An {almost} free date night

I have a really nerdy husband. But not in an embarrassing way- in a cool, he likes to find out new things kinda way. Tyler recently found Google Offers, and got us free orange chicken from Panda Express one Friday night! So we bought rice (can't have orange chicken without rice) and some celebratory root beer. Under $5 was not bad for a date night!

Picture overload for no reason

I can't say really what we've been up to lately- there's not much to report!. Nothing too crazy or out of the ordinary happening here. Just the regular awesome things. Lots of pool time and outside time and random fun here and there. Aaand... here come the pics. You knew it was coming, right? These are all in reverse chronological order, but I'm so excited that they came straight from my phone that I don't even care to fix it!

I forgot the swim diapers... look at that badonkadonk!

Baby got back

This is as involved as she gets with the splashpad... such a people-watcher

A recent Etsy sale, this one for a dog's Halloween costume!

Lots of pool time at Gigi's

Celebrated National Running Day with these ladies 

Dance parties (and consequently fuzzy pictures)

A little art project for Millie's room

Lots of time at the park

She's soaking up every minute she can with Uncle AJ before he leaves!

Dunking with Uncle AJ. Also, my first animation ever! I like watching the floaties move :)

Millie lines up all her bath toys on the edge and then "feeds" the animals with a spoon.

Millie tried chicken fingers... this was definitely picture-worthy!!

Memorial Day 2013

Golfing for the boys, bike ride for the girls, another bike ride for Millie and the boys, playing (pool, ping pong, & foosball) and eating with the Morris fam, gelato at the Palladium in Katy (Richmond?), first real swim of the year. Get ready for a lot of pictures... let's just say it was a great day!

Millie LOVED my hazelnut gelato

Her first words after getting in: "All done! All done!" But we convinced her to stay.

L to R: Andrew, James, Heidi, Lauren, me, Millie, Tyler

Holidays are just the best. 

Book Review: Little Altars Everywhere and Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

These two books get one post because they're a series! And I'm lazy!

I had seen the movie based on these books a long time ago, so I was curious about them. For some reason it took me a ridiculously long time (over 2 months!) to get through them, but not for lack of good writing. There were just always other things to be done first. 

Anyway, the books were pretty good! It's a really sad story right up until the end. A daughter has a hard time being happy and forgiving her mom for a hard upbringing, but then in the end (spoiler alert!), she does forgive her and is able to be married finally. It's set in the South, which was fun. I enjoyed reading about the Ya-Yas and their long friendships with each other- made me miss some people I would consider my own Ya-Yas! The characters and stories were pretty funny sometimes, all deeply flawed but that's the whole point of the book: that life is and can be beautiful even though it's never perfect.

Water season begins

We've been waiting for the pool to open since, well, a long time. It gets hot quickly here! (We actually have had a cooler-than-normal spring, and I am so not complaining) Since ours just opened for the summer this past weekend, we previously tagged along with friends who lived in neighborhoods that had an open pool/splashpad. Last week we went to Bridgeland's new splashpad! It was a great way to let the kids play while we ladies did our visiting teaching. Plus, I think Millie has found a little crush!

Romance blossomed over a bag of goldfish

All in all, I think she enjoyed it. She likes to watch other kids more than anything! But I'm sure once we go a few more times she'll get the hang of it.