4th of July and 2 months old!

We spent the 4th of July in Rockport and went to Port Aransas a couple times. Both days at the beach were beautiful and the water was clearer than I've ever seen it. Our umbrella worked great for shade, but of course one day it was pretty windy and I felt like I spent the whole time hoping it wouldn't flip inside out and go flying over the dunes, thus ruining the baby's shade. Lucky for us, Brian and Phillip devised a sturdy base and we took turns sitting in the chair that kept our shade from flying away. We are determined to buy one of those huge tents that you stake into the ground and don't have to worry about :) Brian, Michelle, and Holly and Matt, Lauren and Taylor were with us. Phillip and I took Callie into the ocean and let her sit in our laps and enjoy the waves. She was so relaxed and practically fell asleep in the water. It was a fun weekend. I love Rockport, TX.

Callie is two months old now! We have playtime on her changing table everyday. It's her favorite place to wiggle around, smile, and talk. One time she said "hi" to me. Not joking. :) Seeing her smile and laugh is worth every middle of the night feeding or cranky afternoon we go through. She is so sweet!

Callie's first trip to the beach. She LOVES to be outside.

All the cousins.

She was worn out after her first swim in the ocean. Notice the monkey toes on daddy's finger :)

Fireworks Faces

Cousin Holly holding Callie

2 months old!

Callie's growing & so are the tomatoes!

The past two weeks Callie had lots of firsts! First walk with dad around the neighborhood, first bath in the baby tub (thanks to Mimi's help), first outing in a dress (usually we just wear a diaper around the house b/c of so much spit up!), and meeting Marshall for the first time. Marshall is Lacy's baby boy who was born 4 days before Callie. Lacy and I teach together. Also, check out Phillip's tomato crop! This year is his first year to garden and he picks that many tomatoes every other day. We are giving them away b/c they are coming out the wazooooo!

Easter and Birthday

Lauren sent me some pictures from Easter. We went to the Menger for lunch with the family and Taylor was fascinated with the belly and the water fountain outside. She and Phillip were throwing rocks in the water. She loves the outdoors just like her uncle Phil :)

Holly got to feel Callie kicking around after some delicious pasta at Macaroni Grill. We went out for my 29th birthday. I'm still in my twenties - woohoo! Phillip turns 30 in August - hehe.

Mom had a yummy Oreo Ice Cream cake and we opened presents at her house.

Lately

Thanks to the swine flu I'm off from school until May 11th. This "epidemic" came at a very convenient time for me because I'm into that 9th month of pregnancy and the sleepiness has set in again. So, basically, I've been sleeping in everyday and then later taking a two hour nap. It's good rest for Callie too :) I'm enjoying it while I still have time to myself! Here are some pictures of what we've done lately.
Holly, my sweet, hilarious neice turned 8 years old on April 16th. Watching her open all her gifts was like a comedy routine...she's a character.

Taylor Grace (Lauren's baby girl)

Callie's proud Mimi and Nana - she's a lucky little girl already

Callie's 33 week sonogram. She already weighed 5 pounds at this sono!

Phillip and Riley chillin at the condo in Rockport. We took a "Babymoon" before I couldn't travel anymore and went to Rockport for a long weekend.

8 months prego at Port Aransas. It was too cold to swim but we took a couple long walks and Phillip found me a whole sand dollar.

Date night

Because of the madness of Valentine's, (and some "online reservations" that went badly), Phillip and I waited until the next night to go out. We ended up eating at the Gristmill in Gruene and walking around town. Although we practically live around the corner from Gruene, going there never gets old for me.

Also, a 27 weeks pregnant pic!!! She's growing so fast. It's awesome.

Too much Valentine

I decided to post a bunch of stuff today b/c I hadn't been on my blog in so long! This one is Lacy and I with our pregnant selves on the playground. We decided to take the Valentine's Day sugar outside and let the kiddos run wild. This was a very good decision. One cookie is all it takes for a kid to go crazy. And they definitely had more than one. Here are some pictures of the afternoon. Lucky for Lacy and me, it's a three day weekend.

I promise we were watching them at all times.

As usual...eating!

Just a few of my little lovelies.

It's a girl!!!

This picture was taken from the couch by my husband. Nice angle huh? Oh well, it's the only recent prego picture I could find. The pink shirt can represent the little girl growing in my belly! Yay! I'm six months now. Probably about time to be getting her nursery ready.