Wyatt's World

School Pictures

2009-03-31T16:54:00.003-05:00

Montreal was soo fun! I still need to download my pics. I'll post some when I do. We arrived late on Friday, hung out and had some great time together. Then Saturday we walked and walked and walked around the city. We visited the Notre Dame Basilica -AMAZING, Old Town Montreal, the big city mall, and the casino. That night we had a drink on the top floor of one of the tallest buildings and had a wonderful dinner at a nice restaurant whose name escapes me. :-) It was a delightful trip. Then we were up before dawn on Sunday so I could fly home and David could drive over to Quebec - about 3 hours northeast of Montreal.

Wyatt had school pictures a couple of weeks ago. We got them today. I love them because they are school pictures of my sweet angel but he did not smile in one of them. They say he's pretty shy at school and doesn't talk much at all. He's really talking alot at home now so that seems weird. He's very outgoing when we are out and about, but both David and I remember that we were shy at school at least until middle or high school. He does seem to take in things before he acts so that might be why he's shy at school. Here are the pics from school:

I'm Back

2009-03-26T10:59:00.002-05:00

Ok. I've been completely overwhelmed with my new job and when I'm done for the day, I get up and walk away from the desk and computer. David has been traveling alot so when he's traveling, I come back after Wyatt goes to bed and work some more. I've also been spoiled by Facebook. I love the quick updates but I'm even getting kinda lazy about that too. So, I'm going to be better about the blog. We've been traveling on the weekends and seeing alot and I want to document that. So, I might just do a combo update when I update - one current blog and a recent past update with pics. That might work out and keep me less overwhelmed. We'll see...

I'm preparing for this weekend. Wyatt is going to stay with our friends, Bill and Ronnee and Ronnee's three boys - 17, 15 and 6. Wyatt loves the 6 year old, Hunter. David and Hunter's Dad (who passed away in 2005) grew up together and Jeff was 10 years older than David. Our boys are only 4 years apart and they love each other which makes us so happy. David and I are flying up to Montreal, Canada tomorrow for the weekend. I can't wait! It will be our first weekend away from Wyatt by ourselves. The previous vacation was a group vacation which was fun too! David has to work in Quebec, Canada on Monday so we thought we'd make a weekend getaway of it. I'll try to take some pretty pictures and post later.

Busy Busy Busy!

2009-02-09T16:32:00.003-06:00

I'm sorry I haven't updated in so long. David has been traveling and my new job has got me overwhelmed. There is so much to do and learn, that I have been working over my 5 hour requirement almost every day. I found a babysitter for Wyatt on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for 3 hours in the morning. Then, I bring him home for lunch and a nap so I can keep working. Once he wakes up, we play, eat dinner, etc. Then once he goes to bed, I've been working more. I know once I get all of the details worked out with the job, things will slow down but now I feel slammed and ovewhelmed. So, I haven't had a chance to update the blog. I'll get better once I get my routine established.

New Job

2009-01-30T13:50:00.002-06:00

My most recent gift from God...a new job!!! Things have been so incredibly hectic lately - gall bladder pain then surgery, the holidays, vacation, Paco passing away (another needed blog) that this job thing snuck in between everything and came lightning fast. The night before my gall bladder surgery I received a call from my dear friend Jacklyn who I worked with at DR Horton. A friend of a friend was looking for her replacement as an Administrative Assistant to Dr. Joel Gregory at Joel Gregory Ministries. This was a 25 hour a week position, working from home and doing the exact duties from my last few positions including the one I got laid off from last summer that was also working from home. It was a perfect match so I sent the lady, Sue, my resume to give to Joel. I didn't hear from Joel for a couple of weeks so of course I thought they blew me off like the last few interviews I've had but as it turns out, Joel teaches at Baylor University for 4 days of the week and then travels and preaches the other 3 days of most weeks so needless to say he is a very busy man. Right before we left for vacation to Mexico, I had 2 phone interviews and an in person interview with Joel and he hired me! WOOHOO! This week I trained with Sue (who is a delightful lady) on Wednesday and Thursday and today is my first day on my own. As with any new job, I'm overwhelmed, excited, scared, etc. but I know things will settle down and work themselves out as we go. You can see more about Joel Gregory Ministries at www.gregoryministries.org.

December Trip to Ruidoso

2009-01-27T14:52:00.007-06:00

As you know, we took a vacation to Ruidoso, NM from December 11 - 16, 2008. Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Paul have a vacation rental house up there and invited Grampa, Dorris, Dad, Barbara (she wasn't able to come), David, Wyatt and me. Dad went up a couple of days early and the rest of us drove up on Thursday in a little caravan. It had snowed a day or two before we arrived so there was still some snow on the ground when we arrived and it was beautiful! We had such a fun time being all together. David and Paul cooked several dinners for us that were fantastic - steak, spaghetti, etc. and we had an overall great time.
Here is Wyatt's first snowball. He loved throwing them over the rail.

This is the view of Sierra Blanca from the living room and dining room windows.

In Lincoln National Forest while we were Geocaching, I had to take Wyatt's picture on this big log.

The deer were eating the pine needles off the trees David and Paul cut down.

Wyatt on the side/back porch with the deer behind him. The deer were everywhere and I must have taken a million pictures of them.

My little Cowboy! Wyatt in his very first pair of cowboy boots with his first cowboy hat. SO HANDSOME!

My favorite cowboys!

I had more pictures but I can't find them on my computer. I'm hoping that they didn't get deleted! These are the only pictures I could find from our trip.

Doctor Appointment

2009-01-08T06:55:00.003-06:00

I got the real scoop yesterday. My puncture wounds are still hurting because I've had a little reaction to the tape they used to keep them closed. No biggie - just a little neosporin to heal. Also, my gall bladder was in BAD shape. A large stone had blocked the entrance/exit so that's what caused my constant and sometimes terrible pain the last week it resided in my body. That was the reason for the ER visit too but they did not see it on the ultrasound. Due to the blockage, there was swelling and spasms - is this too much information? There was also extra scar tissue as a result of this, when he removed my gall bladder, there was a little extra to deal with. All is well now and I will feel better (a little less tired) everyday.

I'll try to post some pics later of Ruidoso and Christmas. Wyatt is being a funny little character these days. He's transformed into a 2 year old - where did my baby go??? - and he's using more words everyday. Last night was his first introduction to the "corner". I think we'll do the corner rather than a "timeout" chair. It's the best place for discipline in this house. Anyway, he finally started saying "Momma" two weeks ago and often shortens it to "MOM!" since it's his most used word. (I waited a long time and I love it!) On Sunday, he started saying, "DaddyMommaDaddyMomma". We were laughing so hard. Now, he's getting tired of our fun. I tried to get it on video but he keeps getting camera shy. I'll have to try again.

What a Crazy Holiday Season

2009-01-06T11:39:00.002-06:00

Well, I survived. I had surgery one week ago and all went well. My gall bladder was swollen and there was extra scar tissue they did not expect so that caused a little extra discomfort. I have 3 puncture wounds and a stitched up belly button with a very nasty bruise but that's about it. The soreness of my insides is getting better each day and I'm only using the pain pills at night to sleep.

Good thing we decided to skip our trip to Houston because we had a lovely visit to the emergency room at Irving Baylor on Christmas Morning around 1am. We ad Christmas Eve with our friends next door and I had pretty bad heartburn after. I went home and put Wyatt to bed while David stayed over and played games with them. The more time went by, the worse I was feeling until I finally got "sick". David came home right then to witness that I was getting worse. So, he called the surgeon. The surgeon said to take a pain pill if I had one and see if that helped. If not, he advised us to go to the ER. We waited about 30 minutes and I got sick again with no pain relief so off we went. Thankfully, Rob's brother Greg and his girlfriend Rebecca came over and spent the night so Wyatt could sleep peacefully. We spent about 4 hours in the ER and after the labs, ultrasound and finally pain relief after two tries, we were sent home to wait for the surgery on Tuesday.

After a few hours sleep, David woke up and got Wyatt ready for the day and waited another 2 hours for me to wake up. Then we opened presents, got ready and headed to Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Paul's for Christmas Day with them, Grampa, Dorris, Steve and Tanya. What a long but fun day. As it turns out, it was the ham that did me in so I skipped the Christmas Day ham and ate salad and veggies.

I am now looking forward to a 2009 with better health. In 2008, I broke my ankle and had gall bladder surgery. That is plenty enough drama for me.

Surgery

2008-12-23T07:34:00.003-06:00

David and I went to the surgeon yesterday about my gall bladder. I have to have it removed (for some reason I was just thinking the stones would be removed but once you generate stones, you always will so it is being removed) next Tuesday, 12/30. Not good news for a New Year's celebration but great news for deductibles. I will be in the hospital for about 6 hours that day and the doctor said the third day into recovery is the worst (when I will hit bottom) and then things look up from there - something to look forward to?!?! I really liked Dr. Riviera but I don't like all of the scary scenarios he had to "inform" us of. We were planning on going to Houston today to spend Christmas with some of David's vast family but decided against it. If I have another gall bladder attack, (I had some pain last night) then I will end up in an emergency room in Houston and we decided that wouldn't be a good idea.

