Hoppy Easter

Well, we took a trip to Dallas to see my family for the Easter holidays. The trip up and back was good. Anthony took a 3 hour nap on the way back which was nice! And it is always nice to get out and walk around at the new Buc-ees in Madisonville...but watch out b/c that store can add another hour to your trip if you're not careful. And if you go you MUST order a make-your-own taco with shredded beef...OMG it is to die for, and don't forget the sweet and spicy jerky...and the chocolate covered pecans!!!

Gotta Love Buc-ee the beaver!

I was glad to go to Dallas b/c it let us spend time with my niece and nephew that I don't get to see often. Anthony loves his cousin, Cheyenne. She always spends the night with us when we go up and is a GREAT big help! She changes diapers, clothes, plays...you name it! Can't wait for her to come spend a week with me this summer.




My cousins Cheyenne and Tanner

We had an Easter egg hunt on Sunday after church. I was so excited to see Anthony hunt for eggs and put them in his basket...BUT that is not what happened at all!!! Once he spotted the water hose...the egg hunt was over for good! All he did the entire time was hold the end of the hose and say "flower, flower". I think he wanted to water the flowers. He sees Robby watering the flowers and yard, so he wants to do it too. He is talking a lot more. Saying almost everything that we say. He copies almost all our words...the best he can anyway. Last night Anthony was pulling everything out of his diaper bag and Robby was telling him what everything was and Anthony was coping him. That's when Robby looked at me and said, "Ok, guess I have to stop cussing."

Happy Easter Pictures:



Look...eggs!
Mimi...I don't want those eggs...I see something better!
This is what I want!


Nanny, Papa, Cheyenne, Tanner, and Anthony

Mom...go inside and stop taking pictures of me!!!
They watch his every move


Yum...I like pizza
I guess he thought he could ride the basket
Me and my boys
Robby and Uncle Aaron were in charge of the video
Me and my Papa

Easter Bunny

Monday night we took Anthony to see the Easter Bunny. I actually went online to see what the hours were for the E.B. and noticed that you could pay for your pictures online and print out a "fast pass" so that you didn't have to wait in line...and if you remember my 3 horrible experiences of trying to get pictures with Santa then you wouldn't blame me for printing this out and paying an extra $2.50 to get in the "fast pass" line. I just couldn't wait to get there and pass everyone up with my special little pass :) When we got to the mall and were getting closer to the E.B I couldn't see anyone in line. So I just figured that Peter Cotton Tail was on break. But NOPE, there he was sitting pretty in his big ole chair looking bored while he waited for the next little boy or girl to come hopping along! So much for my special little fast pass!!!

Last year Anthony was 4 months old when he had his picture taken with the Easter Bunny so he didn't really know what was going on. This year was a little different. We were afraid that he would start crying. We stood him up on the ground looking at the E.B and then all of a sudden he started slowly moving away...walking backwards. It was so funny. Then Robby just put him in his lap and we started acting like fools jumping up and down trying to get a little smile...MAN, the things we do for a smile! We never got a smile, but he didn't cry either. So I was good with the little grin he had on his face.

Easter 2010, 15 Months Old
Easter 2009, 4 Months Old

SPRING BREAK

We spent lots of time outside over spring break...finally we had some pretty sunny weather. The first weekend of spring break Robby and I took a "mommy and daddy only" trip to the riverwalk, stayed on the river for a couple nights while Anthony stayed home with his Nanny and Cici. It was hard to leave Anthony, this was our first time to leave him for several days...and I did start crying on the way to San Antone...and was very happy to come home on Monday and see my little man!

Here are some San Antonio Pics...
Me and Michelle (Robby's sister)
We actually went to SA b/c our friends son was playing a baseball game and came in from California. Robby and JB
Me and my Hubby
Eating Mexican food!!! Yummy.
Me and Tamie (one of my best friends from highschool)


We've been taking more trips around the neighborhood since the sun has decided to shine...
Anthony LOVES going for rides in his wagon. We will be investing in a canopy for the wagon this summer and will probably take many rides.
Going for a walk
Got my hat
Ok, I'm ready!

Micky Mouse Club House...
...come inside, it's fun inside. We watch Micky Mouse Clubhouse all the time and I can't get that song out of my head! In fact it's on TV right now!

Every Spring Break we work in the yard...it's become a tradition! We had to replace a couple plants due to all the freezes this winter. Anthony had fun working in the yard with his daddy. He is REALLY into brooms, shovels, and VACUUMS too! I need to go to Sams and get him a little janitorial set!

Talking my ear off!

Yes, that's right, Anthony is talking my ear off. He just always has so much to say. It is just incredible to watch him grow up. I was looking back at all his pictures from birth and it seems like just the other day when we were crawling and cooing. Now Anthony will have NOTHING to do with crawling and is starting to say real words. This weekend he put started putting objects to his ear and saying "hello". He says it pretty clear, but it's hard to hear the /h/, so it sounds like "ello". Here is what he says as of 14 and a half months old:

ello (for hello)
momma
dada
bye-bye
no-no (this was one of his 1st words)
dog
papa
locks (for blocks)
ball
bootball (for football & baseball)
nana (represents my mom and a banana)
night-night

It's crazy hearing these words come out of his mouth. It's like he's such a big boy. And what is even crazier is when I tell him something he does it...like he totally understands what I'm saying...it's awesome! The other night was just the BEST. Robby asked Anthony if he was ready for night-night. I swear he shook his head yes and wiggled out of Robby arms and started walking towards his room. We both looked at each other in shock then followed him to his room. Anthony went right over to his crib and waited for us to lift him up and lay him down. He closed his eyes and went to sleep. For about 2 weeks straight he has been closing his eyes and falling asleep when we put him in his crib.

Last friday night we spent quite a bit a time in our closet...yes, it's true, those are the kinds of things we do on Friday nights with a 1 year old
Anthony was so silly
And had fun trying on clothes

Yes, Brady was there too!
And so was Holly!



Daddy trying to teach Anthony how to hit left handed
He laughs so hard when he hits the ball that he can barely walk to get it.


Eating is still my favorite thing to do...I'm really good at stuffing my face
More More More (I'm suprised he doesn't know this word yet)
Daddy trying to get me to ride the dog

Anthony's Valentine's Party

Last Friday Anthony and his daycare buddies had their Valentine's Day party. I got the chance to leave work for a few minutes to stop by the daycare and see Anthony eat lunch with his friends and have some cookies and cupcakes. They didn't really have a 'party' b/c they are too young to understand all that, but they did exchange gifts or Valentine's. I found some cute stuffed doggies and bought some mini m&m's and wrap those together...they turned out cute!



Anthony has so much fun a daycare and learns so much...I'm glad he enjoys it. It amazes me all the new tricks he does each week, he's always learning from the older toddlers.

HELP...

Ok, Anthony is 14 months old and is too big for those little infant towels with hoods. They don't even wrap around him anymore! However, our adult towels are too big. Does anyone know where to find a good toddler sized towel...that is just right! If so, please comment to this post and let me know where to find them.

Thanks

Long Time No Blog...

Ok, it's been way too long since I've last blogged! So here is the lastest...for the past couple weeks Anthony's been sick. It all started a couple Fridays ago when Robby decided to take me on a date (movie and dinner). So we had his Aunt Janet, his Mimi and his Mom come over to play with A while we went out. We were enjoying our dinner when we got a phone call from Robby's Mom telling us that Anthony threw up...so of course we headed home. So much for date night!!! But at least we tried. By the time we got home he had thrown up 3 times and then again at 2 am in the morning. He continued with the belly ache and developed a pretty bad cough for a few days. We took him to the doctor but they found nothing wrong...frustrating...but good I guess! So he is finally feeling better and Robby and I took him down to his grandparents to spend the night Saturday night...so we finally got date night after all! We went to Carrabba's (Hayley: I saw your mom and dad and chatted with them for a bit) and then to see Dear John which was OK, the book is better of course!

This past weekend we went to see some friends of ours and Anthony got to play with their son who also just turned one. They played together for a while.

Anthony and his friend CJ:





Tonight was Anthony's first bubble bath:






This Friday is Anthony's valentine's party at daycare. They are all exchanging Valentine's...HOW CUTE IS THAT! We bought stuffed animals for all his classmates and football valentine cards. I would love to go over to daycare for a few minutes to see the party and take pictures...hopefully I can get away from work for a while to see his 1st Valentine's party :)