Bluebonnet Hunt!

We are off on a day trip to find bluebonnets! I love pictures in them. We missed them last year but got them for Dalton's First Year. Pictures to follow! Have a great day today!

New look!

What do you think of the new blog look? I love it!!! Dalton has a LOVE I mean LOVE for trains so I thought trains would be perfect. Let me know what you all think by leaving a comment! I can't wait for Dalton to see it. He will think it's great! He loves to see himself on the computer screen. He says "That's Dalton"! Thanks for being patient while my blog looked so ugly! I am going to really work at blogging everyday now. It will be more fun with a pretty site! I am waiting for a new camera mine died! Happy Blogging!

Blog Makeover & Comments!

OK I am getting a blog makeover! I really love blogging but my blog needs some serious help! For some reason all the items on the right side of my blog fell to the bottom below all my postings. Don't know how that happened just did! I am sort of computer dumb so I probably did something to it. If anyone knows how to fix it I would appreciate letting me know! Thanks in advance. I also put comments back up on my blog. I took them down for awhile but I am so excited about my blog makeover I am ready to get some comments on it! I promise I will be posting Dalton's 2 year pictures soon.

CHICKEN STRIKE....

Along with most other things! We have a chicken strike at our house now. Dalton used to like chicken but now NOT! I don't understand kids eating habits. He used to eat all the veggies & fruits in the form of baby food but NOT now! He won't even try stuff. And you know that you can't make a 2 year old eat if they don't want to. They don't get the take stuff away or grounding thing. I am not going to be the type that makes him eat what is on his plate but goodness at least give it a try! If anyone has tips I would love them. Because he hardly eats anything that is good for him. He does eat yogurt at least! I am so sick of making food & him not even wanting it. So I have a policy now that what I put on your plate is what you get & if you don't like it there will be another meal in a few hours!!! I am not a short order cook & this is not a cafeteria. I have to admit that us parents don't eat well. We at least eat a few veggies & some fruit. I wish Dalton would. I give him things over & over but he says "I don't like it!" again without even trying it. Enough about this I am sure you are bored by now. So I am off to bed, maybe I will dream up a good way to get him to eat. PS: I have even tried the cookbook that has you hide the fruits & veggies in brownies & other great food. It is good but again he won't eat it!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Dalton is somewhat green today. He is under the weather. He has a cough. Dalton still wakes up in such a good mood even when he is feeling under the weather. After lunch I asked Dalton if he was tired he said yes! I said when I clean up we will put you to bed. I put up his plate then looked in the living room & he was gone. I looked in his room & he was laying on a pillow on the floor going to sleep. I sat down & he feel right to sleep. I put him up in his bed & he did not even move. That would be a first for Dalton. My boy does not go to bed willingly! I hope he feels better soon. His sisters are coming over today. Maeve is coming in from College. She graduates this May! We are so happy for her to be done with school. She has applied for a job in another city. I am excited for her to spread her wings & fly! She is so responsible & will do great in whatever she does. I hope my boy stays asleep for a few hours to help him get better. He usually sleeps 3 hours. Yesterday he sleep zero minutes for a nap! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH it was a long day with a boy that did not nap. Nana & Papa came over & we went to our favorite restaurant Los Cucos for food & margaritas! Well I only have 1 because I am a cheap date! I hope everyone has a great St. Patrick's Day!

Tooooooo Smart!

We were driving home tonight from running some errands & Dalton pipes up from the back seat "Almost home"! He is so smart. Everyday he amazing me with the knowledge that he has. Some of the stuff I think where did he learn that. Wow he is such a sponge. We went to Chuck E Cheeses today! He loves that place. I guess what is not to love food & games! They don't put on a show like they used to. I miss that from my childhood. It is rainy & cold now. Just yesterday I had the a/c on because it was in the high 80's. Now the heat. Come on weather make up your mind. I have had a cold since last week. Dalton has a cough but is much better then me. I am coughing my brains out! If you know what I mean. My parents went out of town today & we went to their house to pick something up. We went in & Dalton was asking where is Nana & Papa???? He walked all over the house looking for them. We left & he whimpered & said "I miss Nana & Papa" It was so sad. Yesterday at school he was telling everyone that his sisters were coming over. The teacher asked him what their names were. He said "Dayna & Laura" then she asked how many sisters do you have & he said "NINE"! How funny is that. Monday he was on the playground in a car & was talking on the play phone in the car & the teacher asked who he was talking to. He said "Mommy" she said "Is she at work?" he said "No she is shopping" then he said "Bye bye Mommy" & hung up the phone. He is so funny! He is getting such an imagination now. I love to listen to him when he does not think anyone is. He plays with his trains (he is obsessed with them) & talks to them. We are working on his big boy room. It is the Thomas the Train theme room. Of Course! Like I said he is obsessed with trains now. He knows about 75% of all the Thomas the trains there are. When you buy a Thomas the train there are flyer's in each one with all the current trains & tracks in them. We have a ton of those. He carries them around & reads them (or I read them) all the time. We go over the trains each day at least 3 times. If you say to him is this say "James" & it is not he will correct you with the right name of the train. I have found these great standing street signs at Toys * us! There is a railroad sign & stop sign I am going to get for his room. I am also getting this great wall mural that we are going to get. Also a switch plate & some other great stuff for his room.

