Cousins Come to Dallas

We have all had so much fun with Kim, Newt and their kids in town.

Wright and Porter are starting to play together.


Making music.

Wright likes to follow Porter and see what he does.

Porter waiting patiently for mom to make his waffles.

Brew and Wright.

Silly Cannon.

Cannon and Wright playing with puzzle books.

Brewer on the fort - probably a little too big for this toy.

First Haircut

This is pretty cool so far.

Ok, not so sure about this...

That is a lot of long hair to cut.

Now I am getting bored.

So handsome.

Christmas 2008

We have had a fabulous, whirlwind Christmas this year and Wright has loved every minute of it. My sister Kim and her family came in town and Melanie and her family stayed in Dallas, so Wright has had a blast with his 5 older cousins. He follows them everywhere and just watches what they do in amazement. They are all so cute with him too.

Christmas Eve, we all went to the pseudo kid friendly service at PCPC and then came back to our house for a pizza party. Everyone made different pizzas (including the kids) and we voted on whose was the best - Patrick's prosciutto and egg pizza won.

On Christmas morning, we woke up and did Santa at our house. Then we headed over to Melanie and Patrick's for the big family gift extravaganza. That took several hours, so we came back home in the afternoon for much needed naps. We went back to their house for a wonderful Christmas dinner to end the festivities.

Wright got a big red wagon, small red chair for the play room, a giant teddy bear that he can lay on and a grocery cart with a bunch of fake food as his big gifts. He LOVES everything and has been having so much fun playing with it all.

The giant bear from Gigi and Papoo is super soft and we all love to lay on it.

Jumpin' around in the wagon.

This chair is just my size.

What a great case for all my movies.

How does a puzzle work?

This book is sooooooooo funny!

Let's go shopping!

Dressed for Christmas dinner, glasses and all.

I love these crab things.

All I Want for Christmas is...Glasses?

About two months ago, we started noticing that Wright's left eye was crossing slightly and it only got worse over time. So a couple of weeks ago, we went to a pediatric optomologist and found out that he is "extremely farsighted." The dr. said that he probably has a hard time even seeing the food on his tray when he eats. Brendan and I were shocked because neither one of us have ever had any serious vision problems. Regardless, he was fitted for his first pair of glasses that day and we picked them up on Christmas Eve. Good thing he looks pretty cute and he seems to be adjusting to them well.

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).