F-O-R-E-V-E-R

Just kidding.... Saturday, May 3rd, was our 5th anniversary and it hasn't been forever but somedays are still a little longer than others, but probably more because of the kids then anything. LOL! We didn't do a whole lot. My totally non gamer husband decided we needed to get a Wii, not really for the Wii itself but so that we could get Guitar Hero.

Happy Anniversary!Really, Jeff is not into video games at all, so this was really weird. I guess while I was in Utah with the kids a couple of weeks ago he played it at a friends house and he has been on the hunt for it ever since. Guitar Hero wasn't that hard to find, but the Wii's don't stay in stock for very long around here so that took a while. Well, anyway we got it all on Friday and spent most of the day Saturday playing away. I wish I had taken pictures. We played in our pajamas until mid afternoon when I couldn't take it anymore and decided we should try to be a little productive for the day. Tyler was more upset then anyone and now everyday he asks if he can play the WE! He likes to do the boxing which he is actually really good at. Anyway, Jeff and I went to dinner and then dessert at Cheesecake Factory that night remembering old times and making plans for the future. We had a great day with the kids and the next time we are playing Guitar Hero in our pj's I will snap some shots.

SUPRISE!

Yes, suprised is exactly how I feel. Also a little overwelmed and just trying not to cry at the thought of three... Anyway, the details. Due-October 9th. Find out what we are having in 4 weeks, which means that I am 16ish weeks now. Send me some positive thoughts, I am trying really hard to have them on my own.

Freckles!!!

That is right, my precious Dylan is getting freckles and they are way to cute! I think he is going to have the freckle jean that I am so proud of. Tyler has a few and they are cute, but they never started appearing this early, 16 months, so I think they are here to stay and hopefully get more!

Happy Easter!

We had a good Easter. I didn't take many pictures of the actual day, but we went to a few parties and egg hunts in the weeks before.

"Let me in!"

Brothers chillen and eating there snack. And Finally there true colors shining through...This was our first Easter of Tyler's four years at home. This is Sunday morning hunting for egg around the house.

New York

I went away for the First Annual Girls Weekend. I knew it was time to get away when Jeff mentioned that he had never been alone with Tyler overnight before and he is almost 4 years old. Anyway... we went to New York City and had a blast. We saw the broadway show Wicked, which I highly reccommend to everyone, ate at a restaurant in Little Italy and had the best pasta I have ever had, road the subway everywhere, took a scary taxi ride to and from the temple, went to the Statue of Liberty, and finally went to the tennis match of my life time and saw my hero Pete Sampras.

The Girls waiting to go into Wicked.

Getting on the subway in Time Square.

It was very windy and chilly at the Statue of Liberty but well worth the trip.

Finally to the big tennis showdown between Pete Sampras and Rodger Federer. Yes, we were a little early, note the empty seats, but it was actually sold out and well worth the wait. Pete is my all time favorite player and he is retired now so you don't get to see him play very often, he was and is the best player setting records that have yet to be broken. Rodger Feder is ten years younger and the current number one player in the game now and yes, admittedly catching up to Petes records.

In the end it was a great match, however Pete lost in a very intense third set tie break. I was a little sad but still so happy and greatful I got to see my favorite player in action.

Dylans Tooth

Here are some pictures finally of the half toothed baby. He is doing much better now after the baby root canal and you can't even tell.

Back Blogging

I'm Back! Well, I have been back for a while now, but have been neglecting our poor blog. I guess I have some back bloging to do so hang in with me and you will be caught up in no time at all.

MOMMA!!!

