Bethie riding the Zilker Park choo choo. She is an official Austinite now!

Me: (talking about how irresitable I was to Walker) "Guys like girls who are funny." Eva Rose: "Something tells me I'm gonna have a LOT of guys like me."

I remember when ike was born thinking 'It must be nice to have 5 people dote on you and tell you how adorable you are from the moment you wake up until the moment you go to bed.' 

Now Bethie has SIX people giving her the same treatment. 

Well, okay, 5 and a half. Ike's still not 100% smitten.

Getting Maggie's hair cut and the hairdresser asked (nicely) if Bethie was adopted. Maggie answered, 'Of course she's adopted! Do you think a brown baby came out of my mommy's tummy? What are you, kwazy?'

A friend came over today when Bethie's hair was VERY NAPPY and she only had a diaper on. I am resolved to have the first white trash black baby.

Maggie, reading out the car window: Mommy, what does a body shop sell?

new house

gameroom upstairs



girls rooms on left, boys on right

boys room on the left, guest room on the right

boys' room - it's HUGE



 

one of the girls' rooms -

Jack-n-jill girls' bathroom

other girls' room - little window in closet

 Grandma room :)

 

 

 Family room

kitchen - huge breakfast bar

white appliances :(

 

pantry is almost as big as old house





study, to right as you enter

(they had the mother in law in here)

 

dining room (on left as you enter)

 laundry room

guest bath

 

 my closet

Maggie:

I had a dream last night that I had four feet. And two of them were Abraham Lincoln's.

 Had our follow up visit with the social worker today. 

Shep found out that we were moving (away from his next door buddy) right when the social worker was leaving out house today. He burst into tears, ran to his room, and slammed the door. As we said goodbye in the foyer, he yelled, "WHAT KIND OF MOTHER ARE YOU?!?!?"

Me: Are you gonna obey me, or are you gonna argue?
Eva Rose: I'm obeying AND I'm arguing!
And then we both cracked up.