Ana & Charley's Big Announcement

One thing I LOVE when we go to Sanger or Aubrey or Lewisville for events and trips is when we can all get together, even if just for a fast meal! To keep us from going all the way to Sanger to get kids and then get on the road again, the rest of the Erwins met us at Ana & Charley's house for brunch and to celebrate the February birthdays: me, Vic, and Melbo (88!). It was nice to sleep in and have our kids arrive dressed and packed! ah! So nice!

 Everyone watched Ana's dance from the night before!

And we got to eat birthday cake and sing!

We got to visit and eat and then Ana and Charley brought out these cool scratch off tickets for the kids to scratch and see if they won something...check out the video here:

https://youtu.be/HmEf0l9Eeqc

 

 Hooray! They are pregnant and having their first little bambino due on September 26th, 2018! Ana always said she would get pregnant when we were pregnant with our 4th baby - she was right!

 Everyone is pointing at Ana's tummy! There's a little baby in there! Oh we were so excited! Although, in the video, you could tell it took Melbo a little while...that was so funny!

It was a great way to finish celebrating the weekend before everyone went their separate ways (Dad headed to work!). So so thankful for so many blessings! A weekend I won't ever forget!

Dancing with the Stars Night

This was a big weekend! So, we found out in November or so that Ana was going to be in a Dancing With the Stars event to raise money for the Colleyville Rotary Club. It's an event they do every year and it raises a lot of money. They ask local celebrities, like Ana of course, to dance and to raise money for it. They partner every contestant with a professional ballroom dancer and then they perform at this fancy event! Originally, we were not sure Vic and I would make it, but then GG and Mom offered to buy our tickets as my 35th birthday present AND keep the kids the night of the event so we got to go! Oh my goodness - it was so fun! It was fun to dress up and go out to a fancy event; Vic even commented that he could totally get used to this lifestyle! So, we headed out Saturday morning, the 24th of February, dropped the kids in Sanger and stayed with Ana and Charley that night. It was great to also have a kid-free sleep night - we didn't have to put kids to bed! Thanks Mom, Dad & GG! You will see most of the details in my photos and video, but Ana BLEW everyone away with her dancing. I know it was tough, and she is naturally a great dancer having danced her entire life - although she had never done ballroom. She looked beautiful; we got to be with Charley too and then.....SHE WON! She won the entire dancing part of the event! And she should have - she was so amazing! So, here are the photos; we have the best time with Ana and Charley even when we do nothing, but this was a really special night to remember and I loved being able to celebrate my birthday this way! I won't forget when she told me that her mom (who is the sweetest lady) said "do Vic and Sarah WANT to celebrate their birthdays this way?" and Ana told something like "Yes! They love to be with us!" haha! It's so true!

 Brothers.

 Her dress was amazing!

 Introductions!

 She was so nervous, but thankfully she went first out of the gate and then she was done!

 All dressed up for a night!

Here's a video recap: https://youtu.be/kaGL5tZuUY4

 She got a real mirror ball trophy and everything! She honestly could compete on the real ABC show!

 Charley probably never knew (or he probably did!) how exciting every day would be with Ana when he married her! Good choice, Charley, good choice.

 So so proud of her!

We're touching the mirror ball trophy!! It was a birthday night to remember!

Everly Videos

Everly is just cute and I have videos to prove it!

Bathtub night - I love this video because she gives that little raised eyebrow and a confident "no" when I ask her to do something. https://youtu.be/bFlH0yL7eo0

I love this one of her talking - so many words! https://youtu.be/3RIn0zskoQs

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is always fun! This year, however, I didn't buy my kids one Valentine! Yikes! I love to do that stuff, but we have SO much going on all in a row after we get done with Christmas. All 5 birthdays, Valentines day, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day all within 5 months and sometimes it is a lot. Thankfully, the kids didn't even notice that I didn't get them Valentines! They had plenty going on that day at school, so we were safe! But, here's some stuff we did:

 Grace and Vic went to Father/Daughter Valentine's Night at Chick-Fil-A. They went with her friend Dani and her dad, Darren. They dressed up in matching dresses and had a fun night! There were crafts, reserved tables, crowns, etc. for all of the little girls! Grace was so proud!

 The girls with the Chick-Fil-A Cow!

 Atticus had to make a Valentine's Box for school...surprise, surprise! He needed a football box and he hand picked certain mascots to put on the sides.

 And Grace made treats for her friends at school too!

 Daddy got BIG Valentine's Day hugs that morning!

 Atticus took homemade cookies to Mrs. Payne. Cutie patooties!

 Everly was cute as a love bug on Valentine's Day for MOPS and the preschool party! https://youtu.be/eE2BHRQr_Io

And Everly learned VERY quickly that Valentine's Day is all about candy! Oh and I don't think Vic and I did anything for Valentine's Day - it's one of those "we have birthdays this month so let's skip this holiday" holidays! But we love each other anyways!

Aggie Baseball Aggie Leadoff Day

So, with the sports addiction in our house, we just had to attend the Aggie Leadoff Day for Baseball on February 10th. I read that they served food, you could get autographs, and then watch the Aggies play one another. It was a really fun day! I only took Atticus and Grace (Vic stayed with Everly who had a little cold) and we arrived and ate and Atticus got some players autographs and then they played in the kid zone throwing lots of baseballs and on the bouncy slide. Grace even got brave and was so proud when Atticus awkwardly helped her up the bouncy slide. She loves that brother and he can make her entire day when he shows her affection too! He threw lots of balls and Grace entertained herself and then we went inside for the game. Well, it was fun, but all of a sudden, out of nowhere, the overcast atmosphere dropped to a LOW temperature and started off-an-on misting and we got cold! But, you know Atticus - he never wants to leave a game early, so we stuck it out as long as we could before Grace was basically a popsicle. Then, we headed home. I did NOT pack for cold weather, so I was pretty cold too. It was a fun day though and I have video and pictures below. Also, that night, at the end of the video, Atticus and Everly just played in bed and watched some sports and I just thought it was cute!

Here's a quick recap of our day: https://youtu.be/sBNMuRRkVyU

Vic's 37th Birthday

Vic turned the big 3-7 this year and we celebrated the best we could all day! We started out at lunch at Chimy's with Everly (the big kids were at school). Everly was just as cute as she could be - she didn't have to sit in a high chair and she got to drink water from my glass. What could be better? But, it was fun to have lunch with Vic during the week!

 

Vic left work early so we could meet him for sno cones at Bahama Buck's. The entire afternoon and evening were planned by the kids. Here was their schedule. It included activities with each kid! 

 And his birthday sign had all kinds of adjectives about our wonderful daddy!

 Married 10 years and still looking good!

And of course it included presents and cake! Atticus made Vic another handmade book! And we also played a game of charades called fish bowl. It was a fun evening planned by the kids to celebrate Vic! Here's a quick video of the a dose of the charades and singing that night! https://youtu.be/sR6FgaGPe-Q