Trip to Corpus

We went to Corpus over the weekend to have a visit. Here are some pictures while we were there. We got in late Friday night and stayed with Grandma Sally. We had breakfast with her and Aunt Kelly on Saturday morning and then went to Papo's house to watch the UT & OU game. Hook 'em Horns!! We feasted on tasty hamburgers and visited with Great Grandpa & Grandma Gonzalez. Later, after putting the kids to bed, we went out downtown to help Floyd (Gabe's good friend from high school) celebrate his upcoming birthday. We had a late, but good night! On Sunday, we were lazy and watched some more football and headed out of town about 5 o'clock.

Papo, Zach, & Sophie taking Gigi for a walk!

Zach learned to ride a scooter over the weekend! He loved playing with Jordan (Papo's neighbor's little boy).

Gabe helping Kelly with her midterm (notice the beer in hand- funny).

Floyd & Gabe. Happy Birthday Floyd!

My Jack & Gabe's OctoberFest!

Me & Shelly.

Gabe wearing Shelly's sweater.

Zach relaxing with his DS.

He Warms My Heart!

My sweet, baby boy.... it's just that, he is so so sweet. Here are a couple of conversations that occured the past couple of days.

Zach: I love you Mommy. You are the best Mommy in the world!!

Mom: Thank you Zachary. That is so sweet. I love you too.

Pause

Zach: Mommy, now you say, "You are the best Zachary in the world!"

Mom: Zachary, you are the best Zachary in the world! (as I laugh) :)


Conversation #2:

Zach: I love you Daddy. You are the best Daddy in the world!!

Dad: Thank you. I appreciate that.

Zach: I appreciate that too.

We were supposed to be going to sleep, but after that we all started laughing! :)

20 Months!

20 MONTHS?????? Is this going by too fast for anyone else? My baby will be a Terrible Two in four months. Wait a minute... I think she is already there. Lol! But seriously. I cannot believe it.

Sophie weighs about 26 lbs and is growing like a little weed! And she is so smart. Amazes us every day. She sleeps from 8pm til about 7:30-8am. Takes about a 2 1/2 hour nap during the day. Loves to eat! Some of her favorites: cheese, ham, bananas, strawberries, corn, green beans, grapes, pancakes, eggs, pickles, nuggets, french fries, and pretty much any type of meat. And of course all of the snacks too. I wouldn't really say she has a favorite toy right now. But she loves books and will play with big brother's Legos every now and then. She still uses her paci, but only while she is sleeping. She knows that it stays in her bed when she gets out. She can definitely throw a tantrum and scream/cry with the best of them (this is my favorite- just kidding). She is showing a little interest in using the potty, but we are taking it one day at a time.

Now for the list of her words:
Ball
Baseball (sounds more like football)
Banana (nana)
Bye
Bo-bo
Cat
Candy
Cheese (eese)
Cookie
Cup
Cold
Clap (cap)
Cole (her cousin)
Daddy
Dora
Eat
Excuse you (she says this for you & her)
Eyes
Football
Fruit chews
Grandma (ga-ga)
Gone Gone
Hi
Hey
Home
Hat
Hot
Ice
Juice (which really means milk)
Lap (which means, "I want to sit in your lap")
Let's go!
Mama
No (couldn't forget this one)
Oh no!
Out
Paci
Please
Poo-poo
Papa (ga-ga)
Raining
School (scoo)
Shhh (as she taps her nose)
Shoes
Tee-tee
Uh-huh
Water
Yea!!
Zach (ack) - this one is soo cute.

Ok, so I'm sure I'm forgetting a few. And my favorite phrase she says right now is: "Bad Daddy!" She says this when he is tickling her or picking on her. And sometimes for no reason at all. It's funny!
Happy 20 Month Birthday Baby Girl! Mommy & Daddy don't know what they would do without you!

Trip to Matagorda

My parents are doing some renovations on their house in Matagorda. Some of the renovations include: new kitchen cabinets and countertop, new floors, and a new downstairs bathroom. It has been years since I have been down there (and Becky too), so we decided to make a day trip to check out the house and help my Mom make some decisions- or as we like to say, give her our "five cents." :)
We left that morning- Mom, Becky, the kids, and me. It is about a two hour and fifteen minute drive. Not too bad. We checked out the house, drove to the beach and saw the new bridge. On our way out of town we stopped at a seafood place to buy some shrimp to take home. Immediately after walking in, Zach says, "It stinks in here." Yes, the aroma of dead shrimp and clorox is not too pleasing. Of course, Zach was afraid of the shrimp. Sophie didn't pay too much attention to them. She was busy checking out all of the sweets on the racks that she could reach. But here are a couple of pics that I took.
We then ate lunch in Bay City and headed home. Sophie almost slept the whole way home. Zach, on the other hand, watched some SpongeBob and chilled in the backseat.
We had a nice little trip.

This isn't a very good picture, but I had to keep it. He was a lot closer to the ice chest before the man started pulling the shrimp out. And look at his reaction. Funny!

