Zoo Tales........

We went to the zoo yesterday! It was great. Our zoo is being worked on right now. There is allot of construction on the entrance & different areas. Dalton loved it. He really liked the Elephants! I thought he would like the monkeys but they were not swinging around at all. They were just laying & chilling. I was HOT, I can not imagine what it feels like in the summer!! Glad we went now. I got some great pictures I will have to upload later. It was a long week because Darrel worked every night late! So I really did not have a kid break. But that is OK, Dalton is really getting to be a good young man! He LOVES I repeat LOVES to be OUTSIDE! I can't even say the word I have to spell it! I can't believe I am spelling words already. I am afraid he is going to learn how to spell & know exactly what we are saying. He is soooooo smart! He picks up on things the second you show it to him. He is a boy of few words but lots of smarts!! I just love him More & More everyday. I did not think I could love him more but everyday he does something that shows me I can.

Happy Easter!!

I hope everyone had a blessed Easter as I did! Dalton was so great (as usual)! I have been tagged by a wonderful lady C at The Mother Hen I am NOT great at these things. I think everyone I blog with as been tagged so here goes my life summed up in six words. "Truly Blessed but Always seems Stressed" I am working on the stressed part!! I am truly blessed because I have good health & a wonderful family! I love most of my life & am working on the rest!! No one can make you happy but YOU!

SICK BOY/Sick parents!

Well poor boy was so sick Sunday & Monday. He got better on tuesday but I got it & so did Dad! I think we are all over it now. I think we had some kind of stomach virus! YUCK!! Dalton is such a trooper! He was a good boy thru it all. I wish the little guy would talk more! (I know all of you with kids are saying NO she does not) He is so smart, when you say an animal or such he can point to it right away. He is so cute now, we go outside ALOT!! He now smells flowers. He bends down & takes great big sniffs!! So cute!! I need to get it on video! I am so proud of how good he is for his age. He is learning new things everyday now. Boy what a privilage & HUGE responsiblity it is to raise a good happy kid. I am ready for the challange!! I do want another baby though. My DH is sooooooo not wanting one. I hope he changes his mind QUICK! I am not getting any younger!

Busy Friday!

Well I had a show all day then I got home & cooked. My mother had friends in from out of state. They are great people!! I cooked pasta & did deviled eggs!! Got to love Deviled eggs!! Dalton is doing great these days! Sleeping is wonderful!!! He goes to be at 7-7:30pm then wakes about 8am!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH thought that would never happen. He is still getting is canine teeth! Poor guy!! He LOVES I repeat LOVES being outside. We now have to spell at our house. He is so smart that boy!! He is a boy of few words but knows what everyone of them mean!! We can't say outside or Motorcycle without him wanting to run for them!! He is getting more fun everyday. I just wish I could have another!! He has been such a blessing to us!! I guess I am being selfish!!! I WANT ANOTHER BABY!! I am thinking it is not going to happen!!! My parents think Dalton has hung the moon!! He loves them too! He gets so excited when we start heading down there street! He knows exactly where we are going!! What a smart boy!!!

MAMU meet up!!

Dalton & I got to go to dinner last night with some of our blogger friends!!! WOW what a great group of people!!! I am very glad to know them all. I did not get to talk to all of them. Which I would have loved to do. I wish I could have been there in the afternoon. Dalton had a great time meeting Ava & Ethan!! What a bunch of CUTE kids!!!! I hope we can do that again very soon & we can be there the whole time! Thanks for a great evening & to New Friends!!

NEW Teeth!!

Wow Dalton is cutting his canine teeth!! His left one is just under the surface of the skin. I can feel it. This has made for a bit of a cranky boy. I can't wait for the teeth to come in already & give him a break. He gets going good then BAM a new tooth. I am excited to meet my online buddy's this weekend. I just hope they can meet for dinner Sat because I am working the rest of the time!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! I only do a few shows in the Springtime & this weekend is one of our biggest!! Hopefully they will come again & I will plan nothing!! We will miss ya'll at the Zoo!!

Here are some of his pictures!!

The pictures turned out better then I thought they might! Dalton was not excited about picture taking. I guess now that he can walk he does not like to sit still!!! Enjoy the slideshow!

Picture day!!

