Sunday, June 13, 2010
Fun in Florida
Betsy really enjoyed our trip to Florida. She was spoiled like crazy by Gee Gee and Hippie. See the photographic evidence.
Lobster feast
The first night we were in Florida my parents hosted a Lobster dinner at their house, for my Nana and Floyd's dinner club. They cooked about fifty lobsters though not all fifty were consumed that night. Some people like my parents, ordered extra for later in the week. My mom made lobster rolls, lobster fritters, lobster sauce on toast... not to mention beef tenderloin... needless to say we ate very well the whole week.
Fishing with Hippie
Ben's favorite part of vacation was the several times he and my dad took off and went fishing. They were very successful, and caught ten or twelve fish between the two of them.
First thing you need to know is that we've re-Christened my dad from Grandbuddy to Hippie. I've been calling him the hippie for a while, as he does stuff like jog on the beach, kayak down the canal and bike through the neighborhood, but we've decided Hippie is a cute nickname for Betsy and Baby B #2 to call him too.
We discovered is that Bets is in no way scared of the fish, nor does she think of them as 'yucky'. She wanted to dive right into the cooler and pick up the fishies and would have given them kisses had we let her (we didn't).
Anyways, enjoy the pictures of the sweet girl, her daddy, hippie and their fishies.
First thing you need to know is that we've re-Christened my dad from Grandbuddy to Hippie. I've been calling him the hippie for a while, as he does stuff like jog on the beach, kayak down the canal and bike through the neighborhood, but we've decided Hippie is a cute nickname for Betsy and Baby B #2 to call him too.
We discovered is that Bets is in no way scared of the fish, nor does she think of them as 'yucky'. She wanted to dive right into the cooler and pick up the fishies and would have given them kisses had we let her (we didn't).
Anyways, enjoy the pictures of the sweet girl, her daddy, hippie and their fishies.
Fun with Addy and Jake
On our way back to Texas from visiting my family in Florida we met Ben's cousin Andy and his wife Lisa at Cracker Barrel for dinner. It was a great break to get out of the car after 10 hours and I'm amazed at how grown up Addy and Jake are. Lisa and I are both picture-happy people so we got the kiddos together in some baby sized rocking chairs for pictures. These are the best ones!
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Daddy/Daughter pictures
Betsy is a Daddy's girl. We see this quite often. She also loves to bring a book to Ben and read it TO him. As Ben loves being read to this is fun for him. It'll be even more fun when we understand what she's reading.
One of their favorite activities is riding the pony around the house. Ben makes excellent 'hoh-see' noises and Betsy has picked up the whinny of a horse as well.
While snuggling Betsy to sleep is mostly my job, on occasion I share the responsibility with Ben.
P.S. Forgive Ben's lack of shirt. It's Texas. And 90+ degrees!
One of their favorite activities is riding the pony around the house. Ben makes excellent 'hoh-see' noises and Betsy has picked up the whinny of a horse as well.
While snuggling Betsy to sleep is mostly my job, on occasion I share the responsibility with Ben.
P.S. Forgive Ben's lack of shirt. It's Texas. And 90+ degrees!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
All about the weekend.
We had a combination of a productive and relaxing weekend, which is the best of both worlds I think.
Friday afternoon my cousin Cynthia came over with her little boy Isaiah. He and Betsy play really well together, they had a dance party, they had a tea party, they watched Barney, Isaiah REALLY wanted to hug Betsy, and Betsy just wanted Isaiah to get off of her. They sat at the table (in the big chairs) and ate a Nilla Wafers and drank water out of cups. We have big kids now, no more babies around here!
Friday night Ben had his Spring football game and made it home late. I woke up to say hi then went back to sleep right away.
Saturday we woke up and were productive. Ben mowed the yard, then he went to get his oil changed, then I went to get my oil changed, and my hair cut and a pedicure. He went to lunch with his friend Jory who is in town from Colorado. We grilled steaks and had a yummy dinner.
Sunday I slept a lot. I've narrowed down my caffeine intake to almost NONE and getting some extra rest on the weekend helps me feel better. Ben finished the yard work, and we had his Dad over for dinner. More grilling, chicken and sausage this time.
Monday I dropped my car off early to get the back brake pads replaced. I saw a 2009 Toyota Sienna on the lot and decided to test drive it! I really love how it drove, and I test drove it to our house (a mile away) for Ben to see. This particular vehicle was a little beat up inside, and didn't have leather, plus I felt the price was too high. That afternoon Ben and I went to Marshall's and Hobby Lobby, as well as out to lunch with Betsy. We stopped by another Toyota dealership in Temple where we found another car we really liked, a Lexus GX 470. We came thisclose to buying this car, however the salesman told us one thing, and after waiting four hours to be seen by the finance department they wouldn't follow through with what we had agreed to. We walked away from the deal.
Now we're kind of keeping our eyes open for a larger vehicle, but we don't feel like it HAS to happen right now. Ben probably thinks it's bizarre that I would prefer a minivan to a luxury SUV like that, but I just feel it's more practical for what we need.
It's a short work week, and the last week of my first trimester of pregnancy so I'm in a great mood!
Friday afternoon my cousin Cynthia came over with her little boy Isaiah. He and Betsy play really well together, they had a dance party, they had a tea party, they watched Barney, Isaiah REALLY wanted to hug Betsy, and Betsy just wanted Isaiah to get off of her. They sat at the table (in the big chairs) and ate a Nilla Wafers and drank water out of cups. We have big kids now, no more babies around here!
Friday night Ben had his Spring football game and made it home late. I woke up to say hi then went back to sleep right away.
Saturday we woke up and were productive. Ben mowed the yard, then he went to get his oil changed, then I went to get my oil changed, and my hair cut and a pedicure. He went to lunch with his friend Jory who is in town from Colorado. We grilled steaks and had a yummy dinner.
Sunday I slept a lot. I've narrowed down my caffeine intake to almost NONE and getting some extra rest on the weekend helps me feel better. Ben finished the yard work, and we had his Dad over for dinner. More grilling, chicken and sausage this time.
Monday I dropped my car off early to get the back brake pads replaced. I saw a 2009 Toyota Sienna on the lot and decided to test drive it! I really love how it drove, and I test drove it to our house (a mile away) for Ben to see. This particular vehicle was a little beat up inside, and didn't have leather, plus I felt the price was too high. That afternoon Ben and I went to Marshall's and Hobby Lobby, as well as out to lunch with Betsy. We stopped by another Toyota dealership in Temple where we found another car we really liked, a Lexus GX 470. We came thisclose to buying this car, however the salesman told us one thing, and after waiting four hours to be seen by the finance department they wouldn't follow through with what we had agreed to. We walked away from the deal.
Now we're kind of keeping our eyes open for a larger vehicle, but we don't feel like it HAS to happen right now. Ben probably thinks it's bizarre that I would prefer a minivan to a luxury SUV like that, but I just feel it's more practical for what we need.
It's a short work week, and the last week of my first trimester of pregnancy so I'm in a great mood!
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