Ellie and PawPaw hanging out before class
Swim to Mommy!
Kick, Ellie, Kick!
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Swim Class
I haven't posted many pics from swim class, so here they are! Ellie is doing a great job and can already swim underwater for about 3 seconds. I am so proud! She kicks and moves her arms, so she's really getting the hang of it.
Garden Girl
Well, despite everyone's advice, I now have a vegetable garden! Let me back up a little and explain...
I am terrible with plants. Just awful. I kill them before they even have a chance. For Mother's Day, my mother in law got me a nice potted flowering plant and as she handed it to me, said "Don't worry, it's very hardy". Yep, it's going to need to be to survive the Texas summer and my forgetfulness. (Luckily that sucker is still alive).
Since I can remember I have had the dreaded "black thumb". My mom was amazing with plants and always had a wonderful veggie garden and lovely flowers. I so much as look at a plant and it dies. I'm hoping that this year is different.
I started out with two hibiscus potted plants and one Meyer lemon tree in a big pot on the deck. These were my attempts to try to keep plants alive. Well, I managed to not only keep them alive, but they are thriving -yay! With such good luck, I had to go bigger and better, right?
Enter: Casey and his handiness. He built me a raised bed out of cedar in about an hour and a half without any plans or anything - he's amazing.
I am terrible with plants. Just awful. I kill them before they even have a chance. For Mother's Day, my mother in law got me a nice potted flowering plant and as she handed it to me, said "Don't worry, it's very hardy". Yep, it's going to need to be to survive the Texas summer and my forgetfulness. (Luckily that sucker is still alive).
Since I can remember I have had the dreaded "black thumb". My mom was amazing with plants and always had a wonderful veggie garden and lovely flowers. I so much as look at a plant and it dies. I'm hoping that this year is different.
I started out with two hibiscus potted plants and one Meyer lemon tree in a big pot on the deck. These were my attempts to try to keep plants alive. Well, I managed to not only keep them alive, but they are thriving -yay! With such good luck, I had to go bigger and better, right?
Enter: Casey and his handiness. He built me a raised bed out of cedar in about an hour and a half without any plans or anything - he's amazing.
Here is my new garden!
4th of July - 2013
Fourth of July went off without a hitch over here in Page Land.
Then we headed off to Market Street to watch the parade...
We started the holiday off a few days before the 4th by FINALLY installing a flag.
Then we headed off to Market Street to watch the parade...
Later, we had a nice little pool BBQ at my in laws house and yummy food too.
Classy Fireworks
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Monday, July 1, 2013
Family Weekend
This weekend was full of family time.
Friday we had lunch with Ellie's Grammy at TGIFridays. Ellie has such a special bond with all of her grandparents and it's so sweet to see them together.
We had a lovely lunch and Ellie was mostly well behaved.
After coming home from lunch, Ellie went down for her nap, but it didn't last long. She must have bitten her tongue during her sleep and she was not a happy camper when she got up. Poor little sweetie's face was swollen from crying... :(
After Ellie calmed down we went for a bike ride down to the pool and she (as usual) had a great time swimming and practicing holding her breath under the water. I mount my phone on the bike so that I can keep track of my time and mileage and snapped a picture before we took off.
Moving on to Saturday:
We started the day with a light breakfast and then headed to the Farmer's Market to search for berries. There were no blueberries or strawberries to be had so instead we picked up the most delicious Costa Rican coffee. I usually hate black coffee, but this stuff was amazing.
After coming home Ellie played while Mommy and Daddy caught up on some reading. Casey is currently reading Inferno and I'm currently reading AWOL on the Appalachian Trail. So far I'm LOVING the book and it makes me want to get back into hiking and camping. I love being outdoors, but Houston isn't the best city for outdoor activities, especially not in the summer. I'm excited for when it cools off.
After Ellie battled her nap for 45 minutes, I finally got her out of her crib and we took a little nap on the couch. Sometimes you just need a couch nap. Side Note: Our little girl takes after her Daddy and is such a loud snorer. Love it though..
While we were napping, Casey was being productive and built me a fabulous cedar raised bed so I can start growing our own vegetables! YAY!! How amazing is he?
Saturday afternoon, Casey's parents came over and we watched The Lorax and then went to the pool. I have to say, we are going to be total pool bums this summer. There's just no good reason why we should spend every day there. It's almost 20 degrees cooler next to the pool because of the fountain and splash pad. Here is Ellie with her grandparents heading into the pool. She looooooves 1, 2, 3, WEE!!
