Category: Family

Photos & Coca Cola Coffees…

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company. All opinions are mine alone. #SongsToShare #CollectiveBias

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Ya’ll I’ve been so busy lately it’s craziness!  It’s senior picture season and my weekends have been filled with cap and gowns and reminiscing.  Gosh I can’t believe I graduated almost 15 years ago…I feel so old!

ANYWAY.

That’s the joy in being a photographer and doing what I do.  Making memories 🙂

I’ve been…

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And…

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Aren’t these Coca-Cola™ bottles so cute for summer?  Speaking of reminiscing, that’s what these Coca-Cola cans remind me of.  If you know me… occasionally I like to break out into song.  Ha ha!   

You can find all the new Share a Coke® and a Song bottles at your local Brookshire’s. Use your Brookshire’s Yourpoints to save 10¢ per gallon on fuel & 5% off on groceries.  Download the Shazam App, available on iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android and other devices to get your Coca-Cola Share a Song.

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So you can be…

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Mother’s Day is this weekend and I wanted to take some photos of my son.  I love to come up with different ideas and make photo props.  I wanted something simple and springy for Mother’s Day.

I found a bunch of these paper flowers at the craft store and simply attached them to some twine and “oila” I had a cute little garland.  So delicate and pretty for spring.

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If you want something extra fold over some washi tape to make little tassels.
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Isn’t he the cutest EVER???

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He’s pretty much…

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And to quench your thirst one of my favorite boosters in the summer time is an iced Coca Cola with a shot of espresso!  I know what you are thinking…but TRUST it’s so good!

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GULP.

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For more information and to find your own Coca Cola Sing Along Bottles visit HERE. Also, check out Brookshire’s Facebook page HERE.

Being a Mom through the Storms #SickJustGotReal #AMomCanDream

The video and gift card have been provided by Pfizer Consumer Healthcare. All thoughts and reviews are my own.

The years just keep on passing by so quickly!  I just shared how Connor boy turned 6 years old.  It seems like yesterday he was an itty bitty baby and now he’s in school.  I’ve heard once they get in school time passes even quicker.

I remember those sleepless nights & Doctor visits so well 🙂

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As a first time Mom there are so many things that run through your brain.  “Am I doing this right?” “What do I do with this little human I just brought home from the hospital?”  

And the WORST feeling is when your baby gets sick.

I remember one night so vividly.  Connor was an infant and he had a super high fever and it wasn’t breaking.  I was so nervous and it was late at night.  Terence and I were pacing the house trying to figure out what to do.  We had given him medicine and a bath and tried to lower the fever…nothing was happening.  I called 911 because I was so scared and didn’t know what to do.

The lady on the phone began to yell at me and tell me “What kind of Mother lets her son get a fever that high?”  “You need to go to the ER” and she continued to tell me horrible things and judging me for something that I just wanted help with.  I felt helpless and angry after that phone call.  I just started to cry and pray that everything would be okay.

Who was she to judge me?  I was a scared first time Mom and all she did was scold me!

Obviously everything worked out, but the situation could have been so much easier if the lady would have just shown a little bit of patience with me.

As Moms we love our kids beyond all reason and there is nothing we won’t do for them.  Check out this site for tips and support, because when the sick gets real that’s exactly what you’ll need—->>> support and advice!

So they can grow up healthy, happy, and enjoy a full childhood 🙂

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Check out this super cute and funny video below.  If you’re a Mom I know you can relate!

Check out the video HERE  & follow along on the Facebook page.

Share your story…what’s your worst sick story???  

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Life Happens

What’s up yuns?

I’ve been crazy busy with….well….just life.

Things get crazy when your kids start school.  I had visions of all this time off while Connor was at school, but in reality Connor brings home something new every day and has homework every night.  I’m not sure how I feel about a kindergartener having homework?  I get reading books and all that, but homework and the pressure on kids at such a young age is a little jarring.

