Painting!

Mallory really enjoys painting. We usually do water paints and finger paints but recently we have upgraded to regular paints but still washable. She has so much fun painting....though by the end she is usually ready to clean up. She always says "I'm messy"...she is definitely my daughter!

Our Visit to the El Paso Zoo!

On Wednesday, August 12th, Lee, Alli, and I took our girls to the El Paso Zoo. As you have seen, we have been many times before but it is a nice, inexpensive outing. Mallory enjoys the elephants & the sea lions! I just love seeing her face when she looks at all the animals. It was nice and hot but we all enjoyed ourselves. Mallory always has fun when she is with Mommy & her friends.

Julia & Sandy Come to Visit!

My best friends, Julia & Sandy came in to visit me on Friday, August 7th and stayed until Tuesday, August 11th. I met these 2 girls here in El Paso in 2007. They both are military so they have since moved which makes me so sad but we had a fun reunion weekend just us girls. We enjoyed just hanging out, talking, staying up way too late, playing with kiddos, & shopping. They both have 5 month old little boys, Mack & Tyce, so they brought them along. Julia also has Mattox but she stayed with her grandparents. Mallory really missed seeing her bff too but she had a blast with the babies. Our friend Marcy was able to spend some time with us throughout the weekend too. It was a such a fun weekend and we're hoping to get together again in October!

Princess Clock!

I bought Mallory a Princess Clock from Target a couple of weeks ago. She helped pick it out and I was hoping this would help her with watching for the "7" in the mornings.....but that is still a work in progress but she LOVES her new clock!

Movie & Popcorn!

Mallory & I enjoyed an afternoon one day of laziness in my bed. We popped some popcorn & watched "Sleeping Beauty"! Such sweet & precious memories with my sweet baby girl!

M&Ms

On our way home from Target one day, Mallory said she had to go "tee tee" so I stopped in at the nearest Walgreens. We ran in and she did her business but then on the way out she saw the giant M&M! She asked me to take her picture of her & the M&M! So she started posing & I got some cute ones. She hugged, kissed, did her "guns up", and even asked for a wipe to clean him (yes she is truly my daughter). She just couldn't get enough and I'm sure everyone in Walgreens was wondering what the heck we were doing! It was so cute and precious! Ironically, she gets M&Ms for going potty so these pictures seemed appropriate since we were there to go potty!

Saying Good-Bye to Lindsay!

As I have mentioned before my sweet friend Lindsay and her family moved at the end of July. We had a going away bbq for the family but we decided we all needed a girls' night out. Before she left about 10 of us went to dinner at the Rivira and then we went to see "The Ugly Truth". It was such a fun night and we should do many more girls' nights! We miss Lindsay & her sweet family!! We hope to see them again in the future!