Our Trip to Texas!

A few weeks ago we went to Texas for our anniversary/vacation and we had a blast! The first part of the trip we stayed in San Antonio.

 

This was the view from our hotel room. It's the Tower of the Americas.  It stands 750 ft tall. On our anniversary we had dinner there at the Chart House Restaurant!

Our hotel was so close to everything. This is the Alamo above and it was just a short walk away. We both thought the Alamo was a lot bigger, but it was still cool to see. 

 Here's some pics from the Riverwalk. There are all sorts of restaurants and dessert places. It was a fun environment. 

 The city was so pretty when it was lit up at night. I have no clue what the building on the left is but it looked awesome with the red, white, and blue at night.

  Our hotel had a free breakfast and this is what the pancakes looked like.

 

Like I mentioned earlier we went to eat at the Chart House Restaurant for our anniversary. We made our reservations right before the sunset so we could see the city. The restaurant spins while you're eating so you can get a different view of the city. It was awesome! We made it all the way around before we left.

Here are some pics of the city. We had an awesome view of the sunset as we were eating!

 Out of nowhere we noticed these lights. Go Spurs!

 Philip took me on a carriage ride after dinner! It was the best. Plus we got valet service to our hotel.

After our trip to San Antonio we went back to Houston to spend some time with Philip's brother and his family. Which means we got to spend lots of time with this cute little guy below. Brayden was lots of fun and supplied tons of entertainment while we were there.

 We went to a Houston Astros game. Our seats were awesome! Plus we made it on the big screen the first 5 minutes we were there.

 Next up we went to the Houston Zoo. I love going to zoos in other states just to see the difference. Then I always leave feeling bummed out because our zoo is so much lamer than everywhere else. We had lots of fun seeing all the animals. Especially the baby giraffe below. So cute!

 We spent the last few days of our trip just hanging out with our family. Philip's brother Jonathan had a rally for beach retreat at his church and we held some alligators and ate some crawdads.

We had lots of fun hanging out with Brayden!

 Thanks Jonathan and Michelle for letting us stay with you guys. We had a blast!

Baby Gray

April 13, 2012

 Well it's official! We're having a baby! April 11 we finally got to see our Baby T for the first time. You may ask why Baby T, well both of the names we have picked out for you rather you are a boy or girl start with T. We are expecting you right around your dad's birthday. The due date that you are measuring at would be 12/8/12 and your dad's birthday is 12/7. So far we haven't told anyone else that we are expecting you. We want to keep you our little secret until we know a little more about you. I don't know if your dad is playing by the same rules though. I know how he is. We plan to start telling our families on Mother's Day starting with your grandparents. We've been thinking of fun creative ways to tell them, but so far there is no definite plan.

 

We go back in April 26 to see your little heartbeat. We can't wait! We're really hoping that the next two weeks go by fast so we get to see you again. So far I haven't been too sick or anything mostly just tired which isn't good with finals next week, but I'll make it through. Your dad is a little worried about how your taste buds are going to come out because all I want it spicy food. Jalapenos, banana peppers, salsa, you name it and I've been craving it. In fact I had chips and salsa for breakfast today!

 

Your dad has been very cute with you and is just as excited to meet you as I am. He texts me randomly throughout the day just to tell me how excited he is. It's kind of funny because we went out looking at baby stuff the other day and although he was excited I think for the first time I saw him actually showing a deep concern about bills. Usually your dad is very carefree and doesn't stress that stuff. Now that you're on the way we're seeing a whole new side of him. This ought to be interesting. All in all, we just can't wait for next December. We can't wait to meet you, to hold you, and of course to show you off to everyone! We love you Baby T!! 

Baby

April 2, 2012

I don't even know where to start... Today I came home from work and found out some of the biggest news of our lives!!! We're having a baby!!! I wanted to tell Philip in some cute way, but I absolutely couldn't wait so I sent him a text telling him I just wanted to tell him congratulations.... Because he's going to be a daddy!!! I don't even really know if this is real. I mean I just took a test at home, but I couldn't be more excited!! Philip is so excited too. Even though I told him at work so we could only talk on the phone for a couple minutes, but we absolutely can't wait to add a baby to our family!!

