My Shopping Cart Buddy

Earlier tonight Noah and I made a trip to Target. Noah is always 99% of the time a good little boy when he goes shopping with Mommy.

Well before I explain the story about my little stinker, I do have to give him credit and say throughout most of the hour we were in Target Noah was a very good little boy.

Basically the reason I went to Target was to get a new swimsuit. I hate going bathing suit shopping, but I needed one since this Thursday Noah and I will be going to Branson, Missouri with my family for a short weekend trip. We are going to be on the lake most of the weekend, so a bathing suit is kind of a necessity.

So, I picked something out, threw it in the basket, and Noah and I strolled on over to the dressing rooms. Have you ever tried to get those HUGE shopping carts into the tiny dressing rooms? Almost impossible. Noah probably had whiplash after I finally got the cart into the dressing room (ok sorry I feel better now that I got that out).

I learned my lesson before about not strapping him in the cart. I turned my head just for a second and he was completely turned around standing up holding on to the back of the seat. I know, I know. I should have buckled him in. I guess I just didn't expect him to stand up!

Anyway, we were in the dressing room and I bent over I guess to put the bottoms on or something and look up to find Noah doing this:

As soon as I put him in the shopping cart tonight I buckled the little man up. But as you can see from the picture above, he STILL figured out how to stand up. And did you notice? I think I may be easing up on my germophobic tendencies. Just a tiny bit though because he did not touch the cart until I thoroughly wiped it down with an antibacterial wipe. But I'm working on it. Maybe by the time I have three or four kids I'll say, "oh what the heck."

Anyway, I guess tonight I learned another lesson! Goodness gracious!

Happy 4th of July!

Hope everyone had a enjoyable 4th of July! We sure had a great day. My brother, Matt, came to visit us this weekend and we have really enjoyed having him with us. But I think I will save that for another post because I'm worn out for some reason. Don't know why. I practically laid around all day. Ha

But before I go to bed...

I want to show you two of my favorite pictures of Noah and Mommy and Daddy.

I also wanted to mention something about my late grandfather, Bobby. He passed away a few years ago, but he's always close to my heart on July 4th because it was his birthday. We miss him but know it won't be long before we see him again.

Night everyone!

The Week of Family! (Part 2)

Yesterday, I posted Part 1 of The Week of Family, so if you haven't read it, be sure to check it out. I promised Part 2 today, so here it is:

We were sad to see the Bonjours go, but were also anxious to see Granddad and Mimi! My parents were here about noon on Friday, and since they had already eaten, they offered to watch Noah for Josh and me so we could have a mini-lunch date. Dates don't occur very often these days, so we gladly accepted the offer.

When we got back from eating, the boys went to the pool to swim while my mom and I ran to Hobby Lobby to browse around and to Target to get Noah some prunes. I don't think I have to tell you why Noah needed prunes. Poor baby. Let's just say the prunes definitely did their job. Whoa Mama!

Sadly, Josh had to work that night so he was not able be with us most of the evening. Granddad, Mimi, Noah, and I met my Uncle Bill and Aunt Cathy for some Mexican food at Abuelo's. You can't go wrong with Mexican food there. The food and time together was wonderful! Noah and I really enjoyed having my parents with us.

After our bellies were full, we went over to Bill and Cathy's house to hang out and play with their three labs. Yes, that's right. They have three labs! I don't know how they do it, but they are some of the sweetest labs I know. It was so funny because Lizzy (a.k.a. The Lizard) loved to lick Noah's face. By the end of the night Noah was covered in slobber, but he didn't mind. He loved being around the labs.

The next day we took Granddad and Mimi to Kincaid's (another one of our favorite places to eat) to grab a quick hamburger before they had to leave for the wedding. I think Josh and I must have gained at least 5 lbs that week from eating so much food.

We weren't sure if Granddad and Mimi would make it back in time to see us later that evening, but they did! They came over and we swam a little bit and just hung out together, and we had the best time! Thank you Mom and Dad for taking the time to come see us! We love you VERY much!



I'd say we had a full week, wouldn't you?

The Week of Family! (Part 1)

I don't know how we got so lucky to have both sets of grandparents + Uncle Joseph come visit us last week. I got a text message Monday evening from Gay Lynn saying, "surprise! we're coming!" Of course we didn't have anything going on and were thrilled to have them come visit. That weekend, my parents had a wedding to attend 45 minutes outside of Fort Worth, so of course, there was no question Granddad and Mimi would come see us too! We loved the time we got to spend with both our families; we had so much fun together!

I originally wrote this as one long post, but it was rather lengthy, so I decided to split it up into Part 1 and Part 2. (Click here for Part 2)

Papa, Grammy, and Joseph got here Tuesday evening, and none of us had eaten anything, so we decided we must take them to eat at Genghis Grill. It is some good eatin', and if you haven't eaten there, you must!

After we finished eating, we decided to call it a night and get together early the next morning. Before Josh, Noah, and I got in the car to head home, Grammy came over to the car with a tray of our FAVORITE cookies: Ms. Piggy's cookies!! I hate to admit this, but between Josh and I a dozen of those cookies are gone easily within a week. They're amazing!

The next morning, we got together around 10 and hung around for a little bit until we decided to drive to Frisco. Why would we go to Frisco when there are a million things to do in Fort Worth? Well the reason is that Frisco is home to a little store called IKEA. Actually it's not little. It's huge. I'm not lying when I tell you that store has almost anything you could ever want for your home. I wish the only IKEA wasn't an hour away from us because I would go there all the time (I guess maybe it is a good thing it's an hour away.) Anyway, surprisingly Josh and I didn't leave with a single thing, but Noah did. Uncle Joseph got Noah a wrestling buddy.

After we got back home we decided to jump in the pool because it was SO hot. Of course, as always, we had a lot of fun swimming! And then after some fun in the sun, we decided to go downtown Fort Worth to eat dinner, and we went to Texas de Brazil Steakhouse. Oh my gosh. Amazing food! Anyway, here are some pics from our time together:



Thank you so much Darrell, Gay Lynn, and Joseph for making the drive to Fort Worth and coming to visit us. We loved every minute!

Don't forget to read Part 2! Have a great day!

Couldn't Pass It Up!

I can't believe today is July 1st, and that we've been here a month already. How is it possible? Seems like just the other day we were moving in. I am planning on posting pictures of our new home, but before I post, I have a few finishing touches.

I would like to show you my new awesome piece of furniture I found yesterday for an AMAzing $60! We have been looking for a coffee table (something safe for Noah too) and yippy I found the perfect one! I'm so excited!

The Wrestler

Lately I have had a little wrestler on my hands. From what I hear it's a boy thing, but I didn't expect it to start at 10 months! Noah is still practically a baby!

Here is our little Hulk wrestling his new stuffed animal that Uncle Joseph bought him last week.



It is funny because we thought the stuffed dog would be something Noah would snuggle with or lay on, but it's quite the opposite. Instead, Noah loves to wrestle with the dog. Joseph would be so proud! Well, I guess I am in a house full of testosterone, but I wouldn't trade my boys for anything.

On a side note, I thought I would share with you the kind of weather we have had to endure the past week in Fort Worth.

It has been SO hot! I guess if we can make it through June, July, and August then we should be good. Today when we walked outside we thought it felt so good. You know what the temperature was? 94. I guess having a week of straight 100s makes you appreciate the 90s.

Have a great day!