Walking in Orlando

Well, we just got back from Orlando with the family...all 13 of us!  We were there for 7 days, so it was long break from the 'real world.'  Tim and I were very nervous before leaving because we had gone to the doctor twice that week because Sloan had been running fever for 7 days.  Come to find out, she had an ear infection and sinus infection...not things you want to have before going on an airplane.  However, she was a TROOPER!  She did not even make a peep either way on the flights.  While we were there, Sloan took some more steps (12 at one time to be exact), went to Disney World, went swimming, rode on a paddle boat, stayed up REAL late :), and was held pretty much 24-7.  Here are some pics and a video from the vacay!!

 The first day we got there

Pop & Sloan

 On our way to the pool

Mama & Papa relaxing in the shade

Absolutely loved the pool!

On our way to Disney!

On the Disney monorail

Disney here we come...

The fake-looking castle

Sloan was amazed by the, It's a small world ride

 On her first paddle boat ride

 Pop's Bday night

The night we got home

Walking to Aunt Kelli!

The Cahills are moving!

So it is official...burbs here we come!  Tim and I decided it was time to move from the city to a more family oriented area - Augusta Pines!  We have been eyeing this lot for a while, but just recently sat down with the builder and signed to start of drawing/construction process.  We are hoping to break ground in early May which will put us with a tenative close date of the end of November-ish.  We have some of our best friends in Augusta Pines and the subdivision is closer to both of our parents.  We are in the process of getting our townhouse up for sale...so if any of you know people who are looking to move to the Cottage Grove area, send them our way :)  The following week that we signed, Tim and I ate chinese food the same day for lunch, but not with each other.  We called each other to tell our forutnes and I just had to put this pic in this post!

So much going on!

Well, this has been the longest time I have gone without updating our blog.  The Cahill Crew has been very busy over the last few months.  Sloan had her first Valentines Day and boy was she the cutest Valentine ever!  She got tons of hugs and kisses all day long :)  Tim has been out of town, so Sloan, Marry and I have been busy holding down the fort. Tim was in Colorado for the last month, but I was able to make a quick weekend trip to see him while the grandparents watched my two princesses.  I only cried once while being away from my sweet Sloan.  However, we did find ourselves watching video after video of our baby girl. 

Speaking of videos, we discovered Sloan likes to hear the white puppy go, ruff ruff and we also found out that she is a genius too...enjoy the videos!  Sloan went to her 9-month doctor appointment...she is 19.8lbs (64%) and is going to be tall...87% for height :)  She must get that from her Pop and Aunt Kelli because Tim and I don't possess the tall genes :)  She also has 6 teeth with a seventh poking its way through.  It is quite a difference when she smiles and you don't only see all gums!

Sloan has been crawling everywhere for a while now and actually took 2 steps last week...though she has yet to repeat :(  I swear she learns something new everyday and gets cuter by the second. She can wave, give hugs and kisses and can talk up a storm in her Sloan language.  Sloan and her best friend Marry are literally two peas in a pod.  Sloan thinks it is hilarious when Marry plays tug-of-war with her.  It has become apparent that they have agreed on some deal to switch toys.  I will find Marry with Sloan's dolls and Sloan with Marry's bones...uuughh those two!!

St. Patrick's Day came and went and Sloan definetely sported her green...she looks great in green!

                                     

We are fast approaching Sloan's one year birthday.  I am in complete shock as to how fast time flies.  I have to say Sloan is now a little girl.  Tim and I love her beyond words and don't know how we got to be so lucky to be blessed by this wonderful angel.

It's Been A While

It's been a while since I have updated my blog, simply because we have been so busy. Tim had to go away for work for two weeks and boy, did my life get BUSIER!  Although, it was challenging at times, I must say I had some great one-on-one time with my sweet baby girl.  I was lucky to have help from a number of people though. Lindsay, Kelli, The Cahills and my Dad & Kelly all came to give me some much needed down time.  During these past weeks, Sloan is now standing, pulling up on everything, and walking with assistance.  It is amazing what a few weeks can bring with a baby.  She is also sporting some new front teeth that are slowly pushing through.  My sweet Marry ended up having some tummy problems while her daddy was out of town.  She had an overgrown bacteria infection in her GI...although it was nothing some antibiotics and Stanley Steamer carpet cleaning couldn't fix.  I can't believe it is already Superbowl Sunday...we will be heading to our best friend's, the Todd's, new house to watch the game.  I am so excited to see it; I know it is beautiful!  I am told we are cheering for the Packers, so go Packers :)
Here are some recent pics of our growing baby girl!

