Life's a Beach

We just got home from our trip with our friends and we had blast! We drove to Padre with a RV and stayed at the state park. Time flew by so fast, as it always does when you re having fun! We played in the sand and surf, ate good food and enjoyed great company. Here are some pics of our adventures:



We definitely made some memories and know that we will be doing this again as soon as we can. Its such a new experience seeing the world though the eyes of a child. She makes life so exciting and most of all she fills our lives with love. We loved sharing this time with our friends and thank them dearly for sharing this with us!

Traveling is always tiring, traveling with TWO 2 year olds just makes it EXHAUSTING! LOL! Enjoy the pictures! Ill update again soon!

Wacky Wednesday

Today was awesome. Just awesome. We celebrated fathers Day or J and had great time. We took advantage of family day at the Houston Boat show, we avoided the crowds and beat the heat. We found the boat of our dreams, now we just have to find all the money we dream of to buy the sucka', LOL! It looks like this

and this



::Drool:: Its perfect for us. It does all that we need and more, but I wont bore you anymore with my ramblings of just how many bows I have to sell to get this baby in my driveway. ::SIGH:: Oh well, at least we had fun.






After the show we ate at Dimassi's Mediterranean food. Delish. It wasn't the best ever, but well worth the price to get to try a large variety of food. Best on the menu was the falafel patties. So good. We surely got our moneys worth. J even turned down Hank's and he NEVER turns down Hank's. Good times.
Then we went to Academy. J is going to be in a men's softball league this year. So for his fathers day gift he got a pretty rockin' mit and new pair of kicks. He's going to tear them up on the field, I tell you.
Overall this is how to spend a great fathers day in Houston, we were cool, it was cheap and best of all C really enjoyed the boats, it was fun watching her climb all over them and have a good time.

Oh my goodness, word just in, as I was updating I just heard about Billy Joel and his divorce from his creepy "daughter" wife....I know this is breaking news for everyone ::grin::, I will keep you all posted as I know more. Maybe this will prompt him to write some new material to get his emotions off his chest.Ill be waiting with baited breath, LOL.
Tomorrow is going to be fun, C and I are going to the water fountains for have some fun in the water with some friends, Im sure there will be lots of "wet" pics!

Oh, Oh Oh....

I almost forgot in my update, I have BIG, SUPERSIZED, GINORMOUS news!
But before I tell you I will leave you in suspense and show you a pic of my super cute kid today.



We went to the mall and played at the museum and of course took a ride on the carosel, but she realized that her Le-Le had hooked her up with some M&M's in her lunch sack and life just couldnt be any sweeter for my 2 year old!

Back to the news...
J is graduating. I know its old news to most, but its still freaking awesome! He recieved his offical date of commencement letter and finalization of graduation plans. Im so excited for him! He is offically comepleted in August! GOOOOO J!

Okay, I mean it...

Alright, Alright, I know I have been the world's worst as keeping up with the blog. Its just that our life is so much fun and exciting that it hard to chronicle that in a timely manner, LOL!Actually someone mentioned the blog to me and it jogged my memory to get back on it.
So much has happened since I last posted,lets see, in February we went to San Diego to see my sister and my nephew. That was so much fun, that place is indescribably beautiful. In March C celebrated her 2nd birthday.



We had a mickey themed party and it was a blast. Two doesn't sound old but I'm realizing that I no longer have a baby on my hands, she is becoming an independent little girl, that seriously gives me a case of the "sadz". I have pics upon pics to upload and show off all about this. We
have started a new family hobby of letter boxing which we have done as much as we can, its a blast, more to come on these adventures. In April we celebrated J's birthday as well as our anniversary, J took C and I to a mini vaca at Galveston. That was GREAT! WE stayed at an awesome hotel right on the water and it had a great pool in it. C loved to ocean and realized how much she loved the pool even more. In May we took a camping trip to our property, it was so quiet and relaxing to do nothing other than fish, play horseshoes and eat smores..lots and lots of smores.




We have also taken numerous trips to the state park and out to the family Farm to ride the mule which also is fun filled trip each time we go!
Now that brings us to June, well already we have had lots of adventures; we have gone to the children's museum where C got painted up like a kitten and had a blast in the water park.


