Friday Night Family Nights

Two weeks ago we started something special for Dalton. "Friday night family night"!!! On the 18th we brought him to Chuck E Cheese and ate pizza and some yummy cinammon sticks and then played and played and played until Mommy's arm felt like it was going to fall off. Dalton won a chuck e cheese basketball thanks to Daddy playing the football throwing game and breaking the record!!! I'll have to add a picture of Dalton with it. The last time we were at Chuck E Cheese they had Toddler Zone which was great but this time they had rearranged everything and put this huge climbing slide thing in it's place. I thought Dalton wasn't going to like it since it was so big but I went with him and he had a great time in there. He was laughing the whole time when we were crawling around the tubes. Dalton's other favorite ride is the car that he can sit next to Chuck E in. That ride takes pictures of you while you're on the ride and his two are amazing. I'll be posting those too once I get them uploaded. For some reason my camera always dies when we go to Chuck E Cheese!!! Weird. Since it died this time we only got three pictures of Dalton and I climbing in that big jungle gym thing.

Last Friday before we went to go get Aggie we stopped at this place in Conroe that Chantz kept telling us was the "best burgers in the world" so we ate there and boy it was good. I love their food and now we will probably be eating there a whole lot more!!! It's called Kountry Kafe I think but I can't remember for sure I just know it was two words and both words start with Ks and should've started with something else, ha!! There were some games inside the restaurant so of course Chantz and Dalton played them. I'm serious anytime there is a game those two are playing it!!!:) Dalton got really into driving the car though it was funny to watch him. He kept trying to make them crash and Chantz had to show him how to stay on the road. They came in 5th out of 10 though so they did pretty good!!!

It was cute because he kept looking at me to make sure I was watching him have a good time;) He loved touching the gears to the right of the steering wheel. Good thing they were driving an automatic or the car would've died!!!!

Dalton's New Words

So I always thought that Dalton's favorite fruits were watermelon and grapes. This was true until the day that Dalton had his first plum. A couple of weeks ago I was eating a plum and he was doing his little guinea pig sounds (ueh, ueh at a high pitched tone) and pointing at it which means he wants to have what you have. So I let him try to take a bite and surprisingly he raised his eyes and smiled. So I gave him the plum and he was holding it in his hand and eating it like such a big boy. I couldn't believe my eyes I thought he was just going to play with it thinking it was a ball but not take little bites out of it until he ate the whole plum.

He's growing so quickly every day he shocks me with something new. He's like a little sponge these days....he picked up the word "top" which is "stop". On Monday I was bringing him home from Laura's house and I reached back to tickle the bottom of his feet and he goes "top" so I did it again and he said it again and I looked at him and said "are you telling me to stop??" He just got this cute little grin on his face like duh mommy. He's been learning tons of new words. He knows how to say "I don't know" but he says it "uhoowoh" and he makes sure he puts his hands out appropriatley when he says this too;) A funny story of this is he was yelling Dad and Dada July 18th Morning and Chantz said "What" becuase he kept calling him and Dalton looked at him and goes "uhoowoh", ha! He's been learning eyes, nose and mouth this week at Laura's. Sometimes he will show you his nose when you ask him but other times he doesn't want to participate and just says "uhoowoh" and puts his hands up. He has also learning Aggie's Name but he calls him "addie". Last night for the first time he said "aggie". Good Job Dalton!!! We have been telling Aggie "bad dog" when he goes to bite something that is not his like Dalton's toys and so now Dalton says "bah duh" and looks at Aggie. It's really cute. Speaking of Aggie he is doing great!!! I don't want to jinkx myself by saying this but yesterday was his second day with NO ACCIDENTS IN THE HOUSE!!! We are so proud of him becuase he is only 7 weeks and we've only had him since last Friday so that's really quick learning for the little cutie. He found his new "spot" that he loves to sleep and chew his bone....Dalton's big Duck stuff animal!!!

He is such a joy having around and we are so glad we got him!!! Dalton absolutley adores him and gets more excited every day when he wakes up and sees Aggie there to greet him. I don't think his smile could get any bigger without it falling off his face:) He now squats down and pats the ground when we tell him to call Aggie!!! It's so adorable. Dalton does get upset though when we let Aggie outside and he does his business right away becuase then we like go immediatley back inside since it's so hot and Dalton of course would live outside if he could so he gets sad and cries when we go in. We have been crating Aggie during the night and then while we're at work during the day. The first couple of times that we put Aggie in his crate he would cry and bark becuase he didn't know what was going on and Dalton would get so upset. He would stand there and crouch down and look at him in the crate and try to open the door to get him out. He also tries to climb into the crate sometimes himself when we're putting Aggie in there:) Dalton's such a sweet boy and doesn't want him to feel lonely!!! Dalton luckily had no interest in Aggie's food but he does LOVE to dump his water bowl all over the floor and laugh after he does it. We can't wait for the weekend to hurry and get here so we can spend our time together the four of us!!! Dalton's new thing is to use our breakfast room table as a "fort" and as you can see Aggie won't let him do anything alone. They are two peas in a pod!!!