Our trip to Ruidoso was awesome. I posted a few pictures on my Facebook page but I will need to post some here also. I'm so drained from not sleeping much last night and still need to do some Christmas shopping that I need to get going with my day so I'll save those pictures for later.

Health Update

2008-12-09T12:42:00.002-06:00

Well, I have gall stones. But, my gall bladder is not inflammed so I can go on our trip to Ruidoso and schedule surgery to remove them when we return. It should be a day surgery so that's good news. I'm just thankful it's something that can taken care of with relative ease and quickness. I've never had surgery before so it's a little unnerving but again I'm just glad it's something they can fix. We leave tomorrow morning for our trip so I'll update after we return.

Health Check and Thanksgiving Pics

2008-12-08T12:36:00.008-06:00

It seems like once we get home from one activity/trip, the next one is upon us and I can't seem to catch up. This past Thursday I had an abdominal "attack" that was extremely painful and lasted for about 10 hours. I was able to get a doctor's appointment on Friday and got a prescription to help with the abdominal pain. He sent me to have an ultrasound this morning and should have the results tomorrow. He called this morning and said the ultrasound would confirm it but he thinks I have gall stones. Holy cow! Not good. We are leaving Wednesday for a trip to Ruidoso, NM with my family until next Monday. I'll find out tomorrow if I really have them and what we need to do next. I didn't have any pain this weekend and I've been a little uncomfortable this morning but no real pain.

Here are some pictures from our Thanksgiving trip to Caprock Canyons State Park in Quitaque, TX. We went with our friends Mark and Brenda (Wyatt's godparents) and their kids Dalton, Bethany and Colleen. We had alot of fun, exploring, hiking, geocaching, visiting, celebrating Thanksgiving, etc.
Here is Dalton, Wyatt, Colleen and Bethany when we first arrived in front of the beautiful Caprock Canyons.

Daddy and Wyatt with the Caprock Canyons behind.

A picture from down in the canyons.

Thanksgiving dinner - turkey, stuffing, potatoes, gravy, cranberry, green bean casserole, rolls. It was YUMMY!

Wyatt and Colleen "resting their bellies" and watching a movie after dinner.

Colleen, Bethany, Wyatt and Hollypeno playing.

Friday, we took a hike in the canyons. David, Wyatt, Colleen and I went about 3 miles and the others went longer. It was getting too close to Wyatt's naptime.

Me, Wyatt, David and Hollypeno up on a rock. What beautiful scenery it was!

Bethany, Colleen and Dalton

Newlyweds - Brenda and Mark Cabal

The RV campsite.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-25T14:29:00.002-06:00

I still have some posting backlog with pictures and video. Hopefully, I can get to some of that next week. We are heading out this evening with our friends the Cabals to Caprock Canyon State Park. We each have an RV and this beautiful state park is very remote and very scenic. We are all so excited! We'll stop off in Wichita Falls for the night tonight and arrive in Caprock Canyon tomorrow where we will stay until Saturday. Saturday we will head back to civilization and stop off in Wichita Falls again. We've made this trip several times when it was just David and I so it will be fun to have a bigger group in addition to Wyatt. Saturday we'll probably go bowling and have dinner out before we head back home on Sunday. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

November Update

2008-11-20T10:56:00.006-06:00

Ok, I started an entry back on October 30th and stopped so I just finished that one so scroll down past the Halloween update for the October update. :-) I didn't realize it would post down there.
Here's what I have for November so far...
Wyatt has a little red chair that Uncle Don Martine gave him back on Labor Day weekend. It was David's mom's chair when she was a little girl (Uncle Don is her twin brother). He recently had it repainted by his local Chevrolet dealer (Corvette red) and gave it to Wyatt. Here is Wyatt enjoying his chair.

Later that same day, Wyatt and Holly were playing and giving kisses.

Here is Wyatt's first experience with a doodle bug. He loved it and loved having it walk all over his arm. Then he put it on his little slide and watched it walk all the way down.

I'll be back later to post pictures from Wyatt's birthday party and our trip to Build A Bear on his actual birthday.

Wyatt's Birthday!

2008-11-10T06:46:00.002-06:00

It's Wyatt's 2nd birthday today! We had his birthday party Saturday - pretty much all day. It was supposed to be from 4 - 6pm with a washer party for the adults afterward but it ended up being from 2 - 11pm with friends and family filtering in and out. But, it was nice to be able to visit with everyone! Wyatt got alot of fantastic toys, clothes, books and puzzles. We had alot of fun yesterday playing with everything. I'll post more later... HAPPY BIRTHDAY WYATT!

Wyatt Looks Like Mommy!

2008-11-04T19:03:00.003-06:00

I would have never believed it as he looks so much like David, mostly in the eyes. I found this on a friend of a friend's blog. What fun!

MyHeritage: Look-alike Meter - Geneology - Pedigree charts

Halloween

2008-11-03T13:29:00.006-06:00

Ok, sorry about the delay but I've had some storage issues that I finally got figured out. I have alot of backlog to post but today I'll just worry about Halloween. Wyatt is into Mickey Mouse bigtime right now so that's what he was for Halloween. We also had an adorable monster costume but it was bigger and covered his head. I got him to try it on twice over the last month and finally he quit letting me put it on him. We had a fun time. Karrie and Lane came over from Flower Mound, Spencer dropped by for a little while, we went to about 5 houses trick or treating, Wyatt enjoyed handing out candy and the haunted house next door was awesome.
Here is a picture of the monster costume from early October.

Here we made the Pillsbury Ghost sugar cookies before the festivities started.

This was the best picture of the costume. He's getting to the point where when he sees the camera, he looks away or turns around.

As soon as we got back home, he stripped the costume and hung out in the sweatshirt that was under it. He would help give candy to the trick or treaters and then take some out of the bowl for his stash - too funny. He enjoyed the lollipops the best.

I'm So Behind...

2008-10-30T10:45:00.005-05:00

For some reason, I can't seem to find time to blog lately plus I'm not really motivated. I'll start way back in October.

Back in mid-October, we went to Dad and Barbara's for the weekend and had a great time. We got to ride on the new pontoon boat and Barbara(Neenie), Maddie and Millie (Kari and Peyton's daughters) came on Saturday evening and we got to spend some fun time with them. Here are some pictures...

On Sunday, October 26th we went to our friends' churches Harvest Festival (Light of the World). It was so fun. Wyatt loved the bounce house, hay ride, puppet show, inflatable slide and the obstacle course. My camera ran out of battery power before we got to the inflatable obstacle course. Thank goodness Kelsey took him through all of that stuff.

Here is a picture of Daddy and Wyatt watching Monday Night Football. Wyatt is so in love with football. We watch college football and the Dallas Cowboys so it's constantly on the TV. He knows his Longhorn shirt and Dallas Cowboys shirt and gets excited when it's time to put them on. It cracks us up how excited he gets. Then he gets mad and thinks you've changed the channel on him when they go to a commercial.

Quick Update

2008-10-20T09:15:00.004-05:00

First, ECI - They came last Wednesday and the visit went very well. David was in town so he came about 30 minutes into it. We just filled out a whole bunch of paperwork and answered a bunch of questions. Wyatt slept until it was time to get him involved. After the entire assessment, his motor skills are that of a 27 month old and his speech is at the 15 month level so that means we qualify for speech therapy. They will be back next Monday for the next visit. Woohoo! I have a feeling in a few months we'll be asking ourselves why we needed to do this when he talks our ears off. haha. Mark my words...
We had a fun weekend visiting Dad and Barbara. The pontoon boat is awesome and we spent a lot of time on boat rides this weekend. I'll post pictures later once I get them downloaded. It was great to see Maddie and Millie and we all had a great time.
The Cowboys were a huge disappointment but we were so busy yesterday, we didn't have too much time to dwell on the disaster of the game.
David is in California this week until Friday so it will be a long week without him.

Cutie Pie

2008-10-17T06:02:00.005-05:00

Do you ever just look at your child(ren) and think, "Dang you are so freakin cute?!"? Well, I do that alot. Tuesday, I put Wyatt in some new jeans for school because it was cool that morning. I'm so used to seeing him in shorts, it was a whole new look. He was so dang cute, I had to take pictures:

I like the hand in the pocket.
We are headed out again today. This time we are going to Chandler, TX to visit Dad and Barbara. They got a pontoon boat this week so we are very excited to go for boat rides this weekend. Barbara is headed to her daughter's house today and will be bringing our nieces, Maddie and Millie, back tomorrow while Kari and Peyton go to a class reunion. It's been about a year since we've seen them so we are excited about that too! We'll head back Sunday and hope the Cowboys show up better this week.

Changed Plans

2008-10-15T09:51:00.005-05:00

Instead of leaving on Thursday to camp, we ended up leaving Friday morning. David had so much work to do, he worked all day Thursday and got up Friday morning and worked from 6am until we left around 11am. So, Thursday afternoon Wyatt and I hung out with Linda and Kelsey (neighbors). We sat outside, played and relaxed. When David came home he sat outside and relaxed with us. Kelsey and I played with my camera and found some features I didn't know how to use. Here are some pics.

