Eight: Bad Habit

I think when my fellow blogger planned out this ‘Photo-a-Day’ challenge, she already knew when I was going to Vegas and timed these posts quite well! Bad habits. Hmmmm. Well, on the 8^th of June, I was on a flight to Vegas, for the very first time.  I don’t drink very often, and when I do, it’s usually just a glass or two or wine a week. I don’t necessarily like the feeling of being hungover (and it usually doesn’t take much to do me in these days). Needless to say, I was nervous about the amounts of alcohol that I would consume while in Vegas.  I usually stick to beer and wine at home, but it was only liquor and champagne (aka schamps) while in Vegas. J  And we kicked it off right on the plane ride there.  We were ‘those girls’ on the plane. But hey, we were headed to Vegas and were going to make the most out of our trip! And we did!!

Seven: Back

I don’t really know what was meant with this blog category; I’ll have to inquire of the creator. J I skimmed through some recent pics in my phone and came across one of Austin laying on his back at the dentist, and thought this one would suffice.  A few weeks ago, we took Austin to his first trip to the dentist.  I was worried about how he would react to being examined, but he did surprisingly well.  I found a great pediatric dentist that was close by and they were great with him.  They had tvs in the ceiling playing Disney movies and even used chocolate-flavored paste to clean his teeth. He was the best patient, ever!!

Six: History

I’m playing catch up here, trying to make up for about a week’s worth of blogs I’m behind on. So bear with me!  When I think of ‘History’, I think of important events in my life.  Let’s recap some of the highlights:

July 26, 2003 - Getting married!

December 11, 2004 - Graduating w/Bachelor's & MBA

November 13, 2008 - Bringing new life into the world.....Austin Jordan

January 7, 2011 - Round two.........Hello Chase Cooper!

Time out!

I know I've seriously fallen behind on this whole blog/photo a day thing. But I'm in Vegas, baby! Good grief, I'm having a BLAST! I'll have plenty to blog about when I get back!

Missing all three of my boys back home!

Five: Appreciation

Who do I appreciate??  These guys!  We picked up the boys' school pictures yesterday and they are just too damn cute!  I appreciate the fact that they are handsome, healthy, and full of life! Oh, and that they're both Momma's boys. :)

And yes, I took a picture of a picture. Sue me; I was in a time crunch!

Four: Summer

Summertime!!! Summer is absolutely my favorite time of year! Yeah, the Texas heat brings 100 degree weather, but I love the slow time at work, my birthday month, our wedding anniversary, and spending time outside any chance we can.  Although it's technically not summer yet (according to the calendar), it certainly feels like it.  We've been spending alot of time playing baseball lately. We're about a month into Austin's t-ball season and it's definitely been interesting.  The first night was pure chaos, with the boys all trying to figure out what they're doing.  As each week passes, they're getting better and more involved in the game.  And our little slugger looks so dang handsome in his uniform!  It's so great to see Jordan out there helping Austin playing; it truly just warms my heart.

Listening to instructions from Coach!

Daddy and Austin

So excited to watch big brother play!

Swing batter, batter!

And the best part......snacks after the game!

Three: Ingredients

All day, I've been trying to come up with something clever for today's topic of 'Ingredients'.  I'd love to say that I cooked some gourmet dinner for us to post about.  Unfortunately, we were all out of taco seasoning when I went to fix a Mexican fiesta for tonight, so we settled on take-out. So, I'm going to go a different route for 'Ingredients'.  How about the ingredients for a great weekend?

Friday night - Hubby home, Chik-fil-a for dinner, quality time with the kids, thanking the Lord that Chase's incident wasn't worse than it was, a glass of my favorite wine, and a good book after the kiddos went to bed.

Saturday - Hubby home (again, yay!), playtime in the backyard, running through sprinklers, grilling out with wonderful neighbors, and another glass of wine.

Sunday - Waking up to the sound of Austin and Jordan playing in the backyard, dancing to music with my boys, Austin vacuuming the house for me, four loads of laundry, three hours of work (okay, not a great ingredient to my weekend, but necessary for some upcoming time off), takeout for dinner, and another glass of wine.

One common ingredient..........spending time with my family! Okay, and a glass of wine!  I'm trying to prepare myself for Vegas this week. Although, I think I'll be drinking on something alot stronger than wine (and more than one serving a day!).  Yikes, I'm not ready!