In about 4 months...

This boy will be 3 !

-When Joseph says "I need to change my diaper" that means he is about to pee! He is getting good at peeing in the grass outside and this week has gotten out of the bathtub to pee in his potty. I'm not sure the grass thing is a good idea but we've been playing in his pool a lot this summer and everytime he needs to go he wants to go inside and me put a diaper on him. So Joey just took him to the garden and told him to pee on the ants. haha Ever since then he wants to pee in the grass...

-If we ask him a yes or no question, he will tell us "Yes mam or No Mam"

-He is really into JUMPING! He will jump over sidewalk cracks, jump over anything, and just jump to jump. He'll say "I'm a grasshopper!" He also loves to jump of his bed, the couch, the rocking chair..you name it, he jumps on it or off of it..

-He wants an "icicle" at every meal. This is a Popsicle and he has a fit but he only gets maybe one after dinner. If we are playing out side sometimes I'll give him two, I buy the mini ones.

-He always has to know where Gina is. And usually she has to come upstairs with us to be in the bathroom during bath time. He loves that dog even though he sometimes hits, kicks, and pinches her :( He gets in trouble a lot for not being kind to Gina. He occasionally kicks and hits me too and he sits on the couch for that then has to say sorry.

-He knows all of his hot wheels race cars by name, BMW, Impala, Corvette, ect... He still loves his wheels, and he has a tom of them, but that's what makes him happy.

-He loves riding in Mommy's race car or Daddy's truck, he loves going byebye.

-He loves his cd player and it finally bit the dust. He stuck his little finger in the part that reads the cd's and tore it out. The next day I had to go to toy's r us and but another one. I've given him my old Disney CD's and his favorite one now is Beauty and the Beast..he can recite the cd.

-When he gets out of the bath and we put his towel over his head he runs around and says "super JOEY"

Occasionally he calls himself a Princess, and his week he called himself a mermaid when he was in his pool. I tell him he is a Prince and I ignored the mermaid comment haha. Maybe I shouldn't have given him the Beauty an the Beast CD. Whenever I wear a dress he calls me a princess :)

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Mother's day

My German boys!

Yes, so I am a bit behind on posting :) Things are busy...I'm currently having my 2nd round of strep throat of the yr, still struggling with migraines, and trying to keep my 2 yr old under control :) I started seeing a chiropractor and am hoping that helps with my headaches.

So these pictures were taking on Mother's Day. Joey's mom and brother met us at church that Sunday morning then we headed to Old Town Spring for lunch and to walk around. Then we spent a lazy day at home. We bought Joseph his first cowboy hat and he looks so handsome it in!

That Blanket

Joseph has grown quite attched to his blanket. Michelle got us this before he was born. It is the blanket that matches the theme in his room "ABC 123" It is so very soft! He carries it with him everytime he gets up at night and he has to have it at nap time and bed time. I just think it is cute that he pulls it around.

Happy Retirement

This week Joseph and I attended Marilyn's retirement ceremony at her school, Benfer. It was so nice and it seems she will be missed by many! The principle called her up and she spoke about Marilyn and then Marilyn got to introduce her family, Randy, myself, and Joseph. She let everyone know that Joseph was the baby that so many of them prayed for when he was ill. I spoke and said he has had a complete recovery and we thanked them for all the prayers. So Sweet. Marilyn received many beautiful flowers and a balloon from us that Joseph has lots of fun playing with. We are happy for Ghee and now she can spend more time with Joseph during the week!!!

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Frozen hot dog

These pictures were taken a while back (before the haircut). I usually don't let my baby eat unhealthy junk food from the freezer. But sometimes I just don't feel like fixing him a nice homemade meal. So I had picked up these State Fair Corn dogs at the grocery store. I heated one up for Joseph and he had a fit because he wanted to hold the whole box of corn dogs. So we let him hold the box and before we knew it he was eating a frozen hot dog. Don't worry, they were all cooked before frozen...He ended up eating more of the frozen one than the one I heated up for him. Silly boy.

Bella Vista

Every year Joey and I take a little weekend trip somewhere new to celebrate another wonderful year together. It is nice to reconnect and get away from the business life can bring each day. And being without our precious 2-yr old is sometimes quite nice. This year we spent a weekend at the Bella Vista Bed and Breakfast in Marble Falls. Mr. and Mrs. Doerflor were our hosts and they have a beautiful place out in west Texas. Joey went to High School with their son, and we both went to college with him. We have known this family for a pretty long time. We also use to attend the same church when they lived in Houston.
Friday we arrived after a long winding road of ups and downs (I was carsick and had a headache by the time we arrived) But I felt better after we popped open some Peach wine and relaxed on the patio. We went into Marble Falls for a late dinner and ate outside over the water at Old City River Cafe. At the B&B the breakfast was of course fantastic. Sunday was even a cinco de mayo theme, and the coffee was amazing! Saturday we walked around the beautiful land and took a little tour of the owners home-gorgeous! Then we headed to FlatCreek winery for a tasting, then into downtown Marble Falls where we browsed in an old bookstore, a fudge shop, and some clothing stores. We ate dinner at a little Italian place and headed back to the B&B. That evening we sat in the hammock chairs for hours and ate our own body weight in fudge. Earlier that morning Joey, another guest, and Mr. Doerflor launched (see pics) some corn across the river for the deer. Sure enough in the evening we saw several deer come up and eat!! It was so beautiful and we watching many birds and hummingbirds. I did not want the weekend to end!!! Sunday we headed back to reality, we did miss our little pooper and had to keep looking at pictures of him all weekend long. If anyone needs to get away I suggest Bella Vista, they have a facebook page if you're interested.