Thomas Mural

Wall Switch plate

Well I took some cold medicine & it is kicking in now so I better go to bed! I will try to put on some pictures of the room in progress soon.

Goodnight all!

Rodeo Day at school!

OK I have to admit that my boy is the cutest! This week at school was rodeo week. I dressed my little cowboy up & off he rode to school on Monday. He got to ride a pony too! Today was picture day & was so excited about it. Daddy & Dalton went to the park after school & flew a kite! He loved it for about 10 mins. I guess a 2 year old does not have a long attention span. He is such a good boy! I know that I say that all the time & everyone that reads this probably says "STOP" Saying that because you are the mother & you are suppose to think that. But he is so good! He does not give us problems, all of my friends say he is great too. Daddy has retired from his job after 31.5 years. So he has been home since last Friday. Dalton is loving it. He will be returning to work soon which scares me because Dalton is getting used to us both being home with him. They have such a great bond! He LOVES his daddy so much.

What a cute cowboy!

Big boy!

As in past posts (not too many lately) I have said how much Dalton is talking. Wow it is amazing. The other day we were in the car & he kids playing soccer & said "soccer". Wow I did not know he knew what Soccer was. He is sooooo smart! He has such a sweet spirit my baby boy. He sure loves his momma! The other night we were putting him to bed. Normally I say my good nights then leave while Daddy finishes putting him down & sitting on the couch (and falling asleep) for a few minutes before he falls asleep. But that night he says momma sit so I sat (I mind well!) then Daddy put him down & said Daddy will sit with mommy & Dalton said "No Daddy Go". OH my I felt so bad for Darrel. He kept saying NO Daddy GO. So Darrel said goodnight & left. I do know how he feels because most nights he just wants Daddy to put him to bed because that has been the routine for so long. Dalton is such a routine boy. I am really excited about getting him a big boy bed. We are getting close. I am ready to have him potty trained! I am SICK of CHANGING DIAPERS!!! YUCK! I know why people potty train by 2. Sorry for TMI! They have adult poop by then! YUCK!!!!!! I am not sure what it is going to be like not to put him up on the changing table! I should be thinner from all this but NOT! I need to post some updated photos. He is becoming such a little man now. Daddy & Dalton went to get a haircut today. He is such a good customer while getting his haircut. He just sits there very still & waits until she is done. We go to the same lady who is wonderful! So I guess he is knows her but he has always been a good boy getting his haircut. Again he is pretty much perfect. You know I claimed he would be a great kid & that is what he is turning out to be. I think God wants us to ask for what we want out loud! I know he knows what is in our heart but he loves it when you ask him then PRAISE him for it! Well enough with the soap box! Have a great weekend!

Birthday party today!

We went to Dalton's friend Connor's birthday party today. He is 2! Dalton had a great time as usual. He is such a good boy. I am sure I have mentioned that before. He is kind of congested right now. He can't sleep good. He is in our bed with Daddy. I am in the office working. They are both snoring! YUCK! I hope he feels better soon. No school on Monday BUMMER! But I guess that is good since he is a little under the weather. I swear this school thing has keep him sick allot! I am sick of sick!!! I really need to get his 2 year pictures done! He has been sick so much I make the appt. then he gets sick. Maybe it is the getting the pictures done that is causing it! No but I really need to do them.

New Year New Words!