Well I had Dalton's 15 month pictures done today. It was not as easy now that his is walking! I worked my buns off!!! WOW! He is down for a nap & I feel like I should be. I think we got some great shots though. He is doing really great! Sleeping, eating & walking all good!! He still LOVES reading!! He also loves being outside! He cries when we come back inside. I can't wait until it warms up & we can go swimming!! Dalton is a water baby!! As soon as I get the pictures I will post them here on his blog!

Blogging is sometimes hard!

Wow I did not relize how hard blogging was going to be!! I vowed to keep up with it & am not doing a good job. I don't know if we just don't have exciting lives or what! Dalton is a great kid! I have been debating on putting him in a Mother's Day out for this fall. I was really excited about it until I started talking to other people about it. Now I don't want to do it. One person told me about her son getting scratched at daycare he is Dalton's age. It broke my heart. I just don't think I can just yet. I guess I will think about it for him when he is 3 years old.

OH I forgot this!

I forgot to mention Dalton is saying MOMMA more!!! YEA!!!! I have been waiting for this for awhile. No offense to my DH but I was sick of DADDDDDDAAAAA!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Anyway! MOMMA!! Is finally here!!! YEA for me!! Also DH & I are taking this great financial class at a church from Dave Ramsey! I think everyone needs to take this class!! It really opens your eyes!

BUSY WEEK!

Boy it has been a busy last week! I seem to never stop!! NO TIME for ME!! I know I know you are a mother & time for me is OUT! I have been checking in on my Grandfather last week because my mother was gone skiing! BOO HOO we did not go! Maybe next time! I meet one of my blogging buddies today. I hope we can become much more then just blogging buddies! I was so excited that she got to meet Dalton. She is soooo sweet!! Dalton has all of his 4 first molars now. He is sleeping, walking & napping great! Well I would like a 3 hour nap but I guess 1 to 1-1/2 hours is all I am going to get. I am really excited because I am going Monday to sign Dalton up for a mother's day out program. He will go 2 days a week starting in Sept. 2008. I can't wait for him to get to interact with other kids his age & make great new friends! It is a Christian based program, which I am excited about. I want Dalton to know God & all the wonderful things he has made for him!! I also got tagged & I am sooo sorry I don't understand that!! If the person that tagged me (she knows who she is) could explain to me more what to do I will be happy to complete my tag! Sorry Tag dumb.

YEA Nap time!

Wow Dalton only took 3 mins to get to sleep for his nap! I know everyone is probably tired of hearing about his sleeping issues but that was HUGE for us! He was bad on going to bed after our vacation in September 2007. So now that he is sleeping great it is a big weight off our shoulders! I posted some more pictures of his birthday in the previous post! I know his birthday was a few months ago but everyone always loves pictures. Dalton had a big fall on Saturday! That would be his first real boo boo! He fell on the sidewalk on his forehead! It sounded like a pumpkin hitting the ground. He was a trooper & did not cry long. He cried longer because I made him come inside. It is hard to see your baby in pain.

1st Birthday Slide Show!

Quick Morning Post!

Well Grandma & Grandpa are on their way to Colorado to ski! I am sad because we are not going. We had such a great time with them in Sept! We love to ski too!!! Dalton just cried when going to bed last night for about 3 SECONDS yes I said SECONDS. He has gotten to be a bed time champ! If you had told me this about 3 weeks ago I would have said he was going to sleep with us FOREVER!!!! AHHHHHH he is now sleeping in his own bed!! I know there will be times that he comes to our bed but nothing like 3 months!!! We are headed out to visit my neice & her family! The baby girl is soooooo cute! You know I want another baby even more now!!!! Good Day to everyone!!!

15 month checkup today!

What a brave boy I have. He only cried for a few seconds after his shots! He is such a big boy! His stats are great! (see growth chart) Dr. said he is doing wonderful. He is right on track for his age. I, of course, think he is above avg! He is so smart!! He loves to read & brush his teeth which I think are great!!!

Bad Blogger!!

Well I have not been such a good blogger lately! I have been a little down & have not been much up to blogging. Dalton is great but I am not so much! I need to change my attitude & get myself into gear. I have a great family & need not to be so down. I take Dalton to the DR Friday for his 15 month checkup. I can't wait to find out what he weighs & how tall he is now. Pants he had in September are now to big in the waist, so I imagine he is just growing up not out!! My neice had her baby on Sunday morning, she is the cutiest little girl!! We are going to visit her again tomorrow. Dalton will get to meet her for the first time. Well I am off to bed!!