They even have to use the same exit as you can see even though it's very tough for them to both fit through it at the same time:)

Dalton's New Little Brother

So we have been looking for a new little member for our family for a while. We were going to get an older rescue lab so that it would already be house broken and crate trained and know not to bite Dalton but the Southeast Lab Rescue was seriously taking forever with our application and then at the last minute told us the dog we had originally picked out the people with an application in front of ours had taken so we decided to get a puppy instead. We looked long and hard to find the right one and boy when we went out on Friday night we hit it right on the dot. We brought little "Aggie" home with us Friday night after taking him to Pets mart to buy him some new toys, food, leash and collar, food and water bowls and of course some treats!!! He has been in the crate that was my chihuahuah's crate at night time for the past two nights and done pretty well in it. We are going to get him a bigger one this coming weekend that he will be able to stay in all the way through adult hood. I know what you're thinking that the crate is probably the size of a shoe box but it's actually just the right size for him right now. It's a medium sized crate because I always wanted the chiuahuah to feel like he had room so he had a big area to be in. Of course after talking to the breeder and learning how fast these pups grow he probably won't fit in it anymore in a month anyways so we're going to get him a big one. I kept saying that I wanted a yellow lab because I thought that was the color that the white labs were called. I have never heard of a cream lab I just thought they were yellow but when we got there I was like wait a minute I don't want one that golden I want it lighter so she showed me what they called the cream labs and that was what we got. At first we were going to get a girl since I am still the only girl in the house but she had brought out the daddy to show him to us and Chantz fell in love. The mommy was pretty too but that daddy was gorgeous and so tall and muscular and weighs 110 pounds. That is more than me!!! I almost died when she said this one should be just as big if not a couple pounds bigger. How am I even going to move it ha. I have always had little lap dogs but I am excited to have a big protecting dog. Needless to say he is a very calm and good dog so far, of course he has had a couple of accidents in the house but all number one no number two which is great and that's usual of puppies for a couple of weeks. He turned 7 weeks on Saturday and he looks so small and cute but when you look at his paws you can just tell he is going to be huge. We're going to have a mini horse not a dog ha! We decided to name him Rocky at first and then I decided I liked the name Roscoe instead. So we put those two names and also the name Aggie (Chantz's favorite team in the world) into a hat and let Dalton draw. Dalton drew Aggie and I was like no lets not name him that let him pick another one. Well as I was finishing my sentence Dalton said "Ahhddieee" and I was like omg that is so cute he wants him to be named that. So we stuck with the name Aggie!!! Now he calls him either "ajjiee" or "adddiiee" and when we tell him call him over here he squats down on the floor and pats the floor to tell him to come near him. At first Dalton was a little jealous over the whole him not getting all the attention and mommy and daddy holding something else instead of him but by Saturday evening they were best friends. Dalton runs and looks behind him to make sure Aggie is chasing him and then when Aggie catches him he'll lick Dalton's hands and Dalton cracks up. Dalton pushes his lawn mower around and Aggie follows him and Dalton thinks it is so funny. Every time he wakes up he and he really "wakes up" he says "Ajjiiee" like a question sounding and we say ok hold on you can see him in a minute and Dalton gets so excited. He runs right for his crate and he gets really upset if we put him in there and Aggie starts crying. Dalton is very gentle with him too. If Aggie is sleeping on the floor and Dalton is walking and accidently steps on his tail he will look down pick up his foot and pat Aggie like he's saying sorry. Aggie doesn't move though ha. He just sleeps through it all. I know you probably want to see a picture of him and I only have one right now that the breeder had emailed me. The other one she emailed me is on my other computer and the others of him and Dalton are all on the camera and haven't been downloaded yet so stay tuned for more. This is one though for now..... He looks just like that little white lab puppy on that flea commerical that sings "there aint no bugs on me"

Kade's 5 Year Birthday Party

We went to Kade's 5th Birthday Party a couple of Saturdays ago. Dalton had a blast running around with all his cousins. Aunt Stephanie and Uncle Randy had the biggest water slides I have ever seen that were not in an amusement park. I think Kade must have made over 5,000 trips down the slide that day literatly. The kids had a blast. They rode the little kids gator, played on the playground, played in the pools and had some fun with water guns and water balls. And yes those are rain clouds in the background. For those of you in Texas you know that is amazing to see rain clouds these days:)!!! Luckily it only rained for about twenty minutes and it made everyone cool with the wonderful breeze the rest of the afternoon.

To Dalton From Daddy

When we were coming home from San Antonio last year Daddy turned up the radio very loud and mommy was saying "what is wrong with you Dalton is sleeping" and Daddy told her "this is my song to Dalton. I want him to know this every day for the rest of his life." As mommy listened to the lyrics of the song song she started crying....

I woke up crying late at night
when I was very young.
I had dreamed my father
had passed away and gone.

