Playing with Peyton

While we were in Austin for the Marathon we got to visit our good friends, The Lloyds. It is funny we all knew each other prior to either couple getting married, Dianne and I are sorority sisters, and Patrick and Mike are fraternity brothers ... so getting together with them is always fun! They have a precious daughter, Peyton, who Will enjoyed playing with while we visited and had dinner at their house. Will did fall and get his first real BIG knot on his head - he fell flat on the tile and it sounded like it hurt! Once he recovered though he was ready to play more. It is sad that they live in Austin and we so rarely get to get together - move closer!



Peyotn smiled like this pretty much the whole time - she is so stinkin' cute!

How sweet is this?

Playing with his V-Day present from Peyton

We did it!!!

This morning Patrick and I completed our first half marathon ~ 13.1 miles! We have been training and working toward this goal since the summer. It was truly one of the greatest feelings of accomplishment crossing that finish line and knowing we reached our goal (without walking at all)! Here are a few pictures from our day .... it was such a great experience, and I think we are ready to do another one!

You can just barely see the Capitol Building in the background lit up at 6AM (click on the pictures to enlarge)

6:00 AM getting ready for our run!

Looking back at my parents and Will - about Mile 5

Will watching for Mommy and Daddy

Almost to the finish line!

Randomness

Sorry for the lack of updates lately ... life has been busy with our big 2 year old! Here are some pictures of Will over the last few weeks being the busy boy that he is!! His newest thing is trying to count in Spanish...it is so funny. We were sitting around one night and he was just babbling, and I finally realized he was attempting to count in Spanish. We will try and get it on video!

His new thing is turning the couch cushions up and sitting on the spring part of the couch


Sitting in one of his toy buckets (which he emptied all over the floor as you can see!) and eating some grapes


Sitting on Daddy's motorcycle

W-I-L-L

He can spell his name!!! We have spelled, written, and spelled some more for as long as I can remember ... W-I-L-L, over and over and over. So, today we are writing in his notebook and I ask Will, "How do you spell your name?" and he answers, "W...I...L..L!" So much fun! He amazes us every day!!!!!!

However, he is as stubborn as his Momma and only does it when he wants to! Like right now, I am asking him to do it, and he is just telling me "No name!" over and over....wow, do we have our hands full!!

Pictures....

We have been quite busy over the last week! Here are a few pictures of our boy and what he has been doing ... he is TALKING LIKE CRAZY! He says anything and everything you ask him to. This is both good and bad, for obvious reasons! We have a very independent child on our hands, too!

Daddy and Will working on their laptops!

Working on his tractor (Patrick's childhood toy)

And on the motorcycle (P's adult toy! HAHA!)

Blowing out his candles on his real birthday - he loves the Happy Birthday song and is still singing it a week later! I cannot believe our baby is 2!

Birthday Celebration!

Yesterday we celebrated our baby boy's 2nd birthday ... we cannot believe tomorrow he will be 2! These have been 2 of the fastest years of my life! Will is so blessed to have so many family members who traveled quite a distance to help him celebrate. We had a Diego cake which he LOVED! Check out the video (at the bottom of this post) - he LOVED being the center of attention when everyone sang to him, and when he got to blow out the candle! He wanted more ... so we sang twice and he blew out the candle twice! And we will do it again tomorrow for his real birthday!He got lots of great gifts and tons of new clothes!! Thank you to everyone who shared in this fun day with us!


Notice at the end he is pointing because he wants to blow out the candle again! He is a mess....

Cuteness!!

Patrick and I think Will is actually starting to figure out his sunglasses. He likes to wear them all the time, but he is finally understanding the reason for wearing them! (Although you can't tell since he is wearing them inside!)

Will and his motorcycle

"Yiting", Bubbles, and new things!

Some of Will's new favorite things....
He constantly asks us for his "penshel" (pencil) and "popper" (paper) so he can "yite" (write). He is definitely my child - look at him being all studious with his book, and his paper & pencil!




Will has always been afraid of my bathtub with the jets - it actually made him cry a while back. I usually ask him if he wants me to push the button in my bathtub to turn on the jets, and I always get a firm "NO!" However he has been taking bubble baths in his bathroom which he loves and he let us turn on the jets last night so he could play in the bubbles...how cute?!?


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New things Will is doing:
*"Oh no!" and then tells us something is broken (or boken)
*"Happen?" meaning what happened?
*"Whoa!" when he runs into something, or falls because he is SO CLUMSY!
*"Help, help" -insert Momma or Daddy when he is usually just fine but wants our attention...
*Counting to 10
*Drawing and identifying circles
*He is obsessed with apples, ham, pretzels and peanuts (yes, I know he is little but my grandparents gave him peanuts and he LOVES them - clearly we have no allergy)

And Christmas #4 - DONE!

This evening we celebrated our final Christmas at my parents house. We opened presents, ate delicious steaks, drank wine and enjoyed family! It was a very relaxing evening, and once again Will got tons of new stuff ~ clothes, toys, and chocolate from Poppy!

Christmas #3 - SANTA!!!

This morning we woke up and discovered what Santa had left! Will got an electric (toddler sized) Diego 4 wheeler! So far he is not too sure of it - I am sure it wont be long! We were lucky enough that all4 of Will's grandparent's and Nonnie and Poppy (his great-grandparents) were here to share in this fun exprience this morning! He also opened presents from Mommy & Daddy, and rediscovered toys he opened yesterday. Then we had a big breakfast, and everyone else headed home. What a fun morning! Now we are all relaxing and will go to YaYa and Pa's house later ... tomorrow Christmas #4 with my parents, grandparents, Aunt Amy, Uncle Josh and Miler! What a week!

Christmas #2

We spent Christmas Eve in Baytown celebrating all day ... literally! We went from Uncle Curtis & Aunt Lori's with the Hackfeld family (that would be Patick's Mom's side of the family), then Will, Patrick and I headed over to see Granny and Papaw (Patrick's Dad' parents) and then on to celebrate with our immediate family. It was a long day but our boy was a trooper! Practically NO nap and he was still cheerful all day! He really cleaned up too - clothes, toys, you name it, he got it.

Will and his Aunt Kelley

Lovin' on his cousin Jacob


With his PawPaw

We did not even ask them to pose - cousins!




Emalee and her Hannah Montana pjs from us - she loved them!