Summertime

We are enjoying summer over here at the Hampshire house.  At least until these 100 degree days start this weekend!  We have a pool and splash pad by our house and we have been going there several times with Mady.  She loves it more and more each time.  The last time we went she had a blast and was kicking her legs like crazy!  She wants to swim already! 

We also had some good friends of ours, the Mosiers, come and visit us a couple of weekends ago.  They have two boys and Mady had a great time playing hostess and we had a great time seeing and visiting with them! 

Nick had to to work at 4 on Father's Day but we took him out to lunch at his favorite restaurant and then we went to a park close to the airport to watch some airplanes which Mady loved.  Then later we went to his office and had dinner with him Overall it turned out to be a great day!

My niece is coming to see us tomorrow and she's going to stay with us for a week and then we'll be heading down to Port Arthur to see our family for a little while.  In between our time there Nick and I are going to take a trip to New Orleans for a few days.  This is our first time away from Mady overnight so needless to say I'm a little nervous about it.  More so for me than her.  I know she'll be just fine because she'll be with her grandparents but I'm going to miss her like crazy! 

Mady is just growing more and more everyday.  I can't get over how much fun she is right now.  She is all over the place and if I turn my head for two seconds there is no telling what I'll find when I turn back around!  She's learning new things everyday.  She still hasn't gained many more words besides bubble, ball, mama, dada, and go.  She is starting to say duck and dog, even though Nick says otherwise ;)

She found the cotton balls I keep in the pantry to clean Lucy's ears

She has also learned where her head, ears, tummy, toes, and knees are.  She just can't get nose but we're still trying.  We live close to the airport so you can see the planes taking off from our backyard, and like I said earlier, Mady LOVES watching them.  Our new activity in the evening is to go outside and watch the planes.  She'll point and smile so big when she sees them. 

Just love her!

 Hope everyone is having as good a summer as we are!

Summer has started

Well summer has started because it is hot outside and will be for the next several months.  This means a lot more time outside and Mady loves it.  For Memorial Day weekend we headed down to Port Arthur to visit the family and we got to spend Mimi's (Nick's mom) birthday with her hanging out in her pool.  This was Mady's first time in a pool and while she seemed a little unsure at first she got more comfortable and I think she had a good time.

This past weekend our good friend from college got married.  Nick was the best man and Mady was one of the flower girls.  It was a busy weekend but we had so much fun seeing our friends and celebrating Shel and Elizabeth's big day.  Mady was a bit tired by the time the ceremony came around (she could be heard in the back of the church crying while waiting to go down the aisle) but she made it down without crying and handled the ceremony pretty well.  We took her to the reception for a while so she could eat and I thought she wouldn't last very long but I was wrong.  She loved the music and lights and was having a blast dancing, haha.  She stayed up way past her bedtime but there's nothing wrong with doing that every once in a while, right?  I was a horrible mother though because I left the camera at home and didn't get one picture taken.  I can't believe it and I'm hoping I can maybe order some once their pictures are ready. 

I have the first summer session off of school but I am still keeping busy getting my classes ready for the second session and I'm doing some online training.  My boss at school recommended me for distance learning which means they want me to each online classes.  I'll still be teaching on campus but will also have the chance to teach online from the comfort of my home!  This does mean a ten week training course which has been keeping me busy.  I definitely take advantage during Mady's naps!

The city has been doing some work down the street from our house for several weeks now.  We still have no idea what they are doing but today that work moved closer to us and we had a backhoe (that's what Nick says it's called) in our backyard, right behind our fence!  We were out there with Mady and when it cranked up and started digging dirt Mady freaked out.  She was so scared and screamed and started running over to me.  Poor baby!  I'm hoping they're not there very long because she is not a big fan. 

Other pictures from these past few weeks:

Lucy has definitely been warming up to Mady

Hanging out with Mimi

Swinging with Abuelita

She loves my sunglasses.  I can't wear them without her trying to take them from me!

My little helper