A Day to Remember...

Yesterday, both Vince and I had off work for the ENTIRE day! This doesn't happen often (except for Sundays and those can be quite busy) so we wanted to make the most of it and head out for some adventure and fun :)

Place of choice: Enchanted Rock in Fredricksburg. I climbed the rock several years ago but Vince had never been. We hadn't yet done an outdoor activity like this together and were excited to enjoy God's creation for an afternoon.

With Vienna in a pack on Vince's back, we started to climb. I didn't remember having any trouble the first time, years ago, but the combination of heat and climbing in the middle of the afternoon had me feeling nauseated...a common feeling for me during pregnancy :) With a patient Hubby waiting for me as I often took rests, we finally made it to the top...what a beautiful sight!














Vienna loved it! She "talked" and giggled the whole way up...mostly due to playing with the back of daddy's hair. haha. Once at the top, we found a cave and rested in it's cool shelter. Upon heading back down, Vienna fell fast asleep, in spite of bouncing up and down with each of her daddy's steps.






It was a long day for our baby girl!




The day will not soon be forgotten. Such sweet memories will ever be held dear. Being with the ones I love most, sharing the beauty of God's creation, talking, laughing, enjoying my best friends. We needed that day away...a chance to let go of the endless "to do lists", the pressure that often comes with life, the rush of every day. Remember to slow down and drink in the moments with the ones God has given you. Time is so short...too short not too!

7 months!

Our little princess is 7 months old today! What a delight she has been in every way. God's blessings fill us to overflowing.

"New discoveries" in the life of our baby:

She hugs mommy
she wipes tears from her cheeks
she loves playing in the garbage and the toilet

Short and sweet post today. Adios!

Catching you up...

My goodness, time just gets away from me! I just realized that I really need to do a new post on here. Sorry to any readers out there who have searched this blog in vain for new pictures in the past couple weeks.

A late Mother's Day update...Vienna gave me a card, pink roses & breakfast in bed. I'm amazed at how much she can make a day special at such a young age. Haha. Her loving father has made the past two Mother's Days a total treat for me. He daily makes me feel like a princess but it's fun to get extra spoiled sometimes too :) Thanks Honey, you're amazing!




Today we will also talk about some of Vienna's "firsts".

~ She has learned how to whistle...no joke, all on her own. It's absolutely adorable!




~ She went swimming with Daddy at the apartment pool and loved it once getting over the shock of the cool water temperature.







~ She is getting pretty good at listening when we tell her "no"...has been nice not to focus so much and "child proofing" our house but more on "house proofing" our child. Still have a long way to go...but we've got to start somewhere.

~ She had her first walker experience in the parking lot. Absolutely loved it!






~ Is starting to make it known if she wants to come to you or not by either diving towards you or turning the other way! haha. Daddy and I are having fun with this one. Let the competition begin..."Do you want Daddy or Mommy?" haha.

Vienna has also been more into cuddling of late which makes us all happy around here. Yesterday, Uncle Anthony put her to sleep, Daddy and Mommy love the chance to do that too...it's just so precious.




As far as other happenings outside of "Vienna news"...
My pregnancy is going well so far. I'm 6 1/2 weeks right now. Some morning sickness, but not bad at all. Very, very tired all the time. Guess that just comes with the territory.

I'm still teaching music in the evenings, Vince's job has him pretty busy too...which makes me need to focus on being grateful instead of complaining about extra hours sometimes :) I'm learning...growing up isn't easy. haha.

May your day be filled with little miracles as you spend time with the ones you love...

A New Baby on the Way & a Trip to Michigan...

Our exciting news...Last week, we found out that the Lord has blessed us with another precious baby! It's hard to believe we have another sweetie on the way, and are anxious to see what the Lord has in store for our family in our second born child. What a privilege to be a mommy once again!



Recently, Vienna and I returned from a delightful visit with Vince's family up in Michigan. The weather was lovely, the landscape beautifully green and the time with family, refreshing. We relaxed, went shopping, visited with some extended family, took lots of pictures, got to know each other even better, and watched Vienna's every move, discovery and facial expression.

The flight there was for the most part, uneventful and Vienna did very well. However, on the way home, it was far from boring...but I think in this case, boring would have been the way to go! :)

Getting through security was a breeze and I thought I had everything under control. I took Vienna into the bathroom to change and feed her and thought that the smart order in which to accomplish the above would be to feed her first before changing her. Apparently her diaper was too soaked to hold anymore and while I sat and nursed her, she wet out the side, all over herself AND ME!!! If you've never had a baby wet down your leg and soak your pants at an airport, you're really missing out. I immediately told myself that it was "no big deal" so that I wouldn't start to panic. After all, our plane was leaving in 30 minutes and we were both a mess! Scrubbing out clothes with hand soap and paper towels isn't the easiest thing to do in the world but we boarded the plane on time and smelled decent enough that no one seemed to notice what had just happened.

Vienna was tired from a long weekend and a busy day...she was very fussy and sort of delirious on the flight home...waking up every 20 minutes or so to look at me with her big blue eyes that seemed to say, "mommy, please get me home soon!" After many tears from baby and a sore back for mommy, we made it home to daddy's loving arms and sweet kisses.