My girl.

In Lubbock (so far) we have had a week's worth of hundred degree, record breaking days. AND, I still live with a wild toddler so we do not want to spend the entire day in the wonderful air conditioning because we tend to feel cooped up and wilder than normal. SO, Brooke and I both have been spending a lot of time outside in the heat. Brooke always stays cool in her little froggie pool, as I wilt under the umbrella. Well, not anymore. I bit the bullet and got rid of my silliness fear and have started putting my swimsuit on and sitting with her in her pool, laying out and letting her splash me to keep me cool, and doing anything else fun and childlike we can do to stay cool. We have had popsicles made out of nearly anything that would freeze, had water fights, even gotten Cooper cooled off with us. We have a weekly pool playdate with a few friends that I now look forward to as much as Brooke does. Oh, the joys of summer! I am SO blessed to be able to be home and enjoy my second childhood with my baby girl!

Posing for Momma.

What our time out in the heat does to us....makes us crazy and TIRED (note the new blanket I finally sewed for her at her feet)!

My cowgirl who although we coat her in SPF 60 every hour or so diligently is getting a tan and who's curls are slowly but surely getting blonder with every hour spent outside. I'll think about posting pics of her cute little white bootie....why are tan lines so cute on a kiddoe?!

Fun stuff she's said lately that isn't always funny right at the moment.....

~I ask her to do something and she says "Momma, you're kidding right?" or "You've GOT to be kidding me Momma."

~She walked up to me the other day after swimming and said "Momma, I'm famished" where she got that....don't know yet...?!

~She is CONVINCED her Uncle Bro's toenails are pink.....?!

Not so fun for me suddenly....

~I have been taking her to a weekly music class since she was 18 months old and this summer she went to her first without Mommy music class. She hated it for the first few weeks, but towards the end she LOVED it. Here is what bothered me....I no longer knew what she was being taught, how she was acting, how she was being treated, etc....and now I dread the preschool she will be starting in September even more! She would come home singing all sorts of songs and I had no clue what the words to them were. Mommyhood brings all sorts of emotions I had never been warned about. Don't get me wrong, I am not going to homeschool her or back out of putting her in this preschool because I truly think she needs it, will love it and it is the best thing for her socially.....BUT, that doesn't mean I won't have a hard time with it for a while. Wow....emotions stink somtimes.

ON the bright side, my sweet hubby is taking next week off of work. So, Brooke and I are very much looking forward to having him here for more than an hour at a time.....woo hoo!