CV-22 Ride

I was very lucky to get the chance to fly on a military aircraft this week. I was even more lucky to get to fly on an aircraft that doubles as a helicopter! The CV-22 Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeoff, hover and vertical landing qualities of a helicopter with the long-range, fuel efficiency and speed characteristics of a turboprop aircraft. So basically it can take off and hover like a helicopter, but can fly further and go faster than a helicopter, like a plane. 

And, to top it off, I got to experience it with my best friend, Christina.

The only thing that was missing was our hubbies, but hey! They gets to do cool things without us sometimes!

 {Getting ready to fly!}

{On the Osprey}

(Me, on the edge of the ramp, looking at the city of Portales)

{Having the time of my life!}

This was seriously one of the coolest things I have ever done!

texas toad

we have had the privilege to meet a host of new animals, spiders and insects since moving to texas. some are pleasant, like charles, some... not so much. 

(like mr. dark fishing spider. i wasn't too excited about meeting that giant. {don't believe me? google it, i dare you} no really click there and you will get to meet mr. dark fishing spider too!)

yesterday we met mr. texas toad. he was quite interesting, and definitely a pleasant animal. i have never met a toad in person before, so it was exciting. grace was amazed and even got up the nerve to pet it. i was proud of my baby girl.

(cause i wasn't about to touch it!)

christina & grace, playing with mr.toad

sneak peek

here is a sneak peek of a post coming later this week...

blake's graduation

more photos and info coming soon...

Swimming

We went swimming yesterday afternoon and had a blast!! The water was warm and the temperature outside was 95 degrees!

We had the pool to ourselves, so we decided to take funny pictures of us jumping into the pool. 

My favorite one is the first photo. Hilarious!

{BTW. Grant was safely in his carseat, in the shade, asleep . 

Grace was in/out of the pool, in her floaty car. So no worries!}

Concho River

On Saturday, we headed to the river to feed the ducks and play on the playground.

After we ate and played on the toys, we headed out to see turtles and to feed the ducks...

Barbecue

Last Saturday, we decided to have a barbecue. It was so awesome! We had kabobs, and chips and potato salad. Seriously. We had so much fun! 

Sorry...

Calm down, calm down. Today isn't over yet!! 

Alright, so firstly, I didn't get to where I was going on Saturday, so I didn't get the thing done that I was going to show everyone. So... I am doing it tomorrow and will post about it after.

Secondly, Blake and I are coming to visit Idaho tomorrow! :) Yay for Idaho! We are going to be painting our house, and visiting family and friends :). (See Bre, you got your very own surprise!) 

Thirdly,  I am super excited because I was asked to be on a panel of moms who try out products for an awesome website, Ruby Pinwheels. I should be getting my first product in the mail soon. Stay tuned for more details!

Okay, so now for an update of our housing situation... we haven't sold our home, and can't find anyone to buy it. The realtor thinks it could be because of the color of the walls, so we are painting it while we are visiting Idaho. Cross your fingers and pray that this will help sell!

Grace is doing great. She is as crazy and talkative as ever! 

Blake is doing well. He loves his job, and looks forward to going everyday! Thats an awesome thing if you ask me!

I have also been doing good. As I said before, I am now doing product testing for that company. I have been passing out more and more lately, and am going to go visit a doctor about it soon...

Anyway, our lives are just as crazy and busy as ever! I promise I will post tomorrow whether or not I get the surprise done :). 

Nappi Runway Show

I was so lucky to be chosen to do a runway show for Danny Nappi at Sundance. I was even more lucky to have my father, my hubby and several good friends come to watch.