Jaina's Visit From the Tooth Fairy :)

Big news!!! The tooth fairy came this week and gave Jaina her very first baby tooth (front, bottom) It looks like her second is not far behind either!! Can't believe how big she's getting!! We're still working on the crawling, she's getting up on her hands and knees and rocking, but hasn't actually moved forward yet!! All in good time :)

Strawberry Picking :)

We were invited by our good friends the Thorns to go strawberry picking with them this past weekend. There's a cute little family owned farm not far from where we live. It was so much fun, Ryan was stoked!! It was sorta like an easter egg hunt, only with strawberries instead of eggs, and buckets in place of baskets!! So, when we got there we all got our own little buckets, given instructions on how to pick the strawberries, and went searching for the best pickens!! Ryan grabbed the first strawberry and smooshed it in his efforts to get if off of the vine!! his exact words, "Eeewwww, sticky" So from then on WE picked them, and handed the berries to Ryan to put in the bucket!! While Ryan was busy with daddy on their berry hunt, Jaina and I sat down in the middle of the strawberry rows to take some pics. While I was taking the perfect shots, Jaina was reaching for the berries all around her!! So, I guess to know where this is going....:) Then we took some family pics by a huge, beautiful oak tree. We got our berries weighed and paid for then made a quick stop in the store for more homemade goodies. I've never had fresh, right off the farm produce before...delish! We picked up some strawberry jam, and salsa too....both look and smell good, haven't had a chance to taste them yet though. Then it was time for lunch. Angel and I LOVE LOVE LOVE BBQ, and haven't found a really good place here yet. Luckily our friends took us to undiscovered country, I think it will be worth the drive to go back again, it was muy delicioso. It was a great day, this may have to be added to our list of family traditions!!

New Year, New Home!!

So after being in our Houston home for a year and a half, we decided that we needed more space, in a quieter neighborhood. It didn't take long to find what we were looking for. While there were a few reasons we are going to miss the old place, there were many more reasons we are going to be happier in the new house. There's a HUGE backyard....Ryan loves it already! it's on a cul-de-sac, no more cars speeding passed our home anymore!! And it's closer to everything, including Angel's work and church. This will be our fourth home for us since we've been married, but it's our first two story. Ryan loves the stairs as you can imagine, but I can't decide whether I prefer it yet or not, I'll have to give it some more time.

Helping Daddy lay Sod :)