Orange Belt

Jack earned his orange belt today!  He was so excited (if you can't tell from the first picture).  There were certain moves he was tested on and he did great!  He was also asked by the instructor to be the leader....that made his day!  The leader leads the class and tells everyone what to do next.  He got to tell everyone to "Set", which means to stand very still with your hands by your side.  The class also had to say "Yes Sir" to him.  Jack was on top of the world!  We are so proud of him and look forward to his next graduation! 

A Day at the Beach

We went to Galveston for the day on Saturday.  Jack loves the beach and Taylor's first beach experience was great!  She loved the water and if we looked away for one second, she had a mouth full of sand.  My mom came into town and it was her birthday on Sunday, so she enjoyed spending her birthday weekend at the beach with the kids.  My brother and Michael also met us down there.  The weather was perfect and we all had a great time!!

And by the way, Taylor is officially crawling.  She started somewhat crawling last weekend and by Wednesday she was in full crawling mode.  Yay!!! 

Taylor - 9 Month Check-Up

Oh how time flies!  I can't believe my baby girl is 9 months old.  She had her check-up yesterday morning and is doing great!

• Weight - 16 lbs 4 oz (10%)
• Height - 28 in (50%)

She didn't have to get any shots but had to get her finger pricked.  She didn't even cry!  The nurse and I had our eyes closed waiting for her to scream and she didn't make a peep.  Taylor can wave bye bye and loves to talk, laugh and smile! She's not crawling and doesn't seem to have any desire to do it.  She gets up on all fours and rocks back and forth and can move from all fours to the sitting position and from the sitting position to all fours.  She's never been a big fan of being on her stomach.  She likes to stand or sit so she doesn't miss anything.  She loves being in her walker and runs around the house chasing after Jack and the dogs.  Hopefully she'll decided to crawl in the next week or so....she's very close!!

  

Jack & Mommy Day

Larry went to the lease on Saturday to start getting ready for hunting season.  His lease is in Gonzales so he took Taylor with him and she spent the night with my parents.  Jack and I stayed behind and spent the whole day together.  We went to the pool, went to his favorite store, The Red Store (Target) and got a new firetruck, ate dinner at his favorite restaurant, Chick-Fil-A and watched a movie at home and ate popcorn.  We missed Taylor Bug but it was nice to spend the day together and do a few of Jack's favorite things.  We had a great time!!

4th of July!

We had a great and busy 4th of July week/weekend!  Thursday we went to a friends house for dinner and fireworks.  It was nice and very low key. Jack loved the fireworks and sparklers (I completely forgot to take pictures).

Friday morning we met Jack's best buddy, Connor, at a splash pad near his house. Jack had so much fun and we enjoyed relaxing and catching up with Connor's mom and dad.  Taylor had a great time as well with Connor's little sister, Allie.  They played and Allie even helped me feed Taylor a bottle.  Allie was a big help and was loving every minute of it!

Friday evening, we headed to a friend's ranch and stayed there until Sunday.  We fished, went swimming, relaxed and enjoyed our time with good friends!

When we got back into to town on Sunday, Jack and I went to the movies.  He's been asking to see Despicable Me 2.  I love movie dates with my little guy!

Fun Weekend with Friends

We had a fun, busy weekend!  The fun started on Friday, with a trip to Schlitterbahn in Galveston.  We went with three of Jack's closest friends (Connor, Tyler and Cameron) and their moms.  The boys loved all the rides and so did the moms!  Jack loved the Dragon Blaster, the Pirate Ship and floating the lazy river.  We both had a great time and can't wait to go back!

On Saturday, a friend of ours organized lunch and a visit to the new fire station on Grogans Mill Road.  We had a big group of Jack's friends and parents.  We all met for lunch at Zunum.  The kids played on the indoor playground and decorated cookies, while the parents had a nice lunch catching up.  After lunch, we headed to the fire station.  We met all the firemen, took a tour of the fire house, sat on the firetrucks, met Relay, the fire dog and enjoyed an ice cream in front of the station.  It was so much fun and all the kids loved it!  Taylor had a great time as well.  She couldn't take her eyes off of Relay and all the firemen!

 

Karate & Turning 7 Months

Jack is loving karate! He earned his headband in class on Thursday and was so excited (now he really looks like Karate Kid)!  Since his first class, three more of Jack's friends (Tyler, Cameron and Talin) have enrolled and are in his class.  Its so much fun to watch these wild little boys interact and get a long so well.  Jack is enjoying it so much that we decided to sign him up for 35 sessions, which will last until the end of the year.  

Little Miss Taylor is growing up too fast...she turned 7 months last week!  She's sitting up all by herself and is loving it!  Her first tooth came in last week (in front, on the bottom) and her second (right next to her first tooth) just broke through her gums.  She has been fighting a nasty virus for over a week now.  Last week, her fever was running between 102-104.  It finally broke over the weekend and she started to feel much better and is getting better everyday.

  

Jack's 2013 School Picture

Jack had his school pictures a few weeks ago.  The picture turned out great, except that his hair is a little messy from playing outside.  He has a huge smile on his face and we love it!  His class also took a group picture with his teachers. 

Mother's Day

I had a great Mother's Day!  I was spoiled with breakfast in bed, wonderful gifts and a nice relaxing day.  Jack made me two amazing handmade gifts and a card at school.  He was so excited about giving them to me that he was telling me all about them for a week now.  I'm one lucky mommy!!

 

  

Karate Kid

Jack loves TMNT, Power Rangers and runs around the house karate chopping the dogs and Taylor so we decided to sign him up for karate.  His good friend from school, Connor, is taking it with him and they were both so excited!  We actually went to college with Connor's mom and dad (what a small world).  Yesterday was their first class and they loved it!  Jack learned a few moves and learned what to do if a stranger comes up behind him.  They both earned their white belt after class and a report card with "awesome" in every category. Jack is looking forward to his next class and wearing his uniform....he wanted to sleep in it last night!