Id recommend it to anyone, although the website states no outside food or drink, this is not the case, the food there is expensive and they do have an outside eating area within the museum designed especially for bring your own lunches, so just FYI. Also we took C to her very first movie, "UP". Oh that was cute. She did so well she made it through the entire movie like a champ! Thank goodness considering it was 102 degrees outside and that was our only activity for the day! We have also gone blueberry picking. C did well for about 20 minutes but it was so hot, it gets hot in a hurry around here:( Fortunately there were lots of berries to eat that she happened to find on the ground, LOL!
And last but not least the pool. For C's b-day we got a pool, its not huge but it has been a blast of a good time in our backyard. She has become quite the swimmer. Also my mom has gotten a pool so there hasn't been a week go by that C hasn't gotten a nice case of "raisin toes!"
I will be updating on a more regular basis as I have a new format Id like to try out. As always pics are coming...



And the countdown begins until our next adventure...camping on north padre! YEAH!

New Year..time to post!

Wow, that was fast. Seriously the holidays have left me feeling almost overwhelmed. One minute we are succumbed in holiday cheer and then..WHOOSH its gone. Where did all the Christmas lights go? So Sad. This was by far the very best holiday that I have experienced. C is growing up so very quickly. The joy in her eyes during the holidays makes it amazing. We did so much, I have to post the ever important pics.

During the holidays we visited the Galleria, C was entranced by the ice skaters, there were a group of students there skating and one little girl made an effort of stopping by to say hi to C every time she made a round on the ice, she was overjoyed, we finished up the evening with an excellent meal the Cheesecake factory, YUM!

We went to the Disney live show. That was a hoot. C was just so excited to see "mickeee", which by the way is the second cutest thing that she says, second only to her new word .."Pheease", yep, it breaks your heart. She was so excited by all of the characters.

My sister, brother in law and most importantly my nephew came in for the holidays that was wonderful. During this time I also got a sister in law! It was so nice to have everyone here and feel so bonded again!

Christmas morning was just as I imagined. It was delightful to watch her face light up at the toys and for me it was so nice finally feeling as our family tradition had begun, we had monkeybread and breakfast casserole. Life is good.

I celebrated my birthday, I'm so lucky to get to be another year older. Yeah, yeah, I know getting old stinks, you re telling me, I'm almost 30 (gasp) but its better than the alternative, isn't it? My birthday went on and on, for like a week, it was great! I got the most gorgeous watch from J, its a looker! Speaking of, we each had a wonderful Christmas, J got his coveted Iphone and I got a beautiful purse and embroidery machine. LOVE IT! Oh and we are going to Cali on holiday at the end of the month. We are so excited and will have so much to post about when we get home.

We also went to the zoo, I don't think anyone should go longer than three months without a zoo trip, I think its good for the soul. Check out our pics, there are old and new mixed in this batch, but I couldn't separate)
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Oh, and J and I had a date..Woohoo! We spent a day out on the town and got to see the Body worlds exhibit. Completely overpriced, but it was entertaining, I say if you can make it and have an extra $50 burning a hold in your pocket then check it out. Its fun.

Well I think that puts us up to date, of course I know Im leaving so much out, but I will have pics to follow and will try and keep up...

Peace~

As Promised, Loftin Holiday Fun

Wow, Im out of shape.

Okay, now I swore to myself and to my "avid" readers (all two of you, LOL) that I would not constantly write apologetic posts about how often I am not writing. Yet here I am again. ::SIGH:: I admit things here in the Loftin household have been nut so. J is preparing for finals, only one week left, Turtle has been growing like a weed and literally is giving us a run for our money just keeping her fed and in clothes that fit. I have been trying my darnedest to get some sort of business going.
Things have been good. I have done a few shows and I'm having a good response. Also the website seems to be doing its share of business, but like all things in life I want more and I want it NOW! I have to say that now I'm nervous about what turn the business will take with the passing of some legislation which changes the sale of items for children under 12. This could be it for the small time proprietor. We shall see.
Christmas is right around the corner. We anticipate seeing Santa this week, so pics will be posted. Speaking of pics, do I have alot to share from today! Today it SNOWED. Not just a little, but alot, enough to cover the ground and enough for J and I to make two cute snowmen! C didn't seem to care too much, she just kind of looked at it and grunted as to say that it was dirt or something, but the cold air had her frisky. It was nice that it happened today as this was the first day we all were feeling a bit better. We have been sickly for the better part of the week, but it seems as though things are back to normal.
Well this is a short and sweet update, promise more to come soon. I have to get the snow pictures up and get some pics of her outside with the snowmen, so check back soon!