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Enchanted Rock

Saturday, April 3, 2010 was an a adventurous day.  Ryan and I along with the kids joined the Foire family at Enchanted Rock in Fredericksburg, TX.  Enchanted rock is a huge, pink granite exfoliation dome, that rises 425 feet above ground.  It was so glorious!  It amazes me to see the different creations of God.  Enchanted Rock is defiantly a fantastic creation!

The boys including Joel my son and Melissa, went into the cave at Enchanted Rock.  This was not like any other cave, this was a cave that was built by huge rocks that sat on top of each other.  As they are traveling through the cave they are crawling in the dark with flashlights through tight areas that would sometimes cause them to get on their belly's.
Of course I did not know this until they got out, which was an HOUR LATER!

 Joel is 4 and will soon be 5 on April 9th.  Hard to believe how big he is now!  He went along with Ryan on this cave journey.  Ryan said he could not believe how brave Joel was.  He said he was fearless!  Needless to say, Ryan was a proud daddy!  It is so crazy to think how my boy is now a climbing, running, jumping, dancing, joyful young boy and no longer a toothless baby boy.  I am sad and happy at the same time.  Sad that he is growing up so quickly but yet so happy to see what a wonderful young man he is growing into.

Harmony turned TWO!

Yikes!  I can't believe another year has gone by with my baby girl.  She is now 2 years old and turning into a beautiful girl.

We are already having heart to heart conversations.  Like today... she was telling me how she bumped her head.  It happened last night when Ryan and I had a Valentines Date.  We had a blast!  We went out to eat and watched the movie "Dear John", which by the way is an awesome movie. Then after the movie we went and got some coffee from Starbucks.  This is pretty much Ryan and I's date routine and we love it!  So back to Harmony.  This morning Joel comes to me and tells me that Harmony bumped her head by falling off the bed while watching a moving in his room.  I appreciated Joel telling me.  I wasn't shocked because I have a awesome babysitter who told Ryan and I when we got home from our date. 

So at lunch today I asked Harmony, "How did you get that bruise on your head?"  She tells me, "I fell out of the bed." I asked, "how did that happen?"  She wasn't sure how to tell me so she just says, "I have a boo boo."  I told her that she needs to make sure she is careful and not to be rough when on a bed because that is how we fall off beds.  I also told her that Mommy and Daddy do not like to see her hurt and being careful will help her from getting hurt.  She was so sweet and cute and said, "OK mommy."

I still can't believe my girl is 2 yrs. old now and I don't even want to think about how Joel will be 5 in two months.  Life flies by so fast and we must treasure every moment we get with our family especially our children and thank God for all His blessings!

Perfect Bathroom Trip Song

Check out Rhett and Link's Perfect Bathroom Trip Song. Click Here. It's hilarious!

Toilet Covers are a Joke!

Ryan and I were about to watch a movie called "Leap Year", which by the way is so cute, but before I could go sit down in the theatre I had to go to the restroom.  It is not fun when I am in the middle of watching a movie and doing the potty dance because I didn't use the restroom before the movie started. So now I make it a habit to go before hand.

Ok...so I really dislike using public restrooms because they are so dirty. I will still use them in hopes that the stall will have toilet covers...even though the toilet covers are a joke!

So with 5 min. to spare I go to the restroom.  I find the cleanest stall and YIPPEE there are some toilet covers.  I started the process and gently pulled out the cover.  RIP...ok, so I ripped it, I will try it again.  Slower this time... almost... RIP!  Nooooooo... not again!  Ok...third times a charm.  Slowly I pull out the cover.  Great... I was able to pull it out with just a few tares but it will still be usable.  I place it on the toilet and NOOOO it falls right in!!!  I was just about to give up, but I'm a fighter, I will not let this little toilet cover defeat me! 

Slowly I pull out the toilet cover... Success!  It wasn't perfect, it still had some tares but it was usable.  Now to push out the middle part without causing it to fall apart.  Gradually I push the tissue and I got it.  It still looked pretty mangled but it was usable.  I place it on the seat very carefully... YES It stayed! I could not believe how careful I had to be with this cover.  It took me at least 5 min!

I finished up my business and rushed out of the bathroom.  I barely made it to my seat before the movie started.  Really!!! That is the best they can do with toilet covers!  They are so ridiculous!  Yes I did feel better knowing that I wasn't sitting on tons of germs but man... it sure was frustrating getting it on.

Thanks for letting me vent!  I pretty much go through this every time with these covers.  You would think I would get better each time but I don't.  Am I alone in this?