Birthday Celebration #5

Dave had his final birthday celebration last night. My parents came into town, and we had a nice dinner & dessert at another delicious restaurant in this great city!

What did Dave get this time???

Hugging Grandpa bye-bye

Telling Grammie bye-bye

Shaking Grandpa's hand

Birthday Celebration #4

Tonight we celebrated with the Lees, since Dave and Jeff have birthdays in the same week. As usual, we laughed and ate a lot!!



Singing and clapping along with the waiters and the rest of our room

We definitely didn't have enough candles for the cake, but we settled on 4!

Mommy's cake is yummy! J is getting impatient for his piece.

Buddies

Birthday Celebration #2

Dave had his 2nd birthday celebration with J and me last night. We took him to one of our favorite local, casual restaurants. You can build your own gourmet burger, and they make two scrambled eggs for J everytime we go in there. They have the best burgers and fries around!! Even better, it is right next to my favorite mall...even better for ME, that is. Also, Dave had a great lunch with his team from work (Celebration #3). They took him out for Mexican, and he loved it, as always.




Woohoo, Hurt Locker on blue-ray!!!

Birthday Guy

Someone in our house has a birthday today! In fact, he is the oldest member of our family of three!! Yes, Dave is celebrating his 36th birthday today!!! I am so thankful for this man and that God has allowed ME to share a lifetime with him. This day is special to me, too, as I realize it is the day that the Lord brought Dave into the world and already knew the great plans He had for him.

Dave at 10 mos. 2 days

Dave at 3 yrs. 5 mos.

A Proud Daddy

Being silly with his boy

Two of his favorite things-his boy and the water

Loves chocolate even off of a toddler's spoon

Always shows a lot of expression

Such a fun guy :)

Happy Birthday, Sweetie! J and I love you very much!!!

Birthday Celebration #1

Birthdays in our house are celebrated for at least a week! This week is extra special because Dave will be celebrating his actual birthday on Thursday. We started celebrating this weekend with Dave's parents. They came into town on Friday, and Dave enjoyed his first birthday dinner/dessert along with some presents, of course! :)


J helping Dave open his card


Trying to make the big balloon sing



J is really into dancing lately, so here he is dancing with Daddy and Guapo. I wish I could have captured him with his typical dance move...leg stretched back with his hands doing the "Wheels on the Bus" motion. Hilarious!

T-ball Fun with Daddy and Mommy

We think our boy is finally better! The lab did not find anything of concern in his diaper sample, so we (the doctor and us) are now thinking that he developed acid reflux after a stomach virus. The Prevacid is working great at this point. He seems to have all of his energy back!! Here a few pics that we took last night at our t-ball game! ;)

Answers...PLEASE!

The past three weeks have been filled with some excitement but mostly a lot of concern over what is going on with our little boy. He has had diarrhea for twenty days and has vomitted ten nights. We have been to see the doctor twice now, and his diaper is in the lab to see if there is some type of bacteria causing all of this. While we wait on the results, his doctor is treating him for acid reflux (following a virus)to see if that is the issue. So far, he has not vomitted since starting the Prevacid, and SLOWLY seems to be feeling more like himself...more energy, more smiles,etc. At this point, we are ready to have some answers and some uninterrupted SLEEP for all three of us! On that note, today has been our best day...no diarrhea, no vomit, energy level is UP.

Last week, two of my good friends ("teacher friends") came here for a visit. It was so much fun to catch up with these girls, but also to watch the boys interact...even if our conversations abruptly stopped to chase someone, dry tears, demand sharing, or encourage an apology! ;) Thanks for making the trip, Angela and Holly!






This past weekend Dave and I got to do something we hardly ever get to do...have a couple's night out with NO children. That's right, we got together with three other couples for dinner and games on Saturday night while my mom and dad kept J. We had so much fun and haven't laughed that much in a long time. I forgot to take pictures! :(

On Sunday, Dave and J spent pretty much the whole day together while I helped give a baby shower for my friend, Kerri. It was a walk down memory lane as I went back to my college town and the city where I began teaching ten years ago. I always like to go back there for a visit, not necessarily for the city but for the memories. I made some lasting relationships there and am so thankful that God led me to that place. As always, it was great to be back with Kerri and Holly. I didn't take any pictures so I had to find an oldie...but not too old.



My sister is coming over tonight for dinner and even better, she is going to keep J while we go look at a few houses with our agent. Yay!!