Carwash

I drove through the carwash at the gas station today and Sadie pipes up from the backseat, "Dibble dibble dopp dopp" (which is the sound the rain makes in "Mr. Brown Can Moo" by Dr. Suess, if you are not familiar.) It wasn't until we drove away that she started crying because she was scared by the loud noises that the powerful spray made. She was fine after we went to Walgreens and she got distracted by the aisle of cards.

Sadie and Owen Harp

Sadie loves Oween (as she calls him). She is so gentle with him and curious about what he is up to. The only thing she is not sure of is when her Daddy or I am holding Owen, she gets a little jealous. She'll say, "Mommy, I hold you" (meaning "you hold me") or "Back" (meaning "give him back to his mommy, Tracy.")

July 4th at the lake

We had a relaxing weekend at the lakehouse on July 4th, though Daddy had to stay back in Austin to prepare for Austin Fashion Week (going on now!) Sadie had fun in her baby pool, with Bebe playing Mr. Potato Head, with Papa playing ball and with cousin Richard building towers. We missed Aunt Martha that weekend, but were happy to be together.

matching colors

Sadie surprises me almost daily with something new. This morning she has starting matching colors. She has an obsession with her blue hair bow and doesn't want to wear anything else. Today she said, "Mommy it matches" and sure enough she was wearing her blue whale pajamas. Then she told me that the pink ball was the same as the pink on her baby's bottle.

One week to go

Sadie will be getting her cast off next Wednesday and I have to say that barring anything major happening in the next few days, this has been a breeze. She really couldn't care less that she has this rigid fiberglass protective gear on. She has said on two different mornings, very first thing while she is still in her crib, that "I like my boot." I am actually a little worried that she is going to be sad when they cut it off. The only thing we sometimes forget is to put on the cast shoe, but she quickly reminds us by saying, "slippy boot" when she tries to take a step on the hardwood floor. Such a good sport, this one.

Happy Father's Day

Sorry for the delay, but we had a great Father's Day over a week ago. I had a grand plan to take a picnic to the zoo, one of Sadie's and her daddy's favorite places. It was one of those 100+ degree days and I was melting, but they had a great time. We rode the train for the first time out there, which was fun. This high school kid was the "conductor" and said, "All Aboard" with about as much enthusiasm as you can imagine coming from a a teenage boy at his summer job. Then is was off to see the animals. Matt and I were impressed with the lions and tigers, but Sadie was more interested in the pigs and turtles (more her size, I guess). We were too hot to eat the lunch we had gotten at Central Market, so we had a cherry sno cone instead, a first for Sadie B. All in all, it was a fun morning and we enjoyed a dinner at Maudie's with Papa and Bebe for further celebration of the Dads we love!

Kids say the darndest things

We were driving downtown on the way to church when Sadie spotted the state Capitol building and said, "Mommy, a castle!" When I asked her who lived in the castle, she said "Dana and Ian."