In Case You Didn't Know...

I don't know what it is about us and moving, but apparently it is good for us in the baby department. I had Brooklyn and we moved to San Antonio three weeks later, and two days before we found out we were moving to Tampa I found out I was pregnant again. We are very excited for this little one and hope it continues to grow and develop like it has. I am due April 27th, which makes me 12 1/2 weeks.

Brooklyn is also thrilled by the "baby in my tummy." She also now has not only one but two babies, "twins," in her tummy. She keeps telling us, "But don't worry mommy because my first baby is going to come out before Halloween and it is going to be a boy, but the second baby doesn't come out until right before Christmas, and that ones a girl." She cracks us up and we can't wait for her to have a baby brother or sister.

New Home in Tampa

For those of you who have asked, here is a link to the house we are building in Tampa. We looked at lots of pretty tore up houses and decided that new was our only option. It won't be finished until March/April and we don't know where we are going to live until then, but I'm sure we will eventually figure it out.

New Haven Floor Plan

In other news, Brooklyn and I head out of San Antonio to Vegas in exactly three weeks. I am officially in denial.

Say Farewell to the Alamo

It has taken me a long time to blog this, and in part it may be due to denial, but we are leaving the wonderful city of San Antonio and heading to Tampa, Florida. It is a good opportunity for Brad and for that we are excited, but we have grown to love San Antonio and will be leaving behind many good friends.

Our house is on the market and as soon as it sells Brooklyn and I will head off to Vegas to await living arrangements in Tampa. Brad has to be in Tampa January 4th and hopefully we will be there at the same time or shortly after.

Life is crazy and there are many unknowns, but I'm sure we will enjoy Tampa and all it has to offer. We will only be an hour to an hour and a half from Disneyworld so it can't be all bad, right?

Thirty, Flirty, and We Still Got It...

This past weekend I was able to escape with two of my best friends Amy and Suzie to Austin. We all turned 30 this year and decided we were going to have a weekend to ourselves with no kids, husbands, and complete freedom. We had an awesome time!

We shopped the outlets on the way to Austin on Friday night and had a late dinner at a local favorite called The Magnolia Cafe. The food was good and it was a fun "Austin-y" place to eat. The next day we took our time getting out the door and we headed for IKEA. We did some more shopping and then headed back to the hotel to hang out for awhile and get cleaned up. That night we walked around downtown Austin until we found just the right spot to eat. We ended up at this super swanky steakhouse and the food was awesome!

Now being thirty, we just wanted to feel like we still had it. We walked down the famous 6th Street and were pleased that we kept being invited into bars.

To end the night we took a rickshaw ride back to the hotel. The driver (pedaler) had helped us find a place to eat and it was a fun time. We relaxed a bit in the hot tub and of course chatted.

It was a great time. Thanks girls!

Suzie, Me, and Amy in front of the capitol.

Trying to take our own picture of the three of us in the rickshaw.

A much better picture of the three of us, courtesy our rickshaw driver.

"Princess Stories"

Brooklyn and I were sitting at the table tonight and she asked me to tell her a story, not one from a book just one I made up. So I started the story with a beautiful princess with red hair named Brooklyn. Then she stopped me (kind of like in the princess bride) and she told me I was telling the story wrong. I explained to her that it was one I was making up so I couldn't be telling it wrong. She disagreed and said she would tell me a bedtime story instead so she could show me how to do it. This was her story:

Once up a time in a far away land there lived a beautiful princess named Ariel and she loved to sing and dance and play. She was everyone's friend. Then, Belle appeared, and she told everyone that she wanted everyone to come to her birthday and she wanted everyone to do what she did. And then, Cinderella appeared and she didn't know what to wear for the party. (She asked for my help here.) And I said she should wear the blue dress. She said no, no, no, no her dress was bluish greenish pinkish. Then Cinderella went to the party and danced and danced and then snuggled up in her nice warm bed and went to sleep. Then Jasmine appeared, she was going on a magic carpet ride. She didn't know what to wear either and then suddenly she just found something and it was purplish pinkish bluish greenish. And they all lived happliy every after!

So in case you were wondering that is exactly how you tell your own made up "Princess Stories".

Visit to the Dentist

Brooklyn had her first visit to the dentist on the 4th of August and she did great. They all said she looked like Princess Giselle and she was super thrilled they thought she was a princess. It was a super fun office. She wore princess sunglasses, got a new toothbrush, lots of stickers and rode on a toy horse. The dentist and hygienist wore flavored gloves and she got to pick her favorite flavor of everything. I love that her first experience to the dentist was a good one and I wish it were that fun for me to go to the dentist.

Fruit Salad, Yummy Yummy

We have season passes to Six Flags this year and they have a summer concert series. On Thursday the 6th, none other than the Wiggles came to town. This wasn't a must see for Brooklyn, but I figured why not it was free.

We picked up her friend Meg on the way and headed to the park. At the entrance some very nice people asked me if we were going to the Wiggles show and I said that we were if there were still tickets left. They handed me four. I thanked them and was happy I didn't have to wait in line to get some, plus they said bleacher. It was over 100 degrees that day and I had no desire to sit on the hot shadeless lawn. We headed off and got to ride a few rides before the show in none other than (drum roll please...) the Wiggles World.

When we got to the show we realized we had special tickets. They were not any ordinary ticket, they were won on the radio and they entitled us to front row seats. Meg is 6 and was not too thrilled to see the Wiggles, but the front row seats made all the difference. They enjoyed the show, but looked like zombies the whole time because it was so stinking hot.