A&M v. Arkansas

A couple of weeks ago we travelled to Dallas to visit Jeff, Renae, Cruz, and Ezra. The trip in the car was long, but we survived! Greyson and Maggie did pretty well on the trip, but Maggie had slept through the night the two nights prior to our trip and did not continue the trend in Dallas!

While in Dallas we enjoyed the awesome weather on Saturday and went to the Cottonwood Art Festival.

On Saturday night Mike and I went to the A&M v. Arkansas game (while Renae watched our kids and her two kids--Thanks so much Aunt Renae!!!!) The game was pretty depressing but the new Cowboys Stadium sure is pretty!


Thought this was a cool picture of the 3 boys and the Moms



At the game



Cruz loving on Maggie (he loved holding her)



Trying to get all 4 together (Yikes!!!)

Toddler Speak

Greyson has been saying some really funny things lately! Here are a few of our conversations:

Grey: Mommy there are unicorns outside
Mommy: Really, there are unicorns outside. Where?
Grey: They're on the ground
Mommy: Oh, you mean acorns Greyson?
Grey: Yes, Mommy acorns

Grey: Oh my goodness!
(BTW-this is hilarious coming from a 2 year olds mouth)
Mommy: Oh my goodness what?
Grey: There are pumpkins in the air!

***Greyson has a book called the 5 little pumpkins which says "There are witches in the air", so I guess he was remembering the book. He gets "Oh my goodness" from me, cause I say it quite a bit!

Mommy: Roja means red in Spanish, Greyson
Grey: Shani speaks Spanish (his teacher Rashani teaches some Spanish to them on occasion)
Mommy: Yes, Rashani speaks Spanish
Grey: Buenos Dias!

He gets funnier and funnier each day!

2 years

Dear Greyson,

Happy Birthday! You are now 2!!!! What a fun year it has been! You are such an amazing little boy full of curiosity and love! You are learning so much and surprise us with new things every day. You love your sister very much and are always looking out for her. Thank you for making our lives even richer! We love you!

Love,
Mommy and Daddy

Happy Birthday

Greyson had a grand old time at his birthday party! He even sang Happy Birthday to himself!

Off to School

Maggie's 1st day of school at Woodland Montessori. As you can see, Greyson had more important things to do than take a picture. Toddler tip: Give your toddler a tape measure and it will provide hours of entertainment!

3 Months

Maggie is now 3 months. What a delightful little girl she is. She is really cooing, smiling, and laughing now. Rolls from stomach to back occassionally, and looks like she is working on rolling the other way. Loves her hands, and has now found her feet too. She has already had her first cold, but luckily it wasn't too bad. When we took her to the dr.'s for the cold, she told us that Maggie was not gaining quite as much weight as they'd like to see. She is gaining weight, but slower than they want. So, I have been trying to supplement a bit more and we will have her weight checked next week. I think she is just a small girl, so I'm trying not to get too worked up about this. Maggie also started daycare this week. So far it seems to be going pretty well, although I really miss her and her big bro!!!! Maggie seemed to be sleeping well up until she got the cold, and ever since then, her nights haven't been so great. She has been waking about 2 times a night (versus 1 or none) and is sometimes difficult to get back down to sleep. This has made for some rough work days for mommy! But, I have to remind myself that it will get better and this too shall pass.

Brotherly Love