We had such a blast meeting Preston, our awesome friends, Beau and Kristin’s little baby! The girls are in love!
Doesn’t get more fun than a glow in the dark splash pad! Late summer nights out are the best!
Love these crazy girls! A sleepover seven girls strong was no joke, and we’ve got another one coming this weekend! #summerfun
Such a fun summer day celebrating our buddy, Logan!
Tell ‘em Rose! They may not listen, but you can try girlfriend! It’s always worth a try. Love the Fearing family!
#cutekids
Go Landon!
Best cannonball of the summer!
Jon asked Rose to strike a pose, lol!
Telling the fire breathing dragon off! She totally wants one of these dragons for Christmas now!
More tough talk with the dragon!
Happy birthday, Logan! You’re awesome!
First creation was made by Rose, and the second creation was made by Anna Kate!
Blueberry cupcake made by Noelle and who knows what made by Rose!
A million more pictures to share and so much more to write about this precious little girl, but for now, I’d like you to meet my beautiful goddaughter, Joella Katherine-Faye Banks born August 6, 2015 at 7:34pm, weighing in at 6 lbs 10 oz and 18 1/4 inches long. We could not be more excited for her loving family and the awesome privilege to be a part of her life!
I had to get this blog post up ASAP of Jaalisa’s beautiful baby shower because she’s having her baby right now as I type this! We could not be more ready or excited! She has 4 beautiful boys and they are about to become big brothers to a baby sister!
Jaalisa’s sister Taylor and Brevin were so cute cuddling together during the shower!
The shower food was breakfast themed and absolutely delicious! Jaalisa and her girls sure know how to cook!
Braxton is boy #2 and Brayden is their first beautiful boy! Our girls play so well with their Banks buddies, and it’s so fun seeing who they pair up to play with because it’s different each time we’re together.
Jaalisa did the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen at a baby shower. She made these little corsages for each of the women in her family. She labeled them with the character quality they have taught her throughout the years that she wants them to pass on to her baby girl. It was so special, tender and thoughtful!
Fun shower game—talking on the phone while hanging clothes on the line and feeding the baby, all at the same time! Who do you think won? Daddy Brendan!!!
Presents are the most fun thing at a baby girl shower! The cuteness just overflowed!
5 generations of beautiful women!
Grand Daddy and his mother have a super soft spot for baby Brevin, the littlest boy of the Banks bunch!
What a precious family, about to be complete with their little princess (literally any minute now)! So thankful for this family! Jaalisa, you are a true friend, and I’m so honored to be on this journey with you! Now get here baby girl! We want to call you by name and see your beautiful face!!!
“Posey Rosey”
Definitely a unique experience fishing on a huge rock of granite!
The Pond girls started a water balloon fight! They can dish it, but they can’t take it!
These cuties LOVE matching, and Nancy and I have fun making that happen for them!
Brother Man and Noelle #twinning
We love fishing on the 4th of July! I think this has become another tradition as well!
More Rosey Posey!
We love our fam!
#cornhole
Check out these super scary ninjas! Watch your back!
Smiley face and Saturn shaped fireworks!
Best 4th of July to date! We are already looking forward to next year!
Now that it’s August, I’m posting pics from our favorite weekend of the summer, hey! We stayed an extra day this year, but it went by faster than ever. Tying with Christmas, this is our favorite holiday by far, thanks to my Aunt Elsie and Uncle Andy! It’s just so awesome to me that our girls will tell their children stories about their 4th of July adventures at the lake. Each year, when we drive over the big bridge on the way into town, the girls scream delightedly, “We’re at the 4th of July!” The 4th of July is just as much a place for them as it is an historical moment for our country.
Gracie loved Aunt E!
This is such a sweet picture of our whole family. Mike adores us, and we’re crazy about him right back! So thankful Aunt Joe was shooting today too—She’s an artist in every sense of the word!
Sorry buddy, it’s not even a fair competition with this kid!
Our Aunt Joe is the sweetest!
In this picture, Aunt Elsie is videoing Rose to make a video for her on our favorite app, Crazy Heliumbooth—a must have for any family with toddlers and adults who like to have fun! You can see one of my videos on Instagram if you need proof of our silliness!
Love this sweet little friendship! Harper and Rose have had a blast together this summer.
