Maybe I Should Think Twice.....

About the activities in which I let Austin participate in.  But let's face it, he spends alot of time with Mommy, so he's bound to do more girly things right now.  Here are some of our recent activities, that Jordan just shakes his head at when he sees the pictures.

1. This morning he helped me unpack all of my new jewelry from the jewelry party, and I didn't fight with him when he wanted to wear some of it.

2. A few weeks ago, Jordan was home on a rare Saturday, so I went to run some errands. Austin insisted on coming with me, and he certainly enjoyed being my helper at Ulta.

3.  When Meow-Meow was getting ready to start back to school, she wanted my help in decoupaging some wooden letters for her classroom.  Austin's never one to pass up some arts & crafts!

4.  Speaking of arts & crafts, since Austin does so much cooking/baking with me, I decided to let him decorate an apron for him to wear a few weeks ago.

5. And well, this last one I can't be blamed for.  A month or so ago at Austin's school, they were having dress-up/costume day where they had lots of outfits for the kids to try on.  I'm almost certain that they had manly ones like a policeman, fireman, etc.  But, obviously, those didn't fit his style. 

I know he can do some girly things sometimes, but he can certainly do some manly things too. Maybe I should do a post on those next time. :)  

FINALLY!

                                           
No more secrets, no more lies!  The cat is out of the bag!  Logan proposed to Katrina yesterday, and she said yes (of course)! Ahh, the suspense, excitement, and anticipation have been killing me over the past few weeks! And they said I wouldn't be able to keep a secret! :)  When Logan called me a few weeks ago to tell me he was picking out a ring for her and was going to propose before school went back, I was beyond ecstatic. 

Finally, I got word that the ring (actual picture above) was ordered and that plans for the big day were coming together.  Every time I was with Katrina, I was trying to be so careful not to act suspicious.  When she would talk about how he was never going to propose, I went along with it and chimed in my opinion, all the while giddy inside.  The four of us had already planned to go out last night, before the big plans were in place. So Logan and I rounded up about 20 people to surprise her when we were out to help celebrate the big news. 

I remember when I met Logan for the first time at Katrina's 23rd birthday.  He was such a friendly guy and got along well with all of us instantly.  And he was great on the drums in our Guitar Hero band. :)

He popped the question at the Dallas Arboretum yesterday afternoon. After that, he whisked her away to a delicious fancy dinner at Morton's Steakhouse.  They had customized menus for them saying Congratulations and let them take them home as a momento.  He did such a great job!  After they arrived at our house, we got ready, headed out, and surprised her with everyone.  It was a great night and I'm sooooo excited for them!  So glad that all of the important people in their lives could be there to help celebrate the big news!  Let the wedding planning begin! :)

The four of us!

Logan's parents came out to celebrate!

Me, Mom, and Katrina

Melissa, Katrina, & Jessica

Randy, Genni, Katrina, & Logan

Me, Allen, & Katrina

LegoLand!

We took advantage of Jordan's Friday off, and I took a day off and we kept the boys out of school for a family fun day!  We debated on what to do.  It was wayyyyyy too hot to go to Hawaiian Falls, like we had originally planned.  So, we decided to visit LegoLand Discovery Center to see what all the hype was about.  And hopefully we could eat lunch at the Rainforest Cafe or go to the Seaquarium while we were there. 

I never imagined it would be this crowded!  It opened at 10am, and we got there at 10:45.  After getting our place in line, we were told the wait from that point was an hour and a half! OMG!  Are you kidding me?  What was I supposed to do with a 7 month old and a crazy little boy for that long?!  Thankfully, Katrina and Logan tagged along with us on the trip, so we took turns holding our place in line, and keeping Austin entertained and feeding both him and Chase.  Finally, it was our turn to get in! (And leave it to me to leave my camera at home, so all I had was my BlackBerry for pics.)

When we first entered, it was the 'factory' where they demonstrated how the Legos were made.  Leave it up to my kid to be the one to run past 'the red line' and start pulling on a lever.  Ahhhh, Austin!  After finally getting ahold of him, we ventured into the main area and he went immediately to the big play zone, with lots of things to climb on, slide down, etc.  There were sooooo many kids in there, I was really nervous when alot of the bigger kids started running into him and knocking him over.  My blood pressure definitely started to rise a little bit.  We also walked through the 'MiniLand', which is a miniature construction (of Legos, of course!) of major landmarks/attractions in the DFW area: Texas Rangers Ballpark, Cowboys Stadium, Great Wolf Lodge, Gaylor Texan, Fort Worth Stockyards, DFW Airport, State Fair, and Downtown Dallas.  It was so awesome!  They also had a life-size Lego sculpture of Dirk Nowitzki and the NBA Championship Trophy.  But Austin's highlight was definitely seeing Buzz Lightyear when we first arrived!