After the pool we headed to Texas Roadhouse up in Conroe. I have to say... this was the most difficult dinner we have had in a while. Ellie was in rare form (probably from lack of a good nap) and she was WILD. She was thrashing about and refusing to sit and eat. She ended up sitting in my lap most of the time while I ate my steak, which was fine, but BOY were we all worn out by the time we left. Luckily I have both of her favorite bedtime books memorized so we were able to do bedtime prayer and books in the car before she fell asleep. That made putting her in bed so much easier.
On Sunday we were SUPER productive. We got up and I immediately got to work cleaning the house and doing laundry. I was able to clean the entire house AND got Ellie down for a nap before Casey's best friend Andrew came over. We hung out with Drew for a few hours and then he and Casey went to Choice Tee to hit some balls. Ellie woke up from her nap and we headed to Lowe's to find some plants for my new garden! I cannot say enough how much I love the Ergo and how much Ellie loves it as well. If you are a mom to a kid under the age of 3 - get one of these things. You can carry a kid up to 45 lbs and it makes shopping so much easier. Ellie hates riding in the cart and I hate it as well because she's constantly pulling things off of the shelves or racks and wanting "dow!". The Ergo makes all of our shopping trips easy and fun. We ended up getting yellow bell peppers, jalapenos, two kinds of tomatoes, zucchini, crookneck yellow squash, strawberries, and ... something else I can't remember now. I can't wait to plant everything!
We ended our perfect weekend by having meatloaf, mashed potoates, and green beans for dinner with Andrew and then we watched "Naked and Afraid" which may be my new favorite show.
Hope everyone has a fantastic week!
Friday we had lunch with Ellie's Grammy at TGIFridays. Ellie has such a special bond with all of her grandparents and it's so sweet to see them together. 
We had a lovely lunch and Ellie was mostly well behaved.
After coming home from lunch, Ellie went down for her nap, but it didn't last long. She must have bitten her tongue during her sleep and she was not a happy camper when she got up. Poor little sweetie's face was swollen from crying... :(
After Ellie calmed down we went for a bike ride down to the pool and she (as usual) had a great time swimming and practicing holding her breath under the water. I mount my phone on the bike so that I can keep track of my time and mileage and snapped a picture before we took off.Moving on to Saturday:
We started the day with a light breakfast and then headed to the Farmer's Market to search for berries. There were no blueberries or strawberries to be had so instead we picked up the most delicious Costa Rican coffee. I usually hate black coffee, but this stuff was amazing. After coming home Ellie played while Mommy and Daddy caught up on some reading. Casey is currently reading Inferno and I'm currently reading AWOL on the Appalachian Trail. So far I'm LOVING the book and it makes me want to get back into hiking and camping. I love being outdoors, but Houston isn't the best city for outdoor activities, especially not in the summer. I'm excited for when it cools off.
After Ellie battled her nap for 45 minutes, I finally got her out of her crib and we took a little nap on the couch. Sometimes you just need a couch nap. Side Note: Our little girl takes after her Daddy and is such a loud snorer. Love it though..
Saturday afternoon, Casey's parents came over and we watched The Lorax and then went to the pool. I have to say, we are going to be total pool bums this summer. There's just no good reason why we should spend every day there. It's almost 20 degrees cooler next to the pool because of the fountain and splash pad. Here is Ellie with her grandparents heading into the pool. She looooooves 1, 2, 3, WEE!!
After the pool we headed to Texas Roadhouse up in Conroe. I have to say... this was the most difficult dinner we have had in a while. Ellie was in rare form (probably from lack of a good nap) and she was WILD. She was thrashing about and refusing to sit and eat. She ended up sitting in my lap most of the time while I ate my steak, which was fine, but BOY were we all worn out by the time we left. Luckily I have both of her favorite bedtime books memorized so we were able to do bedtime prayer and books in the car before she fell asleep. That made putting her in bed so much easier.
On Sunday we were SUPER productive. We got up and I immediately got to work cleaning the house and doing laundry. I was able to clean the entire house AND got Ellie down for a nap before Casey's best friend Andrew came over. We hung out with Drew for a few hours and then he and Casey went to Choice Tee to hit some balls. Ellie woke up from her nap and we headed to Lowe's to find some plants for my new garden! I cannot say enough how much I love the Ergo and how much Ellie loves it as well. If you are a mom to a kid under the age of 3 - get one of these things. You can carry a kid up to 45 lbs and it makes shopping so much easier. Ellie hates riding in the cart and I hate it as well because she's constantly pulling things off of the shelves or racks and wanting "dow!". The Ergo makes all of our shopping trips easy and fun. We ended up getting yellow bell peppers, jalapenos, two kinds of tomatoes, zucchini, crookneck yellow squash, strawberries, and ... something else I can't remember now. I can't wait to plant everything!
Hope everyone has a fantastic week!
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