Thanks Jen

Thanks Jen for all your special comments!! We also say how nice you are to give us feedback!! Sometimes we think you are the only one reading this blog!! J/K: Mom Smith, Sue, and Reaah all give great comments too. Thanks, it gives me motivation to keep on blogging!!

Went to the State Fair today. It was AWESOME. The boys did great, we had fun, the weather was P.E.R.F.E.C.T. Can't wait to go again next year. Pictures will be posted this weekend, they are in Ron's camera right now, don't know how to retrieve those or else I'd be posting them right now.

Everything is great today, and once again I am up working on ebay, blog, email, bill pay, etc... while ALL the boys are sound asleep.

Tomorrow, Lawson is a contestant in the Baby Bonanza, Most Adorable Baby contest, he has to dress up in western wear: Too cute, will post pics...

Good Night!!

State Fair

STATE FAIR OF TEXAS, HERE WE COME. We will pick Ron up at noon from work, and head on down to the state fair. We are so excited. We have always wanted to go to this, but didn't want to make the drive to Dallas. BUT, now we live here... Will post pics.... High of 72 today, should be ok.

Explanation

Ok, I have been asked to expand on my interesting day today, so here is just a few things that come to mind:
1. Kirby pooping inside.
2. Lincoln having not one, but two potty accidents (he NEVER has accidents!)
3. Me having to go to the DR and get a HUGE shot in my you know where.
4. Took Lawson to top of the maze at McDonalds. Didn't have anything with me to wipe up his vomit, so had to take sweater off and wipe it up. Meanwhile I was at the very top looking out the "bubble" and I see Lincoln walking out of the RR holding his pants in one hand and his underpants in the other. He decided to go to the potty by himself.
5. Lincoln was in a "naughty" mood all day, I don't know what got into him. He just wasn't himself: (maybe adjustment to dog??, taking more of my attention away??). He was put into his room or in a time out one after another....
6. Anyway, it was just one of those days...

BUT I still am thankful for this day, and now all the boys in the house including the puppy are crashed and I am very relaxed, ready for bed, and hope to start a new GREAT day tomorrow!!

Dog Bath

Lincoln got into the Oxy Carpet Cleaner and decided to spray the whole bottle onto our new puppy. The poor pup was totally saturated. Had to give him a bath, even though we were on our way out the door. The funny thing is now he smells MUCH better!!

Good Job Mom

Mom set up her scanner all by herself, and read the manual in order to figure out how to scan that picture of me and email it. Way to go mom!! I am VERY impressed!!

What a day!!

What a day, what a day. This is one I'm glad is coming to an end. When it rains, it pours around here!! I did manage to snap this cute picture today when my package came in the mail with matching Gap sweaters for the boys... They looked adorable in them...

Related??

Mom scanned this picture of ME (right) and emailed it to me. She thinks Lawson and me look a lot alike in these 2 pictures. What does everyone else think???

Gina's cutie pies

These cuties are my best friend, Gina's, kiddo's. Emma and Christopher.
We miss you guys, and hope to see you real soon.

Gina lives in Boerne right next to where I used to work at the chidren's home. When she had both of her babies, I used to call her during my lunch break and ask if I could come over and hold the baby. So, I would drive over there during my break and just sit and hold the sweet babies, I did this mostly with Christopher. I just love holding babies!! I remember thinking that I hoped to have one of my own someday to hold... Now I have 2!! Gina drove from SA to Katy once Lawson was born, and she got to sit around and hold my baby while she left hers home with her hubby.... Hope you can come visit us in Dallas the next time you come to see your brother. (Gina's brother and sister in law live here in Los Colinas, just about 10 miles from me: they are both pediatricians...)
MISS YOU GUYS!!

Kirby Fun

We didn't end up going to San Antonio, because Lawson is still sick. It is probably better that way anyway, because it has been storming all day and we would of been driving in the rain.
AND, we got to spend the whole rainy and sick day getting to know Kirby!!
We take him to the vet today at 5 to get him a check up.
I told Kirby that if he wanted to be a part of our family, he had to get used to me taking pictures!!
This morning, Kirby waited outside of Lincoln's door until he got up. 1st thing Lincoln said was GOOD MORNING KIRBY!!! And Lincoln was instantly in a good mood (usually wakes up grumpy), and didn't even ask to watch his usual morning cartoons.
Took Kirby to the Vet today, and he is good and healthy.

Sunday Six

Sunday Six
With Lincoln
Theme: Pumpkins

1. What is a pumpkin?
Daddy threw it away in the trash.

2. What do you do with a pumpkin for Halloween?
You throw the pumkin, like this...

3. Is there anything else you can do with a pumpkin?
Put water on it, and lights, all the time.

4. Where do pumpkins come from?
The pumpkin pouch (patch)

5. What color is a pumpkin?
ORANGE MOM!! I know that one...

6. What shape is a pumpkin
It's a triangle!!

Our New Addition

Welcome Kirby to our evergrowing family!! We finally found the puppy that we have been looking for. He is a Cavelier King Charles Spaniel. He is is 5 months old, and he is a miniature, therefore they said he was already full size. The boys LOVE him, we are glad that we made this decision. He is still getting used to us and our home, so he has been shy and we haven't heard him bark. He is pretty laid back, seems like a great dog!! Of course, I'll post more and better pics, but here is a preview..... I'll explain later also why we named him Kirby...

Formal Boys

We went to a MOPS fundraiser today where we got to dress the boys in tuxedo's and get a professional picture done. We won't get the pics back until 10/30, but I think they are going to look really cute. Here is a sample of some shots Ron took as they were preparing for the photo shoot..... They looked so cute. For the fundraiser, we get a 10 x 13 for 10.00 which is normally a 69.00 value. Of course, they will try to sell us more....

Pumpkin Patch, 2nd time

Went back to the pumpkin patch today. We will be frequenting this place this month. It's close, free, fun, beautiful, and it wears the kiddo's out. Mommy has fun, too. Today I organized a playdate for the moms and their children who are in my MOPS group. Had tons of fun, and the weather was beautiful!!
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Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch

One of the things that Flower Mound is known for is the great pumpkin patch that they have every October. Since we have moved here, many times I have told people that we live in Flower Mound, and their response was "oh yeah, thats where the pumpkin patch is...".
Today, we ventured out to this famous pumpkin patch. We couldn't stay because it was just a bit too cold.
These are few of the pics I took today, but we will be back several times this month. So be prepared for lots of pumkin pictures. I have always loved taking Lincoln to the pumpkin patch....and Lawson had a lot of fun climbing all over the big pumpkins.

The Law

A favorite expression of Lawsons

Finally, Success

After our 3rd attempt in the past couple of weeks, we finally made some delicious cinnamon rolls. Lincoln was a great help.

He helped me with all of the steps, he enjoyed helping (playing) with the dough.

Lincoln gives his official approval!!

Rain

You know you live in Dallas when it rains and everyone runs OUT side.

Yes, it rained hard all morning. We had to cancel our plans to the pumpkin patch. If the weather cooperates, we will go on Friday. I planned a playdate with my small group from MOPS. We all have kids about the same age, and almost all of them our boys...

So, instead of going to the pumpkin patch, we decided to try attempt #3 at our homemade cinnamon rolls.... I'm keeping my fingers crossed, they are cut and rising as we speak... I'll let you know (mom, I tried a similar but different recipe)....

I sold my first e-bay item. So, I have to get that sent out tomorrow. Now I can learn this process of payment, and shipping. This item will be shipped to the Netherland's. Wondering how much that is going to cost???

Playhouse

Lawson and Lincoln like to play together in the play house. They crawl/run in and out of it and play peek a boo. Lawson usually just cracks up..... Here is a shot of Lawson playing in it. GRANDMA JOAN: This is the Osh Kosh shirt you gave Lawson while we were in NY. Thanks!! He looks like such a big boy when he wears it.......

Friends Party

This afternoon, we went to a friend's get together. Some of you remember Debbie Taylor (now Tucker), she lives about 5 miles from me, so since we moved here we get together often. Today, she rented out the clubhouse in her neighborhood for a get together. She had 3 babysitters plus one facepainter to watch the kids outside on the playground (it was beautiful weather). Her husband, Alex, has a hobby of home brewing his own beer, so he brought samples of all his beer recipes. It was such a nice get together, about 80 people she thought, lot's of good food. The boys had fun playing outside.
Ready for another busy week. Looking forward to MOPS in the morning. We will be going to the pumkin patch on Tuesday, so keep a look out for those picture's.
Hope everyone has a super great week. Let me know how you all are doing!!

Playtime!!

Last night, Lincoln's friend Emily was able to come over for the evening to play while her parents went to a dinner event. Do you remember how fun it used to be to have a freind over when you were younger? They had so much fun, it was amazing watching them play... We had Pizza, went out to Braum's for ice cream cones, went on a walk in the wagon (with all 3 in the wagon including Lawson), swung on the swings, played Play Doh, played with ALL of Lincoln's toys. Ran around the house playing chase.... They really tired themselves out!!

Here are a few of things that we did:

Wrestle with Daddy!!

Shared the rocking chair....

Watched The Little Mermaid

Played us a song with flutes...

COME BACK SOON EMILY!!!!