We have soccer practice and then soccer games on Saturdays.  I’ve also had a ton of photo-shoots lately.  Not to mention my day job!  Sometimes I feel like I over extend myself, but I’m the type of person that has to be doing something or I go crazy.

My Mom visited for a few days and right after that my sister came to visit too.  I love it when friends and family come stay.  It’s already getting hot….sigh….

Me & Bon- NOT getting in trouble Mom!

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I cannot stand hot weather.  I would much weather have a cool breeze and no pit stains on my shirts.  Calgon take me to NYC or Seattle…UP NORTH!

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When Bon was here we got to meet up with our good friend Adrian, who is also a bomb-diggity author.  (We missed our red-headed twins!!!)  If you haven’t read Adrian’s books check them out here!  She’s so awesome and we just adore her 🙂

We had a good Easter and Jarrett was here to Easter egg hunt at Grana & Pops house.  Of course we had to dress the boys alike.  It’s a twin thing!

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Connor lost TWO teeth last week while he was at school!  So the tooth fairy has been a frequent visitor.  I love this age so much.

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Still house hunting.  We’ve put in what seems like a ton of offers and have looked at so many homes at this point I don’t know UP from DOWN.  I know God has the perfect little gem out there for us….we just haven’t found it yet.  It has been quite the process and God bless our sweet realtor Courtney who has been with us every step of the way.

Prayers appreciated that we will find something soon because Becky is tired of hauling my groceries up 3 flights of stairs.  UGH.

xo Becky

Connor’s SIXth Birthday! Star Wars Party

Our sweet Connor James turned six years old this month.  I’ve been a bad “party Mom” for the past couple of years and let celebrating kind of slide.  This year we went to Summit Climbing in Grapevine and everyone had a blast.

Of course the theme was Star Wars!  As if we had any other option right?  Everything was really laid back and that’s just the way I like it.  I think all the little Jedi’s had a great time and we are thankful to everyone who came to celebrate our ray of sunshine!

xo- The Branches

Enjoy the pictures 🙂BBP_7064BBP_7065

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Whew…There it is!

This post is going to be all sorts of random….but that is what happens when you don’t blog every day anymore and then your mind is full of so many things it might explode.

ATTN:  I don’t know if I pissed off Google or what.  My blog doesn’t show up when you search for it…I have no idea how to fix this or what’s up.  You have to type in the EXACT URL to get to it….blah.  If anyone knows why this is happening PUH-LEEZE comment or help a sista out.

Back to the daily:

Is this not the cutest chocolate like. EVER?  It’s a makeup compact and lipstick.  YUM.

I’m always talking about food, and chocolate, and coffee….one track mind.  Or three track….whatever.

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I found these Poky Little Puppy cups at World Market the other day.  Nostalgia won me over.  I remember reading these Golden Books as a child and I just had to get them for Connor.  For $1 I think they were totally worth it.BBP_6984

Connor had his birthday party at Summit Rock Climbing.  His 6th birthday shirt was none other than….STAR WARS! (I plan on making a quilt out of all his birthday shirts one day) I’ll blog about his whole party on my next blog entry.  BUT- Right after his party I got sooooo sick last Sunday night and was literally in bed for 2 days.  It sucked.BBP_7060

This past weekend we drove to Arkansas for a couple of nights to celebrate my WONDERFUL Daddy who turned 60 today!  He’s the best Dad I could have ever prayed or wished for.  Thank you Daddy for being everything that you are and then some.  You are so special to SO many!BBP_7324

I attended the DFW Auto Show last week as well.  It was super fun and it’s nice to see the cars before they come out and we even got to drive a few 🙂

Can’t wait to try this new Mazda CX-9 that will be rolling out in the next couple months.

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My sister got an entire CASE of Kinder eggs.  If you know us at all you know we are some crazy Kinder egg loving gals.  Maybe it’s because they are such a delicacy to us, or the fact that we can’t get them all the time….but we sort of binge when we find them and they are SO good!

