Our House

Because of all the storms we've had over the past year, we were able to get a new roof. We were really excited about this, because we didn't really care for the red roof.

Our house when we bought it. Red roof and old plants and all.

Our house now. Much, much better!!

Happenings

We have been very busy around here this past month. We've had events going on such as the Navarro County Youth Expo, which kept Micah working pretty much every day until 8:00 or later-something we are just not crazy about. The Expo went well and is now over and we are all glad to have Micah back as part of our family! Ava and Max loved the Expo, we were there almost every day. Here's a few pics of them watching the goat show.

Meanwhile, Ava was having some regression issues with potty training. I finally bribed her with a new purse. She was very happy to get this Hello Kitty purse, complete with sunglasses and lipgloss.

I also ran my first long race. Page and I ran in the Dallas Rock n Roll Half Marathon. We ran the half marathon relay, so I only had to run 6 miles. But for me, that's a big deal. Page's half was mostly uphill, and my half was mostly downhill, which I was ok with. Sorry Page! Page ran with Jake and their pace was just under a 10 minute mile...really good. I ran with one of Jake and Amber's friends, and our pace was just under a 12 minute mile...which is really good for me. I'm super slow. My knees hurt the next week, but that was about it.

I've also been busy baking. I made a cake for a friend of mines sister's lingerie shower. It turned out alright, there were a few things I wanted to fix, but the more I tried to fix it, the more I messed it up.

This past weekend we went went to Paris for one of Micah's friend's wedding. Micah performed the ceremony and did a great job. I directed everyone and told everyone where to go and what to do. I was very glad that we had family around to watch our kids the whole weekend!

After the ceremony, Micah helped trash Chad's truck.

Spring Break Fun

It's spring break, though spring break really doesn't exist for me anymore. I'm having a hard time understanding this! We were able to do some fun stuff this week, though. We went to the zoo on Tuesday with a bunch of our Corsicana friends. Ava and Max loved it, especially the howler monkeys. My favorite part was getting to eat at Chuy's afterwards and discovering the creamy jalepeno dip (Ava loved it, too...she was licking it out of the bowl) and the fried avacado.

With the gorilla statue

On Friday we met Grammy at the Dallas Arboretum. It was very pretty with lots of great spots for pictures. Unfortunately I have children who don't care to pose for pictures. Ava loved all the fountains and water and fish. Max liked walking on the grass. We ate at Keller's with Grammy and Papa Jack when we were done and then went to see Grandmama. I really like Dallas.

Max's First Birthday

We had Max's first birthday party at my parents' house in Lone Oak. He had plenty of guests and we were happy they were all there.

Max's train cake that I made. Impressive, even though my fondant isn't totally smooth.

Happy Birthday to Max!!

Cheesing for the camera

The cake tastes great!

One of the very few decent pictures I have of both of my children. We were at school on Max's actual birthday and Lanette got them both to look and smile!

12 Months Old

Max is a year old! We are all a little better off than we were a year ago. Micah and I both love our kids very much, we are just definitely not baby people and prefer it when our kids are a little older. Just turning one is the perfect age for me. Max is so fun right now. He's learning new things all the time. He mimics things we say and things we do. He can make an elephant noise, roar, clap, sing songs, eat A LOT, and he can officially walk. Really really well. And with walking he has become much more independent. He wants to go wherever he wants to and if he doesn't get his way, he throws himself on the ground and cries. He eats and drinks all the time and sleeps well as long as he is in his own bed. He doesn't like to be in the car too long and he doesn't watch tv! I guess that's a good thing. At this age (and still) Ava was glued to the tv whenever it was on. Max could care less. He is a big time mama's boy. He loves for me to hold him and always gives me a huge hug when I get him out of bed in the morning. We go to the doctor later this week, so I will update all his stats then!

11 Months Old

Max is 11 months old! I took a picture of him eating in his high chair, because right now that is his favorite thing to do...eat! He shovels food in by the handful. His favorites are Italian foods, Mexican foods, and vegetables. And blueberries. He's drinking 4 8 ounce bottles a day, but they are half formula and half milk. He's becoming a pro at the sippy cup, and I think he will be done with bottles soon. He crawls everywhere, and will walk everywhere as long as he has something to hold on to. He has taken a few steps by himself, but that's as much as he wants to do right now. He repeats tons of sounds, including spitting sounds. He will make an elephant sound, growl, and loves to mimic the noises that the kids in his class make. He can clap and shake his head no and pout when he's told no. He sleeps all night, and when he does wake up at night, he waits for me to come into his room then throws himself down in his crib and goes right back to sleep. I think he just wants to make sure we are still there. He is taking one nap a day, usually about 2 hours. I'm hoping this gets a little longer. He loves to play with Ava, he especially likes to pull her hair and steal her blanket. He's a funny kid and loves to laugh!

More Snow

Just a few pics from the snow. Ava loved it, Max did not.









Click here to see Ava playing in the snow!