9 month pictures

WEll.. one week to spare before P turns 10 months.... I finally got his 9 month pics made. He was such a ham.. Tim and i had to do the island backdrop with that shirt.. how could you not!!!! My son.. so much like his momma when the camera is around!!!!

enjoy

fun pictures

Do I look GQ or what?



My good side...


Mom Please!!!


This smile lets me get away with ANYTHING!!

Yellowstone and more..

I am finally getting around to our vacation. Tim, Preston and I along with our friends the Moore's took a 10 day family vacation. We went to Mt. Rushmore, Yellowstone, Jackson Hole and Beaver Creek CO. Wow.. we drove about 3000 miles in addition to the roundtrip flight to Denver Co from DFW.. That is alot of ground in 10 days. We rented a suburban in Denver and drove a huge loop into S. Dakota, Wyoming, back into CO. there were 7 of us total.. I am so glad the Moore's love us.. especially the day Preston had 7, yes 7 poopie diapers during one of our 400 plus mile drive days!!! But we saw some of God's most majestic creations and had some really good memories made. At times i felt like vacation and the family truckster but good times were had by all. While in Yellowstone we saw a black bear, Moose, Elk, Grizzly bear, Old Faithful, and LOTS of Buffalo!! What amazing animals!! Then we treked into JAckson HOle Wyoming.. What a beautiful little town. We went on a covered wagon cookout, which included an indian invasion!!! We also went on the Alpine slide. YOu will have to look it up. It is at the Snow King resort. But it is this huge slide built into the side of the mountain. you have to take a chair lift up to the top of it. You ride these little sled things down it.. what a blast.. I so wanted to go really fast but i came upon this little girl that was going really slow so my thrill ride became a leisurly ride instead.. We did some shopping in Jackson but not much.. they are pretty proud of their stuff.. but when you have the most expensive real estate in the US then i guess you can be. Then we went on the BEaver creek.. Just as beautiful. We had good times there.. even if P rolled off the bed at the Condo!! HE was fine.. MOM wasn't but he was...

back to work

Well... my summer has officially come to an end.. I start back to work tomorrow. I really dont want to. I have enjoyed my 8 weeks as a full time mommy.. Preston has an excellent place to stay when i am at work and i dont worry about him at all.. i just miss him and i know i will really miss him tomorrow.. He has started doing so much. He is crawling all over the place; starting to pull up on things; and so proud when he can pull up and stand. He is starting to say some words and i know that everyday will be bring new accomplishments. It makes me sad to know that he will do those things and i wont be the "first" to see them. But Suga is so good about not saying anything and letting me see the "firsts" on my own. (Suga is Preston's babysitter/Ft. worth Grandma) He grows so fast. I have been reading a book called "i was a good mom until i had kids". It is really good. It is a book about being a mom and dealing with all the mom issues that women are too proud to really discuss. It talks alot about working moms that deal with the guilt of leaving their children and stay at home moms that deal with the guilt of not working or wanting to work and not. It is so good. It has helped me feel like i am not alone when i am so guilt ridden about leaving him and going to work or wanting to go workout and leave him for another hour when i have already left him all day at the sitter. I am still trying to find my balance between motherhood; working, and taking time for myself. I have talked to several of my mommy friends that i work with and they have all told me they have felt the same way and have given me ideas on how they take time for themselves. It is hard being a mom.. rewarding, and amazing.. but hard (regardless of if you work outside the home or not!!) Anyway... my goal is to find a good balance and take time for myself so i can be a better mom.. and to not feel so guilty doing it.

I know i havent posted any pics from out trip.. i will soon. Our trip was so much fun!! that is another post. No pictures with this one.. just some thoughts on going back to work.