Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Bathing Beauty

Devin has been spending lots of time outside lately even with the heat we have been enduring! I just can't believe how grown up she seems these days and how cute she is in her bathing suit!

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Saturday, June 26, 2010

My Little Shopping Buddy

My little buddy loves to go shopping with me! I have learned that the best bet for a good trip is a snack and a drink!

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She loves to grab everything she can get her hands on along the shelves so I try to keep her far enough away that she can't reach anything...

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She also loves to throw a fit if she does get a hold of something and you take it away...

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That's why we have the snack and drink, to keep her busy little hands occupied!

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Unfortunately, when she is done with those, she spends the rest of the trip trying to launch those across the isle! It's a good thing she is so stinkin cute!

Friday, June 25, 2010

Concerts in the Garden

This past weekend my boss offered us some tickets to Concerts in the Garden. It was sort of a last minute thing and but luckily Todd, Mara and Bianca were able to join us as well as Chris' brother John. To make it even more fun, some of our good friends were already going as well so we met up with them a few times while there too!

It was a Beatles cover band performing along with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and the music was spectacular! We had so much fun singing old Beatles songs, sitting on the lawn, drinking wine, dancing with kids, and watching them play.

The girls made themselves at home on the blankets with some crayons as well as some stickers.
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Then they took over my chair!
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It was getting dark and these are all from my phone so the quality isn't the best. I just love that these two are such fast friends!

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Little Lady

One of our friends bought this adorable dress for Devin recently! It is super super cute! I decided that it would be a perfect dress to take some pictures in!

We went to the Fort and out in the lucious green grass in the backyard! Sally helped me get Devin to look at the camera by playing with her with a ball! I haven't had time to edit these so the ball stands out but it doesn't matter because Devin is still cute as a button!

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The worst part is that it was really hot outside, and Devin had a really high fever that I didn't realize she had yet! Maybe it hadn't hit quite yet but I do remember commenting on how warm she felt. She sure was a trooper for me!

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Stickers

I decided recently to buy some stickers for Devin to play with. She loves playing with crayons, but she doesn't actually draw with them much, just moves them back and forth and breaks them in the process. She loves to get a sticker each day at school as she leaves so I thought she would really like to have a bunch to play with, and boy was I right!

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In fact, it this is our new approach to eating out! Since there is almost always a paper menu and crayons available, I am trying to keep some stickers in my purse for extra entertainment at restaurants! It worked great the last time we went and was the most relaxed meal out that Chris and I have had with Devin in ages!

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Playing with Bianca

When Devin and I got home from Austin on Sunday, her cousin Bianca came over to swim! What a great fun thing to come home too!

The girls played inside for quite some time and had lots of fun together. They are so sweet with each other and I really hope that they grow up to be very close cousins like all of the cousins of my generation are!

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We caught them playing on the couch and they were both even smiling!
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Then they moved on to the toys in the dining room
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And finally on to the pool!
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Monday, June 21, 2010

Visiting Tia Awol

I am so behind on blogging and I can't figure out why! It seems like bedtime has been getting later and later for Devin with Summer here and all the activities we have had going on lately so I am sure that has something to do with it!

A few weekends ago Devin and I went to Austin to visit her Tia Awol! We had a great time and Devin loved playing at her house.

She emptied the dog toy container multiple times
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And was great friends with the animals
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Made a huge mess before Tia Awol got home from work
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Took a little nap with Lance in his bed
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Climbed the stairs, over and over and over
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Even waved at me as she was heading up again and I was telling her to come back
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She got to check out the backyard and the hot tub swing bar
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Play a little dress up at JoAnn's
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And had a generally wonderful time! Thanks for such a great weekend Tia Awol! We love and miss you and can't wait for our next visit!