Pebbles

Who knew pebbles could entertain for so long? We have a big playset in our backyard now. A playset that Macen is too young for - he is a little afraid of it right now and there is no where he can easily climb on it. But underneath it, the owners put pebbles instead of sand (Thank you!). Macen played in it for a long time when we had a really nice day last week. So long that he didn't even muster up any jabbering. He was so engrossed in picking up, raking and pouring the pebbles.

We've moved!

Old news to most of you but in a couple of months you'll understand why we post some of the things we do. Have you missed us? :)

New town, same state. You can't often say that with military moves. It was the easiest move we've had because of it though. We've gone full force since we moved and as of this week, all is calm. We just may get bored! We've had no issues with Macen adjusting other than the fake sneezing he has picked up since we got here. Maybe he is allergic to the house. Actually his "sneezes" are pretty funny. Some of them have a huge build up before the "sneeze" comes. He still loves to count and look at the alphabet. He can now say the sounds of each letter in his name without any help - but not in order. The animals have adjusted as well. Maggie rejoined us last week and it kinda made Myles a little mad for some reason. But we caught him cleaning Maggies ears tonight so he must have decided to like her again.

James has started his training for triathlons again. That will surely keep us busy this summer. And I will hopefully get a start on scrapbooking again.

Christmas morning

Macen wasn't interested in opening his gifts at first but he was beyond excited each time James unwrapped something for him. He made this face each time.

He wasted no time crawling into his dump truck.

He finally got interested in opening a present.

Merry Christmas

Macen says Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve Day Sledding

We still have snow on the ground from last week so we got Macen out on the sled. He loved it and so did James!

Texas trip

We headed to TX for a vacation after James being gone for a year. Since we missed our annual Thanksgiving day game, James thought being at the last game ever in Texas Stadium would be the next best thing. Some of our military family joined us from WA for a day at the Dallas Zoo and the game.

Macen was not a happy camper starting off our trip and then to be completely thrown off schedule with his sleep = not a pretty sight. We had several late nights and Macen didn't adapt well. He was fantastic the 3 times we needed him to be - for both flights and at the game. The other times - steer clear of the toddler. He did have the freedom of running around at the zoo playing with Marti and giving Chris kisses.

As James mentioned the game did not go as wanted but we had a great time. Macen played for most of the game. He loved all the loud music, screaming and watching people. He fell sleep the last part of the 3rd quarter and slept the rest of the game.

We had bought tickets to see the ICE exhibit at the Gaylord Texan Resort and had planned on seeing all the Christmas activities they had going on. There was Mrs. Claus with live reindeer, a life size gingerbread house, etc. We got in line to get to the line to enter the exhibit and Macen was beyond hysterical. I have never seen him so miserable (Misty, he was worse than after the game if you can believe that). Needless to say there was no way we were going to take him into a confined space of 9 degrees with lots of other people. So we decided to leave and wouldn't you know as we are winding thru the resort to get to the car, Macen is as happy as can be. So Macen, if you are reading this 15 yrs from now, you have heard this story hundreds of times and will probably hear it another hundred times. Thanks for making us throw away $40 ;) And just so you know, you didn't get out of it - we're taking you back next year. Love you little guy!

Balls, balls, balls

We had a snow day last week so we brought out the balls for some indoor entertainment. We filled his swimming pool up and Macen and Daddy had an afternoon of fun.