The Marci and Jimmy Show

Time Out

2012-01-26T15:21:00.005-06:00

After the craziness of Christmas it's just too hard to mind... so you get time out, even at Nana and Pop's house.

But then you go back to being super cute!

(Pictures from 12/26/11)

Christmas Day Pictures 2011

2012-01-26T14:38:00.002-06:00

Christmas 2011

2012-01-26T12:20:00.022-06:00

We left the Sunday before Christmas to head to Mt.Pleasant for Christmas vacation! We arrived around lunch and Mom had made a birthday lunch for Randall, Mac, and me. It was so good, lasagna! And we had cake too! Yay for birthdays and for 3 in a row! haha

After lunch Randall and I exchanged birthday presents. Jimmy left after that to go to Kentucky with Glenn to the horse farms. He would get back Wednesday. The rest of us sat around and Mac played outside a little with Pops.

Dad was already off for Christmas but Mom still had to go to school Monday and Tuesday. Monday morning Mac did some drawing...

and some early morning candy sneaking...

The rest of the day was spent lounging! As was much of the next two days!

making a phone call... yes he likes to climb, geez.

Wednesday Jimmy got back from Kentucky and we headed to Arkansas to visit his family. We had Christmas dinner with them the next day and it was great! Such good food. We mostly hung around the house, other than about 4 separate trips to Walmart for various different reasons! One reason was for Mac. He ended up with a nice cough once we got to Mt.P but it steadily got worse and he wouldn't take his cough syrup so we went to Walmart for cough medicine strips that disolve in his mouth! They worked much better than wrestling him to the ground and just to have cough medicine spit back at me.

We exchanged presents with his family Thursday night and watched a movie. Friday we stayed until Jimmy got his Mom's new kitchen faucet installed and headed back to Mt.P.

Mac opening his birthday gifts from his Grandma.

Jimmy and his niece, Micah.

A little hotel bed jumping...come on it's vacation, right!

The Clanin Cousins

We got back to Mt.P Friday early afternoon and just sat! It was nice to sit and not have to go anywhere! All our traveling, save the drive back to Austin, was done!! Jimmy was especially happy about this! We did go to see the new Sherlock Holmes movie with Randall, Kelsy, and some of their friends that night. Good times!

Saturday, Christmas Eve.

Mom and I did a little cooking on Saturday to get it out of the way and not have to mess with that on Sunday. Other than that I don't think we did much!

Mac went outside, ie escaped from the house since he can let himself out, barefoot! If you get your feet wet at our house this is how they will be wiped off...

Randall also brough Maggie to the house, Kelsy's new dog. Mac loved playing with her! And loved getting into her kennel!

Dad and Mac had to keep an eye on Maggie because she is not house broken and kept leaving her own kind of presents behind the tree!

Our Christmas tree...complete with a dog sweater. ugh!

I let Mac open on present on Christmas Eve. This is not a traditional thing that the Prewitt Family does but I wanted to read him a book "The True Night Before Christmas". He wanted no part of the reading of the book, he just wanted to open more presents. :( Oh well. I will read it to him next Christmas Eve.

And what would Christmas Eve be without a horseback ride from your uncle...

(the dismount was NOT as awful as the picture makes it look, Uncle Randall was just playing and Mac landed cushioned onto Randall's arm, promise)

After Mac went to bed the adults started, hopefully, a new Prewitt Family Christmas Eve Tradition: Gingerbread House Building Competition!! I brought two gingerbread house kits home and we had a girls team and a guys team. Dad was the judge. The girls won!
Girls House:

Boys House:

See the blank sides of that ginger house... that's the boys house and the reason they didn't win! We decorated everyside of our house, they only did the front and the front yard!

The winning team!

It's Christmas (finally because this post is getting ridiculously LONG)!

We got up and opened our presents from Santa and family!

Then we ate our breakfast pizza and headed to church! After church we had Christmas lunch with Mamaw in town and exchanged gifts. We left around 5pm and headed to Mama's for Christmas dinner, not that we had room for food!

Christmas day was lots of fun. I will post more pictures from Christmas day in a separate post. We spent Monday after Christmas resting and we left early Tuesday morning to head back to Austin!

Mac Meets Santa!

2012-01-20T12:43:00.004-06:00

This year Santa made a special trip to visit Senate staff at the Senate Christmas Party and I made sure Mac was there so he could hangout with Santa for a while. Mac loved Santa so much. Once he saw him he ran towards him, arms in the air, and wanted to be picked up immediately!

Santa took Mac to sit in his Santa Chair and take some pictures and listen to Mac's wish list :)

I want...

Cool beard...

I love Santa!

HIII from Santa's Lap!

SANTA'S A LONGHORN FAN! HOOK'EM!

(Pictures from 12/13/11)

Because I'm "2" And I Can...

2012-01-20T12:08:00.002-06:00

Mac after a hard day of being 2...

And then instantly rested here we go again...

Always on the move!

(Pictures from 12/9/11)

Multi-Functional

2012-01-20T09:21:00.003-06:00

Our awesome friend Lindsay gave Mac an equally awesome birthday gift, a car that comes with a power tool that can disassemble the car! It's so much fun to play with... er, well that's what Mac says anyway... ha!

However, the manufacturers failed to see the full potential of this toy. It is also a perfectly funtional snack bowl!!

Who knew?

Mac did.

Hope you have a multi-functional day!

(Pictures from 12/8/11)

Sharing with BobBob

2012-01-20T09:16:00.004-06:00

Mac loves BobBob (Sponge Bob, for those of you who are not hip to the lingo). He ALWAYS wants to watch BobBob, always. For his birthday he got a round BobBob and he loves it!

He eats with BobBob on occasion and it's hilarious. Apparently BobBob likes apples...who knew.

Hope you have a "BobBob" kind of day!!

(Pictures from 12/5/11)

30 Seconds With Mac

2012-01-13T10:37:00.003-06:00

(Pictures from Dec. 4, 2011)

That's Bananas B.A.N.A.N.A.S.

2012-01-10T13:08:00.004-06:00

No Mac you can't have another banana. You just had two. No.

I leave the kitchen for a second to load the truck for work.

I walk back into the house to find this...

What happens when you eat 3 bananas... you run in circles laughing.

Just Waiting...

2012-01-10T13:05:00.002-06:00

on the new couches. A boys gotta be comfy while watching Tom & Jerry so you make due.

(Pictures taken Nov 7, 2011)

Mac's 2nd Birthday Party!

2012-01-10T08:47:00.025-06:00

Mac had his fishie themed birthday party on December 3rd. It was a great sucess minus the sweet tea tragedy as guests were arriving!! Basically the bottom part of the drink dispenser separated from the rest of the dispenser and sweet tea went everywhere, including into my shoes! We wiped it up as quickly as possible but it made for a sticky floor! At least it happened at the beginning and the rest of the party was perfect and I don't think people cared that there was no tea.. ha!

Once all the guests arrived we sat the kids around some kiddie tables to eat. The blue table was Mac's birthday present from Jimmy and me. The kids did great at the tables!

I served the kids fish shaped sandwiches, goldfish crackers, strawberries (which they devoured!), apple slices and apple juice. I was really happy with my kiddie menu and the kids seemed to enjoy it so yay me! haha

The adult food table consisted of spinach dip in a sourdough bread bowl with bread and veggies for dipping, jalapeno dip and chips, sandwich wraps, sausage balls and of course goldfish crackers.

After the kids were done eating and the adults were still snacking I had each guest take a moment in the "photo booth" area. It was a lot of fun!

After the photo booth pictures were taken I had the kids go fishing! They threw the line over the half wall of the dining room and caught themselves a little fish!

When the pond was all fished out we brought in the balloons! These kids went crazy! One package of balloons cost $1.99. Best $1.99 I've ever spent! Jimmy blew them up that morning and it was worth it. They loved chasing them all over the living room and running around to get more.

Once the balloon craze was over Mac opened his gifts. He got so many awesome toys! He is into Sponge Bob Square Pants aka Bob Bob and cars and trucks right now. His addiction was certainly fueled by all the gifts! :)

And of course you always follow up gifts with cake! or cupcakes in this instance! I ordered the cupcakes from HEB and they do not skimp on the food coloring! No way anybody was going to sneak a cupcake without everyone knowing...

It was a great time. I know I enjoyed myself and was exhausted after everyone left. I was sooo happy that my Mom came down to help me out with decorating and just to be at Mac's party! He loves his Nana so I am know he was excited about getting to see her for the weekend! I know I was!!

Here are some more pictures of the decorations and party goers...

Peas In A Pod

2012-01-09T14:20:00.001-06:00

(Pictures taken Nov 5, 2011)

Thanksgiving 2011

2012-01-09T13:24:00.004-06:00

Thanksgiving 2011 was great! We had a really fun weekend at my parents house and enjoyed visiting with the family! And I guess we were having such a great time that we didn't bother to pick up a camera! We have NO pictures :( Just memories...

We loaded up the car and headed to MtP early Wednesday. I helped Mom get things ready for the next day since the family comes to our house for the big Thanksgiving Day meal! Thursday we set up everything and tried to watch some of the parade while doing so but it was a little hard and Mac wasn't that interested in the parade. People started arriving around noon and I think we ate close to 1pm.

The food was fantastic as usual. My family can cook a meal. We ate and ate and then I ate some more! I was miserable!! I even had to change into my pj pants before everyone left because I just couldn't stand to be in my blue jeans any longer! I think the last people left around or just after 5pm. It's always nice to just sit around the table and chat with your family. Especially for me since we live five hours away.

Later Thanksgiving night UT played their last (most likely) Thanksgiving Day game against A&M. I was so tired from all the eating plus the game didn't start until 7pm so I barely made it through the first quater, slept through the 2nd/halftime/most of the 3rd but then it got scary! We almost lost! We pulled out the win and a near heart attack! Whew...

