Starting Summer off Right

It's only the beginning of June and Libby has already been busy this summer.

She's gone to the pool.

She's packed for a trip.

She's made some music.  

She's done some cleaning.  Doesn't she looked thrilled in this first picture?!  

She's played with friends.

She's climbed the stairs.

She's gone to the park.

She's gone to the beach.

She's gone to brunch.

And of course snuggled with her blankie.

Hard life kiddo, hard life!!

Music Class

Every Friday Libby and I have been going to a music class at Heartsong Music.  Her teacher is Miss Vanessa and she is wonderful, very patient, down-to-earth, and you can tell she loves what she does!  When we registered we got two copies of a cd of songs to work on throughout the session.  We listen to ours in the car ALL the time, especially when a certain little someone starts to get restless or cranky!  The songs on the cd are the same songs we sing and dance to in class.  The class teaches music and movement.  We do chants, sing songs, play instruments, dance, etc.  Libby has enjoyed it since day one!  She gets so excited when we are walking up to the building and she can see kiddos in the window!  She kinda squeals in delight!  The Spring session just ended, but we liked it so much we decided to sign Libby up for the Summer session. 

Um, not sure why the hand is in the mouth.  Miss Vanessa & Libby

Listening to the "Hello" song.  

Dancing with the bells.  

"Hum, which instrument should I play?"  Btw, she can never decide.  She likes all of them.
(The orange is a shaker).  

Clean up time.  She cried the first week when she had to put the instruments away!  
Now she likes doing it and says, "Done."

Kiddie Acres

Last week Libby and I had a meetup at Kiddie Acres Amusement Park not far from our house. It's an amusement park for kids 10 years and under. The park is small, but it was just right for Libby Lou. It's also kinda beat up, but that didn't stop us from having a lot of fun! We rode all of the rides which included cars, planes, boats, a carousel, a ferris wheel, pony rides and a train around the park.  They were all mini-versions, so Libby was able to ride a lot of them on her own. It was hot out so her cheeks got really flushed!  And don't let all of the serious faces fool you, she was having a good time (expect on the pony ride!).

A Weekend at the Beach

Last weekend Libby and I packed up and headed down to Port Aransas to celebrate her friend, Sophia's 1st birthday.  Raul wasn't able to go with us because he was in New Mexico for our nephew, Daniel's high school graduation.  (Congratulations Daniel!)  Luckily, we didn't have to travel alone.  My friend, Katy and her daughter, Harper were also going, so they piled in with us.  The girls did really well on the way down, but by the end we were all ready to get out of the car!  It took about four hours until we got to the ferry landing.  Then waiting to get on the ferry added another 45 minutes onto the trip.  Boo!  Once we finally arrived at the condo Vanessa and Trey and their daughter, Sophia (Fia) and Jackie and Jorge and their daughter, Isabel were there to greet us and help us unload.  I threw the enchiladas, Raul had made the night before, into the oven and had me a glass of wine or two (it was a long trip)!  The babies all went to bed and the rest of us sat on the deck outside, talked, and played Apples to Apples.  I could feel the ocean breeze and just relax.  It was awesome!

The next day we got up, ate breakfast, played for a bit, then headed out for a day on the beach!

Libby wasn't sure what to think of the sand at first, but eventually got used to it and loved playing in it near the water.  The water wasn't cold and the weather was perfect.  We ate our packed sandwiches which tasted like sand after awhile and hung out a bit longer.

Nap time was approaching, so some stayed behind and some went back to the condo.  Lib didn't even make it five minutes before she was out!

Later we celebrated Fia's birthday by putting the girls in matching shirts and party hats.  The hats did not last long!  We sang to her and ate the yummy, healthy cake, which Katy made from scratch.  That night we had the same routine and sat out on the deck but this time played Catchphrase.  We had some good laughs!!

The next morning we started picking up and packing up before we went to beach one last time.  Fia and Lib kept themselves occupied with the high chairs!

Libby was not a fan of the water or the sand this time.  She was happiest playing on the beach chair under the canopy, so that's what she did, the whole time.

We all had lunch at a local spot and headed back to Austin.  Harper and Libby slept most of the way home - thank goodness!!  It was a wonderful weekend with friends.  Happy Birthday Sophia Lani!  Can't wait for next year!!

A Visit with Shamu

Last weekend Samsung held their employee appreciation day at Sea World-San Antonio.   We headed down with the Covington's for a day with Shamu.  We had a great time checking things out.  Lib slept for some of it, but enjoyed the time she was awake.  She was still a tad bit young to appreciate it all, but I'm sure we'll head back soon.  

Campout!

All the kiddos!

So excited to leave!

She had a very important conversation during breakfast.

The whole gang at breakfast.

Welcome to Sea World! 

Jumping

Shamu!

"Let's go over there, guys!"

Checking it out.