Carte Blanche Betty

My favorite thing to do when I get home from work is give Indie a big ole momma bear hug. Usually, when she sees me come in the door, she is so excited. She runs up to me with her high-pitched, excited screams, and hops into my arms. 

She looks like she is flipping the camera off. lol 

For some strange reason, Indie likes to play outside when it is 100+ degrees outside. I'm all for outside time too, but I'm weak in the heat. It would be bearable if we had a pool. 

The heat doesn't stop us from having fun though. Indie likes swinging in the hammock. 

Indie also like to roam freely in the yard; she likes exploring new environments. I also think she is looking for the neighbors cat. She  walks around the yard and says "MEEH", not quite a "meow" but almost. :) 

On fourth of July weekend, we, Doc and Erin, went to eat at Pittsburg Hotlinks. I didn't eat hotlinks because they are so fattening, but I did have a burger, which is, believe it or not, less fattening than a hotlink. haha Then we all went swimming at the pool. That's about the only fun and comfortable thing to do in the Texas heat. 

Indie wasn't too fond of the pool at first. She cried because she didn't like being in her floaty. Once we took her out and just held her, she was having fun. She was death gripping my waist with her legs though. She was scared to let go. 

She found a tomato plant to pick outside on the patio. 

Playing with the ball! 

This little pale angel needed much sunscreen; even so, she still got a little sunburn. 

I was excited to wear my I-just-ate-a-burger one piece swimsuit. Even though I've been dieting and working out, my body isn't ready for a bikini. I've been on the look out for months for a swimsuit. I look at ModCloth regularly and find tons of cute swimsuits, but they are very pricey. I can't spend more than $50 bucks on a swimsuit. Anyway, I found this pinup style swimsuit at GOODWILL, of all places, for only $5.99. This is a brand that I know sells for at least $90, so I was proud of this thrifty shopping find. Most importantly, I feel confident and comfortable in it. I don't feel like my ass or gut is hanging out. 

Family pool pic 

 Indie is not too happy with pool time when she is in a float. 

Afterward, we ate (again- hey, it's what us food lovers do), and just relaxed. We had the BEST DAMN Texas BAR-B-Q I've ever eaten. Jesse's dad made the most tender brisket, smoked chicken leg quarters, and sausage along with all the traditional BBQ sides of course: potato salad, vegetable salad, corn casserole, squash casserole, zucchini and squash fritters, Hawaiian sweet rolls, and sweet tea. Just when I thought I couldn't eat another bite, they rolled out the fresh blackberry cobbler with vanilla ice cream. These blackberries had been freshly picked off the vine. Yeah, the diet plan went down the drain that day. It was SO worth it. I was so excited to eat it, that I forgot to get a picture of it. haha  

Indie chowed down on some goodies too! She had a lot of ice cream and blackberry cobbler with mommy. 

As Indie grows, I want to acknowledge and praise more than her physical appearance, but gosh, she is so pretty....those baby blues. 

Indie found two little ducks and she was carrying them around all weekend. 

Day 2: Back to the pool! 

Already got more tan. Man, I miss living right next to the pool. I was skinny and tan when I did. lol 

Dad invited us for pizza and fireworks. Tammy bought Indie the cutest 4th of July dress. 

Our little firecracker! 

Here is another example of the diet going down the drain. Teddy Grahams and Reese's Puff Cereal in vanilla ice cream. haha 

After eating ice cream Indie was "stirring" with the sand shovel. I think she might have watched me make cookies before ;) 

I was playing with Indie's dinosaur toy. 

Her expressions crack me up. This one says, " What do you mean I can't have more ice cream?" 

Indie wasn't too sure about fireworks either. I think the combination of the pool and fireworks was too much too soon. Poor girl was pooped! 

Watching fireworks...

Indie has been learning her "eyes," "ears", "nose,"and "mouth." She is much more aware of her face and the comedic potential it holds. She has also been learning fish face. This is her doing her fish face in the car. She was cracking me up. 

Making cookies!! ( They were healthy, well healthier-than-normal* cookies...back to diet..blah.)  

Putting on the oven mitt 

These are called "Easy Peasy Peanut Butter Cookies." They are just peanut butter, oatmeal, baking soda, salt, a little brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, dark chocolate chips, and honey. So good and easy! 

I've created a cookie monster!!  She didn't want to eat anything else but cookies. At least they are healthy. lol
 We got to enjoy more fireworks from mooching off the neighbors. We would hear some in the front yard and go watch, then we would hear them in the back yard and catch sight of those too. haha I enjoyed having an extra day off and actually having time to myself. I got to lay uninterrupted by the pool for two hours, tan. swim, and read my book. It was so nice! That got me amped up for vacation which is coming up in August. Before that, we've got to focus on getting moved to Georgia. Jes was accepted into the PhD program at the University of Athens. Indie is going to be our little Georgia Peach. Georgia, here we come!