Goodbye Flashback Fridays

Ok, I think Flashback Fridays has come to a close. It's not that I don't have a ton of old pictures, I do, but our scanner is several years old and moodier than a girl with PMS. I don't have the patience to wait to scan all of those pictures, so instead I need a new feature for Fridays. Any ideas? I would love to hear what you would like me to post about on Fridays.

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This weeks picture marks three years to the day, that we learned we were going to have a boy. This is the picture from the ultrasound. I'm not really thrilled about showing you my 18 week pregnant belly or the fact that Adam's face looks funny, but I am thrilled that I have the sweetest little boy.

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This week's Flashback Friday picture is brought to you from March 2006. Since Adam & I have been married, we have celebrated our birthdays together. We are only 15 days apart and yes, he is married to an older woman for 15 days. We celebrated that year at Dave & Busters with our friends. This is a picture of my friend Katy & I after playing the Trivia game most of the evening.

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I only have so many old pictures scanned onto this computer, but trust me there are many more. My friend, Dana, commented the other day about driving by San Marcos Baptist Academy and how it brought back so many memories of Camp Tallowood. The timing of her comment was even more interesting, since I had just come across pictures from our 8th grade year. If I get the time, I will be sure to post all of those just for you, Dana. In the meantime, you will have to settle for this precious face. Taken 2 years ago, Mason was only 7 months old.

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This weeks picture is not as old as most, but it was taken almost 4 years ago, when my nephew Connor was born. Be still my heart, I love little babies!

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This weeks picture is from my First Grade teacher's wedding. Mrs. Stebbins was my favorite teacher and I actually still keep in touch with her and she is a good family friend. She invited all of our First Grade class to her wedding and some of us were even in it. Sorry for the poor quality.

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We have an out of town guest this weekend and so I thought I would make it a part of my Flashback Friday. One of Adam's old friends and groomsmen in our wedding, Jim, will be paying us a visit tomorrow. He flew into LA earlier this week for the BCS Champtionship Title Game.

Adam & Jim met during his college days, while taking a summer school class at HCC. Although Jim went to UT, Adam saw past that and they became great friends.This picture was taken during Super Bowl 2004. I believe they were downtown, looking for celebrities.

I finally finished mapping out my calendar for cooking my way thru the Pioneer Woman Cooks. I'm giving myself a year, but as of right now, I should be done by the end of May. That is subject to change, especially since our busiest time of the year in our house are the months of February and March.

With Jim visiting and the fact that I love to entertain, I thought I would cook one of the recipes this weekend. Then I remembered that I need to bring breakfast for Sunday School this weekend, so I decided to bake another. I'm keeping it simple, and will be serving BBQ Jalapeno Poppers as an appetizer Saturday and for my Sunday School class, I will be making Iny's Prune Cake with Buttermilk Icing! In her book, she doesn't recommend sharing the name of the cake before people taste it. Check back for details.

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Since it'sChristmas time, I thought I would continue to post pictures from our Christmas past. Here's Adam with one of his younger sisters, Laura, and younger brother, David. We believe this was taken when Adam was nine. Adam especially likes the photo because he is wearing footsie pj's. He loves them! I wasn't a fan of them growing up. I didn't like anything covering my feet and still don't.

I realize why parents loves them so much - great for keeping the kiddos warm, without having to worry if they are still covered up on a cold winters night. I have to admit, Mason & Taylor look so cute in their pj's. But I'll give them a choice as they get older.

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I realize it has been a month since I posted a Flashback Friday picture, but they are back. Here is a picture from our first Christmas together. We were engaged and only a month and half away from getting married. A lot has changed in the last five years.

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My very first trip to the Houston Zoo. Have I mentioned how much I love the Houston Zoo? Out of all the visits to different Zoo's over the years, it ranks number one with Washington D.C.'s following in a close second. One day, we will take Mason & Taylor down to the San Diego Zoo and I can't wait. In this picture, I was about 3 years old and already had a ton of personality. Can you tell?

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Since Halloween is tomorrow, I thought it would only be fitting to look back on Mason's first Halloween. I picked out his costume a month after he was born. I loved that this monkey costume had a banana on the head. Isn't he the cutest monkey ever?

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Adam & his brother, David, have a love for ALL sports. However, this is probably the only time you will ever see either of them wearing anything saying "Spurs" since they are huge Rockets fans. (Notice the matching haircuts)

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Although this picture isn't as old as some of the others, it was still almost 8 years ago (college days). We were out at Canyon Lake and it was my nephew, Jared's, first time on the jet ski. I have so many great memories taking the jet ski out and this was one of my favorites!

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This was taken outside The Smithsonian when I was in 5th grade. My dad took my sister and I on a trip to Washington DC for a long Labor Day weekend. Notice that I was sporting the fanny pack.

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My sister & I taken when I was either three or four.

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This is Adam at a year old.

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From the age of 6 years old, Lauryn & I were inseparable. We did everything together. She was my very best friend. For our 10th birthdays, her mom Dru, made us these cat shirts. We loved them and wore them all the time. The summer before going into 5th grade, my family moved 20 minutes away to Katy. It would be the first time we wouldn't be in school together or live down the street from each other. I was crushed.

Lauryn was an only child and Dru was diagnosed with Lung Cancer that year. Even though we didn't live down the street from each other anymore, we made it a point to get together as much as possible. I loved her and her mom very much. Dru passed away when we were in 6th grade.

That was one of the hardest days of my life. I had lost someone I loved and my very best friend was left without a mother. Lauryn went to live with her Dad, which made it difficult to get together. We would talk on the phone, but didn't get to see much of each other. After High School, we lost touch.

A few weeks after I found out I was pregnant with Mason, I came across her profile on Myspace. I sent her a message and the next thing you know, we were on the phone talking for hours. Both of us were in tears, sharing about our lives and how much things had changed. I'm so glad we reconnected.

Lauryn & I celebrating our 10th birthdays!

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It's Flashback Friday and I have several pictures to choose from and don't plan on posting in any particular order. This is the only picture I have of a toothless grin. I was in 1st grade and missing my two top teeth. Happy Friday everyone!

Flashback Fridays

The other day I was thumbing thru some old pictures I have and decided this would make for a fun, yet embarrassing weekly post. If you can't laugh at yourself, who else can you laugh at. So every Friday, I will post a photo from back in the day. Happy Friday everyone!

May 1994 - About to leave for my 8th grade dance. I loved this dress and still have it. My mom & I found the pattern and she sewed it for me. I helped a little, but my sewing skills weren't polished at that time. Well I don't think they are polished yet, but I will get there.