Sorry for the lack of posts this week. We have actually had a very slow week. My good friend Lisa, who moved back to Corpus, came in for a visit today. We met up at Libby Lu’s because her daughter wanted a Hannah Montana makeover so I went ahead and booked an appointment for C. She is such the little diva!! She loved getting her hair, makeup, and nails done and received lots of smiles walking through he mall. Can I just say how happy I am to have a girly girl!! Let me leave you saying the hair was all her!

Speaking of fire trucks...

The “Chick- l – A” on our side of town had a few of the Richmond fire fighters on hand to do a puppet show on fire safety and show off their truck. One of our good friends happens to be one of those fire fighters so we met him along with his wife and daughter at the restaurant so our girls could play and watch the show. E & C had such a great time together that C didn’t want to leave. These are a couple of the pictures I took of the girls on the front of the fire truck.

Will she ever let us forget?!?

This is an old blog that I posted on my myspace page. It happened way back in March but C still brings it up every time she hears a fire truck.

We were trying to get out of the house by 11:00 to make it to La Porte by around noon. I had a few things in my hands and C followed me out to the car. Mike was getting the dogs settled and grabbing the rest of the stuff. I had C all buckled and ready to go when Mike hands me a movie and tells me to take over to my sister's and he will pick me up over there. No problem, right?!? Not if one of you has the keys! Yup, you guessed it! We locked our three year old in the car with both sets of keys.

The tears started right away and only got worse as I called 911. Within a couple of minutes a Sheriff's officer was in our driveway trying to get the door open with a coat hanger. He assured us that another unit was on the way with a slim jim. And then we heard the sirens. A large fire truck, ambulance, and two more sheriff's vehicles later the paramedic was handing C to me. She was fine of course because the car was in the shade and we had started the automatic start (which got us into this mess) so the air was on for most of the ordeal. C was absolutely fine the entire time. She drank her sippy, sucked her thumb, and held her baby up for us to talk to while we tried to talk her into climbing out of her seat or hitting the window button with her toe. She now plays lock the baby in the car and let the firemen come get her with her babies and will be the first to tell you that DADDY locked her in.

My mom and dad had to send their cat to “Wyoming” yesterday. Kinky was only with us for a short time but we really loved him. We will all miss those green eyes and that growly meow. I know that Claude and Bill are taking great care of him right now.

Another day at the beach...

Yesterday was a great day at the beach. Our family that lives in Tyler rented a beach house in Galveston and invited us down. We had a great day splashing in the water and digging for little clams. My cousin had his little girl down and she slowly worked C out of her shell. I think they had a great time together! C ran herself ragged and slept till 8:30 this morning. Then it was off the daycare for splash day! I don’t think she ever quits!!

That girl is still in love with Shamu. C couldn’t wait to go swim with him in Marmo and Daddo’s pool! By the way, she is becoming a great swimmer! Of course she thinks she can swim a lot better than she can. But it will come!

Froggy

This is a tiny frog that was hoppin’ along our back porch the other day while we were swimming. C actually held it and had a blast watching it swim around her pool. Maybe she will like frogs as much as I do…tee hee.

Our SeaWorld Adventure!

We had another great weekend. This time it was C’s first trip to SeaWorld. We took Grammy’s new minivan on a family vacation to San Antonio. Unfortunately Poppy had to work. But we still had Aunt Frita, Silly Sean, our cousin A, Grammy, and of course Mom and Dad.

C fell asleep once we got there so she only got a quick glance of the Alamo on the trolley ride back to our hotel. Sunday morning we had breakfast at Lulu’s, (you should see the size of their Cinnamon Rolls! Carly is resting her hand on the one we brougth back with us.) and headed to SeaWorld.

Once we located the hazard lights (thanks parking attendant guy) and parked in preferred parking we were on our way into the park. C really enjoyed watching the shows but one of her favorite things was riding the mini Shamu roller coaster with Grammy. She even wanted to go again after the first ride, so she and Grammy rode in the front car. Although the picture doesn’t look like it, C had a great time on the ride. She loves adventure just like her daddy!

I think the highlight of our day was having lunch up close with some killer whales. We sat only a few feet away and had a special show just a few feet in front of us with the animals and there trainers. C was so excited and if you ask her, she will tell you that Shamu spit on her head!! They brought the whales out of the water and onto a deck to show them off and get pictures. C was standing right in front of Mike and I when this humongous whale comes gliding out of the water and right in front of us!! It caught her a little off guard but once Mike grabbed a hold of her she was in awe of the large animals. I bet that was something that none of us will forget! Thanks Grammy!

Swimming Lessons

C is taking swimming lessons this week and I am so proud of her! Last year she cried almost the entire time. She would cry, Kathy would count to three, C would stop crying to hold her breath, go under, come back up, take a breath and start crying again! This year she only cried for the first 15 minutes or so. It won’t be long before my sweet C turns into a little fishy!

What a Weekend!!

This weekend was such a whirlwind weekend that it’s hard to believe it’s Monday already. We spent most of the time in LP, except Saturday night when we hit Galveston. We had a great dinner and then I couldn’t help but think of La Kings. If you have ever been to the old fashioned soda shop on The Strand then you know what I’m talking about! I had to have a hot fudge sundae. On the way C spotted one of the horse drawn carriages and immediately wanted a ride. I started to feel bad for her because I am 28 and have never been on one even though I have asked both my parents and my husband to go on a ride and I didn’t want to let her down. Needless to say I was shocked and a little jealous at how fast her Marmo, Daddo, and Dad said yes. I think by the end of the conversation they were even ready to buy her a horse!!! Tee Hee. Anyhow, how little C was waving like the princess she is to everyone we passed. She had a fantastic time petting the horses and can’t wait to go again!

Sunday was a fun day in the pool playing first with Daddo and then with Auntie Quita and Silly Sean. We had a yummy lunch at Granny’s house and were lucky to play with our cousins. I have to gush on our cousin R who is walking hand n hand in the picture with C. He LOVES little girls and was not ready to leave Granny’s house. Luckily C walked him out to his car. HOW CUTE ARE THEY! To bad their related! Her day was topped of baking cookies with her Grammy which is one of her favorite things to do. Our sweet C fell fast asleep on the way back to SL after that long weekend. We have all week to try and rest because next weekend is Sea World!

To Laugh or to Cry...

Yesterday my brother-in-law and sister who live two doors down came over for a quick visit. C had so much fun that she wanted to go play at their house for a while. She came home about an hour and a half later so completely excited she couldn’t even speak a complete sentence. We had a heck of a time getting her to bed that night, but were so glad she spent some time with her aunt and uncle. Today before C even got to school she was talking about going to LaLa and Tracy’s house when she got home. Well you guessed it, around 6:00 she started in about going next door. (Now granted LaLa and Tracy love C dearly, she is not there kid and I doubt that’s how they want to spend every evening!!) Needless to say I called next door and they gladly invited C over. She picked up her new car, new flute (tee hee), a box of Kleenex (a courtesy from us since she has a runny nose), and a pair of my shoes and headed next door without even saying goodbye. She walked herself down the sidewalk up to the door and knocked to be let in! Now this might seem like no big deal because she knows the neighborhood and has been next door hundreds of times, but this is the first time she made the whole way without me!! For the past year she has gone in small steps to the front door, but she has never gone in and stayed. She was so grown up and serious about the whole thing that she didn’t even wait for LaLa who was coming to get her. Do I laugh at my little ragamuffin who has taken to changing clothes during naptime at school to avoid a nap or cry because my little one is gaining so much independence?!?