Sea World and Father's Day

Sorry this post is a little slow...This last Sunday we headed down to San Antonio for another fun day with the Drurys. Gordon hasn't been able to do anything fun because he's been working so hard. He's such a great husband and father and he definitely deserved a day off. So, for Father's Day we decided we needed to really celebrate. The Georges came down with us and we had a blast spending the day with Shamu and all his pals. Thanks for taking such good care of us Nancy and John!





Just ignore all the shiny faces. We pretty much melted to death in the 100+ heat.

Alice in Wonderland

I saw this pic of Johnny Depp the other day. He's playing the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's remake of Alice in Wonderland. I'm a big Johnny Depp fan and this looks like one crazy costume!! Check out those eyelashes!

Motherhood

Allow me to be sentimental for a moment...

I did some scrapbooking with my friend Jessica today and it's amazing how memories can come flooding back all at once. She's expecting and as were talking about pregnancy, child birth, and raising children I was thinking back on when our little guy was born. It's really strange how someone can be a part of your family for only 8 mo. but at the same time feel like they've been with you forever. Because of our unique situation in this traveling gypsy life of ours, Ty and I spend A LOT of time together. Mostly it's just the two of us and I have felt, especially lately, my "mother heart" growing. Being a wife and mom is my favorite thing in the world and although there are many, many, many days when I am a far from perfect one, it's the imperfect moments that sometimes teach me the most. I'm sure there will be days down the road when, like my mom used to say, the word "mom" will be a swear word in our house. And I'm sure there will be days when I'll be barracading myself in my room to just have a moment of peace and quite. And I'm sure there will be days when I'll have to remind myself why I love being a mom so much. But, until then, I'm going to enjoy sitting on the floor reading picture books and observing an 8 mo old try to figure out how to feed himself and especially, watching the beautiful expression on the face of a little one who is sound asleep in your arms...truly priceless!

Counting Blessings

I just saw this amazing video on Oprah. It's the story of a little baby boy named Eliot. A word of caution before you watch it, if you're not in the mood for a tear jerker this is not the video for you. I bawled from beginning to end. But, if you need an inspirational story of an amazing family and a reminder of how truly blessed you are, watch this video. Just be sure to pull out the tissue first!!

Watch it on YouTube here.

How grateful we are for our healthy little boy and reminders like this that we should cherish every moment.

8 Months Old!

Where does the time go? Tyler is officially 8-months-old. It has been so fun watching him grow and develop his own personality. It's crazy to think he's no longer a little new-born. So, to commemorate his being 3/4 of a year old, we had a little amateur photo shoot. (I was the photographer so I mean extremely amateur.)

And here's one for the baseball fans...

Table Place Setting Idea

I absolutely love this idea! I'm not sure what you would put in the flower pot...something edible? A party favor? I just think it makes such a cute place setting. I am craving a good dinner party with a beautifully set table right now!

A Personal Commitment

Over the course of the last couple of weeks, I've stumbled across several television specials aimed at "educating" the public on topics such as finance and global warming. And I'll be honest, some of it nearly scared me to death. Not only are we enviromentally flushing ourselves down the toilet, we're sending our financial security with it. But then I got thinking- and perhaps it's the do-it-yourself attitude that my parents live by taking over- but I feel like part of the problem this new generation of Americans has (myself included) is that we take too much for granted and forget all about our personal obligation to stay informed, educated and responsible. I, for one, am tired of sitting around waiting for someone else to solve these problems we've been hearing so much about. I feel like that's what everyone is doing. Just waiting! And what is getting done in the mean time? Absolutely nothing! So, today I've determined I need to renew my personal commitment to be more informed and more active. To take responsibility for the environmental footprint that I'm leaving. To take control of my own life and finances and stop hoping that our good ol' Leader and Chief will somehow make this "change we can believe in" improve our situation for us. As I've thought about all of this over the last few days, the WWII poster came to mind. I've been wondering where this sentiment of "roll your sleeves up and get to work" went to? And I think it's time I stopped sitting on the side-lines and become invested in making the future for my children better. Who else is going to do it afterall?

Did You Know?

You can watch full episodes of shows like MacGyver, Jericho (seasons 1 & 2) and Beauty and the Beast on cbs.com? Ahhh! Good ol' Beauty and the Beast! Anyone else remember that show? Classic! Anyway, I guess that's what a lazy day spent surfing the net in my pjs will get me...

Check it out next time you have a pajama day by going to cbs.com and resting your mouse on shows and looking under TV classics.

A Little Unconventional

Tyler has discovered a hidden musical talent. Typically I'll play the kazoo and then hand it to him and he'll just suck on it. Not today! Who knew we had such a gifted child?!
(Our apologies for it being sideways. Anyone know how to rotate videos? I simply could not figure out how to do it!!)



Or view it here on YouTube.

10 Things I Survive On

10. Blogs to read at 2:00am- or 4:00am, whichever it happens to be that day.
9. Ritz crackers and water
8. Great movies
7. Craft stores
6. Sweat pants
5. Naps
4. Air conditioning
3. The few short hours I get to see my hubby each day
2. Chocolate
1. Smiles and giggles from Tyler

What do you survive on?