Here's Kelsey...

Wyatt and Daddy

Kelsey pushing Wyatt in that beloved car.

After the relaxing fun, Rob came home from work and we all loaded up and went to Brandon's Central High School Jr Varsity game. Wyatt loved the football players. He also enjoyed flirting with the little girl that sat next to us. The Chargers lost but we had fun nonetheless.

Friday morning we left to go pick up the RV and head to Lake Ray Roberts. Fortunately, we called ahead. Both parks were booked and we called a few others that were also booked. We didn't realize it was Columbus Day on Monday and the kids were out of school so there were lots of campers this weekend! We ended up going to Cedar Hill State Park (old faithful) and got the last 2 spots together. Mark, Brenda and the kids came out about 7pm that evening.
Saturday, we watched the Longhorns beat the Sooners - YIPPEE!- and hung out. Mark and Brenda took all of the kids and dogs to the beach/park while David and I got to watch the game uninterrupted. It was a great time. We cooked out, made smores, went for walks, etc. It was a fun weekend.
Sunday afternoon we came home to watch the Cowboy game. After a VERY disappointing effort by the Cowboys we visited with our friends and went to bed.
Today, we have our first visit from ECI (early childhood intervention). They should be here at 3pm for our assessment. Hopefully, Wyatt will qualify due to his delayed speech and they will come back out in 2 weeks.

Weekend Plans

2008-10-09T08:56:00.002-05:00

First of all, I'm still trying to get a good picture of Wyatt in his Halloween costumes. We put both the green monster and Mickey Mouse costumes on last night but he won't stop and stand stil for me. He's not too fond of the monster even though it is so cute. He had it on and just screamed and chased Paco around. I guess he understands it's supposed to be a little scary. haha. He really likes the Mickey costume but for a limited time and without the hat/ears. Halloween should be fun! haha.
David came home last night and we were originally going to go to the State Fair today. But since we've had a sick week and David needed to go to the office, we decided to lay low this morning. I'm packing up for a weekend RV trip. We're going to pick up the RV from the shop (had a refrigerator recall due to fires - YIKES!) and we are headed to Lake Ray Roberts for some relaxation and fun. Our friends Mark and Brenda and their kids are meeting us up there tomorrow and we'll watch Texas beat OU on Saturday! Go Longhorns! Sunday, we'll return for our weekly Dallas Cowboys watching party. I'll have to take some pics and do a blog entry about that. We all love it! Go Cowboys!

Better Today!

2008-10-08T12:51:00.004-05:00

Thank goodness Wyatt is better today. Yesterday I cleaned the house and today I've just finished washing EVERYTHING in the hopes that when David gets here this evening, the germs will be gone. Wyatt is eating and drinking like his old self and the bathroom issues have improved greatly. He's been less whiney which is a VERY welcomed change. I think our virus is gone!
Here are a couple of pictures of the playhouse. It's still in pieces and I obviously haven't had time to clean it but Wyatt did get to see it yesterday. He liked walking in and out of it and exploring it.

Icky Sicky

2008-10-07T15:45:00.002-05:00

Poor baby is still sick. He woke up okay and ate some cheerios and milk for breakfast so I thought he was feeling better. It went downhill from there. I'm doing everything for him the nurse suggested last night and we are waiting for the virus to run it's course. Now, I've gotten a touch of it as well. In the meantime, EVERYTHING has been washed in this house and I'll wash all the bed linens tomorrow before David gets home. Now, I'm sweeping, mopping and vacuuming because we don't want Daddy to get sick after he returns from being out of town for a solid week!

Sick Baby

2008-10-06T21:12:00.002-05:00

I'm so sad. Wyatt has a gastrointestinal virus. I talked to the doctor's office nurse a little while ago and told her his symptoms which are worse today. The weird thing is he has no fever and has been playing all day but he won't eat or drink much and he has the graphic symptoms I won't name here. The nurse said he is "highly contagious" so I had to cancel our first ECI (early childhood intervention) appointment that was scheduled for tomorrow and I'll keep him home from Mother's Day Out. He has delayed speech. We waited 2 months for a hearing test appointment that he passed and another 2 months for this first ECI appointment. I hope we don't have to wait 2 more months for the next opening! By then, he'll probably be talking like crazy!

It's Raining Today

2008-10-06T11:52:00.002-05:00

Poor Wyatt. He is totally teased with all of the new treasures sitting in our backyard and it's a rainy day today so he can't go out there. It looks like the sun might come out and if it dries up somewhat we'll go out and at least get some pictures of the new toy house in pieces. Stay tuned...

Christmas in October!

2008-10-05T20:43:00.006-05:00

Holy Cow! I am beside myself with excitement right now. Today started off rough with Wyatt waking up at 5am throwing up. He has never been sick like that (we've been so lucky) so I held, cleaned and comforted him as best as I could. Then we got a system and made it through until about 6:45am when his stomach seemed to be settled. Then we went back to sleep. I woke up at 9am (latest I've slept in a very long time!) and then I heard him in his room stirring.
We had a pretty good day after all of that. Wyatt was feeling much better so we went to visit Uncle Paul's mom in the nursing home and picked up her laundry. After that we came home and went next door for the Cowboy game after Wyatt woke up from his nap. Thank goodness the Cowboys won against Cincinnati and we all went outside for playing and visiting. We missed Daddy but all in all we had a good day. Then, about 8:20pm our friends John and Shelley who just left the Cowboy game and visiting time called. They found a Step 2 Playhouse that someone was setting out for bulk trash pickup. They were so sweet to think of us. They talked to the people who set it out (it had ants and a tiny roof leak but the people wanted to get rid of it) and then brought it over for Wyatt. This thing is so cute! We just finished unloading it into our backyard. It's sitting out there in pieces in the dark and I can still see that it is adorable. I can't wait until tomorrow when Wyatt and I can get out there, wash it down and put it together for a fun time. I'll take a picture once we get it all together and post it. I'm so excited!

Garage Sale Jackpot!

2008-10-04T13:48:00.005-05:00

Two posts in two days - this is a record! :-)
Wyatt and I are so excited. We went out this morning for Garage Sale Day 2. Like I stated yesterday, I was mostly looking for outdoor toys so I can promote myself from playmate to supervisor outside. He can play on these toys without me needing to be right there playing with him. This is big! So, today we spent $10. We got a stickhorse that talks, a USA puzzle, 5 books, a real Fisher Price flashlight to take RVing, a basketball goal and a slide. We came home with our treasures and played for about 1.5 hours before lunch and Wyatt's nap. Here are some pictures of our garage sale jackpot!

Weekly Update

2008-10-03T16:49:00.008-05:00

It's been so hard lately for me to stop and take the time to update. I'll try to do better.
No need to worry about pay, daycare, etc. Even though I thought the interview went very well, Keller ISD never called back. I hate that. I understand when you hear nothing after submitting a resume (pretty much all the time lately) but if you take the time to interview, I think you should get a rejection letter at the very least. Oh well. I'm relieved and my feelings are hurt at the same time. Crazy. I know things will work out they way they are supposed to.
David left to go out of town for work on Thursday and will return next Wednesday night. He only goes out of town on the weekend for work once a year but we both hate it nonetheless. So, I've been extra busy while he's been gone. It helps the time pass faster.
Park Glen (our development) has twice yearly garage sales, one in the spring and one in the fall. This weekend are the garage sales for the fall. We got a head start and went to a few this morning. There are only a few on Fridays but I like to get a first look and you don't have to get up at the crack of dawn and fight the crowds. It does get crowded! Anyway, I am so proud. For $12.50, I got an umbrella stroller, Seasame Street toy, baby gate (for my friend), a step 2 riding car (picture below) and a toddler domino game. JACKPOT! The car was my biggest score. It's older but still in good shape. I got it for $3! Wyatt absolutely loves it.

I was looking for some outdoor toys for him to play with especially with the weather starting to get cooler.
After the garage sales, we headed to Dallas to have lunch with my Grampa and his friend Dorris. We love them so much. I showed him Wyatt's car and we proceeded to wash it. It was so much fun. Grampa loves to be active and Wyatt loves to help so it was a win win for everyone.

Then, Grampa pushed Wyatt around in it.

After all the fun, we went over to Wendy's and enjoyed some lunch. Grampa has always liked Wendy's and the workers there love him. They were happy to meet Wyatt too. Then, we went back to Grampa's for more visiting and finally left around 3pm. Now, Wyatt is sleeping after his big visit.
Tomorrow, we are going out in the morning looking for more treasures then we'll head to Southlake after Wyatt's nap and meet up with Adam and Renee at the Southlake Oktoberfest. Sunday, Wyatt and I will head over next door for the weekly Cowboy Game party. GO COWBOYS!

Tuesday, Wednesday Update

2008-09-24T13:00:00.003-05:00

Yesterday I had a job interview with Keller ISD. I have mixed feelings because the job itself, A/P Specialist, has wonderful hours (no summers off though) and is only 5 miles away. All of my previous jobs (except Staffing for Tomorrow) have been jobs in Corporate America with long commutes and long hours including those commutes. However, just as before, I am torn with putting Wyatt in daycare. It's questionable if this job I interviewed for pays enough considering daycare. I guess we'll see...

