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.

Cute Pics for the Week

Dylan watching Nemo from the laundry basket


We just bought bubble bath this week!

Nemo!

I feel like all we having been doing is watching Nemo! Dylan is obsessed but it is too cute. He watched it on the way to Austin last weekend with no sound (Steven is working on that). Then he watched it with his cousin Layla at least twice over the weekend and sometimes by himself before bed. He also watched it the whole way home and everyday this week so far. He likes to sit on his couch and watch it and sometimes plays with his toys but insist that it be playing on the tv. He can not say fish yet but points and the tv and says, "ish, ish." We have tried other movies - Lion King and Curious George but he only likes Nemo so far.

We had a nice weekend in Austin. My grandma was more alert than on our last visit so that was nice. Melinda and I were able to sneak away to a designer garage sale (new clothes they just sale them at a discount) and I got some fancy designer clothes - now I just need somewhere to wear them to! Dylan as always had a great time playing with Layla and River. Dylan started sleeping much better over the weekend and it has continued this week - he still wakes up and wants in our bed but does not need a bottle just goes back to sleep. It is a nice change that I hope continues. We are looking forward to a weekend at home, Steven's mom is coming in town (not for a happy occasion) but it will be nice to see her.

Please pray for Steven, his mom and their family. His grandmother passed away today.

Friends and a few more firsts

Last Thursday we went to dinner with good friends, Ashley and Bill and their son Hunter. Hunter and Dylan sat next to each other and shared food and toys. Dylan who loves cows kept pointing at the cow head on the wall (at Escalantes) - he loved it!


Dylan and Hunter

After a lot of back and forth we ended up staying home over the weekend. Friday afternoon we went to look at a few houses - none of them were perfect. Friday evening Steven and I went to the Shriner Awards Banquet. WGA sponsored the Shriner football game this year so we were invited and ex A&M quarterback Stephen McGee was seated at our table right next to Steven. Pretty neat and we did not even take a picture. Saturday, I took Dylan to his 1st Gymboree class. He loved being around all the other kids, playing on the slides and with the big bouncy balls. He did not like the class activities but just wanted to run around.

On Sunday Dylan was not behaving during church so Steven took him to the nursery - this was another first for him. We picked him up after communion and they said he was very good and did not miss us once - just played. Church will be a lot more meaningful and relaxing not trying to keep him quiet and in his seat. Sunday I got in some girl time and saw Bride Wars with high school girlfriends. Very good girl movie. Steven and Dylan had some man time with friends Lyon and Barton. Barton is a few months younger than Dylan but they seemed to enjoy each others company.


Dylan and Barton

Dylan is talking more than every now - most of it still does not make sense. He also has more energy than ever - I think he is wearing out Magdalena - his nanny. He is trying to only take one nap a day and other than that just wants to play all day. I bought him the Little People Noah's Ark which came with a lot of animals and he loves them. He carries them all around the house, puts them on his couch, etc. He is also obsessed with The Little People Zoo Book. I sometimes have to hide this from him because when we wakes up at night he wants to read it! His other 1st is that he likes watching movies. Mainly just Nemo - he loves to see the fish on TV. He will sit on his couch and watch it for about 30 minutes and sometimes laugh out loud. It is too cute.

We are off to Austin Thursday to visit my family and Steven has a work conference there this weekend also.


Dylan loves the laundry baskets