Saturday was my parents 40th Wedding Anniversary and boy did we surprise the socks off of them! Randall and I had arranged a small family surprise party at El Chico for them. We told them that we, along with our significant others, wanted to take them out to eat as an anniversary gift. We walked them into a room full of family! I was surprised that my Dad didn't bolt but he was a trooper!

We also had a 70's style cake made in their wedding colors.

Oh yeah we made them cut the cake together...

We had a lot of fun and my Mother LOVED it. I think my Dad had a little fun but would never admit it!

Sunday morning we hit the road super early to try and beat traffic. We got back to Austin around noonish and had the rest of the day to sit and rest from our holiday trip!

Mac's NYE

2012-01-03T12:05:00.002-06:00

He played with some bubble wrap...

And took a nap.
Going...

Going...

Gone.

Happy New Year!

2012-01-03T10:28:00.003-06:00

I hope everyone had a very safe and happy New Year's Eve and New Year's Day! We certainly did. We didn't leave the house on NYE and were in bed by 9:30, just after Jaws on cable came to an end. We just didn't have it in us to stay up and watch Jaws2 or the ball drop (nor did we care). But hey we are usually in bed by 9pm so we gave up a whole 30 minutes of beauty sleep to see the end of the movie (that we have seen a billion times)!

I did make cabbage and black eyed peas for New Year's Day. It was my fist attempt at cabbage and it turned out great!
BEFORE:

AFTER: I did over pepper it but it was still really good.

The black eyed peas were from a can and while edible we will never again have canned peas. I will make them in the crock pot from now on.
We also enjoyed sausage balls and queso!!

I think we just might have a new Clanin tradition on our hands!

I don't do resolutions. Resolutions just seem temporary to me and there is never much stock in having a successful resolution. Change, however, is a commitment. I like this much better. It's something you can work on and be held accountable for so here are some changes that I want to make in this New Year of 2012:

- Change the eating habits of my household (certainly including myself).
- Pray everyday during my morning commute to work.
- Be more patient.
- Take steps to better our financial situation.

Wish me luck and good luck to you on your resolutions or changes or solemn vows/proclaimations!

Also, before I go. Here are a of couple post subjects that you will see very soon in an effort to catch up my blog while at the same time keeping current!!

-Thanksgiving
-Mac's Birthday
-Christmas!
-Random pictures that never made it to the blog...

I have tried lately to pick up the camera more so that I will have pictures to blog about and now that Mac is talking more I'm sure there will be blog worthy statements as well...

Halloween Parade at Daycare

2011-11-03T11:27:00.010-05:00

Mac's daycare has a Halloween Parade every year. This year Mac is in the toddler building and got to participate! It was so cute!! They line the kids up in their costumes and "parade" them to the infant building to trick or treat in their old rooms!

When I got to school Mac was still asleep but Evelyn was trying to wake him up so he wouldn't miss any of the activities!

After waking up he was getting in the mood with all his buddies in costume!

Off to trick or treat!

After the trick or treat parade we paused outside for a group picture.

Then the kids had a huge party in the room! They ate like Halloween Kings and Queens! Cheese and crackers, apples with fangs, cupcakes, fresh fruit and juice boxes to wash it all down!

FBC Fall Festival 2011

2011-11-03T10:57:00.005-05:00

This year for Halloween Mac dressed up as Chunck from the Goonies!

Gimme Candy!

We went to the Fall Festival at our church. It was a lot of fun and I think Mac will really be into it next year!

He played in the balloon room forever! He didn't understand that we could come back but, with a fit, we finally got him out of there. haha!

We took him to the parking lot to play some of the games they had set up.

He fished for some candy.

He didn't really want to give the fishing rod back but did without a scene haha

He "Trunk or Treated" at an LSU fans truck.

And quickly put his candy away in his favorite pumpkin.

He put bean bags in the jack-o-lantern and got some candy.

He dug for buried treasure with Dad's help.

And found a toy!

Everybody was a winner at this festival!

Some of the games were too big for him so we went back inside and played in the balloon room some more and then we found the mini bounce house!

Mac bounced and Jimmy went to eat the spaghetti dinner that they were serving everyone. I didn't eat because I was about to go help our sunday school class with the ring toss game then bolt to Round Rock for a softball game! No way was spaghetti and softball going to work well together!

The festival was fun. Mac loved it and I was happy to have a place to take him since we were not going to take him trick or treating this year.

Pumpkin Patch 2011

2011-11-03T10:37:00.005-05:00

The DayCare Mammas decided that we needed to go back to the Tarrytown United Methodist Church fall pumpkin patch and get another group picture of the kids like we did last year. We are going to try to make this an annual event and I really hope that happens!

I did not get to stay long because I had a meeting to get to but Jimmy met us up there to stay and take pictures. From what I hear it was a whole different ball game this time around. Last year the kids were fairly immoble. Not the case this year! They didn't get a group picture because the kids kept scattering! Here's what we got...

Mac got changed into his Halloween costume for a few pictures too.

They apparently had a big time on the stairs as well!
(I stole these pictures from Jocelyn)

Lot's of fun at the pumpking patch! Maybe they will be more into group pictures next year!!

Exciting Weekend In MtP: Saturday/Sunday

2011-11-03T09:00:00.012-05:00

and now for the rest of the MtP trip...

Saturday after our big breakfast Mom, Jimmy, Mac and I went to Cavenders in Pittsburg so Jimmy could get some mink oil for his boots. He ended up finding a really cool burnt orange pearl snap on sale so he purchased that as well. We looked at boots for Mac but he had fallen asleep on the way over there so we didn't wake him up to try them on. After Cavenders we ate at McDonalds and Mac got a halloween candy bucket complete with stickers!

After McDonalds it was time to head to Neeley's party! Neeley picked a Tinkerbell theme and it was very cute! Mac had a blast playing on the slide and in the bounce house. He drove Neeley's car around the yard and explored in the woods. The bigger kids were amazing and took Mac under their wings and played with him in the bounce house so that he wouldn't get hurt. They pulled him around in the wagon after presents and cake time. It was really a site. I honestly thought they would get irritated having a "baby" in the mix but they scooped him up and made sure he was having fun and not getting hurt!

Party Pics!

And of course we MUST have some pictures of the Birthday Girl Neeley!! She turned 5 on October 30th. Neeley is my second cousin and half the time I call her my niece. Neeley and her family mean so much to me and we are so close that cousin just doesn't seem to cut it!

Later that evening Randall and Kelsy came out to the house and Dad grilled burgers for everyone and Mac helped!

Mac, how do you grill hamburgers?

"First you take this scapper thingy and clean the grill off"

"Like so..."

"Then you scrape the ashes into the ash bucket"

"And then dump them in Nana's flowers, er, at the the end of the house."

"Then you add charcoal briquettes"

"Lighter fluid"

"Then you take the lighter"

"And light it!"

"POPS!"

"Too much lighter fluid!"

"I'm out."

"I'm not gonna be around when Nana finds out about this."

Mac, what happened out there?

"Well."

"UM"

"I don't know."

The rest of the evening was fairly uneventful and very relaxing. We left around 10am on Sunday morning to head home. Once again it was a perfect trip home!

Exciting Weekend In MtP: Friday

2011-10-24T13:16:00.011-05:00

This past weekend the Clanin family loaded into the Prius and went to MtP. Saturday was my little cousins 5th birthday party,you don't miss Neeley's parties, and since we were going to be in town anyway I scheduled family pictures with Kelsy.

We got into MtP Friday around lunch and promptly called in our order for Randy Burgers! We picked up our order on our way through town and went to Mamaw's to visit and eat. I heart Randy Burgers, in case you forgot.

We ate and visited with Mamaw and Aunt Sheryl (until she had to leave to get back to work) for a bit and then we left and headed out to the house. We were having our family pictures made that evening at 5:30 so I wanted to get Mac home so he could run around and get over the car ride before pictures. Pictures came and went and Mac was terrible but we got a lot of cute ones despite his temperment. He would not sit, stand, smile, or cooperate at all and he kept pulling off his bow tie! Randall got a good workout trying to chase him down and keep him out of the dirt and the electric fence!

Kelsy, Randall's fiance, was so sweet and did a lot of editing while she was there so that I could leave with some of the pictures. She got about half done!!

Here is a little preview:

Oh heck here's a couple more...

Bucket Seats

2011-10-20T10:38:00.005-05:00

You know Alamo Drafthouse could really take a lesson from my son. He may be onto something here with his bucket seat movie watching...

And who doesn't like to eat applesauce at the beginning of the second movie of the day? (Actually this is the third movie of that day but I'm not telling you what the first movie was because you will "accidentally" judge me as a mom)

Football and Horse Races

2011-10-20T09:20:00.006-05:00

Two weekends ago we had a big Saturday. UT was playing OU in Dallas for the Red River Rivalry. I made queso and had sausage balls ready to go. Our friend Chuck came over with some football appropriate beverages and we were ready for the 11am kick off. If you know anything, even the smallest bit, about UT football then you will understand why this is the end of my saturday football story...at least the food was good. Moving on...

Horse races!

We had been planning for a while to go to Retama Park to watch the live horse racing and so that is what we did. We left the house around 4:30 to head out of town. We stopped in New Bransfels to eat at a german place Jimmy had heard about, Oma's. It was decent but we are so super Fredericksburg German spoiled that it would be hard to impress us! I know we're schnitzel snobs.

After dinner we bought some fudge, obviously, and then were on our way to Retama (in Selma, Texas just before San Antonio). By the time we got there they had just finished race 3. We found a seat and settled in.

