July 2010

Georgia and I spent a few days at my parents just before the 4th. We were able to visit lots of friends and family while we were there. This is a busy time in Stamford because they are making preparations for the Texas Cowboy Reunion which they have each year before the 4th. Jacob was able to come out for two nights and he and I went to the Art Preview Party which is always a really event to attend. Georgia, Mom and I went to the parade with my grandparents. It was Georgia's first parade and she didn't quite know what to think about it. We took our chairs and set up just before it began. It rained just a bit before it started but the weather was so nice and cool. We sat with Joe's wife Dottie and she and Georgia clicked right away when Dottie let her drink and told her about the candy that there would be in the parade.

Papaw, Grandma, Me, Georgia and Dottie

I LOVE this picture of Grandma.

Georgia was a little freaked out about the parade at first but then she realized that when you wave they throw you candy. That was all it took and by the end of the parade she was blowing them kisses.

Our neighbor, Kenneth Hansen, restored this car. Isn't it awesome?

Georgia's candy collection

Man, was she tired - everyone was leaving and we couldn't get Georgia to get up out of the chair!

That night we went to the first performance of the rodeo. Georgia was a little tired but she was a real trooper. We also convinced Grandma and Papaw to come along with us.

We were able to see my friend, Megan, from high school at the rodeo. She and her husband had a little girl a few months after Georgia was born. She is so sweet and her name is Scout. Of course, Scout is petite and Georgia is tall so they look like there is alot of age difference. They held hands and each tried to push Georgia's stroller around.

June 2010 (Part 2)

During June we held our second annual show cattle camps. We had 3 total and one of these was an overnight camp where the kids spent two nights. It was alot of work, but we had a ton of fun and we think the kids learned alot and had a great time. Nani kept Georgia for me during the camps but they did help us with lunch and came over to hang out during slower times and meals. Georgia always enjoyes seeing all the kids. She is growing up so fast. She really enjoyed drinking from the big cups and trying to get the drink dispensers to give her tea.

We took the kids swimming at the country club during the overnight camp. It was alot of fun to just hang out and let the kids kick back. Georgia enjoyed the swimming but needed her mommy and daddy close by.

Don't you just love his t-shirt? TOO FUNNY!

My sister, Judith came to visit for a little while during the time she and her family were in College Station for meetings. Josef & Johan stayed with Georgia and babysitters while Judith and I took a very quick trip to Waco to have a girly lunch and do a bit of shopping. Another June highlight was the arrival of Miss Ali Grace Thayne!!!! I was able to go meet Ali and see Aron & Jeff a few days after she arrived. She is precious and I am so happy for them- a sweet family!!!! Congratulations Aron & Jeff! They were at Aron's mom's house for a couple of weeks until they could move into their house. But I am happy to report they are moved in now, getting things painted and unpacked and life is grand!

Their dog, Ranger, is still trying to figure it all out. He did give me this look though and is quite protective of Miss Ali already! Very comical.

Another project in late June was cleaning Georgia's room and re-organizing the closet and her clothing drawers. What a mess and task. Tiffany helped me and we got it done. This was in the closet and Tiffany said it was too small and young for Georgia, but the next day we got her dressed in it anyways. She is very prissy as you can see!

At the end of June we were happy to celebrate the baptism of my niece, Quincy Page. It was a lovely service at a beautiful Presbytarian church in dowtown Waco. The choir was so wonderful and I really enjoyed it. Quincy looked like an angel and just took it all in. I am so happy for Johnna and Sutton - they are so blessed!

We got all the grandkids that were there to pose together. Georgia didn't mind at all going to the top of the stairs and just perched herself up there. We got a great group shot of them (for those of you on Facebook go take a look at it) but the one on my camera didn't turn out. Here is one of Georgia and Rachel (isn't she too cute!) and another of Georgia on her own. I couldn't convince her to come down the stairs but her cousins Josef and Johan convinced her and held hands on the way out. =)

June 2010 (Part 1)

June started off pretty exciting. My Dad had to go to College Station to get some continuing education hours for his veterinarian license so Mom stayed here with us for two nights. Friday night Jacob picked up the puppy we were getting for Georgia. We had let a friend, Bret Cody, leave his gorgeous australian shepherd dog, Stella, with us for a few weeks in February to be bred by the male australian shepherd we have, Ringo. Well, it worked out and a few months later Stella had puppies! So part of the deal was that we got a puppy and, although I'm not sure that it is that great of a deal to get a puppy with all the caretaking we will be doing, it was a huge deal to Georgia. Saturday morning we woke up early and took Georgia out to meet her new puppy.

Georgia was so excited about meeting her new puppy. After that, Tiffany came to babysit Georgia so that mom and I could take a quick trip over to Canton to shop at the trade days. It was soooo hot in Canton and we didn't stay very long but we did find some cute things. Here are a few pictures of Georgia while Tiffany kept her...

Mom had brought a sweet seersucker dress for Georgia so on Sunday we got her all dressed up. She even was willing to wear the headband that came with it - this was a shocker. We cooked hamburgers and had it all ready by the time got there from his meetings.

Georgia loves her puppy. It took us a while, but we decided to name him "Henry".

The following weekend, my oldest sister, Jennifer, and her family was at a prospect cattle show about 30 minutes away. Her daughter Laurel came to stay with us for a few days to go to the overnight show cattle camp we were having. Georgia loves Laurel and just plays and plays with her. They are big buddies. That Sunday afternoon we played outside with some water toys and a baby pool.

May 2010

May was a pretty laid back month although it went by pretty quick. It started off with a baby shower for my best friend, Aron, (see next post), and then I hosted my sorority for our monthly meeting. Of course it came a pretty bad storm just as everyone arrived. There was a ton of people crammed in my house, but we still had a great time. I was elected as president for the 2010-2011 year which is going to be quite a job! I also became extremely busy in May helping promote the Miss Central Texas Scholarship Pageant (to be held August 17) that our sorority is sponsoring. This is the first year for the pageant and it is opened to three counties, so I was busy in May helping with school visits speaking to high school girls.

Georgia has really gotten into babies and she loves to play and take care of her many babies. One morning at breakfast she insisted that her baby sit and eat with her.

Later in the month, my brother-in-law, Jared, was confirmed in the Catholic Church. He asked me to be his sponsor and of course I was happy to help! There were several high school kids that were confirmed along with two adults, one of which was Jared. It was a very nice mass and they had a lovely lunch afterwards for the confirmands and their families.

Here is Georgia after mass.... she looked so sweet in her green dress. I had to sit with Jared at the front so Georgia sat with her Daddy and the rest of the family. She didn't quite understand why Mommy was seating way up in the front of church but they said she did behave well.

Being the procrastinator I am, we bought a table and chairs for Georgia but I couldn't decide if I wanted to paint it or just stain it. I finally decided to stain it to match her room furniture (even though it is in my dining room right now). It was missing from the house for a few weeks and when Georgia woke up from her nap and saw that her table had returned she was just beside herself!

Jacob and I traveled up to Oklahoma to look at some cattle and Georgia made the road trip with us. It was quite an experience as we were a day later getting home than we had originally planned, we drove a ton of miles, and Georgia rode in her car seat a ton - Plus we had major problems with trailer tires but all in all it was a nice trip where we were able to spend some family time together! Georgia was pretty bored and in the video below you will see what she liked doing..... I kept telling her to stop but she has a hard time minding!!!!