Random Photos of my Cutie

I've taken some cute pictures with my phone lately that I had to share!

We purchased a new car a couple of weeks ago and it has built in DVD's that come with wireless headphones. He was in heaven:)



Museum of Nature and Science just being silly.






On our way to the zoo, looking too cool!!



Happy, happy boy!!






A day out with Thomas!



On the night of my birthday, just the three of us went to dinner. Here are my two, handsome dates!!


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St. Patrick's Day Parade

First let me just say, BEST PEOPLE WATCHING EVER!! I've never been to the St. Patty's day parade in Dallas and it was the funniest thing ever. I've never been a parade person and have never had the desire to go. But now that Samuel is a little older, I knew he would love it. And he did. The weather was beautiful and perfect. We drove over to Chrissy and Brian's house and walked from their house to Greenville where the parade was. Other than seeing lots of people in green tights and shorts that were way too tight, we saw lots of trucks, police cars and fire trucks oh my! Heaven for my little boy. Here are some cute pictures from the day.

This is what Samuel thought of the parade before it started:)
Chrissy and myself

Ellie trying to hold Samuel's hand..so precious.

"The view is great from up here, Dad!"

And there it is. The highlight of the day. They even stopped right in front of us for about 5 minutes!

And then there was this. Had to take a picture.

After the parade, we walked over the Freebirds and had some lunch. The kids were beyond tired at this point so we inhaled our food, played with some beads and hit the road for naptime.

Cousin visit

A few weeks ago, we had a wonderful visit from my brother and sister in law and their three girlies! It was such a good weekend and especially fun for Samuel, because he LOVES his cousins. We enjoyed grilling out at my dad and step mom's house both nights and dad even warmed the pool so the kids could swim. This was Samuel's first time in the pool this year and he was a little uneasy but I think it was because the air was so cool once he was out of the water. I'm hoping and praying he loves the pool this summer..fingers crossed!

Uncle Thad is always such a good playmate for the girls. I was very thankful he was such a good sport and got in with all of the kids.

Amelia and Samuel are only 4 months apart in age so they had a ball! They were chasing each other around and dive-bombing the couch and just laughing hysterically! So cute

On the way home he was completely wired and such a happy boy!

The next morning we went out to breakfast and it was an adventure for sure. The kids were so cute but were kids. Meredith, this is just a taste of what our Florida trip will be like this summer. So crazy but so fun!!

Aunt Ash with my sweet, sweet Claire Bear

Amelia Brooke!!

Jason and little Arden Kate!

Thanks guys for such a fun visit.. We can't wait for you to come back!

Dinner time Shenanigans

The title really should be breakfast, lunch and dinner shenanigans because that's just what it is!!! Meals have become quite interesting around here these days and it's so frustrating...but hilarious! Needless to say, it's probably time to really work on table manners.

Who needs a fork?






No feet on the table, sir!



"must get every bit of ice cream!"








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Playtime!

Adorable!!! We had a playdate on Valentine's Day with some good friends! Sandra sent me this adorable picture of the kids digging in the dirt. I had to post. Such precious innocence and wonder!



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My boy at 21 Months

And exactly one year ago....

I can't believe that I haven't done any monthly updates since Samuel was 17 months old. I guess we are just having too much fun for me to sit down and blog. BUT..I'm forcing myself to write now because I SO want to remember my sweet boy at this age.

First of all, he thinks he is hilarious and this just makes me laugh! He cracks himself up all of the time and usually I have no clue what he's laughing about but it gets me to laughing too. He is such a fun little kid but getting into more mischief every day! Oh my this boy is wearing me out but I'm loving it all! Here are the main things I hope to remember:

• Samuel is wearing 18-24 month clothing and some 2T. He is in size 4 diaper but the next box I order will be size 5.


• He sleeps pretty solid these days but his wake up time still varies a lot! He goes to bed between 7-7:30 and is up anywhere between 5:30-7:30.
  
  
• He takes a 2-3 hour nap in the afternoon. It's bliss!
  
