Our Trip to the Hill Country

This past weekend we went to visit Dan's mom, Nanna, in Brady, TX. Abby had a wonderful time with her Nanna! She also loved all of Nanna's pets - Bandit the dog and Frankie the cat especially. Abby LOVED playing in the water at Nanna's house - she is a regular water baby!

We also met up with our friends, the Smiths, who have recently moved to San Marcos. We went to eat with them in Gruene, TX (pronounced Green - go figure) at the Gristmill. Abby enjoyed seeing her friend, Adeline again.

Goodbye, Reddy Reinhard

It's official.....the first Reinhard family pet has been laid to rest. Our beta fish, Reddy, terminated his life this morning by jumping out of his temporary bowl while his bowl was being cleaned. Dan found him on the kitchen floor - I'm glad it wasn't Abby who I can just hear saying, "Here's Reddy, Mommy" while coming to me with the dead fish in her hands. Now.....how to explain to a 2 year old that her fish died......

Do you need to go pee pee?

Since yesterday, that is what we've been saying about every 15 minutes. We've started potty training!! We went to Target and let her pick out some pairs - she chose Little Mermaid (as pictured in the photo), Disney princesses, and Curious George. Yes, Curious George is a bit curious, but I think she watches it at the sitter's so it was familiar to her.

Yesterday before the afternoon nap, we had been through 5 pair of panties. Today has gone great! She was dry up until nap time, then Dan had to clean a pair of poopy panties - he may not be thinking it's going so great.

So, we now travel with a potty in the back of our vehicles and 3 changes of clothes. Abby is doing a great job so far and we are very proud of her!

Abby's First Tennis Lesson

Abby had her first tennis lesson today (Dan is her coach!). It consisted mostly of chasing the balls and running around the court. Not a whole lot of racket skills yet, but I'm sure they're coming.

Abby's Fro

Abby's blond locks seem to get thicker and fuller by the day. After breakfast the other day, Dan ran his fingers through her hair and gave her a "fro"!

Girl's Trip

Hollie, Rachel, Jenny, Sarah, and I took our annual "girl's trip" at the end of June. We went to Rachel's ranch house in El Campo, Texas. We did all sorts of girlie things - including talking until all hours of the morning, playing with make-up, taking in the local cuisine, and playing dress-up in the local Wal-Mart. It was very relaxing and everyone had a nice time.