Birthday Playdate

Kendall and Courtney turned one on Monday and we celebrated with a big playdate at their house.  So many of Finley's friends were there: Riley, Max, Noah, Ryan and a new friend Landon.  We had such a good time playing with all the kids.  The twins had gotten a new play kitchen for their birthday, so Finley was set to go for a full afternoon of fun.  It was about the perfect day for Finley as she got to eat a piece of birthday cake after all the fun playtime.  Happy birthday Courtney and Kendall!!

Finley is also super excited to meet Ryan's new baby sister, Lillian. She should be here by next week and we are so thrilled for Sarah, Rob and Ryan.

Will She Do Windows?

Every morning while Finley eats her breakfast, I sweep up. Dark hardwoods plus a toddler and two long haired kitty cats make for quite the daily mess. I guess Finley has been keenly observing me and she is now my trusty sweep up assistant with the dust pan. It is adorable! Don't worry, she picked up the dustpan all on her own...I wasn't trying to put her to work already~

All About the Beep Beeps

Finley calls cars "Beep Beeps" and when you ask her what a car says, she replies "Beep Beep" and when you drive down the road, she sits in her car seat saying "Beep Beep". It is adorable. She was so happy to have a car magazine to read while we were at the doctor's office...all about the Beep Beeps!

Our Little Sports Fan

We took Finley to the South Regional Elite Eight game today to watch the Baylor Bears take on the Duke Blue Devils. This wasn't Finley's first NCAA basketball game, we all remember her heart lies with the Houston Cougars. Finley did great until there were about eight minutes left of the game. Luckily, we were in club level, so I took her inside to play around. She settled down and we returned to our seats, only to see the Bears defeated. As any good Maryland Terp fan would do, we rooted against Duke, but my luck has been terrible this tourney and the Blue Devils pulled out a victory.

I am so proud of our little sports fan. In her young life she has already been to a Houston Cougars Football and Basketball game, a Houston Texans football game and several Houston Astros games (another game). She is looking forward to Astros opening day next Monday. It is the first time she gets her very own seat!

Quack, Quack

The ducks at Hermann Park are so friendly because they are angling for a stray fry or part of a burger bun from Little Bigs. I figured feeding the ducks with Finley would definitely be a two man operation, so after work on Thursday night we all headed over for some quality time with the ducks. Finley was equally interested in eating the bread as she was in feeding it to the ducks. Poor thing fell a couple of times running around, which resulted in lots of crying, but she was easily calmed with a slice of wheat bread.

Playdates and Free Ice Cream Cones

We met Lori, our former nanny, and her new charge out at the play area at Memorial City Mall. The whole area is great for toddlers to play, as it is all padded. Lori's new charge is only a few months old, so he didn't get to play, but he did enjoy watching everyone have a great time.

Afterwards, we went to Ben and Jerry's for free cone day. I had peanut butter and chocolate, while Finley had a vanilla (translate least messy) cone. She ate the whole cone by herself and didn't spill a single drop. This girl is not about to let a single drop of ice cream go to waste!

You Talking to Me?

An Afternoon at the Zoo with Auntie Kristina

It was a gorgeous day here in Houston and we got to spend the majority of it outdoors at the Houston Zoo with my friend Kristina. We got to see a trainer talk at the elephant exhibit as well as spending some quality time with the goats in the petting zoo. It was a lovely afternoon and Finley is loving the zoo more and more as she grows up. She did get a little crazy in the World of Primates, she jsut wanted to run and run and run...
Ready to go...

What's a kitty cat say?

Let's Go Terps!

Finley was all tucked into bed when the Maryland Terrapins defeated her beloved Houston Cougars, but she will be dreaming of the Terrapins victory over Michigan State on Sunday!!! Go Terps! Go Grandad!