The Lone Star state

On a very last minute decision, we took off to Texas to see Ryan's parents. This was Ryan's last opportunity to head back that way before the season started. We had a GREAT time.

I like to feed MYSELF!

Having fun

Gage, Gager, Gagey... whatever you want to call him, he's a blast!

Here's a run down of the last week:

Garrett & Jayln came for a visit...


I crawl quicker than the speed of light!



I am learning to stand with help...



I love to kick my feet up!




My mom is convinced I can now say, "mamma!"




I love playing with my dad.



I'm close to having 4 teeth on the top!

Mooney boys take on Kentucky

Dad, Uncle Wayne and Uncle Jim rode their Harley's in this intense summer heat across the country to hang out with us in BG. Thank you for coming!!! We had SUCH a great time. Their activities consisted of: LOTS of greasy food, Corvette Museum tour, driving around BG, viewing our new home, Lost River Cave boat ride, tour through Mammoth Cave, tour of WKU campus and basketball facility, etc...
I know it's been said a bagillion times, but can someone say Gage looks like a Mooney?!

Happy 4 years to us & 8 months to Gage!

Today marks 4 years since Ryan and I got married. Today also marks 8 months since our son was born. What an exciting day!

Those 4 years have been eventful to say the least. A partial recap: Ryan completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees, I've had 5 jobs @ the same company, we've lived in 3 apartments, rented one home, lived in a hotel, bought 2 homes (we will close on one @ the end of this month), lived in 3 cities and 2 states, but the biggest blessing of all... Gage! Gage brightens our every day. He makes us laugh and also makes us cry (only happy tears so far). He amazes us every day on how quickly he changes. He is so excited about life and learning new things. We are so blessed with where the Lord has brought us and are thankful that we trusted His plan for our life. For many more happy, loving memories to come...















What Gage is up to:
-he's crawling!!!
-has pulled up to his knees once
-has become quite independent and wants to feed himself
-he prefers regular food to baby food
-responds well to his name
-smiles and squeals!
-cut his two top teeth, and now has a total of 4 teeth
-loves the grocery store and sits in the cart well
-hates getting in his car seat- we will probably go to a big boy car seat soon
-LOVES the pool
-still takes 6 oz bottles but can handle 8 oz bottles
-he loves baby yogurt, eat lunch and dinner between bottles
-LOVES his daddy and playing "super Gage!"

Kentucky

Things I've learned, things I'm confused by:
-I get why KFC started in Kentucky... the state looks like a chicken leg.
-People don't have fences here... as in no privacy fences, those tall wooden sticks that keep yours dogs in your yard. There are no fences like we are used to in NM and TX. IF they have a fence, it's usually a chain link fence. So strange. It's like the houses are all just floating around in the yard. Strange people, strange.
-When watching the local news on the weather one night, we got pretty overwhelmed when they showed the map of Kentucky and its surrounding states, and NM and TX weren't on the screen!
-On the news they say we live in South Central Kentucky, yet Ryan works for Western Kentucky. Humm.
-Coming from Lubbock and Austin, we have been spoiled with the No Smoking laws... there are NO restrictions to smoking here- ANYWHERE. We had to rent an apartment for 2 months while we decided where to live, were SO excited to stop living in a hotel and walk into our (way overrated, very expensive) SMOKED in apartment. Disgusting. I can smell myself when I go out in public. I feel like I need to tell everyone that is around me that, "no, I don't smoke". I told my apartment that it wasn't acceptable for us to live in a smoked in apartment and was told "they can't discriminate against smoking". Well, we've since learned they this is Tobacco country.
-We feel like we are in the heart of America... we are "close" to: Cincinnati, Chicago, Nashville, St. Louis, Charlotte, etc.
-We are closer to Washington DC than both of our families and are closer to NYC than we are to Roswell.
-I am surprised at how much I like it here. I am happy here and am thankful for our opportunity to come here.
-It's overwhelming to think how far we are from our families and old friends.
-Time to make new friends.
-Bowling Green (BG) is like living back in Roswell. People and the pace of life here it like a snail farm. Slower than Christmas.
-People here really are very kind and accommodating.
-When I say we are from Austin, people look at us funny, then I remember how far away we are and then quickly say "Texas!".
-People in the USA STILL don't remember NM is a state... a girl @ my apartment said "her dad is driving here from Mexico"...
-I feel like I am right @ home in Cisco- there are some country folk here. Our cable guy showed up in: a baseball hat, shirt that had wolves on it, cutoff jean shorts, white socks and calf high boots.
-We know several people from WKU that in turn know/are related to long time friends from Roswell. It's a small world after all.
-I still don't know what a flurry blob is (aka Big Red). Google: Big Red.
-BG doesn't have: Taco Bueno, Taco Cabana, Chipotle.
-It only takes 15 minutes to get across town.
-There is a Mennonite community here.
-Home of Fruit of the Loom.
-Home of the National Corvette Museum.
-Kentucky Derby! Mint Julep, big hat, here I come!
-My 80 (almost) year old grandfather told me he almost went to college @ WKU and was "hitch-hiking through BG selling Bibles once".
-I thought Bowling Green was an interesting name and had never heard of it, now I learn there is a BG in the following: KY, OH, MO, VA & FL!

That's all I can think of right now.
G-night!