Delaney Rae and the big land of Texas

My mom and I went to Texas last weekend and got to spend some much needed time with my sister, brother-in-law and niece Delaney Rae. We had such a good time. The weather was perfect (yes, perfect in Texas! The high was 90, and the low was in the 60's). It felt a lot like being at home here in the Valley. Anywho, I wasn't there to take notes on the weather, so I'll get a move on...I was there to celebrate my sister's birthday, and to spend some time with her and little miss Laney Bug. She is getting so big (Delaney, not Jill;)). She is no longer a baby!-she is officially a little girl. And a crazy, wild one at that. One thing that made me laugh so hard is when she hears people laughing she starts to do her own"fake" laugh so that she isn't left out.

She is also saying more words...here are a few:

Mum (yup, not mom, it comes out Mum-and it is the cutest little voice you have ever heard when she says her mommy's name)
Jen Jen (but it sound more like Shhhnnn Shhhhnnn)
Daaaaaaaaaaa DA! (and she says it just like that....holds out the first daaaa, and then yells the second da!)
yuck
backpack
Pop Pop
and her newest according to my sister is "whoa"

Haha. I could sit and watch her for days. I miss watching her twice a week :( Every week I looked forward to spending time with little laney bug. :) I'm glad I got to be her Auntie Nanny for a year.

So our trip to Texas- We went to the park early Saturday morning. Laney went on the swings, walked around the playground, stared at her shadow, and went down the slide! Then we hung out at home and while Laney took her nap Mom, Jill and I went out shoppin! Woo hoo!
On Sunday we decided to take an outing to the Dallas Zoo! It was a little warm, but I guess it was nothing compared to what it has been there. So we trekked to the Zoo and Delaney got to see all the animals that she reads about in her books. She can make all the sounds of the animals, and when she saw the monkeys she got a huge smile on her face and went "oooo, ahhh, ahhh" in monkey language :) Super cute. She had a good time, then got to eat some cherry ice cream at the end to cool her down a little bit. Yummy.

I did not want to leave! I miss my sissy and laney so very much! :( But I am very thankful that I got to visit them and see their new home. I enjoyed Texas a lot more than I thought I would, if I'm being completely honest. They have a cute little home, perfect for the three of them, and where they live is a wonderful little (or maybe big..not sure) town. I can't wait to get back there!

Here's some pictures...I wish I could put up all two hundered and something photos :)

Eating ice cream

pretty little face

Grandma brought her new clothes...she LOOOVES new clothes!

This is how she walks around the house with her blankey

Laney showing us that she has a nose just like Mr. Elephants :) She's so smart.


Sleepy Laney...isn't she the cutest little girl ever!?

Laney looking at her shadow :)

Swings, her favorite

:)

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE