Part two: Cook Family Vacation

Before we went to Galveston on our vacation, we took Haley to a splashpad that Josh and Tiff had wanted to take Haley to for a long time. She loved it! She ran around and splashed everywhere. The above picture is ridiculously adorable! She did that little pose all by herself. I mean come on! How cute is she?



Sunday morning we left for Galveston. We started at the Rain Forest Cafe for lunch. Haley loves all the fun things in that place. We left, with newly bought stuffed animal in tow, and headed to our hotel. It started to rain (of course), so we stayed in the hotel for awhile and then went to the beach.

Day 2 we went to the pool for a few hours and then went to the beach. Haley just loves the water! Her new thing is to count to three and then jump to Sean. Her counting, though gets shorter and shorter as she gets more excited. "Two, three..jump!" "Three..jump!" : )

Haley and Aunt Tiff

Papa and Haley swimming

Haley loves popsicles! She asks for them morning, noon, and night.

Playing on the beach with Grandma.

Beautiful family! : )

Day 3 was a full beach day. We set up a canopy, had a couple coolers, and just hung-out. It was perfect! Haley even took 2 naps in her stroller under the canopy. It was great.

Haley was running around the whole day. She was just a little ball of fire. She was dancing, and chasing birds, playing with everyone.


So, let me explain the next picture. I'm a mom that likes to multitask to get things done in a timely manner. Haley needed a bath and so did I. Well, I just thought I'd hop in with her and wash my hair, and then we'd both be done. Tiff had come in the bathroom, and thought this was pretty funny. She went and got Sean to come take pics. So that's how this picture was captured!


Our 2nd Galveston vacation with the Cook's was even better than the last. We had such a fun time just hanging-out. It was a lot of fun, and I can't wait to do it again next year!
Haley was helping Grandma water plants when we got back from the beach.


After the beach she hoped in her sandbox and started playing. I would've thought she would've been tired of sand by now. Guess not! :)

Our Busy Summer : PART ONE

I know it's been FOREVER since my last blog, but we've been a busy family this summer. I'm gonna try and get everyone caught up in a 3 part series. Exciting, huh? Here we go...

After father's day, we went to surprise my Papa for his 70th birthday party. My Granny had been planning this little get together for a while, but my Papa made it a little difficult on her. He didn't know we were coming, so I know it meant a lot to him when he saw us. It was a nice little party with good friends, good food, and great memories.

Haley was very helpful opening the presents and cards for her Great Papa. She was the life of the party as always. The party was at my Aunt and Uncle's house, and their daughter (my cousin) Ashley has a pet bunny. Haley loves hoppy's (aka bunnies)! She loved petting and hugging the bunny. She played with my cousin Ashley almost the whole time. She really likes older kids.

After the party we went to my Grandparents' house for the night. I was really excited to show Sean where my grandparents live. Sonora,TX. I remember when my sister and I were little we always wanted to live in Sonora. We thought it was was the greatest place on earth. Both my grandparents live in the same town so we spent a lot of time there growing up. Sonora is a small town of about 3,000 people. Going back now, I realize it wasn't so much the town, but my grandparents. As I was taking Sean down the drag in town (I'm sure he thought I was crazy bragging about such a place) I felt so excited. I've had all these amazing memories in that town, and I'm so glad Sean and Haley get to be a part of that now.

The next morning we all went to church. My grandparents took Haley to Sunday school before we all went. She went with them with no problems and played in her class. I feel very blessed to have a daughter that adjusts to her surroundings well. When we showed up at church you could tell she was getting tired. After a few songs had gone by and she had finished her snack she was playing right next to me in the pew. During the first prayer Haley was rocking back and forth singing rock a baby. Well, she rocked a little too hard and bangs her head against the back of the wooden pew. It was loud! A few seconds later the crying started. I took her out in the hall as quietly as possible, but everyone was looking by this point. It was quite comical actually. : )
After that she came in and feel asleep in my arms.

After church we had lunch and headed home on our 5 hour drive. This trip we discovered the wonderful world of portable DVD players. Wow!! What an amazing thing to have for toddlers. The only downside is she wants to watch movies all the time now. She'll wake up asking for "oovies, oovies." Sean really enjoys watching Stewart Little everyday! : )

I think that about sums up this trip. It was a quick trip, but very enjoyable. I love seeing my family whenever I can, and I know they love seeing Haley. Haley is so loved! We are all so blessed!