It's That Time Of Year...

Well it is that time of year! The time of year when the weather cools down & everyone pulls out their pumpkins & scare crows! So, we braved the crowd & went to the pumpkin patch. This year we ventured to a pumpkin patch some friends of ours had told us about. I really didn't think it would be that crowded but man was I wrong. We parked in the back fourty and hiked our way up to where the pumpkins and animals were at. Abbie really did a great! She loves looking at animals and did a great job when we drug her around to take pictures in every possible spot. I am sure you have seen plenty of pumpkin patch pictures this year, but I must share little misses with you too!!

A Love-Hate Relationship...

I have a love-hate relationship with this table...

I love it because it was given to us...for free...by someone we love.

I love it because it has been host to many dinners with friends & dinners to our family of three.

I love it because it is a pretty table.

I love it because as you can see it provides a great place to dry clothes.

I hate it because it can bring you to tears when you bang your knee on the metal legs.

I hate it because the top has little lines cut out that all the crumbs fall into.

But most of all I hate it because of this...

I spend a majority of the day pulling little miss out from under this table & for that I hate it!!

If my house wasn't for sale I would put one of those ugly round baby gates around it.

But no such luck!

Kansas City Getaway...

This past weekend we took a little trip to Kansas City, MO. I know if doesn't sound very glamorous or exciting but we were wanting to get away (A much needed get away in the midst of trying to put our house on the market...that story later). Since Eric took off a week when Abbie was born back in March & we like to use his vacation days for a little more time in Dallas at Thanksgiving & Christmas, we decided that Kansas City was the perfect destination for us! That and the fact that Abbie still hates to ride in the car. KC is only about 4 hours from our house so time wise it was perfect.

We got up Friday morning & headed to Coffeyville, KS with Eric for an appointment he had that day. We had lunch with two of the sweetest people I have every met. This was the first time they had met Abbie, but from the moment we walked in they loved on her like they had known Eric & I our entire lives...not just 3 years! After that we headed on up to KC. Abbie did pretty well in the car, only getting fussy right towards the end! We found our hotel & then struck out to find dinner. We ate at this great place in Overland Park (where our hotel actually was) called Nick & Jake's. Best club sandwich I have ever had!

Over the next two days we pushed Abbie pretty hard! No napping at the hotel...only the stroller & car. But despite the crying from getting in & out of the car seat so many times she really did great! We visited many of KC's fountains, Loose Park, Country Club Plaza, Crown Plaza, Union Station, the art museum, Ewing & Murial Memorial Garden, World War I museum...ate yummy food at d'Bronx Pizzeria & Jack Stack BBQ, drove around through the Power & Light district and much more!!

We had a great time & got up Monday morning and headed home. We stopped in Joplin to eat lunch and made it back by early afternoon...enough time to get back to the grind of getting the house together!!! Abbie did wonderful on the car ride home. Slept all the way to Joplin then after lunch slept for a little while then woke up and played in her car seat only fussing a little!
I know if wasn't glamorous but it was sure nice to get away!!

Here are a few pictures. I have many more that I will try to put on face book some time.

Enjoying being at the hotel and not in the car!!

Pooped after a long car trip

Helping daddy look for things to do in KC

Ready to go Saturday Morning

At one of the many fountains KC has...this one in Country Club Plaza.

Visited the Crayola Store in Crown Center

Abbie & Me at the WWI Museum over looking KC

Hanging out in the stroller

I'm A Big Kid Now...

My baby girl is quickly approching the 6 month mark! I can't believe it!

We have totally ditched the carrier car seat & are using a convertible car seat in my car, riding in the shopping cart seats when we go anywhere & using high chairs at resturants! What a big girl!!

Sewing 101...

Well, I did it! I finished my first sewing project. A mighty ambitious one at that! No patterns, no previous sewing experience besides some pillows & no mom, who is a wonderful sewer! I grew up with one of the very few if not the only mom in my circle of friends who could sew! What a blessing! Although she will tell you differently she can sew pretty much everything (I am blessed with a mother-in-law who can do the same!). My mom made Abbie's beautiful cradle bedding! So, I have this desire to sew inside of me...to make dresses for my daughter & for me...curtains...pillows...crib bedding...etc. So this past summer when my grandmother passed away I inherited her sewing machine. And I have a huge list of projects I want to accomplish! So, I started with my greatest need. Something to throw a few diapers & wipes in and put it in my purse so I don't have to take the whole huge diaper bag...so I basically winged all the measurements & came up with something not too bad!

It is just one of many projects I hope to share with you! Hopefully the next ones better then this one!

A Summer Update...

Well, I haven't blogged in a while because the summer has found us traveling a ton!!! And when we are not driving back and forth to Dallas, I am at home doing laundry & repacking us for the next trip! But I am happy to say we are done traveling for a while!! We don't have another trip planned until the end of August!! Which is a good thing considering Abbie hates to travel!! Hates the car & the car seat...we had a little improvement when we moved her from her carrier to a bigger car seat but it still has not completely stopped the screaming meltdowns that she tends to have in the second leg of our trips to Dallas & back to Tulsa. I'm pretty sure it is punishment for something we have done but not quite sure what yet :-).... but lots of things have happened this summer, so I thought I would give a quick update!

• Eric & I celebrated 3 years of marriage & 10 years of dating in June!!
• My gorgeous little sister got engaged!! Getting married next September!!
• My beautiful older sister is having baby #2!
• Eric went to Miami for a week for work & Abbie and I went to spend the week with my parents!
• We spent July 4th in Dallas celebrating with our families.
• Abbie went swimming for the first time at Eric's parents new house on Lake Lewisville!
• Abbie turned 4 months old July 2nd...weighed 13.5 lbs & was 25 inches long!
• Ryan & Hope finally got married this last weekend...the source of much of our traveling this summer!
• Eric spent a weekend celebrating Ryan for his bachelor party...floating the river, Drillers game, etc.
• Abbie & I spent a weekend celebrating Hope...bridal luncheon, personal shower, dinner & bachelorette party in Dallas.
• Abbie & I got the chance to catch up with Casey & Caden and Kelly & Kinley...I see a trend...maybe I should given Abbie and C name!
• My parents are finishing thier backyard & putting the pool in which we are very excited about!!

We do have some more travels planned but not for a while. We are heading out to Fort Gibson lake next Sunday to spend time with our sweet friends in our community group! We are really looking forward to that! My cousin is getting married in October so we will be traveling for that. We are planning a vacation for Labor day weekend but are still in the process of deciding where to go! And I am sure more things will pop up along the way...but for now I am enjoying staying at home!!!

I will do a post soon of all pictures to recap all the fun we have had this summer!!

Read With Me...

My dear & sweet friend Casey, at Carrying On...Life with the Kazmanns is hosting a book club! We are going to be reading The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. I have read the jacket cover & it promises to be a good one! The chapters are not very long so it won't take too long to read & we will have a couple of discussion questions through Casey's blog to answer each week. So if you are looking for something fun to do that won't take up too much time...come read with us!!!