Mac really liked watching the horses.

Here they come...

There they go!

Jimmy taught him to scream GO!GO!GO! when watching the races on tv so he was yelling at them as they raced. GO!GO!GO! So cute.

We kept him in the stoller for the most part and he did surprisingly well considering he was strapped in a stroller. Jimmy did let him run around in the area in front of the bleachers to stretch his legs a little before we left and so he could see the horses up close as they raced.

We had so much fun. I wish the races started earlier than 6:45pm. It makes for a long day since we have to travel and a very very long sleepy drive back. But we will definitely go again, it just might have to be an overnight trip. We left after race 8 and there were still 2 more races to go. No way we could have stayed to till the end.

Ok I can't help it. I have to post a couple pictures of Mac from the morning football action.

Eating his sausage ball all lounged out on his boppy watching football...

And just being super cute.

Any Shoe Will Do

2011-10-20T09:01:00.004-05:00

Mac is always bringing us his shoes so we can put them on him. Even if we are just going to be around the house. He likes shoes. I guess that is a good thing since we don't have to fight him to get them on. Small victories. He not only likes his shoes but my flops and Dad's boots. He puts them on himself and then gets mad when he can't walk in them. Apparently it's the shoes fault because inevitably the shoe gets thrown for it's lack of cooperation.

And a little sneak peek at his new kicks. His first Chuck Taylors. He was so excited when I showed them to him, he stuck his foot right up so I could put them on to see if they fit! haha!

Oh Baby Mac

2011-10-20T08:57:00.002-05:00

Mascara Fail

Oreos and Milk

2011-10-18T14:01:00.003-05:00

First you cleanse the pallet.

Then you submerge the oreo into the milk. "So you're gonna put that cookie into the milk? Ok Dad"

Dunk and enjoy.

MMMMMmmmmmmmm...

That's the stuff.

I'm gonna need another one.

(Pictures from 9/18/11)

My Texas Tornado

2011-10-17T12:13:00.004-05:00

Duck.

(Pictures from 9/17/11)

Sonic Balloons

2011-10-17T11:49:00.004-05:00

Who knew Sonic had balloons. I didn't until the boys came home the other day and Mac was walking his balloon into the living room.

Yay for ice cream with Dad :)

MacTailgating

2011-10-14T11:06:00.004-05:00

I gave Mac his lunch, turned around to do dishes and this is what I saw when I looked over a few minutes later to check on his eating progress...Wow, you're already done...no no you're not you just put all your food into the back of the dump truck.

Classic.

Um. Now you're moving the food back to the plate? Ok, yes do that so I can wash the truck and remove it from your tray!

Hilarious.

(Pictures from Sept. 14)

It's a circle, it's all cyclical.

2011-10-13T10:28:00.003-05:00

Aww so handsome and cute...

And spoke too soon, fit time!

Post fit.

"I can not BELIEVE you did not give in and you have the audacity to stand there and take pictures at a time like this woman!"

Wait. What? Snack time! I love you Mom!

Nom, nom, nom, nom...

Rub-A-Dub-Dub...

2011-10-12T09:13:00.004-05:00

There's a Mac in the tub!

See we do bath him... most of the time.

(Pictures from 9/2/11)

Mt. Pleasant in August

2011-10-06T14:01:00.020-05:00

A few weeks (ahem a month and a half) ago Mac and I went to visit the family in MtP. We left early Friday morning so that we would get there with plenty of time to lounge and relax at the house before Mom got home...

Nothing says "Relaxation" like a pink fuzzy blanket and your favorite purple hoe.

After we rested up from our travels we headed outside to log some miles on Lightening McQueen. This is our third LMQ, the first two were returned with defects. Good ol'Walmart and their return policy however Mom and I may be on some "Excessive Returns Watch List" but I don't care Mac now has a perfect car!

Quick! Road test! What do you do when you are driving and run out of pavement?
A) Stop and turn around
B) Cry
C) Pick up your car and go 4X4 on foot.

He drove by and I snagged him for a quick Mommy and Me picture :)

Nana's home! Hugs all around!

We ate supper and watched some tv. Some watched it closer than others.

I moved him back a bit...

Mama came down to see "toodle britches" and visit for a little bit.

And then it was nite nite time...

The next day we ate a big Saturday breakfast of bacon, eggs, and biscuits. YUM! Mac, Mom and I went to town to visit Mamaw around lunch time and Sheryl and Christopher joined us. We had Randy Burgers of course :) And it wouldn't be Mamaw's unless you finished lunch with ice cream and chocolate syrup!

Mac and Mamaw, Sheryl, Christopher

Mac. How do you really feel about taking pictures?

Once we got home from our visit and a few errands in town Uncle Randall joined us for the afternoon! The boys went out to the shop to do man things and discuss man stuff.

After shop time he had to play on the old run down lawn mower. He LOVES to play with steering wheels!

Anything with a steering wheel...

And then it was game time! Hook'em

Well and piggy back time, too.

And there's always time for a little Angry Birds with Uncle Randall.

As usual going home was lots of fun!

Clean Your Plate

2011-09-26T14:00:00.003-05:00

"Mac, are you done?"

"Hey, dude. Ya done? All done??"

"Whaa, who me? Umm"

"I have one more bite"

"nom nom nom"

"Ok. All da.. whoa. wait..."

"..............................."

"hi."

A Visit From Grandma

2011-09-23T08:27:00.008-05:00

Jimmy's mom came down a few weeks ago to visit for a couple of days. We had a nice, low key weekend and we all enjoyed our time together.

Judy got to keep Mac for the day on Friday. They had fun running around the house and watching cartoons.

That night Judy took us out to eat! We went to our favorite Manor mexican food restaraunt, Ramo's. Mac drove...

Not really, obviously, but this kid LOVES steering wheels!!! And I mean L.O.V.E. loves them. He would sit and "drive" for hours if I would let him.

Saturday we hung around the house. There was a Karate Kid marathon on so we watched 1 and 2. We called it quits at 3 and 4 as anyone who respects the 80's should.

And then it was time for pictures with Grandma.
"I don't want to take pictures. I wanna do karate"

"Hhhiiieeeee"

"YAH"

"Ok fine. Pictures. But I'm still not gonna be still. Cheeeese"

Later Saturday night Jimmy and I took advantage of having a Grandma in the house and we went to see our friends band The Duqaines at Ginny's Little Longhorn. My bestest friend Melinda and her sister met us up there too!! It was a great time and if you are in the Austin area and ever have a chance to check them out... DO IT!

And we did a little two step'n!

Sunday we all went to bible study and church. Went home and lounged around. Judy and Jimmy took a quick road trip down to Kyle, Texas but other than that it was a lazy Sunday.

Judy left Monday morning headed back to Arkansas. It was a great visit. We all had fun and can't wait until next time!

(Weekend of August 18-21)

Water Works

2011-09-22T09:03:00.007-05:00

I took Mac outside to play in the water sprinkler. He loves water so I thought he would love running through the sprinkler. It wasn't the hit I thought it would be.

Turns out he was more interested in the sprayer!

Hook it up MOM!

So of course I did. He played with the settings on the sprayer to make the water come out in different streams and pressure. He sprayed down the porch, the fence and the side of the house...

And then he turned on me!! I ran.

We had a lot of fun in the backyard that day!

(From August 16, 2011)

Wordless Wednesday

2011-09-21T10:42:00.003-05:00

The Great Escape

2011-09-13T09:29:00.004-05:00

A few Saturdays ago I was trying to get ready to go see Jimmy in the hospital (yes still that behind on the blog!!) and I just couldn't get going with Mac running around so I pulled out the play pin. I was not entirely sure it would contain the man beast but it would at least give me enough time to get half my makeup on my face.

So, I found some cartoons. Yay, Smurfs! Set up the play pin and loaded Mac into it.

It seemed to be working. I made progress with the makeup and decided I better check on him since things were going a little too well. I snuck around the corner of the hall to peek in and check things out only to find exactly what I expected. So of course I quietly grabbed my camera and took some pictures...

While I was taking pictures I realized I was wasting precious time. I ran back to finish my makeup. I put on the finishing touches of mascara just as Mac ran into the bathroom to check on me and see how I was doing!

Wordless Wednesday

2011-09-07T13:38:00.002-05:00

(to be continued)

Meanwhile...

2011-09-02T08:03:00.008-05:00

Wow! I have really been slacking with this whole "blog thing". I don't know what my problem is but I definitely have one! I was behind but now I am just bringing up the rear!

So the last post was about Nana Camp 2011. This post is about Date Night while Mac was at NC2011. :)

Yes! We had a date night!! It. Was. Awsome! We had so much fun just hanging out, not having to rush home or deal with a less than enthusiatic toddler. Yay us! The Tuesday after Mac went to MtP Jimmy and I decided to go have dinner at Bid Daddy's Burgers & Bar.

Let me tell you how awesome this place is! It's awesome! ha! (or I was just really ready to have dinner alone with my hubby...no it was awesome) The food was fantastic. We split a burger, Jimmy had been there once before and said the burgers were humongous and since he had just gotten out of the hospital (see I told you I was behind on blogging) he didn't have much of an appetite. He let me pick so of course we had the Green Chili Queso for starters. Oh. MY. GOSH. Please go there and order the queso. You will thank me later... so you're welcome.

While we ate our queso we played trivia. Yep it was trivia night at Big Daddy's. Let's just say we didn't win but we didn't have a blank page? Yeah we're not to up on the "trivia". Too bad there wasn't a diaper/formula/toddler tantrum catagory. We would have rocked that one!!

