Twinkle Twinkle little Star...

Enough said...

Town Green Park

Scott had to work one Saturday a few weeks back, so Maggie & I took a trip to Town Green Park. We strolled along the waterway, visited with the ducks, tried to feed the ducks (Maggie didn't give up her Cheerios all too easy), and walked through the Storybook Maze. That maze is one of the coolest additions to a park I've ever seen...great for small children. We both enjoyed waving at the trolley as it went by and rang the bell for us! : )

23 going on 90

We took a trip to Beaumont to visit Grandpa for his 90th Birthday a few weeks back. According to Grandpa, he's only 23, and "It's not my Birthday!"...he's a leap year baby. ; ) We enjoyed some great stories along with beautiful weather out on the porch. He says, "I never thought I'd live to see my own great grandchildren, and she's almost 2!" Yes Grandpa, that's definitely an accomplishment...something I hope to experience some day. : ) Maggie enjoyed picking up sticks and leaves in the front yard, and going up and down the front porch steps. Here are a few shots from our visit.

More party pics

Mom's 60th Birthday Bash

Okay, okay...I should've posted these like a MONTH ago! We had such a great time, and Mom was truly surprised! Here are some of the best shots...

Its been too long

I realized that it has been so long since I've posted anything. Everyone is doing well. Scott is getting over a minor case of the flu...and the rest of us are praying we don't catch it. Maggie is doing fabulous! She's such a BIG girl now, running circles around us and talking our ears off. Some words she says: Mama, Dada, Bubby (our dog), bath, cracker, dog, water, ball, Nana, Papa, nana (banana), purple, woah, uh-oh, car, book, etc etc. And I swear she understands everything you say to her. We're loving every minute of it! Everyone is starting to inquire on the next baby, and nothing is set in stone. But maybe sometime early next year we'll start planning for the next. We wanted Maggie to enjoy HER time, understand that she's very loved, and of course try not to have 2 kids in diapers at the same time.
This year has gone by waaay too fast...or maybe it's just me. I wonder where the time has gone. We just realized that we will have had our "new" car 1 year come next month, and it feels like we just bought it!
Thanksgiving will be at Deborah's home agin this year...thanks for the invite Pop & Deborah! Last year's spread was just to yummy to pass up the offer. : )
I assume my family will be coming down again for Christmas, as they have for the last few years...at least I hope they are! Christmas is my favorite time of year, from the Christmas tv specials to the music, and of course being surrounded by loved ones. We wish everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving and a Merry Christmas! Hoping to see a lot of you soon.

It's been a while, i know...

Not much really going on lately. Just work, work, and more work! Scott starts back at school tomorrow, Aug 18th...4th year baby! ONE MORE YEAR SCOTT, YAHOOOOO!!!

Maggie is walking circles around all of us, and still just as happy as ever. She loves to shake her groove thang! LOL You really should see it, we've tried catching it on video, but just can't. We got in the pool for the first time a couple of weeks ago...Maggie didn't like it at first, but eventually loved it. We've recently learned that "guac-guac" is her way of saying Dog. I dunno, we're teaching her dog, but tomato tomoto right?

Scott's car has been in the shop twice in the past month...yuck. The first time was to have the a/c repaired because it quit working, so the whole thing was redone. THEN, as he's driving to work a couple of weeks ago, his car breaks down in the middle of the Med Center on Fannin. The police officer that was nearby informed Scott that he didn't have time to wait for a tow truck through our insurance company, so we had to pay some random tow truck driver $143 to tow it 5 miles to the Chevy dealer...the dealership is the LAST place we take our cars for repair, but to tow it outside of the city limits (where our mechanic is) it was 3 times the price! Anywho, it turned out to be the alternator. That was a pretty ticket.

Other than all of that, nothing exciting. Everything is going pretty well around here. We're definitely ready to upgrade our home for a new one...we've already outgrown this one! : ) We're waiting until about springtime next year to start seriously looking though. I can hardly wait! The only other solid thing on our agenda is our annual trip to Kansas this fall. YEA! We always look forward to that time. More to come later! Miss everyone!

Little Miss Independent...

Maggie started walking all on her own today! She's been walking along the walls and the furniture for quite some time now, and took a few independent steps about a month ago...but today was THE BIG day. I personally cried a little, just seeing her walking around like that...I'm so proud! We were watching her get around the house so well and we just couldn't believe how big she's gotten, so fast. I managed to catch a little on video tonight...enjoy! = )

C/O '99 meets again

We had our Scarborough Class of '99 10 yr Reunion Friday night. What a blast! I really enjoyed seeing everyone again, and our committee did a great job of putting everything together.

The After Party

Maggie enjoyed cleaning up after the party too... : ) I had to get a picture of the dry erase board in our garage. Everyone wrote sweet Happy Birthday notes for Maggie. Too cute!