Buddies!

Isaac and Jovi are best buds.

They are my sweet little babies. Always loving each other, and giving kisses.

I'm such a lucky momma.

Jovi Lou Who Goes to the Zoo!

Okay, so I am a total slacker. I have not updated in almost a month. But I finally am finding some time to get back on the blog.

Jovi had her first trip to the zoo on the first weekend in May. She couldn't see everything, but it was still a nice day out as a family.

We had to stop and check out the kangaroos. The most important animal in the zoo.

We saw the gorillas too. Jovi did not know what to think of these guys.

The flamingos really got her attention. I think they were the only thing bright enough to keep her sights on.

By the time we got to the koalas Jovi was sleeping like a koala. HEE HEE.

My sweet little koala.

Wearing Orange for Stellan!

Jovi is wearing orange for Baby Stellan today. For those of you who are not familiar with Stellan's story, I have their family blog attached on the bottom right corner

"Praying for Stellan."

This is not someone I know personally, but as a parent I can sympathize.

I started following Stellan's story toward the end of my pregnancy. He was born just a few months before Jovi, and he has been in and out of the hospital ever since (mostly in). His parents were told before his birth that he would not survive, but miraculously he is still doing extraordinarily well, months after his birth. He has SVT, but doctors have never seen his kind of SVT before. This morning Stellan had a heart surgery, and in honor of that people all over the world are wearing orange today.

If you would like to know more or keep up with Stellan's progress you can follow his blog as well.

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As I said before, I started reading their blog toward the end of my pregnancy with Jovi.

I am so blessed to have a healthy baby, and I cannot imagine how hard this

all must be for Stellan's family. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

Family Feet...and More!

I've seen this a million times. Of course, ours did not turn out as adorable as the others I have seen, but you get the idea. HA HA.

McCarty Feet.

Mommy-Daughter Feet.

Jovi Feet.

Jovi and Daddy (the look-a-likes)

Daddy and Jovi Hands.

Family Photos at the Fountain in Dallas

We took family photos at the fountain outside our hotel.

The McCarty Family (minus Isaac)

My Mom and Dad with the McCarty's.

Ben's Mom and Stepdad with the McCarty's.

Me and Jovi braving the wind.

Grandpas.

Grandmas.

Trip to Dallas

Our trip to Dallas this weekend was great. We got lots of friend and family time.

Jovi was awesome in the car for 12 hours. Ben and I were so proud of how well she did.

It was better than we had expected. She only cried when she wanted a bottle, and then slept majority of the time. What a good girl!

Grandma Trindle and PawPaw loving on Jovi. (I think they might like her a little bit.)

Chillin' with PawPaw.

Still Chillin' with PawPaw.

Hangin' with Grandpa Garcia.

Playing with Grandma Garcia.

Daddy and Mr Ryan looking slick for Mr Aaron's wedding.

The lighthouse at our hotel.

Jovi got to meet her 3rd cousin, Michael, 4, this weekend.

Michael was a good helper. He assisted his Aunt Robbie in feeding Baby Jovi her bottle.

Grandma Trindle talking to Jovi.

Jovi met cousin Keri this weekend as well. (Michael's mommy)

Grandma Garcia helped Michael hold Baby Jovi.

Cousin Keri and Jovi.

The whole crew at On the Border. We had to have our Tex-Mex while in Texas.

Easter Sunday...(a tad bit late)

Okay, so I am playing catch up today. Here are pics from Jovi's first Easter.In her Easter bonnet.
In her Easter basket.

In her Easter bow.

In her Easter dress....(courtesy of her Great Grandmother Glaze)

In her mommy's lap...as usual :)

Jovi's Easter Basket...the Easter Bunny sure was generous this year.

Jovi's friends...(Isaac and Aynslee)