Fun Swim Day with Sisters!! - Updated with Pictures!

Boy does Dalton love his sisters. I know they love him. His big sister Laura came over to watch him while I had a luncheon to go to. His other big sis Dayna brought her over. They had a fun time playing in the pool. I will upload some pictures when Dayna sends them over to me. I have a funny story about his sister Laura when she put him down for a nap she put him in the crib with just a diaper on. (BIG MISTAKE) I came home shortly after he went down & had to get something out of his room & looked in the crib & AHHHHHHHHHH no diaper. He was fast asleep on his side butt naked!! Wish I could have gotten a picture of that but he is a light sleeper & he would have woke up. Well 2 hours later he got up & he was dry. Thank goodness for sister!!! She would have had a big mess to clean up. So now we leave bottoms over the diaper for sure!! He is learning new tricks everyday. He is taking swim lessons (or should I say we are taking lessons). He is doing great. They have him underwater alot. I get to be in the water with him. He is going 2 days a week. Monday's & Saturday's. Dad is going to take him from now on Saturday's. It is all men with their kids in the class. I am sure I cramped their style last Saturday when I was there. They throw rings in the bottom of the 3' section we use & they put them under to get one or more of the rings. Dalton has only had 4 classes & was able to pick up a ring on Saturday. He is such a quick study. Today after his nap I took off his shorts & let him run around with a diaper & shirt on in the house. Well I was doing something & he was playing in the living room (or his play room) & I came to check on him & his had taken off his diaper again!!! I can't leave him with just a diaper on anymore now. Daddy has been on a shutdown at work. He works a chemical company & they have been working until about 10pm everynight since last Tuesday. So we have been on our own. I have noticed that Dalton has become more clingy to me in the last week in a half since we have been on our own. We went last Friday & ate lunch with Daddy & Laura at Fuddruckers. Dalton (I mean Darrel) loves that place. HAHA Sorry I have been lacking in posting. But the little time I have had to myself I have to clean or other things I can't do when the little man is up!!

Happy July!!

Well what a fun summer so far. Dalton spent the night away from Mommy & Daddy for the first time on Thursday Night! I know I know everyone is saying WHAT! Just now spending the night away from home but the answer is yes. Mommy is a bit of a control FREAK!
Dalton had a great time at Grammy & Grampy's house. They went on a parade on July 4th morning in their neighborhood. There was a fire engine & police cars. They decorated his wagon & he was also in the parade. What a fun time he had. He was POOPED when he got home to us.
So he has a date to spend the night next weekend too!! YEA!
Grammy & Grampy are going out of town for a week so they need to get their Dalton fix before they go. They are going to Washington DC. Wish we were all going! Darrel has a shutdown he has to be on for two weeks. So this means it will be Mommy & Son time.
Daddy & Dalton are out shopping right now at the man places i.e. Home Depot & Academy! They love that stuff!!
Hope everyone is having a great summer. I hope to blog more often, I am not really good at it!!



4th of July Parade



Riding in the parade!

GOD BLESS AMERICA! WE SURE NEED IT!!

Busy Summertime!

Well it has been a great (HOT) summer so far this year. Dalton really loves the outdoors which did I mention is really hot! Our electric bill has almost doubled & I have not even changed the theromstate. We swim most everyday. We went yesterday to the library for toddler time! WOW there were about 40 kids there. Dalton had a great time. He loves other kids. We are going to the waterpark that is in one of our local neighborhoods with his playgroup that meets every Wednesday. He has known those kids for almost a year now. He loves playing with them all. There is one that is kind of a bully but Dalton is so sweet he just moves on each time that kid is mean. I think Dalton is going to be the strong silent type of a guy. I hope!! He is sooo sweet & I don't want that to change. I know it might but I am praying hard that it does not. Well I better dry my hair before the sweet guy gets up this morning. Yesterday he slept until 9am!!

Happy Father's Day!

These are my 4 favorite men: Darrel (Dalton's dad), Dalton, Ken (my dad) & Don (my grandfather)



I wanted to say to my dear husband "HAPPY FATHER'S DAY"! Dalton is very lucky to have such a great dad!! You two have such a great time together. He just gets so excited when you come home on your motorcycle! He can't get out the door fast enough to see you. You guys have fun with bathtime & playtime. You read to him everynight & he loves it. Thanks for being such a great dad to our sweet boy!! Love You very much!!!

The rest of the Slideshow!!

18 month pictures slideshow!

Long time no post!

Dalton with his cousin Keller! They had fun looking & feeding the cows.


Dalton feeding the cows!


Dalton feeding the cows take 2!



Wow I did not think it had been this long since I posted last! I guess I am not really good with the blogging thing. We are doing great. Dalton is wonderful. Now he is 19 months old AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! It is hard to believe. I got some great photos of him that were taken when I visited my neice last month.

I got the pictures back from the lady that took his 18 month pictures when we were at my neice's house. WOW she did a great job taking them!! I just love everyone of them & it is hard to choice my favorite.

I will post them in a slideshow because I can't chose which one to post. So be ready to sit down with a good snack for that post.

Nothing really exciting happening here in Texas! It is REALLLLLLYYYYYY HOT!!! Being in the pool is the only thing you really want to do outside. Dalton wants to be in the pool all the time!!!

Hope everyone has a wonderful summer. Stay cool if you can.......

Happy Memorial Day!!

