A quick trip to Houston

This week Mom and I joined Dad for a two-day business trip to Houston so that we could catch up with some of my good friends. On our way to Houston, we stopped by Popo's station in La Grange to visit with him. Dad thinks the station is something right out of the 60s so he thought it would be hilarious to take pictures. Apparently Popo's dad used to run the station and Mom, Aunt Rachel, Uncle John and their cousins used to terrorize this place during the summers. After a quick visit with Popo, it was back on the highway to Houston. When we got there, we had lunch at the Galleria with one of Dad's clients who thinks I am pretty cute and then that night we had dinner at Blake Haas's house. He will be one next month, and I don't usually go for younger guys, but MAN is he cute! It was fun seeing his Mom and Dad, Alyson and Colton, but perhaps my favorite part of the visit was visiting with Blake's pets. He has a big yellow lab named Maggie who I kept telling to "Be nice!" because she is so friendly and loves to wag her tail all over the place! And then there is Blake's cat, Maya. As you all know I have only really spent time around Aunt Katie's cat, Sammy, and I adore him, but the feeling is not exactly mutual. Well Maya let me pet her, kiss her, and I even climbed into her little house so that we could spend a little more time together. Mom and Dad say that if they could figure out a way to get a cat without the wiener dogs terrorizing it night and day, I could maybe get a cat of my very own. Stay tuned. On Wednesday I had a special treat in store. In the morning, Dad took me around to some of his offices to show me off and then we met up with Mom and you'll never guess who showed up to go shopping with me at the Galleria! MARY!! She brought me an Easter basket and everything! I smiled as soon as I saw her. When I say her name it sounds a whole lot like "ME", so if you ask me who my best friend is, I might answer "ME"! Don't get me wrong. I do love myself. I know that loving yourself is important. But I do think Mary might be my best friend. Especially after Wednesday! She gave me SO much chocolate Easter candy (she really gets me). Then Mary and I rode on the choo choo train at the Galleria and then Mom, Mary and I all went to lunch at the Rainforest Cafe. That place is crazy! There are monkeys hanging from the ceiling and tigers roaring. I loved it! On the way back to Austin Wednesday afternoon, we stopped in La Grange again, but this time to see Mimi and tell her hello. Wednesday night we came back home to Austin, and I was exhausted from all of the fun. It was great seeing you guys! Let's do it again really soon!

Popsicle Season

Popsicle season is back. And I couldn't be happier.

Saturday at the farm

This weekend we headed down to New Braunfels to spend a couple of days with the Swaneys at the farm. Friday night my parents went with Ben, Amy, Fab and Kevin to Gruene Hall to hear Reckless Kelly while I stayed with Benjamin and Bailey and their fun babysitter Valerie. Saturday morning we played around a little at the farm before we headed down to Sea World and then after Sea World, we had lots more fun on the farm. We rode in the wagon and went CRAZY in the hammock. I have GOT to get one of those for my own house! After that we cooked out and went for a ride in the Mule. It was such a beautiful day out! I just love Benjamin and Bailey (and their Mom and Dad) so much! Can't wait to see you guys again very soon!

SEA WORLD!

Yesterday was one of those days that will rank up there with one of the best days of my life so far. It was my first trip to Sea World! Mom, Dad and I went with Amy, Ben, Benjamin and Bailey and we met Kevin, Fabiola, and Teagan there. The first thing we went to see was the Shamu show. I had no idea what was going to happen but I assure you the feeling I had was pure JOY. As soon as Shamu started jumping out of the water and doing flips, I was mesmerized! And then he came by and splashed me and I thought that was pretty hilarious. After Shamu, we took in more of the sights. We saw the penguins and I got to feed the sea lions (which reminded me a lot of my dog Lucy because they were long and brown and had cute little faces with long whiskers). Then I got to feed the dolphins. Mom, Dad, Ben and Amy also managed to ride a few of the roller coasters while we took breaks. All in all, it was an amazing adventure!

Names I learned today....

So I'm not sure if this counts as "reading"...but we'll pretend it does. Anyway- I just love seeing all the names that I say all the time actually written down!

My first ponytail

Thought you all might enjoy seeing pictures of my very first ponytail. That's right; I am 2 years and 1 1/2 months old and I FINALLY have enough hair for a teeny tiny ponytail.

Sunday at Sengelmann Hall

I spent this glorious Sunday in Schulenburg with my parents and some of Mom's side of the family. Of course the Swaneys were there: Amy, Ben, Benjamin and Bailey. So were Dotty and Unc (Amy's mom and dad) and Karen, Kevin, Fabiola, Teagan, Mimi Roitsch, Wayne and Pam and even Uncle John!! We had lunch together and then danced the afternoon away to the Shiner Hobo Band. Mom really wanted to teach me how to polka, but all I wanted to do was lie in the middle of the dance floor and create a scene. It worked! I got lots of attention! I did get some fun girl time in with Bailey and Teagan though. Those girls are too cute for words! And don't even get me started about Benjamin in Uncle John's cowboy hat! Cuter than cute!

Willie and Lucy turn 10!

On March 4th, my puppies Willie and Lucy turned 10 years old! Mom says she has had them since right after she graduated from college. Wow! I was already in bed by the time they had their birthday party but I did get to have one of their cupcakes before I went to bed! Happy Birthday "Weewee" and "Yucy"!

Happy Birthday William!

Last weekend my buddy William turned 2. He had a fun party at the Austin Children's Museum and the Hidells and Cordells came to town to help celebrate. Berlin and I ran around together all weekend. And William was so busy at his party, I couldn't even catch up with him long enough for us to get a picture together!

Happy Birthday William!

My buddy William turned 2 on Sunday and he had a fun party at the Austin Children's Museum to celebrate. I spent most of the time running around with my buddy Berlin (the Hidells and Cordells) both came to town to stay with us for the weekend!) In fact, William was on the move so much that I didn't really get a chance to hang out with him long enough to get a picture! Happy 2nd Birthday William!