Our last week in Texas!

 Our last week in Texas was fun and busy! Stephen left for Atlanta for four days to attend BCG. BCG stands for Boston Consulting Group. He was given an amazing opportunity that only a select few law students get and he had a great time. He left on Tuesday and would be back Friday night. We were planning on leaving early Saturday morning so that meant I was in charge of all the packing and cleaning. It was quite the task but I got it all done and we were able to leave early Saturday morning. 

We had a lot of fun our last week spending time with friends and playing outside. I really love Texas! The weather wasn't my favorite but the people were amazing and I loved the area we lived in. 

Stephen and Sav sleeping in the same position.

 

One of the saddest parts about leaving Texas is saying bye to my life long friend Veronica and her cute family. Tammy Lee must have known we were leaving soon because the last day we saw them she was giving V lots of snuggles. ;)

 Savannah still talks about Avery and asks if we can play with her often.

 Savannah met Gentry in our ward and we did a couple play dates together. Gentry's mom was 38 weeks pregnant with their second and was a trooper in the Texas heat.

 Another part about Texas that I loved was that we lived 10 min away from a Trader Joes. I now know why people LOVE that store. They also have cute little kid carts and the girls looked so cute pushing them around. They have a little stuffed turtle they hide in the store to occupy the little ones. Once they find it they can pick something from the treasure box.

 The picture above is how I was feeling when Stephen left. Grateful he doesn't go on to many business trips.

There was no possible way we could fit our double stroller in the van so we had to do with the umbrella stroller. It was tricky at times and these two cracked me up when they tried to solve the problem.

 Can't forget all the fun we had with STACEY. She is seriously the best. Came and helped me pack on Friday and always came to play with us. We miss her already.

 Savannah being my little helper and washing the windows.

 Love my little girls!

GOODBYE TEXAS! We miss you!

Splash pads, Sisters, and Slugs

This Texas heat and humidity is NO joke! Everytime I walk outside I feel like I just put on a wet jumpsuit. Although I am not the biggest fan of the humidity here, I love what it does for my skin. My knuckles and heels are no longer dry and are as smooth as can be. The girls don't seem to mind the hot weather. It usually means if we go outside we are somewhere near water.

Savannah loves "The Texas." She will often ask if we can go to Nana and Papa's or if she can ride her scooter, or play with her friends in Utah. I don't think she quite understands that we are in a completely different state. 

 My crazy Tammy Lee is at the cutest and hardest age right now. She wants to do everything on her own and doesn't want any help. She hates sitting in shopping carts or strollers… she would much rather walk around and explore. She doesn't want to hold moms hand when we cross the road… she wants to do it on her own. She doesn't want mom to help her up the cement stairs to our apartment… she wants to do it herself. This is a good thing in some ways but can make for lots of tantrums when I say no. 

On the other hand she gives the best kisses when she grabs your face with her two squishy hands. She gives the best laugh when you chase her and tickle her neck. She does the best animal impressions when you tell her to be like a frog or lion. And she gives the best snuggles when she is tired or scared. I seriously love this silly, cute girl… tantrums and all!

 Some of my favorite times are when I can have one on one time with the girls. When Tammy Lee is sleeping I try to do a little activity with Savannah and on this particular day she picked play dough. She requested I make a rainbow and a snow man family. She is so good at playing and talking for different characters… I love listening to her role play. 

 We deposited some checks at the bank and the girls got suckers. I turned to check on Tammy Lee and she was out. Sucking on her sucker must have been tiring!

 Stephen made Savannah a Mickey Mouse pancake. She won't have her 

pancakes any other way now. ;)

 Sisters are so much fun!

 This pictured doesn't do it justice… this slug was hugeee! 

The girls were intrigued… mom was not.

 Not sure why but these girls could stand and stare at bugs all day. 

 Savannah got to pick a prize from the Dollar Store because

she has been such a big helper lately. She chose nail polish with stars…

such a girly girl!

 Is there anything better than green smoothies and coloring?

 Entertaining a 20 month old in sacrament meeting is no easy task!
Can I get an amen from all you moms of little ones out there!?

 STACEY come back to us! We miss you already!

 Love my little family!!

The Butterfly Exhibit

My lovely cousin Stacey stayed with us last week while her husband was in New York for work. They just so happen to be in Houston this summer doing internships as well. It was such a blast spending the week together and the girls were loving it. We ventured to the butterfly exhibit on Friday and had a blast. I couldn't believe how much the girls loved looking at all the bugs and little critters. Eek!

Their first find were these neon yellow frogs. 

They would crack up each time they would jump. 

 Ewwww that bug is HUGE. Tammy Lee was so intrigued but would scream 

each time the bugs would start crawling towards the front of the glass. haha

 I attempted to trick Stephen and tell him we found this in our apt.  

I couldn't fool him… bummer!

 This just might be the best picture of the day… haha love ya Stacey!

 They had a rainforest where all the beautiful butterflies flew around. 

It was so fun to see!

 Savannah was really enjoying finding a butterfly and than matching it

to the butterfly identification page we were given.

Such a fun day… if you are ever in Houston I highly recommend the butterfly exhibit!