Karma

We've entered a scary new stage with Holton.....the biting stage! Last Wednesday we got a note from Holton's schoool saying that he bit another child on the arm. This was a first for us, so we were very surprised. I tried to talk to Holton about this problem on the way home, but I don't think he was taking me seriously.

















Well, karma got Holton back. When I pikced him on Thursday, I immediately saw this large bruised area on his cheek. He apparently got bit on the cheek by aonther little friend in his class. He didn't look quite as confident that day when we talked again about how biting hurts everyone.



















And the culprit that bit Holton.....it was a little girl! Don't let that get out or it might ruin his tough guy reputation.

Let's go racing boys!

A couple weekends a year Adam and I put on our best t-shirts, put batteries in our scanners, load up our coolers and we head out early to watch a good ol' NASCAR race. Adam had been going to NASCAR races for years. He begged and begged for me to go and one year I reluctantly gave in to his begging. The first time the cars went around at full speed, I was hooked! And, can we talk about the people watching? Where else can you see this type of quality action???











This year Adam and I were joined by a great crew. My little brother Patrick, his fiancé Amanda, Adam's crazy cousin Zack and his lovely wife Kelli, and Patrick's fraternity brother, Nikolas (who is just the sweetest, cutest things you single gals). We had so much fun even if Dale Jr. didn't win.

Don't let the picture fool ya, he's great.




Adam and Zack by our version of the porto-potty

Patrick and sweet Amanda


We had great seats


The start of the race, so happy and hopeful.

As the race came to an end, Adam's mood changed. How thrilled does he look with me smooching him...

Good times

Do you see this? Proof that Holton does smile in pictures!

















Last weekend we attended a birthday party for our good friend who turned 30 (Teresa) and she was smart enough to provide entertainment for the kids. Holton loved the slide and he enjoyed pretending he was one of the bigger kids. We got some great pictures, thanks to Amanda.


















Just to give Adam a good laugh and have even more reason to make fun of me......I am including this horrible picture of Holton and me going down the slide together. Can I just say it was so awkward getting me and Holton up and over that dang slide. I'm too old for that kind of thing. I don't even know where to begin with this picture. I could say so many things.

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.