Thanksgiving in Kansas and Aunt Mal's Birthday

We had a great Thanksgiving. We flew to Kansas early Thursday morning...just in time for a yummy lunch when we got there. Aunt Pam and Uncle Matt already gave Weston his Christmas gift. He was excited because it was something Elmo...his favorite right now.

He slept through lunch but he woke up and ate himself some Thanksgiving too!

Cousin Kai wasn't there to play (they were in Abilene) so it wasn't the same....but he still had his dad and Pawpaw to play with him outside.

Lately he has had an obsession with apples. He will go and open the refrigerator and open the drawer and get out an apple. He'll carry it around and eat on it. So he had to put this one in his bulldozer.....and watch it go up and down.

Mimi and I went shopping on black Friday....not early though...this mama needs her rest :) Then on Sunday morning we got in the car and drove down to Mallory's house in Denton. Weston had fun learning to play with Mimi's iphone....amazing how quick he can pick up on it. He was playing games on it and using the touch screen.

Lunch stop at McDonalds....best McDonalds I've seen.....had a basketball goal/game in the play area!

Mallory and Jason were on their way back from Abilene and didn't know we were coming to their house. We came down for Mallory's 30th birthday that was Monday. These next 2 pictures are the best ones on here. We covered ourselves in white sheets and cut holes out of paper towels and put them on our faces. All four of us (me, Logan, Judy, & Barry) were all sitting there on Mallory's couch when she got home. It was priceless. She was scared to death and didn't know what to think of us. I think the hour we waited for them all covered up in the sheets was the best time....we were all laughing so hard just thinking about it. It will definitely be a memory!

The boys had so much fun playing with each other. They are so cute together....definitely could pass as brothers.

That night we went to Babe's (restaurant in Frisco) and had a surprise (well it was supposed to be) party for Mallory. All her friends were there waiting on us. She saw cars in the parking lot and knew something was up as soon as we got there. Oh well....we tried. My sister did the cake and it looked great....had a big camera on it and a little girl with curly hair. It was awesome.

We stayed that night at Melody's house. So it was fun to get to see them and my sweet girls too. They all woke up that next morning and of course watched Elmo together.

Cute pics of the boys....there will be one more to add to the mix before long! Eli needs a buddy!

We flew home Monday night. I was thinking on the airplane what it will be like flying with Weston and a baby next time....think I'll just save those thoughts and worries for when the time comes. Weston actually did pretty good on the plane this time. His favorite things are raising and lowering the window shade about 100 times and turning the overhead light on and off. He also loves to wave at the people sitting behind us and play peekaboo with them. We had a great trip and great time with family. We are so thankful for our families!!!

Mac & Cheese

This is dinner time at our house....and that night we were having macaroni and cheese....Weston's favorite...can you tell?

Cookies, Sea World, Hair cut & Poop Story

I made cookies the other night for some friends and Weston just thought he had to have one. It's so funny to watch him try something that he isn't sure about. Well of course it didn't take him long to figure out how much he loved it and then cram it in his mouth and beg for more.

Brittany and Grant asked us to go to Sea World this past Saturday. She got some free tickets for their Christmas season. Logan was out of town hunting so Weston and I met them there. We had a great time....Weston loved it! It was so fun to see how amazed he was at the animals.

He has a stuffed Shamu from last summer when we went. He likes to play with it now and calls it "mamu".....pretty cute.

His hair had gotten SO long....so I decided to try cutting it myself. I made him a drape/smock....that didn't last long. He did pretty good while I was cutting it. I won't say it's perfect by any means but thank goodness it's curly so you can't tell too much. At least you can see his eyes now! He looks so much older when it's cut.

We went and picked up Braden from daycare yesterday and kept him for the afternoon. It was so cute to see those 2 in my backseat.....a picture of the days to come! Not much extra room in that seat for anything else!

Well I did actually take a picture of this "story" but I think I'll spare you from seeing that. This morning I was upstairs typing up an email while Weston was downstairs. Normally he'll come up and see what I'm doing but I was noticing that it had been quiet for awhile. This isn't a good sign. I finished up and went down to see what he had destroyed and found him sitting in the floor playing with the dvds. All I could see though was this huge piece of poop coming out of the back of his diaper. It was basically hanging out. I was yelling poop poop and trying to get some paper towels when I noticed little pieces of it were already on the floor. I was trying to get him not to step in them when before I could react he reached down and picked them up and put them in his mouth!!!! GROSS! I was telling him to spit them out and he did quickly.....so nasty. I must have used like 20 wipes getting all that cleaned up. It was all over him and on his feet and ankles. I know Logan is sorry he missed out on that :)

Fly Through the Air

Weston loves to play airplane. We were playing last night and he was throwing his arms back behind him like he was really flying....pretty cute. Look at that smile....do you think he likes it? As soon as I put him down he is ready to go up again.

We have windows!

They are finished framing now. We have windows and walls and a roof.....yea! Here's a few pictures of it from this weekend. Weston was having a blast. He found some long stick to carry around.....he thought he was big stuff.

It's another BOY!

I had my 18 week sonogram this morning. I felt like it was such a huge countdown in our little family's life! Well it was definitely clear that we are having another boy! We are really excited....that's secretly what we were both hoping for. Logan was ridiculously excited in the room when she announced the news and pointed it out to us....it was pretty fun to see that. We think Weston was wanting a brother too! But better than that is that everything is measuring perfectly and we have a healthy baby boy so far. He actually is measuring a little bigger than schedule.....just by about 4 or 5 days. We are thankful that the Lord is giving us another baby....and so far a healthy one. The pictures aren't very clear....but I think you get the point.

My mom came down for a few days and went to the sonogram with us this morning. Weston sure has had fun with his Grams the past few days. I think she's probably worn out or at least her back is from being with him....but we sure are glad she came down. She was out in the waiting room with Weston when we found out. Logan went out to get her to send her in. She said she knew the minute she saw Logan's face that it was a boy.....he was smiling ear to ear.

Fun Saturday!

Silly boy....he just looked cute so I took his picture.

Saturday morning was another Home Depot kid workshop day. We headed over there to do the craft. Weston made me a trivet. Weston definitely knew what to do with that hammer....little scary at times since he is throwing everything these days. Weston's buddies, Jake and Grant, came too. I think they all had fun.

Early Saturday morning, our sweet friends had their little girl, Avery Elizabeth Neal. She is precious! We actually had a date Saturday night so the first place we headed was over to the hospital to see them. She is doing great.....and mom and dad are too! If arranged marriages were still around, she is definitely one we'd have our eyes on for Weston :) Here's a few pictures of her. I don't think she was too happy when I unwrapped her to take her picture.....and silly me didn't even get a picture of the superstar....mom!!! We are SO excited for you two.....lots of fun times ahead!

Also notice the two dads.....Logan is teaching Matt how to "swaddle"....it was pretty funny to watch those two.