We've been in and out for days now. On Wednesday afternoon Sean's dad, stepmom, little brother and two little sisters came to stay with us for a couple of nights. It was SO fun to get to see them since we haven't seen them since our wedding, just about three years ago. They live in Tennessee and haven't been able to make it down this way, not even to meet their granddaughter and niece! Well, his dad has made it about two or three times since she's been born but only for a day at a time or so. So that was super fun for them all to finally meet her!
On Friday we met a bunch of family in North Austin for dinner.
On Saturday we drove to North Austin again to go to Sean's uncle and aunt's house. Sean's dad, uncle and two of their friends used to be in a band together back in the day so they had a band reunion/concert in the backyard. It was fun and hot and I'm glad it was only for one evening ;).
Sunday morning we left for Victoria where we stayed until Monday evening. We had a family reunion. It's amazing the amount of people that can start from just one man and one woman. It was lots of fun, BUT super hot because the AC wasn't working right and we were all sweating our butts off.
The drive to Victoria was quite longer than I originally thought. It turned out to be about a three hour drive. Now picture this: the hubby, AK in her big butt of a carseat and me in a Ford Ranger. Continue picturing the carseat so strategically placed in the center of the truck, rear-facing, and taking up most of the room we have. Also picture me sitting on basically half a seat, the seat belt buckle UNDER my butt/leg to keep it from smashing into my hip and slanting the carseat and my legs and back stiff with pain. Yeah, that was the trip, both ways! We commute like this all the time but never on three hour trips so that SUCKED! I'm pretty sure it's time for a bigger car. I don't think another carseat is going to fit. ;-)
Speaking of another carseat, this pregnancy is going well...besides being exhausted ALL THE TIME and moody parts of the time. It doesn't help all that much when you have a toddler following you around the house whining all day. Yeah, she's finally hit that stage and it's making mommy crazy. I'm about to up the anty on what attitude I expect to get from her. This terrible two teeth grinding fussiness just isn't cutting it right now. Where's the spoon??
If you think about it, please pray for provision for our family. Here's a few hints, my hubby HAS to find another job, a house and a new car within the next 7 months. BIG stuff going on around here.
Thanks.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
the post i told you about...
Hey blogger friends, AK here. I have some thing to say. My mommy took ALL these pictures of me the other day to fill you in on the current happenings of our life.
Can you guess what's behind door #1?
Okay, what about under my arm?
Ooookay, what about now???
Are you getting closer yet?
Man oh man, I'm enjoying this...
Alright, here you go
I'm very excited to be the one to share this with you
But, it definitely got old after a while
But don't get me wrong, I'm SOOO happy about being a big sister! I was just ready for you all to figure it out so I could relax and GO HOME, that's all.
Can you guess what's behind door #1?
Okay, what about under my arm?
Ooookay, what about now???
Are you getting closer yet?
Man oh man, I'm enjoying this...
Alright, here you go
I'm very excited to be the one to share this with you
But, it definitely got old after a while
But don't get me wrong, I'm SOOO happy about being a big sister! I was just ready for you all to figure it out so I could relax and GO HOME, that's all.
Monday, June 15, 2009
today we...
...had fun.
This post contains quite a few pictures. You have been forewarned.
I just had to show you the outfit AK wore today. She looked oh-so-cute!!! And I love the colors. The "shirt" is actually a 6-9 month dress I got at Wal-Mart for $3.00! I just had to have it. Thanks mom!
Her hair is finally long enough for one pony. I love it!!! Of course, I had to add a bow in there to keep some strays back but other than that the hair-do was a success.
After looking mega cute and taking a trip to the post office and H-E-B to shop for the upcoming arrival of some family we had fun playing outside in her "house". But this was AFTER I locked us out of the house when I was unloading groceries. I was so mad at myself. Good thing Daddy was in bed sleeping and we could wake him up...but that was BEFORE I realized the back door was unlocked, which it NEVER is! Sorry honey!
So here's AK chilling out in her "house" enjoying a cup of juice. Of course, she found it entertaining to lean forward and place and retrieve her cup on the little corner shelf over and over again.
How cute is that!
THEN later on after a nap, dinner and bath we played outside some more. We had fun passing the plate back and forth through the mail slot. She found that highly entertaining...and I thought it'd make a cute pic.
After all that, she put her fingers in her ears to experiment with hearing (and not hearing) the birds chirp. This is her new thing. When hubby and I are talking and she's in between us, like say in the car, she'll put her fingers in and out of her ears just listening to the difference. It's so fun to watch her learning and "exploring".