Last couple of weeks...First time to meet Grandma Beba and visit with KK & Pop

Well this weekend, we decided to make a quick trip to Waco (a halfway point from here to San Angelo) so Sloan could meet her other great Grandmother.  She is very lucky to have one set of her great-grandparents local (along with two of her three sets of grandparents), but it was way overdue to meet 'Beba.'  We were able to arrange one of Beba's good friends to drive her to Waco to my mom's house.  We all drove in on Saturday morning and spent the day doing our late Christmas and just enjoying everyone's company.   We stayed up late playing games, much to Tim's despise ;).  However, he did find a liking to Rummicube...a game in which I held the championship to until he beat me!  We also played Beba's favorite game...Hand & Foot.  I am not sure if anyone has ever played this, but whew this one is a doozy!  Although Beba pretty much 'hogged' my Sloaner all day (haha), I am so glad they finally got to meet.  Beba fell in love instantly and was very very sad when she had to say goodbye on Sunday morning.  We are going to try hard to meet in Waco every few months so Sloan can see her Beba every once in a while.  Here are a few pics from our quick trip.

A couple of weeks ago, KK & Pop went to the Rockets game and stopped by for a quick visit so I was able to snap a few pics...

This one is one of my faves!  My two beautiful girls playing together!!

It's a New Year!

Well I can't believe it, but 2011 is here!  I remember ringing in Y2K at my good friend Cassie's house 11 years ago!  Where does time go?  This year's celebration was a little different to say the least, since we have little Sloaner with us.  All of our friends were pretty much doing the same thing...either hanging out with their own kids, being preggo, or were out of town. It was nice because we had Friday off, so it gave us a little more time to wind down from the holidays.  Thursday night we went to the new Lupe Tortilla by our house with Tim's parents and Troy...I always love me some mexican food!  Then Friday we tried out The Counter, a new burger place on Washington and took Sloan 'Krogering' for the first time...she loved it! Now, with Christmas decorations down, 2010 in the rear-view mirror, new resolutions made, I can only hope for another amazing year to come!  Goodbye 2010, hello 2011!

This makes me laugh...I had to post!

 

Loves her bouncer!



Cahill Christmas

So I finally caved and entered the blogging world.  After many hours, I finally settled on a layout.  I am the most indecisive person ever! 

So Christmas 2010 was amazing...it was full of family, fun, and presents galore especially with our new addition, little princess Sloan.  We started out on the weekend of the 18th with the Breda side.  We had a great time doing our stockings, white elephant exchange, and the new Cahill Christmas trivia game Tim and I brought.  During the festivities, Jared got a package of white headbands as an inside joke and we all decided we should wear them.  The pictures ended up being funny and cute!
Christmas weekend came shortly after and unfortunately I got sick for the second time in the past two weeks...uuggh!  Our family can't kick this cold/sore throat/runny nose thing.  First stop was my dads to celebrate with my grandparents.  Sloan got a wagon and boy did she like riding around with her big sis, Marry.  It was a great night talking and laughing with everyone.  The next morning we headed to the Cahills.  We opened presents all day...it was so fun to see Sloan crawling around and trying to eat all the wrapping paper.  And for the second year in a row, I got to see two of my favorite peeps...Dow and Matt!!  Before we knew it, it was time for the Annual Christmas party...it's always fun hanging out with good friends.  What a great weekend.  The only thing missing was seeing my mom's side of the family.  We were there on Thanksgiving, so we are planning to meet soon to do our Christmas.

It's weekends like these that remind us how lucky we are to have such amazing friends and faimilies.  We are truly blessed to be surrounded by such loving people.  Thank you everyone who helped make our first Christmas with Sloan so special!