Doctor anyone?

I just have to share this website I came across that I am loving. It is a place where you can look up a doctor and see patient feedback as to their office staff, bedside manner, helpfulness, etc.

It is www.ratemds.com. While on this topic - who are your favorite doctors?

Here are mine:

Dr. Michelle Heintges (OBGYN)

Dr. Jerald Michaelson (Dermatologist)

Dr. John Porter (Pediatrician)

Dr. Dennis Kay (Opthamologist)

Momma horses don't have 3 holes!

Who knew?

Birds, bees, horses???

This morning, we went over to a friend's house in our old neighborhood for a playdate. Most of the kiddos are around 3 with younger siblings...this is actually Maci's playgroup, but she can't go during the year b/c she is in MDO on Wednesdays - and Momma is not giving that one up!!

So, we are driving on Sachse Road and see the horses - stupid me makes the comment, "Hey, look at the horses....". Maddie peeks out the window - I think she will just comment on how pretty they are, can we ride one, feed one, etc. - but, instead, she asks me:

"How do baby horses come out?". (WHAT!!!!!?????????? )

So, I say to her, "well they are in their tummies like Mommies have their babies". Case closed, right?

Maddie: "Do they cut them out or do they come out of a hole?"

Me: "Well, depends - possibly either way...."

Maddie: "Where is the hole?"

Me: "On their bottom..."

Maddie: "How do they pee?"

Me: "They have another hole for that."

Maddie: "How do they poop?"

Me: "There is another hole for that."

Maddie: "So momma horses have 3 holes?"

Me: "Yes." (of course I know where this is headed...)

Maddie: "Momma, how many holes do you have?"

Me: "(Ahem) 3"

Maddie: How many holes does Daddy have?

Me: "(AHEM) 2"

Maddie: "Hmmmmm. Are we almost to Kimberly's?"

Maybe not Grand Cayman but still fun....

I am sad to report, that we did not get our long awaited vacation to Grand Cayman afterall:( Jim and I had planned to meet my sister and her girlfriend there but as we looked at the weather reports, there was a HUGE tropical depression in that area dumping TONS of rain. I don't know about you, but the last place in the world I want to be during tropical weather is on a flat island - YIKES!!!

So, we started damage control plans.....first, we were going to just road trip to Florida's Emerald Coast (Destin area) - but, then that plan got tanked - long story - won't bore you with the details. In the end, my sister and I have decided that we will all try and go somewhere at the end of summer - maybe Mexico or Hawaii - somewhere tropical for sure....

Well, Jim I and I did something that many of our friends have done tons of times with their family - but we never have - we decided to take the girls on a vacation - just the 4 of us!!! It is not that we haven't traveled with all in tow - however, we are usually accompanied by MiMi and Papa or Pop and Grandmomma - never just US ....we feel so GROWN UP now - we survived our first family vacation all alone - imagine that - AND, wanna know where we went....Austin for one night and then Schlitterbaun for two!!!!

First we went to the Austin Childrens Museum which was FANTASTIC - they have a pretend Austin City Limits stage where the kids can pretend they are famous musicians - they can dress up, do the stage lights, pick the songs and see themselves on the monitor. As you can see - my kids aren't shy....

Then the next day we toured the Capitol - Maddie actually requested to tour it - isn't that amazing!!!!!! So, how do we turn that down.....

Later that day, we went shopping in San Marcos and zipped on down to our Featured Destination - Schlitterbaun. The #1 Waterpark in the WORLD for 10 years in a row - Grand Cayman can't top that baby.....well, maybe it can but let's not dwell on that.... The kids (and us) had a blast. So much so, that we have booked another trip there in August!!!! We stayed at the resort located at Schlitterbaun - so, it was SUPER convenient with young kiddos - especially one still in diapers. There was so much for tots to do as well - I had no idea - Maci has zero fear and went down all the slides with the speed of lightning - the crazier the landing, the more she loved it!!! Her favorite slide was the "octopus" - she can't say hamburger but she can sure tell you about the "octopus"!!!!

Maddie and Jim rode every single ride out there I think - she is a dare-devil too!!! Which she so did not get from me. My sweet little 7 year old went on the Master Blaster (the best watercoaster in the world apparently) and LOVED it - she took me the next day and I actually liked it - even though I was white as a ghost boarding it - she took great pleasure in my fear (too much I think???).