Happy Mother's Day!

The day started out great because Kate slept until almost 9:00!! And I woke up to a waffle breakfast, so that made things even better. And yes, that is a picture of a vacuum, which was my mother's day present. No, my husband is not a chauvinist pig, he gave me exactly what I asked for. I have been wanting the Bissell pet hair eraser for awhile but couldn't really justify the cost (since the old vacuum works just fine) so getting it as a gift seemed like a good solution. After church, I watched Masterpiece Theater's Jane Erye while Kate slept and then we had pasta for dinner, so the whole day was just perfect. Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers and future mothers!

Sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters!

Last week my sisters came to Houston to save me from a week by myself. Jason had to go to Alabama for work and I was dreading being by myself for a whole week. Then it dawned on me...I have two awesome sisters who would love to come to Houston for a few days! I was amazed that Janelle and Alicia could both come on such short notice but I was so happy they both could! We had lots of fun hanging around the house watching What Not to Wear and playing with Kate (she warmed up to them eventually). We also went to a park downtown that just opened up and checked out some new outlets close to Houston. I was sad to see them go but will see them soon because we are all going on a Disney cruise next month, yea! I am so thankful to have such great sisters who honestly are my best friends. Thanks for keeping me sane guys!

Kate at 7 months

Kate turned 7 months this week! And it seems like all of a sudden she can sit up on her own, drink from a sippy cup, and say "ma ma" (I really don't think she is calling me mama but it still feels nice to hear). She is lots of fun right now but it is also hard because she wants to follow me everywhere but can't get there on her own so I have to carry her. She has been eating baby food for about a month now and I think her favorite is sweet potatoes. It's hard to tell which is her favorite because I don't think she enjoys baby food very much. But she sure likes her juice! She also loves to go for walks, take baths, pull on George's ears, put EVERYTHING in her mouth and read books. I love you Kate!

Home Sweet Home

We finally are all unpacked and have turned in the keys to the apartment. Yeah! We have met some of the neighbors and everyone is very nice. Not very many babies on the block, but a couple in our ward has an 8 month old and live just a few houses away. George is adjusting pretty well; he seems to like having a backyard. And we love having a garage and not having to walk up 2 flights of stairs with a baby, carseat, groceries, etc. Here are a few pictures for now. We still have to hang pictures so keep that in mind when you see the blank walls.

Book Tag

My friend Jennie book tagged me. So, the rules are:
1- pick up the nearest book (with at least 123 pages)
2- turn to page 123.
3- find the 5th sentence.
4- post the next 3 sentences.
5- tag 5 more people.

Well, we are moving on Saturday so all my books are packed up. The closest thing I could find is a GQ magazine and there was an ad on page 123. I reversed the page numbers (went to page 321) and there just happened to be an article on Mitt Romney on that page. The 5th sentence and 3 after read:

"The morning before the January 15 primary, Romney stood in a high school gymnasium before 2,000 students and gave a meandering, embarrassingly unfunny performance that the traveling media generally agreed was his worst of the campaign. But when I asked a few of the students afterward what they thought, they were impressed.
'What did you hear that you liked?'
'The part where he said he was going to help Michigan,' chirped a sophmore with glasses".

There you have it. I will tag Bev, Janelle (since I know you found out my blogging secret), Alicia, Kasey, Alisa, and Emily (even if you don't have a blog you can email me your tag, and yes, I can count. I know I tagged 6 people).

Obama Rally

We went to a rally for Obama here in Houston last week. I went not really having made up my mind who I was going to vote for, but I gotta say, I think I am sold on him. There was such a feeling of excitement in the air you couldn't help feeling it also! Some of my favorite issues that he addressed:

1. Bringing the troops home in 2009. I think I would feel this way even if my brother wasn't in the Army (he is actually in Afganistan so it wouldn't affect him anyway). I was in favor of the war when it first started but I don't know why we are there anymore.

2. Health care for everyone. Obama wants everyone to have health insurance. Those that can't afford insurance will get free health care; those that already have insurance will get $2500.

3. Education. Teachers will be rewarded for excellence and he wants more than one achievement test so teachers won't just be teaching the material to pass the test. Also, he wants college students to be able to earn $4000 towards tuition by doing community service.

4. Government. Basically Obama thinks the government should be there to help people lead better lives; sort of a "help me help you" attitude. He thinks lobbyists have too much power in Washington and wants to take that power away.

Anyway, I'm glad I went to the rally because if anything, it got me excited for the election. Rock the Vote!

Gymboree

Here are a couple of pictures of Kate at her Gymboree class. I signed her up because I wanted her to have a chance to socialize (and to get me out of the house). I don't regret signing her up, but I have been a little disappointed with the class. The teacher is very nice and does some fun activities, the only problem is that we have been in the class for over a month now and every week is exactly the same! Nothing changes, not even the teachers advice or comments. She keeps saying at the end of each class that we will do something new next time, but we never do. I wouldn't mind so much but the class is somewhat pricey and I expected more from it. Live and learn! I am not going to sign up for the next session because of the price. We will be a little tight on money for awhile because (drumroll please) we bought a house! Okay, okay, so we are under contract to buy a house, but the closing is Friday and it looks like it really will happen! We are sooo excited! I have had enough of renting and apartment life. The house is brand new, never been lived in, and in a really nice planned community. It's farther north than we are now and so will be a little longer of a drive to work for both of us, but it's worth it because of the area. There are lots of trees around and walking/biking trails and a waterpark in the neighborhood! I will post a couple of pictures now and more later and update the blog when the keys are actually in our hands.



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