Trip to Houston

It's been 2 and a half weeks since we got back from our little trip to Houston (Mikey and me that is) and it seems I've just been as busy as ever. I put together my first piano recital the week after we returned and now am preparing for the dance recital my little pre-ballet students will be performing in in two weeks. Michael has been learning to sleep in his toddler bed as well and it seems he's hasn't been going down until around 10pm these days. He seems almost ready to "ex" the afternoon naps. That may be the only way to get him down any earlier. After his 45 minute nap early this afternoon, he finally fell asleep a few minutes ago; around 9:30pm. He thinks of everything these days not to go to bed and will beg and beg for it through his tears. Poor guy. His favorites include, "movie, ice cream, mommy/daddy bed, daddy, downstairs, and couch."

So, Houston was a blast. Just a chance to get away for a while, let the grandparents enjoy Michael, and meet up with my dear friend Heather who flew out from San Diego to chill with us as well. We happened to be traveling out there right when my sister, Stacey, was graduating with her BS from LSU (Louisiana State University) so we tacked on a few days and drove out to Baton Rouge as well. Michael loved the backyard playground and asked to outside non-stop. It would have been fine other than the fact that even at 7pm it was still 80 degrees out. :) Gotta love the weather down there. It did cool down a bit some nights so it was bearable.

My mom got us a deal on a condo along the beach front and we stayed there for a few nights. The condo was recently redone and really nice wit great air conditioner. The view was beautiful as well. Michael woke up every morning and went out on the balcony to see the beach and pool.


He loved the water and couldn't get enough of the beach. We played there the first day we got there and then again another day. Here are a bunch of photos of him playing.


He loved taking the sand and rubbing int on his tummy and lying in the water. Of course the sand toys were a hit as well.





Here we are the second day at the beach- upgraded to a suit that had a flotation top built in (that was removable), so we could take him out in the water. After getting a mouthful of the salt water, he preferred to stay near the shore.





Swimming at the pool was another story. He was so excited to get in, but didn't like it when we saw us "disappear" under the water. I think he thought we were drowning or something because he was scared. We finally had to gently force him into the floaty thing and then he finally cheered up. I've taken him to the swimming pool once before, but that was last summer and I don't think he remembers. If it finally ever warms up here, I'm planning on taking him to our local pool. So far it's been overcast and rainy and just too cold for the pool still. I don't even think the pools are open yet this season. That's crazy considering it's already June.



For the sake of uploading more pictures and saving myself from having to drag them around the screen, I will continue this post in the next post.