We were so excited to spend some time with my cousin Brady and his wife, Nathalie. They are expecting their first baby, and the girls were so giddy to be in on the big news! I have no clue where Rara was this morning, but her sisters did not disappoint!
There’s nothing that gives me greater joy than enjoying my family loving on each other! Life just flies by so quickly, and I’m taking it all in as best as I can.
Brother Man is always up for an adventure with our girls!
Aunt E has a toy chest that is the gift that keeps on giving! The girls love goofing off with the best of them!
After a fun afternoon in the sun, the girls were ready to go party at the club, and that’s exactly what we did!
Rose, for the life of her, could not figure out why this boy’s turn went on forever and ever! Intro to checkers 101!
S’mores, movie on the lawn (National Treasure), crocket, and loving on a random bichon because the girls were missing Jax!
This is what happens before you get to the club! Shirley Temples and requesting every song you can think of was the perfect end to our first day celebrating America!
Lots of fun memories right here! Happy 4th birthday, Harper Grayce!
June is for family walks and making houses for June bugs! June also means swimming all day ‘err day!
We celebrated Malia’s birthday the first week of June and kicked off the summer with our neighborhood end of school party!
We had so much fun hosting our first ever lemonade stand. All these cuties live on our street, and we are just the luckiest buddies in the world to have such awesome neighbors!
I found this “alchoul” bottle on the kitchen table and was soooo confused. I asked the girls, “What in the world?” and soon found out it was a prop for Mrs. Hannigan when they were acting out “Annie!” I love giving our girls time to create their own fun in the summer time—helps them think outside the box!
I did talk the girls into one music camp in June, which they absolutely loved, but after that, they begged me to let them get bored, which I think we’ve managed to accomplish. 
Noelle taped 6 pieces of paper together to make Mike the sweetest Father’s Day card of all time that she hung on our mantle on Father’s Day this year!
Anna Kate always invents the most clever inventions and costumes while she works and if we are home, Rose will always be in her pjs. The second we walk through the back door, she’s in her closet changing into pjs. I never want to forget these day to day memories. Oh, and how do you like Mike’s pack job for our Florida trip? I love that my man packs his own bags and does it so that nothing wrinkles or gets lost. He’s the best!
On the way to Florida, I made my first handmade wildflower crown from wild flowers I picked on the side of the road. It took several hours (which I had) and was great fun!
Rose fell asleep for a good bit of the drive to Florida this year. I’m glad she was comfortable!
Once we arrived in Florida, Nancy, Noelle and I headed to Sam’s to buy food for the week. This was my very first ever selfie stick picture. I wish I had a video of us trying to figure it out and take it. It was pretty hilarious! I told Nancy we looked so cool (hahaha) but it was all she could do to stay put. We had so much fun goofing off and making our grocery run fun!
Crab hunting late at night was so much fun! We loved hanging out on the beach at night, just walking around and feeling the beauty all around us with all of our senses. Loved our brownie sundae with crackled chocolate… definitely a vacation food favorite!
The kids cove in our condo—made for super fun nights for the kiddos!
Cinnabon cinnamon rolls from Sam’s were another vacation food favorite! Seriously yummy. If you have company or just want an extra special morning treat, these are it!
All packed up and ready to make the long drive back to Texas. What a fun summer vacation! We’ll miss the beach so much!
Noelle loves making smoothies, and she’s really good at it! I loved this metal artwork on a local Starbucks so much, that I had to take a picture in the drive thru!
This was the second time this summer we’ve gotten free dessert for being sweet to our waiter when they took too long to bring our food. So cool!
Breakfast in bed made with love by Noelley (yet again)! What a sweetheart!
Mommy ran out of make-up, so…
Lots of fun summer sleepovers for Noelle and a super fun (quick) trip to Jacksonville for my parents’ retirement party. The girls know we’ve made it to Jacksonville when they start seeing tomatoes everywhere. Jacksonville is the tomato capital of the world, for those of you who aren’t local. Their high school football stadium is called the “Tomato Bowl.” Jacksonville is a really cute little town in East Texas.
Dinner with our baby. I’ve been really intentional about organizing and taking the girls on one-on-one dates with both Mike and me this summer. It’s worked out great and been so special! I definitely recommend it to any family with multiple kids. It’s so awesome seeing them light up and bask in our undivided attention. Love these girlies with everything!