Today, Wyatt and I went on a "marathon" walk. Looking at the map it was only 2.3 miles but it took 1 1/2 hours because we walked to the park, played for 30 minutes and then walked all the way back home. It was good for both of us. Since I broke my ankle back in February, my ankle has been 'tempermental' at times. This is the strongest it's felt since before the break so it's been a good day.

Update from the Week

2008-09-20T08:36:00.003-05:00

This was a fun week and I've been bad about updating. I have some pictures from last weekend to post as well but I'll have to do that later. Wednesday morning, we went over to Bear Creek Park in Keller to walk, play and feed the ducks/geese. We had a very fun time playing at the park but I forgot my camera. Then we walked around and ended up at the creek feeding the ducks. That was really fun too. I have fond childhood memories of feeding the ducks at the fishing barge in Lewisville with my mom. I also remember how agressive they could get. These ducks had good manners but the geese were scary. I was talking to a man that fishes there about 3 times a week to feed the resident herons and he said there is one goose that charges. He scared them away for us. Turns out this interesting man has released a few trucker comedy CD's and gave us one with his autograph. His name is Ernie Shill. I really liked this park. The people were very friendly and we had a great time.
Thursday night we went to Karrie's house (bff since 7th grade) to visit. Her daughter Lacie works at Once Upon a Child in Flower Mound and so very kindly got Wyatt two Halloween costumes. One is a green monster from Gymboree - what a steal - and the other is an adorable Mickey Mouse costume. I'll take pictures of both and set up a survey for you to vote on. He prefers the Mickey costume as of now. The monster is thicker and goes over his head. He's not too crazy about it being on his head. The Mickey costume is missing a glove so I'll go on a hunt next week for a pair of "cartoon gloves". FUN FUN! I'm thinking I might just put him in the Mickey costume from 6pm - 7pm and the Monster from 7pm - 8pm. haha.
David came home from California yesterday and we had a nice family afternoon/evening. Everyone was tired but we did manage to go to Fresco's for our favorite Mexican food. It was a quick dinner though.
Today, David is off to Giddings (see pics from Labor Day) to Uncle Daniel and Aunt Nancy's ranch. The Martine family guys get together once a year for fun and fellowship at Uncle Daniel's house. Then they get together again in late November/ early December for the annual hunt at Uncle Tom's ranch outside of Marble Falls. David will be home tomorrow late morning/early afternoon so we'll have plenty of time to prepare for the Cowboy game - GO COWBOYS!!!
Today, Wyatt and I are headed over to Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Paul's house for lunch and visiting. Grampa and Dorris will be there too.
Have a great weekend!

Birthday Weekend - David

2008-09-17T14:19:00.002-05:00

What a weekend!
David flew in from Nashville on Friday and we went to dinner with Linda, Rob, Kelsey, John, Shelley and Tina at our favorite restaurant Fresco's. After that we all went back to Linda and Rob's (next door) and sat in their driveway visiting and watching the Hurricane Coverage. They had a TV in the garage and put it on the front porch for us to watch - how redneck is that?!?! haha. It was fun.
Saturday, we hung out a home waiting and watching for the rain. We ended up with some wind and 1/2 inch of rain. That night the same people from Friday and Ricky (2 doors down)came over for "Game Night". We had a blast playing Whoonu and Catchphrase.
Sunday was David's birthday. Scott, Sara and the twins, Benjamin and Madelynn came over along with Sara's brother Brian who was up from Houston. We had alot of fun playing darts, cooking out, playing with the kids and visiting. Rob, Linda, Brandon, Autumn and Kelsey came over later and we all had hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries and sopapilla cheesecake that Sara made. YUMMY! I also made a cheesecake (David's favorite) and we had that on Monday.

Hurricane Ike

2008-09-11T23:29:00.004-05:00

Our thoughts and prayers are with our numerous family and friends in the Houston, Kemah, Galveston area. Hurricane Ike is predicted to be a "big one" and we are following it closely. I have prepared for the worst and as of today expecting not much here in Fort Worth. However, channel 8's Pete Delkus scared the cr@p out of me yesterday when the track was heading in our direction. We have lots of gas, water, milk and non-perishables in our house today but it looks like it will be just a rainstorm for us. Nonetheless, we have lots of family in Houston and my Dad and Barbara in Chandler (Lake Palestine) and we are praying for everyone's safety.

Little Character

2008-09-10T08:43:00.004-05:00

This one cracked me up. Monday we decided to make a second noodle necklace so there is now one for me and one for Wyatt. He also found his St. Patrick's Day hat that Neenie gave him back in the spring. So, he was walking around the house with his noodle necklace and hat.
Here I had some popcorn chicken in the oven. I put the oven light on so he can see it.

This was our walk down to the mailbox to check the mail.

He LOVES checking the mail. He pulls out the mail once we get the box open.

The Park and The Weekend

2008-09-09T10:54:00.003-05:00

Friday, we had some errands to run and stopped at the park on our way home. Wyatt enjoyed the car, climbing on the playset and the swings. At 11am it was too hot to slide. Here are some pictures of our fun.

We had a fun weekend. On Saturday we visited Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Paul and all went to Ronnee and Bill's house for their wedding that evening. It was great to see our friends and the wedding was beautiful. Sunday morning we traveled over to Pecan Plantation in Granbury to visit with Don and Pam Arlett. They moved back from California and got here on Friday. We were so happy to get to see them and their new home and plan many more visits. Sunday afternoon we got together with our friends/neighbors for our traditional Cowboy game watching party. All of the usual suspects were there and we happily routed the Cowboys to victory. GO COWBOYS!

Labor Day Weekend

2008-09-05T12:40:00.014-05:00

So fun. It was actually a very long weekend. We left Wednesday night and stopped for the night at the KOA in West, TX just north of Waco. It was around 7pm and we were all tired especially Wyatt. So, we set up the RV and went for a swim in the pool. Here is a video of our fun.

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The next morning we went over to the KOA playground which was a stones throw from our campsite and where Wyatt played on the slide, climbing gym, swings and rock mover.

After our morning fun we packed up, stopped off at the Czech Stop for kolaches and headed to Giddings, TX where Uncle Daniel and Aunt Nancy live. We had called to ask them to dinner and instead they invited us to stay on their 56 acre spread. I like to call it paradise. It is a beautiful house on 56 acres with a paved road and driveway, a tank in front where the geese live, a swimming pool with slide and diving board, a cabana guest house and a nice barn.
Here is Wyatt with Aunt "Nana".

Here is Wyatt with Uncle Daniel. They were getting tired as they were rough housing on the couch.

We had a great time there. After finding a place where we could put the RV and have electricity, we had a great visit and enjoyed more swimming. Wyatt and Paco especially liked watching the cows.

We enjoyed a wonderful dinner of steak, potatoes and salad, enjoyed the pool after dark and Uncle Daniel showed us around the land itself.
The next morning we enjoyed more visiting and a wonderful breakfast of eggs, bacon and toast compliments of Aunt Nana. They spoiled us and we LOVED it! :-)
Then we all headed off to Bastrop, TX to Uncle Don's ranch where the work began. Uncle Don is restoring a caboose down at the ranch and this weekend his objective was to sandblast the bottom section for the painters that are coming out this week.
Here is a picture of where we camped the first night next to the caboose.

Saturday morning we decide to move the RV up by Miss Donna's (the farm house closer to the main road) so they could sandblast without damaging the RV. That afternoon, they sandblasted and mowed the front pasture with the tractor (including Wyatt) and I ran errands. Since I wasn't there, no pictures of Wyatt in the big tractor but here he is in front of it the next day.

We spent a lot of time exploring the land (this ranch is 92 acres), watching/feeding the horses, playing with sticks, rocks and dirt and just having a great time.
Here is a picture of Wyatt and Uncle Don.

We packed up and left there on Monday and headed back to the KOA in West. We knew what to expect there and it was a place to escape the traffic. Plus, we were itching for another dip in the pool. Tuesday morning we got up, revisited the playground and headed home. It was a great vacation!
To see all of the vacation pictures, just click on the link "Wyatt's Family Pictures" located to the left.

We Are Off...

2008-08-27T10:44:00.003-05:00

In the last few years, this is the week we take our summer vacation. This year, it will be more like a VERY LONG weekend. We are leaving this afternoon with the family and RV and heading south. Our destination will be Bastrop, TX to DK Ranch where we got married. Uncle Don is renovating a caboose and it will be the first time we will get to see it since last year when he bought it old and empty. We are thinking that tonight we may stop somewhere on the way and spend the night at an RV park or we may go all the way. You never know with us... We'll be back on Tuesday and I'll post more! Happy Labor Day Weekend!

First Day of Mother's Day Out

2008-08-26T10:18:00.005-05:00

My baby is getting so big. Today was his first day at Mother's Day Out at North Fort Worth Baptist Church (our Catholic church doesn't have a Mother's Day Out program - what's up with that?). Just like always, he walks in like a big boy and panics when he realizes I have to leave. But, he was good and only fussed a little bit. He is one of the oldest in his new class and since he's not two yet, he has one of the same teachers from last year. Beginning today, he will be taking his nap on his new nap mat that he carried around all over the house last night. It will be his first experience not in a crib, pack 'n play or RV bunk bed with baby gate. Here is a recap of how much he's grown:
This was the first day of MDO on February 5, 2008.

Here he is on the last day of MDO on May 29, 2008.

Finally, here is my big boy today on his first day of MDO.

My oh my how time flies!

Weekend at Grampa and Neenie's

2008-08-25T13:01:00.003-05:00

We went over to Chandler to visit Grampa and Neenie this weekend. David flew in from Philadelphia on Friday morning. Wyatt and I picked him up from the airport then headed home to get packed up and get yard work done. Then we headed out with the RV to Grampa and Neenie's house. We arrived about 4:30pm, set up, unpacked and had a lovely visit with Grampa. We ran a couple of errands then went to the local pizza place to pick up a very tasty pizza and headed back to the house to watch the Cowboy game. GO COWBOYS!
Saturday, we went to Tyler to get a part for the golf cart, get the dually inspected and went to the grocery store. Neenie was originally scheduled to work all day, but got off work at 2pm so by the time Wyatt woke up from his nap and Neenie got home, we had everything unpacked and the guys had the golf cart fixed. Then, we had more time to visit and play on the Wii fit. What fun! My favorites were hula hoop, slolam skiing and the ski jump. Now, I am really wanting a Wii and a Wii fit. I was a maniac! haha. David was awesome at it too. He usually gets the highest scores at whatever he does, but it was fun that both of us were competitive on the Wii fit. There was a pretty big rainstorm so we spent several hours on the Wii fit. Wyatt even had fun watching. After the rain we went riding on the golf cart around the neighborhood. David and Grampa fixed us a wonderful dinner of steak, baked potatoes, corn on the cob and salad. It was fantastic!
Sunday, we got up to a breakfast (again cooked by Grampa and David) of bacon, eggs and toast. We all enjoyed breakfast and then packed up and headed home. Here are some pictures of our fun weekend at the lake.

Baking Cookies and a Visit with Maw

2008-08-21T21:04:00.003-05:00

I found a package of toll house chocolate chips in the fridge last week and decided Wyatt and I should make cookies. I usually get the itch to bake cookies at Christmas time. There's something about the chill in the air and the smell of cookies that seems so cozy to me. Anyway, I thought it would be fun to go ahead and bake them now. Wyatt liked watching the mixer, playing with the measuring cups, and tasting the dough and cookies. YUM YUM!

Today we had a lunch date with Renee's mom at her house. Renee and I have been BFF's since 1992 and her mom has always been like a mom to me too. She used to do my laundry, feed me and buy me essentials when I was dirt poor and I love her for it! Anyway, she loves Wyatt like her own grandson and we decided to go for a visit. She made some yummy chicken salad sandwiches and cut up some very tasty fruit. Wyatt and I brought some of our soft and chewy toll house cookies to share. Renee had the day off and came for lunch too. We had alot of fun. Wyatt enjoyed exploring, playing, and reaking general havoc the entire day. Poor guy was so beat, he slept all the way home from Arlington. He NEVER sleeps on car trips these days. I'm pretty tired too. Our lunch date lasted into an all afternoon visit. It was GREAT FUN!

Noodle Necklace and Couch Pillows

2008-08-20T12:58:00.005-05:00

2nd post for today (see the post below for weekend stuff)

Our fun craft of the day was making a noodle necklace. Yesterday, we colored the noodles and let them dry and today we sorted the colors and made the necklace. In between playing with other toys, we were able to finish the necklace. Here is the finished product.

My little sweetie loves the couch in the front living room. His favorite thing is to throw the pillows off the couch, play on the couch and then jump on the pillows. Needless to say, it's hard for him to accomplish all of this because by the time he's gotten the pillows off, I've run in and stopped him from doing the other two. He was having a big time this morning laying in the pillows.

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Random Weekend Stuff

2008-08-20T12:00:00.005-05:00

As a follow up to last weekend's entry, we had another low key weekend which was very nice. This was a weekend between David's travels and it was cloudy and threatening rain so it was nice to be home and be able to relax.
Friday, we went out to eat at our favorite local restaurant, Fresco's.
Saturday, we hung around, did chores and hosted dinner for some of Prevost Car's IT guys. They are here in town working on a computer migration for David's office. Three of the four came over for a steak dinner and Olympic watching on Saturday evening. It was interesting as I made the observation that as we were watching Michael Phelps obtain his 8th gold medal, we were watching it with two Canadians and one Swede - our own international watching party.
Sunday morning, David made us a breakfast of eggs, bacon and biscuits. It's become an every Sunday thing these last several weeks. It's our favorite time of the day and all three of us enjoy it since Daddy is such a great cook. We spent the rest of the day driving around looking for a future camping spot at the lake, visiting with our neighbors and playing outside.
Here are some pictures of Wyatt sitting at the kitchen island watching Daddy cook and enjoying the Sunday paper.

The Joy of a Cardboard Box

2008-08-13T15:50:00.010-05:00

Don't ya just love a cardboard box? I rememeber as a kid the excitement when we got a new appliance that came in a big box. What fun it is to pretend the box is a magical place where you can hide. Well, the joy came to our house yesterday. I like to order Wyatt's diapers online because I can get them in bulk and they are shipped free to us. So, they arrived yesterday in a box the perfect size for a 21 month old.
This was taken when the box first arrived.

Here is a video of him enjoying his box. This was right after it arrived. His onesie is unbuttoned because I was just about to change his diaper when the doorbell rang. When we went to the door, it was our package and I didn't have a chance to snap him back up.

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After the video was taken he played in the box for a while. Then we decorated the box with stickers and our beautiful scribble and doodles. Here is the finished product.

Incognito

2008-08-11T21:55:00.002-05:00

Wyatt is getting so close to the "terrible twos". When I read Krista's blog, I can completely sympathize with her adventures with Abby. The challenge is keeping a step ahead of him in the creativity department which in turn keeps him busy and not destructive.
His latest "thing" is to pull all of the pillows off the couch in the front living room. He's been better in that at least he's no longer jumping on the couch and jumping off into the pillows. He seems to be more interested in staying in the pillows on the floor.
This evening, he kept trying to climb under his little baby chair and kept getting in awkward situations. At the same time I was doing laundry. My brilliant idea was to cover him with the laundry basket and see what happened. He loved it. He loves playing with the dogs so much that they've learned how to escape his wrath. But on the other side, both Paco and Holly know to hang around him if they want to play. It is a very interesting dynamic. So, here is a new video of the fun. Notice the pillows on the floor. Also, lately we've been noticing more that both the dogs and the baby are in unison sitting and laying down on command. They get confused as to whom we are speaking to so everyone minds. I have a feeling we better enjoy that while it lasts...haha. Oh yea, "uh-oh" is the new word/phrase of choice.

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Weekend Entertainment

2008-08-11T18:27:00.006-05:00

It's come to that time in the year, the dog days of summer, when we stay home more than usual. It's too hot to take the RV pretty much anywhere around here. It takes a long time for it to cool down and there aren't very many fun things to do except go swimming. We are fortunate that we have several family and friends who invite us to swim in their pools.
Friday night, David did his yard work ritual (mow, weed eat, blow, etc.) and Wyatt was happy to join in. Wyatt is infatuated with the lawn equipment. I keep saying I'm going to write a little book for him with yard equipment characters. His favorite is the blower. Of course, he prefers it to be off because it's so loud it scares him when it's on.

Saturday, David, Wyatt and I met Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Paul at Great Grampa's house in Dallas. The boys helped him with a home improvement project. Aferwards, we all had lunch at the Midway Point and went back to Great Grampa's house to visit. Wyatt really enjoyed hanging out with Great Grampa and playing with DanDee the dog and the piano.

Afterwards, we went to Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Paul's to cool off in the pool and play some dominoes. GIRL POWER! We are currently on a roll with the girls beating the boys to many games to count. :-)
Sunday, we went to Mark and Brenda's (Wyatt's Godparents and our good friends) to see their new house and visit with them and Bethany and Colleen. We all played and swam in the pool and had a great time. We absolutely LOVE their new house.

Fun Day at the Park

2008-08-08T12:47:00.004-05:00

Happy Friday! Wyatt and I got up this morning, went to the donut shop and then to the park. We sat on a park bench and enjoyed our treats from the donut shop. All the while, he pointed and squealed at the playground. Then, after we finished our breakfast, we played. The temperature was in the 80's at 9:30am when we were playing so it was pretty nice. After we played we went for a little walk and then ran some errands. Here are our some pictures of our fun.

Our Major Home Improvement Project

2008-08-07T11:53:00.002-05:00

While we were on vacation in Arkansas (see below), our neighbor watered the back yard for us. Well, she forgot the sprinkler for a few hours. The flowers looked fantastic but our bedroom was soaked. Our siding in the back had some rotten spots and there was a big enough one next to our bedroom window that the water leaked in and soaked the carpet. When we first arrived home, we panicked and thought there was a plumbing problem. Our friend John came over and also Rob from next door (neighbor's husband). Through investigation they figured it was the hole in the siding and the marathon backyard watering that caused the wetness. Thankfully, that next Saturday, July 12th, the three guys (with some help from Rob's son Brandon) replaced the siding and insulation on the back of the house. It was so hot that day - it topped out at 106 degrees. We were so thankful for our wonderful friends!

Back Track

2008-08-07T09:22:00.007-05:00

Ok, I have some pictures and events to back track to. Back on July 1 to July 6, we went to Bella Vista, AR to visit Grandpa and Grammy Jacoby and meet our friends, Tracey and Lonnie from Olathe, KS. We had great fun. We spent 3 days on the lake and the guys played golf 3 days. It was fun to spend time with Grampa and Grammy and they also stayed with Wyatt on Friday and Saturday while we played at the lake. Friday, they all came out for a boat ride.

Here is a picture of the front of the house.

This picture was taken from the golf course below. The house is on the right. What a view!

Wyatt's first ride on the tube. They pulled David and Wyatt on the tube behind the boat and he LOVED IT! I was more scared than he was.

David, Wyatt and I being pulled on the tube.

Me on my 7th try of skiing. I grew up skiing and have always been able to get up. I haven't skied in over 10 years and boy I could tell. This was the closest I came to skiing.

I loved this picture of David driving the boat with the sun shining over him.

Ice Cream Delight

2008-08-05T10:50:00.004-05:00

I'm having a hard time getting back into the blog. I have alot to catch up on and just enter our day to day. I'm not working so I should have all this extra time but somehow I don't. Today Wyatt and I had breakfast, played, unloaded the dishwasher, picked up and now we are about to sweep the floors before his nap.

He's such a funny guy. This past Sunday, David took us up to Sheridan's for some frozen custard. YUM! Wyatt had a puppy cone. It's a little cone with vanilla custard and the perfect size for a toddler. It also happens to be the cone they give to dogs. Paco and Holly have gotten one several times AND they are free. So nice. Anyway, he LOVED his ice cream.

These were taken in the garage when we got home. Needless to say and much to his delight, he got a bath after his ice cream cone. He's eaten and loved popsicles before, but this was his first ice cream cone. Yesterday, we were playing flash cards with letters and pictures and when we got to the letter "I", the picture was an ice cream cone. It was so funny. He got excited, touched the picture and gave it a kiss. He loved his ice cream!

Broken Computer

2008-07-21T17:02:00.003-05:00

Newest challenge - After my last day of work, 7/10 my plan was to have a marathon power blog to update on the last few weekends of fun. However, plans change. On Monday, my nephew was here visiting. Tuesday, my computer completely shut down and would not boot up. After a long call to HP, it was determined that the computer was 14 days out of warranty but due to a common problem with the motherboard in this model of laptop, it was covered. Thank goodness! No computer=no blog updates. I should have it back on Monday, 7/28 and I will have lots to update then! Have a great week!

Coming up...

2008-07-01T11:36:00.004-05:00

We are leaving in a few hours to head up to David's parents house in Bella Vista, Arkansas. We'll be up there until Sunday. We are meeting up with some friends from Kansas and Wyatt will get to have some good quality time with his Grandpa and Grammy. We are so excited and looking forward to seeing family, friends and celebrating the 4th of July! I have some pictures to post from last weekend and I'll also post stuff coming up when we get back.
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY AMERICA!

Keeping the faith

2008-06-29T10:57:00.004-05:00

Well, from my previous post you've heard I'm getting laid off from my job. Like I said before, it was a shock and the first time in my life I haven't had a back up plan or a job waiting in the wings. I've NEVER quit or left a job without another job to start. So, needless to say this is causing me great anxiety to put it mildly. Last night I had a dream - I was laid off my job, David left me and my car was stolen. Needless to say it was a NIGHTMARE and I was incredibly happy to wake up in my warm bed next to my wonderful husband. WHEW! So, as I read my friends' blogs this morning with their trials and tribulations that they are handling with great hope and faith and I wake up from my nightmare of last night, I have renewed hope and faith. I know everything happens for a reason and we will find our way the way God intended. I know it won't be easy but I am so very thankful for the time I had before and the gifts I still have in my life. This is just another BUMP in the road...HAPPY SUNDAY!

Family Pictures

2008-06-25T11:36:00.003-05:00

We had our family pictures taken back on May 31, 2008. This was my birthday present and after a couple of reschedules, we finally did it! This was the first time we've had family pictures taken. Even David and I haven't had pictures since our wedding.

Shocked

2008-06-24T07:25:00.004-05:00

Yesterday sucked. I got laid off from my job. Times are tough and headcount had to be reduced. I'm the third of three employees so it didn't take rocket science to figure out it was me who had to go. I'm still shocked and saddened. I've been laid off once before and I had a ton of warning, a job waiting, a big severance and begged them to let me go. This time there was no warning, no job waiting, no severance and I wanted to stay. Now, we have to come up with a game plan. I have no idea what I'm going to do!

Father's Day Weekend

2008-06-18T15:25:00.006-05:00

We had a fun time last weekend. Friday, we packed up the RV and headed to my Dad and Barbara's house on Lake Palestine in Chandler, TX. We love to go there. They live on a very large lot and there is a spacious area for us to park the RV and hook up in the driveway area. It's also very convenient because it's behind the house in the backyard area and it's enclosed so we can let the dogs in and out without worrying about tie outs, leashes, etc. We got there Friday and just hung out. We broke out the bubble machine that Neenee has been storing since winter. It was so awesome. I think I enjoyed the bubbles more than Wyatt did! It made the largest bubbles and like this picture, several had bubbles inside of bubbles. LOVED IT!

On Saturday, we ran errands and played. There was an estate sale down the street and they had a golf cart for sale. Dad and Barbara live on a penninsula of the lake with a small neighborhood. The people in the neighborhood all know each other and it's a very "homey" atmosphere. A golf cart is perfect to run around on and go down to the little park and visit the neighbors. It's all private property with very little traffic. By Saturday things were half price at the estate sale, so Dad got a good deal on the golf cart. NeeNee had to work that day so we all met her in Tyler after work and went to Mercado's (the original Posado's. YUM!) Here is a picture of Grampa, Wyatt and Neenee.

We really enjoyed the golf cart. Here is a picture of Daddy and Wyatt driving the golf cart around the neighborhood on Sunday morning.

The dogs loved the golf cart too. Holly loved riding in it and running alongside of it. Here we found a turtle in the road and stopped to rescue it. You may notice the puddle under him. Holly jumped off the cart and ran over to him. Just as she stuck her nose down to smell him, he pee'd. She scared it right out of him. So, here we are showing him to Wyatt before we scooted him off the road. You can see the golf cart in the background with Holly perched in her new favorite seat.
Here are our tired babies on the way home from Grampa and Neenee's house after a fun weekend. Paco was on the other side also sleeping but out of camera range.

Funny Boy

2008-06-12T10:37:00.003-05:00

Just some random thoughts from yesterday and today. Yesterday, Wyatt just played and explored while I worked.

When he was playing like this all I could think of was - "The world from a different point of view."

Here Wyatt was being naughty. He had that sinister grin and laugh and he was trying to eat the scrap of paper he grabbed off the desk. I did get him to stop and pose for the picture though. haha.

This was from this morning. He's been eating with his spoon for a while now and he's making less mess each time. I set him down with his cereal, fruit and spoon and walked away for a few minutes. He was so quiet I knew he was eating. When I turned around to check on him, he had cleaned his bowl. Here he's showing me his empty bowl - BIG BOY!

A Blast from the Past!

2008-06-11T09:31:00.004-05:00

Where do I start? You know how it is when one person finds/contacts you and that pulls a thread to a whole host of other people? That's what happened to me. My childhood friend, Krista emailed me on myspace one day and now months later on a visit from Ohio, a bunch of us stood in her brother's living room last night and reconnected after years and years. The cast of characters: Krista with her kids - Justin and Ashley, Andrea and her precious son Luke, Venus and her daughters - Lacy and Destiny, Kerri and her son, Tracy, his wife and 3 kids, and Aunt Chris and Moe and Wyatt and I. What a wonderful gift to be able to see these wonderful people from childhood and get to reminisce and catch up. It was great to see everyone and thanks to the blogs, I feel like we didn't miss a beat! Here are some pics of my old friends. By "old" I mean long time friends. :-)

First Day of Summer Daycare

2008-06-10T15:03:00.003-05:00

Kelsey is Wyatt's regular babysitter and lucky for us she also lives next door. Since Mother's Day Out is out for the summer, Kelsey is Wyatt's summer daycare for June and July - Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 am until 2:30 pm. Today was our first day. Wyatt and I went yesterday to get a baby gate for their stairs and a booster seat so he can sit at the table for lunch. This morning at about 9:20am Kelsey came over to get the first load of stuff to take over - pack 'n play, laundry basket of toys and books, baby bag with diapers, wipes, blanket, change of clothes, lunch, juice, milk, baby gate and booster seat. When Kelsey came in, Wyatt knew something was up. He immediately started clinging to me and crying. We calmed him and proceeded to walk next door. Brandon (Kelsey's 16 year old brother) was also there to greet us. He was kind enough to put the pack 'n play together upstairs and we put up the baby gate. Wyatt fussed the entire time in fear of my leaving. I tried to calm him but finally just gave up and left. I felt so bad (like always) but also like always he stopped crying about 20 seconds after I left. Kelsey said they had a fun time and he did great. He loves going over there so I knew this would be a great thing. Right now, he's taking another nap so I can finish working. So far so good!

