Back to Business

Now that I'm off bedrest, I'm through the sleepless nights that come with a newborn, and my house is back in working order after those two events, I'm back in the cake decorating business. In the last three weeks I've gotten to do three cakes and I've really enjoyed getting back to this hobby.   

This one was for one of Matt's work friends.  Her daughter was having a pink princess themed first birthday party:

This one was for a fishing party:

Three months

Hi there...I'm three months old today.  Can you believe it?!?  Here's what I like to do in my spare time:

• Munch on my hand when it is readily available but I tend to get frustrated when my thumb won't cooperate and get into my mouth
• Play with my hair when I'm tired or eating (it's really the cutest thing ever, or so my parents tell me)
• Watch my big brother bounce around the house and giggle when he comes to talk/sing to me
• Play peek-a-boo with mommy...she surprises me every time
• Talk to daddy about life...he's a great listener
• Sit upright and watch the world going on around me...I especially like watching the dogs
• Stare and laugh at the ceiling light along with my friends on my play gym
• Oh yeah...I LOVE to eat and I'm a pretty good sleeper for mom and dad

Here's my pretty self:

Family vacation

Last week we went on a family vacation to Houston and Galveston.  We left on Monday and came back late Friday night and had a terrific time!  We started our trip by staying a couple of days with my cousin, Logan, and her new hubby, Adam.  We went swimming, played in the sprinklers, ate chilled watermelon and cherries, and enjoyed some great company:

Next, we drove to Galveston.  We went to Moody Gardens and enjoyed the Aquarium and Rainforest, along with the Bones and Dinosaur exhibits at the museum:

Of course, we went to the beach and had a great time swimming, hunting for shells, and building sand castles.  Heidi even got in on the action and loved playing in the water.  She would start kicking her feet every time the waves washed over her legs.

And after the beach fun, here's what we were left with:

We rounded out our vacation with a trip across the bay on the Boliver Ferry and a visit with Matt's grandparents in Port Arthur:

We had a great time and made lots of memories.  I'll write a post soon about some hilarious lines straight from Tobin's mouth.  We had tons of laughs and enjoyed having so much time as a family!

More summer stuff

Since my last post, Matt celebrated his 28th birthday on the 16th.  We had lots of yummy food including Joes Crab Shack on his actual birthday and German food from his favorite place in Plano with my parents.  Here's some pictures from our German feast:

Tobin reaching so hard for the very last bite of dessert.  This rivaled the time he licked the plate clean at another family dinner.  

Also, we had a great July 4th this year.  Tobin was fired up about fireworks and his first big show was all that he anticipated.  Always the encourager, his first words after the fireworks ended was "Great job, Sky!" 

Tobin started the day painting his toast red and blue:

Watching the fireworks:

Lastly, Heidi had her two month check-up this morning.  She was a trooper through three shots and was very cooperative and happy during the doctor's check (her big brother would always immediately start crying as soon as he was undressed and then cry through the entire check-up).  She weighed 10 pounds, 5 ounces (40th percentile) and was 22.5 inches long (50th percentile).  Here she is telling me all about her visit: