Will is 18 months old

Today, Will turned 18 months old.  In a way, it makes me sad because I feel like time is flying by and I don’t want my baby to grow up.  With Allison, I anticipated each stage and looked forward to seeing her mature.  However, with Will I plain and simply do not want him to grow up.  I feel like boys eventually leave home and start their own families, calling home maybe twice a month.  On the other hand, girls tend to stay close to their moms.  I mean, I talk to my mom about 5 times a day and see her usually everyday.  My mother and I always say to Allison, “Girlfriends forever”.  I know Will is going to eventually need to man up but I am going to soak in every bit of baby for as long as I can.  I think part of the reason I baby him is because of all the health issues he has experienced.  Unfortunately, this process is not over and as of last week he started having tests run again to try and figure out what is wrong.  His growth chart is going down and he hasn’t grown since 12 months of age, in fact he is losing weight.  We will have more tests run this week.  Please pray for Will and that we can finally have some answers to Will’s GI issues.  I love you sweet boy!

           

A Day Out with Thomas 2010

Today we drove to Rusk, Texas to meet Thomas the Train.  We had a wonderful time as a family and enjoyed a train ride pulled by Thomas himself, meeting Sir Topham Hat, making bubbles, bounce houses, hayride, digging for gems, petting zoo and last but certainly not least corndogs (I had forgotten had good they really taste)! One of Will’s favorite parts was the Gift Shop.  You should have seen how he darted around saying Choo Choo at every item of Thomas memorabilia. The trip was great but was definitely a learning experience.  I have decided that driving more than two hours with two children under the age of four is very difficult.  Don’t get me wrong, they did pretty well. It was just that we had met Brad in Dallas the day before and then all drove down to Rusk together and then back to Houston. Too much driving in a 24 hour period, even I was ready to get out of the car!  Though our day was long, we enjoyed time as a family and made wonderful, lasting memories.

  

There he is, Thomas the Train!

Meeting Sir Topham Hat

Having fun on the train!

 

Meeting the conductor

 

    

 

Will shopping!

Look at my Thomas tattoo!

 

Allison and I on the hayride

Hilarious Moment of the Day

Will went potty in the potty seat.  While I am in the midst of cleaning his bottom Allison runs away yelling, “I’m allergic to baby poop!!”  That girl is a riot!  Had to blog this moment before I forgot it.

Dewberry Farms-Welcome Fall!!!

On Saturday, we took Allison and Will to Dewberry Farms.  We had so much fun and it was neat to hear Allison showing her opinion on activities she wanted to do.  They have added an awesome pumpkin display to Dewberry Farms, pictures below.  The best though was how Allison waited in line for over 30 minutes to get her face painted and was sooo patient.  Why does this not happen at home?

 

Allison was verysure that she wanted a cupcake.  So pretty!

In a huge storage barn they had over 300 pumpkins on display.  Absolutely incredible!

Both of the kiddos picked out their own pumpkins and carried them by themselves thru the pumpkin patch.

It was a great day!  I love you Brother.  I love you Sissy.

This past month

I can’t believe it has been a month since my last blog.  Since then, Will has started talking in phrases, running all over the place, and tonight even drank some milk (I covered the taste with chocolate carnation instant breakfast).  Hopefully, by next month he will totally be on whole milk!  Allison is doing great as a big sister.  She has become a huge helper and loves school.  She has made new friends, loves ballet, is writing letters, can spell her name out loud and tells everyone that her birthday is November 9th and she is having a Disney Princess party at Pump it Up.

Brad and I took a wonderful trip to Fredericksburg this past weekend and enjoyed some quality time together.  We were really able to relax, talk and enjoy each other.  I held his hand constantly and it felt like we were dating all over again.

I know it seems like all has been sunny but we also experienced some sadness.  Our friends baby went to be with Jesus.  It was the hardest thing to go to Ryan’s funeral but we were so glad we could be there for their family.  We would not have missed it.  I continue to pray daily for them and think about Ryan’s mom, Jennifer daily.

Below are some pictures from over the last month.

Will on his first carousel ride!


Hook Em’ Horns!!

Visiting Aunt Pat’s classroom and seeing the pet frogs

At the playground with cousin Matt

Ice cream with Uncle Don followed by a dance


Future ball player!

Silly boy!!!

Fredericksburg!  We had a great time on a wine tasting tour