Bathtime fun with Bubbles....

The other night, Andrew got to take his first bubble bath...which got even better when David turned on the jets in the tub. Enjoy the pics...he had a blast!! :)

Working Out...

Over 60 days ago, David began his journey on the P90X workout. He has done so well and stayed uber committed to it - losing a lot of inches and pounds! Dave and our neighbor, Chris Adams, and occasionally my brother Jeff work out in our partially enclosed garage. This is now referred to as the "sweat lab" and Andrew has so much fun with "his guys" coming over each night to work out. He feels like he is part of the P90x team :)

I got a kick out of these pics of Daddy and Son getting 'serious' about their working out... :)

(His mean face) :)

Trains and stuff

For Andrew's 3rd birthday, he received many wonderful gifts. Several of those are the beginnings of a "Thomas the Train" collection. He and David have had a great time putting them together and exploring different "train track options."

Below is Andrew deciding to cut the track "short" and to let the train run off track. He had great fun seeing the train engine leave the rug and head for the kitchen table :)

As I look at that last picture, I am again reminded at HOW QUICKLY he is growing! My baby boy, my sweetheart, is so grown up these days. Sigh... time passes TOO quickly!

"You're messing up my house"

The Culprit

Recently, David and I have decided that Andrew is old enough to take on a few new "chores". One of those chores is to wipe the table after dinner each night.

As with anything, the first time a chore or job is given - it is done with zest. And this is NO different with our Andrew who LOVES to help. He LOVES to get "jobs" and so while we're not taking advantage of that - we sure are going to enjoy it with that enthusiasm lasts :)

So, his first night of getting a wet rag, Andrew wipes down the table. And the chairs. And the doorknobs. And the floor. And anything else he could get away with before we took the rag away.

The next morning we're all getting ready to go in our different directions and in my haste, a receipt had been knocked off the kitchen counter. Not realizing that, I couldn't understand why Andrew looked so upset as David tied his shoes on. After some probing, he looked distressed as he pointed to the receipt and said, "I just cleaned the house!!!"

Hmmmm....wonder where he has heard that before??? :)

SNOW! Finally!!!!!!!!!!

So we've had a few snowflakes this winter in Waco, Texas (which is HIGHLY abnormal....) but finally on 2/23/10 - we got "S-N-O-W".


This was perfect because I had been horribly homesick, particularly hearing and seeing of all the snow that Maryland had been getting. While our office stayed open that day, I was able to play some that evening with my guys before the snow melted too quickly...


Below is a picture from the side of our house overlooking the wooded creek... the trees looked GORGEOUS.


The "snowfall" we had on Christmas Eve this year allowed me to teach Andrew some about snowball fights and my all time favorite - eating snow :) He was prepared this time with a cup :)



And what snowfall can be complete without a snowman? I love the spraypainted face and buttons :)


Maybe in another 30 years there will be snow like this in Waco?????????

Happy 3rd Birthday, Andrew!!!

YIKES! Where has the time gone??? Our baby boy turned 3 years old on Feb. 22nd!

As mentioned in my previous post, we were in Jefferson with family celebrating the wedding of my Aunt Laura. We thought we would incorporate a birthday party with family and friends that we don't get to see nearly enough :)

That Sunday (the 21st) we had a small party at my Munner's house with a trip to the old steam engine train that is in historic Jefferson. I was a bit bummed that they had removed the covered railroad car (the "First Class Car") that they have attached during the Holiday Train Ride....but oh well. The kids still seemed to enjoy themselves getting greasy and climbing around :)

Below is a pic of Andrew and David...the engineer had shown Andrew how to pull the bell, so he did that for awhile ;0)

Below is a shot of our dear friends, Todd, Jenny & Benjamin Bunch. We were so Blessed that they made the drive down from Little Rock that morning to spend the afternoon with us in celebration of Andrew's 3rd birthday. This was the only shot I could get of the 3 of them in one frame...Benjamin was FAST! :)

A shot of the kids and parents roaming around ;o)

My birthday boy looking quite sullen as he did NOT like everyone singing Happy Birthday to him!

Opening presents...he really enjoyed his new "Jeep" binoculars. And he's still using them to look out of our breakfast area for birds over the creek ....

Opening his new golf clubs. They were the BEST find! $5.00 from Wal-Mart. Can't beat that. Andrew and I saw those at Wal-Mart earlier in the week and he begged EVERY day to open that present. Luckily the excitement still hasn't worn off and he's had phone playing with them (and even curved one club into a "telephone" that he uses to call Nanann on....quite entertaining!) Gatlin Stewart is "helping" Andrew to open presents. Gatlin is the son of my dear friend Jen of 13 years (gasp! We ARE getting old! :)) She, her husband Patrick and their 2 kiddos made it over for the party from Longview.

Here, Andrew was laughing at a singing card that Aunt Paula bought for him. HE LOVED IT! It sings Happy Birthday in a mountain goat/yoddler voice. He still gets tickled with it! :)


Andrew is excited over his "Fifty Dollars!" from Memi. It wasn't actually $50, but close. He thinks EVERY currency is $50 - no matter the denomiation!

The sign of a good party, fun with friends, too much birthday cake & ice cream AND too much chocolate mousse pie!

And here is the picture that topped off the long weekend as we headed home. I think this summed it up for all of us :)

Happy Birthday our sweet and precious boy! Mommy & Daddy love you so very, very much!!!

A Weekend in Jefferson...and a Wedding....

This past weekend, the "three musketeers" took off for an extended weekend in Jefferson, Texas. We went to celebrate the marriage of my Aunt Laura and new Uncle Skip as well as celebrate Andrew's 3rd birthday! Below are a few snapshots of the weekend...I'll save the birthday posting for a stand alone post :)

Below is a pic of "Joe Cool" on the way to Jefferson. He reminds me a lot of David in this picture! He's also holding a new birthday present given to him by one of my colleagues and friends, Debbie (aka Mrs. Miner as we are working with Andrew on respecting our elders) :)

A little story to coincide with the car is on the day she gave it to him, Andrew was on his way to daycare. So Andrew slipped it into his jeans pocket without David knowing/seeing he had received the car. At the end of the day, David picked Andrew up and instructed him to return the car to his classroom. Andrew insisted it was his and David began a tirade of how we don't steal, it's not nice to take others things, etc., etc. Luckily, one of the teachers caught wind and straightened things out. Later that night, David apologized to Andrew again for his mistake to which Andrew replied, "It's ok Daddy, I forgive you."....awwwwww :)




















Below is a picture of the church in Smithville where my aunt married last weekend. It is a GORGEOUS church with amazing stained glass windows. The church was erected in 1908 and was the perfect church for the new couple to exchange their vows in! :)

The blushing couple! I was so honored to stand beside my Aunt in celebration of this wonderful day!

During the wedding festivities, our in-laws (Mike, David's brother - and his wife, Brenda + their kiddos Ethan and Isaac) took Andrew with them as they explored Caddo Lake and the area.

As you can tell, the 3 kiddos/amigos were having plenty of fun! I absolutely adore this picture of them! :) We were so Blessed that they came to spend the weekend in Jefferson and to celebrate Andrew on that Sunday, the 21st. Next I'll post about that :)