happy halloween! 2013

we experienced our first halloween here in the heights this evening and boy it did not disappoint.  our neighbors warned us to plan for about 700 - 800 trick or treaters - and yes we easily hit that number.  our neighbor friends had us over for a little pre-party and then we trick or treated with them.  came home to an empty bowl of candy and went through the rest of our candy pretty quickly.  that might have been because logan was in charge of handing out the candy and she sure was generous.  handing out the candy in fist fulls.

 my cuties.

 our little peacock.

 the tutu lasted less than 5 min.

 very concerned about the snail on the pumpkin.

 halloween party fun.

getting into the loot.

p.s. - there was also a moment where my phone fell into the toilet.  so if you need to get in touch with me - message jeff for now or just email me.  i'm hoping it turns on in the morning :)

happy halloween friends!

xoxoxoxo

getting back to our "new" normal.

as we take time to grieve, we are also trying to get back into the swing of things.  luckily, it is a festive time of year - which always cheers me right up.  when my brother, zachary, and his girlfriend, lauren, were still in town - we gathered at our place for pumpkin carving and pumpkin painting.  and it felt good to be around loved ones and good to be doing something creative.

thanks for the photos daddo!

xoxoxoxoxox

support from loved ones.

we just wanted to take a minute to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all the support and love we have received from loved ones over the past few weeks.  it truly makes this journey a little more bearable.  so THANK YOU for all the cards, texts, phone calls, emails, flowers, plants, food, treats, love, hugs and prayers.  we are so very grateful.  

also - special shout outs to these amazing peeps for flying into houston to help out and just love on us.

 aunt kata

 auntie mags

   uncle z and girlfriend lauren

xoxoxoxoxoxoxxo

our silence.

dear loved ones,

there's been some silence here as we've been taking time to process our last few weeks.

at the beginning of october, jeff and i received some bad medical news about our baby boy.  we were completely shocked, devastated, saddened and complete messes.  we received this news upon arriving to dc for a fun filled weekend, yet basically just tried to keep ourselves together as we took in the news.  upon returning to houston we found ourselves in the hospital, surrounded by specialists and tests, and things simply worsened.

on october 15, 2013 - we lost our sweet baby boy.

we are grieving this tragic loss and taking it one day at a time.  we appreciate all the love and support that we have received during this impossible time.  we would be grateful for your prayers and positive thoughts as we continue on.      

love,

blair, jeff and logan

roundtop.

this weekend, we traveled about 1.5 hr outside of houston to the area of roundtop, texas.  we were invited by our dear friend, sean, {jeff and sean have been buddies since the 3rd grade} and sean's parents.  sean's parents have the most charming and cozy home in the country.  jeff spent the majority of his senior year {skipping school - shhhh!} while camped out at the matula's - so we felt right at home.  their property is amazing - complete with 100 acres, two horses, three donkeys, a woodworking shop, a chapel, and amazing views!  we also happened to coincide with the roundtop antique festival, which is a mega antique festival that happens once a year.  we didn't even see 1% of what this fair has to offer and still came home with some great goodies!  so thank you again matula family for being such wonderful hosts - we just had a ball!

 first time shooting a pistol!

 there is just something about texans - when you get together - the guns come out.

 antiquing!

xoxoxoxoxo

welcome welcome!

welcome to the world miss greta ann files!!

weighing in at 7.5 lbs and 20 inches long

born on september 27, 2013 

 

proud parents are friends kakkie and preston files 

with big brother eli!

she is soo very precious sweet friends!  

we are so happy for you and your growing family!

congrats congrats!

xoxoxoxo

22 months.

my sweet girl,

this picture i snapped of you the other day was the first day i put her hair in a pony tail and it just keeps reminding me how big you are getting. you are growing leaps and bounds these days and i just wish it would sloooow down.  you are talking more and more these days and some of your new favorite words include: bus {any big truck you see}, blue house {every time we pull up to our house}, mommo {for elmo}, dada's shoes, and many more. 

you dance every chance you get - constantly pointing to dada's ipod for "more" music.  you are in love with our music class and could care less if i was in there with you.  you are in the center of the room - dancing a jig the ENTIRE class.  you love painting, drawing and playdoh time and ask for it almost everyday.

you are so wonderfully affectionate as well.  big hugs all the time, kisses, constant smiles, snuggles {although you don't want to be touched when you are sick!}.  your first encounter with your boyfriend "luca" happened last weekend when you proceeded to straddle and mount him while giving him lots of hugs and kisses.  keep the love coming sweet girl - we just cannot get enough.

we cannot wait to see you as a big sister in just a few short months.  i know it will be a big adjustment for you, but also believe you will be an amazing big sister to this baby.

we love you beyond belief sweet girl!

love,
mama

life {according to instagram}.

 crazy hair day - guess who was in charge to bath time and brushing hair the night before? #dada

 snack time at the park with friends henry and luca

 big smiles

 epic bed head

dance party before bed

xoxoxoxoxoox

logan's first "all about me poster."

i know we have lots of "all about me posters" in our near future.  it is a part of early childhood education - but i didn't think they would be requested this early.  of course, this art teacher was thrilled to do an art project with my daughter as we created her first "all about me poster" together for mother's day out. 

houston museum of natural science.

this saturday was grey, rainy, and just a bit cooler!!  so, we pulled our jeans {!} out from storage and headed over to the houston museum of natural science - to hit up the butterfly center.  i have wonderful memories of going with my grandmother, gagee, when i was little.  recently, logan has shown signs of being terrified of BUGS - so we thought the butterfly garden would be the perfect place to warm her up to those bugs that are peaceful and pretty.  logan was NOT so SURE.  she kept very close and would dive into our necks if any butterfly got too close.  so we will try again and again and hopefully she will learn to love those beautiful bugs. 

xoxoxoxoxox