Let's Go Cougars!

Finley will be all tucked into bed when the Houston Cougars defeat the Maryland Terrapins, but she will be dreaming of their victory!

Turtles Today

Today Finley can wear her adorable turtle outfit and watch basketball...tomorrow, well, tomorrow is a whole different story. I have been a Terps fan for as long as I can remember. See the Maryland Terrapin bib? Goes well with the avocado oven and dishwasher!I graduated from the University of Houston and I have been a huge fan from day one. But Maryland has always been my tournament team, mainly because UofH has never made it since I started school there back in 1995. Heck, they haven't made it to the NCAA Tournament since 1992. So imagine the excitement when Houston won the Conference USA Tournament for an automatic bid to the Big Dance. And imagine the shock and sadness when they are pitted against Maryland in the opening round.

So, Miss Finley will wear her turtle gear today. And tomorrow she will be all about Cougars and Red and White...

Here are some adorable pictures of her feasting on some queso with Clifton while we watched Baylor defeat SHSU.
Go Coogs! And if for some strange reason the Terps defeat them, we will be solidly behind them to win the National Championship.

Playing in Plano

Miss Finley and I took a big trip up to Plano this week to visit Mister Noah and his mommy. We had such a blast! Noah is beyond adorable~

We visited downtown Dallas with hopes of visiting the Dallas World Aquarium, but being as it was spring break and the line was wrapped around the block, we settled for lunch and visiting the grassy knoll. After an afternoon nap, we hit the park. And Finley hit the ground, literally. Face first down a slide and a bloody lip, poor bug! She was okay after a good cry and I cannot even spot the mark today. She is getting so adventurous.
At the grassy knoll...
Carseat buddies...with toys! Finley was spoiled.
Swing time fun, Finley was in nonstop giggles the whole swing ride. Which of course led to hiccups.
See mom, I can climb...and go down the slide...oh noooooooo....
Such a trooper!
Finley did fantastic on the car ride there and back, phew! She even got her first visit to McDonald's. For the record, she loves McNuggets and will tolerate the apple slices when they are dipped in the carmel sauce...surprise, suprise. That being said, I have NO clue how to carry a tray and a toddler. This was clearly shown as I dumped my drink all over the floor of the McD's off I-45. Whoops!

Being Cute with a Graham Cracker

Finley has been loving graham crackers lately, but it takes her forever to eat one. She can also get on and off Raffers all by herself. Such a big bug!

This IS my first rodeo...

Neither Finley nor I had ever been to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo before. I have been to the cook off and the concerts in the past, but never to see the Rodeo itself. I must say a Texas sized good time was had by all.

Outside the pig races
Getting ready to see the piggies run

And they're off...

The Aggie pig came in first, whoop!

The Fun on the Farm exhibit was super neat

We got to feed the chickens to collect an egg

Pick the oranges from the tree

Harvest an ear of corn

We also planted a seed and got a bell pepper, milked a cow to get some milk and traded it all in at the market for some money, which we used to buy a box of raisins at the store.

Waiting for the elevator to get to our seats for the rodeo

Ready to watch the show

Let's Rodeo!

Having snacks and watching the horses...

This is fun!

The cowboy got bucked off the bull

Chuckwagon races!

Instead of a helmet sundae, we had cowboy hat sundaes! Finley flipped out after she ate all the ice cream. We had to leave the suite after that.

We had a great time watching all the rodeo events and headed out just before the concert began (neither of us are big country music fans and it was getting to be Finley's bedtime)

We saw the championship pig

And the championship cow

And all the other livestock on display

So long rodeo...see ya next year!

Playdate with Max

We had playgroup yesterday, but due to a big tanker truck tipping over, only Finley and I were able to make it over to Max's house. Luckily, a few years back I had timed all the lights in his area, so I knew a few good back road shortcuts to get there, only having to slow down for a ton of school zones. Finley had a great time playing with Max, they had some good interactions together.

Seriously, you are wanting to take our picture?
Don't you realize we are trying to play?
I mean, don't we look like we are having a blast?

So Many Animal Friends

Finley adores all her stuffed animals. She will carry them around and will fetch whichever animal you ask her to, whether it be a penguin, a moose or even a dolphin! She also has a group in her crib that she sleeps with that always includes Bear Friend. Currently Snow Leopard, Elmo, Fuzzy Bear (my childhood bear), Train Bear and Bear Friend all are napping in her crib with her. She hasn't taken any interest in dolls, but she just loves all her animals. Must have something to do with all the trips to the zoo.

Thanks Aunt Sharon!

Finley was so excited to open a package from Aunt Sharon, she definitely knows the word "present". After tearing through the paper, Finley was excited to find her very own ladybug apron and dishcloth with her name on it. So fun! It was nearly impossible to get a good picture of her in it, she is on the go all the time now. Finley is still loving her kitchen, she plays with it everyday and we still haven't had the heart to move it to her room yet. Who knows if it will ever make it up there...