valentine's...

 This year we celebrated Valentine's a day early because Adam had to leave on Valentine's to go to work.  Our Valentine's celebration coincided with the Super Bowl so we decided to have a 3 person party ourselves!  We of course had Marley's annual scavenger hunt and then went to church together.  After church we enjoyed lunch at La Fiesta and then ended the evening with our 3 person Super Bowl Party!

Marley's camera Valentine's Box!

This year I was FINALLY able to attend one of Marley's class parties!  I was so excited and if you're a fellow "teacher-mom" you know how special this is!

daddy-daughter dance...

 Two weeks ago Marley and Adam went to Robinson ISD's Daddy-Daughter Dance!  The went with their usual crew- the McCalls, the Hughes and the Hockadays.  The dads took the girls to Luigi's, a local Italian place, and then to the dance where I'm pretty sure the girls did everything but dance!
I absolutely love this tradition and hope it continues long after they are too old to attend the official dance.

marleyisms 2021...

Marley: “I love the filter they used to film Full House. It makes it look so old fashioned!”

Marley: “I love fish sticks even though they aren’t fish!"

Me: “Well what are they then?”

Marley: “Bits of chicken wrapped in mash potatoes...duh!”

Me: “Marley on a scale of 1-10 what do you rate me as a mom?”

Marley: “Eh, 1 higher than 3.”

Marley to Adam: “Are we on the same page here?!”

Marley and I are sitting in the couch watch TV...

Marley: “Will you please get me some milk?”

Me: “No you can go get it. There’s a cup of milk already in the fridge.”

Marley: “Why won’t you go get it?!”

Me: “Because it’s Mother’s Day. You go get it.”

Marley: “Look, I’ve already appreciated you today. Can’t you appreciate me and just go get it?!”

Marley: “Mom please don’t wear those sunglasses! You’ll embarrass me even in front of strangers!”

Marley: “Wow, spaghetti again? I feel like that’s all we eat.”

Me: “Geez thanks mom for making dinner!”

Marley: “I mean thanks for at least feeding me.”

Marley: “Mom when you wear makeup you look 20.”

**side note-I’m not wearing makeup today.

Me: “So what are you saying about how I look today?”

Marley: “Like you didn’t even try.”

 Marley gifted me this beautiful bouquet she put together.

Me: “This is the best gift ever!”

Marley: “Good, then I’ll regift it to you next year.”

surgery day...

 Marley never ceases to amaze me and her strength and courage is something to be looked up to for sure.  We have been monitoring a cyst on Marley's knee for a little over a year now and it started growing earlier in the fall.  After clearing up a really bad infection in the cyst in December we ended up having surgery this past Monday to remove it.  We are so very fortunate to have wonderful insurance that allowed us to have the surgery at a pediatric hospital in Austin.  Marley was so strong and although we could tell she was nervous she never once voiced it.  She bravely took her pre-op COVID test a few days before and was luckily negative so we headed out early, early Monday morning for Austin.  The staff was AMAZING and so great explaining everything to Marley and keeping her calm.  The surgery took about 45 minutes and they ended up having to clean out more than expected.  She has internal and external stitches that will have to come out in about 2 weeks.  As she was waking up from anesthesia Adam and I got to be with her and she tried to tell us that the doctor never came in and did the surgery and that when they were making her breath the "gas" to put her to sleep they kept asking her questions, but her "lips quit working" so she had to just give them a thumbs up!  Haha!  Gotta love that girl's sense of humor!  Fortunately the surgery was just a day surgery and after she got moving we got to come home.  She has done great and been so very brave with the pain, cleaning and rebandaging several times a day.  

Man I'm so proud to be her mom!

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This past weekend we were so lucky to witness one of our very best friends and the greatest guy marry his sweet love Liza!  Adam was a groomsman and Marley was a junior bridesmaid.  The wedding was at a beautiful venue in Athens, Texas and although it was perhaps the coldest, windiest day ever, the wedding was absolutely beautiful!

Congrats Liza and Cody!