Going to the Lodge......

I'm scrambling around at midnight trying to pack up all the necessities for our trip to Great Wolf Lodge tomorrow.  So excited! But I forgot how much stuff you had to pack for a baby.......geez!  And add a toddler to that.

Austin has been excited all week, talking about going to the waterpark.  I hope it lives up to all the hype.  Stay tuned for my detailed blog review......

What's wrong with this picture?

I see a long life of mischievousness in my future with this one.....

Behind the wheel of Mommy's car

Just playing around in the kitchen, sans pants

Wearing all of Mommy's bracelets

Oh Lord, give me strength!

Play Ball!

Today was a family fun day at the Ballpark to watch the Texas Rangers.  My company hosted the entire Dallas office and their families for a game.  Tickets, parking passes, food & drink, all free for us!  It's been awhile since they have done a big family event, so we jumped at the chance to go (and show off my boys!).  We could not have asked for a more perfect weather day! It was sunny and 73 degrees outside; perfect day for a ball game, especially with kids. 

My sweet neighbor was nice enough to let me borrow her Baby Bjorn to carry Chase in for the long walk from the parking lot to the stadium.  It worked out wonderfully and Chase loved it!

Our company had the entire Hall of Fame museum reserved for us to eat at before-hand, and then we headed to our seats.  I was worried that our seats would be on the other side of the ballpark in the sun.  But we go super-lucky and our seats ended up being right outside the Hall of Fame in shaded seats, next to the aisle.  Score!! Once seated it was Chase's turn to eat, and then he dozed off for a good nap.  He didn't seem to mind all the hooting and hollering around us at all.

Austin LOVED dancing to the music, cheering, and clapping.  I was worried he wouldn't be into it, but he had a blast.  And he always loves to people-watch. :)

Surprisingly, we lasted until nearly the 7th inning; much longer than I had originally planned on.  So, we made the long walk back to the car and headed home.  But we had a great time and it was nice to socialize with some co-workers outside of work.  And introduce my handsome little boys.

Kids say the funniest things!

Austin can pretty much hold a conversation with me these days and he never ceases to amaze me at the things that come out of his mouth.  So, I thought I would share a few of his best quotes.

• After returning back to work, it was a bit of an adjustment.  I came home from work one night, sat on the couch, and said I was pooped.  He just started yelling, 'Mommy pooped her pants! Mommy pooped her pants!'  Let's just hope he doesn't go to school telling people that!
• This morning on the way to school, I had the radio on Kidd Kraddick.  Austin told me he didn't like that song and for me to change the channel.  I skimmed through some stations and came to 'Pour Some Sugar on Me'.  He immediately started clapping his hands, dancing, and telling me to make it louder!  He is definitely his father's child.  I'm envisioning the two of them singing it at karaoke in 20 years and taking their shirts off. :)
• Everyday on the way home from school when we exit the highway, there's a few potholes that I do my best to avoid.  And everyday Austin yells, 'Mommy, you a crazy driver!'
• He got a Little Tikes grill for Easter as a gift, so I bought him some food/accessories to go with it.  Each evening, he comes to take my order, asking if I want some mac-n-cheese and corn on the cob.  Same order, every day. 
• This kid's got an eye for the Bud Light logo.  He can spot it anywhere, even from 500 yards away on a billboard or 18-wheeler.  Frequently, there's a Bud Light truck unloading at the local convenience store when we're driving home.  He gets so excited when he sees it and yells, 'Look Mommy, Daddy's juice.  Daddy's juice!'  No comment on this one. :)
• This past week, his favorite thing to say is 'Mommy, you go to timeout!'

Oh, the things kids will say. It's always good for a laugh, no matter what time of day.

Love those eyes!

Happy Mother's Day to Me!!

My birthday used to be my favorite holiday/celebration.  That was before I got to experience the joys of motherhood.  Now, I love Mother's Day the most.  It's a day where I can look at my boys and think, 'Wow, I did that! (with a little help from Jordan, of course!)'.  For as long as I can remember, I always wanted to be a mom.  Yes, even more than I knew I wanted to go into Accounting in high school, there was nothing more important to me than having children of my own one day.  It's not always giggles and laughs, but it's the best job in the world!  I've enjoyed the past two Mother's Days with Austin, but I think this one will be even more special with both of my boys...

Our family is now complete, and I have my two boys to be thankful for.  Here are the gifts they made for me at school this week!  I love that they do things like this!

 My gift from Chase

My gift from Austin

Yesterday, Austin went with Jordan to go run some 'errands', which is code for 'I was in training all week and didn't have time to get a card for you yet!'.  When they came back, Austin walked in the house carrying these beautiful flowers and gave me the biggest hug and kiss!

I'm hoping that I get to relax most of Mother's Day and that some fairy will come clean my house, do the laundry, and cook dinner. I guess I can keep dreaming......

4 Months!

It seems that Chase is just growing up waaaayy too fast!  I literally feel like we just brought him home from the hospital last month.  Today he's 4-months old, and it's just going to make Mother's Day just so much more special to have both my boys and know that our family is complete.  I took Chase on Thursday to the pediatrician for his well checkup and shots.  He weighed 15lbs. 14oz. (70th percentile) and measured 24 1/2 in. long (45th percentile).  He's pretty much right on the money from where Austin was at this stage.  He's consistently sleeping around 11 hours straight through at night, occasionally waking up for a quick diaper change.  We couldn't have asked for our boys to be any more mellow and 'easy'.  They have made the 'baby' stage as easy as possible on us. :)

We've developed a pretty good routine during the work week now and it's not as stressful.  But I'm still exhausted at the end of the day after getting both of them to bed.  But totally worth it all.

He absolutely loves his Einstein jumper! 

Sweet boy!

Such a chunky monkey!