Camping in Waco

We had our first big camping trip this past weekend. I have to admit it started off pretty rough. C was not feeling well and threatened to throw up the entire drive. We even had to stop several times for her and that is never the case. When she wasn't complaining, M was because he was hungry. This was our first long drive with two kiddos, and boy is it different.

The bugs were awful. C and I do not like bugs. She has become majorly afraid of any and all after her "little" trip to the ER because of her ant bites. Our first trip to the restroom ended with her screaming hysterically because of the ants and one HUGE grasshopper. Luckily Nana and Jack saved the day with their motor home.

Things went up hill from there. C loved the entire family sleeping in the camper, including the four of us in a king sized bed. If you ask her, staying with her whole family (Mike's side at least) was her favorite part. She loves playing in the trailer because Grammy stocks it full of fun stuff. She was also very excited because Nana surprised her with a bag of fun things to do as well.

The kiddos had a blast being pulled by Poppy in his new bike trailer, the wagon, and D's car. They also had a great time in the pool. Thank goodness we brought it. I am not sure I want to go again until it cools down a little, but C is ready for the next trip!

Mommy and Carly Day!

Tuesday C and I did something I have been trying to do all summer... have a Mommy and Daughter day! Last month we found out the C had 3 cavities. This made me so sad because she tries really hard to brush her teeth. I guess it's back to helping her for now. On Tuesday she had 2 of the 3 cavities filled. (M went to school so that I could focus on C. He, as always, enjoys his day at school.) They gave her some medicine to help calm her and she did a great job. As a reward she got to pick lunch and a reward. (I threw in getting our nails done because after the beach I needed it!) She chose Build-A-Bear and picked out Sparkles, a really cute unicorn. Here are some picks of our trip to the nail salon. You can tell that the events of the morning are really started to take effect. I had tried getting her to rest earlier that day, but the excitement of a new stuffed animal was too much!

Beach House 09

Here is a slideshow from our trip to the beach. We had a beautiful house (with way too many stairs if you ask me) not far from the water. M had a great first vacation in the sand and pool. He was not a big fan of the waves though. He would grab on like a spider monkey if you even went close. C spent her time surfing and playing in the sand. Our first day, C and I caught a couple of tiny sand crabs and some of the little digger clams. We had fun watching them in the bucket until it was time to let them go. When we had enough sand and sun we would retire to the blow up pools under the house. We all had a great time, but are glad to be home. Our next trip is camping again this weekend in Waco. This will be M's first trip so wish us luck!

Happy 4th of July

We had another great day in LP with swimming and homemade apple pie and ice cream!




The best part is that M's tooth that has been causing my sweet boy to be so fussy has finally broken through. I will post pics when there is an opportunity to get one!