Abby's Birthday Wish

Abby has really wanted to get her ears pierced for a while, but I was able to put it off until her 5th birthday (which is this week). We went to Walmart, picked out some "crystal flower" earrings, and it happened before she even knew it. No tears (close though), but huge smiles the rest of our 2+ hour Walmart trip-- why does everything take so much longer... oh wait. I know. I'm 35 weeks pregnant, Olivia hates staying in the cart and isn't exactly quick to follow my lead, potty stops...
ANYWAY, Abby was giddy about her ears the rest of the day and can't wait for everyone to see them. Right after she was done, Olivia sat in her seat, holding the "earring gun", and said "my turn!". Give us a few years, Livi.

Cleaning


Poking (the lady didn't tell us that she was doing it so that's why Abby's still smiling)


All done, and looking in the mirror
*Side note: Notice the wrench around Abby's neck? She found some of my old keychain collection and decided to make some new necklaces. She really likes her jewelry!


Ta-da!

Canyon Lake and Comal Springs in Landa Park

Exciting Times...

FOUR to be exact... (in chronological order)

1st-- Ben and I saw WICKED the musical together on a fabulous date night-- my second time, his first. "Everyone deserves the chance to fly!" Love it...

2nd-- FATHER'S DAY! Abby made a cute drawing of her daddy and answered some questions about him on the back. She took him out on a date to Wing Stop later in the week and got dressed up, accessorizing with lipstick and a mirror in a little purse. She kept checking her lipstick in the mirror throughout the date, and after dinner, excused herself to the restroom to reapply. But was the date over... nope. She wanted to stay out and do something else, so he took her to a few stores and found some things to buy. She knows how to work it! They love their dad!

3rd-- We celebrated the 4th of July together as a family. We realized it was our fist time in TX to do so... he had been on-call for 2 of them in the past. I won't be missing that residency schedule! We spent the day dining out, shopping, swimming and BBQing with friends, and watching the close-by Sea World fireworks (from the car). Hurray for America!

4th-- I picked a color! Okay, if you know me, you know I have a tough time making decisions. I ended up buying or borrowing 7 colors and sampled them on our wall, as well as mixing some of them to see if I could come up with that "perfect" color. Well our family room is being painted TODAY, so I forced a decision and I think I really like it. I'll show pics later of the finished results. But I think Ben is the most happy about it! No more paint talk :)

This concludes the current exciting times for the Morrows