Philip's Nose Job

Philip being annoyed with me taking pics..

For those of you who don't know, Philip had a nose job a couple weeks ago... Okay not really a nose job. He had his deviated septum fixed (so his lovely wife  can finally get some sleep!). The surgery was a success - well so far. The doctor was impressed with how bad his nose was and said his septum was completely diagonal! Ouch!!

 

Before surgery he kept telling me that he wasn't nervous. Of course I could tell he was. 

And then there was the anesthesia talking. Every time I pulled out the video camera his humor stopped so I only have a few pictures. He was pretty out of it and I must say it made for some great entertainment!

The Before and After

The picture on the left is just before the surgery and the picture on the right is an after shot. You may not be able to tell a big difference, but Philip's schnoz is much straighter now! :)

Warning… Not for the faint hearted...

Let me start off by saying OUCH!!!! On Friday nights Philip and I play in a coed softball league. For some reason I don't know why I am still playing when I seem to walk away with injuries left and right. This is what I ended up with at our last game. I haven't had an injury this bad since my soccer days.

 

Hydrogen Peroxide was/is my worst enemy!

Thank goodness for my sweet hubby who provides lots of TLC. Love him and hope my knee feels better soon!

This and that...

I've been a horrible blogger lately! I have been so busy with work and school! Even right now I'm supposed to be working on a presentation, but I decided updating our blog is way more important.. haha

I really don't have many updates on us- we just work and go to school. That's pretty much about it. This semester has been a little harder on us than normal, we've kind of been in a funk I think. Who knows. Here's some picture updates of what's been going on since I can't really think of much else to write about...

Majesta had her Junior Prom and me being the great aunt that I am did her hair for it. She looked super cute even though I didn't get a serious picture of us I think this picture is more us anyway! I love being an aunt! 

Speaking of loving being an aunt, Philip went out of town for the weekend a few weeks ago so I got to spend some time with friends in Salt Lake that I hadn't seen for awhile and I got to stop by and hang out with this cute little guy. Heston is such a sweet baby and he totally loves his bath time! I love every minute I get to see this little guy!

 

There should be no surprise that there's been some drama with our kids (our pets). We had to get Kimber fixed and she was not a happy camper. The anesthesia really made her sick. We felt so bad, but after 24 hours she was completely back to herself. We thought getting her fixed might calm her down some. Nope not at all. She is the most hyper dog ever. That's okay though we love having a big dog to play with. 

And of course Trouble. You should never name an animal Trouble even it if fits them when they were younger. Maybe if you don't give them the name they grow out of it. Philip woke up one morning to the sound of a bird flying around our room (I was already at work) and what do you know, there was a bird flying around our room. Please dismiss the toy, socks, and shoes Kimber likes to destroy our house when we're sleeping or at work. Anyway Philip spent a good part of his morning trying to catch this bird and finally did. He let it go and said it flew away fine. There is never a boring day with our pets though, that's for sure! 

Like I said Philip went out of town for the weekend a few weeks ago and it just so happens that he missed the opening Real game. Bentley and I had to pose to show him what he was missing out on. My mom and I had a blast at the game and went to eat at Cheesecake Factory before. My mom had never been there before so it was a lot of fun!

For some reason Tootsie loves to be inside my sweaters. She just squeezes her little way in there and it is the most comfortable spot ever for her. She's just the cutest little pup so I had to add this picture to our blog.

And of course Real is back in session!

I'm so glad that we are STH! I love being able to go to all the games and this is something I see us being able to do for a long time. Plus we always miss our little Real family- we sit by the funnest people at the games. Here's hoping for another MLS Cup in Utah! Go RSL!

Last but not least... I snapped this picture last Saturday morning. They're such cuddle bugs. Love my hubby and all our crazy pets!