Funny Faces and Funny Places

This is mostly just a blog of funny pictures you need to see!!

Here is one of Karys's new funny faces~ wrinkling up her nose...so cute!!

And another new face-- she kind of puckers up her lips!!

And these pics are what happened the other day while I was blowdrying my hair and she was playing in the closet. I thought she was just pulling laundry out of the basket, but instead....

And this is what happens when you're in the laundry basket...it opens up a whole new world of things to find!! (P.S. I have no idea how she got in here because I never heard anything!! I do know how she got out because I watched her. Only, I don't think this was how she meant to get out!! She kind of leaned forward and the basket fell over, and she landed on the floor! No crying, though! :)

Beach Blanket Baby :)

Today was Karys's first time to wear her new swimsuit and play in a swimming pool!! She didn't really seem all that thrilled by the whole experience. Hopefully that was because it was new. I tried to put her in a baby floatie and she cried, so we didn't do that anymore!! She kept a serious look on her face most of the time but eventually started splashing the water a little bit. And then when she got to sit down in the water (the pool we were at had a beach entrance) she seemed to be a little bit happier. Check out this cutie!(I only put this in here because it shows off most of her swimsuit...I'm not trying to model mine for anyone!! :)
Bathing beauty

Playing in the water

Things "Bad Moms" Do

I think this probably qualifies as something on the list of things that "bad moms" do. :) She did all this by herself while I was drying my hair...and then when I saw her, of course I grabbed a camera!! :)

She's so proud of herself!! :)

First Pig Tails

We spent Friday night and all day Saturday in Forney with my family, partly because my mom, sister, and sister's fiance were all participating in the Forney Relay for Life.

*Side note: My mom had breast cancer when I was a child. At Relay, cancer survivors wear purple shirts that say "Survivor" on the back and do a special lap all together at the start of Relay. Watching that at the Longview Relay always brings tears to my eyes---just thinking about all that these people have been through, what some are still going through, and the strenght of the survivors and their families. Watching my MOM walk that lap felt even more emotional. I was so young when she was going through it that I barely remember it, but the fact that she never had a relapse and it was caught early and she's still HERE just makes me that much more appreciative of her!! :) *End Side Note :)

My mom and my sister are always buying things for Karys and this weekend was no exception. My mom got her these cute little flower clips which really excited me because I've been wanting to try her hair in pig tails, but knew I needed two matching bows for that. So here are the results!

(And here she is playing with my parents' cat...which actually was the cat I had in college. :)

I Love My Cat!!

Our cat, Simon, likes to spend a lot of time outside (probably to get away from a baby who chases after him!! :) Now that Karys is pulling up, she loves to look out the window and we have the perfect windows for that because they are low to the ground. Whenever she's going to be around playing, I pull up the blinds so that she can look out the window. (Otherwise, she'll just play with the blinds!!) This has happened a few times, but I was able to get a couple of pictures the other day...she loves this cat!! :)

"There he is!!"

"Where did he go???"

"Siiiiimonnnn...." :)

First Trip to the Zoo

Two Fridays ago, I told Ryan we should take Karys to the zoo sometime. He asked when. I responded, "How about now?" (This was around 8:30 or so in the morning...Ryan's job has him off on Fridays). So we decided to make a spontaneous trip to the zoo. So spontaneous that when we were almost ready he asked if he should call his sister and see if she and her kids were interested in going. Even with the VERY short notice, we all got to go together! :) We had a blast and Karys definitely enjoyed herself. I might have a zoo obsession now because I've talked my friend, Alison, into taking the three kids she's babysitting this week to the zoo and Karys and I are going with her. That way, between me and Alison, we'll each be in charge of a baby and a big kid. :)

Here are some of our fun zoo pics.

Looking in the pond with Daddy

(I was so excited for her to get to wear this hat!!)

Karys and Daddy...awww!!

I forget what these things were called, but right as we were standing there one of them started peeing!! (This happened to us with several of the animals!)

In front of the lions

Looking at the penguins

The cousins

This is what happens when I try to ask Ryan to take a real picture!The petting zooThe goats really liked Connor's wheelchair!! Eventually they were all pretty much climbing on him!!I just found out recently that the Caldwell Zoo here in Tyler is the best zoo in this area (better than both Dallas and Fort Worth), so I'm happy that Karys has been to it. It's possible we'll be going to San Antonio this summer with my family and I just read a list of the Top 10 Zoos in the country in Parents magazine and the San Antonio Zoo made the cut!! :)