We watched a short 15-minutes 4-D movie while were there.  It was so neat, especially when fake snow started falling from the ceiling!  Austin enjoyed it, but didn't get the full effect because he kept pulling his glasses off.  We had good intentions of riding the two rides there, but the lines were just too long.

I had planned it so that Chase would be awake when we arrived to participate in the fun, but our hour and a half wait messed that all up!  He slept the majority of the time in the stroller. :(  Honestly, I don't know how he slept in there with all those kids screaming and stuff!

Overall, it was a fun place, but way too crowded for my liking.  I would hate to see that place on a weekend!  Maybe in a few months it will die down a little bit.

Great Wolf Lodge

Cowboys Stadium

Texas Rangers Ballpark

Family pic w/Dirk!

Daddy, Chase, & Dirk

Chase sleeping away!

The highlight of Austin's trip!

Going down the slide

On the Downhill to ONE!

Chase is 7 months old today, so we're officially on the downhill to the big ONE!  I can't believe it!  Time is flying by so much faster with Chase here, than when it was just Austin.  I do everything I can to savor every moment, but it's just speeding by us! He is such a happy, mellow little guy, I just love it!  When I walk into his room at daycare in the afternoon, his face just lights up with smile and immediately melts my heart.  If you hold him up to try to stand, he will proceed to bounce up and down nonstop, and just giggles away.  He's still eating great, and has even started eating a few finger foods with those two bottom teeth.  Drool constantly soaks his shirts, so I think more chompers are right around the corner.  And I still can't believe how much older he looks with his new haircut!

I love watching Austin and Chase interact.  Austin loves to climb into Chase's crib after he's getting from his nap and bring a few toys for them to play with.  Chase could watch Austin all day long.  I can tell they're going to be great brothers and play well together in the future. 

We've also had to switch carseats already. His infant carrier only went to 22lbs., and he weighed in at an ounce shy of 21lbs. yesterday at the pediatrician's.  We decided to get Austin a new seat, and hand his old one down to Chase and flip it to rear-facing.  Honestly, it was just cheaper to buy Austin a new one, rather than a convertible one for rear-facing now.  And since he's not in the infant carrier anymore, he got to sit in the front of the shopping cart for the first time and loved looking at everything.

Oh, one last thing.  He's on the verge on crawling.  What am I going to do when this kiddo gets mobile?! Ahhhh!  Here are a few pics of our growing boy!

I can't get over this face!

Anytime he can bounce, he's a happy guy!

Happy after getting his tummy full!

Eating one of his favorite snacks, a Mum-Mum!

Loving sitting in the shopping cart!

Playtime and drool time!

Love these boys!

Playing in Chase's bed!

Austin loves to push Chase around in his walker!

I Couldn't Delay It Any Longer......

This afternoon, I finally conceded, and took Chase for a haircut. :(  Let's face it; he has alot of hair, definitely more than most babies his age.  He even has more hair than Austin did!  It's usually out of control and half the time in his eyes now, so I thought we'd take him for a trim.  Austin needed one as well, so we took them both.  He did great sitting in the little airplane, just wondering what was going on around him.  Well, after the cut, he looks older now, and more like Austin's baby pictures again.

The Many Faces of Austin

I was browsing through some pictures of Austin lately and thought I'd share a quick montage of his many expressions.

The 'I just talked Mommy into going to the Donut Store!' face

The "I'm about to go to Kindergarten" look

The 'You better not ever think about getting rid of my puppy, Mommy!' face

This one speaks for itself............

The 'This is the best part about baking with Mommy!' face!

The 'I'm too cool for school' look

The 'You better not lay a finger on my chicken finger!' face

The 'I can't believe I'm floating by myself!' face

The 'You should definitely get me an agent, Mom! look

Bouncing Baby Boy!

I just love this picture of Chase!  It just captures his personality in one snapshot, just a happy-go-lucky kinda guy.  And you can see those two bottom teeth!