Faith, Football, and Fairy Tales: {2017: Year In Review}

Hey Y'all! Hard to believe that yet another year had come & gone. It's true what they say - the older you get, the faster they go. It seems like just yesterday I was writing my 2016 year in review & here we go again!

2017 was a good year. Lots of exciting things & thankfully nothing too bad. Really & truly, that's all one can hope for, right? Let's take a look back! {warning...it's a long one!}

In January, we started off the year with a little cold snap...no snow but we did have ice!

The next weekend was our annual Wine Swirl! Our group shrunk this year cause several were expecting sweet babies! You can read all about it here.

I ended the month with taking maternity pics for one of those pregnant ladies, my sister-in-law Jodie!

In February, we celebrated Nola's 2 year adoption anniversary here.

Had a Super Bowl party...

Hosted a shower for Jodie & sweet baby Bo...

Celebrated my 38th birthday.

I took a "me" day which has become my new favorite birthday tradition...

And did a little work in my backyard by adding a few flowerbeds...

The highlight of March was when we welcomed sweet baby Bo on March 17th. You can read all about it here.

I ended the month with a trip to Warrenton...and more baby snuggles!

In April, we went to an Aggie baseball game...

And celebrated Easter...

I ended the month with more yard work & more baby snuggles.

I started off May by celebrating Cinco de Mayo with friends.

Another successful Maifest...

We honored the 2 year Blue Bell layoff anniversary...

Hosted another baby shower at my house, this one for Carol & sweet Megan...

Mason "graduated" from St. Paul's...

I ended the month with a little more backyard work & a crawfish boil!

In June, Bo had his very first sleepover at my house! He slept great...I got up every 30 minutes to check on him. =)

Celebrated Morgan's birthday...

Had the Blue Bell picnic...

And spent lots of nights at the ballpark watching Mason play All Stars.

At the end of June, I had the honor of photographing the birth of sweet Addie.

Babies, babies & more babies...a few days later, Carol & Rob welcomed Megan!

I am not sure where the rest of the month of July went. I had a pretty uneventful July 4th, followed by several weeks of crazy Texas heat. I took a Instagram "class" & my account grew from a few hundred to almost 2,000. I started hosting hashtags & giveaways and have collaborated with a few companies. I now have over 12,000 followers...it's been crazy! You can follow me here.

August flew by as well. I spent time with my favorites...

Went with Amanda & the kids to help pick out the granite for their new house...

Survived the solar eclipse...

And witnessed one of the most devastating Hurricane's to hit the Texas coast. Hurricane Harvey made landfall on August 24th as a category 4 storm. Rockport was demolished & Houston received over 50" of rain. The destruction it left behind was unfathomable. You can read more about it here.