Shelby peed in the toilet!

Just before I put Shelby in the shower with Daddy I put her on the toilet and she peed!!! (Clear, Aunt Kim - aren't you proud!?) We have attempted this several times before, but today she actually did it.

Good job Shelby!!!

10-10-10

Seven wonderful years ~ Happy Anniversary Babe!

16 Going On 17

16 months old today! Here she is sporting her new tennies and Bass Pro hat.

Shelby is really starting to show her little personality more and more. She loves music and dancing to it - especially to the band at the football games. Barking is her favorite animal noise to make, but dogs are only neat from a distance or stuffed. She was knocked over by a couple of excited dogs at the park the other day. There was no harm done, but it definitely scared her. Now she just shakes her head rapidly (saying no) when dogs start to get too close. Soon Shelby will have 16 teeth, so she has been a little fussy during that process, but she is still a happy little girl who likes to pick up any little piece of lint and ask "Trash?" and proceeds to throw it away along with anything else that we ask her to toss. Shelby also loves babies and she can "Shush" her babies very well while patting their back. Shelby is a very good whisperer which is soooo cute!

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We took a trip to San Antonio over the last four days. We had so much fun! We were able to stay with Matt and Jessica again, which is always very nice. Shelby loves Jessica and she was sort of getting used to Henry, their bulldog. Shelby also had fun with Matt, saying "Hi" to him all the time and giving him high-fives.

This is on the way to the Riverwalk.

We walked around the Alamo as well as the Mission San Jose. This picture is taken at the Alamo.

And a trip to San Antonio would not be complete without a Riverwalk boat ride!

Thanks Matt & Jessica ~ we had a blast with you guys!

We of course did LOTS of shopping and eating out. We were actually sick of ice cream by the last day, can you believe it!???! Ok, not really, but we did have plenty of it over the four days. Josh and I celebrated our seventh anniversary (which is Sunday, 10-10-10!) one evening by going to a movie! Matt & Jessica stayed with Shelby as we put her to bed and hit the town. It was a fun, late night. Our Christmas shopping is almost finished and we really like San Antonio!

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Splish splash

Summer is still here in Sanderson. But luckily Grandma Mary got this pool for Shelby and we finally broke it out today! Shelby had a blast in the pool. If you look close you can see Josh and me and the umbrella in the reflection of her sunglasses. We had a nice time outside in the 90 degree weather.

On another note, Josh made some DELICIOUS ribs today that we partook of at lunch. YUMMY!!!

Our Favorite Candy

I have had a lot of different favorites in my day, but right now my favorite candy is Lindt Lindor Truffles. YUM!! Milk Chocolate is the best! But they are all good (milk, dark, white and cookies and cream). Josh is on the same kick, which is nice. And Shelby likes them, too. :)

50 degrees!

It was a very nice, cool 50 degrees this morning! Josh and I were so excited to open the door and get a cold draft of air coming in. So the windows are open and Shelby and I just returned from a walk! At 10:40 AM it is still only 68 degrees.

Thanks for the summer, Texas, but we are READY for the FALL!