The Witte.

Sometimes you're blessed with a really beautiful subject and the job of photographer is really easy. I just had to throw that out there. Anywho, Tuesday's are free museum days here at the Witte Museum and the Museum of Art. We went to the Witte and we were thrilled with it! Jude has a Curious George book when George visits the "Dinosaur Museum." We told Jude we were going to the museum so he immediately thought it had to be a dinosaur museum! I explained to him that it was not but it would still be fun. We were all overjoyed when we saw a BIG DINOSAUR statue outside the museum and a dinosaur skeleton inside!! Jude was right. And I'm so glad.

He gets really wide-eyed when we visit places like this. He just quietly and inquisitively takes it all in. We found a schaveet (new) double stroller (Graco Classic Connect, would most certainly recommend) on Craigslist and it has been so nice to have. Our car seat is a Maxi Cosi and it fits fine! We are in business on family outings.

Examining river creatures

Excuse me... does anyone know where my baby went and who this grown-up little boy is?

Thank you, Witte Museum, for contributing to our learning and overall enjoyment of life. We are looking forward to going back and seeing the HEB Body Adventure in the Science Treehouse!!

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I have lots of zoo posts. We like the zoo! And we have the sweetest friends here who let us use their family pass to go! Dan was the most excited about going. It was so fun. :)

Jude has been obsessed with rhinos ever since this zoo visit. It was actually about a week after we went to the zoo and Jude woke up one day just obsessed with rhinos!

those vans!!!

a tiny cardigan and creatures that quack.

First of all, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my dear old Dad. He is seriously, hands down, without question, putting all others to shame, the most wonderful dad. We have inspiring, Gospel-related talks DAILY that fill my heart with contentment. He shares wonderful stories with me about my ancestors, lessons he has learned from others, and is constantly telling me why and how proud he is of me. He has instilled me with confidence and a love of the Gospel since the day he laid those loving blue eyes on me. I feel humbled to be one of the few on this earth to call him "Daddy." He makes life an adventure. Every story he tells is unforgettable. His memory is bamboozling. He is always warm when I am cold. He is always only a phone call away and always makes me feel the most important. He will talk to me for two minutes and then say, "Hey, honey, I'm in the middle of a meeting, can I call you back?!" It's the best.

I love my dad. That's all. 

Second of all, we had a showing today so we went swimming at a friend's community pool. It was so, so fun and full of summer love. Me and my Jude were just the king and queen of that little pool. We came home and I took a 30+ minute bath (Jude was there, of course), then I shaved, then I showered and washed and conditioned my hair, then I washed my face with my electric scrub brush, then I put on moisturizer, then I felt LIKE A MILLION BUCKS!!! It was completely divine. So all you moms out there... figure out a way to make this happen and you will not regret it. You could even read a good book in the tub, turn on some nice music, or paint your nails! Go girl. Do it. (Bringing your child with you in the tub is not recommended, unless you happen to have a child who will lay on top of you like a blanket (and nurse) for literally thirty-minutes straight without hardly a budge...)

Third (of all?), a few weeks ago Jude put on this adorable little sweater we got from H&M and he looks really adorable and I took a million pictures of him. Then we went to the "Spring Fling" festival thing and it was totally icky so we detoured to the duck pond and enjoyed it thoroughly. 

This is Jude's confused/intrigued face. It. Is. My. Favorite. 

This is how I keep him from running out of the automatic doors at the library. He's a busy bee.

I am so ridiculously in love with these twenty-one pounds.

"Dad, don't give the ducks all my SNACKS!!!!"

We smother him.