Labor Day Weekend

This weekend Aunt Lorie and Uncle Ed came in from New York and my dad came down from Longview and we.....

1. Went golfing...


Well actually my dad and I only went to the driving range, but everyone else played 18 holes. We sat this one out because the heat makes it really difficult for my dad to breathe. If you didn't know this, my sweet Daddy had one of his lungs removed in 2005 due to lung cancer. He has now been cancer free for 6 years, but the effects of only having half of the breathing capacity that you and I have remain. Instead of golfing, Daddy and I hit up Ikea for a shelfing unit for the baby's room. Pictures of that to come. :)

2. We went to an Astros game....

The Astros lost, but we still had a good time. That is unless you count my "Nacho Meltdown" (see 24 week update coming soon).

3. We ate at our favorite local Mexican restaurant Hacienda Isabel...

Casey's dad and my dad goofing around after dinner

C & me after dinner. That is both a real baby AND a food baby. :)

4. We had a good ol' fashioned backyard barbeque on Labor Day....

My in-laws dog Evo. She's almost 16 years old!

Our Zac hanging out on the porch. I love those sweet eyes!

Casey and his dad hanging out

C & I enjoying the beautiful weather

THANK GOD for the beautiful weather this weekend. It has cooled off quite a bit here in Houston and this weekend it didn't really get above 95 which was AMAZING compared to the 110 degrees we've been used to. It was a nice taste of fall weather and we're hoping that it sticks around.

Mommy's Sweet Little Baby

Am I talking about this beautiful life that I'm carrying inside my body right now?

Not this time...

This time I'm talking about my "sweet little baby Riley". Casey's and my first pup and first love. Right now I am sitting on the couch waiting for my mom to wake up so we can go run errands and get lunch and Mr. Riley is curled up on me sleeping and making the sweetest little sounds.



If a dog is making my heart smile this much, how on Earth am I going to deal with the incredible amount of love we will surely have for our new baby? So far in life I've said, "Nothing feels better than a warm puppy snuggling on you". I hope after the baby comes there will still be time for some of this sweet snuggling. I love this puppy so much!

Pool Puppies

This afternoon I took sweet Riley and Zac to my friend's house to go swimming. Riley absolutely loves to swim and hardly gets to go swimming now because we don't live near the big dog park with the bone shaped pool he so dearly loved anymore. I was hoping Zac would be interested in swimming too since he's never been, but alas... he just sat in the shade behind the bushes the entire time.
My friend Krystal and I spent about an hour straight throwing the ball in the pool for Riley so he could run and jump in and bring the ball back. I swear this dog could do this for hours. Unfortunately, Riley was having so much fun that he really hurt his paws and didn't even seem to notice. Krystal finally noticed that his back foot was bleeding a little and upon further inspection I saw that he had worn ALL of his back nails down to the quick (a couple were bleeding) and he had rubbed his toe pads raw on a few of his toes as well. Poor puppy!! I made him sit out the rest of the time and rest but he was not happy. He kept pacing the fence and barking for me to let him back in the pool. When we finally left he limped to the car and I had to lift him so he could get in. He has been passed out in the same spot since we got home. Zac on the other hand is of course fine and seems to be worried about his big brother. He keeps nuzzling Riley and laying near him. Our dogs are so flipping adorable. Here are some pictures from Dog's Day Out.

Krystal and I

4th of July & Pancakes

Happy Independence Day!!

Yesterday was Independence Day and I woke up with one thing and one thing only on my mind. Not America, not my freedom... no.... that one thing was.....Pancakes. I had to have them. I never want pancakes, but yesterday morning I could not stop thinking about them. I got up and looked in the pantry and *GASP* there was no Bisquik. This is probably because I make pancakes about once a year. Luckily the internet is my BFF and I quickly found an easy recipe and my first time pancakes from scratch turned out wonderfully! The batter made way to much so I made the dogs some extras and made one "MEGA pancake" for Casey to use as a frisbee for the dogs.

Behold MEGA PANCAKE!!!!

BOW to MEGA PANCAKE!!

After "Pancake Mania" we rearranged the guest rooms to consolidate into one room so we will have room in the nursery.

Yesterday afternoon we headed to Chris & Jessica's for their 4th of July block party. Normally we have a 4th of July party at our house, but this year it was nice to have a break. Here is a pic of Casey, myself, and the bump. :)