Fat Tuesday

As I mentioned below we went to Ragin Cajun last night to celebrate Fat Tuesday. The picture above is Dylan relaxing on his couch when we got home! He is taking after his parents who love to lay on the couch and watch TV. I thought it was too cute not to share.

February Catch-up

We have been home 4 weekends in a row which is a record for us so I do not know why I am so far behind in blogging. What have we been doing? It seems like nothing but we have been staying fairly busy. Steven is very busy with work - which is good - but of course we would like him at home more. Dylan has been very busy playing outside, doing puzzles, reading books and watching movies. He now likes Cars in addition to Nemo. Last weekend we kept Bentley and Dylan was so excited that Bentley was spending the night he hardly slept Thursday night. He calmed down over the weekend but really enjoyed Bentley's company and loved feeding him bones. Dylan was sad to see Bentley go home on Sunday but I am sure Bentley was ready for some peace and quiet. Dylan tried to get Bentley to play ball or look at his books all weekend but he was not interested. Luckily for Dylan we will see Bentley this weekend. Dylan has been a little sluggish this week I think he may be fighting a cold hopefully he will feel better soon.

I have been busy with work - audit time of year. Steven and I made it out for Valentine's (we celebrated the night before which was still crowded) and then again last week Steven and I went out for some good friends b-days. It was nice to have a night out and catch up with friends. Last night we celebrated Fat Tuesday at the Ragin Cajun. It was a little wild for Dylan so we did not stay too long. We are off to Austin this weekend to celebrate River's 1st birthday.

Below are my favorite pics from the photographer:

Dylan is 15 months and Happy B-day Steven

Other news in our lives - Dylan was 15 months on Feb 2nd and got a good report from the doctor. His weight is only in the 25% range which is lower than before but the doctor said he looked fine. He is not a big eater so I was not too surprised, his stats are below:

weight 22 lbs, 11 0z - 25%
height 32 inches - 50-75%
head 19.25 inches - 75-90% (this is the first time it was not 100%)

Last week we also had professional pics taken of Dylan and a few family shots. I am excited about them and hopefully we will get to see them this week - stay tuned.

Yesterday was Steven's 31st birthday. We had Chacho's breakfast with my sister's family who was here from Austin and then celebrated at dinner with my parents and Steven's dad. Dylan was tired and getting cranky at dinner so we had to cut it a little short. It was a calm birthday but I hope he enjoyed it. My dad took pics with his camera so hopefully I can add them in later.

Steven and I have been looking at houses and are starting to get frustrated with the process. We are looking a little West from our house and in the Spring Branch school district. We love our house but 1500 square feet is starting to feel a little cramped. Dylan and his toys are taking over. We really liked one we saw yesterday but today we found out it already had two bids on it. We decided we have to be much faster when we find one we like - lessons learned!

Sad News

I have been MIA on blogging for awhile but I just did not know how write about such a big event in my life that was so sad. My grandmother, Memaw, passed away Friday, January 30th. She was a very private person so I will not reveal too much about her except she was a loving, wonderful grandmother and great grandmother. Her service was held this past Saturday and was simple but beautiful. My family and I are all doing well but just miss her so much. I know that time and lots of prayers will help the tears stop and fill the empty place in my heart. I know that she is in a much better place and no longer suffereing so that brings me comfort. Below I am putting one of my favorite pics of her with with Dylan when she met him for the first time.