Happy Memorial day everyone! I know most people are off today celebrating our military men & women! I am so proud to live here in the US. You heard & read about other countries & I am glad to have the freedom that I have. Dalton & I had a great time with my neice & her family. Dalton had someone to play with. Keller did not much like Dalton touching his stuff. I guess that is because he is about 1 year older then Dalton so that makes a difference. Dalton did ok with the sleeping thing after the first night. A new place is hard for anyone to get used to sleeping at let alone a boy that had sleeping issues for awhile. But again my boy overcame the task & did great!! I will post some pictures of him feeding the cows that they have in their backyard. We live in a subdivision so cows in the backyard are really different. I think I could live out in the country though. I would have to know that their was town within about 20 mins. I don't grocery shop well enough to live far from the store. Hope everyone enjoys their day off with their family. We had barbaque yesterday with my parents & grandfather. They came over to our house & we ate then got into the pool. I feel so blessed with my life. I have a wonderful family, husband & most of all SON!!

What a LONG week this has been!!

Wow what a long week this has been. I am going to the Chiropractor again tomorrow. I went on Wednesday. My back & hip are hurting (can you say 30lb kid)!!! Well on Monday Dalton, my stepdaughter Maeve & I are going to visit my niece. It is about a 4 hour drive to her house. We are so excited about going. Dalton will get to play with her son (cousin Keller). They are about the same size so they are going to have fun fun fun!! I get to play with her new baby!!! YEA, that will help ease the pain of not getting another one for myself. I am going to have his 18 month pictures taken when I get up there. Randa has a wonderful lady that takes pictures. We are going to be outside which I think will really be better for my active boy. I am going to get some shots with me & him alone, some with his cousins & some with his sister Maeve. She will love that since she says she is his favorite sister. I really am ok with only having one at this point. I am 38 almost 39 so I am TIRED out! I think I am a VERY lucky women & am happy to have my healthy VERY happy young man. He is just the love of my life. He is funny, sweet, loving & very active. He just goes goes & goes some more. We swam today for about 1-1/2 hours. He loves the water. I am going to sign him up in swim classes when I come back from my trip. Well he is asleep so I think I am going to do the same. I was up at 3am today!!! YUCK to that!

I am POOPED!!

Well I am a pooped mamma! I have just finished with working for 2 weeks. AHHHHHHHHHHHH. It was fun but I am glad for a break. Dalton got to spend this whole last week with his daddy!! YEA!!! They had a great time. I hope Dad knows now how hard I work while he is at his job!! We are going to Dad's Grandmother's 95th birthday next Saturday in LA! We are only going for the day so that will be a fast day! Dalton & I are going to see Randa on the 19th for a few days. He will get to play with his cousin. I am so excited that our neice is having a BOY! I have some clothes that I would love to give her. She is just going to love having a boy. I sure do. Well Dalton can do some imatations like a dog & snake. It is soooo cute. He will also laugh out loud if you ask him too. (sometimes not of cue). Well today is my grandfather's 85th birthday. Mother's day is on Sunday! I don't really know if Darrel has gotten me anything! OH well I have my baby boy & that is all that matters really on mother's day is that you can be with the one's you love!! So for all you mother's out there have a wonderful day!! If you are not a mother yet still have a wonderful day you deserve it!!

18 month checkup today!!

Dalton is doing great according to the DR. He checks out just fine! Which I knew he would. She said he is on the right track for everything he is doing. I was concerned because he does not talk as much as I thought he should. But I think part of that is my fault. I seem to get him stuff before he needs it. She said I need to let him ask for it. When we read I always say "where is the cow" instead of "what's that?" So I am going to work on doing more of that instead of jumping ahead to figure of his needs. He is a big boy & can probubly tell me what he wants if I would let him. He is 34-1/2" tall & weighs 30lbs. He has leveled off on the charts. I so look forward to the next 18 months to see how he changes & matures into a great young man. I love you little man & always will! Thanks for being my sweet loving little boy!!!

18 Months old Today!

Today my baby boy Dalton is 18 months old. WOW how time flies!! He has become such a fine young man. He is feeling much better. He did really good thru his sick time. He sleep good! Most important thing for little people is good sleep. That is when they grow!! Speaking of growing when I went to the DR with him he weighed 31lbs. WOW I have a whopper. We go to the DR tomorrow for his 18 month checkup. I look forward to seeing how tall he is now. I am thinking about 35" high.
We are going to go broke on shoes & clothes when he gets older. I think he will have BIG feet. Just like his momma!!
He is still a boy of few words but then again he is a guy & they don't talk much even when the grow up! So I guess he is just about perfect!!
Here is my favorite picture of him. This is from Valentine's Day.




How this 18 months as gone so fast! I know that it will only get faster. I am trying to slow down & enjoy every minute I have with him. Someday he won't want his mommy as much. So I am holding on to him tight right now!!

Still Under the Weather!!

Well Dalton is still feeling bad. We have a DR appt. tomorrow. I hope they can shed some light on why he has a fever. It is low grade but still you worry about your baby! He is still such a good & happy boy even with a fever. I tell you I have a real winner!! I can't believe he is going to be 18 months soon. AHHHHHHHHHHHHH it is going too fast.

Under the weather baby!

Sorry for not writing in awhile, I have been busy with a 17 month old. Poor baby boy had a fever yesterday & was kind of slow. Not sure why he had a fever. No runny nose or cough. Just a fever & really not in the mood to play like he usually is. He woke up about midnight for an hour, then we put him back to bed & he woke up at 9am. That is when I knew he did not feel well. Then he took a nap for 3 hours. Again I knew he was not feeling well. Lately I only get about 2 hours. I hope he feels better today!! We are putting up a fence between the house & pool so little buddy can't get to the pool. He LOVES to be outside & I hate we can't be on the back patio without me going "NO Dalton get away from the pool" all the time! Daddy will be done with it today I hope. Grandpa is coming over to help.

Zoo Photos!

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!!