Papa's birthday and some big balloons!

Friday was Papa's birthday and since it was another gorgeous day here I thought it would be a good idea to leave work early to hang out with him and Cassie. In case you're not familiar with Houston, days like this are rare since our weather usually consists of being either really hot or really cold, there is no in between.

We started the afternoon off by visiting another one of our favorite parks. We walked around and really, just enjoyed the beautiful afternoon. And although Cassie looks fine in these photos, my poor sweet bear has a stomach bug and isn't doing to well......

After the park, we headed straight to my parent's house to celebrate Papa's birthday with my family. My Mom & Aunt Yaya cooked the most delicious tamales, and baked a homemade chocolate cake. Yum :)

To my first love: Happy Birthday! Thank you for being a great Papa to Cassie and a great husband to me!

And on to Saturday....we braved the chilly weather & awoke at the crack of dawn to head out to the ballunar festival at NASA. We should have taken the car accident that was blocking traffic as we were making our way out of the neighborhood as a sign that maybe this wasn't a good idea because unfortunately we had to cut our trip short. As soon as we made our way to the field and got our lawn chairs set-up, we had to pack up and leave because Cassie got sick again. I will spare you the details but lets just say Cassie had to come home without any pants...I know, my poor baby :(

Toddlerhood is just so unpredictable. You know you're a parent when you do whatever it takes to make them feel better or "fix" your baby. Over the weekend, Chris and I have caught ourselves changing diapers in the middle of the park, on a concrete parking lot, in the back of a golf cart, in the back of my car....it's tough sometimes!

Riding the tram to the fields...

See the one little hot air balloon?

Here they are all making their way to the fields...

Cassie's favorite balloon....moooooo!

Mikey, a little disappointed because we had to leave early.

Brought my sweet girl home and lounged around in pajamas most of the day.

Thought some sunshine might cheer her up so we made a quick trip to the park. 

I'm hoping to see her smile again soon, so if you have any good thoughts to spare, please send them our way!