A Busy Weeekend

We had a busy and very fun weekend.  We started Saturday with an early meeting at church (with free child care), we went to a birthday party, and ended the evening at a high school football game.  We spent a few hours on Sunday at Sea World enjoying the waterpark, and then we enjoyed some much needed rest time at home.  Sunday night we had another meeting at church, and after the meeting they had food and live music so we hung out and listened for while.  View Album for more pictures.

Don's Birthday Celebration

I LOVE birthdays!  We tried to make Don's day a very special day.  Last week I attempted to take a picture of me with the kids to frame and give Don to take to work.  It went as I expected, but we got a few good ones.  I told Cadynce that it was a secret and we were not going to tell Daddy.  Don came home from work, and the first thing out of her mouth was that we took pictures for his birthday.  The morning of his birthday we got up early and had a nice quiet breakfast together.  Later in the morning, I took the kids to see him at work where we surprised him with balloons, cookies, and his present.  He was very surprised.  When we got home Cadynce and I made him a chocolate birthday cake.  When Don got home we went out to eat and then came home to enjoy the cake we made.  We lit a candle and Cadynce sang Happy Birthday.  It was a fun day.  View Album for more pictures.

Trip to Austin

We drove up to Austin Saturday morning to stay with our friends Jeff and Kelly.  We had a short delay after Don stuck his finger in Donnie's mouth and made him throw up all over himself.  (Donnie apparently was trying to eat a wipe).  I ran in Wal-mart to buy him a new shirt and shorts.  Way to go Daddy!!  We got to Felker's and got ready for the pool.  We swam and ate lunch then went back to the house for nap time.  The little guys napped while Cadynce and Aiden watched a movie.  That night their babysitter came over and we went to listen to a Texas Country band play.  Don and I did a lot of dancing, and I think we fit right in making fools of ourselves.  Sunday morning we had breakfast then just let the kids play for a while before heading back home.  We always have so much fun with the Felker's and the kids always play so well together.  View Album for more pictures.

14 Months Old

Donnie is 14 months old and the cutest little boy I've ever seen.  He is getting quite a vocabulary using 19 words (I won't say how many Cadynce was using), and he knows 15 signs.  I want to emphasize that he KNOWS 15 signs...he refuses to use them.  I think he's pretty tall right now.  Every time he's standing eye to eye to a little kid I always like to ask how old they are, and all of them have been 18 or 19 months old.  I like to imagine him at least 6'3".

 He decided to really fight back yesterday when Cadynce took a toy from him while we were at the park.  She grabbed it out of his hands and he hit her with both hands as hard as he could, then he grabbed her shirt while she was trying to get away.  All we could do was laugh...we have been waiting for this day.  Donnie has been tossed around, sat on, pushed to the ground, kicked, pinched, and a whole lot more (by Cadynce of course).  Donnie has become a tough kid in the last 14 months thanks to his big sister.  Even after all of that, he loves his big sister.  He wants to do everything she does and he loves to just be with her.  He loves to swim, loves animals, and loves to play outside.  He would stay outside all day if it wasn't so hot.  He is an awesome little guy and melts my heart with every smile.

A Good Week!

My mom came and spent a week with us.  We had a good mix of hanging out and staying busy.  She played a lot of doll house with Cadynce over the week and told a thousand stories.  Some of the fun things we did this week included a play/musical, The Snake Farm, and the dinosaur display at the museum.  Don and I also got to enjoy a few date nights along with a late night walk around the neighborhood every night.  It was a fun week and we enjoyed the company.  View Album for more pictures.