My world revolved around him
I couldnt lay there anymore.
So I made my way down the mirrored hall
and tapped upon his door.

And I said "Daddy, I'm so afraid
how will I go on with you gone that way?
Don't wanna cry anymore
so may I stay with you?"

And he said "That's my job,
that's what I do.
Everything I do is because of you,
To keep you safe with me.
That's my job you see."

Later we barely got along
this teenage boy and he.
Most of the fights it seems
were over different dreams,
we each held for me.

He wanted knowledge and learning.
I wanted to fly out west.
Said, "I could make it out there
if I just had the fare.
I got half, will you loan me the rest?"

And I said "Daddy, I'm so afraid,
there's no guarantee in the plans
I've made and if I should fail,
who will pay my way back home?"

And he said "That's my job
that's what I do.
Everything I do is because of you
to keep you safe with me.
That's my job you see."

Every person carves his spot
and fills the hole with light.
And I pray someday I might
light as bright as he.

Woke up early one bright fall day
to spread the tragic news.
After all my travel, I settled down
within a mile or two.

I make my living with words and rhyme
and all this tragedy
Should go into my head and out instead
as bits of poetry.

But I say "Daddy, I'm so afraid,
how will I go on with you gone this way?
How can I come up with a song to say
I love you?"

That's my job, That's what I do
Everything I do is because of you
to keep you safe with me.
That's my job you see.
Everything I do is because of you
to keep you safe with me.

Papaw's Birthday

Sunday we went to Papaws house to go celebrate his birthday!!! It was alot of fun, he has a pool in his backyard so we all went swimming and grilled hamburgers and chicken. We brought Dalton's four wheeler so he could ride it around in the backyard. Aunt Stevi had brought watermelon and Dalton devoured it like usual. It was so nice being in the pool because it was so hot outside. Dalton liked when mommy and daddy were throwing him back and forth to each other in the pool. He was so worn out from all the fun that he slept the whole 2 hour trip home.

First Trip to the Dentist

So as you know Dalton chipped his tooth on the 4th of July. We decided to take him to the dentist immediatley even though he was so small. We wanted to make sure there was no major damage done to the root or nerves. So we brought him to a pediatrics dentist on Monday July 6th. Chantz and I both had braces and I had to have spacers to expand my jaw bone to make room for all my teeth when I was little. We hope Dalton does not inherit our teeth troubles that we have had as children. I really thought this was going to be a lot worse than it was. I thought Dalton was going to have a freak out and yell and scream and not want to sit in the chair. As always he amazes me and proved me wrong once again. He was an angel. He just sat there and let him look in his mouth to examine him. I of course was running late and missed the whole thing that's why there are no pictures, but I got there in time to see him walking out. I was walking towards the wrong building because I never take the address to places with me ha and I heard "mommy" behind me and I turned around and there was Chantz and Dalton holding hands walking towards me. As soon as I turned around Dalton let go of his hand and came running into my arms. I had been at work all day and he was at home with Chantz for the day. It was the best feeling in the world:) He was carrying his little goody bag that he got and we stood there a minute and looked at all of the cute little things he got in there. Then I put him in the car and we all went home. Luckily we got good news about his tooth. He said that when babies teeth come in they come in rounded and by the time they are around two they have worn them down to where they are square in shape. He said the part that Dalton chipped is just what he would've worn down anyways so by the time he is two his tooth should look fine. It's not that big of a chip and right now I think we are the only ones who notice it because we know it's there. We are just so happy it's just a minor thing and Dalton's not in any pain. Let's not get any more chips though!!! These are two pictures of Dalton holding onto his sponge bob that he stole from Uncle Aaron's room (sorry Uncle Aaron) on the way home from the dentist:)

Big Feet!!

I know Dalton looks kind of out of it in this picture but it was just too cute of a moment not to post. He kept dragging Daddy's shoes around the house last night so Daddy took them and put Dalton in them and Dalton thought it was so funny. He was balancing so hard trying to pick it up and walk but it just wasn't working and he fell over. Probably because daddy's boots are so heavy!!! After he was worn out trying to walk in daddy's shoes he was trying to do forward rolls around the living room with his guitar and rub his head into the ottoman for the chair. He obviously had too much sugar before bed. He was running and shaking his head back and forth as hard and fast as he could until finally he just dropped to the floor and fell asleep. He didn't even want to fall asleep on me like normal:( I think he was just completely exhausted from acting like a crazy person:):)

My baby's Growing Up!!!

So I was looking through pictures last night to finally start his scrapbook and baby books that I have had for what seems like forever and I just wanted to share some (ok alot;)) of them with you. I can't believe it's already been a year since some of these times. It just blows my mind how fast everything goes. I feel like I was just in the hospital the other day giving birth to him. Being a mom has changed me in so many ways and I am so blessed to have a wonderful son like the one God gave me. As soon as he came my life did a complete 180 and I couldn't be happier. We love our son more than words can describe. He really is the best thing that happened in our lives. We love you Dalton, you're our shinning star!!! XOXO