Madelyn & Elmo....

Over the past few months, Madelyn has found a 'friend' that will ride around in a car with her, read books with her, have tea with her, etc. It's pretty funny to see this little girl pick up something that is almost as tall as her.

Madelyn and Riesling....

As many of you know, we have two cats. One of them (Riesling) doesn't mind the attention that Madelyn gives out. Whenever Madelyn gets home, one of the first things she will do is look for the cats (she will also make sure to tell them "bye" when she is leaving). Riesling is the perfect cat for Madelyn, she will let Madelyn hug her, try to pick her up, pet her, etc. Chaz on the other hand has learned to stay clear when Madelyn is near. Below are a couple pics of Madelyn and her buddy....

Madelyn palpating Riesling (wonder who she learned that from?!?!?)

Madelyn & Riesling hanging out below the Christmas tree

Hitting The Mile-High City...

Bethany and I went on a trip a week or so to Denver, CO. I had the opportunity to sight-see while she was "stuck" in a classroom. We've been to Colorado a few times, but I've never been able to spend time in Denver. Below are a few pics of a few of the sites.....


The view from our hotel. It's a little different than Houston....but I think I could adjust.


This is the bear outside of the Denver Convention Center.....I think the bear is planning the next meal?!?!?


I was able to take a tour of Invesco Field at Mile High (yes my old company has the naming rights). I love checking out sports venues.


We were able to go down to the field. They were getting the field ready for the big Monday Night Football game. In case you are wondering....Denver lost.


I also made a trip to the US Mint (sorry....not allowed to take pics), the Colorado State capitol building, the Denver rail system (wish we had something like that in Houston!), and many other attractions. It was a fun few days.....but I was glad to be back in Houston!

San Antonio....

A couple weeks ago, we took a trip to San Antonio. On the way we stopped at Buc-ee's in Luling (my favorite one if you were wondering). It was the perfect rest stop.....except for the fact that your don't take a hungry pregnant wife to buy a few items.

Madelyn hanging out in the hotel room before bed.....

We arrive in the Alamo City and check into our hotel room (on the 34th floor). It was a great view of the city.......and allowed Madelyn to spot buses (one of her favorite things to do) whenever she felt like. The hotel was in a great location....one block from the convention center and right next to the mall. I wasn't planning on shopping this trip, but with the cooler weather.....we needed to buy Madelyn a few items to stay warm. Of course the joke of the weekend was "How could Bethany pick a hotel that is right next to a mall? What was she thinking?"

On to the fun stuff....Madelyn and I were able to take in a few sites while in San Antonio. We visited the San Antonio Zoo (for those wondering, it is 10X better than Houston's), The Alamo (3 or 4 times), stopped by a few museums, took a few trips down the River walk, and of course watched some college football.

Below are a few pics from the weekend.....

If you could only have seen Madelyn's face before and after this picture....

...in the gardens (inside the Alamo)

...help! I'm stuck!!!!

....good thing you can't see the back of my baseball cap!!!!


...a pic of Madelyn's 2nd favorite college mascot (at the San Antonio Zoo)

I wish I had a popsicle.....

Chaz is one of those cats that always wants to participate in what you are doing. If I am sitting on the couch....he will find a spot on the couch. If I am shredding paper.....he will get as close as he can to the paper shredder. Chaz is somewhat afraid of Madelyn (she likes to give him hugs.....and Chaz isn't that affectionate for some strange reason). When we go outside to play on the splashpad, Chaz feels the need to make sure that we know that he would like to get a little sun. We have let him out a few times, but he doesn't like being chased by a little girl.

On the afternoon the picture was taken, Madelyn was having a little fun with her popsicle (basically acting like it was an airplane while eating it). Chaz was fixated on the popsicle......he wouldn't take his eyes off it. Just thought it was one of those cute moments.

Below is a pic of Chaz getting comfortable on my clothes....

The first time.....

I will pass the century mark in Aggie Football game attendance this year, but I did something on Saturday that I've never done before......I sat on the Former Student side of the stadium. This was a pretty big step for me. I really enjoy standing with the 12th Man during the game, doing the yells, soaking up the atmosphere, etc. I had a nice seat on the 2nd row of the 3rd deck (45 yard line), so I had a nice view of the game. It was interesting to hear how loud the students yelled throughout the game and it was pretty cool to see all of those 12th Man towels waving when the Texas Aggies were on defense. It was a fun game to watch. The Aggies won 38-30. For those wondering when I attended my first Aggie football game, well that was September 14, 1991. The Aggies beat a certain Louisiana school 45-7 (also the 1st victory to begin a streak of 5 straight wins). Freshman Greg Hill rushed for 212 yards in that game. Hill was inducted into the Texas A&M Hall of Fame this past weekend.....pretty wild!

.....now on to the other events of the evening



As you can see in the above picture, Kyle Field was taken over by winged insects at the beginning of the 3rd quarter. I have never seen so many insects in my life! There were crickets all over the place (see below picture) and bugs trying to whisper sweet nothings in my ear! When I told Bethany about it the following morning.....she said that the radio guys mentioned that they had never seen something like that at Kyle Field. I guess the bugs were welcoming me to the other side of Kyle Field.

Ok Madelyn go ahead.....

I am so excited to finally tell everyone!



I am gonna be a big sister!!!



Mommy and I went shopping to buy me a "Big Sister" shirt to surprise Daddy with the good news. This is when Daddy found out!

Today, Mommy and Daddy got to peak at my new sibling at the Doctor's office while I stayed with Gram. With a good report, they told me we could tell everyone!!! BTW, the picture looks like a blob to me! I also found out we will be sharing a birthday in the same month. Mommy says the baby is due April 17, 2010.