A tribute to the ole Tahoe

Shortly after we were married in 2002, Drew traded in his 2 seater for Chevy Tahoe. We lived in Baton Rouge in a cute little 2 bedroom house surrounded by oaks a few blocks away from the LSU lakes. After Drew finished up with his MBA we loaded up a UHaul which he drove and I drove the Tahoe to Houston. We moved into a house on the east edge of Katy. Within a year, we loaded up the UHaul and the Tahoe again and moved to Waco. A few months after that, we loaded up the UHaul (maybe this is a tribute to UHaul and not the Tahoe - ha) and Tahoe again and moved back to Katy. A few years passed and we were blessed with a sweet baby boy and that Tahoe carefully brought us home from the hospital. We loaded up the UHaul and Tahoe again and made the moved to our current house in Katy. Six months later that Tahoe brought home Andrew's baby sister Lila. Any road trip we've taken, the Tahoe has been our guide. Over the last year, it sort of went from being Drew's truck to being my truck. It had great cargo room for the double stroller and groceries. Andrew could pick the truck out in the parking lot. In the 7 years we had it, it also racked up 130k miles. Great truck. I can say I'm definitely a little more emotional about getting rid of the truck than any house we've left (or maybe that's my failing memory).

We brought home our new ride last night. It gets much better gas mileage. Also made in the USA. It has a 3rd row so we can carpool or just pick up play dates (remember that both kids are in full fledged car seats). It's shiny and smells so great! After months of research, we settled on an Outlook. Go Saturn! Looking forward to many more road trips but hopefully no new houses in this truck.

3 months til 3

I can't believe May is so quickly approaching. A few weeks ago I realized that Andrew is now closer to 3 than 2. WOW. So, I wanted to take the time to catch you up on my sweet sweet boy.

Andrew is still my little cuddle bug. He loves to snuggle up and watch TV. His best friend has seeming had a name change from "lamby" to "Lamb." It almost makes me cry. Andrew continues to have a passion for cars and loves to push (& bury) them in the sand, in play dough, in the bath and takes as many as his little hands can carry with him to bed each night. He is a fickle eater - he used to love mandarins and doesn't so much anymore. He likes yogurt and MILK. He likes to climb on a stool in the pantry and pick out his own breakfast. "All by myself" has become familiar words around our house. This week I've noticed how much he wants Lila to play with him and she just can't hang yet. He got on a riding toy and pulled one up for Lila and said "let's race." When he doesn't want to get dressed in the morning he says "after later." He loves going to school and when we are the first to arrive he asks, "where is everybody?" He has a big book of Disney stories his Gigi gave him a while back that he likes to read at night. Every night he looks for the "big" book. I am the one to put him to bed during the week while Drew is at school. We read a story then say our prayers before singing a few songs. Each night I ask him who he wants to pray for and without fail his first choice is "dad." A few weeks ago Drew & I noticed that the uncontrollable fits have nearly subsided - thank you, God, for getting us through those. Things seem to be a little easier these days. He still has his moments (don't we all). Still many lessons for all of us to learn but I am thinking we've got Terrific Three's in our future.

Lila 15 mos

Lila went for her 15mos check up today. She is 31 inches tall (75%) and just under 25 pounds (75%). She is super talkative; she repeats several words including the not so popular "mine." She is incredibly active but also loves to sit down in your lap and read a "buh." She in attached to her "baby." On the down side, she has been experiencing severe constipation for the past several months and will see a ped GI in March.

Prayer Calendar

I am not creative. I am not playful. I can follow instructions. I work well with lists/tasks. I need suggestions, ideas from creative folks when it comes to parenting (and plenty other areas too). So when I saw Gillian's blog title today I got SO excited. A prayer calendar for my children. Click on this picture to be taken to the site where you can download a PDF for printing.

This is a printable calendar with 31 days (reuse each month) each with a different biblical virtue to "pray into your children." Hope this helps when you, like me, are bone tired and want to pray for your sweet kiddos but just don't have enough brain left to do it.

This could really be personalized for ourselves and husbands as well...because if we aren't praying for them, who is?

Standing on the table...take 2

This week Lila has hit a new milestone - climbing on the breakfast table. This morning I caught her enjoying Andrew's breakfast leftovers. When I started this blog, Andrew had just discovered the mischief offered by the table. Everything old is new again. The second time around I decided it was more important to grab the camera than grabbing her off the table.