Dalton has taken off with his words. He is just talking up a storm. Just like his mama! At school on Wednesday one of his teachers said "Wow we sure noticed that Dalton started talking more, his words are so clear"! I am so excited about it. Communication is much easier when I can figure out what he wants or needs. Well we had a big fall today. Bad Mommy let his stand in my office chair & I turned my back for 2 seconds & he fell over. He hit is head on the hardwood floor in my office. He has a big goose egg on his head & he hit his nose & it was bleeding too. I felt SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO bad!!! I called the Dr because if you know me you know that I am a freak about sickness & hurts! They said if he did not pass out he did not have a concussion. I was glad to hear that. I have learned my lesson as well as Dalton. He has not gone near that chair all day! Not such a great way to start the new year! He loves saying cheese!! See Damage below.........

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

So it is time to say goodbye to another year tonight. Wow! 2009 is upon us in full force. I am looking for it to be a great year in spite of our "change" in Washington. I am going to stay positive about that! I have not said anything on this blog about politics because it is about Dalton. But then again it is my blog & my thoughts so I can say whatever I want to. I guess I don't have a choice but to be positive, because it is going to happen regardless of my vote. Let's see if America really likes the "change" that is coming! OK enough of that depressing talk. I see Dalton changing in so many ways. He is becoming such a young boy. He is saying lots of new words everyday. He will repeat most any word if you ask him too. (be careful what you ask for) He said puzzles yea yesterday it was so cute. He is starting to say more then one word at a time now. I think I see sentences in our near future. My poor DH, his company is going thru changes. They were suppose to have a joint venture with another company on January 1st & it fell thru. It was going to mean lots more money for us. So that is a bit of a bummer. But as my mother always says "God has something really good in store for us!" I know that my God is good & he will make this up to us 100 fold. My DH's dad is in ICU today until Friday because he has had some heart attacks since Christmas. He is having a stint (not sure of the spelling) put in on Friday. I feel bad for him that he has to spend New Year's in the hospital but we are grateful that he is on the road to recovery. He is a sweet man & we want to have allot more years with him. So in closing for 2008 I am grateful for my wonderful family, that my DH has a job & we have a wonderful home & good friends! I wish everyone was as lucky as me. I am also grateful that I can be a stay at home mom to a wonderful son that I waited over 13 years to have.

Merry Christmas to all!

Merry Christmas to all my friends & family. I sit here listening to my son & stepdaughters playing in the living room. I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful family. We had Christmas this morning at Nana & Papa's house. Great Grandfather was there too. We had a great time. Dalton helped everyone open their gifts. He was so cute. He even passed out the gifts to the people they needed to go to. What a wonderful helper elf I have. He loved all the things he got. He especially loved the helicopter that him & dad got. They are going to have lots of fun with that. I love this time of year because I know how blessed I am to have such a wonderful son. I could not have picked a better kid. He was really sick last week & was wonderful thru it all. He had pneumonia, ear infection in both ears & his 2 year molars coming in. What a trooper!! Well I will post some pictures later.

Wrapping & shopping & Sickness!

WOW we went & did some quick shopping this morning. I wish I was done!!! I now have to do some wrapping. I am a procrastinator BIG TIME! I wait till the last minute all the time. I guess it is in my personality (as they say)! I should be done with my shopping. I have such a hard time finding things for people that they will want. I don't want to buy something that someone will just throw in their closet & never use. Money is too tight these days for that. On another note poor Dalton ended up having double ear infections, pneumonia & I found this morning he is cutting his 2 year molars. Poor little guy he has been hit hard. He loves his school which is only 2 days a week. But ever since he has started he has gotten sick. He was a healthy boy before school. People tell me that he is getting immune now. I hope so because he is sure being a trooper thru all of the snot & coughing. He is on the mend & doing much better today. We have a party on Monday with his friends so I hope he gets better this weekend.

Looking for the perfect Big Boy Bed!

