HE IS RISEN!!!

“ For he is not here, HE HAS RISEN!”

This Easter has been so incredibly special to us. THIS year we are blessed with our sweet Jax Holden to join us in all of our joy! 

This morning started out crazy... the baby was up multiple times last night, I lost my shit mind around 4 AM and told my husband to just “ deal with it.” which he sweetly did.. and always does. He walked into the baby’s room and rocked him for about an hour. I didn’t even sleep the entire time he did that either.. I just watched them on the monitor feeling so lucky that I have a husband to help me out. I should have been smart and just fallen asleep but I was just truly grateful. 

 Teething is for real not a joke. Those poor babies and those mean teeth! Haha! Needless to say Brandon and I were exhausted this morning and MISSED our 8 AM alarm. We flew out of -bed home alone style- at 8:30 ( Jax is also still asleep) and immediately started getting ready ( we were supposed to leave by 9:20 ( HA!) Brandon scrambled to grab J , change, feed, and get him ready while I showered..then we switched. I packed the diaper bag, slapped on some makeup while J was at my feet...then we rushed out the door. PHEW. 

in the car by 9:30...only 5 minutes late. Ill take it.

We arrived to Church on time which was a blessing in itself ( moms you hear me!) grabbed some coffee and took our seats.

Church was beautiful today...I flashed back to last year

Easter 2016 

Beautiful and six months pregnant

and remembered how AMAZING our God is. Just the year prior I was crying and whining for God to give me a baby.. for him to hurry it up and answer my prayer. As I look back on that difficult time in  my life I am so encouraged by faith and patience, prayer, and hope. 

Christ died for US.

He died on the cross and washed away our sins. We are made perfect in his image. 

I am so grateful to owe it all to HIM. He is my loving savior and I am so happy to know Christ.. to know that he loved me SO much that he would bless me in his perfect timing. 

He always does friends. Even if you are in the midst of a struggle.. or clawing your way through the valley, his cheek is never turned away from you. Draw near to him and you will find peace and comfort. 

I promise.

Easter 2017 

was just the three of us, a beautiful blessing even though I was sort of put out by my parents deciding to travel last minute on Jaxie’s first Easter ( Bratty I know :)) but it was a BEAUTIFUL day. Today God gifted me the blessing I have been craving.. my family. The three of us make a beautiful family and today I spent it with just them. From Church, to brunch, a family walk, a small fight in the kitchen :), and an easy crock pot supper...oh and a HUGE mid day nap. It was the three of us and it was everything I could have wanted. I feel like today was perfect. My past Easters have been full of heartache.. I had many split easters due to my parents divorce, I lost a baby on Easter, I’m pretty sure I got my period on an Easter when I was trying to have a baby haha..just not the greatest. Today I felt completely fulfilled, joyous, and grateful. 

I owe it all to HIM.

The Frankhouser Family Easter 2017

Jaxie and Daddy!!! After our service at Oak Hills Church ( Clapping his hands for Jesus)

My heart could not be anymore full

At Easter Brunch at River Crossing

Mommy and Jax ( with his mouth full of PUFF!)

I pray he always follows his daddy’s footsteps. My faith would be weak if it wasn’t for my husband ..he strengthens me daily and my rock.

My love bunny 

Jax Holden

May you be richly blessed in Christ’s everlasting love. 

Today was a great day.. not every day is a great day or even a good day but what I do know is that I serve a BIG God and he will hold me in his arms forever.

xoxox

Callie Paige

A few photos and a few random others

How true this rings.

I am wishing everyone a very blessed Easter this year! This is our first Easter that we will spend as a family of THREE!!!!  Usually I host Easter every year however this year my parents are out of town so just spending Easter with my two favorite people makes it all the more special.
I remember the days praying for a sweet family of my own and God has immensely blessed me and I am enjoying every single Holiday and special moment with MY very own family. I feel so blessed!!


We have a fun little weekend planned just the three of us - Saturday we have planned to go to Morgans Wonderland with some family friends!!! If you are ever in the San Antonio area I highly recommend this park for kids of all ages and for children with disabilities. It is a wonderful concept, very safe, and family friendly!

This past week has been TOUGH. Jax had his nine month appointment.. stats on that next post, I am thinking we are on the brink of teething hence the clingy behavior, tantrums, chewing on his fist ect. We shall see! #JUSTBREAKTHROUGHTOOTHALREADY!

