Oklahoma fair, and other fun stuff

It's been a while since I last posted. Here's what we've been up to:

Eating delicious meals prepared by our head chef and new sous chef

Another hair cut for james

Finding questionable substances in the high chair after taking James out
Grapefest downtownwith my brother and his family
Making big messes
And getting clean again

Oklahoma state fair
Getting treats from Papa
Waiting for daddy to come home

We've been having lots of fun and are very excited that Dustin only has 1 business trip to take next month! James will be turning 1 in a few weeks and the pumpkin patch opens tomorrow. Lots of great posts on the horizon.

Olive Monster!

Did anyone else do this as a child? How do kids know to do this stuff? Must be programed into the human DNA.

FINALLY!

It's been 10 months. I'm now back at my pre-baby weight. Not my pre-baby size. Too much fat and too little muscle still. but I'll get there. For now I'll take what I can get.
How did I celebrate the news? With a big bowl of bluebell of course.

Houston, Galeston, 2 Weeks of Fun

We just got back from our little two week vacation in Houston. My WHOLE family got together for my sister's wedding (and with 10 brothers and sisters, this is a feat rarely accomplished). We also got to stay in a beach house on Galveston for a few days. After that Michael and I stayed on at my parent's house to squeeze in some quality time with my sister who just moved back from Japan while Dustin was traveling for work. We had a great time, though we managed to contract the flu, and have lots of pictures to share.

These pictures were taken at the aquarium at Moody gardens in Galveston

Michael and his cousins feeling starfish

Can you spot the fish in this picture?

A very cool tunnel part of the aquarium which had the sharks in it (Michael was SO excited) it also had the BIGGEST turtle I've ever seen in my life

On the beach in Galveston


Playing at my parent's house


I would like to take a moment to say THANK YOU to Dustin who has been taking care of the kids, cooking and cleaning by day and then being kept up all night by my coughing. You're the best!