Wedding on Saturday

2008-06-09T11:56:00.003-05:00

We went to Renee's wedding on Saturday. I was the matron of honor so I went up early to get ready and help get Renee ready. David, Wyatt and our neighbors Rob and Linda rode together to the wedding. At the rehearsal we were concerned because Wyatt cried each time he saw me walk by while we were rehearsing. David was afraid he would have to sit outside of the wedding on Saturday. But, all was well. My friend Karrie was also there so between all of the friends and David, Wyatt was loaded down with toys (namely cell phones) so he didn't even notice when I walked up the aisle. He was a good boy throughout the wedding as well. Then, I felt extra special when as I walked back out after the wedding Wyatt smiled, giggled and squealed at me. What a great feeling!

The wedding was beautiful and Renee and Adam were very happy. It was a wonderful day!

The Boy in Socks

2008-06-05T09:48:00.005-05:00

Wyatt LOVES David's socks! Lately when I'm folding socks Wyatt takes a few out and tries them on. Last Friday, May 30th, he found these.

They are so big, they look like stockings...haha.

Daddy and Wyatt sitting on the bench on the front porch.

Mommy and Wyatt.

Evening Fun Outside

2008-06-03T10:56:00.003-05:00

This was from Wednesday, May 28th. We went outside to hang out and Daddy was cleaning the garage. Wyatt was digging in some of my plants so I made him is own pot 'o dirt to play in. Here he is posing for me.

Here we were taking a break from blowing bubbles. He likes his Thomas the Train Table. Can you tell by that cheesy grin on his face?

Isn't she pretty?! This is Hollypeno "guarding" us while we play and work. The picture is blurry but I had to post it because it's one of the few good pictures of her. She's not too photogenic.

After play time, it's time to cool off! Here is Wyatt enjoying the sprinkler.

Memorial Day Weekend

2008-06-03T10:29:00.006-05:00

We had a fun Memorial Day Weekend. We went down to the Clay family's Kemah bay house. That's Aunt Kathy's family for those of you who don't know the Clay family. It's the same place we went for the Martine Cousin weekend (again, David's maternal side of the family) last July. Sooo beautiful! We took the RV down and had fun in the sun for 2 solid days. We arrived about 11am on Saturday and left about that time on Monday. We had a great time visiting everyone - Uncle Don and Aunt Kathy, Cousin Kevin and Michelle, Cousin Kathleen, Cousin Jennie, Clay, Kelly and Emily, Jim, Renee, Patrick and his friend Matt and Dennis. Here are some pictures of our weekend:

Here is our RV that we parked across from the bay house. It was so convenient!

Here is our view of the "compound". The main house is in the back of the picture and the guest houses are the one with the seagulls on it and the white little cabin to the right of that.

Sunday morning Uncle Don, Aunt Kathy, David, Wyatt and I got up EARLY and went to mass at St. Christopher's in Houston to see Father Tu. He was at Uncle Don and Aunt Kathy's church for 5 years and recently moved south to St. Christopher's. He is wonderful and we really enjoy attending his masses. He and Wyatt bonded last year when they met. This was at the little Mexican restaurant down the street from the church. We took Father Tu out for breakfast. It was so good! Our church here in Keller is so big there is NO WAY to walk up to the priest and ask him to join us for breakfast. There are just too many parishoners. This was Monday morning before we left. David had just returned from a boat ride with Uncle Don and Cousin Kevin. Wyatt was so happy to see Daddy!

Tired baby - this was just after we left.

The Accidental Picture

2008-05-27T10:43:00.003-05:00

Last Thursday, I was sitting at my desk working and Wyatt grabbed my camera off the side part of the desk. I didn't realize it until I saw a few flashes and looked back. There he was just taking pictures of the floor and his feet. I loved this picture. I could never get a picture like that at that angle. Thank goodness for the accidental picture!

Wyatt vs. The Dogs

2008-05-22T16:37:00.004-05:00

That boy cracks me up. That's all I need to say...

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Wyatt's School Picture - Mothers Day Out

2008-05-22T15:11:00.004-05:00

I love it! It's Wyatt's first school picture at 18 months old. It turned out pretty good as Wyatt was scared of the stool he was supposed to sit on so they took his picture standing up.

Afternoon Fun with the Water Hose

2008-05-22T13:26:00.004-05:00

It's been so hot here lately - mid to high 90's all week. Needless to say, the flowers and the yard needed water. The problem is the wind has been gusting 25 - 30 mph too so the idea of using the sprinkler seemed pointless. As a result Wyatt and I decided to hand water the flowers and front yard grass yesterday. Wyatt was cracking me up. I had to move the hose around in circles to avoid spraying him. He would follow the water like he was hypnotized. Linda (next door neighbor) came home and we were chatting while I was watering. Well, as you can guess when I looked away for a second Wyatt was right in the path of the water and completely soaked. Then the game was on. We laughed and laughed watching/listening to him play/squeal in the water. Brandon took some pictures for me. I forgot to tell him to get my face too! haha

Wyatt and the Scarf

2008-05-21T15:19:00.002-05:00

Wyatt found my winter scarf in the front closet on Monday. It looks more like a boa to me but it really is a scarf. He was so darn cute, I had to take a picture...

Mommy's Birthday

2008-05-21T15:00:00.004-05:00

Friday, May 16th was my birthday. David was traveling last week, Nashville, TN, Jacksonville, FL and South Plainfield, NJ, so he came home Friday afternoon. Wyatt and I went to pick him up so that was a treat to have him back home. We went to TGI Friday's for a drink and appetizers then went over to the mall for my birthday present. I had asked for family pictures so that was David's plan. It was a surprise to me. I didn't have my lipstick and the next appointment wasn't for 2 hours so we decided to make an appointment for another day. Then, we headed down to Brighton where David and Wyatt bought me a beautiful watch. I LOVE IT! After that, we came home and spent the rest of the day together. Kelsey (Wyatt's babysitter and next door neighbor) was also celebrating her birthday (she's 14) so we went over there to exchange gifts and see her party decorations. She had a slumber party. The weather was beautiful so we all ended up sitting outside.

Saturday, Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Paul hosted the annual birthday / pool opening party for me. It was great fun. Attendees included: Aunt Bonnie, Uncle Paul, my Dad, Grampa, Dorris, Karrie and her son Lane, Renee and her fiance Adam, David, Wyatt and I. Our friend Ronnee and her boyfriend Bill stopped by later in the evening. It was alot of fun and great to see my friends that I haven't seen in a while. The pool was heated so it was not too cold and the weather was in the mid 80's. Here is Wyatt swimming in his floaty.

Dad came over and spent the night with us so we all hung out back at home until bedtime. We were all tired from the big day.

Sunday, David cooked us a wonderful breakfast and we visited until Dad left for home in East Texas. In the afternoon, we went next door for Kelsey's confirmation party. Here is a picture of Wyatt and I enjoying the party.

Mother's Day Out - Petting Zoo

2008-05-14T21:27:00.004-05:00

They had a petting zoo at Mother's Day Out on Tuesday. I didn't go because I had a doctor's appointment and Wyatt has been really clingy lately when I drop him off and pick him up. I was afraid he would just want me to take him home if I showed up. Anyway, Pam, his teacher, said he loved it. He rode the pony and had a great time. She said the only thing he was wary of was the turkey because it gobbled at him...that cracks me up. I can only imagine...haha. Here is the picture they took of him with a little goat.

Happy Mother's Day!

2008-05-11T19:39:00.001-05:00

Happy Mother's Day to all our family and friends! We love you very much! This is from Wyatt...

A Video of Wyatt with Special Guest - Paco

2008-05-09T15:00:00.001-05:00

Wyatt and Paco were playing...

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A Walk to the Mailbox

2008-05-09T14:30:00.005-05:00

It was so pretty outside, I thought I'd take my camera on our walk to the mailbox. We have a community mailbox about 3 houses down. Wyatt loves to walk down there, play with the lock, and open the mailbox. It is a lovely day today, sunny and in the 80's. Here are a couple of pictures I took on our little walk - one in front of our house and one in front of our next door neighbor's (and friends) house.

He had to stop and smell the flowers!

Mother's Day Out - Tea

2008-05-09T11:40:00.004-05:00

Wyatt goes to Mother's Day out on Tuesdays and Thursdays which gives me much needed time to work. Yesterday, they had a Mother's Day Tea for all of the mothers. It was so adorable!

They had hot tea in different flavors, scones and cookies. They made clay pots with flowers made out of napkins that were painted and cut from Wyatt's handprints. They also gave me a laminated sheet with Wyatt's hand print made into a flower and a lovely poem. What a treat!

