No pictures, please!

Last week to celebrate Holton's cousins being in town we thought it would be a great idea to get their picture together.

















I love taking pictures of Holton because he's just the cutest thing around (I'm not biased at all). But set him down for an official photo shoot and he's not having it! He does not pose, does not laugh, he does not like the big camera and certainly doesn't enjoy the goofy noises the photographers make in a desperate attempt to get one smile out of him. Oh no. He cried and cried and we tried all the tricks. We even put these lame Easter Eggs on the ladder, but no luck. Here are the pictures that don't include tears. He's still darn cute to me!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I thought I'd post some pictures of the recent Irish Festival. My brother Patrick, his wonderful fiancé Amanda, Holton and I all attended the outdoor event. The weather was perfect and we had a really good time.

Holton wasn't sure about the crowd at first.

Patrick, Amanda & a squirmy Holton

This guy was great. He was really interested in these outfits....eeewww.....

Our crazy week!

Last Tuesday night after serving my civic duties by voting AND going back to caucus (such a weird word), Holton started to get sick. He threw up and had a fever so off we went to the doctor on Wednesday. She said he had the dreaded stomach virus and that is simply had to run its course. Poor Holton was so sick and couldn’t keep anything down. It was just pitiful.

To make matters worse, Adam and I were supposed to head out for Vegas on Thursday night. Pa Pa and Na Na came down to watch Holton so that we could enjoy or weekend getaway, but that was not meant to be.

Did you know that it could snow in Dallas.....in March.....and that this would start massive chaos on the road and at DFW airport? Well it can and it did. They cancelled our flight to Vegas and they were all booked up through Saturday. So, we stayed home which turned out to be a very good thing. Thursday night Adam and I both woke up with that lovely virus. It was terrible!! No wonder poor Holton was so sick! Thankfully we had Pa Pa and Na Na there to take care of our little boy. But, poor Pa Pa (Adam’s dad) ended up catching the vicious virus! I felt like our entire house needed to be quarantined.

So, no exciting get away to Vegas. The snow is now long gone in Dallas and we're all still trying to recover from this dang virus. The good news is that Holton turned 16 months on Friday and has added a new word to his vocabulary. More on that later!

He did it!

I just want to give some "props" to Holton for sleeping through the night in his own bed. (To all the folks with no kids yet, trust me, you take pride in these small little victories!) It was such a delightful treat on Saturday morning when I woke up at 7:10 and realized Holton made it through one whole night in his own crib! No 3 AM wake up and walk down stairs to the fridge for some milk. Maybe as he's getting older he's getting better about the whole sleep thing. Whatever the reason, I love it! Oh yea, he even slept until 5 AM this morning in his own bed. I sure hope this is a trend.