So while attempting trivia I was reviewing the many burger choices and it was hard to choose. But then the clouds parted and the light shown down on a burger and the menu was closed, selection made, where's the waitress... I want the Bad Boy Grilled-Cheese Burger. The name of the burger is linked to the menu page on their site to prove what I am about to describe is real... plus I took pictures.

Half pound Texas beef patty, a fried egg, and grilled onions between two grilled cheese sandwiches - one with bacon and one with house cured pickled jalapenos. Served with fresh cut fries and bloody mary ketchup.

And without further ado...

and a little closer...

Glorious isn't it.

I ate all of mine. Jimmy at a quarter of his half. I ate most of the rest of his. I had just come from boot camp, don't judge me. Ok judge me I don't care I'll do it again when I get the chance!

Later that week, on Friday, I met my awesometastical friend Michelle (who currently lives in DC boo) at Ginny's Little Longhorn for some honky tonkin! Too. Much. Fun. Lizzie also met up with us and we had a great time and heard some really good music. If you are in Austin and get a chance to see Weston Henson, do it.

Mac came home that Saturday so on Sunday Michelle came out to the house to visit with Mac and Jimmy. I love having Michelle around!

It was a great week. We love Mac but I have to say we really enjoyed having our house back! haha!

Nana Camp 2011

2011-08-24T13:40:00.011-05:00

Two weeks ago Mac went on his very first solo trip to MtP to Nana and Pops' house. Solo as in his Nana and I met half way and I dropped him off with her. I did not send him solo to MtP via Greyhound... although with gas prices, KIDDING!

He spent the week being spoiled rotten and loving every minute of it! This kid came home with a new red Lightening McQueen Car and red sunglasses to match. Here is Mac with Pops, one of the activity directors at Nana Camp, pushing Mac in his new car.

And the new shades... super style'n.

One of the really cool things about Nana camp is that they are all about relaxing and ensuring that you enjoy your stay. If you get tired of pushing yourself on your push toy car, they will step in and do the pushing for you.

They have been doing this for years, back when it was just called Mom and Dads, Dad used to push Randall and I around on our tricycles like this except back then it was a big stick and not a broom! Just another plus of Nana Camp, years of professional, hands on experience!

They are not sticklers on dress code either, anything goes. So if you want to do your early morning sidewalk chalk art class in your skivies... no problem.

Nana Camp also stresses the importance of reading and bring in seasoned professionals and story tellers during the week.

(Mac with is 2 Great Grandmothers)

One afternoon Mac was treated to a front row baton show. This is Neeley, a novice twirler at best, but she will twirl her little heart out for anyone who will watch!

Hydrating after the show.

Being Nice is a big rule at Nana Camp.

They even have fun exhibits at camp. This is the Prewitt Racing Shop where Mac got to be hands on with one of the retired dragsters.

All in all Nana Camp was well received and I think he is already looking forward to NC2012! We'll see ya down the road...

Some Games Never Get Old...

2011-08-22T10:45:00.006-05:00

Mac was at it again with the "Cover Your Head and Run" game a few weeks ago. I know I have posted about his before but it's still so funny to me. I don't get it but he loves covering his head and walking around, laying down, getting up and doing it again.

This time he was using the couch blanket.

Cover me back up!!!

Wanna play?

If you could hear the giggles coming out from under this blanket, it would melt your heart.

And The Main Event

2011-08-18T13:30:00.010-05:00

Mac and I went to Main Event for my friend Amanda's 30th birthday party the other day. Mac thoroughly enjoyed running around the pool tables but I can't say I thoroughly enjoyed chasing him. Everyone just watched and smiled or laughed at him so that made it better and he didn't try to yank someones pool stick out of their hands mid shot so that was a bonus. I don't think anyone minded him running around, they kept saying he was cute and Main Event is a family place so I'm sure people sort of expect it. I didn't get any pictures of him running the pool table gauntlet because I was afraid to give him that much of a head start! haha

He did enjoy a big cheese burger and some fries while he was there...

And he got to catch up with an old buddy that he had not seen since his car carrier days...

Mac and his girlfriend Lesley. He follows her around every time we see her.

At one point we bravely wandered over to the bowling lanes... that ended up being brief. Mac really really wanted to run out onto the lanes! But who doesn't. Instead he chatted some more with Jillian...

And he helped with bowling ball retrieval...

He had a great time and got to take some cake home for later. Maybe when he is older we will go back at attempt a little bowling!!

Oh, the cake? Amanda's Mom made it and, of course, didn't disappoint. She can bake and decorate, the total package! Mrs. Mueller is the one that made Mac's first birthday cake. This cake is hiking themed because Amanda and her boyfriend will be going on a 26 mile hike soon. :) Here are some pictures...

Wordless Wednesday

2011-08-17T09:46:00.002-05:00

The Refrigerator of Mystery and Wonder

2011-08-16T09:31:00.008-05:00

Mac can open the fridge. He can close the fridge. He likes to open the fridge, place his sippy cup in the fridge, close the fridge, open the fridge and take a drink out of his sippy cup, replace sippy cup on shelf, close the fridge, open the... see where this is going.

And sometimes while he's in there he likes to rummage around, you now see what he can see...
Mom this medicine is old, should I take some anyway?

MMMmmm what's this that has it's own compartment...

He also likes to play with the tempurature settings of the refrigerator. And who wouldn't since the Whirlpool people made the controls into fun little dials that turn back and forth! I pulled out something from the middle of the shelf the other day and it was frozen solid! He had turned the temp to 5-coldest and I checked the freezer setting it was on 2! And last night we had the strobe light dance party going on because he was pushing the light switch on and off haha!

So what happens when you leave the room with a 19 month old that knows how to open the refrigerator door. This...

Yep, I walked in on him EATING BUTTER!! This happened two Sundays ago, Aug 7. I was trying to pack the car with all of Mac's gear because we were trying to leave and meet my Mom so he could go to Mt.P for the week. It could have been much worse because he had not gotten it all over himself (yet) so I just washed his hands and face so I am thankful for that. Nothing like trying to clean a greasy baby!

Actual text convo to Jimmy about the incident...
"I just caught your son in the fridge eating a stick of butter".
"I hope you spanked him instead of just laughing because that's pretty funny".
"Um No, I didn't laugh I got grossed out and grabbed the camera and decided I wouln't be mad because a package of stick butter is less than a dollar and eating butter is prob punishemnt enough. haha"

I did buy fridge locks at WalMart last night but not sure I want to mess with that just yet. We are currently putting those knob guard thingys on the doors because, yes, he can open all the doors to all the rooms and let himself out the front door (which cause me to have 57 heart attacks in as many seconds the first time that happened).

But, really, who could be mad at this face!

It's Been A Minute...

2011-08-15T14:45:00.003-05:00

since I last posted and I swear I have a legitimate excuse for my absence. See the first week of my leave I was just being lazy or actually I should say busy. Lazy at work but busy, like hit the ground running marathon busy, once I left work and have been for a while now.

Once I leave work I have been going to boot camp, Camp Gladiator to be specific and to totally plug my camp because It. Is. Awesome. I leave camp and pick up Mac and get home and cook supper and clean the kitchen and do a load of laundry and get Mac ready for bed and put him to bed and then maybe get to the couch in time to sit before I have to go to bed... That said I get home around 6:30 and really really really like to go to bed at 9. Yes, I said 9pm. No I am not 93 years old. So during my marathon of afterwork duties I have seriously been lacking in the photo department.

The second absent week, well, my hubby was in the hospital :( He was really sick during absent week one but he was trying to not be sick but that didn't work out so well. The doctor put him in the hospital with what they thought was Pneumonia and long hospital story short it turned out to be Murine Typhus. He is still on the mend but NOT in the hospital anymore thank goodness.

Absent week 3... well. Mac was vacationing with his Nana and Pops, my parents, in Mt. Pleasant. So I had no one to take pictues of except Jimmy and while he is cute, he's got nothing on Mac. ha!

But I am back and so is Mac. I have some pictures. I have tons of pictures from my mother the "Nanarazzi" from his stay with them last week. So fear not! I have some stories and lots of picks and even though my crazy schedule really has no break in site I will do better about getting pictures of Mac taken and posted!

Until tomorrow, I leave you with this picture.

I'm sure you can see where this is going...

A Boy And His Whisk

2011-07-29T15:22:00.003-05:00

It's the simple things...

(Just and FYI, we were stopped at a red light. I was not driving and taking pictures.)

Full Smile Weekend

2011-07-25T09:46:00.012-05:00

I don't often get to say that a weekend felt long but this one did. It could have something to do with having to leave work around 2:30 on Friday to go pick Mac up from daycare, he was not feeling well and they called me to come get him. So we started our weekend a little early and he was fine by Friday evening. He just had an upset tummy.

Friday I made chicken avocado enchiladas and black beans for supper. I was really excited because that was the first meal all week that had been on the table during normal supper hours! We ate at 6pm!! I am in boot camp and have been going Monday - Thursday and it puts me home late, at 6:30, which in turn makes supper really late, around 7:45. I do not like eating that late at all!!

Saturday I ran errands. Again. Like the Saturday before. I can not make this a habit! By the time I got home I had about 2 hours of nothing time before I had to go to the church to help with a concert. I took tickets at the door. The Barlow Girls performed for our Christmas in July benefit. We are trying to collect Operation Christmas Child items for the OCC shoeboxes. If you don't know about this please ask me! or Click here to read about OCC.

Mac was hilarious on Saturday. He got one of his sheets off the couch laundry pile, I was slowly folding them... don't judge, ha! And proceeded to put it on his head like so...

He almost ran into this wall but didn't...

However, he did run into the trash can, no problem...

Just take a step to the side and keep on truck'n...

He rounded the corner and laid down.

got up...

removed the sheet...

and did it again! He is too funny! hahaa!