  
• Samuel's vocabulary has really taken off in the past month and we are loving it. He says too many things to write down but these are just a few of the things that make us laugh. He says "um" after every question he is asked. I guess he has to think long and hard before he gives an answer. He calls his paci a "beepa" and we finally recognize this now. He has "snack trap" down and demands one after he wakes in the morning. He can say all of his friends names and usually runs to the door when we mention them. Lately, he has been saying "no" and it is really adorable but he says it WAY TOO MUCH!! He definitely has an opinion about everything. When he says yes, it sounds like "dip" and it's a very matter of fact YES!!
• He LOVES anything Santa related..still. He still has to read his Christmastime book everynight before bed and says "HO, HO, HO" when he's ready for it. We go to a kindermusik class every week and they have a big Noah's Ark mural on the wall. He looks at Noah and says "Ho, Ho, Ho"!


• His favorite shows right now are Barney and Bob the Builder.


• He remembers where every construction site in our area of Dallas is! He loves to point out the "didders, canes and dump tucks"...diggers, cranes and dump trucks in case you were wondering.


• He has become very picky about what he eats and it's driving me crazy! He still loves nuggets, mac and cheese, strawberries, bananas, cheese dip and chips, hot dogs, etc. He hates..and I mean hates any veggie. I don't think he has eaten a veggie in 2 weeks even though I offer them every day. He gags when he touches them. Oh dear, drama king?


• Samuel loves "apanes" in the sky and will watch them until they are completely out of sight.
  
  
• He really only likes to play with trucks, cars, construction toys and books..such a boy.



• He loves to give sweet kisses and always makes a "ummmm" sound when leaning in for a kiss or a hug.



• His favorite place to be is still outside. I don't think he feels the cold air either because he could hang out in our back yard all day if I would let him. He just runs up and down the yard singing and talking to himself.



• He totally knows what to do when the camera comes out and we say "fake smile." It started out as a joke because his smiles were always so fake, and now that is the only smile he will do. Although, when is a smile for the camera not fake:))



• He loves to dance to the Black Eyed Peas and can really cut the rug!

I think we are beginning to enter the terrible 2's and I'm a little scared. I think he's going to wear me out pretty much every day but I wouldn't trade it for the world! His personality is so sweet and I just love everything about this little boy. God couldn't have given me a more precious child to love and I feel so blessed to have him. I can't believe that we will be planning his 2nd birthday before long!

Samuel,
Thank you for being everything that we ever could want. You are truly the light of our lives and you make us so happy! Life is so much sweeter with you in it and you put a smile on everyone that sees you. I pray everyday that I can raise you with love and patience and instill in you a great love for the Lord. I pray that you will continue to be healthy and happy. I know you are learning so much everyday and that helps me to be very mindful of what I say and do. I hope that you will always know just how much you are loved!

Let it snow!

Last week, Dallas got hit big with about 6 inches of snow! Now, if you know me well, you know that I don't love snow. I live in Dallas for a reason, people!! However, this was the first snow that Samuel was actually old enough to play in so we bundled up and went out. First let me say that I was not at all prepared to outfit my child in snow gear. Although you can't see in this picture, he has on rain boots and knit mittens because that is all we have! Poor thing..

This is where it all went south, and quick! Samuel face-planted in to the snow and his mittens got wet. Samuel doesn't like his hands to be dirty or wet...so the mittens came off. Surprisingly, his hands were hot the whole time we were outside.

Let me explain this picture. He face-planted again. And instead of being the responsible mommy and swooping him up and out of the cold snow, I sat down and took pictures. I felt horrible but had to! It was just too cute.

He looks asleep in this picture but I promise he was having fun!!

After the freezing snow fest, we came in for a snack and a nap..thank goodness! He was a happy camper. Wouldn't you be if you had goldfish and your favorite Thomas pj's on?

Finally, after a LOOOONNNNGGGG day of being snowed in, daddy came home. So, I had a great idea: daddy and Samuel bundle up and go play, and mommy go upstairs ALONE and take a long shower! Perfect ending to a fun day!