1st TOT Performance

This past Tuesday (2/8/11), Andrew had his very first TOT performance. TOT stands for "Teams of Tomorrow" and is a great basketball skills program that he does at his school. He was supposed to perform during the Harlem Globetrotters halftime as well as the Baylor Bears Basketball halftime a few weeks ago, but the flu kept him from doing that.

So, Tuesday at Midway High School was his first performance. Here you can see him sizing up the court and what was to come....




Below is a picture of sister checking out all the noise and commotion...

Here's a shot of Matthew and Andrew talking about the upcoming halftime (or they could have been talking about cars or trains or who knows what...) :) Our good friends Pam McKown and her son Matthew came to cheer Andrew on.

Pam is currently a "tax widow" as her husband, David, is the midst of another grueling tax season. (By the way...if any of you reading this are ever looking for a great accountant - David is your guy!) So this allowed Pam, Matthew, Andrew, Alyssa and me to grab dinner together before heading to the game where we met up with my David.

Here the kids take to the floor. I was sooo amazed how well they all did! Andrew did a really good job and we were so proud of him! He is in the very back row, 2nd from the left. He apparently ran into another one of the parents just before the show so the teachers had to contend with his bloody nose just minutes before hitting the floor. We thought maybe that was why he ran up to one of the teachers during the performance - but it turns out he just wanted to show her his new shoes... KIDS! :)



What a fun and BUSY night. I slept REALLY well that night. Getting around by myself with 2 kids was tough! I even had the help from Pam of helping me cart some of the stuff necessary with a tiny infant - but WOW. I still can't imagine how my mom did it with a 3 year old + twin babies as a single mom. Even with help from others - it's a major undertaking to have one kid but multiples - WOWSERS!!

First Trip to the Mall with the Girls

Last Saturday, 2/12/11, David and his brother Mike took our combined total of 3 boys out for the day to go shoot guns, play at the park and other boy things. This left my sister-in-law, Brenda, and I with a few hours of girl time. We enjoyed watching a movie and then thought we would go to the Mall and out to eat.

Of course, Alyssa had to get cutsied up since this was her first day with the girls PLUS her first trip to the mall!

We made it to lunch at Olive Garden. What a wonderful and leisurely lunch! Alyssa slept the 1.5 hours we were there. Then she woke up and all of a sudden realized that I had not been holding her. She let EVERYONE in the restaurant know that she was not happy with that! (She has a GREAT set of lungs!) So we wrapped up quickly and instead of the 3 of us heading into the mall, Brenda just ran in really quick to get something she needed. Oh well. Guess this gives us an excuse at a later date to do another "1st" trip to the mall pic :)

Some Random Pics between 10-12 weeks old

Below are some random pics taken recently.

The first of course is how the princess likes to spend the majority of her time. I thought her little nightcap matched her puppy dog's perfectly :)


This was a proud moment for David. David is trying to keep Alyssa home as long as possible to avoid the daycare "Germies." It's been a balance for both of us but seems to be going ok for right now. David has been working hard to get her to hold her own bottle...alas... not even 12 weeks old and she can do it!

Of course, while staying home together, David & Alyssa get to have some silly & special times together. Here's a pic of her making sweet eyes at him. She LOVES her Daddy!

Snow Day 2011

YAY! Finally this Maryland girl got some snow here in Central Texas. Andrew's school was closed AND my work called a snow day...time for fun!!! :)






We couldn't stay outside long because Andrew is still getting over the flu and symptoms ....but I HAD to take advantage as this snow rarely happens here!

First Trip to the Museum

Today was the first time that Andrew, Alyssa & I headed to the Mayborn museum together. It was a little rough getting going at first since I was trying to handle things at the house while getting ready to go. Andrew could not be more patient as Alyssa woke up just before we left and was hungry. So I fed her. Then of course, as we loaded her into the carseat and buckled her in... she pooped. Sigh... FINALLY it was time to go!

Below is a picture of us AT the museum...notice that we don't travel so lightly anymore! For awhile, when Andrew and I went to the museum, it was just a sippy cup and my purse. Now... we have the stroller, carrier, diaper bag including bottle AND Andrew's sippy cup....

Here we made our way back to the "old timey" room where Andrew "cooked" eggs and made me pretend coffee..

Here we visited the room that shows different cultures, outfits and has cutouts to pose behind to show the kids what they would look like in various attire...

Next we headed over to one of our favorite rooms... the bubble / water room!

Here is a pic of our sleeping princess getting her zzzz's while her big brother and I hung out...

Back at home with Chic-Fil-A... David loved her hat and bow combo I put together and had to take a picture of us girls (I think she's trying to tell him to quit with the pictures...she is HUNGRY!):

Andrew's Thoughts on Marriage

As mentioned in the previous post, we attended a wedding yesterday. Recently, we jokingly discussed marriage with Andrew because a girl in his daycare class (Miriam) says he is her "boyfriend." Andrew on the other hand, is going through the phase where girls are "yucky" and boys & girls don't hang out.

After discussing Miriam and other girls that seem to adore him, he told us quite frankly that he is NOT going to get married. When we questioned him, he plainly said he was not getting married but that he planned on being a "player." As we tried not to laugh or show the surprise we felt by his response, we inquired as to what he meant by "player." Andrew very matter of factly told us, "You know... a player... like baseball, basketball...."

PHEW! Maybe there is hope I'll get him married in the future after all! :)

Our handsome boy posing next to his Daddy's Jeep.

Alyssa's First Wedding

Yesterday, we were able to attend David's cousins wedding. Bobbi-Ann chose to have her wedding at the Cedar Springs Methodist Church where all the cousins attended as children with their grandparents. It was a very sweet ceremony and we were glad to be there. Below are a few snapshots before we left for the wedding...

(note big brother's hand holding her hand...)

Andrew just needed a picture himself...

She tuckered out while I got Andrew dressed... too many pictures for her! :)