(from a blogger I "met" through an adoption forum when we were considering our adoption - what a great list!)

 

Madeline recently visited a public restroom with her Nana (my mom).  Just as they entered their stalls, my mom’s toilet did the whole auto-flush thing that those over-zealous toilets sometimes do.  Madeline yelled out, “Wow, Nana!  That is the biggest ‘tee-tee’ I have ever heard!”

 

 

 

With the combination of travel and our internet going down twice in the past month, I've been cornered into composing all my blog entries in my head.  I've taken some pictures along the way, but even that was cut short when my camera battery died and I lost the charger - arghh!  So here goes my attempt to "catch up."  :-)

 

I'll start with something cute I overheard my daughter's saying on the way driving over to our best friends' house:

M (4) - "It's a long way to KK's house."

Mommy - "It's not too far now."

L (3) - "Look Madeline! It's not too far now!"

M (4) - "You're right! KK lives in THIS neighborhood."

L (3) - "Yeah!"

M (4) - "And I see some people are going to be moving in to other houses."

L (3) - "Hey, Madeline, do you like KK?"

M (4) - "Oh yes, Lilly, I love her very much!"

Will’s Birthday came and went as fast as his birth…I can hardly believe my baby is a year old and walking all over the place.  It sounds cliché, but really, has it been a whole year???

Embarrassingly, we nearly overlooked it – well, not completely.  We had a family birthday party planned for him over the weekend, so when his actual birthday popped up mid-week, let’s just say it wasn’t our FIRST thought.  I spent the first part of the morning feeling like bad mommy and the second part making spectacular evening birthday plans.  Maybe those of you with three plus young ones will understand…please tell me I’m not the only one J.

Once we finally got rolling with the celebration, we had a lot of fun.  We ate Will’s favorite dinner which includes anything with sweet potatoes.  Then, we went out to get his first haircut…despite what the pictures may convey,  he really was happy the entire time…until he saw me with the camera, that is.   Next we went to a wonderful local coffee house that serves local ice cream and has a train caboose the kids can play in…it’s all in the pictures.  Will would only eat his ice cream if he could do it himself – really cute!  After that, we headed back home for our annual pumpkin carving fun (since his birthday is the day before Halloween).

The other pictures are from our weekend family celebration in Central Texas both at some of our favorite hang-outs and at a favorite German restaurant in the middle of nowhere.  Thanks everyone for meeting us and making it fun!