Esten's 1st Haircut..

Ok, so he's had two more haircuts since this one.... this was his hair on 4/22... cute & whispy..He was such a big boy, sat in the Firetruck & didn't throw a fit!! Love it... and had no problem eating his sucker afterwards!! This was 4/28..

What a good boy!!

Flower girl AGAIN :-)

So, I am terribly behind.... please forgive me!! This was a wedding that Adria was in on July 21st...she got to be a "mini-bride" flower girl. Needless to say, she filled the role perfectly... such a Diva!! Long story short, Vic & Brayden are best friends; Vic's older sister Brittany was wedding her high school sweetheart & wanted Adria to be her flower girl... Brayden, Vic & Adria
Brittany & Brandon; Adria & Vic.

Close up; the earrings were her gift from the bride... she l-o-v-e-d them!! Sparkly & big!! That's my girl:-) She lost her first tooth the next morning... perfect timing!!

And where is Esten you might ask??? He got to stay home with Uncle Brandon & Aunt Shannon... just like old times again!!

Summer fun with ALL the kiddos..

I don't get it guys, what are we doing??

Oooohhhhh, now I get it ;-)!!

It's so much fun to have older siblings... and a wii!!

Look who's "1"

(4/22/09) Better late than never!! Here is the Birthday Boy! Party hat & all. It was a Curious George party... his nickname is "Monkey" so it only seemed fitting!

on 4/21/08: Esten was 4 days old & weighted 6# 7oz & was 19.5inches long.
on 4/20/09: Esten now weighs 19# 14.5 oz & is 28.5 inches long. They grow up too fast!

Anyway, since he will eat ANYTHING, he had pizza, loved it. Note the "happy feet;" I love when he does this. He crosses his feet a lot, especially when he is snugglin'.

He got some good old fashioned chair decor for the party.

And the cutest cake ever!! My sister-in-laws' sister decorated the cake for us. She does it as a hobby... loved it. This cake was so cute, no matter what went wrong, I was still in a good mood just because I was so stoked about the cake!!

And of course, he couldn't even wait for the candle to be lit before he already had his fingers in it!!

This picture cracks me up!! His facial expression is just crazy...

His Mamma Danielle is a major Longhorns fan; so, needless to say he is ready for the next game!! He loved the ball; actually, he loves ALL balls. As soon as he was walking, he would get the ball in front of him & kick it around the living room. He's always taking Brayden's foam baseballs & throwing them around.
His Lion walker from Mommy & Daddy; he couldn't wait to push it around & walk behind it.

He was fascinated with the money; I had to hide it from him four times before I finally put it in his Piggy Bank. He kept hunting it down to play with it!!

Sweet, Busy Boy!

(4/15/09) Esten loving his new book he got from his Great Grandma Pounds for his birthday!


(4/21/09) Snugglin' in bed with Daddy; he's very busy,but still lets us get our snuggle time in;-)

(4/16/09) We usually keep the gate closed on the playroom because that's where all of Brayden & Adria's toys are, so.... on the off chance that the gate gets left open, Esten makes a Bee-Line for the playroom. I caught him in the act of digging for his favorite "I'm not supposed to have it toy"...


He couldn't reach it in the basket, but he spied one off to the side behind the grocery cart (which he promptly moved...)
Oh, sweet victory!! It's a Styrofoam dart that goes to a nerf gun. He loves these darn things; only problem is, he chews on the rubber dart end until he gets it off the Styrofoam (major choking hazard). So, as happy as he was that he found the treasure, I quickly took it away & closed the gate. So much hard work and Mommy ruined it!!

April

(4/23/09)My feeble attempt at Bluebonnet pics of the kids.. I pulled over on our road & whipped out my iPhone..whatev. There'll be plenty more attempts in the years to come.

(4/16)Brayden & Adria got to dress up for Western Day at school. Which led me to realize that neither Brayden nor Adria have any cowboy boots that fit... one more thing to add to the never ending list. None the less, they both looked cute & as western as I could manage.


(4/8)My poor Brayden got braces; only for 6 months this time. So they should come off sometime in October. He also has to have 5 teeth pulled sometime in the coming months; probably after school gets out. Xrays show that 3 of his permanent teeth are not there to replace the baby molars; so we have to have the baby one's pulled & move his teeth forward. So, he will get braces again when he's a teen!! Yeah me!!

