Great weekend

Friday night Nathan and I were able to escape for a little night away. We went to dinner at Reef and then stayed the night at Hotel Icon. Both restaurant and hotel were amazing - definitely places we would love to re-visit sometime. We were able to sleep in until 9am which was a true luxury! Bebe and Pops came down to stay with the kids and we were so grateful.

Sunday night was Parent Commitment at our church with Mr. Price. It was a great service and basically a time to declare our intent to raise our children according to Godly principles. Bebe, Pops, Meredith, Lulu, and Poppy were all there to support us. Ellery slept through her Parent Commitment about two years ago and Price just kind of looked around and seemed content. Lulu bought the kids matching outfits and they looked adorable. Price was clearly NOT into picture taking but we did the best we could!

The big sisters

Doesn't he look so OVER picture taking? Look at his cute friend Eme!

Sweet words

Tonight as I was rocking Ellery before bed and we were going through our list of songs we like to sing, she said the sweetest thing.

Ellery: "I am soooo happy."
Mom: "Why are you soooo happy?"
Ellery: "Because I really like my mama and daddy."

Mom: tear drop (not really but what sweet words!)

A note from dad

I hope he doesn't mind but I thought his email was so funny....it's from my dad. I have been having some lightning fears lately (don't ask).

FYI
In Houston every square mile has 10 - 20 lightning strikes per year. No particular area in Houston has more over an extended period.
Texas averages 4 deaths by lightning a year - Houston less than 1.
You are 84% more likely to be struck by lightning if you are male - keep Nathan and Price indoors.
DAD

Cheerleader and the Moose

Just some pictures. Ellery attended Dillon's 3rd birthday party this weekend. It was a football theme, so of course Ellery was excited to wear her cheerleading ensemble once more. I am not sure what she is doing here - a cheer perhaps?

Enjoying the pretty weather

And here is Price, aka "the moose". His doctor came into the room at his last appointment and jokingly said he is in the moose category because his weight is right up there in the 95th percentile.

P.S. I glanced at my last post and had to laugh. I thought to myself, "Was I really learning how to delight last week? There was NO delighting yesterday with an over-stimulated, and over-tired 4 month old." At least today is a NEW day.

P.S.S. (Didn't you used to write that on notes in junior high school to girlfriends?) I learned today that Texas is the state with the seventh most lightning related deaths and injuries. Interesting, right? Number one state? Florida.

P.S.S.S. I tried so long to get this post to come out not looking so crazy but no such luck.

Delighting

Today I had the privilege of rocking Price back to sleep after a cat nap. Sometimes when I try to rock him, he gets all squirmy and almost prefers to just be put back into his crib. Ellery was the same way. Today was different and we BOTH enjoyed a little nap.

The Lord is teaching me more and more how to love my children and DELIGHT in them.

First Movie

Monday night Nathan had some buddies over to watch the game and so Ellery and I decided to make dessert. She discovered she liked peanut butter and had lots of fun licking the chocolate off the spoon!




















Last night my parents asked if they could take Ellery to see Bolt. I decided that I didn't want to miss seeing her at her first movie so Nathan and I decided to go with them. My parents and Ellery went ahead of us so that I could feed Price before leaving him with a babysitter. When we walked up to where they were sitting in the theatre, what a sight it was. Ellery had her 3D glasses on and was eating a giant pickle! Not only did she get a pickle, but popcorn, a hot dog, and twizzlers too! She seemed to really enjoy the movie except the part at the end where Penny and Bolt were having a hard time escaping a fire. Ellery started crying and saying, "Where's her mama? She wants her mommy." Real tears were streaming down her face. The movie ended happily and we made sure E knew everyone was happy and safe and with their mommies. I love her big heart. I forgot to mention - Nathan didn't get to see any of this. He left the movie after about 5 minutes. He leaned over and told me he was going to see the Bond movie.




















And I don't want to leave Price out - here are the boys taking in some afternoon football.

This and that

Wow - where do I begin? I am going to attempt to remember what went on last week but I can barely remember what happened yesterday! Wish I could still blame it on pregnancy fog. Nathan and I had a very low key New Years Eve. We were at our new HEB that day and sampled some really good steaks - so we decided to recreate them for dinner that night. We put the kids to bed and had a wonderful, relaxing meal. We didn't make it to midnight which was perfectly fine for us. We had a few play dates and enjoyed having Nathan home more than usual. Ellery has become obsessed with our 4-year old neighbor across the street and loves doing everything she does. She got a Barbie car too for Christmas and loves it - so I am thinking they are more of a four-year old thing! Which reminds me - Ellery has been using being two as an excuse for not pooping on the potty. She says, "I'm not three yet!"

Ellery is going through a "stuttering" phase. It's like her brain is working so much faster than her mouth. She knows what she wants to say but has a hard time getting the sentences out. I called up a speech pathologist just to make sure she wasn't in need of any speech therapy. I told her my very verbal toddler all of a sudden started stuttering and she kind of laughed and said it happens to most toddlers when they are going through a huge jump in vocabulary. She said it was perfectly normal.

Price continues to sleep through the night which is such a blessing to us. Everyone is happier when mom is rested. He has been "talking" so much lately and we are loving it. I love my blue-eyed boy!

We organized the playroom yesterday during naptime and got rid of so many toys that Ellery no longer plays with. We haven't done that since she was born! Really all she plays with these days are her baby dolls, and of course she loves to read her books. Last night I got home from grocery shopping and she had already gone to bed. I was laughing so hard because every swing, bouncer, and piece of baby equipment (whether it was Price's or a baby doll accessory) was occupied by one of her baby dolls. She is such a little mama and does a great job of making sure her babies are fed and put down for naps.

Well I can't think of much else. I am overwhelmed with television choices tonight. The Bachelor premiere, a brand new episode of Jon and Kate plus 8 (I hear they are moving), and The City. Of course, our tv will be tuned in to the Texas game. I hope our dvr is up for the challenge!