THEN, she proceeded to crack me up with THIS face!
Oh my, what a funny kid I have! She's hilarious. She's been doing this lately in the house while she walks around with her eyes closed. I guess she's trying to see how far she can go before she runs into something.
So that was my day with my cute, inspiring, wonderful, absolutely breathtaking kid!
This post contains quite a few pictures. You have been forewarned.
I just had to show you the outfit AK wore today. She looked oh-so-cute!!! And I love the colors. The "shirt" is actually a 6-9 month dress I got at Wal-Mart for $3.00! I just had to have it. Thanks mom!
Her hair is finally long enough for one pony. I love it!!! Of course, I had to add a bow in there to keep some strays back but other than that the hair-do was a success.
After looking mega cute and taking a trip to the post office and H-E-B to shop for the upcoming arrival of some family we had fun playing outside in her "house". But this was AFTER I locked us out of the house when I was unloading groceries. I was so mad at myself. Good thing Daddy was in bed sleeping and we could wake him up...but that was BEFORE I realized the back door was unlocked, which it NEVER is! Sorry honey!
So here's AK chilling out in her "house" enjoying a cup of juice. Of course, she found it entertaining to lean forward and place and retrieve her cup on the little corner shelf over and over again.
How cute is that!
THEN later on after a nap, dinner and bath we played outside some more. We had fun passing the plate back and forth through the mail slot. She found that highly entertaining...and I thought it'd make a cute pic.
After all that, she put her fingers in her ears to experiment with hearing (and not hearing) the birds chirp. This is her new thing. When hubby and I are talking and she's in between us, like say in the car, she'll put her fingers in and out of her ears just listening to the difference. It's so fun to watch her learning and "exploring".
THEN, she proceeded to crack me up with THIS face!
Oh my, what a funny kid I have! She's hilarious. She's been doing this lately in the house while she walks around with her eyes closed. I guess she's trying to see how far she can go before she runs into something.
So that was my day with my cute, inspiring, wonderful, absolutely breathtaking kid!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
school house pool fun
Today Mommy brought home a surprise for AK. Her very own little school house. It was hanging out at her Grandma's house and wasn't getting put to good use so I took it upon myself to relieve her of the burden :).
She was watching me put it together from the window and was freaking out with excitement. It was fun to see her so happy!!! She loves it! And I love that she loves it AND that we have something else to entertain her wonderful mind!
Located to the left of her school house is her swimming pool so we made an afternoon out of it and went "buck" wild. BAHAHA!
And I love the pics I got of her. Classic.
That was our Sunday afternoon.
She was watching me put it together from the window and was freaking out with excitement. It was fun to see her so happy!!! She loves it! And I love that she loves it AND that we have something else to entertain her wonderful mind!
Located to the left of her school house is her swimming pool so we made an afternoon out of it and went "buck" wild. BAHAHA!
And I love the pics I got of her. Classic.
That was our Sunday afternoon.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Hi-C goodness
Today I took AK to McDonald's ((surprise surprise)) where she had her first taste of Hi-C, more than half diluted with water, but it's all the same right?! She loved it! She didn't get much but what she got she thoroughly enjoyed!
I think it's official that she's gotten bored with the play area there which is oh-so-sad for me because it's my fall back when it's too hot outside. Guess we'll have to find another fun and cheap place to play that has AC!
^^^here she is playing with "wet floor" sign. told you she's getting bored^^^
^^^running to momma. CUUUTE outfit huh?! ;)^^^
^^^waiting patiently for a drink while mommy snaps a pic^^^
^^^enjoying the Hi-C goodness^^^
^^^Mmmm, she liked that!^^^
Now blogger friends, stay posted, I have an important post coming in one week!...weelll, one week and one day. It'll probably be up next Thursday! :-)
I think it's official that she's gotten bored with the play area there which is oh-so-sad for me because it's my fall back when it's too hot outside. Guess we'll have to find another fun and cheap place to play that has AC!
^^^here she is playing with "wet floor" sign. told you she's getting bored^^^
^^^running to momma. CUUUTE outfit huh?! ;)^^^
^^^waiting patiently for a drink while mommy snaps a pic^^^
^^^enjoying the Hi-C goodness^^^
^^^Mmmm, she liked that!^^^
Now blogger friends, stay posted, I have an important post coming in one week!...weelll, one week and one day. It'll probably be up next Thursday! :-)
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