16 Months!

I meant to write Drew's 16 month update on Tuesday his actual 16 month birthday, but it was just a crazy day! Drew is getting so big! He now gets off furniture and beds all by himself. Our bed is so high, he tumbles to the ground every time he does it, but he doesn't mind and gets right up! He now goes down the stairs by himself too. He turns around when he gets to the top and slides down backwards on his tummy. It makes it so nice when I have a bunch of things to carry downstairs :) He loves getting coke cans out of the refrigerator and will hang out in there as long as we let him! He hasn't been loving bath time as much as he used to. Washing and rinsing his hair has become something he fights every time :( He is still sleeping like a champ! Yesterday we had to skip his afternoon nap to go visit a friend in the hospital so he was ready for bed at 6pm (about an hour earlier than normal) and he still slept till 7:30 this morning! Most days he is still taking 2 good naps, about 90 minutes each. I don't think it will be too long before he drops the AM nap though. We are still enjoying our Gymboree class and playgroup. We will for sure continue through the summer, but then once we move into the new house, we will be about 15 minutes further away. We may consider dropping the class at that point. Drew still isn't saying too many words but understands how to communicate with us and understand almost everything we say to him. I am trying to teach him how to say "hi". His friend Leyton has learned and it is OH so cute!

A New Home!

Well, after weeks of negotiating...we have come to an agreement with our homebuilder. It is official, we will be building a new house! We are very excited to have more space and new amenities. We go in tomorrow to sign the final contract after some changes were made, and I am not sure when the whole process gets started after that. They say once they break ground it is about 140 days (almost 5 months) to finish. Of course they are honest to say that sometimes it takes longer. We are hoping to be in by September in time to be settled for Drew's birthday in October and the holidays. We are already making our list of "must haves" when we move in. New bedroom furniture for us, office furniture, add the top part to the play storage system for the game room, blinds, fridge, and oh the list goes on! We are trying to get our money save on now so we can have a good amount of savings for all those things! Here is another picture of the house. We will be adding a tin roof over the french doors to the study and will have different brick and stone colors on ours.

Date Night With Hubby!

Since my mom is in town, we decided to take advantage this Valentine's weekend and spend some time alone! Friday night we went to the movies to see Fool's Gold. We ate popcorn and coke for dinner and had a great time out at our first movie since Drew has been born! When we
came out of the theater it was freezing cold, it looked like it was about to snow! So cozy, especially with heated seats!








Saturday night we went out to dinner at N9ne steakhouse at Victory Park in Dallas. The meal was great and we got s'mores for dessert. They brought them out with a flame and you toasted your own marshmellows! Will ordered a bottle of wine and I saw the name of it when it got to the table, the name was DREW! how cool! It was a 2005 Pinot Noir and was fabulous! After dinner we headed to GhostBar at the W hotel next door. Our waiter gave us a free domino so we didn't have to wait in line or pay cover! GhostBar is at the 33rd floor of the W, has really cool lights and a high-tech feel to it. We also stepped out on the glass floored balcony for a view of downtown Dallas. We had a great time on our dates!

I've been TAGGED!

Ok- so here are six random thoughts/quirks/habits about me.

1. I really like a clean house and I don't feel like it's clean unless I clean the entire place at one time. I can't wash floors one day, dust the next day, etc. It all has to be at once. I, of course, have modified this a bit since having Drew. Now I clean the entire upstairs one week and then the entire downstairs the next week, with some cleaning inbetween.

2. I love to snuggle with this old blanket that I took from my mom's house when I moved out. It is brown and has a huge lion or something on it. Will makes fun of me all the time because I play with the ends of it with my fingers. I used to suck my thumb as a kid and loved playing with the ends of blankets, cotton balls, or anything soft. Yes, I have given up the thumb sucking, but I guess not the blanket fetish.

3. I have a huge fear of fish! I can't stand to swim in lakes or the ocean when I can see them. I don't like the taste, the texture, or the thought of those slimy, scaly things coming anywhere near me!

4. I can't wait to give birth again! I don't look forward to the crazy nausea like I had with Drew or the uncomfortable nights sleeping...but I can not wait for that special day again. I just think it is the most amazing day(s) of your life. The waiting and anticipating for this special being to come into your world, and then this immediate connection with this tiny baby who loves you and needs you for everything. Wow.

5. I am a horrible shopper. I usually buy things to bring them home to contemplate over my decision on what size, color, or what ever to keep or return. I just went to Janie & Jack to buy Drew a sweater and I bought it in 2 different sizes. I just COULD. NOT. make the decision IN the store on what one he needed. So I have them both here and will try them on and think about it a little more, and then return one of them. I AM good about returning one of them though, I don't ever just keep both things.

6. I am totally addicted to email and the blog world. I am just not good about picking up the phone to stay in touch with friends. I love my friends who understand that about me. I may think about the person all week long and still not pick up the phone. I am trying to get better about this, but email and blogs keep me so connected with all my friends who have equally as busy lives.

WOW, I feel like a total freak after reading those!

Kimberly, I am so sorry it took me so long to do this! I now tag Jen!

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day! Drew got to spend his 2nd Valentine's Day with his Grandma! She came on Tuesday and is here visiting us for a whole week! Drew is loving the non-stop attention and I am loving the help! We enjoyed our 75 degree weather today, because tomorrow it isn't supposed to get our of the 30's!!!

Drew & Guinness playing with an old teddy that Daddy

gave mommy on our first Valentine's together (1994)

opening books and videos from mommy

& daddy

Opening a new truck from grammy

smelling mommy's roses

Day at the Aquarium

Saturday we took Drew for his first trip to the Dallas World Aquarium. For $16.95/adult and $5 parking, we were a little underwhelmed, but Drew seemed to have a good time. We started off in the Rainforest where we saw monkeys and birds, and saw the cutest baby seal snuggled up sleeping. While walking through, we could see below to the river where a large fish was being taken out of the water and placed into a cooler, hmmm. Then we went to the Understory and to the tunnel where we could see lots of hammerhead sharks swimming overhead. They also had an outdoor penguin exhibit. After the penguins, we finished up seeing a black panther, some carribean flamingos and ended in the gift shop where Drew got a sea creatures puzzle. We had a nice family day out together and it was a nice break from dragging Drew to model homes all weekend!

Daddy & Drew look at Stingrays

Hammerhead shark swimming overhead

Penguin Exhibit

14 things I LOVE

In the spirit of February, the love month, here are 14 things that I love:

1. I love my son and husband more than I ever thought humanly possible.

2. I love Ben & Jerry's coffee heath bar crunch (I just ate the 2nd pint this WEEK!)

3. I love when people take their shoes off when they come into my house.

4. I love being a mom and staying home to watch my little guy grow up!

5. I love how hardworking Will is, and how he takes such great care of our family. (I mean have you seen the house we might build? lol!)

6. I love driving with the windows down and music loud.

7. I love taking pictures and working on my editing skills. (although I have taken a little hiatus this month...I think I am just worn out after all the holiday pics!)

8. I love how good our family life is living in TX.

9. I love how email keeps me connected to people, I am so bad about picking up the phone!

10. I love going out to dinner.

11. I love giving Drew a bath every night.

12. I love my dog more than I ever thought possible.

13. I love a clean house!

14. and last but certainly not least...I love red wine!