Old Lady!

Victoria doesn't miss a thing anymore. The other day I told her to start calling Richard "Pops". She just kept saying"You Pops Daddy?" Well, Richard whispered to me maybe he should have her call me "Old Maid". So that night when she didn't want to go to bed she starts yelling from her room " I want Mommy. Rachel. Old Lady!" It was so funny!

Today in the car she stuffed her Teddy Bear Gilmore under her blanket and said "I'm feeding Bodie". Bodie being the name she made up for Gilmore even though we all call him Gilmore.

She is just so entertaining!

Utah!

Well, we just got home from a wonderful trip to Utah. We were able to spend lots of time with friends and family. It was so much fun to get Victoria with her cousins Cameron and Addison. They were so sweet to her and she in turn learns from them. They are both so sweet and she is kind of a little bully. We often heard complaints that she was pushing or shoving, but all in all they got along great. Victoria just wanted to follow them around and do everything they were doing.

The weather was beautiful! I love it when it is almost the same temperature outside as in. We miss Utah often, especially when it is already 95 degrees in San Antonio.

Thank you to all of you that made that trip so special!

More Random Photos!

Richard and Victoria at the Spurs game. She didn't make it on camera, but she sure looked cute in yet another cheer leading outfit! She clapped a cheered as she actually paid attention to the game. Her highlight was the Coyote. When he went away she would say, "it's okay he'll be back".
After the game Richard took off her outfit, all but her shoes, and I said it looked funny. It was quite late and she got giddy dancing around in only her shoes. She loves to make us laugh!
We had fun at the Komen's Race for the Cure event!

Reed sure is a cutie!

Random Pictures!

Easter! Who knew a girl needed four Easter baskets!

At Fiesta Texas, Victoria ran right up to Bugs Bunny and took him by surprise!

Aunt Laura gave Victoria this Cowboys cheer leading outfit in her Easter basket. Funny, I think she is Cowboys fan, we aren't so much! But she still looks really cute in it!

Strawberry Picking!

Last weekend we spent the day in New Braunfels, a little German town a half hour away. We shopped at Main Street and had lunch and then headed on to the real reason we had come.. Strawberries! We got our basket, found out where the best strawberries would be and headed out. Victoria was trilled. She doesn't love Strawberries, but was really excited to pick them. She eventually got down the technique and was off. I caught up with Richard and her and these are the outtakes. It took like five tries to get a decent smile. It drives Richard crazy when she makes silly faces. You can tell which one he is saying "knock it off" in.

Memories!

I have decided to use this page to remember funny things that Victoria and Reed are saying and doing! Richard really worries about my memory! So I have decided to record these moments as soon as they happen lest I forget.

1. Yesterday Victoria used all of the tricks I use on her to get her to eat on me. We had Reed on the floor on his belly and she was eating some grapes. Let me mention these grapes weren't of the highest quality. In fact they were on their way to the garbage when Victoria spotted them. Mind you I have spent the last week trying to get her to eat them and now she wants them. Anyway, this was the dialogue, tell me if it sounds familiar to any of you moms.

V- Here Mom.(Forcing the grape in my face)
Me- No Thank you.
V- Taste one.
Me-That's okay.
V- Open, Open.
Me- Chewing the soggy grape.
V-That's yummy, right?

It was so funny! She has taken on a little bit of a motherly role lately. I wasn't feeling very well yesterday and she brought me her blankie and binkie. Then she cuddled up with me, which she doesn't do very often, so I was pleased.

The Year of the Alphabet!

I have been inspired by my friend Laura and her blog to do a sort of preschool here at home for Victoria! I don't know exactly how it will work, but I want to do special activities with her each day. I want to post the ideas and activities here. Wish me luck!