Georgia's New Favorite Past Time

Our new kitchen has more cabinets than we need right now. Georgia has her own cabinet with toys in it just for her but she prefers this empty one much more. Marc set up the camera while I was gone. Just keep your eye on the cabinet door to see what Georgia loves to do all day. We laugh like crazy every time we watch this. - C

The Dallas Zoo

Georgia, John and Stella.

Georgia and the sleeping tiger. I saw something I hadn't ever seen before . . . a horny toad. It scurried up really close to the tiger. I had heard about them all my life but hadn't ever seen one.

One of our official last hoorahs was to go to the Dallas Zoo with our StrollerFriends playgroup. Since gas is so expensive we decided that a few of us would meet at Mockingbird Station and take the Dart (Dallas's transit train) to the Zoo. The Dart lets out right in front of the Zoo gates and you get a discount for riding it. The Zoo opened at 9 so we met at 8:15 a.m. to make sure we were there as soon as it opened. We weren't the only ones trying to get somewhere one time. The train was filled with people going to work down town so it was quite cramped but that just made it more fun! Here are a few pictures from our Zoo adventure.

Georgia and Daddy

I love her.

 

~Marc

Getting ready to get in the pool at swimming lessons. She loved running around the locker room.

Checking out the pool. Something about the water made her not smile. We took several pictures and she didn't smile in any of them. For her last lesson they gave us a refrigerator magnet with a picture of her in the middle. It looks like a mug shot because she's not smiling. It makes me laugh every time I look at it.

She's my little booty girl.

Tag Answers

I got tagged to answer a few questions so here they are . . .

1. What were you doing 10 years ago?
I had just graduated from high school and I was life guarding at Fain Pool. It was the best job ever! I got paid to get tan and bleach out my hair.

2. What are 5 things on your to-do list today?
- get bananas and paper towels from the store
- change diapers
- wash diapers
- play with Georgia
- set up utilities for new (rent) house

3. What are some snacks you enjoy?
Georgia eats yogurt called Yo Baby. It's organic and I love it. I eat the apple flavor. It tastes like a yummy fruit dip.

4. What would you do if you were a billionaire?
I would not get a nanny, but I would immediately hire a cleaning lady and a chef to cook healthy meals for every meal. I'd do most of the things Megan said, mostly selfish.

5. What are 3 of your bad habits?
- picking my lips
- picking the back of my arms
- not putting laundry up after I've folded it

6. What are 5 places you have lived?
- Wichita Falls
- Houston
- Waxahachie
- Bay City
- Dallas

7. What are 5 jobs you've had
- TCBY
- Lifeguard
- Young Life
- Assistant Manager of Apartment Complex
- Customer Service Representative

8. What is currently playing on your ipod?
Rehab by Amy Winehouse. The words make me laugh because it's like, "Really, you think you don't need to go to Rehab? If you're writing a song about how you don't need to go, you most likely do."

9. What are the last few books you've read?
- Pride and Prejudice - I just started this a few days ago. I never had to read it in high school so I'm starting now.
- Family Driven Faith - almost done.
- Lonesome Dove - Best book ever!!!!!!!!!!!

10. Who do you want to tag?
I'm a party pooper. This will end with me.

Ward's Wedding Weekend in Wichita

Marc and his surrogate family, the Smiths (minus Amy).
The Bindels
Marc and Teddy being real cool.

We were in the Falls this weekend for John Ward's wedding. We got to see some of our good friends we hadn't seen in a while. It was a blast. We have a million pictures but I'm only posting a few. I'll share more later - C

Booch and Bets House

Words cannot begin to describe the beauty of George and Betsy's back yard. These pictures don't even do it justice but it's a start. Their backyard is terraced down to a beautiful creek with fountains and ducks and catfish. Can you see why I'm in no hurry to move closer to Arlington?