this is very serious.

Mac & Cheese is serious business around these parts. Y.U.M.

Audrey is 1 year, 7 months, 4 weeks & 2 days old

back in the saddle again

After essentially spending the last 6-ish weeks in hibernation in Houston avoiding the evil, evil Cedar, the sky has finally cleared up enough for us to come home. So, come home we did. Since my parents weren't quite ready to part with Audrey, they decided to come, too. Well, that and I needed a ride home.

Once we got home it took about 5 seconds for Audrey to reacquaint herself with her toys and then she bee lined to the kitchen for a little refrigerator organization.

On Sunday, we headed out for dinner and Audrey wanted no part of the meal offered to her. Fine. Whatever. But she wanted to make everyone aware that she loves her yogurt.

Valentine's Day came & went uneventfully - good for us we don't make a point to celebrate it. We have been trying to show a little more love to the dog these days -- he had been limping around and favoring one of his legs. I was worried that it was something really serious, but after a visit to the vet it turns out he dislocated his knee cap (ouch!), so he's on a strict "try and take it easy" order. Luckily for him that comes pretty easily.

Yesterday we spent the morning milling around at the Domain. My dad wanted to check out some golf clubs, and we figured that a trip to the sporting goods store would be some good, cheap fun for a kiddo obsessed with anything round. She proudly pointed out every single ball in the entire store ("Ball!!" "Ball!!" "BIG Ball!!"), but when she saw the rows & rows of putters it was all over. She had an AWESOME time picking up each & every one, testing them all to find one that was just right.

Today we headed out to IKEA to pick up a couple things - which also included some new toy pots & utensils for her play kitchen. Once we got home she was very excited to whip up something yummy for us all.

My parents are headed home tomorrow (::sob::) so it's back to our regular routine - if I can even remember what that is anymore.

Audrey is 1 year, 7 months, 4 weeks & 1 day old

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Hope someone saved you some chocolate!!

Audrey is 1 year, 7 months, 3 weeks & 5 days old

falling behind. AGAIN.

I am really starting to suck at this. Luckily it has only been a little over a week, as opposed to last time. Progress, people. Progress.

02.04.11

We woke up last Friday to find the world covered in snow. Okay, maybe not the world but a surprisingly large part of Texas. Entire world...Texas...same difference.

Unlike last year when we missed out on the snow [side note: OMG look at my teeny, tiny BABY!!!], we took full advantage and bundled up for some fun in the snow.

02.05.11

Snow melted and we were already in Houston. I had to travel back to Clear Lake to attend a baby shower for one of my high school girlfriends. I had a lovely time catching up with some of the oldest friends I have and am already excited for (someone else to be having) a new baby. On my way home I got stuck in traffic on the tollway. As we creeped along, I noticed something very odd. Can you spot it?

That's right, folks. People were exiting the tollway by driving off the on ramp. Surely this meant that the entire tollway was closed & all vehicles were being directed to do the same? Yeah. Notsomuch. There was a 3-car pile-up and traffic was merging down to one lane. It took me all of 10 minutes to get through it. I swear...Houston drivers are so freaking impatient.

02.06.11

Super Bowl Sunday. Audrey couldn't have cared less that "The Big Game" was on and instead focused her attentions on simultaneously crafting & eating. Smart girl.

02.07.11

Another day, another craft project. We decided to let Audrey try her hand at finger painting and it was met with mixed reviews. Things started off okay...

...but once she realized that she was going to get dirty she put the kibosh on the painting. {We did offer her a paintbrush, but by that point her "delicate sensibilities" were already disrupted and she was d.o.n.e.}

02.08.11

We start 'em early 'round here. Come on, Juliard scholarship!! ;)

02.09.11

Audrey has started to get a little clingy again, thanks to her lower lateral incisors finally deciding to join the rest of her teeth up top. Her left one is already poking out and the right one is not too far behind. And a clingy baby means that if you aren't holding her, she is hot on your heels at every turn. And it kinda looks like this all day.

