Will and Miler

Amy and Josh were still in town last night, so Uncle Josh came over to watch the Texas game with Patrick. Amy and I took the boys into the playroom to hang out (while our husbands yelled at the tv!) ... Miler was absolutely in awe of Will. It was too cute, he just stared at him! I cannot wait for Miler to get a little bigger so the boys can play together ~ it will be so much fun!

Staring at "Mouse" on the TV which is what Will calls Mickey Mouse

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

This evening was trunk or treat here in our neighborhood ... My sister, Josh and Miler came too! It was nice to have them here with us. So, our little dalmation did not do much trick-or-treating, he just ran around like a crazy man (when I let him out of the stroller). Then afterwards we took him to the tennis courts to run and play ... he LOVED it!

Happy boy!

Our dalmation, or puppy, or Annabelle (abull as Will says)

The best picture we could get of the two of them!

Amy and her little penguin!

Our politician in the making...


Running on the tennis courts


Resting with some water...


Hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween!

Pumpkin Patch

Today we went to the Pumpkin Patch in Willis ... by the time we got there the pumpkins had been picked over pretty good, and of course our child is overly active so we do not have any great pictures of Will sitting and smiling in the pumpkins! However, he ran through the (almost empty) pumpkin patch yelling, "pumin!". Then we walked over to the patting zoo where he wanted to see the animals (again, repeating "amil!" over and over). But once we got in the petting zoo he just wanted to look, and the llamas scared all of us! They wanted to be very close to us, especially Patrick - I guess since they were eye to eye!!
After the petting zoo, we walked into the Litle Tikes Race Track - so cute, a bunch of cozy coupes on a little circular concrete track. Will had fun turning the steering wheel and backing up. Our last activity was going into the Old West town ... and he loved running around in the buildings! We had a great fun filled family day! Now Will is watching Diego, eating a hot dog, and looking like he is ready for bed ALREADY!













He also got a haircut today ... the girl BUTCHERED it, and I had to come home and fix it (and I had NO clue what I was doing!). I was furious when we left the place! We have got to find a good haircut place for him.

Daddy's Shoes

Sorry these are so blurry ... he never stops moving! I had a great video, but my computer would not download (hopefully it will be up soon!) Wearing daddy's shoes:

Getting ready for our day ...

Our little man getting ready to go see Ashley, or as he says "Aswey"
These sleepy eyes make me sad every morning ... I wish he could just sleep until he wanted to wake up


He loves his "mook" ~ it is the first thing he asks for when wakes up!

What's going on?

Well, not a whole lot ... finally our life has settled down. Will loves Ashley & Trey and I could not have asked for a better situation! Our little boy is back to our little boy - wild and crazy!! He is in his terrible 2's (a bit early) in a bad way. He is throwing fits, screaming, you name it and he has done it lately! But the fits are short lived, especially since I just ignore him when he starts. These fits mostly just happen for me ... gotta love being the Momma! You get the best and the worst. He now yells across the house when he wakes up, "MOMMA!" over and over until I get to him (it is better than crying!) He is talking like crazy, he seriously says everything we say, and loves to sing! Every day is something new and exciting!


Here are some pictures over the last 2 weeks:
He climbs on all the chairs, I found him in our formal dining oom just hanging out!


After a LONG day ... relaxing with some milk and the Backyardigans (or Dondon as he calls it)

Eating chicken nuggets with ketchup - he LOVES ketchup recently

Playing at the Park

Patrick took Will to the park Sunday afternoon so Mommy could have some "Mommy time" ... it was nice! I am very lucky that my husband thinks often of my needs, and lets me have my alone time every now and then! Here are some pictures of Will running around the little lake ~ Patrick said he had a great time wearing himself out!!






We have had a great week so far with Ashley. Tomorrow marks 1 week of Will staying with her, and I am a much happier Mommy these days!

Will's First Days with Ashley

The first two days have come and gone and we are thrilled! Ashley has been ready to distract Will both mornings, and he has done pretty good. This morning he realized Mommy was leaving so he was a bit clingy but Ashley to the rescue ~ they went to look at Baby Trey sleeping! She said he realized about 40 minutes later I was gone and cried a bit, but that was it. I truly think this is going to be a wonderful situation for us, and I think this will become Will's second home.
These are all pictures Ashley took with her phone and e-mailed to me throughout the day (to help ease mommy's mind!)

Loving Baby Trey

Playing outside



Looking at the "aipane"

AND he napped for 2 whole hours!!! YAY!

Our busy weekend!

Saturday we decided it was time to work in the yard. The weather was finally nice enough to be outside for a while, and everyone is actually WELL! We have been wanting to get out there and fix the horrendous landscaping, or lack thereof! Will was such a great helper digging and of course playing the dirt - he is ALL BOY!
So here is what we started with ....



This is what it looks like after! Much better! We still have some work to do, but are so happy with how it looks now. I cannot believe we let it go for as long as we did...






Saturday morning before we went outside to work we had the door open to the screened in back porch - Will had a blast (and so did Rocco) going in and out! We can't wait until the weather gets cool enough to do this every weekend!

Making a mess - as usual!

Trying on his Halloween costume from YaYa

Update *** update to the update!!****

*** We chose someone who will be watching Will! Her name is Ashley, and she has a 5 month old named Trey. Mom & I met her earlier in the week, and feel totally confident she will provide wonderful care for Will. Her husband, Mike, was also there, and we thought he was great too! Please pray for Will and his new transition ~ daycare did not go so well, but I think this will be so much better for our little guy! I am much more comfortable with this situation. I just hope he adjusts quickly!!!!


Well .... as of this week, Will is no longer in daycare. I just could not send him back after the "Hurricane Break" (as my sister likes to call it.) He got sick again last weekend and this time his fever spiked to almost 103, and it totally stressed me out!! He ended up with strep throat, my poor baby :-(
So, I have been on the hunt for new arrangements - I can only pray that we find someone half as great as Mary was. I know no matter where he stays while I am at work there will be an adjustment period, but being in a home is so much different than daycare. I know we will not be fighting illnesses on a weekly basis, and he will be getting much more attention!
He has stayed with YaYa this week, and has been a much happier boy - almost back to normal! I think as soon as he is done with his THIRD ROUND of antibiotics and his tummy gets back to normal we will be doing good.

Random Pictures

Trying to put a diaper on Elmo

Could those eyes be any more blue??

Playing with the empty diaper box - he was wearing those red shoes!

Grumpy pants ... sick AGAIN!