Almost Famous

This was a big weekend for Addison & our family! Saturday was MiniLaps at the Little Light House, and she did great. She made her lap smiling all the way. We can’t thank you all enough for the support you’ve shown for Addison. The Little Light House raised $280,000, and Addison raised the second highest amount of all the students! We are very thankful for our little girl and all that she has taught us over the last 2 ½ years and for the staff and volunteers at TLLH.

Also on Saturday morning, Addison’s picture was featured in the NYC Buddy Walk slideshow at Times Square! Addison’s aunt had a friend who lives there take a picture for us. How cool is that? Thanks Brittan & Kelsey!

Happy Birthday, Little Guy

It’s hard to believe that another year has flown by. Austin is such a great little kid. He has the greatest little smile and loves to dance (think bobble-head). A few words to describe him are persistent, climber, death-grip, busy, snaggle-tooth (see above). He’s started nodding “yes” and talking more than I think we realize. He adores his sister and has a newfound love of cars and trucks.

Although this looks like birthday cake, Austin is actually eating pumpkin bread with cool whip in these pictures- not because I’m a wonderful, health-conscious mom who won’t give my kids sugar (what fun would that be?), but because when we tried to give him a cupcake with icing, he wanted nothing to do with it (can this be my child?). Or maybe it was just because it was chocolate (he IS my child!) I’ll be honest- giving him cake is more for me than him. I just love those cute pictures with icing all over their faces. Addison, however, had no problem digging right into that chocolate cake.

Here's to another year!

Catching Up

Wow, am I behind! We’ve been a little busy the last 3 weeks. Wes threw me a surprise party in Waco for my 30^th birthday. It was a blast and so great to see so many old friends who we don’t get to catch up with as often as we’d like.

We also had a little party while we were there for Austin’s 1^st birthday (which is this Weds). He thoroughly enjoyed the cake, gifts and attention.

Austin started preschool last week. He’s just going one day a week, but I think it will be a good time for all of us. He’s a little difficult at times to get pictures of that aren’t just a blur of a little boy.

Last weekend Wes’s mom kept the kids while Wes and I took the weekend off. It was so great to sleep in, eat when we wanted and not have any kind of schedule or plan. They had a great time, but I think she might be glad to have a break of her own.