4 New teeth! OUCH!

I could not figure out why Dalton did not want to eat lunch. Then when I got ready to put him in his CRIB (yes crib) for a nap I checked his mouth. We have been waiting for the bottom 2 new molars that are coming to the surface when I just checked the top for grins. I did not think they were close but they are broken thru the skin already on the sides. He is probably hurting bad! I gave him some soft stuff for lunch. Poor baby boy! He is doing great on the sleeping! He cries when he first goes into his bed but then after about 5 mins or so he falls asleep. YEA!!!!!!!! I thought this day would never come!! BUT it did !!! My boy is now perfect!!!! He never whines or cries except for bedtime. He is just a good boy!!! He makes our lives complete! Thanks for being my son Dalton!!! LOVE YA!!!

Long overdue Birthday Pictures!!

OH My these are the cutest lips!!! YUM YUM I love Cake!!

I think I will play with more then eat!!!

This is Dalton's Birthday Cake! It was sooooo beautiful and very delicious. He also had a small smash cake that had a #1 on it for him to eat!! Shown above

Happy New Year!!! Happy Birthday DADDY!!

Wow I can't believe that it is 2008 & I have a toddler! Dalton wishes his Daddy a Happy Birthday today!! My dreams of motherhood have come true & I am a mother to the BEST kid on the planet!! He is really getting around great now. We are kind of boring & stayed home last night. We are starting off the new year right!! Dalton fell asleep on his own in his OWN bed!! YEA mark one victory for Mom & Dad!! Today at naptime it was a little harder but right now he is sleeping in his own bed & he did it on his own!! I almost gave up today!!! My brain said "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO don't give up" my heart said hold him!!! But this time I went with my brain, maybe it does know something (HAHA). The book I am reading says it can take up to 10 days to get him to do it on his own!! I am sure it won't take that long!! (I HOPE) Well Happy Birthday to my Dear Husband!! You have been a Great Dad to Dalton (and your girls)!! LOVE YA!!

I am a WALKER!!!

Dalton is offically a true walker now! Toddler is his name & Toddling is his game! HAHA! He is everywhere now. WOW did not expect it to be this tiring on me. I am chasing after him. He likes to do a slow run rather then walk at times. What a day makes! He is now getting up without using a chair or ME to pull up on. That started on Saturday & now when he falls he just gets back up no problem. He is still a little wobbly but overall doing great! I am excited he will be walking for Christmas that is what I wanted! (But do I really want it now?) We chose not to put up a tree this year because he would have knocked it down for sure! We went to see Santa yesterday & he DID NOT like it at all! Now I have a great picture to show his girlfriends when he gets older. When I can get it scanned I will put it on. I can't figure out how to use my new printer/scanner. Now I am going to finish my Christmas Shopping!!! I got the following little story from a friend and it really puts Christmas in perspective. Also I read that Christ is the longest thing in Christmas! Is that not true or what!

Mary's Dream I had a dream, Joseph. I don't understand it, not really, but I think it was about a birthday celebration for our Son. I think that was what it was all about. The people had been preparing for it for about six weeks. They had decorated the house and bought new clothes. They'd gone shopping many times and bought elaborate gifts. It was peculiar though, because the presents weren't for our Son. They wrapped them in beautiful paper and tied them with lovely bows and stacked them under a tree. Yes, a tree, Joseph, right in their house! The branches were full of glowing balls and sparkling ornaments. There was a figure on the top of the tree. It looked like an angel might look. Oh, it was beautiful. Everyone was laughing and happy. They were all excited about the gifts. They gave the gifts to each other, Joseph, not to our Son. I don't think they even knew Him. They never mentioned His name. Doesn't it seem odd for people to go to all that trouble to celebrate someone's birthday if they don't know Him. I had the strangest feeling that if our Son had gone to this celebration He would have been intruding. Everything was so beautiful, Joseph, and everyone so full of cheer, but it made me want to cry. How sad for Jesus not to be wanted at His own birthday celebration. I'm glad it was only a dream. How terrible, Joseph, if it had been real.

Wow we all need to remember this!!