FOUR! Yes, I said 4...

I do not know where the time has gone...Will is 4. How did this happen?!? We had our family party Saturday and he had a blast. Everything he opened he said, "Just what I wanted!" So sweet. We are blessed to have an amazing,loving, big boy who is such a good big brother.

He is starting T-Ball in March ... Aunt Kelley picked out a great present.

Aunt Amy did great ... he LOVES his fireman raincoat and boots.


Pawpaw with his grandchildren...



We finally got a good family picture!!

Sick boys!

Well, Christmas pictures will be posted at some point ... but, unfortunately we have had 2 sick little boys. Will started running fever on Christmas day. On Monday we took him in and he had bronchitis. He was one sick little boy - an antibiotic, cough medicine, motrin and 4 breathing treatments a day. Needless to say he became a pro, he put on the mask, turned on the machine and usually played a game on one of our phones. However on this day ...


Then on Tuesday Scott started coughing and by Wednesday afternoon he started sounding like he was barking...so back to the doctor we went. He was diagnosed with RSV - Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Of course this scared me to death, but apparently most children have this before the age of 2. Of course some cases are more severe than others. He is feeling better now, but his sleep and eating habits have definitely been effected. I am hoping over the next week we get our sweet, happy baby back to normal!!
Please keep our boys in your prayers! We are hoping for a healthy 2011!

4 Months Old

We had Scott's 4 month appointment today ... he is weighing in at 18 pounds, 25 1/4 inches, and has a big head! The boy is huge, and healthy! We are so blessed. He smiles all the time, and it takes a lot to make him upset. This 4 months has flown by, but we all love being a family of 4. Life is good!

Santa and Cookies!!

For the first time I was brave and Will and I baked some cookies ... he had a blast, we made a mess, and it was worth it! So, cookies are ready for Santa, and so is Will! I have a feeling little man is going to be very happy Christmas morning. He has let Santa know he wants a police car. I cannot wait to see if he gets it :-)
We visited Santa today also. The boys did great. Will was all smiles, and Scott was prefectly content with some stranger holding him!

San Antonio

Patrick and I took Will to San Antonio for a night...just the 3 of us. He has settled in so well to being a big brother, but we know he misses having us all to himself. So, we thought a little getaway would be perfect. At first he was upset that Scott was not going ... he thought we were leaving him by himself! Once we explained he was going to Baytown, it was okay. We left Scott in Baytown Saturday night and headed home so we could get up and get on the road early. Will is a great traveler. He looks around, sings, talks to us and enjoys being in the car. Once we got there (after a stop at Bucee's of course!!) we checked into our hotel, and headed out to explore. Will wanted to see guns and swords (totally random request, he is ALL BOY) so, we took him to the Alamo. He enjoyed it, but it got old pretty quick...you do have to be quiet! We then took him to the Children's Museum and he had a blast! He played, learned, and grocery shopped. Afterwards we grabbed lunch and all took a nap in the hotel (heaven!). We wanted to wait until dark to do the boat ride so that we could fully enjoy the lights. He thought the boat ride was the greatest thing ever ... and kept telling people, "This is my first time in San Antonio!" We had dinner afterwards, and took him to eat ice cream. This morning we enjoyed a little San Marcos outlet shopping, then rushed to Baytown because we all missed Scott. It was a wonderful day/night alone with our oldest boy. We wanted him to know Mommy and Daddy love him very much...even though he has to share us now!

They grow up so fast...

Big Brother and Little Brother ... where did my itty-bittys go??

November in Pictures....

Busy, busy month! I am back at work, Scott is staying with YaYa until January, and Will also stays with her 2 days. Getting back into the swing of things with two kiddoes is WORK! I feel like there are not enough hours in the day...below are a bunch of pictures from the month (and they are not in order because Blogger posts them in a funky order...and like I said, I have 2 kids so I am too tired to fix it).

Scott updates: He is sleeping pretty well. Some nights he wakes up, others he doesn't. Either way, we are blessed because he goes back to sleep.... He loves his exersaucer, and prefers to stand. He just turned 3 months yesterday and is fitting in 6 month clothes, some 9 month things. He smiles, laughs, coos, and is an absolute joy!

Will updates: He is a character. The child cracks us up...he can also make us really mad! He can be such a stinker. I joke with him (but he does not know I am joking) that his ears are broken and we are going to have visit Dr. Herrin so he can fix them. But, overall I still think he is one of the sweetest, smartest little boys around. He loves school, and has never met a stranger. He loves everyone.

Way to go, Daddy!

Patrick completed his second half ironman on Sunday; that is a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike ride, and a 13.1 mile run. He trained so hard for this, and did an amazing job! He finished in 5:05, beating his time last year by 45 MINUTES! We are so proud of Daddy and his amazing accomplishment. We are going to enjoy the next couple weeks where he is home a little more...that is until Ironman Texas training starts in January(in The Woodlands in May).