5.03.2015

the dallas zoo

^^ this baby giraffe is less than a month old and was running all over the place. ^^
^^ emer loved the goats and nearly smothered them to death! ^^
stephen took the day off on friday so we could all go to the dallas zoo. we originally planned on going for emer's 2nd birthday, but plans quickly changed when stephen had some responsibilities at work come up that weekend. this was emer's first time going to the zoo and i'm glad that we could share in this experience as a family because he LOVED it. he knows a lot of the animal names and kept saying them over and over. he was especially fascinated by the elephants. one of the elephants was throwing mud up on it's back so emer said, "ewww yucky." that's what we say anytime he gets all dirty and needs to be cleaned. i love that emer is so curious and that he is learning so much at this age. it makes these kind of outings that much more enjoyable. oliver just enjoyed going along for the ride because he is the chillest baby ever and would be happy anywhere we take him.

10.13.2014

disneyland

^^^ this pretty much sums up the plane flight out to california. it is getting harder and harder for him to sit still in his seat. ^^^
^^^ our attempt at a selfie...we obviously haven't had enough practice! ^^^
^^^ emer loved meeting each character. ^^^
^^^ when we first set emer down in the sand he didn't know what to think. he just stood there not moving at all like he was stuck. ^^^
^^^ once he figured out that the sand was ok he sat there digging and digging and digging. he would have stayed there for hours had we let him! ^^^

back in may of this year, we went on a little family getaway just stephen, emer, and i. we took a short trip out to california so that emer could experience disneyland for the first time. he was already obsessed with mickey mouse clubhouse so we figured he might like seeing the characters in person. i was nervous that he would go crazy in the many lines and that he would just want to run away from us the whole time...he is getting to that age! he did awesome and we had an amazing time in the parks. emer enjoyed most of the rides he went on and thoroughly enjoyed meeting the disney characters. after we did disneyland for a few days we headed over to newport beach to relax near the ocean. we had an amazing trip and will likely be back again when baby #2 is older!

10.08.2014

baby shower for #2

^^ don't these cookies just look amazing?! ^^
^^ my beautiful hostesses! ^^

as the due date continues to draw near, i get more and more excited to meet our little guy. a baby shower was the perfect way to celebrate the upcoming arrival. i am grateful for my friends and family who were able to attend and share in this special moment for our little family. i mean look at all these beautiful ladies (some took off before the group photo)!

8.07.2014

new york city

here is a long overdue post from our trip to new york city back in may. stephen and i were able to go to new york with the hill family without emer (!!!). it was so different not having him around but it was a nice break. we went to the new york stock exchange, one world trade center, wicked the musical, and the new york yankees stadium. after a few short days we headed off to kristen's graduation in virginia (another overdue post to come).

6.15.2014

introducing...

...baby hill #2

this 9 week old blur above is expected to arrive late november and we couldn't be more excited! we had the gender reveal appointment this last wednesday and the baby decided to be shy so we will have to wait another 4 weeks to find out if it's a boy or girl. 

emer has been one of the biggest blessings in our lives and we are excited that he will soon be a big brother. we just hope that we can keep up with two! 

5.12.2014

klyde warren park

^^^the food from the butchers son is amazing! definitely try it if you are out at the food trucks!^^^
^^^we ran into emer's buddy while playing at the park.^^^
^^^being a good grandma and making sure that emer didn't drink the water. he thought all the fountains were actually little drinking fountains.^^^
stephen and i have been to klyde warren park a few times before, but the last time we were there we realized that the park had fountains for kids to run through. knowing e's obsession with all things water, i knew that we needed to take him back to explore. so my mom, sister-in-law, and i took the kids down to the park to get some good food and enjoy some time in the water.

4.27.2014

easter

we had a beautiful easter filled with church, family, and good food.