Sugar Sugar

This past weekend I was having a bit of a sweet tooth. Our house has absolutely no sweets except a few left over candies and then a half eaten pint of Blue Bell ice cream. Not cutting it. I had been pinning quite a few yummy baked good recipes on my Pinterest page, so I picked out the {Sugar Cookie Bars}. 

They were a hit. It ended up being a massive sugar cookie cake. Chase tried a bite of a bar the next morning. He loved it! He then decided to eat about three bars for breakfast that day. Sugar overload. He did not feel good for a couple hours. The same thing happened to a co-worker. He at five and a half bars and decided that was too many. A couple of cups of coffee later, he was fine.

:: moist cookie. cream cheese icing. rainbow sprinkles. yum ::

The perfect after-dinner treat.

Third Base Wrecks

Tuesday night marked the end of summer softball, but I hope this becomes a tradition. I have loved coming out to watch these boys play every Tuesday night this summer. It was surprisingly cool by 8:00 PM and the breeze in the stands was amazing. Not to mention the games were entertaining because the Third Base Wrecks were a phenomenal team. What a season they had! (And, if I might say so myself, they had a good looking fan club!)

::: a peek of the champs :::

the BEST FANS EVER

Even Dallas came down to Houston to see this game. Not really. But I was soo glad Mar and Parker came!

Kiel starting off the game pitching.

The Umpire who rooted for the Third Base Wrecks!

Drew hits a double.

David. Focus.

Kiel gearing up for a big hit.

Chase. My Hubby. Up to Bat.

My Boy running it home!

Abi is a little nervous...

Good Sports.

I love these girls! So fun to watch softball and hangout with good friends!

A great season. And many more to come.

Beaching and Crabbing

The 4th of July might be my favorite time of the summer. For years and years I have gone to Galveston with friends to tube, wakeboard, tan, play sand volleyball, and just have a lot of fun.

The past two years, I have gotten to spend the weekend with my husband's family at a beach house. It is always ultimate relaxation filled with lots of sleeping, sunning, eating, and games. With the drought we are going through in Texas, there was/is a huge burn ban. No fireworks for 2011, but that didn't keep us from having an AWESOME weekend.

They cleaned the beach for us... notice no seaweed!

all I see is a relaxing day!

this is mi madre... she is being a little sassy

my sister, Megan

trying to be artsy

just a normal game

show me your shell

heyyy hannah!

the sun setting on july 3rd

me and my hubby

leaving the beach at sunset

4th of July

crabbing with stephen and the gentry family.

my crab!

me with another crab. can you see him in the net?

we decided to set my crab free. he was a bit angry for being trapped so long

chase kicking my crab into freedom

Chase was 'Mr. Game Man'. Every free moment, he wanted to play a game. I'm sad I don't have any pictures of that. It was such a wonderful long weekend though. Relaxing and fun! Thank you Gentry Family (and Mom, Stephen, and Megan for visiting us)!

Saturday.

I think Saturday might be my favorite day of the week. That might be because it is Saturday, and I'm loving it. This morning Chase and I woke up early (for a Saturday) and went for a run for our marathon training program. 

I love early mornings. You get to enjoy ALL of the day! After our little run, we came back to our home and relaxed... 

Realization:

Relaxation for Chase = ESPN or Sports Center

Relaxation for Katie = Reading!

I got to read and then cook a little. This morning I decided to make some {breakfast frittatas}. They are filled with veggies, eggs, and cheese. They were quick and easy to make too!

They are great to heat up and eat on the go! 

My HoneyMOON

I can't believe it has already been a month since our wedding day. It was literally the BEST day of my life, followed by the most fabulous honeymoon ever.

And it was a surprise. Chase is the best!

Sonoma, such a cute little town

the town square in Sonoma

our private tour through Roche Winery Vineyards

the horse liked me!

wine tasting at ZD Winery

lunch on the wine train

Chase's first soda of 2011 (@ in 'n out)

my first fast food burger ever

our drive along the coast of Cali

walking the trails with my hubby

redwood forest

it was a beautiful morning

we are about to hop in that basket behind us

fire!

view from our balloon

Chateau Montelena

loved the flowers in Sonoma

taking time to smell the roses

Has anyone seen Full House? Look familiar?

China Town

tourists!

Lombard Street

hey there 'hot stuff' !!!

i guess i am 'harmless' (i tried twice and got the same thing)

AT&T Park

Giants fans! (just for the night)

Trolley Ride

Pier 39

Helicopter ride over San Francisco

my new videographer

Golden Gate Bridge

Chase on our dinner cruise boat

Alcatraz at sunset (photo by my hubby)