Graduation Photos

Graduation pics from a few weeks ago!

Living Out of Boxes

Chris graduated and is now about to start his classes for the bar. I will have to have him put up some pictures of graduation because he has them all. It was a special time, and we were lucky that his folks could come out and share it. Hadley had a lot of fun with them as well. Grandma Lisonbee loves to get right down on the floor and play with Hadley, and it is so great to see all the constant smiles.

Hadley and I have been a little lonely here since Chris left on Monday. She crawls around the bed when we get home looking for her best friend. He has spent so much time taking care of her that they have become best buddies. She has been crying with our friends who take care of her. We thought she must be getting sick since we can't get her to stop, and she pulls her ears and hits herself on the head, so I took her to Urgent Care last night. I thought she must have an ear infection. But they said she is as healthy as can be. Teething might be a factor here, but I think she is having a hard time without Chris. At least tonight she perked up when she heard his voice on the phone. Actually today was a better day overall. I got off work a little early, so Hadley and I came home and had a snack and then went swimming at our apartment pool. If felt SO GREAT! And Hadley was trying to get out of her floatie to get more in the water. It was difficult when I held her because she squirmed so much trying to escape my grasp. She was ready to go off and swim! Only problem is she would sink. I kept trying to have her get her face out of the water. She stuck her head down into it and wanted to drink it like she always tries (and often does) in the tub. This girl is going to love swimming lessons once I get her into them! She has no fear of the water. I took her out a minute and she ran right for the edge- ready to jump in!

And now I am actually looking forward to this next and last week of work. A bit sad to leave, but last week I got a ticket (I have not had one for probably close to 5 years) for 7 over as I sped up to cut across traffic. I am stunned that I actually recieved a ticket for 7 over. Seriously? So I have a bit less love now for the City of Lubbock. We shall see what Albuquerque holds for us. Almost everyone here in Lubbock loves it- except for the little food sample lady at the grocery store who was trying to convince me to buy some microwaveable rice. She made a very sour face when I told her I was moving there and said, "I DO NOT like Albuquerque." I'll get back to you and how I feel about it after the summer.

These pictures are random for this post, but they make me laugh. Hadley had about two weeks where she cruised the house never letting for of some item. One day it was the "Butt Paste" and another- as captured in these photos was the oragel. Actually, the oragel was carried around for so many days that it is looking very worn out now for a little hand constantly grasping it. I couldn't find it for a bit- and guess where it was? In her bed! She hardly uses it, but apparently likes to sleep holding it. It was getting to worn looking so we snuck it away.

And The Countdown Begins

I now have 20 days (that is 4 weeks) until I am done with this job! I have been so lucky to have gotten it as soon as we got here, and it overall has done me well. I got to coach- a lot. I even coached a sport I knew very little about previously. Volleyball. While I gained more respect and knowledge of the sport, I have decided I still don't care for it. Watching it on t.v. during the olympics will be about as far as I go.

I will get to spend more time with my baby girl! And speaking of that baby girl- she is getting to be a little toddler. She walks a lot now- and everyday it is more. She can turn as she is walking, and she gets upright into a standing position just fine now with no support. She eats great- just about anything, and has a ton of teeth! She has a molar coming in, which I know is giving her a lot of pain. I think this is tooth #10. She bites sometimes and thinks it is funny. We don't laugh, but she will toddle over and gently bite our knee. Usually we pull away fast enough, tell her no, and move her away from us and the most we get is a slobber mark. And she smiles and thinks it fun. Well, last night she walked over to me and without anywarning took a taste of my shin. OUCH! Well, I yelped and gave her a little flick on the mouth and said no. She was screaming and crying all over the place and I pulled up my pants and sure enough- a little bite size bruise was forming. Well, I doubt that will be the end of the biting, but she didn't even attempt it today on either Chris or I.

On a happier note, we took her to the park today- there was a break in the crazy windiness here and we knew she needed to get out. I have been sick this weekend so I pretty much laid around while she played indoors. As soon as we pulled up to the park she started kicking her legs with excitement. We pulled her out of the car and Chris put her upon her shoulders and she was squealing with delight! She loves getting outdoors and going to the park. Even though the only thing she really likes is the swing and trying to eat pebbles. I think we got some great pictures today that shows how happy she is at the park.

As for our happy little family- Chris' finals are upon him and graduation will soon be here. Our little apartment is in boxes, and we will hopefully be moving into a house before the year is over! I am really excited to start house hunting once we move!