Sunday we went to church and then to target. Mac is missing a water shoe. We have come to the conclusion that he threw it away. I looked all over the house for it on Saturday because Jimmy was going let Mac run around in the water in the backyard. No luck. No shoe. He just wore his tennis shoes and luckily it's so hot they dried instantly!! But we replaced the shoes and went home. Jimmy took Mac outside again and let him run around.

Waiting on Dad... yes my son is holding a whisk. Your guess is as good as mine.

Jimmy was spraying him down with the water hose sprayer!

Jimmy needed to check the mail so he filled up Mac's wagon with water for the trip! Cracked me up! haha

They played outside while I cooked. I was in the kitchen all day but I was trying to get some meals done ahead of time for this week so we don't have to eat so late! I made lasagna and chicken spaghetti. I divided them up and froze one of each for next week. At least two nights this week we will eat at a decent time!

After they were done outside I put in Goonies followed by Gremlins. Mac loved them both!

Real Men...

2011-07-22T11:17:00.001-05:00

carry their blankies proudly.

The Joys Of Motherhood

2011-07-20T14:44:00.006-05:00

Leaving the house this morning was fine. No major meltdowns were had and Mac didn't have any either. We got on the road to school and work on time, quite the accomplishment. About 10 minutes into our drive I thought I forgot my sports bra for boot camp but then remembered that I had in fact remembered it. whew. Then at 25 minutes in I knew what I had forgotten, truely forgotten. Mac's sippy cup. He had it in his hand, full of milk and somewhere between the kitchen and the front door it was left behind. BUT, even worse, I had also forgotten the sippy cup of milk that was in the fridge that he needed for school.

It was now 7:40am, just enough time to get Mac to school and me to work by 8am but not enough time for me to exit my normal daily route and make a side trip to

But he needed a sippy cup so I put my blinker on and we were at WalMart. Yay us (insert sarcasm here). I found his favorite sippy cup, the only sippy cup he will drink out of...Nuk

And since we were there... I got him a different sippy cup, not that he will use it but I like it. It's this style:
but the background is white and it has baseball stitches. Sippy cup awesomeness. I don't know why Nuk is being so secretive with this particular sippy cup. I could not copy the picture of it off their website and there is not one picture of it on the entire internet. I know. I just spent 15 minutes looking for one just for this post!

We also got a round plate and a divided plate and some silerware.

Mac feeds himself at school for breakfast and lunch but I just can't do it at home. The whole "baby covered in layers of food" thing seriously, and I mean seriously, freaks me out. I don't mind cleaning up after him at all. I do it all the time. I mean I change the kids diapers it's not like I get grossed out it's just that a food covered kid is a preventable mess. this is a preventable mess. Toddlers miss their mouths or just get tired of eating and start throwing and I would be standing by letting this happen??!! I'm getting the chills just thinking about it.

I know it sounds weird but I am a very very neat eater. Messy eaters are beyond me so handing Mac the reigns to his own messy eating experiences on purpose is hard for me to handle. But I took the first step and bought him plates and utensils. We already had some but I figure I will need some back ups for when one set is inevitably in the dishwasher or just plain dirty in the sink! wow... I digress.

Anyway, 15 minutes and $20 later we leave WalMart and are back on the road to school and work. I was 25 minutes late. No worries there it just comes out of my comp time...oh well. Mac got to have a sippy cup at school and since they come in a pack of two the second one will live in the car for other mornings such as todays!

Lazy Sunday

2011-07-19T11:35:00.004-05:00

Sunday we went to Jocelyn, Scott and Eli's house to hangout and let the boys play. We had a fantastic time visiting with the Sextons while we let the two little ones run around the backyard between the water table, slide, sprinkler and eventually the blow up pool.

Snowman even got in on the action...

They had so much fun. We let them play until the burgers were almost done and then took them in to get ready for supper. The burgers were delish and the company and convos were awesome. I can't wait till we can get our little families together again! It was a great way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon!

I am Mac

2011-07-14T09:15:00.011-05:00

Mac-I-am

Do you like fits in a house?

I do like fits in a house, in the kitchen

Maybe next time with a mouse.

In the living room with my toys,

O'the fit throwing joys.

Mac-I-am

Do you like having tantrums in places certain?

I do like having tantrums in places certain, in my room with the curtains.

In my room on the changing pad is a great place for a fit.

Or even when I am next to it.

I especially like them in the hall.

I like fits. I like them all.
I like them here, I like them there.
I like fits thrown everywhere.

Wordless Wednesday

2011-07-13T08:47:00.001-05:00

Mtp Trip: Sunday Funday, The 4th and A Chainsaw

2011-07-11T08:24:00.022-05:00

Today is the last installment of the MtP Trip update! I guess that means I will have to start taking pictures again so I will have something to blog about... ha!

Sunday morning Mom made pancakes for breakfast! Yum-tastic! I make pancakes fairly often the same way Mom does but by some unexplainable force everything always tastes better at home! (wait maybe it's because I am not having to cook??) Anyway, yay breakfast! *Can you tell I like to eat?? Everytime time I write about a meal there are no pictures? No time to waste with picture taking when I have food ready to be shoveled into my face!! haha!

Mom plays the piano at church and she wanted to practice the special a little before she left but ended up giving Mac his first piano lesson.

He played the piano all weekend and danced while he was playing! It was too funny and too cute.

After church we ran to town to visit a friend in ICU. :( We stayed there for a little while and then ran to Brookshires for a few grocery items which included a package of Little Swimmers diapers! After his nap he was ready for "oot si", that's outside for those who don't speak Mac.

Sunday at the pool...
Mac loved having his Pops throw water on him! We are not sure why because this water was cold! We get our water from a well and we put fresh water in the pool before he got in. He was making the funniest faces when Dad poured the water on him!

How's the water?

Of course, being the independent toddler that he is he decided he wanted to pour the water on himself so Pops helped him with that too. Pops would fill up the cup that Mac would hold out and then Mac would pour the water on his head!

Who's having the best time ever? This kid...

And a few more pool pictures that I just love!

And the best way to wrap up Sunday Funday in MtP... with a little Jack in the Box. Obviously.

Monday. Happy 4th of July!! Hooray for Independence and an excuse to fire up the grill! Dad smoked chicken and ribs, Mom made potato salad and baked beans and Mac and I ate till we popped!! It was sooooo goooood! Mac seriously loved the chicken and ribs!

Mostly we just spent the day being lazy. Dad did a little tree pruning so that the Direct TV signal could make it to the satallite, the local channels were not coming in correctly... ha!

Mac enjoyed a popsicle...

He went on a four wheeler ride.

And he had a couple of visitors.

Once it got dark we headed to town to watch the firework display put on by Trinity church. Mac was asleep by the time we got there but woke up just before the fireworks started. I didn't get a picure of him in his 4th of July shirt so I will have to "recreate" the moment later. He was not too sure of all the loud sparkles in the sky so I had to hold him most of the time but he did sit with Sheryl for the last half of the show.

Here are some pictures that my Mom took of the fireworks...

Bedtime...

"What Frog? You don't want to leave tomorrow? Yeah, neither do I but Mom said we would come back real soon."

Tuesday morning we were on the road, bright and early by 8am. We had a great trip and it was hard to leave. And one thing is for sure... We will be back real soon.

;)

MtP Trip: The Park and A Fish Fry

2011-07-08T09:09:00.015-05:00

Still in MtP. It's Saturday, lunch at the park day. Tons of fun day!

We got up and Mom cooked regular Saturday breakfast of bacon, eggs and biscuits! I love being at home...did I say that already? Dad was off the rest of the weekend so he got to have breakfast with us and we invited him to the park as well.

We had planned a park day so that Mac and Neeley could play and so that we could visit with the family.

Lydia, Neeley, Mamaw, and Sheryl met us up there. We had lawn chairs under the pavilion and let the kids run around. Dad did meet up with us later and brought Sandi. Mac got to walk Sandi... or Sandi walked Mac??

Dad did not stay to eat lunch with us so we had to tell Pops and Sandi bye...

Of course what good is a MtP trip without Randy's Burgers for lunch!! We called in our order and Mom went to pick them up... sooooo tasty!! No pics of lunch because I dove right in. Christopher joined us for lunch and promptly start shoveling cookies into Mac's face, again.

After lunch we played...

explored...

got dirty...

had some water to get all the dirt out of our mouth...

threw a fit...ok more than one fit but this is the one that was captured on film (film?), er pixels?!

and hung out with the family.

And the obligatory group picture of Mamaw and the grands/great grands.

We had a great time at the park. Mac was so tired I think he went to sleep as soon as Mom turned on the Suburban and put it in reverse to leave! We headed home to rest up and let Mac sleep for a while. Randall had invited us to his house for a fish fry and who were we to turn him down.

Randall has turned into quite the chef since he moved out of our parents home. He has come a long way from his first spaghetti dinner! I didn't get a picture of him cooking. Yes, shame on me. It was really good though. He and his friend have been fishing quite a lot lately, he has a whole freezer full of fish he has caught and cleaned. It looked a little too full so I volunteered to take some off his hands. :) That's a good sister right there, lemmetellya.

Before supper we went out to Randall's porch to look for his ducks. They were on the other side of the pond so Randall got some feed...Mac helped throw it out.

Kelsy helped too. :)

Saturday was a fun family filled day!

To be continued... MtP Trip: Sunday Funday, The 4th and A Chainsaw

MtP Trip: Going Home

2011-07-07T12:16:00.018-05:00

You remember when you're young and you know everything and you can't wait to get out in the big wide world and away from your parents... so stupid. There is nothing more important than family and it's sad that we don't fully appreciate this until later in life but I suppose it makes the time we spend with them even more special and memorable. This past weekend Mac and I went to visit Nana, Pops and Uncle Randall (and Aunt Sheryl, Uncle Glenn, Mamaw, Mama, Christopher, Lydia and Neeley, whew) in Mt. Pleasant. It was a great and seriously needed trip home!

