All good things must come to an end

Sunday morning we got up and slowly got packed up to come home. We were both missing our babies and wanted to see them. We made it to Austin and stopped for a bathroom break. It was then that we realized that we had gone in and checked out of our condo and forgot to give them the keys to our room. UGH! Here we are 2 hours away and we were not going to turn back. I called Pat Ball (the owner) and asked if we could mail them back. In Bastop we stopped at the Roadhouse for some very good food. This place was very small and very busy. We ate on the front porch in the hot weather. It really wasn't that bad.

We made it to my parents and picked up the kids. We immediately went into mommy mode and daddy mode. We ate dinner quickly and loaded up the kids to come home. One the way home my ac broke on the Yukon (must be fixed before school starts). I guess that it was its way of telling me that it was mad that I didn't drive it all weekend and had left it at my parents house.

When we got home we unpacked and soon Lizzie was telling me that she needed to go potty. Mom worked with her all weekend and put big girl panties on her to begin the training process. So...here she is at home in a diaper telling me that she has to go. What do I do? Drop EVERYTHING and take her to the potty. We were so proud of her as she went poo poo in the potty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Funny how excited you are when this happens. Cody and I clapped and praised her with candy (poo poo candy) and stickers. We started a potty chart for her to watch her progress.

Our weekend Day 2

On Saturday we took the boat out twice. It was nice to be able to come and go from the lake as we wanted. The boat was already in the water and we were so close to it that there was nothing to worry about. The first time that we went out we dreamed about owning every single house on that lake. There were some awesome places and some way bigger than any family would ever need. There were also a lot of homes for sell on the lake. I guess with this economy the lake house is the first to go in hard times. After our morning voyage we ate lunch and went to look at the lake from the scenic overlook. For some reason my camera was acting up and it looks ugly out. It wasn't as bad as it looks.

We headed to church with a very memorable opening to the homily. One that Cody and I will forever remember. Then it was back to the lake. We went out for a while and on our way back my young at heart husband had the urge to jump off of the train tracks like all of the 'kids' were doing. I had to remind him of his age just in case he forgot. It only took one jump and then it was out of his system and we were back in the boat.

...but...it wouldn't start. Luckily we were very close to our condo and Cody began to paddle us in. We knew that we had some bad gas in it and it would be an easy fix.

Cody got tired of paddling and decided to swim behind it so that he could look at the fuel filter at the same time...all with a smile.

Our weekend

This wednesday is our 3 year anniversary and Cody decided to take me away from mommy hood for a couple of days since we have yet to get away for our anniversary. Our first anniversary I was fat as a cow awaiting the birth of Lizzie. On our second anniversary I was very busy planning Lizzie's first birthday party. So this was the year...
We left early Friday morning and left the kids with my mom for the weekend. Our first stop was Marble Falls where we ate and enjoyed the scenery at the River City Grille. We arrived at our condo on lake LBJ about 3:00pm. Cody launched the boat and I took pictures off of our balcony.

There is our boat. It is funny how many people wanted to race us once we were out in the water. Everyone...and I mean everyone, seems to stop and stare when this boat goes by. The best was the little six year old boy that told his daddy "I want that boat dad." That just made Cody's day.

After going out on the river we decided to drive around. Since I did not have Wesley with me and would not be nursing for the weekend we decided to find some good Mexican food with some margaritas...ok, it only took one for me. I haven't had a margarita in about 2 years. We stumbled on this place called the Tamale King in Buchanan Dam, Tx. Seemed a little cheesy at first, but ended up with the best fajitas that I have ever had and a well worth it margarita.

The water was very low in both Lake Buchanan and Lake Travis. Here you can see the dark line at the top of the Buchanan Dam where the water normally hits. All of this is normally covered in water. It was sad to see the many floating boat docks on the lake that were useless because there was no water.

The old and the new

I realized late last week that I never posted finished pics of Wesley's room. I had emailed some pics but have done a couple of things in there since the last update. I put his name on the wall. My mother painted them for me the weekend that Wesley was born so that our house didn't smell like paint. Thanks mom! We also decided to only put up one bed for now and put up the other bunk later. The bedding is really cute though.

Lizzie has become the chef at our house. She wants to see anything that is being done in the kitchen and wants to "stir" and "pour" everything. I let her help as much as I can. She even stops to pose for pics for me while she is making dinner in her diaper. :)

Is his glass half empty or half full???

Wesley is having a rough day today and by that...I mean that he isn't sleeping well. As odd as that is for him, he is still smiles all day. These pics were taken on a day when he didn't sleep well...

It leads me to think that he will be very optomistic like his momma and not pessimistic like his daddy. Only time will tell. :)

Make your mad face

Wesley was very upset this morning so I pulled out the camera to take a mad face picture and he is already smarter than the average bear. He saw that camera and stopped crying... ...and started smiling and cooing. Not nice. I just wanted one mad face picture. What a turd! :)

This morning I got up at 5am. Went running, did crunches, took a shower, did a load of laundry fed Wesley, woke up Lizzie, and changed 2 poopie diapers before this picture was taken at breakfast. Since I always have the camera...there are never pics of me. After the timer went off and took the picture Lizzie said "Awwwww cooooooool!" She didn't know that it would take a picture without me holding it.

Wesley loves to play with his toys and he is very strong. He scoots everywhere and holds his head so high.

I think that I am done posting for the day!

Another weekend...another birthday party

I always talk about Lizzie being a big helper. Her new thing is helping set the table. She can get the silverware out of the drawer and puts it on the table for breakfast. She will say who they are for as she puts them out. It is precious. Now I need to teach her to do the dishes! Wesley is an awesome sleeper. He likes to scoot all over the bed though. Here he is nestled into the corner during a nap. He is sleeping 2 and 1/2 hours between each feeding and then he sleeps from 10pm until 8am. I think that he would sleep from 8 to 8 if I didn't wake him for one last feeding. He is a much better eater and sleeper than Lizzie was. I am dreading going back to work this year like never before. He is momma's boy and I just love being home with my two babies. The plan is that I will stay home when we have 3. Maybe I will start trying sooner than later. :) p.s. Cody never reads this!

Our neighbor, Jayden, turned one this weekend and that meant fun for Lizzie. I took her over to a mouse infested house...Mickey Mouse! Lizzie loved playing with all of the toys and kids that were there.

I would like to start her on piano lessons when she is old enough. I have been told that they can start at 2! Seems early, but I don't know. One of our neighbors teaches it at her home so it would be very convenient.

Better yet, maybe we should buy her a dirt bike and let her get started racing...yeah right. Did you think that I was serious?