Under the Big Top

Gabe and I went to the circus this past Thursday.  My friend Erin and her family invited us along and we all had a blast.  Gabe was amazed.  He did really well.  All the colors, noise, and different activities going on in the ring had him glued.  Here are some pics.....

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The elephants were my favorite!

I purchased a 10 dollar bag of cotten candy...crazy I know, but thankfully it came with this fun yellow foam hat.  Gabe and Taylor loved these hats.....As you can see below:

Happy 9 months to Gabe!

Here are some pics from our trip to Zoolight Safari right after Christmas........................... (I have been meaning to post these for a while now)

Of course we had to get a picture with the sheep

Tonight we are heading to the Circus- perhaps he can ride a real elephant......

The past few months I have been on the look out for a shopping cart cover.  Now- I can assure you I had no clue what these were before I had Gabe.  But, oh are they a necessity.  I mean....think how many people touch the handles of a shopping cart every day.  Gross, right?  So, I don't want my little man touching these, or knowing Gabe...gnawing on them.  
Babies R Us sales these for close to 60 dollars- way to much for a piece of fabric.  I searched the internet high and low and came across this one for 28.00 and free shipping!  The brand is "begermfree".
Doesn't he look cute? 

Here is Sweet Taylor in her shopping cart cover

Gabe and I got this for Christmas- a much needed toy chest.  Dad stained it to match the furniture.  I love it!

I am keeping it in the living room, since this is where we spend most of our time.

About to head to Church- Gabe's outfit is Cindy's Christmas gift to him- handsome isn't he?

My friend Erin and I ran errands last weekend.  We stopped at O'Charley's to eat.  I ordered Gabe a kid's meal- I got really excited about this :)  Mac and Cheese and Steamed Broccoli.  He was chowing down.  Then he was getting restless, so I put a yeast roll in front of him- He was in heaven.

*Also notice- shopping cart cover can be used for high chairs :)

awwwww

Taylor is so danty....she picks up her puffs with two fingers- so lady like.

Gabe goes all in- such a boy.

Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Except in my case, "Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Week" would be more appropriate.

 I am all out of sorts this week. I am ready for next Monday to be here so I can start anew.

Gabe has had a horrible cough- sounds like an old man...it has progressively gotten worse, so I decided to call the doc Wednesday morning to ask about it. They wanted me to bring him in, so now I am back to giving him breathing treatments and he was prescribed a Rx. I am hoping this doesn't mean he is going to have asthma. :(

Tuesday night, I didn't even have time to eat dinner, Wednesday was the doctor, I finally got to work around 1:30, and then on the way home I managed to get a flat tire. I was stuck in traffic for an hour on 65 in the rain with no other option but to drive on the flat.  I made it to the tire place near Gabe's daycare, and of course they were closed. I left the car there, WALKED to Gabe's daycare, and one of the workers drove us home. I mean....really?

So- Dad kindly drove into town to take me to work Thursday morning and deal with my car. Could Friday 5:00 get here any faster? I think not.

Mini Me

Here is a pic of me as a tot next to Gabe-  I didn't think we had the same nose, but I believe we do.  Everything looks the same except eyebrows, and I have darker eyes and hair......I apologize for my awful haircut- courtesy of Mom and Dad

A few pics I've been wanting to post-

I found an internet connection in the far corner of my dining room.  Yay- so here come the pics!

I decided to make mini red velvet cakes- Homemade of course.  Aren't they pretty?  This is when I wish I had a fancy camera...one day. Gabe enjoyed these as well.

My friend bought these shoes for her little girl.  These are so stinkin cute- very Suri Cruise.  I don't know what I would do if I had a girl....girl stuff overwhelms me.

Cute outfit huh?

                                                                 

Just practicing my walking......

Oh, how I miss blogging.  I just can't decide if paying 20 dollars a month or more for internet is in my budget.  Man, I wish I knew my neighbors password. hmmm.

I am officially counting Gabe's first word as "Momma".  He now says "Ju Ju" referring to Mrs. Julia at his daycare, so I will not have that be his first word.  :) ha.
Each morning when I drop him off, he starts reaching for her as we walk in the door.  I feel like he thinks I am just the girl that keeps him at night and on the weekends. :(

Nothing too exciting is going on right now.  My cable was out for about 2 weeks, so I caught up on a lot of movies, and now have a new obsession, The Office.  Best Show Ever.  I love Jim and Pam, and Dwight cracks me up.  I have watched through Season 4 in a weekend.

This is Dwight with his Calculator in Jello- I wish my office did pranks like this.

Monday nights- A group of friends and I get together to eat dinner and watch The Bachelor.  It gets more and more cheesy every year- yet I keep watching.  It seems more scripted this season, but I am still pretending it's real.  Last night, some drama went down- and one of the girls was kicked off the show for having an "inappropriate relationship" with one of the production crew.  Classy huh?

I am so ready for warm weather.  Can't wait to see what the Ground hog has to say about Spring.

Gabe had his tubes put in on Friday morning.  I was there at 5:45 am, and we left around 8:15am.  He was super cranky for about 10 minutes coming off the anesthesia, but then all was well.  By that afternoon he was all over the place playing and babbling.  He is trying to stand on his own now- it's really cute.

I've been fairly busy at work getting details together for an upcoming training week in Houston.  I am just coordinating, but will possibly have to go.  I don't want to leave Gabe for that long :(

I am also busy with coordinating travel for 70 bankers plus one guest to The Bellagio in Vegas coming up in April.  This is known as, The Pinnacle Club Reward Conference.  Overall, 800 people will be traveling to Vegas from all over our foot print.  This, I wish I could go to.  Maybe next year......

I hope to post some pictures of Gabe soon.  I am typing this at work, so I don't have many updated pics on this computer.  Hope everyone had a great New Year's!

Say, Mama!

Gabe saying Mama for the first time! from Alison Holmes on Vimeo.