Family Fun Day

After returning home on Monday night....that had officially been Matt's 10th (?) or so day working straight without a day off. So he took Tuesday off. All of us were EXHAUSTED, so we didn't do much of anything. Matt decided he would take Friday off and we would have a family day!

Oh Boy ....we had a family day. Got up, packed up a lunch and headed out to the zoo. It was a little cool first thing in the morning, but by the time we were walking around and ready for lunch we had all shed our jackets.

First stop....Polar bears
hanging out at the tigers. we don't often see the tigers so this was an extra special zoo day. not sure if you can tell in this picture, but Cami is mid RROOOAAAARRR
Another shot of the tigers
Checking out the seals. Actually a seal barked really loud right before this, it startled Cami and she literally jumped into Matt's arms.

Hanging with the monkeys. We arrived right after feeding time so they were very active. showing off by swinging from ropes, climbing ladders and as Cam would say being "silly monkeys"
our show off monkey friend
cheese. This is a picture from my iphone that I had to send to Grandma right away cause it was so darn cute!
Cami getting up close and personal with a cheetah.

Such a fun trip to the zoo. It's not often that Daddy gets to join us on our zoo adventures so that made it extra special. He was also amazed at how empty it was on a weekday morning, it felt like we had the whole place to ourselves.

After having a picnic lunch at the zoo, we made the drive home....at which time Cami promptly fell asleep. When we got home Mommy went to the gym and daddy relaxed while Cami napped.

After nap time and a little bit of yard work, we had our second adventure of our fun family day and headed to the movie theater. This is only the second time (since toddlerhood) that Cami has been to the movies...oddly enough we saw the same movie. We went on Christmas Day with Grandma and Papa Williams to see Tangled while we were in Kansas.

We opted for the dollar movie this time. Anyway it was so fun. Matt and I used to go to the movies a lot BC (before Cami) and we are so excited that she is getting to the age where she will sit through an entire movie and really enjoy it.

At the movies, we saw Tangled (again) . She sat in a booster and was great! Considering she isn't yet 2 years old, it is remarkable how well she will sit and pay attention during the movie.

We had such a special and fun filled family day. I'm not sure if the parents were more exhausted or the kiddo. Either way it was so fun and we made wonderful memories.

On a side note...Cami's 2nd birthday is in less than a week! Ahhhhhh....how is my baby already going to be 2?????

Welcome to 2011 Tournament Season

Last weekend was our first SCAGA tournament and the Spring Meeting for the PGA. A very busy work week for us at the Williams' household. Thursday morning we packed up the excursion and trailer and headed South for 5 days!

Here is a picture from the ride down. Passed Out. Love that we have such a great traveling kiddo! BTW....This was St. Patty's Day...decked out in green!

We were able to spend a bunch of time with our friends the Hanlon's. They have 3 adorable kiddos, 2 of which are girls and get along perfectly with our little girl! Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures of the girls playing (don't know what I was thinking). You'll have to take my word for it, they had so much fun!

Thursday afternoon after we dropped Matt off at the golf course to work, Cam and I went back to the Hotel. We had 2 special visitors.... my Aunt Arlene and Uncle Gordon. They were driving through and wanted to stop and see us, and give Cami her early birthday present.

Friday we were able to meet up with my Graduate Studies Major Professor and his wife. Cami and I were able to go to my old department and see the changes made and see old faces. We then had lunch with the Del Campo's. They of course spoiled Cami with a bag full of toys! It was so nice to reconnect.

Saturday was a long day! First day of any event is alway extra long. One of the things I am typically responsible for (besides keeping Cami out of trouble) is registration. We arrived at the golf course about 6:40am, which if you know our daughter is well before her typical wake up time. Cami and I did registration, of course she was a charmer and shook players hands and told them 'see you later'. After registration we had a beautiful memorial for a member of the association who passed away unexpectedly earlier this year. It was difficult for us all, but a beautiful way to remember Barry.

This picture is from after we left the golf course Saturday morning and went down to the outlet mall to do a little shopping. One tuckered our SCAGA volunteer.

Sunday was the second day of the event. We were around in the afternoon to see the finish and help with take down and clean up. Earlier that day we were able to have brunch with my sister Karen and her Husband Mike. She is going to be working in Denver for the next 8 months, so it was nice to be able to catch up with her while we were in Las Cruces.

Being in a hotel is always interesting with a toddler. It's a little hard for her to settle down and go to sleep some nights, but most of the time she has been going on all cylinders all day with little nap and she just sacks out.
Monday, Cami and I packed up the excursion and checked out of the Hotel. Matt had an all day meeting at NMSU for the PGA section. We hit the road later that evening.

Pheww....One down and ???? to go :)

Another successful event

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Its been a while

As you can see its been almost 3 weeks since I have blogged. Sorry. It has been busy around here. Where to begin....

Nana (Libby's mom) came to visit. Matt had a meeting down in El Paso and we all went along for the ride. actually my mom, cami and I spent the majority of the weekend packing boxes and moving furniture. My parents have decided that they love FL so much that they are making it their permanent residence. Their house in El Paso is on the market. Because of that, Matt and I benefitted from some of their furniture etc. She left on a Tuesday and then came back Friday. Her second trip was actually to work. She stayed at a hotel most of the time, but we were able to spend a little time with her after work.

Because of the influx of new things from my parents house we have spent a good portion of time reorganizing and cleaning. (the spring cleaning continues)!!!

This past weekend we went to a fun Cowgirl Themed birthday party for Cami's friend Piper. It was so fun!

Cami, Piper and Olivia swinging on the back porch
Somehow we got all the kids to sit still long enough to get a photo. Amazing!

Cami, Olivia, Abby (standing in the back), Piper, Caeden, George and Sam sitting on the grass.

Giddy-Up horsey
On your marks...get set....GO! Olivia and Abby racing
Birthday Girl playing bean bag toss into cowboy hats
tatoos
Lots of Games!

We had so much fun. Thanks to the Hauquitz family for including us in Piper's special day.

Now we are quickly approaching and preparing for tournament season begin. the first SCAGA tournament is in less than 2 weeks!

Not to mention a very special little girl will be 2 soon!

The rest of March is going to be a very busy month!