In other news

We had our first meeting with our builder and I AM SO EXCITED!!!! I cannot wait to document our building process. We finally got our revised plans back from the designer and I am extremely happy with our concept. we opted for an open floor plan with the kitchen being the heart of the home. I have inspiration pictures and design ideas that I will post another day! 

I plan on working out twice a day to lose the last bit of baby weight before baby number two this summer!! AHHH :) That and also bikini season is basically like now...

speaking of bikinis... I have found some CUTE bathing suits that are online right now

Nordstrom has SO many cute options for bathing suits right now.. especially these Jcrew ones. I just actually ordered THIS exact one. Super cute!

These Flip flops would pair SO well with this I think...I ordered the fun purple ones but look at the polka dots on these!! So cute right?!

LOVE!

Summer is right around the corner!!!


Happy Friday Friends!!

Easter Weekend Recap

Whew! It is Tuesday and I am STILL tired from this weekend! I had such a blast hosting my first holiday in my new home with my sweet family. I am the girl that is literally giddy with excitement when people come to visit me. I don't get stressed or overwhelmed trying to please everyone I just get so happy that people are coming to stay!! I woke up early on Saturday morning and cooked ALL of my Easter recipes for FIVE hours. Yes that's a long time of cooking...maybe that's why im so tired? Mama and Daddy came around 1:30 with Nana and Papaw following around 2:00. We relaxed and talked and showed them some of the renovations we have been working on and then headed out to dinner. Soluna ( mine and Brandon's favorite Mexican resteraunt in Alamo Heights) was an instant hit. We really can't go wrong choosing Mexican food with this crowd. Easter Sunday came bright and early and we all rushed to make the 9:30 service. The service was beautiful and captivating.. almost like every Sunday but remembering that our savior died and rose again was just all the more beautiful. We sang and praised and listened to Randy Frazee tell his tale and then it was time to go home. AND EAT. and eat we did:) I had everything homemade from Corn Pudding, 3 cheese Maccaroni, Fruit Salad, Grit Casserole, Honey Baked Ham, Salad, Southern style green beans, rolls, buttermilk pie, pecan pie, and BLT potato salad. Remember I did everything SOUTHERN style so I made my food with LOTSA butter:) It was only for one Sunday and I wanted to do my favorite food so I chose the southern style home cooked food that I am so passionate about..only I didn't do any healthy twists like I usually do! The food was great and everyone complimented me on my hard work which made me feel so good! I am totally an affirmation girl haha:) Then we cleaned up, had a little coffee, and everyone left:( I hate to see my family go but at the same time I was SO tired. I put my PJ's back on..cuddled up to my husby and fell asleep on the couch. It was a GREAT weekend.


Here are a few pictures:

I DIY these flowers and I was so proud!

They looked so fresh and clean..spring!

I was overjoyed to be able to put my china to use!

 

Had to get my hair done before Easter of course

 

 

Looks like I have a green thumb after all! Knockout Roses!

A picture of my pulled pork deviled eggs...recipe to come!

 

BLT potato salad

Nana and Calvi...she loves him haha

 

He is thrilled

I was a little obsessed with my table..can you tell?

 

Before Soluna

 

ALL SET!

Hostess with the mostest

 

The spread.....

YES I DID IT ALLLLLLLLLL

 

DELICIOUS!

Easter Excitement

Hooray for Thursday!! I always love a Thursday..it's Friday eve which is super exciting because who doesn't love Friday?? I have some exciting new recipes brewing up and I am so excited to post them!! This year I am "allowed"(<<<---- yes my mom is very particular about the holidays) to host Easter!! I am so excited to hold my first holiday in my own home. Brandon has a work event that Friday so we figured we would just stay in San Antonio. This year Easter is going to be THEMED ( because I am theme obsessed) as a Southern Style Easter. We are going to have lots of the traditional dishes served at Easter..only with a southern twist :) I have been researching and flipping through cookbooks for two months now picking out some of my favorite home cooked recipes that will fit with our Easter theme. Just an example of some that I have picked are,

BBQ Deviled Eggs with pulled pork

* Such a fun twist on the original deviled egg recipe!

photo courtesy of southern living magazine

 

Grit Casserole

 

cheese, butter, and grits

yep sounds pretty southern :)

 

 

BLT Potato Salad

Totally HAD to try this one..it had bacon in it

duh!

 

 

These are just a few of the many side dishes I have planned. I also have a homemade caramel butter cake on the menu as well as a glazed ham!!! I am so excited to host this special holiday!