Happy Valentine's Day!

Here are some pics from our Valentine's fun! Nicholas had a GREAT party at school. He got to decorate a cookie, eat ice cream, play bingo, play put a face on the heart, and exchange Valentine's! Matthew & I enjoyed hanging out with the kinder kiddos! We also have a Mom's Club party - see Matthew's decorated box & Nicholas pigging out on food (are you surprised??).
Happy Valentine's Day!

T-ball Season

It's the middle of February, so it must be t-ball season! Strange, right? After a string of 70+ days, I guess it's pretty normal! Nicholas started practice again last Sunday, but with a new team. This spring he will be on the Brewers. First practice went great - the new bat makes him quite a power hitter! While I didn't get any good shots of his practice, I did take a few of silly Matthew. He INSISTED on wearing HIS baseball pants (thanks, Grandma!) to t-ball practice as well as his Royals jersey. I hope the coach is considering him as an alternate!

Texas Blizzard, 2011

So you may have heard... we had SUCH a storm the other night! No, seriously, it was nothing at all. We already knew our school day would begin 2 hours late, but got a 5:16am call that Friday was a SNOW DAY. So I HAD to look outside. And I could still see grass - all of it. Yes, there was a "light dusting", but my midwest friends would laugh if they saw our "snow" pics! So here they are!
FYI - the WORLD shuts down with this much snow! Governments were closed, businesses opened late, if at all, everyone stayed home. Everyone. Actually, Jason went to work (as usual) at 7am yesterday. The roads were "terrible" even with that little amount of snow because they literally don't have "stuff" (salt, sand, etc.) to apply to the roads. So, give the Texans some credit - it may have actually been a bit treacherous! We played in the snow for a while. It was gone & melted by 11am. Might be 60 degrees today. Snow in Texas.

Comparison @ 31.5 months

Nicholas @ 31.5 months

Matthew @ 31.5 months

It's been a LOOOONG time since I posted a comparison picture of my boys! Maybe because I don't even wonder if they look alike anymore...
Anyway, because pictures are ALWAYS fun, here is a pic of each boy "rocking out" at 31.5 months old. They have THAT in common! Plus, they are super-cute!

Snow?!?!

They say it never happens in Austin... but here we are... our SECOND winter in Austin and the SECOND threat of snow (yes, remember the snowman pics from last year?). Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings... will we be creating our own deep south Frosty? Will we be "snowed in" for days (1-3" can be scary...)? Ooooh the excitement! Nicholas is already convinced school will be canceled - I hate to admit he is probably right! Stay posted for snow pictures...

Official?

Does the inclusion of the preggo ticker on the side of the page make it official? I guess so. I will "officially" announce that we are expecting a baby girl on July 8th. The boys were disappointed that it is a girl, but talk about "Pat" (Nicholas' name for the baby) all day, every day. We are in preparation mode now!