We are on the hunt for the perfect big boy bed for Dalton. We went to St*r today & they had some great beds. We are going to get him a twin bed & just skip the toddler bed thing all together. The toddler bed we want is over $200. Well we can get a twin bed for about $500. So why waste the money on the toddler bed when he will grow out of it quickly. He is so tall that it would not last long. So we are thinking Feb or March for moving him. After the holidays. Here is the one we like the most! The Cottage Collection We are thinking just the headboard because I don't want to waste space with a foot board in his room. We have a dresser the same color so it would go great. Anyway we are excited about making his room a big boy room. He loves trains so I am thinking about making it a vehicles theme room. He is growing up!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Wow I can't believe that it is Thanksgiving already. My boy is 2 & I am 39. The time flies when you are having fun. Dalton is so much better now! Now if we could get the sleeping under control he would be PERFECT. He made the cutest hat at school on Monday. It is a turkey hat. He even loves to wear it. He has learned to say GOBBLE GOBBLE. Well it really sounds like BOBBLE BOBBLE but we know what it is. On this day I am grateful for my family. I am so blessed to have the people in my life that God put in it. I thank God for my son. It is only because of him that I have him. He is a super huge blessing in my life. My husband is a great blessing too, he is a hard worker. I am blessed that I don't have to have a 9 to 5 job so I can be a stay at home mom. I waited so long to have him & am really happy to be able to spend everyday with him. I am also blessed to have my wonderful parents. They have taught me to be self sufficient person. I see so many people my age that can't make it without their parents. I hope to pass down this to Dalton. I wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving this 2008!

LONG time since last post!

Wow I did not realize that it had been that long since I last posted. Dalton was sick for almost 3 weeks. Welcome to school my son! I am busy right now with my lobby shows for the Christmas Season. I have 2 more weeks & then I will be off to the shopping races for Christmas gifts. Dalton had ear infections then he had sinus & throat challenges. We made our 1st trip to the emergency room with him during that time of sick! We only waited 10 mins. so that was good. Our total time in the ER was 1-1/2 hours YEA!!! Dalton loves school. He has missed some days because of being sick. He goes 2 days a week. He has not cried yet going in! He is such a big boy. We are having issues with sleeping again since he has been sick. He seems to think we all want to be up in the middle of the night for some good old play time! NOT ME!!! I have not slept good in over 3 weeks. I am TIRED! I am going to have to start the crying game again. I hate to listen to him cry but he as to learn that he needs to stay in his bed all night. I am also on the hunt for a big boy bed! I have been looking on craigslist. All that know me know I am CHEAP! I did find this cute bed that has a play area underneath it. It even has a slide! WOW! A kids dream. I am waiting for the lady to write me back about it. I don't know if she still has it. I hope so. I want to move him at the first of the year. I can't focus on one more thing right now. So if I get a bed it will stay in the garage until January! Well Dalton is in bed so that is where I am heading just in case he decides tonight is a good night to get up again! Let's hope NOT!!! Please pray that he finds his grove again with sleeping. He was doing so great for so many months.

First day of School!

This is Dalton's first day of school. He did great!! We got ready for school took pictures & headed over to his school. Bailey our dog was sad to see him go! He will miss him while he is gone. We had to wait outside for the doors to open. His friend Megan was there to wait with us for our first day. He was excited to go in. We got to his classroom & I had to sign him in. By the time I am done signing him in he as gone with the teacher right in. They have toys to play with on the floor when they first get there to make them feel comfortable. As you can see in the picture he was very comfortable. I just called school & they said he was doing great. They tell me that the second day might not be as good because they know what is going to happen. I hope not I hope it keeps going as good as today has been so far.

Happy Halloween!!!

From my Train Conductor! He is so excited about trains! We thought this would be the perfect costume for someone obsessed with trains.

2 Year Dr. Visit

Well yesterday I took Dalton to the Dr. for his 2 year checkup! We were at the Dr.'s office for 2 hours, can we all say YUCK! With a 2 year old that is very social that can be hard. He wants to say hi & bye to everyone 200 hundred times. Anyway she said he was doing great. She did ask me if he was saying 50 words I just LAUGHED! I can get about 20 out of him. He is just like his Daddy a man of few words. I updated his growth chart so you can see how he is growing. The Dr. did tell me that he will be about 6'3. WOW he is going to be tall. I am excited for him. I just love a tall man! I will be posting some pictures from the pumpkin patch & his birthday very soon.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG BOY!!

Happy Birthday my big boy!! I love you soooo much! You have been a terrific baby now you are turning into a terrific young boy. I have had a great 2 years with you & look forward to our future with you. Dad & I are soooooo proud of how good you are most of the time. You have very few meltdowns which shows what a great temperment you have. You are learning new things on a daily basis. I am so privilaged to call myself your mother. I know your daddy feels the same way about being your daddy. I could not have asked for a better kid. God gave me the best when he gave you to me. Tomorrow we are going to have a great time. Your friends & family are coming to celebrate the past 2 years & to the future. Mommy & Daddy love you ALLOT!!! Never forget that my big boy. But you know what you will always be my baby boy. LOVE YOU, Mommy XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO