Ruthie's Party

Wright had the best time at Ruthie Grissen's first birthday party at Little Gym. It was his first time there and he loved all of the mats and climbing on everything. He also enjoyed the loud music and was dancing up a storm!

Santa Claus Came to Our House!

Last week, Santa came to our house and Wright got to meet him for the first time. Plus, Max and Luke were here to sit on Santa's lap. It was a lot of fun. Wright was not scared of him like I thought he might be, probably because we were in his comfort zone. His favorite part was the candy cane Santa gave him. He also got new Christmas PJs.

Let it Snow!

We woke up today to snow all over! Funny thing is that it was literally 80 degrees on Sunday, 20 on Monday and snow on Tuesday. And our neighborhood was covered in snow, but Wright's school only 1/2 mile away had none. Only in Dallas...

Winter wonderland.

Christmas with the Mitchells

We went up to Frisco on Saturday night for a Christmas celebration and gift exchange with the Mitchells. They are going to Taos for Christmas and we will be with my side of the family. We had a great dinner and fun hanging out and drinking wine. Wright's favorite part was the wrapping paper.

Tiger and me posing for the camera.

Two of the three red heads.

Wright and the wrapping paper.

Dee loved her serving dish.

HORRIBLE pic of me, but it shows Wright opening his gift.

Neighbor Friends

We had Alycia and Lanie over yesterday and it was so fun for Wright to get to have just one friend over to play. He is with other kids a lot but usually in big groups. I think he really enjoyed the interaction with one other baby. We are so lucky that we have met so many people in our neighborhood with kids that he can grow up with.


So happy.

Does my child EVER smile?

Lucy is fun to watch!

The Old Lunch Bunch

Part of the old Integer lunch bunch got together today because Jenn Floyd was in town. Beth, Stacey, Jenn and me went to Chuey's with all the kiddos. It was so great to see her and get to catch up with everyone.

Beth and Caleb.

Jenn and Aiden.

Riley and Sophia having a ball.

He's gonna be a soccer player, he is!

Wright's favorite toys by far are his football and bouncy ball. His new thing that he does for long periods of time is kick the bouncy ball around the room. It is so cute, we are determined he is going to be an athlete (at least I hope he did not get my genes ;)

Wright's Godmother

Candace is Wright's godmother and she is always so good to him and interested in all of the things he does. Here is a cute pic of them from the other night when she came over for dinner.

Thanksgiving

We went to Midland for Thanksgiving and the Mitchells were there too. We had a good time and Wright did well on the trip both ways. He of course was teething and coughing while we were there so the nights were a little rough, but overall it was great. Gigi and Papoo got to play with him and see his walking and we also go to visit Great-ma and Great-pa. There are not a lot of pics to share, but here are a few we got.

Gigi and Papoo catching some much needed rest before Thanksgiving dinner.

Wright and me just chillin'.

Singing, Dancing, Walking and Talking

Wright just turned 13 months old and he has grown up so much in the past few weeks. Today we had to go to the doctor to get a flu shot booster and a lady was there with her baby in the carrier (probably 5 months old). Wright walked up to the baby and the lady said to Wright, "Do you see the baby?" I was thinking, "Wait, he is a baby too!"or is he not?

He is officially walking as his preferred method of getting around. In the last couple of days, he has gotten really good at it and can cruise around his playroom without even falling down. Another cute thing he does is his dancing and singing. When we are in the car listening to his music, he goes "Da da da" in a singing voice and starts slapping his knees, clapping his hands and lifting his hands in the air. We hope the knee slapping is just a phase ;) He also has this toy that plays music when you hit a button and he likes to stand next to it and dance (bounce up and down and clap his hands). It is so cute.

Everyday he is learning new words too. Just this morning, out of nowhere, he saw Mia and said cat in a very clear voice. He also says ball, puhpuh (puppy), uh-oh, mama, dada, hi and baba (bye).

First Steps

Wright has been standing on his own for a couple of weeks now, so we expected that walking was around the corner. We were out to dinner with friends on Friday night and I called Mimi to check in on Wright. She said "You did not tell me he was walking!" WHAT! He is NOT walking (that I know of). Well according to her, he took 5 steps that night. So the next day, Brendan and I had Wright back in the playroom practicing his steps. We managed to get about 2 out of him. But, every day since then, he has taken a few steps here and there. He still much prefers crawling but we know that he will be a full fledged walker soon!

Atlanta Day Four

As our time in Atl ended, we were all very sad. The good news is that Kimmy and fam will be here soon for Christmas, and hopefully Mo and Kristin will also come to visit in the next year. Here are some more pics of the last 2 days.

Brewer was SO sweet with Wright. He kept wanting to hold him, kiss him and say "Baby Wright, you are SOOOOOOOOO cute!" (in a baby voice).

Porter and Wright in the wagon.

Let's race!

Atlanta Day Three

On the third day of our trip, we all headed to the zoo. What a great time all the boys had. Brewer rock climbed, Cannon rode the train and Wright and Porter rode in the stroller and checked out the animals.

Headed to the zoo..

Wright, me and the billy goats at the petting zoo.

Zebras, Giraffes, Wright and me.

All the cousins in their stripes.

2 little monkeys posing with a big monkey.

Brewer climbed to the top of the rock climbing wall 3 times!

Go Brewer.

Kimmy and Porter on the carousel.

Wright loved his first merry go round ride.

Atlanta Day Two

On day two, we headed to the Children's Museum with Kim, Porter, Morgan, PoPo, Kristin and Margaret Gail. What a perfect place for the kiddos. They all had such a great time running/crawling around and exploring. It was so great to see Kristin and meet precious Margaret Gail who is almost exactly Wright's age.

Wright and Porter eating breakfast together.

Driving a tractor.

He loved climbing in the shelves.

Playing in the flower bed.

Wright and PoPo watering the plants.

Having a good time by himself.

Aunt Kimmy and Wright.

Margaret Gail and Wright loved the fake food.

Margaret Gail and Wright playing.

So cute.

PoPo smiling big and Porter out like a light.

What a day!