Fun Times!

This is a cute outfit that Uncle Eric and Aunt Kiersten sent from China. It almost fits! Such a cute little white chinese baby!

So much has been going on! My best friend Jenny Sue came to visit. David had his 25th birthday. And we have just been having a grand old time with the beach!

Jenny Sue (Actually just Jenny, but I gave her a middle name because her parents didn't.) flew in late on the 13th. Our first excursion we took her on was too the beach. Too bad the current had brought a bunch of nasty seaweed with it! But we had fun anyways! It was a great day for the waves! And, luckily we enjoyed the beach that day because it started storming after that!

The next day we all went to the Johnson Space Center at NASA. We almost didn't get to do a tram tour because of all the rain, but luckily it calmed down just in time! We enjoyed seeing the rockets. And fortunately David had already gone with his parents, so we didn't have to spend 5 hours in the museum! After coming home from the museum we all went on a double date. Me with David and Jenny with our friend Ben, a fellow 1st year student at UTMB. I think if I ever double with single friends ever again, I will definitely get a babysitter! Jenny and Ben sat in the backseat of our car with a screaming Lydia who just wasn't consolable. She was sick of her carseat and wanted the world to know it! I felt really bad. I'm sure they've never been on a date like that before and probably wouldn't volunteer for it again!

Sunday we went to church and then took a wonderful stroll on the beach. It was a beautiful sunny day! And then on Monday we took Jenny on the ferry and got to see a few dolphins before we took her back to the airport.

It was so wonderful to see Jenny Sue again! We love her and miss her already!

The next big event was David's 25th birthday. To celebrate we had some friends over for cake, icecream and a round of Bang. It was fun. David had gotten his birthday present about a month ago (a much needed laptop computer), so I made a book of coupons for him to use. After all, he is totally obsessed with finding coupons and getting free stuff! So, now he can get some massages, happy time with Lydia (she agreed to put a coupon in there), and meals of his choosing. Happy birthday David!

Also, on Sunday we had our Emergency Preparedness Sacrament Meeting and 5th Sunday lesson. We learned all about the destruction hurricanes can cause, about the different categories, how to prepare for them and all sorts of other things that could scare your socks off! Needless to say, I am very anxious about hurricane season! Apparently they're projecting more hurricanes than average this year because of the warm waters. Now I'm ready to get renter's insurance and polish up my 72 hour kit! Lucky for food stamps, we can get a lot of food storage now! If only we had the room to store it!

Apparently Lydia doesn't find Neuro very interesting!

Other than these big things, we are just having fun. David is studying heavily for his last test on Friday and then we are looking forward to a month of fun! We'll enjoy some time with my family in San Antonio. But we are also trying to figure out what other fun things we want to do. I'm thinking of possibly New Orleans, Austin, Corpus Christi or somewhere else for a couple days. Any suggestions? Anyone want to join us for something? Let us know!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day! Today has been a great mother's day! Lydia slept while daddy made me breakfast and then she made a card for me with her footprints just before taking her bath! It's a cute card! (Thanks David!) I also got to speak in Sacrament Meeting. Ummm...I can't say that was a blast, but it was nice to reflect more on the things my mom has taught me. Thanks for being such a great example to me mom! I love you!
And I got some great videos of Lydia, so everyone can witness her rolling over and "walking"! Enjoy!

3 Months Old! Where does the time go?!!!

I can't believe a month has gone by since I last posted! My greatest apologies! I'm just enjoying the little lady so much, I don't think about getting on the computer!

However, time just seems to be going by even faster lately than ever before! The little lady is officially 3 months old today! Wow! I can't believe she's that old! And I can't believe how fast she is growing! I looked at some of her newborn pictures and she has grown so much! She's chunking up and is getting so tall! She's a beautiful little girl! So, here's Lydia's 3 month letter.

Beautiful Lydia,

How time seems to flash right by! You have grown so much this month! I love watching you grow and interacting with you more each day. You have a beautiful smile and a sweet little voice. Here are some of the new things that you have started doing this month.

*You love to play in the bathtub and splash with your feet.

*You smile more and more each day and talk to us.

*You've started to interact with us more while we are feeding you.

*You're starting to discover your tongue and often have it sticking out or licking things.

*You love to play with your friend in the mirror! You watch her very intently as she moves her feet along with you.

*You are starting to grab at things and hold onto them. Not really toys yet, but clothes and your burp rags are your favorite.

*You love "walking" around as we support you.

*I've caught you a few times giggling at things. I'm excited for this to develop more!

*You now officially sleep in your crib in your own room! Hooray!

*You sleep all the way through the night! You normally fall asleep around 10pm and wake up about 7:30 am. We love this!

*You are much better at keeping your fists in your mouth! And oh how you love to suck on your fists! You would be the happiest baby in the world if you could just fit both of your fists in your mouth at the same time!

*You roll from your back to your stomach now- not on purpose and you don't like it- but you'll get better at it.

You are such a little angel in our home! We love you Sweet Lydia! I can never seem to hug you and kiss you enough! I wish the moments would slow down, but I know we have a lot of wonderful times ahead of us! I am so grateful to know that you are mine for eternity. I love being your mother.

love,

Momma