02.10.11

Clinginess be damned...we got out of the house. We headed back to Stomping Grounds

and had another great time. We were one of about 6 people in the entire joint so there was plenty of space for Audrey to run amok and have a blast. She particularly loves banging on the giant bubble window thingies.

02.11.11

And today? Today I catch up on it all. Photo editing/uploading, blogging, listening to tunes... It's quite nice, actually.

Audrey is 1 year, 7 months, 3 weeks & 2 days old

Big news. Huge.

This is my kiddo. We call her "S.B.G." = sweet baby girl. She is the most awesome little girl in the entire world. Seriously. And because she is so awesome, she has already caught the eye of a cute little guy.

Meet Connor. He is the most chill little guy I have E.V.E.R. met. He rolls with the punches and has already done so much cool stuff for an almost-two-year-old. (Um...hello...he went to ACLFest last year. ALL THREE DAYS!!)

These are Connor's parents -- Mark & Erin. Erin & I met a few years ago but becoming pregnant & having kiddos at the same time really cemented our friendship. Last summer we took our first joint family vacation together and I know that this will be the first of many over the years to come. The P's are currently expecting their second kiddo and we couldn't be more excited for them. We've all been anxiously waiting for the news on the gender of the second one and I'm so proud to announce that today was that day. Little baby P2 is...a...

See? Excitement, I tell ya.

P family - thanks for letting us all be a part of the big announcement. We couldn't be happier for the pink baby in the belly. And I've got a crap-ton of clothes headed your way. :)

Yikes.

Over 2 weeks since my last post. Blogger FAIL. BUT I have managed to keep up with my daily pictures. Even if 99% of them have been camera phone pictures. I've got a lot to update, so we're going to do this boring ol' calendar style.

01.20.11

We were still in Houston and had a pretty boring day. But, as usual, Audrey found a way to have fun with just about everything. Including a boring straw hat.

01.21.11

Still in Houston and the cabin fever started to get the best of us. We were all a little sick of trips to the mall so we found a new place to hit up. (Stomping Grounds Playland for you Houston people.) Despite the crowds, Audrey had a BLAST and we will absolutely be going back in the future.

01.22.11

Today was the day that Audrey decided putting crayons on paper is a pretty awesome way to pass the time (instead of just organizing them all the time). Behold her very first masterpiece.

01.23.11

Our last full day in Houston and we met up with our Austin friends - who also happened to be in town visiting her parents -- who also happen to live near my parents. What a small world. It was fantastic seeing our friends again (since we had been away from everyone for so long) and the kiddos played famously together.

01.24.11

FINALLY back home and it tastes feels so good.

01.25.11

We are officially "potty training." I use quotes because she still hasn't managed to actually use the potty. But we sit. Every day.

And a bonus video of Audrey practicing her future career as a trash collector - ahem, sanitation engineer.

01.26.11

A long overdue reunion with her BFF. And they didn't even miss a step. ::love::

01.27.11

Bath mohawks are the BEST.

01.28.11

A new toy arrived today and it was a huge hit. Audrey is practicing for yet another possible career path.

01.29.11

Audrey spent the day/night with her Grandparents. Miller & I spent the day house-hunting. We looked at a lot of houses -- saw a couple we liked and a bunch we didn't. This one was nice but has ultimately been eliminated.

01.30.11

Ahhhh.....the first cookies of the season.

01.31.11

Back at the Children's Museum for the first time in a while. The new exhibit is AWESOME, but she still bee lines towards the giant lite bright.

02.01.11

I got a much needed hair cut. And returned to my brunette roots.

02.02.11

It is kind of hard to tell because she was too busy whipping her hair back & forth, but the static electricity she generated (thanks to the frigid cold temperatures) is out of control.

02.03.11

Did I mention it is freezing cold?

Audrey is 1 year, 7 months, 2 weeks & 1 day old