I like to eat...eat...eat...

Toesies and handsies.  

Heidi's favorite toy at the moment are her toes.  She will chew on them all day long, anytime she's laying on her back.  This morning, I was on the computer and turned around to see Heidi AND Tobin chewing on their toes.  I guess Tobin wanted to see why his sister was so infatuated with her feet and had to try it out himself.

Heidi turned four months old last Friday.  She had her doctor's check-up the same day.  She weighed 13.2 pounds and was 23.5 inches long (both in the 45th percentile).  She handled her shots like a champ again and even fell asleep on the exam table, wearing just a diaper, while we waited for the doctor.  I have such easy, wonderful, hilarious kids!

5 Years Ago...

The morning of August 21st, 2004, this was me:

This was my groom:

And this is what we got to do:

Yes...today is our fifth anniversary.  Our wedding day was memorable for many different reasons.  Our cake melted to where it looked like it was bleeding down the front of it:  

Two elderly family members fell, one was into this pool:

The weather turned out beautiful despite the "chance" of rain that caused us to have a tent put up last minute:  

I was wearing the most wonderful dress I've ever laid eyes on:

Many friends and family traveled from far away places to celebrate with us:   

Best of all, I married a very handsome, wise, gentle, kind, and hilarious man...my perfect match and very best friend:

Only one word sums up the last five years for me...

and LOTS of it!!

The Big Top

Saturday, my parents took us to the circus for an incredibly fun day!  Tobin was, of course, mesmerized by the show.  After the opening act, he turned to his Mimi and all he said was "Awesome!"  

This was at the Fort Worth water gardens before the show started.

Then we went to the pre-show before the circus where you get to meet the clowns, see some small acts, try on circus costumes, and get autographs from the entertainers.  Tobin was a little nervous at first but quickly warmed up to the idea:

It was such a fun day and Tobin was completely wiped out when we got home.  I thought he was going to fall asleep on his Papaw's lap while he was watching TV:

It was a near-perfect day.  All that missing was Matt (who had to run a volleyball tournament at his school all day) and Tobin's cousins to share in the magic of the day.  Maybe next year we can all go to the Boston show!  

Thanks, Mimi and Papaw, for a VERY special day!!!

Warning...

Not for the faint at heart... or incredibly mature.

Out with the paci...

...In with the thumb!  My little girl is taking after her momma and has become a thumb sucker.  Embarrassingly enough, I sucked my thumb until I was (ahem) eleven and I came out alright (i.e. never needed braces & no speech issues), so I'm encouraged.  It's wonderful not having to get up and give her a pacifier in the middle of the night.  It's also nice not worrying about making sure I have spare pacifiers packed in the diaper bag.  Not to mention, it's so stinkin' adorable!