Friendly Visit with an Old Friend

t The kids were singing songs to Zoee..she especially loved "Happy Birthday" even though she has a while until her real birthday.

Playing together..making Zoee smile.

Zoee just loves Mindy and Vannah.

Vannah's first time getting to hold Zoee. I'm sure Zoee is going to look up to her someday..like she would a sister.

I had a great visit with an old friend a few days ago. I went and saw Mindy, Zach, and her kiddos. Beau and Luke are twins, Savannah is oldest and then Torbyn wasn't there. Mindy is Supermom after having four kids, all close in age. I used to go and visit her when the kiddos were younger and see how stressed out and overworked she was. I now know exactly how she is feeling..well the overwhelmed part of being a mom. I don't have four..but some days I feel like I do.

When we went over, the kids just loved Zoee. They were singing all kinds of songs to her and she was having a ball. Savannah kept saying how cute she was. I remember going over to watch the twin boys, Beau and Luke, when I was pregnant. Beau just loved on my belly. They are brilliant lil' kids so full of life and I can't wait to see them get older. I'm glad to see my friend, Mindy is finally getting what she deserves..a good fiancee, great new job, and super kiddos.

Zoee Follies

This is Zoee, Mike, and her Uncle Mac trying to pretend they are gangsters.

She was sad we took her out of her bathtub..she loves baths!

Love this...she's learned to blow bubbles and do nurples.

Goofing around with Mamasita.

She was soooo sooo happy!

Only Mom can dress me up to look totally ridiculous.

Goofy grinning!

OK..funny story..I had her laying on the couch on her boppy underneath a blanket..when I realized the boppy was way too close to the edge of the couch..I went over and pulled off the blanket and this is what I found. Her basically hanging off..this is when I realized that she was a mover and shaker.

She fell asleep while I was feeding her...ha ha..look at the dribble!

Here are some pictures of my favorite funny moments with Zoee. Yesterday, Mike was making her laugh and we realized that she laughes just like me, open mouth and all. She cracks me up all the time. I just love her quirkiness and she totally rocks!

Lil' Bunny FOOFOO

"Umm..I think I like them..."

Feeding her carrots for the first time ..she says: "I don't know about this"

This is her latest thing is sticking her two fingers in her mouth when she sleeps.

AHH... how cute..Mike and I were playing dress up. LOL

This week we are trying carrots. She really seems to love 'em. She's still not eating a whole lot of the carrots or rice cereal..but we are taking it slow and going with the flow. I'm going to introduce a new veggie each week..so be prepared..ha ha! Also here are some pics of Mike and I dressing her up ..she's just so darn cute!

Jumparoo Fun

She loves to sit in front of the TV

"Are you watching, Mom?"

Zoee seemed to be getting bored with her usual swinging and bouncing in her bouncer (the one that is stationary). So Mike and I decided to buy her a new toy : The Jumparoo. This thing has all kinds of bells and whistles on it..and she absolutely has a ball. She especially loves to bounce away while watching the Noggin channel. She loves TV...which could be a bad thing...but since we spend so much time at home..that is one of our favorite pasttimes lately. I hope she is soaking up all the learning from the Noggin channel..I know that I've been learning a lot, even some Spanish.

I also took her to the pediatrician the other day because I thought she was coming down with something. Well, he said she might have a slight cold..but it didn't last long. She didn't even run fever. So he checked her over and decided to give her the dreaded 4-month shots. I dread them more than anything because I know when and how it's coming. She didn't even cry. She's such a lil' trooper when it comes to getting them.

Aunts..Uncles..Cousins..OH MY!

Zoee's cousins-Kaleb, Sebrena (sister), Dylan, and Isabelle

Isabelle loves, loves, loves Zoee. I think she likes to treat her like one of her dolls. She loves helping out with her and holding her.

Dylan loves holding her, too.

Giving sweet love to her Uncle Mac

This is the first time Mark got to hold her. He's such a great daddy.

Great Aunt Maureen and 2nd cousin, Margaret. They were so excited when she arrived!

Zoee's Uncle T.J. (Tyler) giving her a bottle

Her Auntie Jillery holding her for the first time.

Zoee has been having some great times getting to know her Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins. I can't wait for her grow up with her aunts, uncles, and cousins and make many memories like I did as a child.

Awesome Times with Abuelito & Abuelita

Here are some fun times Zoee has had with my Abuelita/Abuelito. I just love the picture of them when they first got to see Zoee. You can just tell the love they have for her..and that is such an awesome thing to witness.

Lovin' Her Grammy & PawPaw

Zoee spends a lot of time with her Grammy and PawPaw..they are never too far away. They try and see her at least once a week..and just adore her. I can't believe how much my Dad has really likes to take care of her. He's more affectionate than I ever thought he would be. He cannot wait for her grow up so he can take her hunting and fishing. Grammy just loves spoiling her!

My Stepdaughter, Sebrena

Sebrena and Lois (my cousin) at my Dad's retirement party

Like Father/Like Daughter..they look just a like

Getting to hold her sister

Chilling out, relaxing..all cool

Sebrena holding Zoee for the first time in the hospital

Sebrena is my stepdaughter. I've been in her life since she was 9 years old. She is now 15. We've had our ups and downs..but that's to be expected with stepdaughter/stepmother. She's a very intelligent, talented (she sings and dances), and well-rounded teenager. Having her around Zoee is a little different because they are so far apart in age. I think that when Zoee grows up she will look up to Sebrena. I have both her and Zoee's pictures up on my shelf in the living room. I was looking at it the other day and I can't believe how much they look alike. They both have the Arguello eyes..big and beautiful.

Fantastic 4th of July

We had a wonderful 4th of July weekend. Mike had the whole weekend off, which is really rare. We decided to go to Levelland and spend time with my friend, Jennifer, and her family. We popped fireworks and I just knew that Zoee would be scared and start to cry..but to my surprise she didn't. She loved them. Even loved the sparklers.

We went and visited most of the day with Mike's family. Had a nice visit and got to see the whole family. On the way home, we dropped by Jillery and Tyler's new place in Klondike (A.K.A...middle of nowhere) HA HA! Mike didn't finish popping all of his fireworks from the night before, so we went down to Tyler's mom's house and the boys finished popping them. They looked like two lil' boys out there having fun. It was an eventful weekend...and glad Zoee got to experience her first 4th of July.

Here's some portraits that Tyler took for Mike and I. We loved them! Look how spunky our lil' girl is!