Beach

We just got back from a trip to Port Aransas with my parents. We had a great time! Ivy didn't love the beach, she kept saying "no like beach" and then quickly followed up with "pool no dirty, pool clean". I took the hint and she spent most of the time at the pool. Either way, there was plenty of fun in the sun.

Trip to New York

We went to NY this weekend to meet Baby Ethan and attend his naming. The kids were excited and the weekend exceeded expectations. I was worried about Ivy on the plane because she has been screaming when she doesn't get her way lately. What do we do when 15 minutes into the flight she decides she wants to go home? Luckily, that issue didn't arise and both children were super fabulous travelers. I flew home with them by myself and it couldn't have been smoother.

It's hot outside but the kids are cool!

Show Day at Little Gym

Ivy has been taking classes at Little Gym for a year now and she loves swinging on the bars.

Peaches and Steam

As summer punches us in the face, it's hard to find outdoor activities that you can do after the sun comes up.  But some days...you have to stick one to the man and say..."HEY!  old man Summer...this one's for you...and the horse you rode in on!"  So...today we headed out to Fredericksburg to pick some peaches.

After last year's drought, we've had enough rain to tick above Sahara on the rainfall map and the peach growers (farmers? cultivators? makers?) are loving it.  So, why not venture out to pick a fruit off a tree that doesn't grow tall enough to provide any real shade?  Well...I guess short trees are good when you've got short kids.

After a short car ride filled with knock knock jokes..."knock knock...who's there?...Gorilla...Gorilla who?...Gorilla me a hamburger I'm hungry"...and some knock knock jokes(??)..."knock knock...who's there?...banana...banana who....banana are you in the house"...and a quick stop at the Dairy Queen (insert DQ ice cream picture to make Mom jealous)

we arrived to pick our peaches.  We bought a 1/4 bushel but I probably should have paid for twice that, because I'm sure Ivy ate no less than 30 peaches.  Well, come to think of it...I'm sure we'll all be paying for that later.  Here's a little of how our day went:




So...now the question of what to do with all of these peaches...well...in Texas...there's only one answer: Cobbler!

And as for Ol' Man Summer....Knock Knock...who's there?...Orange...Orange who?....Orange you glad we don't give a crap how hot it is outside!?

Happy Sunday

San Francisco

Russell was in SF for work and I've never been so I met him out there. We had fun doing all the touristy things. Shopping in Union Square(3 story Anthropologie!), biking across the Golden Gate bridge to Sausalito (harder than I thought but not as scary), Alcatraz. A BIG thank you to my parents who kept the kids so we could have a few days of fun.

Early birthday gift

Ivy received a package from Spencer and Julie and opened it up before I had a chance to hide it from her. She was so excited about her new summer look that she took off her clothes and put on her new stuff. It was pretty cute.