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This week

It's been a steady week of activity! Yesterday Brinson started her Broadway Babies class and it's fun. It's alot like kindermusik with extra dancing around lol. We endured the pouring rain getting there and she absolutely loved it.
Today we said good bye to Meme till December. I know Brinson misses her like crazy already. She's been going thru the house all evening calling for her. Brinson also started her ISR training with Miss Shauna this pm. It was a little daunting seeing Brinson go under quite a few times, however, it's much better than drowning. She giggled thru much of it, and was not happy by the end. She did very well and didn't seem traumatized at all. Thank God!!

Birthday at Benihana's

Lisa had a birthday yesterday. It was nice to share it with family and friends.

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A quick getaway for our 13th

Lisa and I got to spend our 13th in Kemah. We had a grand time with Jetskis, great dinner at Perry's, Riding the bullet and other rides on the Boardwalk and then just lounging around the hotel pool.

The hotel made us some chocolate dipped strawberries

yummmmy with Champagne!

We started our journey riding jetskis near clear lake. Lisa and I had our own jetski to start than we shared. Ask Lisa, how she dumped us....pretty funny!!! ;)

See that GIANT wooden structure in the back.....well that is the Bullet (old school wood rollercoaster with a low cart (ie no back support)).

Giant Swing!

Riding the ferris wheel....very nice and slow ride.....for us old folk.

Enjoying the galveston hotel pool

I came down to Galveston one night while the family was there.....that evening we hit the pool

Very sad news

I am very sad to say that I heard today about the passing of my favorite comedian Robert Schimmel. Ned and I had the pleasure of seeing him in April of this year. Apparently he died from injuries sustained in a car accident on Aug 26. He was in a car that his 19 yr old daughter was driving, she swerved to avoid another car, and they rolled. She is still in the hospital. I just feel sick. This man beat cancer, only to die in a car accident. Life isn't fair sometimes. RIP Robert. You and your phenomenal humor will be sorely missed.

Froggie

Talkin on the phone (and a lil update)

This is hilarious. I figured out later that it's much easier if I just unplug the phone. She is talking up a storm now. Matter of fact, just today, she said "cheese" and "pappy". Wooohoooo!

Also, she was released from the dietician! Not sure if I've already posted that or not. She weighed 24lbs 10oz and 34 3/4 in long. We are sad to see Trina go, but I know we will keep in touch with her! So now we still have Cindy, our speech pathologist. Brinson starts ISR class next week as well as dance class! I enrolled her in Broadway Babies and in December she'll actually have a recital!

A few days in Galveston

Mom, Brinson and I spent a few days in Galveston last week. Ned came and spent one night with us. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Sunspree, which, while the staff was absolutely awesome, the hotel and food were not. The hotel was a bit dirty (which you can't really tell in the pictures!) and the restaurant was closed for lunch and dinner the week we were there....ugh. We won't even talk about the breakfast lol.
We had a good time even though it was mostly cloudy the entire time. We did manage to get to the beach and the pool several times. The night Ned came down, we all ate at Fish Tales. Meme and Brinson were fine. Ned and I got food poisoning.....oh fun stuff!!!
I'm hoping our next trip to Galveston will be a little more fun for Meme. We just picked the wrong time to go! I'm putting my order in for sunshine for the next trip.

View from our room

Another view from the room

Yet another view...lol Note the clouds


Meme and Brinson at the pool

Capt Jack's bar (which was our pool bar)

From under the waterfall


Cutie pie!

Is that a pina colada???


Look at my big girl

She had my cover up and Meme's headband

The clouds cleared up for about an hour


We promised a certain someone we'd leave a msg in the sand!


Brinson eating goldfish with Meme

Look at my lil fashionista

Singing

Closeup


A self portrait


The day we left...still clouds

Welcome Home Isa

Approx. 15 months ago our good friends Eric and Audra went to Mexico to adopt a beautiful little girl named Isabella. They had been traveling back and forth all that time. We all know things in Mexico aren't the timeliest...lol The best part? One year ago to the exact day (August 19th) that we brought Brinson home from the NICU, they brought Isa home to Texas. They had a coming home party on the 28th and there were alot of family and friends who came to celebrate!!!

Welcome Home!

Good lookin family

Future BFFs