Beach Baby

Elle, David and I decided to have an impromptu beach visit on Sunday evening. We have had the most unbelievable weather! Elle's bathing suit from last year still fits. I couldn't believe it. She has 3 new bathing suits for this year. Here is my bathing beauty.

No Air Conditioning Repair Woman Here

Ever since Elle saw us changing the AC vents she is completely freaked out by them. I mean COMPLETELY!!! Literally each time we walk by the vents in the ceiling she points, makes a terrible face and says uuuhhhh...in a petrified voice. She has no begun to notice these vents at other people's houses and even stores and restraunts. WTF... We tell her Daddy fixed it each time she points at it and she seems OK with this explanation. It seems to have improved things. When this first began she wouldn't even walk through the rooms that have vents in the ceiling by herself. Another little interesting tidbit is Elle remains just a little OCD. She likes her things in ORDER!! She is constantly "helping" me by wiping things down with her wipes and putting things in other things. She loves to help me put the dishes away in her cabinet. She grunts at her Daddy with a mad face and a pointed finger when he leaves his clothes in the middle of the floor. HILARIOUS!! She is not big on dirt on her hands either. It truly freaks her out. Although yesterday while walking down to the Charpenteirs house pushing her shopping cart she stepped in every single water puddle there was to step in. Once she was done she pointed to her shoes, made the face and fussed at me as if to say-woman why am i wearing wet shoes and socks right now. She is too funny!!!!

Monday...

Well I wasn't able to drag my butt out of bed until 5:30 this morning which means I missed my workout. Not the way I like to start my week. So sad for me. Elle woke up crying a few times last night and I am not sure why. I am sure that it interfered with my 7 consecutive hours of sleep. I am dragging today. Tired...mentally and physically. I really just wanted to stay in bed and maybe watch a movie in this yuckyish weather. I was a little bummed and then realized I was being dramatic when I SAW this....




Time is fluttering by... ONLY 32 MORE DAYS OF SCHOOL. HOLY YOU KNOW WHAT! I can do this. i really can. I will get my butt out of bed and get on that machine for the next 6-7 weeks at the butt crack of dawn. Yes sirree I will. I think I can I think I can. Motivation= sleeping late with pootie j, beach, pool, sun, summer, shopping CHILLING ......

Happy Anniversary

Happy anniversary to two very special couples! Amanda and Zak have been married for ELEVEN years today. John and Cat have been married for FOURTEEN years! WOW congrats to you both. WE love you.

One Way to My Heart

David returned from a conference in Houston yesterday evening with a bottle of Stella in my hand. I have gone without my favorite perfume for a few months now and it was killing me. Thanks Dad, I love it! How thoughtful and sweet you are

Diecesiete mesas

Angel Girl,

You grow and change every day and that is so not an exaggeration. You are truly amazing. Your dad and I have perfected our morning and evening routine. We are quite pleased with ourselves. You, you just roll with it. You are sleeping later allowing Momma to roll out of bed at 5 am to get a workout in. That is right people five am. I enjoy it once i am up but it is SO early. You have been very cooperative with the Meemom this month as well. Quite easy to put down for nap. In the past you fought it with all of your will. You are also getting to the point where you understand bribery or rationale a little bit. You continue to climb and run and dance and sing. You dance in your car seat to many different types of music. The animals still top your list. Day or night, you wake up and almost daily your first word is Bob. You need to know where he is and what he is doing before we can start our day! You and Daddy have been taking a daily evening walk in the evening while I cook dinner. We have actually all been sitting together and eating AT A TABLE for the first time since you were born. We go out to eat quite a bit but could never figure out how to get our evenings to work well enough for this. WE DID IT. Yay for mom and dad only took us 17 months.... oh well.
You love to show off for special visitors. You adore your uncle KC and love to show him all of your new tricks as quickly as possible when he arrives. Sometimes you try them all at once. You are quite the flirt. Momma has really been making a conscious effort to slow down and enjoy all of these special moments that seem to flying by. You always have time for a smile, hug or kiss and I love it. You are a really funny girl. You can always get a legitimate laugh from me, your daddy and anyone else who pays attention. You are something else and so silly. You have added moon, dog and the occasional dude to your vocabulary. Mommy and Daddy really need to pay more attention to the wordsd that come out of their mouths because you are trying to repeat things. Everything else you just say uhm and point. Mommy has not quite figured out how to wean you completely. We have made progress but you are not quite ready yet. We will keep working and in time it will happen. I love you so much princess.

I know I know

sunning

pimping my new ride

i love my car














I feel so accomplished. I am so glad to have some of these pics saved!

Pre-Dinner Convo At The Buerg House

Let me set the scene. Elle is super stoked to see her Daddy. She gets an extra boost of energy when she sees him for the first time in the evening. Tonight I was prepping dinner and I see Elle plowing through the house like Elin Woods. Whacking everything in sight with her new golf clubs (kudos to meemom). She loves these clubs. As her Daddy looks at her he very calmly explains. " Elle, I don't think you are ready for golf. He then takes the club and hides it. Not a minute later. I hear. "Hey. Dude, where did you get that driver" As Elin, I mean Elle began "golfing" again. Never a dull moment and I love every minute of it!

16 month phone pics

fake smile

not being crabby :)

crazy climbing dare devil

punjab outfit

just chillin

riding my favorite elmo toy

the cutest bunny i have ever seen

Ninny and I spend a lot of time outside. i am talking like 6 hours a day people

playing on Jane's trampoline. i already asked Daddy for one just like it. I will have to wait and see...

Continued

playing in the backyard

i love sunny days!

Playing in the shower!

playing at the park

so fun

i am a big girl

look at my poor head

what a nasty bruise

Elle Phone Pics .

playing in my room


playing in my room

being cute

On my way to go shopping

this might be 13 months

So these are out of order but I can't stop with the phone pictures they tell such a story. More to come.

I love Cookie Monster

I mean seriously. I am pretty cute.

Ohhhhh Bob!!!!

look at my chunky monkey. what is in that milk?

she looks/was so young here

My first two teeth. We started with to and it never stopped. Literally popped up like popcorn!

happy girl

What big eyes you have. The better to see you with.