Esten was good while Brayden was getting his braces on... as long as I kept feeding him snacks!

(4/1)We got a new bench for our dining room table; it doesn't really match, but it serves it's purpose well. The kids can get in & out from the table sooo much easier and we have plenty of room when company comes over!!

For some reason, the dinning room table is one of my kids favorite places to play... not sure why because someone is always getting hurt, somehow. Anyway, the new bench works out perfectly to teach Esten object permanence... AKA a sweet game of Peek-a-boo between the three of them.

My two boys snuggling!! So sweet when their not moving, or talking...

Walking Movies

OK, I totally have four other posts that are going to have to wait.. I have to post these movies RIGHT NOW!! This is the progress he has made in just one week. Love you all & miss you much. NO CRYING SISTERS!!

(4/28/09) This was ONE week ago!!

This is tonight (5/5/09)!! Unbelievable;-)

I love when I get so excited I fall down!

Here I am...

Sorry, I know I haven't posted in forever!! Every time I tried to upload pictures, my laptop would freeze up!! So, I'm in the process of switching everything over to the new laptop. I've got a bunch of blogs in the works, I'll get them out ASAP!!

3/20/09 Movie

This one's special just for Uncle JJ & Uncle LLoyd!! He finds these drum sticks no matter where we hide them. Not only that, but we have a electronic drum set that he LOVES to bang on; he'll sit there & bang for an hour. (3/20/09)

March... Grammy's here!! Yeah!!!

(3/13/09) Ok, so some of you may know that we converted our formal dining room into a play room... white picket fence and all. When we first moved into this house A & B were both toddlers & Donovan & I couldn't get anything "done" without them getting into everything. So, we put up a white picket fence, complete with a gate, to keep them contained & all their toys corralled. Now that E is here, it keeps him away from all of their toys that could be dangerous to him & A & B happy because he's not messing up their stuff!! Go DIY! Although here, it kinda looks like jail...whatever!!

Here he comes!

He does this "down on one knee" thing all the time; looks like he's praying for a Hail Mary pass..

(3/13/09) Grammy & Esten; I'd like to say this is where E got his red hair, but Grammy cheats a little... but man they make a cute pair in their PJ's!

I think this is the BEST picture I have of Grammy with all three grandbabies; too bad they're all in their PJ's.

(3/18/09) He's man enough to drive a pink Barbie Jeep... and look cute doing it! Just for the record, he's not driving, he's just sitting.(3/24/09) Oh, yes... I cut off all my hair. I couldn't stand it any longer. So, 11 inches went to Locks of Love and I feel 20# lighter!! When I post the pics from the San Antonio trip you'll be able to see the new do. My only complaint, my hair got very curly during this last pregnancy, so now that it's short, it's always out of control. Great...
Esten's with me for moral support.

Valentine's Day & The rest of February

(Feb 10th) Adria was having a blast with a disposable camera that I bought her; except Esten wouldn't sit still long enough for her to get a good shot!! He kept running her over with his walker:-)

Mom's camera is faster than he is...sometimes.

(Feb 19th) I've been trying to walk the baby weight off... so Esten gets to walk with me!! Unfortunately for him, it was a little chilly. He was not pleased with the sunglasses but finally gave up the battle & kept them on.

I LOVE my hubby for many reasons... but on Valentine's Day, the reason's were obvious!! Chocolate anything and you're on my good list!! Not to mention he got me the same color roses that we had on our wedding day... and that's about as romantic as he gets. The cake was a little overkill, but he said he didn't want me & Adria fighting over the chocolate covered strawberries like we did last year... he knows his two women well.

And that's where the romance ends... for the rest of the year. I'll take what I can get. Here's the card to go along with the chocolate & flowers...Ha, Ha, Ha!!

Whatever...Truer words have never been spoken:-)

Fun Times with the family!!

St Patty's Day @ Dallas Heritage Village with cousin Parker!! Everyone wore their green:)

I couldn't resist the cheesy smile pictures from March 20th; plus, you can see his teeth really well.

Anxiously awaiting the Cattle Drive in downtown Fort Worth on March 21st.

Here's some Texas Longhorns for you...

And sitting on the front porch swing with Anutie Shannon & Uncle Brandon on Feb 24th;)