Monthly Archives: October 2010

Busy busy week! I hope to blog soon about our fun time with family the past week and the Hallo-”Wii” party and random cuteness. Here is a pic of E to tide you over. What an expression!

Okay and then there is this!

Tuesdays are the day of the week that we actually have something scheduled. In the mornings we go to the Ladies Bible study at church. For the past 5 weeks or so, E couldn’t be in the nursery yet because she was too little, so her Daddy sweetly agreed to keep her in his office during that time. The theory was that she would fall asleep in the car on the way, and sleep the whole time in her Daddy’s office. On Sundays this has worked well, and she has slept through church and sometimes Sunday School too. But somehow, on Tuesdays, she must know that it is one-on-one Daddy time if she stays awake, and that is what she has done most Tuesdays. Here are some shots from last week.

And on Tuesday evenings, we have home group. We are starting to be awake more, so we were actually able to socialize a bit last week!

PS…Happy Birthday Kelena!

Last weekend we went to visit the grandparents at their house. We were sure a sight in the car as E had two doggies riding with her in the backseat. We just spent time hanging out and it was so fun!

E and I made a visit to the zoo with some friends this week! It was so fun!

First stop: The elephants! (She had on her elephant shirt, even though you can’t tell and she slept through that part.)

There was a new five month old baby elephant named Baylor. So cute!!

Here are our sweet friends after our picnic lunch!

And here we are with our soon-to-be church nursery buddy. SK is only about 6 weeks older than E and they will both be in the “Bunny” room together at church this Sunday, as it is E’s first Sunday in the nursery. I am sure SK will show her the ropes!

After the zoo, we went by Daddy’s office.

• We have been enjoying Netflix. We signed up for a free trial on C’s birthday when we wanted to watch a movie without going to get one. (You can stream it instantly on your computer or XBOX orWii.) You get a free trial for 30 days, which means you can watch the instant streaming movies for free and you can get one DVD at a time in the mail, when you return one, you get another. Some movies can only be gotten on DVD. We have watched lots of movies! Way more than we watched before! Lots of classics like “Murder on the Orient Express” (an Agatha Christie book) and “How to Marry a Millionaire”.
• I have discovered a new park. It has a nice big pond that reminds me of our apartment in Irving, and a trail and ducks. E and I went there the other day. We all went there today with C’s mom who is visiting. So fun!
• Progress is occurring on the T-shirt quilt. My sweet mom worked on the top when she was here, and I put the border on it last week. Next comes the back and then sandwiching it all together! Scary! Any advice?? It ended up big, we are talking a queen size quilt here!
• The hubby has learned to make peanut brittle. And I might have learned to like it.
• I made a sitting spot on the front porch and I really like it. I like to sit out when the dogs go out to explore the front yard. Way more interesting things happen in the front yard than the back yard. E even likes it! We are trying to soak up the nice weather!
• My cat is sleeping next to me, and he is snoring.
• I have been eating less fast food because we are on a tighter budget, and much to my shock, I think my taste buds are developing finer tastes. Not long ago I craved and loved every fast food meal I ate. Maybe it was pregnancy. I don’t know. That was true most of my life before pregnancy though. Lately, I have eaten several things, Sonic, Whataburger, and I didn’t enjoy it. It was salty and not very flavorful! I really don’t know what to make of this, but it will probably be helpful to my budget and waistline! Maybe it is the Lord’s way of encouraging me to not be tempted by spending money on eating out!
• Baby E is doing well! She went for her 2 month appointment yesterday. (!!) She now weights 10 lbs 10 ozs and is 25 inches long. Everything checked out well and she got her immunizations. She is cooing and smiling and it is very fun!

She likes to sit in the bouncer and watch mommy.

We went for a walk in the neighborhood a few times, since it has been so nice outside.

She likes playing on the play mat!

Life sure is fun now that we are awake more!

My daughter likes to be proper.

She is practicing in case she needs to have a spot of tea.

Her pinky is all ready worked out for the occasion.

And apparently, her momma was the same way.