Our first night away

So this weekend we had our first night w/o Ruby Belle...fun, but boy did i miss her!! Our in-laws (mom, dad, brother, sister) got us a night at the Hilton at the Branson Landing, dinner out, and FREE baby sitting (by Granma and Papa, of course!...i think there were alterior motives here! ha!) for Christmas and booked it for us for Feb. 13th in celebration of our engagement night! So sweet!! we decided to upgrade our room to the King Suite (or something like that) and it was SUPER nice! i love sleeping in style! The Hilton is right on the Landing (kinda like the Boardwalk in Shreveport), so we literally walked out of our hotel and were in the middle of all the shops and restaurants! we started the day off by dropping of Ruby Belle at Granma and Papa's and then headed out to tour 2 local winerys. then off to check in and then a nap!!!...much needed after a long week (or month) at work! then we headed out to dinner at Macaroni Grill (we don't have one here so it was "different" for us) and then to a pub all conveniently located less than a block from our suite! we had a great time and survived our first night away from our daughter. i even asked Justin if he was missing her at dinner and he replied, "i haven't even thought about her!" if only we could all be that laid back! ;) we, of course, missed her, but she had a blast w/o us i'm sure! all in all, it was a great getaway!!

thanks so much to Martha Jean, King, Brandon, and Jamie!!!

it's about time!!!

he finally did it!!! Ty popped the question Wednesday night to his girlfriend, Stephanie!!! we are SO excited to have her joining our family soon!! i think they're talking about a wedding in July/August and i'm SUPER stoked! (i'm really gonna try hard not to be the annoying sister-in-law, but i really love weddings!) we love Stephanie and are excited she's becoming part of our family!!

(p.s. thanks steph for letting me borrow this pic from your blog!!! i couldn't find any of the 2 of you :( but i'm sure i'll have more soon!!!)