See Branna Read

I caught Branna quietly "reading" one of her books the other day. She looked like such a big girl!

SeaWorld

A couple of weekends ago, we had the opportunity to go to SeaWorld in San Antonio. We met my mom there and got to spend the day. Although it was incredibly hot that day, we had lots of fun and Branna enjoyed the different shows. I think more than anything, though, she had the best time out of her stroller running around. :)


Because we wanted to do something a little different and special for our 5 year anniversary, we stayed that night in San Antonio. Branna really enjoyed the hotel! We were in a corner room on the 8th floor with windows that went from floor-to-ceiling. She thought looking out across San Antonio was a fun treat. She also had an exciting time crawling in and out of our suitcase. :)

Tickle Monster!

Zoo Trip

A few weekends ago, we met Branyon's parents at the San Antonio Zoo where we had a late birthday celebration for Branna. We all had a great time and Branna loved get to see more exotic animals than the usual neighborhood dog. I think her favorite were the eagles. They had been shot and couldn't fly, but everytime a grackle would pass over, they would flap their wings like crazy trying to take off. Branna was very impressed by that and started trying to flap her "wings", too!
The zoo also had a petting zoo where Branna and Daddy got to feed the goats. She was pretty tickled that they would eat out of her hand!
Besides the eagles and goats, Branna really liked the bears, elephants, and fish. We had a great time. It was a lot of fun to see Branna make new discoveries.

Feeding the Goats

Branna, Daddy, and Grandmommy

Splish-Splash

Branna's great granddad bought Branna a fun covered pool for her birthday. The weather has been so nice lately that we decided to put a little bit of water in it and let her try it out. She didn't stay in it for long (the water was pretty cold), but she had a great time while it lasted!

Daddy Filling Up the Pool

Anxiously Waiting

So Inviting...

Yea!!!

Birthday Pictures

Getting Ready To Party!

Reading Her Birthday Book to Grandma Honey

Branna Eating Her Birthday Cupcake

She REALLY Likes Chocolate!

Branna Sharing Some With Uncle Jess

Anybody Else Want Some?

The Mad Dash For The Bath Tub

Can You Believe It ?!?!

Happy Birthday Branna!!!

Birthday Shoes

I bought a cute pair of sparkly shoes for Branna's birthday. To make sure they fit, I decided to let her try them on before we give them to her on Saturday. (Can you believe she'll be a year old then?!) As you can tell from the video, I think we scored a homerun with the likeness factor! :) She was so fascinated by them and kept walking up and down the hallway. Adding to the cuteness of the moment was her sunglasses... she loves putting them on her head! Silly girl!

Sweet Home Alabama

Well, not exactly home, but in many ways, it did feel like our return trip to Alabama was a homecoming. It was so good to get to see our friends. Most of them, we haven't seen since Branna was 2.5 months old!

Our days were pretty busy. Branyon was up at school everyday working on his preliminary exam. While he worked, Branna and I either stayed at the hotel or walked around campus. I tried to get her picture with some of the famous landmarks of the campus, like Denny Chimes.

Branna on the Quad by Denny Chimes

This was the perfect time to visit Alabama and the campus, since everything was in full bloom. Branna loved looking at all the flowers and had an especially good time pulling the tulips!

Smelling (and picking Tulips) on the Quad

Just about every evening we were there, we were invited to a friends house to eat. Everyone had a great time seeing Branna and she had a an even better time showing off for them! :)

Visiting With the Howtons and the Durens

Branna and Lauren Being Silly

We were sad to leave our friends, but were glad to returning home since we were all exhausted from the week. We're looking forward to seeing our Alabama friends again soon!

The Trip Home

Remember the Alamo

Last week was spring break and our friend Lauren from Alabama came to visit us. Since Lauren had never been to Texas, we tried to show her as much as we could for the short time she was here. We went to the Alamo one day and then went to the state capital the next. It seems like everyone had the same idea we did! The capital wasn't too bad, but the crowd at the Alamo was HUGE! Because of that, we only got to see the grounds and didn't get to go inside. That worked out good, though, since it freed up time to go do other things and let Lauren at least see the outside of the building. Branna enjoyed the day and the sites, too!