Sophie inspecting the shrimp.

Papa's? Or Mine?

My parents came into town last week. My Dad had left his overnight bag in the entry on the floor, not thinking anything of it. Well, guess who found it... yep, Sophie! By the time we realized what she was doing, she had his toothbrush, deoderant, shaving cream, etc. all spread out before her. It was quite funny. As I was taking these pictures, I noticed her feet! She had his shoes on too!! Such a funny girl. "Papa, you should know better. I get into everything!" :)

Oh No!!

My camera is sick. Well, hopefully it's just the (short) lens. It makes this awful, awful sound when I turn it on/off. I hope it is fixable; considering my camera is not even a year old yet. And the crazy thing is, is that I didn't drop it, act crazy with it, or anything. I'm really perturbed with the whole situation. You spend good money on something and it breaks. Gosh!!

So I have to resort to my oldie, but goodie. Especially with Halloween & The Pumpkin Patch coming up, I can't miss out on pictures!! Hopefully it won't take too long to get fixed. Wish me luck! :(

10.02.09

Our good friends, Todd & Leigh Ann got married!!!!! It was a beautiful ceremony and reception. Leigh Ann made a gorgeous bride and Todd looked just as handsome. They are a match made in heaven! Here are some pictures from the rehearsal and the big day. Gabe was a groomsman... he's the tall, dark and handsome one. :)
Leigh Ann & Christi (the maid of honor)

The Men

Yummy cake

So cool (no pun intended)- the happy couple got engaged at the Empire State Building!

The gorgeous bride

The wedding party

The first dance

Gabe giving a toast

Todd dancing with his mom

Taking a shot

Mr. & Mrs. Gonzalez

Me, Leigh Ann & Jayne

Mr. & Mrs. Beebe!!

Congratulations Todd & Leigh Ann! It was a special day and we are so glad that we got to spend it with you. Gabe & I wish you all the best. xo

Story Time With Daddy

Sophie LOVES to read books! And I feel like "LOVES" is almost an understatement. She will bring book after book to either me or Gabe and want us to read it to her. If we are doing something at the moment, she expects us to drop it right away and read to her. She does not like to hear, "Wait just a minute," or "I'll read it in just a minute." She wants it NOW! :)
This day, she caught Daddy as soon as he got home from work. There was no escaping her! Lol.

As soon as the camera came out, she got distracted. And then Big Brother had to get in on the action and stole the show!

Taylor Swift Concert!!

Okay, I think everyone knows how much I love Taylor Swift!!!! The concert finally got here! Yea!! Becky, Jayne and I drove up to Dallas (with a quick detour to my parent's to drop off the kids) and met up with Samantha, Danni, and Tabitha. After a bite to eat, we headed to the concert. And no, we were not the oldest ones there. Hahaha! It was a great show. I really enjoyed it! I bought Zachary a t-shirt and got him a poster. He asked, "Taylor Swift gave this to me?" :) He is so cute. He wore the shirt the next day. And the whole way home, he kept saying, "I love you poster!" If I'm not a big fan, then I think we know who is. Lol.
A big thank you to my sister, Becky for being able to buy the tickets early. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't even be writing this post. And also to Jayne for the pictures. Thanks girls, I had a great time!!!!!

Sophie The Secretary

My Future Architect

Zachary LOVES to play with his Legos. He will stay busy with Legos for an hour or more at a time!! The other day he was quiet upstairs and when I asked him what he was doing, he replied, "I'm building New York." What? And this is what he presented me with. It is a tall building in New York!! And he said he made it just for me because he remembered that I went there. How smart is he? And sweet? I love that boy!!
Oh, I almost forgot... notice the fences on the top. He said that those were there so people would not fall off the top (naturally). :)

All Caught UP!

I know, I know. I have been a slacker on the blogging! Sorry to all of my peeps/followers. And the sad part, is that I don't really have an excuse!

But I am pretty much all caught up now. And I had to change the background appropriately. Fall is officially here! I couldn't have summertime flip-flops as my background anymore. :)

I don't want to jinx it by saying so, but isn't this weather awesome right now? The low humidity, north wind blowing, cooler temp weather awesome????? I think so!

Happy Fall y'all!!

Why Settle For Finger Painting?

Sophie found some of the painting supplies and went to work!! Monkey see, monkey do. :)

Should I Be Concerned?

My kids had disappeared in the house for a little while. When I went to check on them, this is what I found... naked Sophie- not even a diaper, trying on my shoes. Almost naked Zach, with some of my heels on. It was a funny sight, let me tell you! Then Little Miss Thing got an attitude and didn't want me snapping any pictures of her. Well, I guess not... I wouldn't want naked pictures of me either. But that's what she gets... I couldn't pass it up! Zach tried to escape too- I only caught the backside of him. Too funny.

Precious

Isn't he precious?? He fell asleep watching cartoons. I went to go get him for bedtime, and he was out! Poor baby must have had a rough day.