We have had a busy couple of weeks and I am leaving tomorrow for my big weekend in New York City. I am so excited for my trip, but I thought I should catch up on this before I go. Well, were do we start... The night of the last day I posted (a Monday) Dylan fell in the bath tub and broke a tooth. It was the top, front, left one. The whole bottom half of the tooth was gone the gums were bleeding and of course he was crying. We got him cleaned up and then called a pediatrician friend of ours to see if I should be rushing to the emergency room, or what. At first we didn't really think it was that bad, I was almost thinking that he would be okay until Thursday when he had his 15 month check up, but our friend told us to look for nerves that could be exposed in the tooth because that would need a pediatric dentist to look at it the next day. Sure enough we drove the poor baby crazy looking in his mouth, but came to the conclusion that we could see nerve. I felt like the worst mother ever I think more than I ever have before. I barely could sleep and swear to you that I dreamt all night about my pirate baby with a missing front tooth and guaranteed Halloween costume for the next 5-7 years. First thing the next morning I called pediatric dentist and they got us in early. The dentist was great and confirmed that nerves were exposed and gave us some options. #1 (my worst fear) Pull the tooth and wait for new tooth to come in, #2 (doctor recommended) Perform a baby root canal on the tooth and then put a baby crown on it, #3 (not really an option or recommended) Leave it alone, it will abscess with in days/weeks, baby be in a lot of pain and then pull tooth anyway. Yes, of course we did #2, we went back on Friday morning and everything went really well. No, he was not knocked out completely, they gave him some medicine that made him really loopy and silly and then laughing gas on top of that. He was actually a very happy baby through most of the procedure and then a very cranky baby that afternoon when all the good stuff wore off. I also had to take him to the doctor the day before for his check up, we held off on shots a week, figured he had been through and couldn't risk getting a fever before the tooth procedure. We did take before and after pictures, but they are on Jeff's camera and once I download them I will post them. The tooth looks really great, there still is a small chance that it could abscess, but the dentist reassured us that if that happened we could bring him back and they would pull it for free! Thanks Doc! Last week we had some friends visiting in nice warm Texas. Mona and Bridger were grateful to escape the cold of Wisconsin and visit missed friends and coworkers. Thanks for hanging out with us, we loved having you here and had a great time! This past week Dylan went back to the doctor to get his shots. He has also been sick and crankier than ever. Today was the first day I thought maybe he was better, knock on wood. His other new thing is also to follow me around or just yell from were ever "MOMMA!!!" I guess that is what I get for being so upset when Tyler didn't want to say it until we was almost two. Goodluck to Jeff while I am gone!

Want a ride?

Tyler got this fun four wheeler when he was two and could barely reach the peddle to make it go. Now he is a pro and Dylan has gotten tired of just watching him, so Tyler now gives rides. Come on down and he will give you a cruise around our yard.

Hope you had a Happy Valentines Day

Here is my sad attempt to get my kids to take a cute Valentine picture together. Tyler has always been good at sitting still and posing for a picture, but Dylan doesn't care so much, therefore Tyler is trying to force him. Good Times!

Dylan Thoughts

Dylan thoughts...What else can I pull down off the table? Oh man... that cup is just to far away.

Lately when Tyler forgets to take his dishes to the sink Dylan has found it the best opportunity to chow down a little more. This kid loves to eat and he doesn't care if it is soggy or off the floor. It is driving me crazy. I guess I should be a better mother and pay more attention, but he is getting so fast.

Look how proud of himself he is. I guess I just need to work on getting him better at the clean up. LOL He always also seem to get so dirty after I just get him ready for the day in the last clean shirt. I think kids have radar for this.

Dylan thoughts... This is the last clean shirt and pants mom has for me. I know this because I picked all the dirty clothes out of the hamper and threw them all over the floor and around the house just a few minutes ago. Let see what she is going to do now!

Texas Vote!

For some reason Texas is deciding again to change the license plate. I swear just a couple years ago they changed it to have all the little outlines on bottom and sky scene on top. Anyway, I am one of the few who voted to just leave it the same. Go here to make your voice count for something http://apps.dot.state.tx.us/services/vehicle_titles_and_registration/vote_plate.htm

Wipe out

These pictures are from Christmas, but I thought they were definitely worth sharing. This is Tyler on Christmas day with his new scooter that he loves.

He wanted to go down this small hill and totally wiped out. The picture is a little blurry, but a great shot of the wipe out. He did hop right back on, but didn't want to go down the hill again. I don't blame him, he was going pretty fast.

