Beginning of Summer!

School's out for summer! Woohoo! 

It feels like it has been summer for a long time for me because I have been done with school since the end of April. I have the best major in the world, Education, where we have lots of end of the semester projects instead of finals, so I was done wayyy before everyone else! It was great.

Since my semester ended, I feel like I have been engulfed in a whirlwind of activities. I am going to use this blog post to update you on what I have been up to lately!

After finals ended, I said goodbye to friends who are going all over the world this summer, and goodbye to Trey as he traveled to Hawaii for a family vacation for 10 days. 

I took my own vacation with my mom all the way to.....DALLAS! No, it may not be as exciting as Hawaii, but I might have been as excited to go there. My aunt, two first cousins and their husbands, and two 2nd cousins (ages 14 months and 5 months) all live in Dallas and ever since the second cousins were born, my mom and I have made several trips to go visit them. They are the cutest kids ever and I love them so much. 

Since both of their moms work, they go to daycare, and my mom and I love to go up there, take them out of daycare for a few days, spoil them to death, keep them up late, and play with them constantly. (Sorry to their daycare teachers and parents!) 

Davis and Luke

My mom and I make a great team. She gets all the bottles ready, cleans up, does the laundry, etc. While I play with them, change diapers, put them down for naps, etc. We love every single second we have with those boys and are hearts always ache every time we have to leave. 

 Luke, the oldest of the two, is at the age where he is just starting to develop a personality, and throws little fits, but then is very easily distracted. Davis, the younger, is just content to sit and stare all day, but we love to act like fools to make him smile and coo. 

We stayed there for 4 days and just had a blast. We were sad to leave, but we were both worn out by the end! After leaving Dallas, we returned to Houston, where I stayed for a little over a week. I did a lot of lounging on the couch, catching up on my favorite shows, went to various appointments, and enjoyed spending time with my family. 

While in Houston, one of my appointments was a hair appointment, as the hair dresser I have been going to literally since 1st grade, works in Houston. I made the decision to cut my hair and donate it to Pantene's Beautiful Lengths program where they make wigs for people who may have lost hair from cancer or other medical conditions. Hair is something that is so easy to give and something we all take for granted so much! I have always been told I have great hair, so why not share it with others!? I really hope my donation helps to make someone else's life a little better. Here is my before and after picture:

I didn't tell Trey I was donating my hair while he was in Hawaii, and boy was he surprised when he got back! He loves it though and is so proud of what I did!

By the end of my time in Houston, I was very excited to welcome Trey home from Hawaii! I missed him so much and was very happy to have him back! We enjoyed a couple of days of relaxation, then hit the road again, which will lead me to my next post! 

So that's what my summer has looked like so far! It has been very enjoyable.

 I am excited to see and share all the adventures summer 2013 holds.