Monday Carter Edition #40~Hangin' with the Boy's

Today Monday Carter and I were busy getting ready for a couple of her daddies friends to come over for dinner. She is becoming quite the little helper and I really enjoy her company. On da' menu for the evening Chicken Fried Steak, mashed potatoes, fresh green beans, rolls and homemade peach cobbler (with fresh peaches from a local roadside stand)...yes we are from the South! Carter was itching to help me roll out the crust, she loves baking...



I on the other hand was just itching to have a little cobbler, pregnancy cravings can be a powerful thing...

She had already warned us that, "when daddies friends came over she was going to be shy..." But, it didn't take long for her to warm up. A little chasing through the halls and tickling goes a long way with this kiddo'. After dinner she even managed to talk these three men (two of whom are now her friends) into a game of Candyland...

It was a perfect evening. Then Monday Carter crashed...

The End.

Friday Night Lights

Football is kicking off tonight in West Texas and that means my dad is gearing up for his first game of the new season. If you live in Texas you get it, this is a big deal. If you don't, well, we won't hold it against you!

Good luck on the season ahead dad, wish we could be there...Go Cougs!

Hooter Hider~Hot Sale!!

Hey girls (not boys) just thought I'd share a deal going on right now! Unfortunately I didn't know about these little gems when I had Carter, but am looking so forward to having one with our next baby. I just happened onto the Bebe Au Lait site and they are having a sale in honor of the Hooter Hiders fifth anniversary. For those who don't know (and as if the name doesn't say it all) these fancy little fabrics cover your hooters while your nursing so you don't have to worry about your booby popping out in public (I told you this wasn't for boys)! So, you have to pick a design from the Hooter Hider line (they have Bebe Au Lait as well) and it is buy one get one for $5!!! I thought this was great because I am a cheapskate and would never buy two, but how handy will that be? When one gets spit up on you have another handy! Or, if you are more generous than me you could buy one and give one as a gift (or both if you're not preggo) but, I'm selfish and am keeping them both for myself!! So, go HERE and read more about the sale. Mine just arrived and they are SO cool! It was tough but I went with these two...

I love you because...

I love you because you like to pretend that we really might win the lottery (it's at one of those ridiculous $250 million dollar amounts or something and the following note greeted me when I woke up this morning)...

But, what I really love is that I hit the jackpot the moment I met you.

Monday Carter Edition #39 (on a Tuesday)

Fifty cents. Such a small price to pay for such a BIG grin...

Teenie Wahine

We've been home from San Diego for a few days, but it's not surprising that sand is still showing up in the most unexpected places. You see, Carter not only loved the beach she also coated every nook, cranny, crack and crevice of her body with sand. She did not inherit this from me because, lets face it, I like to be clean. But, it was really fun to see her get down and dirty and have a great time. She loved crashing in the waves with her dad and burying him in the sand. She is quite the little teenie wahine. It was a memorable day...here are some of our photos from the ocean...

Those last two photos reminded me of the first time we ever took Carter to the beach. She was two and a half and looking back maybe there was a little foreshadowing going on because the second her feet hit the sand she wanted to take off her shirt and lay down in it...

She's our little sand baby!

Gladys Kravitz P.I.

This is a story about a lady named Gladys Kravitz (note: real names have been changed to protect the innocent). Gladys is a lover of life and all things good and this pursuit has led to her latest adventure. You see Gladys loves her little neighborhood. It is quaint, charming and just a little bit like Mayberry. Lately, however, a "stink" has begun to drift into their perfect little world, and, well, Gladys was having none of that.

Apparently some people who were up to no good started makin' trouble in the neighborhood (sorry a little Fresh Prince just snuck in there). These "folks" were dealing some illegal substances and paid the price with their freedom, in other words they landed themselves in the big house. But, that wasn't the end of it, apparently some other "dealers" took up residence in their empty home. This is where Gladys stepped in. She let the authorities know what these evil doers were up to and what do you know they enlisted Gladys as their newest "undercover agent". So, lately she has been doing things like meeting her "handler" in the alley while pretending to take out the trash...and texting encrypted messages so that she would remain anonymous. And, what do you know? Well, yesterday they took a few more folks to the slammer, thanks to Gladys and her handy work.

That Gladys is a piece of work alright. And I know the suspense just might be killing you...who is Gladys Kravitz anyway? Well, like I said, she is deeply undercover and her identity is TOP SECRET...but she might, just might be the same lady who gave birth to and raised me...just maybe.

Table for Three

One thing is for sure this family loves to eat! When we are on vacation it is sad to say one of our favorite things is all the eating out...probably because our restaurant choices have been a little limited while living here. For that reason you'd probably be surprised at the places we get excited about...PF Changs, Fuddruckers, Chik Fil A, Etc. Things the normal American sees everyday are slightly less accessible! So, just a few pic's from our nights out. This is what we look like when we are driving to go eat, Carter and I are very happy, and Nate is seriously pondering what he is going to order...

The fastest horse, I mean dad, in the west...

Carter's drawing of our family of three (oh and by the way when asked which "monsters" were which I am apparently the bigger, as in wider, of the two "adults" that just does wonders for my self esteem)...

A little Yogurtland, that places is awesome...

But we also didn't want ice cream to get it's feelings hurt, so we had plenty of that too...

Rainbow Love

While we were here in California Carter experienced a monumental first...her first pair of Rainbow flip flops to be exact...


There were decisions to be made, as in pink or white...

PINK (of course)...

Nate and Carter each got a new pair, as for me my oldie but goodies are going to hang in there a while longer, our feet are in love...

Rainbow's are #1...

Guacamole

So I'm almost too late but, being that the members of this family are some guacamole loving fools, I just couldn't miss sharing that at 16 weeks our newest addition is fitting right in...
Don't worry baby, this week I've eaten enough guacamole for the both of us...you just keep on ripening up!

Made for You

Seven, really? Has it been that long? All I know is I'm not one bit "itchy". Truth be told I'm more in love with you than ever. On this day, seven years ago, I married my very best friend...

We have changed and grown. I'm not quite such a skinny mini and you look a little less boyish. There have been some (ok a lot) of tears. A few ugly spats. Plenty of good conversation...Food (because we're Southern and food IS important)...and Love (the kind that you mean from the bottom of your heart). And while it's hard to believe so much time has flown by there is nowhere else that I'd rather be. Sitting right here with you, a munchkin' in the sand and a bump in my belly...

"Don't you think I was made for you? I feel like you had me ordered--and I was delivered to you."

-Ella Fitzgerald