Shopping

Yesterday we went shopping with Aunt Kim in Plano.

A Look Back

2 Days Old

594 Days Old

ABC

In the last week or so Carys has began saying words. She’s a little late, most kids her age are already using 2 word phrases. Aunt Kim says she read that babies who walk early are often late to talk and vice versa. Until now she would only say "up" and "out" on a regular basis. The few other words she was learning she would only repeat when she felt like it. Now, she'll try to repeat most words you ask her to say and has begun to use them on her own. The other day I found her reciting the alphabet when they played it on Sesame Street. This video only shows her repeating a few of the letters but at the end she shares some of the new words she's learned overthe last week.

My Big Girl Hanging at the City Pool

Hurst has the best city pool ever!

Pretty New Dress

My Aunt Alison sent my mom home from California with a ton of outfits. Here's Carys in her pretty new cherry dress. She keeps showing everyone her new dress. It's too funny. Thanks Aunt Alison!!

4th of July

Here are some picutres from our 4th of July party at Grandma and Grandpa Murphy's.

Summer 2009 - Cancun

Cancun was actually cooler than Texas (100 here, 90 there) and the humidity was about the same. Since it was such a short trip we mostly hung out at the hotel beach and pool and didn’t venture out of the hotel zone. Next time we definitely will though. I really like the bus, cheap, fast and you don’t have to bother with parking… Sean, not so much, but he couldn’t argue with the price. Here are a few pictures and videos.

Dad can we go to the pool now?

You gotta look good before you can show yourelf on the beach.

Perfecting her swimming skills.

Carys loves the sand. I think we'll have to get her a sandbox of her own or visit the beach on a regular basis.

Every hotel has it's own local vermin. Usually it's stray cats or bunnies but in Cancun it's iguanas. Every afternoon they come out to sun themselves and beg for french fries (I kid you not, they eat french fries).

Even though she was exausted she waved for the camera.

Pool fun

First time walking on the beach.

Entertainment on the bus.

Grandma & Grandpa Murphy's New Pool

Grandma and Grandpa Murphy's pool got finshed last week and we spent the weekend splashing around.

Memorial Day Weekend

It starting to gett a little hot around here and this holiday weekend we spent some time outside playing in the water. On Monday we went to Brian and Kim's for a yummy cookout. Carys loved the fresh fish and veggies.

I let Carys hold the hose to fill up her water table and she figured out how to swing the hose around for Maddie. They both loved it.

Not very entertaining videos but we did catch her saying "up" and answering a question at Brian and Kim's shindig yesterday. She can also say "da" for dada and "out" but other than that it's pretty much gibberish. She is very good about shaking her head yes or no when you ask questions and is trying to pronouce new words. She said "Mimi" the other day and I think that means Maddie.

Who's Hidding in the Fireplace?

Carys figured how to climb in the fireplace and then not answer when Sean started calling for her.

Where is Carys?

Busted!

Last night Aunt Kim and Uncle Josh went with us to a Frisco RoughRiders baseball game. The highlight of the evening was a tour of the press box. Below is a video of the room where they do the radio broadcast. I didn’t take Carys in because they were live on the air but Kim said their normal speaking voices are exactly like their radio voices. Weird.

Splish Splash

We were off to Toys R Us last week to get Carys a water table and ran into our neighbors. Turns out they had one sitting in their garage and sold it to us for $5. Can’t beat that. Both Carys and Maddie were very excited about the new toy. It’s just the right height for Maddie to drink out of and Carys can pour water for Maddie to try and “catch”. For some reason Maddie love to chase water and try to catch it. I can’t wait till Carys learns out how to spray the hose, Maddie will be in heaven.

Happy Easter

Carys had a lot of fun finding Easter eggs yesterday. We figured she wouldn’t get it and give up but she loved it. By the time she got to Grandma and Grandpa Koehn’s she was a pro.

Bunny Prep

This year I moved the egg dying outside for fear of spills but little miss Carys did very well. Here are a few videos and pics. Sadly, Maddie decided the eggs were too good to save and while we were out at Target, our 2nd trip today, ate everything on the counter she could reach, shells and all. Luckily I had another dozen eggs in the fridge and was able to avoid a 3rd trip to Target.

Planting a Tree

Aunt Desiree came over on Saturday and planted Carys a plum tree.