Summer Vacation

We headed to Cabo San Lucas for our "annual" Summer Vacation. It is our 5th year going and each year we get a little smarter and more efficient!!! All I can say is play up those time share peeps! We toured an awesome hotel and walked out with over $350 worth of stuff!!! For what ended up being 3 hours of our time but that's $100+ an hour!!!

We love going and enjoyed seeing what had changed and stayed! It is getting more and more touristy but we still like it! Trevor loved flying and did so well both ways - though on the way there he said"I think there's something wrong with the plane!" as the landing gear came down and the flaps went up as we were landing and seated right over the wing!!! Good thing we didn't have fearful flyers near us!!!!

He spent many days at the pool and became so comfortable that we now are on edge when he is near water!! I think lessons will be a must this summer to ensure his love for the water. One water he didn't care for was the ocean....thought the "waves were gonna get him!" Despite our held tight arms he would NOT go into the "ocean." Luckily he LOVED the sand and it allowed me to sunbathe and Justin to float without any worries!

We always do few things each time we come - so if you're ever headed to Cabo do these....

*a sunset cruise (our fav is the Pirate Cruise...but we did also try the Cabo Escape! See a pic of Trevor dancing it up on their facebook page!)

*Another fav is now the "submarine" - not a true one but it takes you up against the rocks that the scuba divers go by -- tons of fish but no nemo to Trevor's disappointment! But he still LOVED IT!!!! He talks about how he went on 3 boats and 1 submarine!!!!

*Some great eateries are Galeon, the Office --of course!!!, El Coral (a new one for us...yummy seafood platter for 2) and El Pescador (it's off the beaten path!). YUM!!

We all got a little tan on!!! YEAH - my white body needed it!!!! Vitamin D'd all up! I posted some of my favorite pics but if you want to gander at more....check out my facebook or picasa web album!

We hope everyone has a great summer! Hopefully many of you get to take a little vacay somewhere and if you need one....talk to me I got one I can part with!!! :)

Some of Trevor's Summer goals will be to : 1)potty train!!! 2) put clothes on/off (including some shoes) 3) write letter R and V and 4) seep in his bed all night!!!!! Any tips out there?!?!?!?!?

New Camera

I got a new camera for Mother's Day and am so excited to use it! It has way too many options and gadgets but I will slowly learn them I swear! It's a Canon Rebel Ti1.

We also have good news in that Justin got a job! He's doing a lot of manual labor and excavating but it's steady work!!! Plus benefits will kick in in a few months! YEAH! He already got a raise!!

We are busy planning our summer. So far a trip to Cabo, houston, Seaworld, some work, some play and definitely a 3 year old party!!!! CAn u believe he'll be 3....I can't! He's all about Diego so that's our party theme! A huge inflatable slip n slide for adults and kids should be a hit! He loves animals and cars! Lately he has a thing for Ironman too...not sure why as he has never seen the movie! Kids just pick up on the smallest ad I guess!

He just says the darndest things! He keeps us laughing each day with his little quips and faces! Enjoy the pics. They are some of my favorites! Plus a few from my new camera!

Wedding, Funeral and Family

So...this weekend has been so eventful and crazy yet fun! We had numerous family members in town: Justin's pateral grandmother Gail and her sister Patsy joined us for Trevor's soccer practice and some brunch at Mimi's-YUM on Saturday am! Then it was off to honor a friend of Justin's - Pat Rolland who lost his battle with throat cancer! Then we were off the celebrate the marraige of my Aunt Trish and Joe!

It was a wonderful wedding and fun ceremony! Trevor was the hit of the night as he danced it away! I'm still surfing youtube to see if some of the videos I saw being taken made it! We all took bets that he wouldn't make it out of the parking lot but he made it all the way home! Must have been that candy buffet they had; or the photo booth of fun or all theboogie-ing he did on the dance floor with a lil boy he deemed " Where's that white boy!?" (he was wearing a white shirt and being 2 he did not ask this boy- Zachry - for his name!) Klayton even had a dance off with a Finfer "cousin" and showed his "rapping" abilities to a Kanye song! With all that fun we got to spend time with my Grandpa and Grandmama and even crashed the newlywed breakfast the next morning! Finishing out the weekend was Klay's baseball game with Uncle Willie and buying our tickets for CABO!!!!!!! Whew....glad this weekend is over but it was fun!

my son, the humorist

So as I sit here facebooking, reading books to Trevor and watching my soap opera...you know typical multi-tasking of a mother; my son turns to me and says... " I want to give you a sloppy kiss." I look down at his face, eyes full of mischief and grin ear to ear...I notice his cupcake icing soaked mouth - covering his lips like a clown's make up! I say" You need to clean that mouth off first. It's dirty!" He says - while licking all around his lips " What? my lips aren't dirty!" Gotta love that! I have begun a journal - writing down some of his funniest quotes, stories and sayings! I just wish I could video him 24/7.....his personality is charming, witty and mischievious!!! He cracks me up even when he angers me! Guess that's the love of a mother to her child! So he finishes the night with "Mom I made a mess." I say "Ask your dad for help" he says "Dad clean up my mess" just as matter of fact as ever!

Spring

So Spring brings lots of fun to our household... we've done egg hunts (which Trevor loved and still wants to find eggs each morning!) and pictures in the bluebonnets. Driving past our spot I see how many others have joined in this tradition and how they've ruined these beautiful spots along the road. Why can't people just sit where others have sat???

Now it's time for all the birthdays that Spring brings! We have 2 each weekend!! Trevor is slowly learning the idea of giving to others - though it took almost our whole trip to Target to really imbed that these toys were not for him! Spring also brings Spring ball and Trevor is really into being a "big boy" and having the ball thrown to him for hitting! He loves to cheer on his cousin and run the bases after the games! I'm going to attempt to post some photos here....we'll see how well I do!

Virgin Blogger

So... many have asked and I finally deliver! A blog!!! I typically send out these emails to my friends and family letting them know all about my family, my life and especially my baby boy! Well - he's not quite a baby anymore...he'll be 3 in July! Time sure does fly by and I don't know how to slow it down! I just love being a mommy and sharing my trials and tribulations with my friends and family!

Welcome to my blog! There will surely be laughs, questions, advice and photos! Please feel free to be a follower and leave me your comments and suggestions - as I have much to learn with this blog thing!