So Sleepy

Madeline has a little cold with a low-grade temp and has been fussy, fussy, fussy today. I put her up to the table for some lunch so I could have a little time to myself on the computer. I noticed it became unusually quiet after a few minutes, and upon investigation this is what I saw. Hilarious! She was slumped over in a very uncomfortable looking position, fast asleep. She hasn't randomly fallen asleep since she was probably a couple months old. I guess she's feeling worse than I thought she was.

Yummy?

I never in a million years would have thought of feeding Madeline a head of raw cauliflower. She found it (I won't tell you where...) and gnawed on it for 30+ minutes. I guess I should have thought of it.

Friends

We said goodbye to some wonderful friends of ours this weekend. They are moving on to bigger and better things, and we are so exited for them. But, we will sure miss them. They have helped us feel at home in Texas. They are the type of friends you can count on to do whatever they can to help you during hard times. They are the type of friends you help when they're in need, not because you feel like you have to but because you truly want to. They are the type of friends you can talk to for hours, or not see for weeks and still be friends. They are the type of people you want to be more like.

We are so lucky to have had you in our lives. Good luck!

Break

Scott's break from school is officially over today. He will be in national board reviews for the rest of the week, and then his next semester of school starts on Tuesday. We have always looked forward to these nice 2-3 week breaks that he gets every few months, in fact sometimes we almost live for them. We didn't take any grand vacations this time, but it was still nice to spend time together as a family. The above view is what I had of Scott during the first day of his break. He is always so good to take care of our cars and keep them running. They get oil changes, washed, waxed, etc. during every break. I don't ever even think about the maintenance of our cars - I just expect them to run and get me to where I need to go. If it weren't for Scott, I'm sure we would spend a lot more on car repairs.

We actually went on a date. Only a one month break between dates is amazing for us. We had great plans to see Mama Mia! on stage, but that fell through at the last minute. We ended up going to see The Proposal and then going out for ice cream. I loved the movie. Scott even laughed a couple of times, which is really saying something because he's not a romantic comedy kind of a man.

We decided to spend one of our mornings at the Dallas Farmer's Market. I grew up with going to one of the best Farmer's Markets in the country in Madison, Wisconsin and was exited to see how Dallas compares. I still much prefer Madison's market that wraps around the capitol square every Saturday morning. It is one of my favorite memories from that city.

We still had a great time, and were able to buy some delicious produce. I think the best thing we bought was an Israel melon. It is a cross between a honey dew melon and a cantaloupe, but is sweeter than both. It was delicious! Madeline loved all of the free fruit samples she got from the nice vendors.

This week our big adventure was camping. I'm not sure that we are really camping people, but we have all of the gear and it's just been gathering dust in our closet for 3+ years. Scott's been requesting that we go for a while and the weather was finally bearable this week, so away we went. We found a pretty site that is only about 20 minutes away - which was a really good thing because our trip included a stop back home for forgotten necessities at 10:30 pm.

Madeline thought the tent was pretty fun - in fact a little too fun to fall asleep in. It took her no less than an hour and a half to go to sleep that night, but who's counting? Luckily Scott and I had brought our portable dvd player to pass the time with some good old Ghostbusters.

Above is the view from our tent. It was a really pretty area right on the shore of Grapevine Lake.

We brought shish-kabobs for dinner, but they were nasty which meant that Madeline for sure wouldn't touch them. So that left her with marshmallows for dinner. I actually thought she was eating her whole s'more until I found the graham crackers she'd hidden in the cup holder of the chair.

The site had electric hook-ups so we made pancakes and eggs for breakfast, and were much more successful than we had been at dinner.

There were all kinds of fun things to play with, like rocks, mud, and chasing squirrels. The very best thing Madeline found to play with was the water faucet. She kept saying "moe wah-ee" (more water) over and over again all evening long.

This is how the trip ended. It was a lot of work for one night, but it was nice to have a change of scenery.

I guess we're all geared up for the fall trimester now. It promises to be extremely strenuous.