We got into town around 2pm Thursday and let me tell you when I pulled into the drive way, instant relaxation. There is nothing better than being home! Once we got into the house it didn't take Mac long to discover a present from Nana and Pops, Nana was still in town running errands but that didn't deter little man from his new shovel, rake and hoe gardening set! haha. He hoed and raked the heck out of the kitchen tile all weekend.

He loved the gardening set so much that we had to take it to the park Saturday...(more on that later)

Friday we went to town and had lunch at Mamaw's house with Sheryl, Christopher and Randall stopped by before going back to work. Christopher earned major points with all the cookies he kept giving Mac.

I really have no idea how many he gave him during lunch!

After lunch we headed out to Wal-Mart for a few things. Mac ended up with a festive 4th of July light...

and an $8 blow up swimming pool that was a major hit! Mom definitely got her $8 worth out of the pool. Mac LOVED IT!!

Just incase anyone forgot about the no diving, no jumping etc. safety stuff...

Thanks to Uncle Randall for blowing up the pool and playing!!

While Mom was cooking supper and before pool time that night (Friday night) Uncle Randall and Mac played with Randall's old toy wagon and animals. Mac loved pulling this around the last time he was there and this time was no different. They played for a long time in the drive way pushing the animals up the incline and letting them roll back down. Mac thought this was just the best thing ever.

"I hollered, 'Don't Look, Ethel!'. Oh yes they call him the streak, fastest thing on two feet" Sorry had a Ray Stevens moment.

He got away when he was getting out of his swim suit and swim diaper! HEhehee I grabbed the camera and hoped he didn't pee before I could snap a pic or two and get him in a diaper!

Later that evening after Dad got home and settled in Mac helped him feed Sandi. Sandi and Mac have a love hate relationship. Mac loves Sandi, Sandi hates Mac. But apparently when Mac has food Sandi is cool with him... until the food runs out!

We really were shocked that Sandi was letting Mac feed her. She doesn't let him get too close.

I think by the time we left, Sandi had gotten more used to Mac being around and Mac had gotten a lot better about how to pet her. I think Sandi secretly likes Mac know...

MtP Trip to be continued! The Park and A Fish Fry...

Wordless Wednesday

2011-07-06T11:07:00.000-05:00

Wordless Wednesday

2011-06-29T13:10:00.002-05:00

Poolside at Presidential Meadows

2011-06-28T08:41:00.005-05:00

A few weeks ago we took Mac to the pool in our neighborhood. Jimmy had taken him before but this was my first time to be able to join them and act as the offical photographer.

Look who seriously LOVES the water...

How much fun is this little guy having!!

And his Dad loves the pool too and really enjoys taking Mac. They are so cute in the water! See if I was in the water I couldn't take these cute pictures. (Did I mention I am not a water fan?)

Mac loves to go to the side of the pool.

Crawl out.

Turn around and scooch to the edge.

And jump into Dad's arms! He does this over and over and over and just laughs the whole time.

Fun in the splash pool!

Mac-pressions

2011-06-27T11:57:00.010-05:00

Braveheart..."Every man dies, not every man really lives".

WWE SuperStar... Caaannn Yoouuuuu Smmeelllll What Tha Mac. Is. Cook'nnnnn!!

(Sorry to those who have not had the pleasure of watching sports entertainment television. You may not understand the reference to my fav wrestler, The Rock, who's tagline is "Can You Smell What The Rock Is Cook'n" and would then finish you off with his trademark move "The People's Elbow" but in this case I guess it would be The People's Chair?? ha!)

Steven Baldwin

Like Pops, Like Grandson

2011-06-24T08:59:00.002-05:00

My Dad is a mechanic. I think someone else in the family may be exploring the possibilities of that field too.

Um, Mom?

Have you seen my 3/16 socket wrench?

Sidewalk Chalk

2011-06-23T08:40:00.001-05:00

I love Target. I really love the dollar spot. I always have to wander through just to see if there might be something I can't live without and usually I find something. This time it was $1 for a bucket of sidewalk chalk. Mac was thrilled and couldn't wait to get home to play.

He really liked the chalk so he wrote me a nice chalk note...

It's also fun to color on your hands and then clap them together.

Chalk can also be used to decorate your plastic slide, face, or hair.

After we had sufficently colored all over the porch he decided he wanted to slide and he did it all by himself!

We had so much fun playing outside and I am really glad I let him play in just his diaper. He was covered, head to toe, in chalk!

Wordless Wednesday

2011-06-22T10:19:00.002-05:00

Father's Day 2011

2011-06-21T11:04:00.013-05:00

This year for Father's Day we went to Max's Wine Dive. They serve gourmet comfort food and they serve it well.

(The pictures are from my phone camera because, of course, I forgot the point and shoot.)

Jimmy and Mac were deciding what to have. It's a tough choice but you can't go wrong I promise.

Mac was swirling his water... It was too funny!

I had the 1942 State Fair Dawg...YUM! I swore that I would get something other than the Fried Egg Sandwich this time around.

Jimmy went with the Shrimp and Grits. Oh man it was soooo goood! (Obviously since I couldn't get a picture before we dove into it!)

For dessert we had the Half and Half... I think the picture speaks for itself.

Mac loved it!

Here are the before church pictures. Mac was a little more cooperative in the picture taking for Father's Day than he was for Mother's Day. I am trying to not let my feelings be hurt... haha.

Happy Father's Day to a Super Dad!

Fun With Markers

2011-06-21T09:27:00.005-05:00

Just when you think you have caught up. Everything is under control. You check your camera and there are pictures hiding in there that have not been uploaded. These picuters are from May 13th but still just as cute.

Mac loves to color. He brings home the best drawings I have ever seen and they make me smile everytime. So much so that I have hung picture frames for Mac's art to be displayed. There are four 8x10 frames on the wall but I have two more waiting for his next master pieces.

Since he seems to like coloring so much I decided to buy him a set of the markers that only mark on specific paper. I am not ready for him to have real colors and it will be a long time before he is let loose with real markers. I just got a chill thinking about that. eek!

He loves them! He has so much fun marking up those pages!

I love them because they ONLY mark on those pages and because I get to help color. I love coloring and almost bought myself the 64 pack of Crayola Crayons and a Sponge Bob coloring book but I didn't think that would be fair plus I'm pretty sure he would have broken my crayons... haha!

Yay for coloring!!

18 Months

2011-06-20T13:35:00.007-05:00

Last Friday Mac turned 18 months old. Today we went for his 18 month (and 15th month) well check. Yes we had to combine them. Poor little dude had 3 shots and a finger pricked. I didn't take my phone in so I don't have any pictures from the office but he was so cute. He played with the puzzles for a while and then he just wanted to sit in my lap. The doctor was running behind but I didn't care! We sat for so long just bouncing and snuggling :)

This little dude... who was rightfully tired after the hour long doctor visit and 3 shots...

Is in the upper 95th percentile for height and weight and in the 90th percentile for head circumference.

Height: 35 inches (almost 3 feet tall!)
Weight: 33 pounds 7 ounces
Head Circ: 49.5 centimeters

He walks, runs, walks backwards.
He babbles and can point to the things he wants or wants to show us.
He can climb onto anything!
He can feed himself with a spoon.
He loves pretending he is talking on the phone and hugging his stuffed froggy.
He can scribble the best pictures!
He understands when we tell him to do something.
--That doesn't mean he follows directions everytime! haha
And when he wants to he can show you his nose, mouth, eyes, ears, head and belly.

He is doing everything he is supposed to be doing at this stage. He doesn't talk yet but neither the doctor or myself are concerned at this point. He will talk when he's ready and then I won't have a moments silence! :)

When he got to school he was pretty clingy but I can understand why. It was a big morning. He did get to eat lunch right away and he dove right in!

Wordless Wednesday

2011-06-15T13:26:00.004-05:00

Just A Little...

2011-06-15T13:18:00.003-05:00

I have updated my Project 101 blog! Finally! I am getting back to checking things off my list now that session is slowly coming to a painful end, an end none the less so I won't complain.

This list had some issues or I had some issues with the list but they have been worked out. We have come to a middle ground decision on a few items, some items have been changed but it is perfect now!

Check out the updated list and I even got to mark off two things as complete!

Me and Mac

2011-06-14T10:35:00.007-05:00

In Pearl's front yard...

Same age...

Same objective...eggs.

Awesome.

(I took phone pictures of my old pictures but that's all I have to work with here at my desk...ha)

Viking Fishing Trip

2011-06-10T14:42:00.024-05:00

I almost forgot that I had not posted about the fishing trip! Thank goodness I went back to double check or ya'll would have never known just how much fun we had back in April!

Every year Jimmy's boss provides a get away weekend for his employees and their families. Last year Jimmy went alone. I just didn't know how I was supposed to go with a 3 month old, so I didn't. This year we made the trip as a family. We brought the Pack-N-Play and were prepared to use it.

We went to Paradise Point Resort and Fishing Lodge for the weekend. It's more fishing lodge than resort but it did the trick. It is on Lake Buchanan out in Tow, Texas with lots of cabins that were rented out to Viking Fence for the weekend. It was nice to get to hangout with some of the people that I hear Jimmy mention and it was nice that the whole camp was full of just co-workers and their families.

We got there late Friday night so Mac and I just went to bed but Jimmy met up with his buddies on the lake for some late night fishing.

The next morning we walked down to the cafe for breakfast. Jimmy and I are suckers for cafe breakfasts and this place was awesome. We ate there again at lunch and for breakfast Sunday morning before we headed home. The food was so good, just like you know it would be from a place like that, and the "locals" that were in there were so much fun to talk to and were thoroughly entertained by Mr. Mac.

After breakfast we walked down the to the water to look around, I wanted to take some pictures and Jimmy wanted talk to the guys there were already fishing again.

After our brief photo session, ha, we walked back up to the cabin to put our porch to good use. We pulled the play pin out and put Mac in it.

Jimmy opened a vacation beer (vacation because it was probably around 10am (don't judge) and I opened my book (and then got jealous of his vacation beer and got one of my own).

We sat. And sat. And. Did. Nothing! It was fantastic! Mac was totally chill in his play pin. He was walking around it looking at different things and then the next thing we knew...

That is how most of the afternoon was spent. On the awesome porch. I read a lot and Jimmy did walk down to check on the fishermen at one point but that's about it. Bliss. Later in the afternoon we did drive down to the nearby winery, Fall Creek. We had both had their wine before and were not terribly impressed but we thought we would check it out anyway to see if they had anything new.

They didn't but we did do a wine tasting and bought a riesling to share at supper. By the time we got back people were beginning to stir around DJ's cabin, he was the one appointed to cook the steaks for supper! It was fun sitting in the lawn chair circle talking and hanging out. And, of course, lawn chairs circles don't exclude anyone...

The steaks were delish and the company great. There were picnic tables on every porch so everyone split off to different porches to eat. Our table became a quick hit with the kids, they LOVED Mac! And he was so funny with them. The other kids were standing around his play pin and he was going to each one giving them hugs, over and over in a circle hahaa. It was too cute and he was having a blast with all the attention!

But even the popular babies have to go to bed sometime. We went to the cabin to get him ready for bed. After his bath he got away from me and, um, "marked his territory". Luckily on his Dad's bag and not the floor haha.

I put him to bed and then rejoined the group for a while. The next morning Jimmy had a tournement so we left pretty early. We got home and Jimmy had to leave but Mac and I finished up a lovely weekend with a brunch of leftover smore's...

Who love love loves s'mores?? This little guy and his mom...

We had a fantabulous weekend. I can't wait until we get to go again next year! (especially now that we know to bring milk with us for our child... geez, luckily there was a veterian mom of 3 in our group that was happy to share!)

Wordless Wednesday

2011-06-08T11:18:00.001-05:00

A Derby Birthday Party

2011-06-06T10:04:00.028-05:00

Jimmy is super into horse racing. As in we have the U-verse sports upgrade package so he can get the horse racing channels. As in he knows horse stats like he knows his favorite baseball and football players stats. So when we found out that the big spring softball tourney was moved up a weekend and left the first weekend in May open which happens to be the weekend they run the Kentucky Derby and also happens to be the weekend after Jimmys May 4th birthday it was only natural for him to say to me "I want to have a Derby Birthday Party with fancy food". Ha. Ok.

Luckily he told me early enough that I had time to plan and get some decorations together. I told him it would not be all out since I was in the middle of session and my errand running time was seriously limited. I did what I could and tried very hard to make it a great party. I didn't want session taking away from his birthday. I think I found the right middle ground and a great starting off point for (hopefully) many Derby parties to come. In the end I love the way it turned out and the few items that ended up getting cut due to time constraints will be perfect new additions next year.

My spin on the theme was Kentucky Derby meets Southern backyard BBQ. For the food I wanted to do traditional Kentucky Derby fare but I had to modify things a bit to accomodate my work schedule. The menu consisted of items that could be done ahead of time so that the morning of the party I would simply be heating things through and not actually cooking. It worked perfectly. The decor was simple. I made seersucker and burlap table runners and used up-cycled glass jars turned vases filled with daisys and roses. A little lace here and there and doily lined plates added to the southern feel. I also printed out copies of the official race packet so that the guests could have information on each horse and make wise betting decisions :)

The Menu:
Mini Quiche

Benedictine Spread

Cucumber Sandwiches

I made hot ham and cheese sliders instead of the Kentucky Hot Brown open faced sandwiches. I didn't get a picture of those but let me just say TASTY!

For dessert I made Kentucky Derby Pie aka chocolate chip bourbon pecan pie and strawberry shortcake.

I never did get a great picture of the table as a whole but it's really hard playing hostess with the mostess and party photographer. This horseshoe was hanging on the front door but I never got a picture of it outside so this will have to do...

In the beverage department we had Mint Juleps, Bourbon on the rocks and non-alcolic Mint Tea Punch and Lemonade. A note on the Mint Juleps... equal parts mint syrup and bourbon and that's all I'm say'n. I served the drinks in mason jars and had name tags attached for guests the "tag their glass".

Of course you can't have a Kentucky Derby Party without Derby hats! We asked the ladies to wear hats and for the guys to dress preppy.

The guys had a "dress up fail" except for Jimmy, Budro and Matt... and I never did get a pic of them together and I am still blaming my lack of hostess/photographer skills.
(Mac was there too and in preppy clothes until he had to have a wardrobe change but he was in a white tshirt and seersucker pants.)

We had tons of fun... even though the race was an upset.

Till next May...

April 19, 2011 Big Day For Mommy and Mac

2011-06-02T10:21:00.023-05:00

So, as you know, I am behind in blogging because of the ol'job so this will not be news to most of you who see Mac everyday or have seen recent pictures of him, basically it's old news but the pictures of this day have only been seen by Me and Jimmy!

Mac's First Haircut! April 19, 2011. I had put this day off for waaayyy longer than I should have. I think people were presetting their speed dials with the number for CPS just incase I took even a week longer to get this child a haircut. His poor bangs were almost even with the bottom of his nose! He had resorted to puffing his hair out of his eyes. His teachers and friend's Moms were flat out telling me to get it cut. My brother, mother, cousin and aunt all had comments but I. Just. Could. Not!

This is my littly bitty baby. Little bitty babies do not need haircuts because they are little bitty!! If a little bitty baby needs a haircut that means they are not little bitty anymore!! (ok how bad is it that I can feel myself starting to tear up right now??)

The Sunday before this fateful day Jimmy and I were sitting at the table and Mac walked over and tilted his head back as far as he could so he could look under his hair at us. Jimmy just looked at me and I said "I know. Ok. It's time. I will get his haircut as soon as I can".

Originally my best friend Melinda was supposed to cut his hair but since I was in the middle of session and could not take off for her to cut it and because I had gotten the look from Jimmy I did some quick online research, asked a couple daycare moms and went with Birds on South Congress. They don't take appointments which worked perfectly for my session situation.

Tuesday, the 19th, ended up being an early workday so I picked Mac up and off to Birds we went. On the way there I asked "Do you want a haircut?" To which he replied...

I said "What? You don't want to get your haircut?" He said "Ohhh, sorry I misunderstood. YES, PLEASE!"

Now Birds is a hip place. They have a disco ball and 3D artwork on the walls. They also have oldschool video games that you can play for free while you wait. I grabbed Mac some 3D glasses and we pulled up a vintage yellow chair and waited for our turn.

Mac loved checking out the retro video game and messing around with his 3D glasses. See how long those bangs are...

I never did put the glasses on to see the walls...

but this kid is cute in any color.

We didn't have to wait long, maybe 10 minutes, and Cat was ready for us. She put the smock on him and then it was time.

Time to snip snip snip.

Mac did SO good too! I was worried he would cry but he didn't. Ok, he did cry when I walked out of his line of sight to retrieve the diaper bag but that was my fault but I mean, I needed to get the diaper bag with my wallet and phone...

And then the next thing you know, your child can see. Free of hair puffing and neck tilting.

Cat brought us an envelope so I could save a piece of his hair. I wish I had put a rubber band around a lock and had her cut it... I might cheat and do this the second time around (which will be soon).

On the way to pay Mac knocked over a shelf full of product. At least he tried to help Cat put it back. I use the term "help" loosely here.

While I was paying we was slamming the door on this game repeatedly so I sat him in one of the chairs...

Where he promptly jumped down...

And spilled a cup of water that was on the table full of magazines. By that time she just needed my signature. I apologized and we quickly left. I don't think Cat was too thrilled about having to clean up water soaked magazines and floor but it was probably best to just get out while we were still welcome back. HA!

Wordless Wednesday

2011-06-01T10:28:00.002-05:00

Mother's Day

2011-05-30T15:07:00.029-05:00

This Mother's Day was pretty laid back. Jimmy bought me a gift a few weeks before the actual day because, well, I needed a new phone. He got me the Evo from Sprint. I like it, I don't love it (it's just too much phone for me and I am still trying to figure it all out) but I love that he got me what I wanted!! Just like always.

That morning he got up and fixed me breakfast. Bacon, eggs and biscuits, yum! And they gave me my Mother's Day cards. So sweet!

After breakfast we started getting ready for church, I was determined to get to church on time this particular Sunday, however, I wanted to try and get a nice sweet picture of Mother and son before church. I guess it was asking too much. He had other ideas like...
Being a wiggle worm

And searching my purse

Of course a good thorough purse search makes anyone thirsty

And then there was the all out "I don't want my picture made with my MOM on HER day" fit throwing

Relocating the ice chest and then I'll be right with you on that Mother's Day picture

My last ditch effort before actually leaving for church worked out about as well as expected

At least we made it to church on time. I got these two after church, after several more tries.

We spent the afternoon doing laundry and watching tv until it was time to get ready for Mother's Day dinner. We went to a place called Cru in the Domain. It was fun to try a new place and have a nice dinner out with the family. Of course I forgot my camera so these pictures were taken with the cell phone.

And some of us still did not want a nice picture with their Mother!

I did get this one... not that it's great but it's the best one from dinner!

Dinner was really good. We had cheese fondu for our appetizer, shared a chicken entree and tried to have the chocolate cake for dessert but they were out so we had chocolate fondue instead. Mac had macaroni and cheese. Of course, what dinner with a 17 month old could be uneventful? None. Scroll up and check out the necklace I am wearing... yeah I know. When I put it on I thought better of it but No, I thought, I will be careful and not let any little hands get a hold of it. Right. In between the appetizer and entree portion of the evening we, and almost every other table in the restaurant (not kidding) played a little game of who can find the most beads. I think the table directly behind us won. Now the beads live here...

What's even better is the table to our right, two Mom's, just laughed while we gathered and then said "We're not laughing at you, we're laughing with you (because I really was laughing, not much else to do at that point) we know exactly what that feels like. We have six kids between us and that's why we are here together, spending Mother's Day without our families. HAHA! Nice.

On our way to the truck I had to try just one more time for my Mother's Day picture...

Love it!

And Dad got one last one too... look how handsome these two guys are!

Yep. Happy Mother's Day to ME!

Easter Weekend 2011: Grill'n and Chill'n

2011-05-29T12:09:00.024-05:00

Saturday after the big egg hunt and the big nap that followed we loaded up and headed over to my brother's house for some hamburgers and volleyball. We did a little egg hunt for Neeley and Mac and we had two more kids there to participate. They had a ton of fun running around picking up the eggs. The little girl opened all her eggs, put the candy in the basket and disgarded the plastic eggs. It was too funny!

Then it was time to eat. The food and company were great! It was my Mom's side of the family, my Dad's Mom, Mama, and my brothers girl friend Kelsy and the Hefners. We were treating this get together as our Easter visit and meal since we were going to have to rush off on Sunday after church.

Mac really likes cheeto puffs, apparently.

And who doesn't love Mama's Easter cupcakes, only made once a year. I made it back to Austin with a dozen and had some super happy breakfast moments the week after Easter. You know my motto "If it's cake and you have coffee... you have coffee cake and that makes it breakfast" (TradeMark that I'm put'n it on a shirt.. ha!) Anyway, Mac is now in the Mama Easter Cupcake Fan Club.

"Ok, let's see what all the hype is about..."

"WHOA."

"Dang these are good!"

"Gonna need another one right here, 'nother cupcake. Thanks"

After we ate and were ridiculously full the obvious thing to do was to play volleyball. Jimmy and I, Randall and Kelsy, Jacob and Tamara, Lydia and Jacob's son played 3 games. We finished the last game in the dark! So much fun :)

Earlier while we were there the Easter Bunny was spotted in Randall's yard. Getting ready for his big night of leaving baskets for all this kiddos...

The next morning Mac got to dig into his Easter basket! He basically just threw everything out of it but he was having fun so who are we to stop it... until he started throwing the toy car filled egg at Sandi the dog. (It was still funny though)

After church we were in a hurry. We wanted to get on the road back to Austin since we knew traffic would be terrible. Even on non-holiday weekends when we visit we head back before church to miss traffic. My Aunt Sheryl had fixed Easter dinner so we ran by there on our way out and ate. It made us so late getting back but the food was so good it was worth it.

Especially her Strawberry Cake... I now have the recipe.

Even when you are in a rush there's always time for pictures! :)

I don't remember why but Mac got in trouble at dinner...

And just because I have it... here is a picture of my cousin Christopher. I thought there was one of us together but my Mom must have it.

We got on the road back to Austin around 2:30 that afternoon and I don't remember when we got back to the house. I have blocked it out. Traffic was awful, so much so that by the time we got to Temple, Texas which is only an hour away from Austin we gave up and decided to have supper at Texas Roadhouse. We thought that would let the traffic clear a little and it would get Mac out of the car, a place he had decided he did not want to be long before we pulled off the interstate.

He was fast asleep by the time we pulled into the driveway and I don't think he ever woke up while I changed his diaper and put his pjs on. This kid was exhausted from a long drive and a fantastic weekend.

The next morning I made him pose for a picture with his new Easter buddies. And yes, that is a Valentine bear. My Aunt was running a little late in getting it to him but as I always say you should love the one's you love all year, not just on Valentine's Day. :)

(Blue Bunny not pictured, I guess he had a conflict.)

Easter Weekend 2011: The Photo Op and The Hunt

2011-05-26T12:10:00.037-05:00

Saturday was the day of the Big Hunt but we had planned a little photo op for Mac that morning. My Mom wanted to get some pictures of Mac on the train tracks (the old no longer in use tracks) in train conductor overalls like my Papaw used to wear. My Papaw also had a conductors hat that we borrowed for the shoot, he did not drive trains it's starting to sound like he did and maybe he should have since he apparently had the uniform, I digress.

We went to town early Saturday morning, in a rush since Pearl's Easter Lunch was going to start at noon, to get pictures. Mom had found my old suitcase so we handed that to Mac, slapped on Papaw's hat and let him loose.

He was such a good sport. But I think that is because we just let him walk around. We didn't direct him at all and Mom just snapped away.

Here is one in color so you can see his outfit. So cute!

But even good sports get tired and want to leave...

We packed up, headed to the house for the eggs and the food we were taking to Pearl's and then went to the HUNT!! Everyone ate lunch and talked for a while and then it was time! Time to hunt eggs!!

Now I have said that this is a big deal and here is were you start really getting a feel for it. The total number of plastic eggs to be hidden was over 4,000. Close your mouth, I'm not kidding. 4,000. Pearl's house was covered in baskets full of eggs. Here is her front porch.

This picture is of her front yard, it's huge. Larger than this picture really conveys but I think you can understand that there was a lot of ground to cover up with 4,000 eggs. The adults grabbed baskets and started sprinkling the eggs from the front porch down to the tree line you see in the picture. The yard was divided into sections by age group and the eggs and toys were scattered in the appropriate section.

The entire yard looked like this little section... You had to watch your step or you would crunch an egg, a toy or both!

It was finally time! We started to line up, everyone in their age group. We were in the front part of the yard by the porch (which I already knew was our section because of my experienced Pearl Egg Hunt past).

TIME TO HUNT!

Find a bunny, chew a bunny...

Notice the candy falling out of the egg... That was his technique for the entire hunt. Pick up the egg. Open the egg. Dump the candy and change. Throw down the egg. Jimmy and I were behind him picking everything up! ha!

After he found the play-dough he was done. It took a lot of encouraging to get him to continue picking up eggs!

He did a great job and filled up two small baskets with eggs. We had his little Easter basket and Mom ended up going and borrowing one from Pearl because we ran out of room! And no, we did not get a picture of his first Easter Hunt haul... geez. But we did learn that even when you are in a hurry take the time to change your child out of his photo session non-summer egg hunting clothes into his summery shorts outfit perfect for hunting eggs because this child was burning up. I felt sooo bad!

After everyone finshed up hunting Mac was chatting with Rhonda. Apparently you can never have too many eggs or easter candy since she was steadily filling his pockets from her Easter sack!

By then it was mid-afternoon and Mac was tired, it was about two hours passed his normal naptime. We said our goodbyes and made our way home...but not before we got some pictures with Pearl!

Little man was out and still holding his favorite find of the day... the play dough.

After his nap we were off to my Randall's house to grill burgers.

To be continued...

Ps. What egg hunt would dare be an egg hunt this day and age without a bounce house. At one point Mac took off, headed straight for it while carrying a plastic sword he found on the ground at lunch. He is certainly king of this bounce house castle!

Oh and there's a train too...

Easter Weekend 2011: Preparation Is Key

2011-05-25T15:13:00.016-05:00

I was so excited about this Easter. I had been looking forward to it since last Easter knowing that this year Mac would be walking and able to hunt eggs. But we were not going to just any thrown together egg hunt. No. We were going to Pearl's Easter Egg Hunt. See, what makes this hunt so very special is that Pearl used to baby sit me when I was a toddler. Pearl and JC are long time family friends and just as close to being grandparents to me and my brother as you can get without actually being blood related.

I remember so many of Pearl's egg hunts and I would not have missed this years hunt for anything. It meant to much to me for Mac to hunt in that same front yard that I had played in so many days of my life and to hunt eggs in the same spots that I had hunted in years ago.

This was going to be Mac's first attempt at hunting eggs so in order to prepare him we had a practice run in the living room when we got to my parents house on Good Friday. My Dad helped him with locating the eggs, putting them in the basket and showed him how to open them to check for candy!

First you have to "hide" the eggs.

Then you find them, pick them up and put them in the basket. And Repeat!

Of course at some point you have to check out your haul.

Of course, at some point during egg hunt training you have to take a break to play with your mom's old toy mop...

Practice went well. I think we may have a future professional on our hands! He has already progressed to hunting with two baskets!

To Be Continued...

Catching Up...

2011-05-25T13:05:00.004-05:00

Session is over, well it will be in 5 days, and I have time to blog again! I am excited about getting to catch up on all the pictures I have of Mac and telling the stories that go along with them. It's been almost 3 months so there will be plenty of new posts coming soon.

I need to catch up on the picture taking now that my life will be given back to me in 5 days. I have not been home to see Jimmy or Mac before bed time in 2.5 weeks, only seeing them in the mornings, very briefly. Session is so hard by it's self but then you add a husband and then a child into it and it's almost unbearable. But only 5 more days until the Senate adjourns Sine Die and I will get to see them both again regularly like normal people!!

I will get to see my friends, I will get to travel home to Mt. Pleasant, I will get to return to week night softball and batting practice in 5 more days!

In order not to overload you with the cuteness and sweetness you are about to have to endure with all the catch up posts coming here is a little teaser picture.

See you soon!

Wordless Wednesday

2011-05-25T12:55:00.002-05:00