First Day of Preschool 2011

I'm so excited!

I'm a little nervous...


Oh I found some stuffed animals. I'm good to go!

Summer trip to Cali 2011

We had such a great visit to see Grandma Toria, Grandpa, and Uncle E.T. in July. We enjoyed special family time, trips to the beach, a day at Disneyland, and a break from the Texas heat! It is so beautiful there. While we miss getting to see the grandparents more often it sure is a nice place to go and visit! Thank you for having us and making it such a fun summer memory for us Grandma Toria, Grandpa, and Uncle E.T.! We love you all!

Lily gardening with Grandma Toria

Grandma Toria took Lily on a special Grandma/grandaughter outing to Build a Bear where they created this sweet ballerina bunny. It was a cute bonding experience and Lily was one happy girl ; )


Uncle E.T. taught Lily what the undertow was on our trip to the beach. It was cute how they stood there and said "Wait... ready.... UNDERTOW!" Lily thought that was the best and was full of giggles about it.

No trip to the beach is complete without burying Uncle E.T. in the sand.

Family photo op at the tidepools

Exploring the tidepools

Uncle E.T., Little Miss, and Daddy

We should frame this pic after the ordeal it took to get to the end of the line! Let's just say by this point we were all Disney-ed out. But glad we got a pic with good ole Mickey.

2 princesses sitting on a bench

Dancing around the may pole with other kids and CINDERELLA herself! Lily was so enchanted!

Lily in her Cinderella shirt and Cinderella hat holding her new Cinderella doll. I'm pretty sure we got the full Cinderella experience this trip to Disneyland.

We're at the beach!

Daddy coming up with some sort of draw in the sand beach game.

Lily "reading" a story to Grandma Toria and friends : )

Silly girls... Sweet friends

Ava and Lily

Mommy and Lily

Those crazy girls ; )

Ava, Lily, Sonia, Greyson, and I had a lunch date at Chilis. And since I had the camera with me from swim lessons we decided to photo document.

Lily and Grandad

Great Grandma, Mommy, and Lily


Mimi and Lily

We went to Midland in July to visit Mimi, Grandad, Aunt Shelley, and Great Grandma. Great Grandma was staying at Mimi and Grandad's house after her surgery to repair her broken knee. Lily was entertained by Grandma's wheelchair and she also had an interesting lesson in dentures. : )

Swimming Girl!

Lily and her summer swim teacher, Miss Molly. We all loved Miss Molly!

Going for the step


"Swimming" in the bathtub the night she overcame her fear of putting her head underwater.

"Super Gobbles"

Lily did 5 weeks of swimming camps this summer, and developed her swim skills greatly. At the beginning she was afraid to get her face wet at all and by the end she was swimming across the width of the pool. It was so exciting for her and us!

Carrie and Kevin... 25 years of marriage!

Back in June we had the opportunity to host a party celebrating Aunt Carrie and Uncle Kevin's 25th wedding anniversary. Lots of the Hatfield crew came to town and it was a fun family time! We missed Grandma, my parents, and Shelley who stayed in Midland as Grandma had recently broken her knee. But it was a sweet time with so much of the family gathered together.

The cousins that were able to come... Kristi, Caris, Kayla, Jennifer, Krista, Baby Addison, Rosemary, Amanda, and Amy.


Sadly, I didn't get a picture of the happy couple at their anniversary party, but here is their pretty cake : )

Hailey, Jace, and Lily (all born the same year.. June, September, and November) The last time we took a pic of these three like this they were 2 weeks old, two months old, and five months old. It's going by so fast!

Lily and Uncle Mike

All the big kids wanted to watch Lindsay give Baby Addison a bath! It was a little cramped in the hotel bathroom, but entertaining.

Krista and Lily

Double yes!

Aunt Kristi, Tomahawk, and Lily, with Kayla and KDog in the background.

Sweet Sisters : )

Kids playing at the hotel

Baby Bumps!

Lily and Hailey slept together the first night Amanda and the kids were at our house. It was so cute, and this scene took me and Amanda back to our childhood years. We always had so much fun with family sleepovers... usually too much fun! ; )

Shane reading to Lily, Tyler, and Hailey

Happy Easter!

Bunny Cake!

Lily loved helping in each step of the cake making process : )

Grandad, Mimi, and Aunt Shelley came to visit for the weekend!

Egg hunting and confetti egg cracking : )

Hunting eggs

Hmmm the colors were interesting... but the experience was a blast : )

Dyeing eggs with our girls!

It was a great Easter this year. We had family, egg dyeing, egg hunts, yummy food, beautiful church service, and a little girl who is starting to understand the meaning of the Easter celebration. It was a beautiful thing to hear her retell the story of the cross and the resurrection this year. Praying she continues to understand the beauty of these events as she grows.

Visiting the Permian Basin : )

Gettin bit by the tickle bug : )

Lily: "Aunt Shelley, you're the nicest ever!" spot on observation : )

Building legos with Grandad

Jace and Lily

Jace teaching Lily how to play his guitar. So sweet!

Me and Caris... prego together again. Yay! Both girls... Double yay! : )