Toot 2 a Happy New Year 2016!

2016 will be a year of great adventures!
But before we end an amazing year, I wanted to thank the sweet friends for wonderful celebrations for our final days of 2015.

On NYE we gathered for dinner with two sweet couples from our ABF, the Ogles and the Hanks'. I loved watching the sweet babes play together as we wrapped up 2015 and celebrated the upcoming year. With sweet friends, sweet treats, adorable babes, and an early NYE (counted down NYE at 7PM), we had a wonderful evening of celebration and fun.

When we returned home, I put the babe in bed and enjoyed a glass of sparkling grape juice. Ray and I rang in the New Year together but I quickly faded after midnight. Just so happy and thankful for our year together. It definitely had its ups, its downs, and everywhere in between. I'm reminded and humbled for the memories made and those to come in this brand new year.

The next day, we met with our college crew for a New Years Day celebration and play date. Thank you to our Fant friends for hosting our afternoon together. It was filled with a delicious lunch, play date, Bean Boozled Christmas gift card exchange, and time spent together with sweet friends who are more like family. While the kids played, the adults gathered for a great afternoon of conversation and bean boozled fun! From jelly beans that had the ability to taste like skunk smell, toothpaste, grass clippings, barf, and more, this game surely held a lot of fun and some pretty sour faces. This may have been the best gift exchange yet!

Thank you to our sweet friends and to our final days of 2015. We are so thankful for the sweet memories made with great friends and littles. I look forward to seeing what next year will hold for these great groups.

Welcoming 2015!

 

Wishing you a happy and blessed New Year!

 

We are so excited to see

what will be

in 2015.

 

From pizza and champagne, play time and an early bedtime for the babe, and ringing in the New Year with my best friend, our night was simple and perfect!

 

Here's to new adventures in the new year!

Our New Year of Firsts

I love the "newness" that any New Year brings. This is definitely a year of firsts for our growing family. Seriously how adorable is this little cutie? I know as her mommy I am a little biased, but I just love this gorgeous little girl. I cannot believe how quickly she's growing and wouldn't want to miss a moment. So enjoy a picture and video post of our New Year of Firsts.

Aubrey started going to the nursery at church.

Aubrey rolled over from tummy to back 1.5.14

She sat in her bumbo.

 She shook and "played" with her rattle.

 

 We always enjoy fun phone calls with family and friends.

 You LOVE "reading" books

We love sitting up like a big girl in our Bumbo.

 Aubrey really wants to roll over from her back to tummy.

 We enjoyed fun play and tummy time. We may have found a paci?!? and may have gotten a little stuck in our nose:)

 Aubrey playing with her sweet besties.

Baby Bath Time

Happy New Year! Welcoming 2014

 

This year, we celebrated our New Years Eve in true friend fashion and rang in the New Year with two of our favorite couples.  It was a relaxed night with old friends and super cute little ones, delicious eats, party treats, and New Year fortunes. Welcome 2014! May these next 365 days be filled with wonderful adventures.

When looking back, I could not have imagined all that we would experience this year. As a new mama, it was super special to ring in the New Year with our family of three and of course love on this little cutie. I was also super proud that she was out by 8PM which allowed mommy and daddy some extra adult time with our friends. But before our littles or the adults for that matter made it to bed, we sure made some fun memories. So here are some pictures of our evening together saying good-bye to 2013 and welcoming 2014.

Mama Stephanie spent some time loving on little Miss Aubrey. I can't wait for Aubrey to meet sweet Haley who is due to arrive in mid to early April of this year! What a fun little friendship they will have!

Bryson is so sweet with Aubrey. From little kisses, hugs, and baby talk, it melts this mama's heart. I especially love when he talks with her and she smiles as well as puts his hand behind her little head. I mean come on. How adorable is this? He will then say excitedly, "She really likes me!" Then whole-heartedly I say, "She sure does!" What he doesn't know is that we are secretly planning their wedding. You have to start early right?!?

 {Sweet Bryson and Auby Hugs}

 

{Kristin, me, Stephanie}

We sure do love these ladies and gents. Sadly several of our college crew besties were unable to spend the night with us, but we are so thankful for their friendship and know a celebration is soon to come in the new year!

 {Adam, Ray, Michael}

 

 {Couples Photo Opt}

 {Baby Haley}

 {My Baby Daddy... sorry I always wanted to say that;}

A big thanks goes out to our sweet Fant friends and hosts of this New Years Eve extravaganza. We are so grateful for this fun little outing where the men enjoyed cheering on our Aggies and the ladies
some conversation and catch up.

As the clock counted down, I thought about all the fun we had in 2013. I am so excited and eager for this next upcoming year! To our friends and family, we extend our greatest wishes and blessings. Here's to the next 365!

Small side note... this beautiful baby was all smiles at 3AM. She is such a champ. I sure do love these two and cannot wait to see what we have in store this next year!

The Best of 2013: Zellner Edition

When thinking back to the beginning of this year, I could not have imagined what would be in store for our little family. As this year comes to a close, I wanted to include some of our most memorable moments of 2013. While this will be a huge (understatement of the year) picture post, I thought it would be fun to take a look back.

January 2013
 

 Happy New Year with my love!

January Snow Day

 We are PREGNANT!

 

 February 2013

 Ray's 5 Years in Cowtown

 Welcoming Em&M, our Fantlet Twins

Zellner Men's Trip to Tennessee

March 2013

Spring Break 2013, 10 Weeks Pregnant

Guess Who's Pregnant

Reveal to our Waldrup Family

Reveal to our Zellner Family

 Celebrating Easter

April 2013

 Ray's 29th Birthday

Our 4th Date-iversary at Tanglewood Resort

May 2013

 It's a GIRL!

 Gender Reveal

Mommy and Daddy's Prayer for Baby Girl

June 2013

Celebrating Ray's dad's 70th

July 2013

 Fourth of July Visior

 Allen League Summer Frisbee Champions

August 2013

 Said Good-bye to the Pontiac

Surprise Baby Shower from my teacher friends

Moved into a new First Grade Classroom

September 2013

 Birthday Dinner Date

Finished Aubrey's Nursery

 Food Truck Fun

 Sugar Land Baby Shower

 31 week Maternity Photos by Gabby Malcuit Photography

Dallas Baby Shower

ABF Baby Shower

 Classroom Baby Shower

 State Fair of Texas

  37 Weeks and Full Term

Dustin & Paige got engaged

October 2013

 Steph's 30th

 The Dukes announced that they were expecting

  Baby Haley is due in mid April:)

 

 Pumpkin Patching at 39 Weeks

 Our beautiful family of three

Happy Birthday Aubrey Rose Zellner

Week One

 First Bath

  Our Aggie Family

 Week Two

 First Tummy Time

 Our Sweet Boo-Bear

 Aubrey's First Halloween

November 2013

Aubrey meets her Great Great Aunt Alice

 Celebrated our Fourth Wedding Anniversary

One Month

Happy Thanksgiving

 Becky's Engaged!

 Alabama Zellners visit

Baby Besties

December 2013

 Two Months

Three Trees at Church

ABF Buddies

Our visit with Santa

Aubrey's First Ice Days

Christmas with our Waldrup Family

 

Baby's First Christmas

Aubrey meets our Brushwood Besties

Best Friends

Christmas Eve Service

Our Family of Three

365 Days of memorable moments! Keeping those melt your heart memories in our hearts and excited for those to be had this next year in 2014! Happy NYE in a picture post!