Update

Greetings from The Woodlands!!!!
We are settling in and absolutely LOVING life back in Texas.  The Woodlands is such a nice place with tons to do.  We are trying to experience as much as possible.  Sammy Weiners is enjoying his new job as well. We were so excited to start our life in a new place and now that we are here, it's evident that life is going to be just peachy.
 I have been quite the busy little bee since we arrived. 
We hadn't been here for more than two days, when I left and made a road-trip to Fayetville, AR to celebrate the marriage of my college buddy Jessica and her now husband Chris.  Their nuptials were beautiful with a lot of vintage touches, that only Jessica could totally own.  Chris and Jessica are such a sweet, fun, and quirky couple I just know that they are going to have a life full of happiness and blessings.

In the day time Mallory have enjoyed exploring the gorgeous walking trails around our home and playing with her new puppy Otto.  Otto and Mallory just love each other.  She lets him know he's her puppy by stopping in the middle of playtime to bend down and give him a sweet kiss.  They are definitely best friends.

I took Mallory to the pumpkin patch last week and she was quite the busy body.  I got a ton of action shots with her and some pumpkins but none sitting still...what do you expect from an almost 15 month old?  Girl is on the GO!  Anyone that has met Mallory comments on how loving she is and this just showed when she was at the pumpkin patch.  She kept running up and giving kisses to the other children.  I explained that not everyone WANTS to be kissed.  Mallory doesn't care though.  She knows no strangers, only new friends.

We also visited a new church this past Sunday and really enjoyed our time there.  Perhaps it will be our new church home?!?!  Of course, Mal got a glowing report card from the nursery.  She played well with others, and had happy, talkative, busy, and cooperative checked of on her sweet report card.  I couldn't be prouder of her.

Life is not all easy though as we have entered the world of temper tantrums.  She knows what she wants when she wants it.  I wonder where she got that strong will from?  However, they don't last more than a minute and she is easy to entertain again.  Life is tough when you don't know all the words or signs to express your emotions and feelings, no?

This weekend, we'll be traveling to Mt. Pleasant to watch one of my dear friends tie the knot and Mallory will get to spend time with Gina and O.  I am sure a lot of ice-cream and spoiling is in my little ones very very near future. 
Until next time-
Jill

14 Months

It's been hectic around our house.
Last weekend Sammy Weiners and I drove to The Woodlands to find a place to live.  It was a successful trip!
Mallory enjoyed staying with O and Gina.  She even made her first trip to the Titus County Fair.  She spent time in the petting zoo and Johnny O reported back that the goat was her favorite.  She even says goat now.

Mallory turned 14 months yesterday.  Another month of life is under her belt, and she's added more substance to her bag of tricks.
Mallory loves playing hide and seek, Monkey See, Monkey Do, we can march, and stand on one leg with the other in coupe' or devlope'.  She also really loves turning around and around and around in circles until she is so dizzy she can't walk straight.  Mallory is obsessed with reading.  She will either "read to herself" or grab a book and hop in our lap and as "re re me", which of course is READ TO ME!  She's turned our living room furniture into her own personal trampoline and jungle gym.  She also loves when Sam and I hide behind a corner and jump out and say "Boo".

She will eat anything you give to her but really still loves fish of any kind, and lettuce (weirdo), and carrot chips dipped in hummus, and avocado, and rolls.  She LOVES rolls!

We've officially added "kitty cat", "goat", "Rats"- (what replaced uh-oh when we drop something...thanks, Johnny O), "baby", and "GO, GO, GO" to our vocabulary.

Mallory has 14 teeth officially grown in with her two top canines halfway grown - so we are almost to 16.  She is 20 lbs, which means we got to turn her car seat to face forward!  She loves it.  And we are 31 inches.  She's my tall baby.  My fun baby.  My inquisitive baby.  My full of life baby.  My baby that loves to give kisses, and high fives, and blow kisses, and give hugs freely or when you ask for one.  She's my loving baby.  My happy baby.  MY BABY!