Why I Haven't Been Posting Lately...

I haven't been posting much lately, because my laptop died :( and I only get on right now when I borrow someone's computer. Thought I'd update today from my sister's laptop and let y'all know. *wink*

Lunch with Kaycee

Today we had lunch with Kaycee and Charissa at Chick-Fil-A. It was sooo good to see her!! Can't wait 'til they move back to Albuquerque! :) Here's some pictures of the lunch. :)

Worst Science Experiment EVER!

So, today ended an era of the worst science experiment EVER! There is no exaggerating the emphasis on "EVER..." We left a pumpkin under our kitchen table for 10 months. That's right, not 10 days, not 10 weeks, but 10 MONTHS! David was convinced that he would be planting that pumpkin in our yard (those who know where we live will laugh at the picture of that! lol), and we'd have a whole pumpkin patch by this October. I'm not sure, but I guess the idea was that we'd be rich millionaires after kids from all over the city flocked to our tiny yard, picking out their favorite golden-orange pumpkin from our home-grown patch. *wink

Well, needless to say, about a week ago, I noticed one or two spots of mold on the outside of the pumpkin under our table. I begged David, "Now that it's moldy, can we throw away the pumpkin? I'll buy you another pumpkin in 2 months, and we'll see what we do with that one..." Not quite ready to part with his long-standing pumpkin patch dream, David denied my request with the almost-persuasive statement, "The mold will be good for the soil."

Yesterday, I noticed that the mold patch had grown quite a bit, so I took two pictures and emailed them to David (who was not at home preparing the ground for his planting, but instead was at work helping people and making real money [no wonder?]). Convinced by the pictures of the not-so-small mold patch, he finally agreed I could throw it away (although I'm still wondering if his giving-in was due more to my bugging him about it?).

So, today was the big day! All prepared with a garbage bag to move the pumpkin onto, reality hit (hard!) and I quickly realized this was going to be a little bigger and a lot grosser than I had thought... maybe I should leave the rest of the story to your imaginations! I'll end with the tidbit that I disinfected the floor (and my hands) after everything was said and done. And no, I don't have any pictures of today's ordeal - didn't want to go into too much detail! Any picture you have in your mind will do. :)

Elijah and Sarah's wedding

Elijah and Sarah got married on Saturday!!! It was a very beautiful ceremony, followed by a great reception. I caught them on the chat this morning - they said they are both really tired, but safely arrived for their honeymoon in Scotland. Can't wait to see their pictures when they return! I thought I'd post one of Zoe, all dressed up for the special occasion! :)

Cell Phone Ringers

Zoe and I just had a fun "moment" - I was checking a text message and Zoe's eyes were glued to the cell phone as I moved it. So I played around with my ringers, and she watched the cell phone as I "danced" it to the tune. She was fascinated with it - and when Fuer Elise started playing, her eyes lit up and she started smiling and laughing (her little squeals); she apparently recognized it from her swing, which plays that song! :) :) That was a kewl moment! :)

Zoe's First Isotopes Game

We are getting ready to go to Zoe's first Isotopes game. We were given club seat tickets, and Zoe gets in free. :) I had to dress her in attire appropriate for the event (thank you, Lauren!).

Zoe's 2 month checkup

Zoe is two months old today! Wow, time is flying by so fast! :) She now weighs 8 lbs, 10 oz, and is 21" long. She is growing slowly, but surely - I still think she will end up taller than I am! (that's not hard, right?! he he)

We ran some errands today and she did very well, especially considering all the getting in and out of the car. *wink* She laughs and makes some happy noises (more like screeches, I guess), but she loves her play time with Mama and Daddy. I was changing her diaper last week, and she was a bit fussy, until... I smiled at her, and she momentarily paused, and smiled back - and quit fussing. :) At her check up today, the doctor was very impressed with how well she held up her head; she said Zoe acted more like a three month old in that respect! Yay for good tummy time! :)

Tomorrow, I'll have my 4 year old niece with us for the day - it's the last day she's 4, too, because on Friday, she'll be 5 years old. We're going to her birthday party at noon on Friday, but I'm still not sure where the place is (Bounce?). lol. On Saturday, we are going to lunch with some friends, and I hope to watch the fireworks display that evening with my family... guess I better call everyone and see what they're all up to!! :)

I hope everyone has a great July 4th weekend! I'll post more later.