Happy Birthday Daddy!

Will celebrated his 39th birthday on May 29th. William "helped" me bake and decorate a cake for Daddy. Of course William also thought it was his birthday. Everytime we have cake he thinks it is his birthday.

As you can seen from the picture William loved putting sprinkles on the cake...we went through several jars of sprinkles. FYI...they taste terrible!!

Willliam's latest obsession

School buses! He loves them. Everytime we get in the car he asks me if we are going to see a school bus! If we happen to get lucky enough to see one...William screams at the TOP OF HIS LUNGS with excitement. He wants to make sure everyone on the planet is aware of the school bus.

The first few times the screaming thing happened it was a little unnerving but you get used to it eventually. My poor husband took William one Friday morning to get donuts and had the pleasure of being in the car with William as they drove through school zone after school zone. He got to experience first hand the screaming that I get to hear on a daily basis...one of life's little pleasures. He came home and wondered why I hadn't warned him about the school bus screaming...hummmm???

A Big Boy Bed....AND a New Room

Well....William is finally out of the toddler bed and in a big boy bed! We moved him out of his "baby" room and into a big boy room and he loves it! He tells me over and over how much he likes his new bed and his new room. It is so sweet!

The bed came from my parents. It is a beautiful antique bed that was in my room at home. I have always loved this bed and when Mom told me I could have it for William I was so excited! They brought it to Dallas while we were in Houston and we put it together when we got home. William and I worked on it one afternoon after his nap and he slept in it that night and did great!!!

His "new" room is no where being finished but hopefully will be soon. We do have bedding for him and I am slowly working on getting stuff for the walls. My sweet Dad is going to build him two bookcases for his room. I need a place to store all of his books and toys!!

I will try to post some pictures later...right now the room is a mess!

Memorial Day Weekend with Nena and Papa

Eating an "ice cream sammich"

Zipping down the zip line
Getting soaked with Daddy

Helping Daddy and Papa put his wagon together

The three Williams (William, Bill and Will)

The maiden voyage

Over Memorial Day weekend we traveled to Houston to visit Nena and Papa (aka Will's parents). William was so excited to go to Nena and Papa's house. He always has sooo much fun...because he gets the run of the house!

Every morning William helped Nena pick "matoes" (tomatoes) and flowers in the back yard. He was very busy the entire weekend! The only time he was still was while he was sleeping.

This was William's first time to sleep in a big bed (full size bed). I was a little nervous but came prepared with side rails....and Nena. He did great! He took pretty good naps and slept all night. Of course Nena did sleep with him the first two nights but by the third night he was sleeping solo. The first night he kept reaching over and saying "Nena"...just making sure she hadn't ditched him.

We took him to the park one afternoon. They have the BEST park near their house and William just loves it. It has five different play areas all covered with an awning so it is not completely miserable for the adults and the little ones are protected from the scorching sun. One of the play areas has a zip line and William loved it! He had to do it over and over and over.....

After our trip to the park we stopped at a spray park so William could cool off after running around. Once he warmed up to the idea he and his Dad had a great time getting soaked! Then we had to make a run for it...a HUGE "wunderstorm" (William's word for thunderstorm) was blowing in at record speed so we headed home for dinner.

One evening William and Nena (God bless her) played in the sprinklers in the backyard while Will, Bill and I sat on the porch and watched. William loved telling Nena which way to run and jump through the sprinklers. William of course was running around in his birthday suit and could not understand why Nena would not take off her clothes! Crazy kid.

The highlight of the trip was William's new wagon. Nena and Papa bought him a Radio Flyer red wagon which he loves. He helped (I use the term loosely) Daddy and Papa put the wagon together and then they took it out for a test drive. He loves it!!!

Thank you Nena and Papa for a fun weekend!!

A Visit to the Dallas Zoo

Triple Trouble

Jett and William
Jett, Tom, Ben and William watching the monkeys
Hanging out in the wagon...he didn't want to lose his spot

A few weeks ago (I am a little behind on my posts) we went to the zoo with our cousins and The Fenlaws. The day started out a little wet and VERY humid but we all survived and had a great time. The boys loved watching the monkeys...especially the ones that made a lot of noise....I wonder why???

