Happy 29th Birthday Ritchie!

Last weekend we went to Amarillo

to celebrate Ritchie's birthday with 

family & friends! 

Happy 29th Birthday to my best friend 

& Daddy to our 3 {almost 4!} beautiful kiddos!

He's the BEST Daddy in the whole wide world!

{We also celebrated our 10 year Dating Anniversary

yesterday! I'm SO blessed to have such an amazing partner

to do life with! I'm head over heels for this man, and I 

always will be! Thank you Lord!}

On Sunday evening Ritchie was beyond

excited to go watch the solar eclipse, so we

loaded up in the van and headed to a dirt

road in the middle of no-where!

Here's some photos of our fun evening!

Ethan and Mammy spotted a train heading our way 

just as we parked and unloaded!

Ethan became a little unsure of the train, probably thinking

'is that train gonna get me?'

...but once it began to pass he relaxed a bit and enjoyed 

every bit!

waving to the train...and their favorite, the caboose!

my beauty Abby Beth!

Now for some shots of the sun!

{Ritchie found some welding goggles

 at the shop & we were set!}

The beginning of the eclipse...

my sweet little bff's-they're so sweet to each other

{most of the time :)}

...I honestly don't know what 

they'd do without one another!

Mammy & my absolute favorite
 little boy in the whole world!

while strolling down the road we met a horse!

...about a third of the way thru the eclipse...

Abigail found a giant dandelion!

LOVE these two! 

I'm SO excited to see how our 

precious Sophie fits into the sisterhood! :)

dancing and twirling around, having the best time!

...then this little yucky guy caught us all by surprise...

{let me state that before we got out of the car when we 

parked, Ritchie said, "dont go in the ditches, that's where 

snakes live"}

...anyway, Abby was walking around the 

open door to the van and just about stepped on this

hideous creature...he was a baby rattle snake! Luckily,

Ritchie was standing nearby and heard him start to rattle 

and scooped Abby away to safety!

YUCK! I  loath snakes...to say the least,

I'm just glad that the Lord was protecting our sweet girl!

...back to eclipse photos...

sorry there are so many, couldn't really pick a fav!

and finally, sunset!

Such a fun memory shared with my loves! 

Topping off a fabulous birthday weekend for my 

wonderful hubs :)