friends at breakfast! 

Ice cream at McDonald's with Grandma! So much fun. 

They also had a lot of Chick fil a, play dates, watching Cinderella and lots of playtime. I know she had a blast and I know my Mom loved bonding with our sweet Nora. 

Then we got back and had another couple days of fun! 

Animal parade! 

Torchy's with Grandma for her last meal in town!

We love you Grandma! Thanks for coming to town and thanks Grandpa Don for sharing her with us for so long! Can't wait for your next trip! :)