How do you spell...?

The other night while I was nursing Brianna before putting her to bed I was looking at her sleeper. It has a cute little giraffe on one side and most of the rest of the sleeper is covered in a "word search." I was finding the names for various animals including: dog, monkey, lion, giraffe and others. Now, back to my question. How do you spell the name referring to an animal that has black & white stripes and resembles a horse?

I think somebody forgot to use spellcheck!

The "Resort"

Here are some pics of the "resort" we were supposed to stay at in Santee. Tell me what you think.
The "Cabin"

Full Kitchen

1.75 Baths?

Vacation Pics

Brianna's Milestones

Here is a list of things Brianna accomplished while we were away.

1. say "da-da," although she does not know who or what that means
2. crawl and become proficient at it
3. hold her sippy cup (we are still holding it for her for the most part)
4. sit up by herself
5. pull up

I am probably forgetting something, but I think this is enough! When we left, she was trying to crawl, but for the most part content to scoot on her bottom! I am glad Bobby baby-proofed the house before we left! Isn't is amazing how quickly they grow and learn new things!

Home Sweet Home!!!

We are back! Isn't is amazing how it does not matter how anticipated the trip was or the duration you were away it is always nice to come home? Brianna did well on the trip although she seems not to like her car seat now.
It took about 12 hours (including stops) to reach our original location. We arrived in Santee, SC to the "resort" we were to stay at. Lets just say, I have never seen the word resort used so loosely! It was a very dilapidated camp ground...nothing more! Our "cabin" was a small trailer! It was supposed to sleep 4 privately and six total. The only way it would have slept 6 was to block off one bedroom and whoever would be sleeping in that room would not be able to get out until the sleeper sofa was put up...not very practical. The 1.75 bathrooms the reservation confirmation stated the facility would have turned out to be 1 tiny bathroom. Maybe they were including the public bathroom on the camp grounds for the other part of the bathroom? Daisy, my mother-in-law, called the timeshare company to complain and they said they could not find anything to switch us to due to the holiday weekend. So she started calling around herself and found a virtual paradise for us. Unfortunately, they had to pay for it. We ended up on an island south of Charleston. We were a 6 minute walk from the beach!!! How awesome!!!
We had a great stay in South Carolina. It was a lot of fun!!! Brianna enjoyed the ocean and had her first taste of sand.
We then went to visit our friends, Chris and AnnMarie, in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was great to see them again and visit. I really miss them.
Anyway, check back soon. I hope to have pics from vacation posted sometime this week!

Vacation Time!!!

We are leaving for vacation Saturday morning. We are going to the Charleston (SC) area for a week then going to visit our friends, Chris and Ann Marie, in Raleigh (NC) for a weekend! We can't wait! We haven't seen Chris and Ann since Christmas. I am a little nervous about traveling with a 7 month old, but I am sure it will be fine, just a little slower than normal. I hope she does not sleep the whole way and stay up all night Saturday! Anyway, we are almost packed and ready...even Brianna!

I will post more pics after we return!

The Tea Bath

We went to Hacienda tonight to celebrate the beginning of vacation. I was really craving a chicken chimichanga. We sit down, order our drinks and some queso then I start feeding Brianna. A few minutes later, our waitress brings our drinks. As she is starting to sit them down, Bobby's iced tea begins to fall and spills all over Brianna! Poor thing! She was soaked! She did really well though, it took a few seconds and then she starts crying/screaming! I don't blame her...it had to be a very cold shock! I went to change her and she calmed down. While I was in the bathroom, one of the waitresses came by and told Bobby that dinner was on them. A small blessing in the midst of a sticky mess!