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My Mom came back with us to Texas this week and my sister is visiting this weekend 🙂

Just enjoying time with my family and trying NOT to think about house hunting or the depressing sinkhole that the housing market is right now. In the mean time I’ll keep working towards a firm bottom by living on the 3rd floor and climbing 20 flights of stairs a day *wink* *wink*

For all the latest updates follow along on INSTAGRAM!!!  Woohoo!!!

xo Becky

Tea Time Sandwiches

This post is sponsored by Oroweat®, all opinions are my own.

When I first met my husband one of the first things he told be about his food preferences is “I love bread”.  So, as you can imagine we eat lots of it in our house.  Connor has a sandwich for lunch every SINGLE day at school.  Turkey and cheese is his favorite.

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One of our favorite types of bread is Oroweat® Whole Grains 100% Whole Wheat Bread.  I like that it’s not little bitty slices, the bread is wholesome BIG slices and you can stack lots on it!

Oroweat® Whole Grains 100% Whole Wheat sliced bread has 21g of whole grains per slice! Oroweat® Whole Grains 100% Whole Wheat sliced bread is 90 calories and has no high fructose corn syrup or artificial colors or flavoring.

That’s exactly what I’m looking for when I look at labels in the store.  All the GOOD stuff.

We are also crazy about some BLTs in our house 🙂 #yum

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Here is a yummy tea sandwich recipe I made the other day too!

Ingredients

16 slices white/wheat bread
4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
2 roma tomatoes, thinly sliced

Combine feta cheese, cream cheese, mayo and fresh basil.
Cut the crust off of each slice of bread. Spread a generous spoonful of cheese mixture (about two tablespoons) on one slice of bread. Top cheese with one slice of tomato. Cut each sandwich into triangular halves. Serve immediately.

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Happy eating everyone!

Our cutie pie neighbor Paislee and her top know.  She loved these and she’s 3 y’all! 🙂

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Hello it’s Me

Oh my gosh y’all what’s up?

My baby boo is turning SIX this Friday.  He want’s nothing short of a Star Wars extravaganza to happen.  All he is requesting is Legos.  If I step on another Lego I’m going to lose it.  It’s like a land mine in his room.

Thank you to Nana, Poppy, & Nannie Sue I got my birthday cards in the mail yesterday!

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Let’s take a walk down memory lane shall we?

Wasn’t this like yesterday???

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Remember his first birthday…or his second birthday…oh my goodness how time flies.

I have to say this age is so much fun and he’s learning something new every day.  It’s so much different after they start school and begin to fly on their own.

In other news I’ve been crazy blessed with some fun photo shoots:  Check them all out on my Facebook page 🙂BBP_6274 BBP_6759 BBP_6902 BBP_5549

I also got to hang with this gal the other night and photograph the cheer team for the Allen American Ice Angels.  I had so much fun!  I am also enlisting this chick as my personal trainer because gosh darn it I can’t blame this plushiousness from “baby weight” any more… <3 you Somer!

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Also, it’s Mine and Ter-Bear’s 15 year anniversary this year.  We were going to go on a trip somewhere, but once those kiddos start school it’s hard to work your schedule around a trip.  Where should we go any suggestions?

It’s literally like this”

“So…where do you want to go for our trip this year?”

“I dunno…you?”

“I don’t care, where do you want to go?”

“I have no idea?”

“…..what about ???”

“I don’t know what about here…yeah me either.”

Why it’s so hard is beyond me.

IN. CIRCLES. OVER.AND.OVER.AND.OVER.AND.OVER…we shall see….

Every day this week my Facebook time hop has been reminding me of the wonderful memories of England and Paris for our 10 year anniversary.  Take be back!!!

Time hop is so bittersweet right?

Connor started soccer and scored a goal his very first game!  So proud of our little Believers.  He’s on the same team as a few of the boys he went to Pre-K with and it’s so nice to see them all again.

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xo-Becky