Here are some pictures of the party. I forgot to ask someone to take our picture together.

Hokey Pokey

2008-05-06T19:46:00.003-05:00

I can't quit cracking up! Wyatt has Hokey Pokey Elmo that he got from Santa. He's always loved him and tried a little to do the Hokey Pokey (an arm in and out) but never the entire song. Well, tonight he can officially do the Hokey Pokey! Here we were in the living room doing the Hokey Pokey and there were no witnesses! I was cracking up. He can put his arm in, put his arm out, put his arm in and shake it all about. For Elmo doing the Hokey Pokey is just turning himself around and Wyatt loved that part! It was an "a-ha" moment where he knew to just turn himself around. How fast they go from a little baby to an understanding, thinking little person.

Here's a picture but it doesn't do it justice. Once I grabbed the camera, his heart wasn't in it like before...

Twin Cousins Birthday Party

2008-05-05T14:37:00.004-05:00

We had a fun weekend. Friday night we took the RV (5th wheel) up to Lighthouse RV Resort in Melissa, TX. The name of this RV park is very misleading as it is just a convenient place to stay because we have family in McKinney and Melissa, TX. It's an average RV park but we wouldn't stay there to relax/have fun.

Friday night cousin Carrie and her daughters Caroline and Olivia came over to visit. Carrie and Jason lived close to us when we first moved to Fort Worth and we saw each other at least 3 to 4 times a week. Now they are living in Melissa because Jason is the City Manager. We don't get to see them as often as we would like so it was great to see Carrie and the girls. Jason was on a business trip up to Washington D.C. Caroline is 2 1/2 and Wyatt really enjoyed playing with her.

Saturday we went to Scott and Sara's for Ben and Madelynn's (our nephew and niece and Wyatt's cousins) 3rd birthday party. We went early and got to spend quality time with the family before the large party started. Wyatt loved the bounce house and swing set the best.

It was great to spend some time with the family. Due to the distance, we don't see everyone as often as we would like.

Sunday, we headed home early - unloaded, unpacked, did laundry and yardwork and finally relaxed.

Mr Independent?

2008-05-02T08:11:00.005-05:00

I think Wyatt is conflicted these days as to how independent he is/wants to be.

Example: On the way to Mother's Day Out, I park pretty far out so we can walk along the sidewalk to the door and enjoy the flowers. He walks the entire way holding my hand with no problem. We arrive at the door and he helps get it open. Once we are inside, he lets go of me and walks as fast as he can to the door to his classroom. While I'm signing him in on the dutch door, he's frantically trying to get the door open. Once we open the door, he takes 5 steps inside and turns right around and comes back to me when he realizes I'm about to leave. Then he cries for about 10 seconds until I'm out of sight. Funny boy. Some days he waves and blows kisses and some days he cries. He loves "school" though and I enjoy the time to get work done. So, I'm sure he'll work it out. It is so fun to go pick him up though. He sees me, throws his arms up for balance and walks so fast squealing he's almost running. That is the greatest gift! :-)

Family Fun Night

2008-04-30T12:54:00.003-05:00

Last night we decided to go to the park for some family fun. Wyatt had a great time. He played on the rocking bird and car, the swing and the slide.

Then we came home and read books. He LOVES his books. We read a lot! He also tried walking around in my crocs. He did pretty well!

How to leave a comment

2008-04-30T08:38:00.003-05:00

This is very useful. I copied it from Krista's blog who copied it from Andrea's mom.

In case you would like to post a comment (I HOPE SO!) , here are some very good instructions. You do not need to set up a Google account. You can use your own email to login, you just have to set it up first. It only takes a few minutes. Let me know if you have any problems and I will see if I can help. I hope to get some comments!

FIRST: Find the post on the blog you want to comment on and click on "comments". That will take you to the window to make the actual comment. As you scroll down, it will ask you to sign in or register. Click there. Don't worry about your info being distributed. It is a step of protection against spam for the blog.

NEXT: The next window will ask you for your email and for a password. Then it will ask you to type in the letters you see. Again this is a protection against spam as it helps keep out automated software robots, i.e., it helps the system to tell computers and humans apart. They say this very step prevents almost 100% of spam comments because automated software robots cannot read these. Whew. Off with the technical and on with the info needed.
NOTE: You may find that you cannot tell what in the world some of the letters are. I know I had trouble. IF you type in the wrong letters, it will bring you back to the window and ask you to fill in the password again with new letters to type. PLEASE BE PATIENT if this happens. I had to do it three times before it worked.

FINAL STEP: Once you have accomplished that step, it will send you to the comment section and you can type your comment. I enjoying reading comments.*****DO NOT forget your password! You will need it when you sign in to make another comment. Thank you for taking the time to make our blogs safe from spam and unhealthy people making ugly comments.

Weekend Fun

2008-04-28T15:45:00.010-05:00

Friday I tried to get ready for the upcoming busy weekend by cleaning the house. As you can see, Wyatt tried to help. Sweeping is hard when you are half the size of the broom!

Friday was also Grampa's (Wyatt's Great Grampa) 90th birthday. Due to the rambunctiousness of a 17 month old in a nice, quiet restaurant, we decided not to attend Grampa's birthday dinner as the big celebration was to take place on Sunday at Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Paul's house. So, after a hard week we stayed home and hung out together. We like to just sit outside and visit with the neighbors or just ourselves when the weather is nice and we have the time to relax. Wyatt enjoyed his apple juice box and played with his toy lawnmower and trimmer.

Saturday, Aunt Bonnie and I went to Renee's bridal shower. She and Adam are getting married on June 7, 2008 and I am the matron of honor. The shower was held at Renee's future sister-in-law's house and was very nice. It was a flip flop theme and the decorations and food were perfect. The cake was 2 tiered and was decorated with icing flip flops and the wedding date on it. I wish I would have gotten a picture of it. It was adorable. While we were at the bridal shower, David took Wyatt to get a haircut and hung out. David fixed Wyatt's hair like his and greeted us when we arrived back home.

Saturday night we went to bed early. Sunday, we went over to Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Paul's for the big 90th birthday party for Grampa. It was a fun time! The attendees were: Grampa, Dorris, Dad (Grampa), Barbara (NeeNee), Aunt Bonnie, Uncle Paul, Steve, David, Wyatt and I. Debi, Victor, Diego, Billy, Anna Marie, Zack, Brian, Julie, Matthew, Allison, Ean, Scott, Aaron, Promise and Alli all joined us throughout the day on webcam as families. Grampa's brother and his niece also called so he had alot of activity throughout the day! We had a lovely dinner of steak, potatoes and salad with birthday cake for dessert. It was a great occasion to be able to be together again. We don't get the opportunity to get together too much as a group so it was very nice. Here is a picture of the birthday boy.

Simple Pleasures

2008-04-21T19:44:00.004-05:00

We had such a fun time at CVS tonight. We went up to get some things and stopped by the card aisle for the birthdays/wedding shower coming up. Well, Wyatt LOVES the cards that sing. Here we are in the card isle dancing, squealing and laughing to our favorites..."Celebration" and "I'm So Excited". It's the little things help me get through the rest of the shopping with Mr. Impatient.

New to this...

2008-04-20T18:10:00.006-05:00

Ok, I'm new to this blogging and therefore a work in progress. But, here we go. We had a nice weekend. Saturday, Wyatt and I got out the new bubble machine and sat outside in the morning checking out the machine and playing in the bubbles.

Meanwhile Hollypeno (our Chocolate Lab) sat/laid in the yard in her "on guard" position. This cracks me up. She loves to sit in the yard and watch over us. She is such a good girl. She stays in the yard without a leash and NEVER goes in the street. Now, hopefully we can train Wyatt to do that too. :-)

Then we did our chores, yard work, running errands, etc. In the evening we went over to Auntie Bonnie and Uncle Paul's house for tostadas and a domino tournament. We tied the first game and Paul and I won the second. Woohoo! Wyatt played and enjoyed the domino tournament. Today, we went driving around Lake Worth. We saw a turkey and a peacock and bought some iris's from a lady having a plant sale at her home. The peacock belonged to her. He was so pretty - I think he must have heard our dogs and fanned his feathers to fend us off. The lady who owned him also owns a female and she was sitting on their eight eggs that are due to hatch next Sunday. How interesting! He's far away in this picture to the right next to the tree.

Then, we took David to the airport for his business trip to Jacksonville.

New tooth!

2007-06-26T07:04:00.000-05:00

A couple of weeks ago my first tooth came pushing through. It was my bottom tooth on the left side. I kept hearing them say, "I wonder what it's like to have only one tooth." Well, now they won't have to wonder any longer. On Monday morning Mommy saw my 2nd tooth poking through. In a few weeks, I will have my two bottom teeth to smile through. Yippee! I'm on my way to having my first steak.

Welcome!

2007-06-26T07:02:00.000-05:00

Good Morning,

Mommy thought it might be a fun idea to start a blog for me. My life is so fun and we wanted to share my adventures with our family and friends. Stay tuned for more about me!

Wyatt