"WASH ON - WASH OFF" with Drew

As I have said many times, Drew LOVES to help! You can turn around just about any bad behavior with him when you give him a job. I am not saying this is 100% effective, but pretty close. I often have to remind myself this very thing! Drew was a big helper last weekend, working with Daddy to clean our vehicles. He had a BLAST!!

Our McKinney Kitchen

Okay, I know you are probably getting bored with my house pictures, but I am trying to get better at documenting things. This is the first house I have ever purchased curtains for, and I feel like I am actually decorating. I know curtains can be expensive, so I was beyond excited to get these on clearance for $2.99. We got the cabinet and table/chairs from Craigs List.. I think we did okay... you be the judge.

These were a steal... from the dollar store!

Who says you have to spend a lot do decorate? NOT ME!!!

10 MONTHS = EVAN!!

WOW, it almost hurts to say that Evan is 10 months. He is still such a sweet little boy and is all of a sudden doing lots of stuff. I remember when I went to his 9 month appt and the doc asked me if he was pulling up or holding his own bottle and I answered "no" to both of those questions. Well in the last month the boy is:

*Holding his own bottle (happened just a couple days after 9month appt), he practically rips it out of your hands.

*Pulling himself up to his knees

*Goes from a laying to sitting position (this was just a couple days ago).

*Up on all fours rocking, moves one knee then slides to his belly. However, this boys gets from point A to B by rolling or pushing himself on his belly with his feet. He is one very determined little guy.

*He surprisingly eats just like Drew did and will eat pretty much anything you put in front of him. He is menu now consists of: Peas, Green Beans, Carrots, Sweet Potatoes, Squash, White Potatoes, Apples, Mandarin Oranges, Pears, Peaches (his least favorite), Grapes, Puffs, Crunchies, Cheerios, Chex, Banana (he eats one by himself), beans, Avocado, Bread, Cantaloupe (he LOVES), and I am sure I am forgetting some. By the way if I have not mentioned it before, after attending a lunch at our friend's house a couple weeks ago and Evan's screaming during lunch because he didn't want to be fed, we immediately went to all finger foods, and he is LOVING it. Makes meals so much easier that's for sure.

Evan has such an endearing smile and wonderful laugh! I love listening to David getting him ready for bed and all the cackling he gets out of him. It brings back wonderful memories of Drew at this age to. Evan is a great sleeper a majority of the time, which is one way we can tell something is wrong with him...if he is not sleeping well. He loves his big brother, who he smiles at constantly.

We are beyond blessed by our little guys, and pray God will add to our family someday.

"IF YOUR HAPPY!" by DREW

Drew knew this song at a very early age, well we have been singing it a lot to Evan who is finally really getting into it. So, Drew has taken it upon himself to sing it to Evan, SOOOO CUTE! Enjoy this little video from our songbird, with help from the peanut gallery!

OUR TX HOUSE Part 3

I just realized that I had not given you any updates on our McKinney House. Let me say that it is still a work in progress, but we are getting there. We are going through each and every tub and box to downsize and it is taking time, but we know it will be well worth it in the end.

I have been working on the boys bathroom off and on, but I thought I would share with you where we are at so far. I have to say I fell in love with the ocean theme from my friend Angela. The bathroom she did for her boys is SOOOOO cute, she is such a great decorator! So, I thought I am going to steal her idea.. thanks Ang! Enjoy a few pics below!

This last pic is of painting Drew did at a party he went to. I thought their had to be a way I could keep his first painting masterpiece, so I ordered the W is for Whale Decor Elements from Stampin Up! and Wha La!! LOVE IT!!

Crawling? Who Needs Crawling?

Okay, so Evan is sooooo close to crawling, but he just gives up. But, boy can he roll all over the place. So, I finally got a video the other day, it gives us a good chuckle! He may have a future in the Circus, whatever works right?!

IT SNOWS IN TX?????

Wow, I thought we were moving to a WARM climate, but oh how I was proven wrong this week. The week started fine, but then Tuesday happened. We got a down pour of Sleet, which turned into very thick ice on the roads, I almost took a dive a few times and had to hand onto the truck for dear life. I wasn't about to be someone else's comic relief, lol!

So, David left work early on Tuesday and has been home the every day since. I have realized that Texas has no clue how to handle anything winter related and mix that with the Super Bowl in town and NOTHING happens.

If that wasn't all bad enough, we got 6" of snow today on top of all that ice...eek! I did promise if we got another snow this year that we would take Drew out to play, so thankfully Daddy was home to make good on that promise... to cold for me!! They had a great time throwing snowballs at each other and getting balls stuck on the roof.

So, here is the positive, since we are in TX, as soon as that sun comes out the snow and ice will melt in no time, so thankful for that. Plus, we had 70 degree weather last weekend when everyone else was freezing, so I can't complain to much! Anyhow, enjoy a couple pictures!

First Up, Cleaning the Snow off Everything... REALLY?

A Little Snowball Action