It's not quite done, but I love how it's lookin'!
November 29, 2008
November 28, 2008
Giving Thanks
There is so much to be thankful for this year. My two beautiful, healthy children. My wonderful husband. Ending another semester at SMU, and-in this economy-my job!
November 16, 2008
Cory & Roxana's Shower
While I brought my camera with the intention of taking lots and lots of pictures, I ended up taking only one!! At least it's with Kitty :-)
November 11, 2008
Fall Scenery
I love Fall. Its the time when the colors start to change, and the air gets colder and crisper. We went to the lakehouse over the weekend to enjoy the scenery and take in some much needed relaxation. Its such a wonderful change of pace, where all there is to do is fish, canoe, swing in the hammock, take long walks, and of course ride the tractor and Kawasaki mule! We went to a neighbor’s house for the annual lake fish fry, which were all caught from the lake. Dylan couldn’t get enough fish (and french fries, of course)! He was fixated on the boat docked the entire time, so there is where the majority of my time was spent, 
standing in the middle of the deck wh
ile Dylan stared and stared at the boat.
He got his chance at a boat ride when we got home and Papa drove him around the lake. He also fished with his own little pole--a ton of bites, but no catches! He was a patient little fisherman at first, but the mule seemed to be on his mind. So, Dylan spent the majority of time at the lake either riding the little John Deere tractor and riding passenger in the mule with Papa. I think that was his favorite thing to do out there!
Ava Grace was perfectly content wherever we
went either in the stroller, on the hammock, or bundled up in the Baby Bjorn on mommy. You can tell she wants to do all the things she sees Dylan doing, and when she is crawling she certainly is trying to do what he does! In no time those two will be running around in the clearing with each other, and fighting over which one gets to sit next to Papa in the mule. 
standing in the middle of the deck wh
ile Dylan stared and stared at the boat.He got his chance at a boat ride when we got home and Papa drove him around the lake. He also fished with his own little pole--a ton of bites, but no catches! He was a patient little fisherman at first, but the mule seemed to be on his mind. So, Dylan spent the majority of time at the lake either riding the little John Deere tractor and riding passenger in the mule with Papa. I think that was his favorite thing to do out there!
Ava Grace was perfectly content wherever we
went either in the stroller, on the hammock, or bundled up in the Baby Bjorn on mommy. You can tell she wants to do all the things she sees Dylan doing, and when she is crawling she certainly is trying to do what he does! In no time those two will be running around in the clearing with each other, and fighting over which one gets to sit next to Papa in the mule. 
November 02, 2008
Big Boy Dreamin'
There were many milestones this weekend: Ava Grace's first Halloween, Dylan's first time trick-or-treating, Ava's first taste at "real food"-sweet peas. Then, there was Dylan's transition into a toddler bed. Since he has been crawling out of his crib for some time, we decided that on his 2nd birthday in January we get him his new bedroom set-bedding, furniture and all! In order to get him ready for the change, we decided to take out his crib and put his mattress on the floor. Dylan is a 
severe thrasher, and so for his safety we figure he should be close to the ground! So far, not so good. Hopefully I won't have to lay in his room for two hours tonight before he falls asleep again. I think I'm going to try the method of just walking him back into his room...over and over and over again. I tried that last night, but was so exhausted I gave up after 20 minutes of doing so and just laid next to him, while he made shadow puppets and tried waking me from my pretend sleep!
severe thrasher, and so for his safety we figure he should be close to the ground! So far, not so good. Hopefully I won't have to lay in his room for two hours tonight before he falls asleep again. I think I'm going to try the method of just walking him back into his room...over and over and over again. I tried that last night, but was so exhausted I gave up after 20 minutes of doing so and just laid next to him, while he made shadow puppets and tried waking me from my pretend sleep!
Trick or Treat!
I love Halloween. I look forward to it every October 1st! Since this was Dylan’s first year to go trick or treating, I didn’t know what to expect, but knew he would have so much fun! We went with the Cheeks trick or treating down their street. Ella, Natalie and Dylan went to the houses together while I held Miss Ladybug Ava Grace. It surprised me how well Dylan did for his first time out. He would aggressively knock on doors and say trick or treat, then run off to the next house. The one thing we have to work on is not going into people’s houses…especially if he sees toys or kids inside! What surprised me even 
more is when we came home to hand out candy. When we drove up to the house, I forgot that I had turned on the lights outside, and we had about 20-30 people in front of our house! Michael jumped out of the car and ran and grabbed the candy, and from then on it was nonstop. We decided to hand out candy outside because the moment you closed the front door, the bell would ring. We bought 7 big bags of candy and were out in less than 45 minutes! Dylan would pick out one or two pieces of candy and drop it in the kids’ bags and then proceed to try and talk to them. It was a blast!!
more is when we came home to hand out candy. When we drove up to the house, I forgot that I had turned on the lights outside, and we had about 20-30 people in front of our house! Michael jumped out of the car and ran and grabbed the candy, and from then on it was nonstop. We decided to hand out candy outside because the moment you closed the front door, the bell would ring. We bought 7 big bags of candy and were out in less than 45 minutes! Dylan would pick out one or two pieces of candy and drop it in the kids’ bags and then proceed to try and talk to them. It was a blast!!
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