July

I was blessed enough to have a contract job during the month of July, which meant I've not made the time to make any blog entries. As it turns out, I did a horrible job of taking pictures so there's not much to show!

On July 3rd, we joined Nate, Melissa and Pierson at the Frisco Athletic Center splash park. Somehow I ended up with multiple pics of them, and only a couple of Julia which weren't even good pictures. She's not quite ready for running back and forth under falling water, but she had a blast regardless, especially with her daddy's help of going down the slides.

We made a Tuesday afternoon visit to the Dallas World Aquarium with my folks and with Jarret, who took a long lunch break to join us since he so luckily works downtown!

Doesn't she look like she's pretending to be a monkey?!

During a recent conversation with some of my girlfriends, I was advised by Andrea and Chelsi to let my child practice using a fork and spoon and to not be afraid of letting her make a mess. They imparted this wisdom to me because they believed their first children still needed help with utensils because they didn't allow them enough practice early on. Well, I followed your advice. Unfortunately, I turned my back for one second and then next thing I knew, I heard the sound of something dripping down her high chair and all over the floor...

We also enjoyed our first weekend getaway EVER with my parents. The only time we've traveled with my folks is to visit our relatives in Tennessee for Thanksgiving, so it was long overdue that we take a mini-vacation as a family. Of course, I got ZERO photos. We hauled the boat and stayed with my parents' friends at their home on Lake Cypress Springs (east Texas). Their home was beautiful with a massive porch that looks out at the lake. So when we weren't boating or wakeboarding, we were typically found outside relaxing. Thank you Lord for the unusually cooler weather that weekend - what a treat! Thank you Robin & Eric for so generously opening up your home to us!

Over the course of the last week, and especially because it included all my birthday celebrations, I think I've gained 10 pounds from my disgusting eating habits. Coffee and dessert with a couple of girlfriends, La Hacienda fajitas, Freebirds, Via Real (my favorite mexican restaurant which is in Las Colinas down the road from my old job), and Krispy Kreme. Like I said, I've done a terrible job of capturing it on camera, so KK is the only place we got pictures. Julia LOVED her donut, as did mommy! A KK donut hot and fresh off the conveyor belt simply cannot be beat.

And last but not least, Julia made a new friend this past weekend: