I'm trying to load a video of Alex walking but having no luck! I'm so excited to inform you that walking is now his main mode of transportation! If he falls down or in most cases, when Ava knocks him down, he just gets back up and keeps going. He looks so cute and reminds me of a little penguin waddling around.

We have been taking the kids to the pool this week. They both love swimming. Ava gets so excited she literally squeals with delight. That girl loves to be active so I have a feeling we'll be heading for the pool a lot this summer!

This morning I made a big breakfast and Jen and the kids came over. My idea of breakfast is usually a bowl of cereal, so Timmy didn't quite know what to do with himself! It was funny watching him load his plate like he didn't know when this rare occurrence might happen again!

Our big plans for this weekend include working in the garden and probably more swimming. I'll take it!

Our weekend

First we drove to Longview for Peyton's party. It was a very nice party and he was as cute as can be! That's him and Alex in the photo. He wanted to love on Alex, but Alex wasn't so sure! It's so fun to watch them together. We really enjoyed catching up with everyone.

Monday we went to Uncle Rod's for a cookout. Again, it was nice to see everyone and visit with Timmy's Granny.

Today was very stormy here with a lot of rain and thunder. When the rain stopped we took the kids for a nice long walk and enjoyed the brief cool down. I hope you all are rested from the 3 day weekend. Goodnight!

Taking a little trip

We'll be on the road tomorrow, headed to Longview. It's little Peyton's (nephew) first birthday party. Where does time go? Anyway, it'll be great to see everyone. I'll post pictures when we get back.

It's been a rough day for Ava. I took her in for a haircut and she refused to keep her head still. The result: it looks like she got a haircut in the dark. She's always been uncooperative when it come to haircuts. I can only hope she'll grow out of it soon!

Timmy mentioned that there are no pictures of him on here so I added some. Goodnight everyone!

It's Going to be a Hot One!

Summer that is! The time has come for sunblock, hats and lots of water. I took the kids to the spray park today and they had a lot of fun. Alex didn't know what to think at first but I think he really liked it. The kids took a nice long nap when we got home. Ahhh!

Photo courtesy of Jennifer!

Blah, Blah

That sums up my week! It was pretty rainy this week and Timmy worked a lot so it's been kind of dull around here. I also had a very minor toe injury that interrupted my exercise routine. That would help explain why I feel so tired and crummy!

Ava had her last day of preschool yesterday so I guess it's summer at our house. Alex is taking the whole walking thing pretty slow. Though, everyday he gets more adventurous and takes a few more steps.

Tonight we're going to a bbq at a local ranch so I better get busy. Have a great weekend everyone!

Happy Mother's Day!

I hope everyone enjoyed their Mother's Day! Mine was nice and very relaxing. After Timmy got back from his usual last minute shopping trip we went out for a great breakfast. When we got home, he worked in the yard and Ava and I just hung out in the back keeping him company. It was beautiful here today so we didn't want to go inside! Timmy tried to take pictures but as many of you know Ava is SO stubborn when it comes to pictures! She loves knock-knock jokes so this is me trying to tell her one so she'll smile. She finally did but then Alex decided he'd had enough. Oh well!

Last night we had Alex's dedication at church. It was so sweet! They said the pictures would be ready in a few weeks so I'll post one when I can. The Turner's joined us afterwards for dinner and we had such a nice time!

Timmy's sister also graduated from A&M yesterday. Congratulations Tiffini!!!

I hope you all have a great Monday! Goodnight!

Our Cinco de Mayo

So I'm a little late with the Cinco de Mayo post but here it is! Ava and I thought we'd try our hand at a homemade pinata. It was a lot of fun and VERY messy, but worth it. It took hours to create and was destroyed in about two minutes. We did get candy out of the deal so I guess it was a fair trade!

I hope you all had a great week!

My Baby's Walking!

It's an exciting night in our house! Alex took his first steps! He's been in bed for a while, but I'm still so happy! Seeing your baby walk is truly a great moment. At dinner I asked him if he wanted a drink. He nodded yes and said what we thought was "Yeah". So two new things tonight!
Jen and the kids were here and we had a lovely dinner (aside from the burger mishap). Sorry guys! Have a good night!

My Online Journal

I've been wanting to start a journal for a while now, so I guess this is the way to do it now. This blog will be about our everyday life, mostly mundane stuff, ZZZZZZzzzzzz!! I'll try to include pictures of the kiddos because they are growing up so fast! I hope everyone enjoys it!