Some pics our nanny took....

Levi, our nanny's son she's bringing with her to our house each day, and Cameron. Look at them holding hands... already BFF's! :o)






All their "GEAR" :o)

Lunch time!

Our little Texas Tech baby!

Juli went to A&M and I purposely made her a Tech key to be funny. She was not amused! LOL

Crib Napping

Ok, so I just had to post this because it literally warms my heart to know that my nanny cares so much for our daughter. I mean, I never thought she wouldn't care, but you just never know for sure how someone's going to be with your child and I have to say we're so pleased and blessed beyond imagination to have her! She has just taken such a sincere and vested interest in Cameron so I wanted to share the below about her. Side note: since she started this week, she's gotten Cameron to nap in her crib like a champ and when I asked her how she did it she responded with the below email. I.Love.This.Girl! My Hero for sure! And, you never know: some of you may need tips on getting your child to nap in the crib as well so if you do: here you go! She's a pro! Thank you for all you do, Juli. :o)


1. lay the swaddle blanket down on the floor and swaddle her there. It helps me to get it REALLY tight from there. Cam seems to enjoy it, maybe she thinks I'm rough-housing...who knows. ;) Have it ready before y'all go in there for nap time

2. rock and sing to her in her room. But before any of that (even before the swaddle), turn off the lights and turn on the whale. Then swaddle her and rock and/or walk and bounce. If she's fussy after the swaddle, I usually do the walk and bounce with the paci in her room. If she's fine, then I'll start with the rocking and paci. I always sing Brahm's lullaby to her and hold her real close, on her side like a baby.

3. If she's still sucking, but has her eyes closed for awhile, I'll start to get up and move toward the crib. I want to teach her early that it's ok to suck and fall asleep on her own. After I lay her down in the crib (this process takes about 5 min because I move REALLY slow), I hover over her and help keep the paci in her mouth. I don't stop singing and hover over her for another 3-4 minutes.

4. Sneak out!!

5. If she wakes up to cry after 10-15 min of sneaking out, I return to her after 5-10 minutes. But I don't pick her up immediately. I put the paci back in her mouth so she learns that crying doesn't equate to being picked up. I'll try this for a few minutes then pick her up if she's still fussy. Then I try the whole process over until I can get her to stay asleep in the crib. This has taken up to an hour a couple of times.

Juli

Exersaucer!

I cannot believe she's big enough to sit in this thing! And, her feet touch the bottom! CRAZY!

Cheers,

Lindley

New Year's Eve Party--Casa de Herring!!!!

As if we didn't have enough fun at Justin's 40th birthday party the night before.... We thought we would just go ahead and have a NYE party the next night! haha!!!

None of us really had any plans and B and I were just going to stay home anyway so we thought why not have people join us. Everyone brought a dish and we had an absolute blast!!!!! The food was awesome, the company was even better, and our ringing in of the new year was unforgettable!!!!!

On the menu:

Kayla & Craig: tuna stacked salads for an appetizer & then Craig smoked pork ribs
B & I: sausage cheese wontons for an app, B smoked a prime rib, & champagne
Blair & Waylon: spinach, strawberry, gorgonzola, bacon, and pecan salad
Courtney: broccoli casserole
Mandie and Chris: they made a booze run since they live out of town
Pat & Gary Coleman: homemade focaccia bread with balsamic vinegar & olive oil
Heather and Luke: Coca Cola chocolate cake
Andrea Janik: cheese platter
Debra was supposed to come but she wasnt feeling well. We missed u Deb!! :(

Bridget and Cameron. Bridge and Jim only came for a short time and didn't stay for dinner as they had another party





Gary and Pat Coleman


Chris and Mandie






Kayla's awesome tuna stacked salads! Dee-LISH!!!!!












Kayla and Craig


Chris's 'red neck wine glass!' Mason jar/wine glass all in one. Stay Classy Chris



Blair and Waylon making our salad



Happy New Year from The Hostesses with the Mostesses! ;)



And..... theeeenn....well..... Things got interesting!!! Flip Cup began around 11 and the night went to a whole new level. Notice Courtney (girl in cream with brown jacket) has her jacket on in the beginning... People are pretty calm and what not.... Weeelll..... (before I move onto flip cup though, let me please take a moment to thank my girls for cleaning my kitchen!!! Y'all are the best and I love you all dearly!)






It gets intense!





And exciting!!!


And COMPETITIVE!!


Notice Court's jacket is off now! ;) she's serious!!! Haha










And, I'm done! My sweet baby girl needed her mamma bright and early the next morning so I quit early ;)



Happy New Year!!!! I just realized I never got a picture of Andrea or Heather and Luke. :(. Bad hostess!!!! Sorry ya'll!

Cheers,
Lindley


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NYE!

Well, The Herrings decided to have a little party, Cameron included, and I have some fantastic photos to share, I just haven't had time to post them. I will in the next few days, I promise!

Hope everyone's having a good week.... come on Friday! :)

Cheers,
Lindley

Lordy Lordy Justin's 40!!!!!

My brother-in-law turned 40 on December 29th and my sis surprised him with a little get together in Ft Worth with 14 of their closest friends!!! My parents were able to come as well which was really fun! We all met at Michael's restaurant near Montgomery Plaza at 8 and she and Justin arrived at 830 with another couple. Jus thought just the 4 of them were having dinner but much to his surprise we were all there!! And, thanks to my mother-in-law, B and I were able to stay the night in Ft Worth in a hotel! So fun! Thanks Mamy!!! ;).

In the hotel having a few pre-dinner apps and a few drinks my mom brought














He was SUPER surprised!!! Good job sis!!!!!














My cute parents!












Things got a little hairy after dinner.... Pete's Piano Bar was quite the scene! Not sure I've been to a bar in the last 5 years where 2 people puked! Right in the middle of everyone! Gross! None of our folks thank goodness!!













































This guy was just insistent on buying my sweet mom a tequila shot.....







So she drank half to make him happy!!! ;). Way to be a good sport mom!!













Tiffini you are CRAZY!!! ;)




















Time to wrap it up!!!!






Jus, Happy Birthday you old man!!!!!! ;)


Cheers,
Lindley


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