A Week of Firsts and Picture Overload!

This week, Jack has decided to break his poor mommy's heart and become a big boy! As my last child, I am enjoying each milestone, but wishing just a little that he would take just a bit longer to reach them. So, in the last week, we have had our first real crawl, we have begun pulling up on everything in sight (which unfortunately has resulted on the first bumps on the noggin), we have begun holding our own bottle for the first time, and we now have our first real "Mommy, I hope you brought plenty of tissues cause I plan on using the whole box in the next fifteen minutes" cold, which I fear (as all mommies do, you know) may be turning into his first ear infection. I must say, though, that the dear child has the cutest sneezes you've ever seen and there is just nothing better than when your little wiggly worm decides he needs to take a time out and rest nuzzled up into your neck. Snotty shirt or not, it is so worth it! Now that I've got you all geared up to see all these firsts, you should know that the picture overload is totally unrelated.

And now for something completely different (c'mon you know you're a closet Python fan, or maybe a not-so-closet Python fan)...

Last night, Mema, Molly, and I dressed up in our sixties gear, ratted up our bouffants, and went to go see Hairspray with a big group of women from our church. We had a blast! Molly was very excited to dress up with her friends and enjoyed the musical immensely (almost as much as she enjoyed the tootsie roll pop that was passed out to everyone in honor of "Penny" (a character in the movie). The movie is a lot of fun. Side note: It's filled with innuendo that fortunately passes over a four-year-olds head, but there is one "cover her ears" moment in case you are considering taking a child). Here is a picture of our big group. Can you find us?!


Today, the kids and I rode with G.G. (Dave's dad) to see Grandad (Dave's grandad) in Brenham. As always, we had a great time and the kids enjoyed hunting in the attic and touring the big beautiful house in search of butterflies. We haven't seen Grandad in a while but my kids don't seem to mind a bit. They take no time to warm up. Within seconds, Will is breaking out the marbles because Grandad first taught him how to play and Molly is climbing into his lap. It's really very sweet. So, here are a few pictures of our adventure...

Jack with Grandad's friend, Betty. No stranger anxiety anywhere in sight. He loved her!

Elevator Rides! Wow, Grandad's house is COOL!

Any architects out there? I can't remember the name of this part of the house but the kids asked to go out there as soon as we stepped foot inside.

Big smiles.

Add G.G. in there too.

We have a picture almost exactly like this of Dave and his dad when Dave was little, so I'm loving this one.

When we got home, the kids were playing when I made dinner.

And, Jack was all smiles with his favorite toy... a spoon. He's easily amused.

Thanks for reading. Pics of the firsts to come soon. I promise!