Frances brought a wagon which William loved riding in and pulling. According to William it was always "Milliam's turn" (no that is not a typo that is how William pronounces his name).

After walking around for a while we stopped to have lunch. Everyone was eating and doing so well....except for William. He thought it would be fun to jump up and run away...ugh! After chasing him down, he got a time out in the stroller. He then proceeded to scream and the top of his lungs! He wanted to make sure everyone in the zoo knew what a terrible mother he had...trust me...they heard him! He got himself so worked up that he tipped the entire stroller over on its side. I immediately up righted him, made sure he was ok and then left him in there (he was still throwing his little fit). I am sure someone was busy call CPS. William finally calmed down and was able to get out of the stroller again....but only for a little while. The temper tantrum throwing William reared his ugly head again and had to get back in the stroller until we left the zoo.

Nap time with GB

"Napping" with GB

William loves to take pretend naps. He loves to take everything off his bed and lay down on the floor and take a nap. Today GB had the experience of napping with William.

Pee pee in the Potty!!!

William loves the potty. He loves to tell me several times a day that he NEEDS to pee pee. He takes off his diaper and runs to the bathroom (this usually happens right after he has gone in his diaper). As many times as William has sat on the potty he has never once actually gone to the bathroom.

So...tonight after his bath he told me he needed to pee pee and went and sat on the potty and...drumroll...he actually peed!! I immediately started clapping and cheering (never thought I would be so excited about pee). William was sooo proud of himself! It was too cute! He called his grandparents to tell them all about it!

We have not officially started potty training but it is in our near future. Hopefully it will be an easy process since he is so obsessed with pee and poo!

Books anyone???

Will and I read to William every night before bed....but tonight apparently we did not read enough books. I went to check on William before I went to bed and he had 21 books in bed with him!! I quietly removed them so he could sleep peacefully in his tiny toddler bed. Sweet boy...I am sooo glad he loves books!

Bath Time.....

Apparently one bath a day is not enough for William. I was quickly fertilizing the back yard before it rained...I was outside less than five minutes...and I walk in to find my son (who I left playing in the living room) naked in the kitched sink!! He told me..."I take a bath Mommy". What scares me is that he got undressed, removed his diaper, got a chair from the kitched table and climbed into the sink in record speed!


For those of you out there worried about the hot water or knives in the sink...don't. The knives are never left in the sink. As far as the hot water goes....he knows how to operate it.

Grass....Finally

Today we lost a tree in our front yard and gained grass! We hated to lose the tree but it was genetically challenged and had to go. We are so excited to finally have grass in our front yard instead of a giant mud pit. William was fascinated with the whole process. He loved watching the guys cut down the tree and grind the stump. I have never seen him sit so still!

Here are a few pictures of the whole process. I will try to add and after shot so you can see how everything turned out.

A Mess of a Day

The day started out with William putting on my mascara while I was getting dressed. Apparently it was not pushed back on the bathroom counter far enough and he snatched it and ran. When I finally caught up to him...this is what I found!!

Later in the day my sweet son decided he did not need to take a nap. He also decided (while not napping) that he did not like the lamp in his room so he broke it! I hear him crying...the kind that makes you drop what you are doing and run kind of cry....and open the door to his room to find him sitting in his crib holding part of a broken light blub in his hand. Luckily he was not cut up...not sure how that happened but I am very thankful!! No trip to the ER...yet. There were pieces of glass everywhere! And they were all VERY tiny. I strip William down to his diaper and then remove everything on the bed. Then I vacuumed the room...no less than ten times to make sure I got every little piece of glass. Once everything is back in order I check out the lamp. The place where the light bulb was supposed to fit is completely broken! How my son managed to do this and electrocute himself is a miracle! William is no longer allowed to have lamps in his room!

Suzanna and Jay's Wedding

This past weekend Will and I traveled to Boerne, Texas for Suzanna and Jay's wedding. We had such a great time! The wedding was beautiful and everyone had so much fun! Suzanna looked gorgeous.

The ceremony was outside by the lake and the weather could not have been better...clear blue skies. We were all a little worried because it had rained on Friday and Saturday morning...but God smiled on Suzanna and Jay and the sun came out!

After the ceremony we spent the evening dining and dancing outside under the stars. It was a great wedding!

Congratulations! We love you both very much!

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Rubottom

Hendrickson/Morgan Family
The Whole Family

Anna and Allison

Angie, Frances and Robin

William's 2nd Year Pictures

My sweet and talented cousin Suzanna (her website and blog are listed to the right) took William's 2nd year pictures at the beginning of March. They turned out great! Suzanna did a great job capturing our little man despite the fact he never stopped moving!

Thank you Suzanna! We love you!

Sweet William

In front of a red bud tree
Stopping long enough to smell the flowers

Accepting a bribe from Mommy

Taking a one second break

High Point with Pop and Gigi

We spent the weekend at High Point with Pop and Gigi (William's great-grandparents) and had a great time! Here is a pic of them with the boys.

A Day at High Point

We dropped Will off at the airport (he was headed to Houston for a funeral) and William and I went to High Point for the day to visit GB and SuSu. Poor William had been holed up in the house the past week because of bad weather and sickness and he just needed to get out and run around.

GB showing William his new bee keeping outfit

Fixing GB's tractor King of the Mountain
Driving the tractor

Firetruck Park

William loves to be outside...no matter the temperature! One morning we didn't have much going on so we went to the Firetruck park (as William calls it) to play. Since we moved I have hardly taken any pics of the little man, so I decided to take my camera.

We had so much fun just hanging out together. We played with a ladybug (which we looked for the next time we were at the park...try explaining to a 2 year old that the ladybug is no longer on the same blade of grass!), kicked the soccer ball and ran around.

I love it when I get a day to just play with William...just the two of us! Too many times we are running to activities or playgroups and we don't get enough time with just the two of us. My goal until he starts school in September is to spend more time with just us....playing and having fun!!

William and his bulldozerMy Little ManHis favorite pastime....sliding with his bulldozer

Bottom's Up

William is obsessed with the potty right now...so everything we talk about involves peeing or pooping. Oh the joys of parenting. William also loves to take off his clothes and his diaper...which makes things interesting at naptime and bedtime.

One night we put William to bed a little too early. Apparently he was not tired yet and had too much time on his hands. I went to check on him before I went to bed and found a bare little bottom staring at me! Of course instead of immediately checking to see if he was sleeping in pee, I ran to get my camera!! You never know when you might need to embarrass your child one day.

Mommy's Little Helper

While I was busy folding laundry in the living room my little helper was very busy re-arranging the fridge! Apparently he did not like where I put the ketchup!

Play Day with Big Mama

On Tuesday Big Mama came over to spend the day with William and me. We picked her up in the morning and brought her back to our house to play. I am not sure if she will ever come back. Sweet Big Mama was trying to rest and William told me..."Shhhhh, Big Mama is sleeping" and then he promptly went and woke her up by climbing up in her lap. Poor Big Mama! Here are a few pictures from her visit.

Snuggling with Big Mama

To Nap or Not to Nap

William might be ready to give up his nap....ugh! Some days he does not nap at all and other days maybe an hour at the most. This does not work for me! I need a good 3 hour nap everyday so I can get some stuff done (ie. update this blog) while he is sleeping. I would leave him in there for quiet time but read below and you will understand why I am a little hesitant to do so......

On Monday of this week William decided to not take a nap. He stayed in his room and played quietly for a while. It was great! Then I walked by his room to put laundry away and smelled poop....now I am worried. I opened the door to find my son completely naked...well he was wearing socks...and telling me I pooped Mommy! UGH!!! Thankfully he had taken off the diaper and placed it in the middle of the floor and left it alone. I am so lucky that he decided not to paint the walls with poop. It could have been a lot worse.

After not napping on Monday we headed to the airport to pick up Will and what does William do....fall asleep!!!

Taking off all of his clothes wore him out!

Pics of the New House

Here are a few pictures of the new house...some before and after shots. We love our new home and our neighborhood. After searching for over a year we truly found the perfect home for our family. I am not the best photographer....sorry!

Front After

Front Before
Kitchen After

Kitchen Before

Family Room After

Family Room Before

Living/Dining Room After

Living/Dining Before