What a Big Boy

I can feed myself with a spoon!



(On bath night.)

Happy Easter

Thank you, Carters, for organizing a wonderful Easter party yesterday. It was so good to see everyone who was able to come. It was nice to meet the soon-to-be additions to the family as well - Sam and Jacob and see how much all the children have grown. It's never enough time with each individual but it's always fun. It was Austin's first Easter and his first egg hunt. His cousin, William, was so helpful in gathering the eggs and putting them in his basket. Austin enjoyed pulling them out and tasting them as Will went. After seeing Will put them in he even dropped a couple back into the basket himself. Unfortunately, I'm not a great photographer. I pretty much just randomly shoot and hope the subject makes it into the photo. I spent most of my time carrying Austin but I did get a few cute pictures. More importantly we had a great time. So, here they are...




(Case in point: It would have been nice if I had moved the camera a little to the left but that cute little nose and forehead over there belong to Will. Thanks for your help, little guy.)

Ode to Scoobi

S - so soft and squishy

C - cute and cudleful

O - obedient ... mostly

O - obese (in a good way)

B - best dog in the world

I - incomparable

We decided to give Scoobi to Janet. Only because I couldn't keep up with the shedding anymore and it was driving me insane. She moved to TX on Friday. We miss her terribly and hope she will be very happy and well loved living with Janet and having my mom nearby to spoil her. She is the best dog in the world and we have many happy memories of the 7 1/2 years we had her. So it is with a tear in our eye and a tug on our heart that we wish her a fond farewell. We love ya Scoobs.

Step It Up

A couple of weeks ago Austin and I were in the foyer at church and he stood up and took 2 steps!!! Then he didn't do it again for the rest of the week. The next week (last week) he would randomly take 1-3 steps here and there. At the end of the week he took 5 or 6 one time. Then this morning he was playing in the middle of the living room floor when he stood up and walked over to the couch! I was so excited I clapped and hooted and scared him. So we walked over to me and then walked away. So, I count today as the day he officially started walking. AND it was at MY house - not the babysitters. Yeah!



Also, a funny little story about my quirky little kid. A while ago - it's been a long time since I posted - I put him down for a nap. Everything was very normal. He smiled at me when I walked out. A few minutes later I hear furniture moving in his room. Odd. I crack the door to look in and see that he put his feet between the slats and was pushing the crib away from the wall. So I shut the door and go about my business. A little while later he starts crying. So I go in to see what is the matter. He had taken one sock off, his pants off and was sitting there desperately trying to get his diaper off. He was so frustrated that he couldn't do it that he was crying. Glad I went in when I did. Memories of duct tape are coming to mind.
Fortunately, it was only a little wet.