My Fearless Crew

Could someone please tell him that jumping off things taller than him give Mommy a heart attack? 

OU vs Notre Dame 2013

We're not big "away-game" travelers usually. We love the Sooners, but making it to all the home games has been problematic for us since we've had the boys. But about 4 years ago, we decided that if OU was playing Notre Dame, we were going. We made a 4-day trip out of the event, and flew into Chicago. We stayed on Michigan Ave at the Hilton Chicago, and on gameday we took a limo to the South Bend and back. 

Chicago reminds me of a greener NYC, and I absolutely loved the city. When we arrived Thursday, Eric and I did some sight-seeing on our own while the others went to Wrigley Field. Friday morning the guys got the opportunity to play Medinah Country club, which is where the Ryder Cup was held last year. They got to play the championship course, which they said was amazing. Meanwhile, the girls had a big shopping day on Michigan Ave. We barely made a dent in the number of stores available to us, but we enjoyed our day so much and had some quality girl time. 

Gameday morning we headed to South Bend, and walked around to see the campus. It was such a beautiful place, and the fans were awesome to us! Garrett dared Beaty to buy him a "BellDozer" jersey and he would wear it, but he didn't actually think Beaty would order it. They even changed out from "BellDozer" to "BellThrowzer" depending on how Blake threw in the touchdowns. It was a great day and a great win for the Sooners! 

Day out with Thomas Year 2

Last year we took Gavin to see Thomas and he loved it! So this year we thought we would take both kids to see Thomas and ride the train. We invited the Puryears along with us and all of us had a blast! 

1st Day of School 2013

I thought I posted this so long ago! The boys started another year at their Mother's Day Out school this September. They love to go and have some great friends, and I really really love their teachers! 

Gavin in the 3 year class at almost 3 years old

Crew in the Busy Bees 1 year old class at 18 months

A Week with the Fischers in Florida

We got to spend a week with the Fischer family in Navarre, FL this year! It's the first time all of us have been together in way too long, so the boys were very excited! We jam-packed the week with football watching, deep-sea fishing, swimming in the backyard, visiting a splashpad and playground, playing at the beach, golfing, going to the zoo, visiting the aquarium, and even taking a ride in Papa's 1951 Ford! I swear we tried relaxing but these kids aren't having any of it. Their lack of sleep didn't stop them either...they would wake up at 530 and go strong until at least 7:30 every night. It was so fun having all of the family together and the kids were pure entertainment! 

Here's our week in pics: 

In-flight entertainment

Crew & Papa time

Nana and her Sooners

Gavvy lovin on Sophie

Cool Dude

We put a blanket over the door so Crew could sleep but he figured us out! 

Passed out...

We had an amazing week and miss everyone so much. But it makes our time together so much sweeter! Thanks Nana and Papa for all you did for us in preparation and throughout the week. It was definitely above and beyond!

Crew 18 Month Checkup

Crew Buggy 

At age 1 1/2, you already thing you are in charge! You go where you want, do what you want, and you let NOTHING get in your way! As much as I always admire this quality about you, some days you give us a run for our money! You are a climber, a jumper, a freakin stunt devil! You're ability to get into something in such a short amount of time always amazes me! I have to laugh about it because I can't always be mad! On top of being my crazy lil munchkin, you are also very very sweet! You love to give kisses, you tell us "WUVVY" which means "love you." And you have the most adorable little face and cheeks I could ever imagine. You and Gavin PLAY all day every day. You are both finding things to get into constantly and laughing at each other hysterically while doing it. I love to see you both get along and share, even if most of the time you are running away with the toy you stole or he's tackling you to get it back! 

At age 18 months, you: 

- Sleep 8:15 to 7:30, with your "SHE" or blanky. You take one nap every day about 12:30 for 2 hours.

- Wear size 2t clothes and size 8 shoes. Size 5 diapers

- Are starting to get better with the foods you will eat, but it totally depends on your mood. You love avocado and mozzarella still. You love all cheese and yogurt and milk. You like grapes and bananas, and you'll eat some chicken or steak on occasion. You have no interest in any form of pasta, and you HATE mac-n-cheese! 

- You say lots of words and love to jabber in a high-pitched voice on the phone. 

- You know all of your family members and some friends by name and you point them out to me in pics all the time. 

- One of your favorite things to do is boss Lexi around. You tell her to "stay" or "lay down" or "c'mon" all the time, which cracks me up. 

Dr Stats: 

Weight: 29lbs (94%)

Height: 35 1/4" (99%)

Head: 19 1/2" (94%) big head as usual

My little Bug, you are my littlest baby I'll ever have, so I'll cherish every second I get with you as my baby! Love you bunches! 

Family Fun Day!

The boys and I have been trading off being sick for the past week. So our usual outings each day to the zoo/park/museums/or water parks were totally put on hold while we all tried to get better. Saturday morning Eric and I decided that we wanted to go all out and have a fun day with the kids.

We went to Andy Alligators to play mini golf and also to ride the go karts with Gavin. Gavin absolutely loved the go karts, and both boys got a kick out of playing mini golf.

Crew spent the majority of the time running away from us, stealing our golf balls, and throwing them in the hole instead of hitting. And we couldn't get Gavin to quit throwing his club after his first putt. Let me tell you, he's gonna be GREAT at t-ball because he'll never run to first with the bat still in his hand! 

After Andy Alligator's, we decided to run into Chick Fil-A to grab lunch. Gavin talked us into letting them go into the play area. Crew was a champ and climbed right up to the top and all through the tunnels. After 20 minutes and never coming down, I started trying to convince kids to help me get him down. Everyone that tried said he was having too much fun, so finally I had to climb up into the play place and get him down. I wish I had pictures, but either way, the story was funny enough to share! Im pretty sure he NEVER would've come down otherwise!

We had a great Family day!