Fossil Rim Trip

This past Sunday we took a trip with Chris, Valerie, and Ian to Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, TX. We did the trip in a day which made for a long day but it was great. The kids and adults liked seeing and feeding the animals. It was so interesting to see such wild animals up close and personal. I will say some were a little intimidating. During the trip Bret said he thinks he likes the zoo better so he could see the animals but they don't bother him :)






P.S. It is a pretty long drive through the park so snacks are needed for small children (and maybe even adults). The cheetos saved the trip!

What's in a name?

Molly has never really made up names for things she does not know. She will usually just point at something and say "this" if she does not know or if somebody walks in the room that she does not know she will ask me "who's that." So it cracks me up that she has made up a name for my cousin Amy. Molly calls her (drum roll)................... "Game." Ha, where did she get that. Even if I correct her she still calls her Game and I don't know where she got it from. Amy comes and visits often because she lives in Austin but has to come to the Dallas area for work. We love it when Game comes and visits and so does Molly!

Molly and Game (Amy)

Rockwall Founders Day Festival

This past Saturday was the Rockwall Founders Day Festival. We have never gone in the past but decided why not. It was actually a pretty fun day. We went up around lunch time and walked around looking a the booths.

Molly enjoyed riding in her wagon.

We tried out the new Malt shop in downtown Rockwall. They had the cutest little bitty cones so Molly had her own perfect size.

When we finished our ice cream at the Malt shop we headed over to Bin 303 for some delicious burgers and beverages. I know we had our dessert first.

After being there a couple of hours it was starting to get really hot so we decided to go home and rest. We all ended up taking a two hour nap!!! I cannot believe I slept that long! After our apparently much needed nap we packed up and headed back to downtown for the Robert Earl Keen concert. Which was a blast! It brought back some fun memories of being in College Station listening to Robert Earl live.

Molly loved running around and dancing to the music.

She was giggling so hard because she thought she was soooo hilarious when she would take a sip of water and spit it on the ground.

My Brother Graduated!!!

Last weekend my brother Ross graduated from Sam Houston State University. We are so proud and happy for him!! It was a great weekend. We went to his graduation Saturday morning and then headed back to my grandma's for the after party with family and friends. We had some great food, played some washers and pool, and had a few beverages to congratulate Ross on his great accomplishment. Great time had by all!

Sweet Silhouette

My sister-in-law, Molly's aunt Abby, who is so stinkin crafty (Crafts by Abby) gave me this darling profile silhouette of Molly for Mother's Day. I just love it! Thank you Abby!

Vintage Fisher Price Toys

Bret's mom,Noni, has done a wonderful job of saving some of their toys when they were little and will every so often bring out a new one for Molly to play with and it just brings back memories because I remember playing with those toys too!! I think sometimes Bret and I are more interested in the toys than Molly :) Here are just a few of the ones she has brought out for Molly to play with.

Doctor Kit

Horn

Record player

Noah's Ark

After seeing all of the things that Noni has brought out I just started looking around at all of the other vintage fisher price toys that I remember playing with when I went to my grandma's house. It brought back such great memories. The best part is my granny still has this circus set so Molly gets to play with it the few times we go visit. Below are a few more toys that took me down memory lane.

Molly at the Dentist

No, no, no I have not taken Molly to the dentist yet and I kind of dread the day I have too. Since she does so well SCREAMING when at doctors, getting new shoes, trying new things, and being with people she does not know. Anyways, her aunt Abby who is at Baylor Dental school gave Molly this cute book about going to the dentist. I think (hoping) it will come in handy when it is actually time to take Molly to the dentist.