Toilet Time

What do you do when you have a 3 year old who is becoming more independent, thankfully, going to the bathroom alone, but have a 1 year old that thinks the toilet is just a fun splash pool? Arg! This is a favorite thing for all babies right? For a while I just always made sure that the lid was down, training Tyler and Jeff to do this took some time, but now Dylan has figured that out. So just train them to shut the bathroom door? Right. Easier said than done with a 3 year old. He is so good at going all by himself and not screaming for help anymore and I know that I don't have to check on him. The problem is Dylan has this sense that he knows when you are heading for the bathroom and Tyler is a much better target to forget about the lid down and dragging Dylan out to shut the door so he can't have so much joy in splashing around and throwing things in... It is actually almost funny how much he enjoys it. If it weren't gross and I didn't have to stop it immediately I would probably take video of him smiling and giggling away splashing my, now old, hair brush around in the two inches of water. Hopefully this is a faze, something I never had to do with Tyler cause the door was shut all the times, but it is killing me. Also, he is getting fast. "Tyler, where is Dylan? Did you shut the bathroom door?" Running.... "Dylan NOOOOO!" Favorite roller clips all dumped in, now boiling to sanitize. Oh, and can I say how much I hate reaching my hand in the toilet to fish things out, even when I know that I just cleaned it. Still yucky. Maybe I just need to teach him that if you put it in there you have to take it out. :) Yeah right. Sad sad times.

George Strait and Texas

Jeff and I went and saw George Strait last night. Never seen so many wranglers, hats and boots in one place. IT WAS WONDERFUL! I love him. Something about a man in cowboy boots, hat and tight wranglers singing just to you, okay... well thousands. And there is something about that smile.... We got home after midnight, but all I wanted to do was put in Pure Country (if you haven't seen this movie I am going to cry) and fall asleep watching him. We didn't take a camera, and I am pretty sick, but it was still the best night of the year so far. It was fun because George Strait is totally Texas. For many of you who have not been to Texas there is something here called Texas Pride. It is like something I have never seen before. How many of you fly your state flag in front of your house? I don't recall growing up seeing one Washington state flag outside anyones house. Here in Texas though, the flag flys hand in hand with the American flag. People from here love it here and never plan on leaving. It also seems that after you have been here a while (8 or so years) you start feeling these Texas Pride feelings and all of a sudden find yourself with Texas flag in hand. In the words of Tyler and a whole stadium of George Strait fans "GO TEXAS!"

Happy New Year!

We hope everyone has a great new year!

We wish you all the very best for 2008!

Christmas

We visited my Grandparents in Nashville for Christmas. My parents met us there and we had a great time.

All Tyler asked Santa for was a "BuzzLightyear and a shooting gun" He must have been a really good boy this year because he got both and couldn't have been a happier. G & G got him a scooter with helmet and pads we took it to the park and tested it out, but I don't have any pics of the major wipe out. When I get it I will add it in. You may think I am a bad parent, but in the picture he is in mid air coming down a hill, really quite the shot, and worth sharing. Notice the gun on the back of the scooter, he didn't want to let it go.

Dylan loved the scooter too. He also looked really cute getting ready for the park in his new winter hat from GP.

These are all the pictures I had on my camera. Jeff needs to download his and then I will get some from my dad and put more up. We hope everyone had a great Christmas!

Trail of Lights

Last night we went with our good friend Cameron Scott to the Trail of Lights! Every year at Zilker Park here in Austin they close the road through the park and light it up. This was the first year we have taken the kids and all Tyler could say was "oh my gosh!" It really was better than I remembered and it was the perfect night to be there, 70 degrees outside. They also have this huge tree made of lights. The lights spiral up and when you stand under it and spin looking up the lights move. Watching everyone under the tree hold hands and spin around is almost more fun than doing it. Tyler wasn't a huge fan of doing it, but really liked watching the other people and just being under this huge tree.

Cameron is Tyler's 3rd best friend. We love Cameron!

We also saw Santa there. You can see that it didn't go so well for poor Dylan, maybe next year. Tyler was happy though and told him everything he wants, a Buzzlightyear and a shooting gun. Cameron got an even better pic of this, with Dylans arms out stretched for Jeff who is to the side and Tyler making a really funny face.