Gone with the Girls

At home in San Antonio
first, play time at home


with Mimi


with Pearl


with Mommy


Pearl blowing up another pool

then, lunch at Neiman Marcus

my mom & Aunt Gaylynn



enjoyed dessert from Cupcake Couture
Yum!

yellow with sprinkles, Almond Joy, Couture, Peanut Cup and two Double Chocolates (of course)

poolside in the backyard




playdate with Brooke



(posing for someone else's camera...)

my grandmother & cousins: Cierra, Weston & Brooke, plus my aunt, Sadie & me

Meeting in Waco at Cracker Barrel





with Pop ( my grandpa) and Pearl (my mom)


my brother, George & I


kissing Uncle George bye-bye

New "do"

I am so excited that Sadie now has enough hair...

for a single little twig of a ponytail!

Aren't girls fun?

Nearly nine months old...

It is hard to believe that our girl is getting so big...She is learning new things each day!

Sadie can now wave "Hi" and "Bye-Bye"
(and LOVES to do so, even if it's not time to)

Sit up on her own and play away the day...

but most recently and importantly, her mode of "transportation has changed.
See for yourself:

That's right! Our Sadie bug is CRAWLING!
(I think I surprised her when I said "good job")


Like her Aunt Michelle said "Let the games begin!"

Sleeping Beauty

we tip-toed in and snapped this picture yesterday morning.

Memorial Day weekend..and then some

Sadie and I traveled down to Houston to visit Mimi & Poppa over Memorial Day, since Jason was over in Baton Rouge
(go first week of Base Camp!) Carys, Aunt Michelle and Uncle Barry were there too!


we visited Sadie's great grandmother, Titee


Aunt Michelle and Sadie (my favorite pic of the day)
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then played together at the house

so many toys, so little time

Carys is a big helper

silly Poppa
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enjoyed dinner at the country club

here's Mimi with Sadie bug
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enjoyed an awesome picnic at the club

Carys had her face painted ( and LOVED her cupcake)
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and cooled off in the pool of course

Barry, Carys, Michelle, Sadie (and me)

What a wonderful weekend!
(we missed you Jason!)

Mirror, Mirror

exploring the floor of her room is always fun, but sometimes a toy or two is necessary to hold her attention

one of her new favorites: a hand-me-down crib mirror

who is that girl I see?

I will sing to her...

springtime & strawberries

As our pansies have faded, new blooms have opened up this week.

pretty hydrangeas in the front , beneath the windows
(these are my new favorite)

and our lone rose bush on the side of the house, by the garage

And as for Sadie...
We have been trying to give her some new flavors and textures this week.
First up, strawberries!

this fun gadget strains the berries as Sadie chews

pause to talk to the strawberries


work on the other end

got to get that last little bit...

Now for the real thing. I cut up (and slightly mashed) some more strawberries yesterday, for her first REAL taste of "solid" fruit. they were sticky, yet interesting

but she got a few (in both hands)

success!