Monday, October 1, 2012

Getting there is half the fun!

The driver

She looks happy to be getting started.

And a quick one of me before we leave the driveway!

I dangled toys from the roof for her to play with.  She didn't think this was as awesome as I did, so halfway through the trip I abandoned the idea.

She much prefers the front seat... very dangerous of course, so only when we are stopped!

We stopped at a lot of playgrounds.  Funny how the further away we got from Austin the more dangerous the playgrounds looked!  I didn't expect that.  This one in Plainview, Texas (west texas) looked much like the ones I grew up with.

stretching out the legs at the playground

Turtle ride


Taking a nap in the car after getting worn out at the playground.  We preferred traveling while she napped since she gets a little anxious in the carseat.  I mean, I get pretty anxious in my seat I can't imagine being so strapped down for hours!  Poor girl has no concept of "Just 50 more miles till the next stop!"

A fun new toy MiMi bought her for the ride.

Eating lunch on the car.  mmmm hummus and bananas!

This is the exit we just barely didn't get in a wreck in!  For some reason Chris was just a little slow to go at the green light as someone ran a red light and hit the car just to the right of us!  Now thats close!

A quick stop at the Denver Children's museum!  We got there just 20 minutes before closing, but we have a pass to all the major children's museums in the world so we had to stop by just to check it out.  She loved it!  Wish we could have gotten there earlier.

So cute!  Handing things out the window for her daddy to play with too. 

ATVing at the park 

This girl LOVES slides.  She can get up on them and slide down them all on her own now

Chris starts a game of hide and seek.



Found him!

oh auto timer on the camera makes for some interesting family pictures 



Something more legit about an REI in a real out doors community.
(Come on, Austin's greenbelt does not constitute real outdoorsyness)

Most expensive hotel we stayed at was also the worst.  We were totally tired and just had to stop somewhere.  This Wyoming town was filled with hunters staying the night and so most places were booked and priceline wasn't available.  Makes for a fun story later!

We did not put potty training on hold just because we were on vacation!



He is so happy. :)


All of us are doing our own thing at the playground.

trying to put his hat on for him

looking in her bag of fun (random toys)

We made it!

I'm so happy!

Her first buffalo sighting!  (or were they bison?  I keep forgetting!)

Come on blogger!  This picture was suppose to be up there with the other museum pictures.  I wish I understood how to post a blog better!
So those are pictures from us getting to Jackson Hole!  I'll post the rest of the vacation at nap time! :)

Sunday, September 30, 2012

This is what I look like when I am smiling my realest smile!  I was so happy to be in Grand Tetons national forest!
We're back but it'll take me a bit of time before I post about our vacation... if I ever do.  Lots to do right now.  Not sure I'm very good at this blogging thing!

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Packing up!

We are just days away from finally departing for our big road trip!  Chris and A are out picking up so more camping essentials while I've been running around the house packing the clothes while also cleaning up the place... I hate leaving a messy house before vacation.

But finally I decided to just take a breather and update my blog a bit.  I wish I had time to post all the great pictures that have been taken in the past month, or even better, edit some sweet video.

Times with the baby girl have been AWESOME lately.  She is at an unbelievable, fun, crazy, fast stage.  It's hard to keep up with her, but oh so much fun.
Maybe when she is off to school in a few years I'll have the chance to get those cute videos out of her playing in dirt, playing in the rain, sliding down the slide into a big puddle of mud, playing with her baby dolls, trying to put on her own clothes, coloring, and the list goes on!

But what do you know, its time to keep moving, the rest of my family is back in the house now, and its time for dinner!  I'm not sure I will be able to blog on the road (though I do have blogger ap I could try on my iPhone) so it could be weeks till you hear from us! Or days... we really don't know how long we'll be gone! :)
My traveling companions.

Monday, September 3, 2012

The Brown Bow.

See this sweet girl?
She has no idea she has a bow in her hair!

"Wooooe! What??  Did someone say bow?"


"Yup, there it is."
"That's the only one up there right?"

Look at my fun bow!

She loves hanging out with her bow, as long as its not on her head.

Sadly, this happened later.
Call me wimpy, but since this happened in a public restroom, I decided to just throw it away and
I'll get another brown bow some other day.






"It seemed like a good idea a the time."  She was really sad when I asked her not to go in after it.









Saturday, September 1, 2012

Just a little bit of cuteness.

She walks into my room

sees I have my camera

and makes this face

She's not making a noise, not screaming

just making crazy faces

hears something in the other room

and walks away.

Just when I was fearing she didn't like being photographed any more,
she smiled real big for the camera!