Our 'Lil Slugger

Ethan has picked up a new skill, thanks to Gigi and Papa!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSibCmf0qrg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShYfEbiruTQ

The Big Blue Sponge Sticker

I could not have said it better...Thank you GiGi for helping us find humor in today's event:

THE BIG BLUE SPONGE STICKER

It’s 2011, the good, old summertime

Ethan’s potty training has been most sublime.

He’s mastered the art of being diddie-free

Saving mama and dad sooo much money.

As we all must remember, he is only two

So today he decided to try something “new.”

His love of stickers on body they go

But he opted to put one where it wouldn’t show.

The sneezes began, quite often repeated

As mama did research to find out the reason.

Up in his nostril, his mama did spot

A half of blue sponge that was up there and caught.

It was most alarming and Ethan would not

Allow mama get it, they both were quite fraught.

So off to the pedi they left in a bound

And the sponge was retrieved with Ethan held down.

No harm done, all’s well, no doubt one of those

Stories about Ethan and how much his nose knows!

I love you sooooo much,

Gigi

Baby G #2 is a...

Check out the YouTube video of a portion of our latest sonogram: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNljYW9DaZ0

It will reveal that the "apple has a stem on it." We are proud to announce that we will be having another BOY in October. We are now 21+weeks along. Ethan is excited as he has said that he wants to soon play cars with Baby G. We are thrilled to watch our two boys grow up together!

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers for a healthy second half of this exciting journey and true miracle!

Tampa Travels

Thanks to Gigi and Papa for keeping E, W.E. were recently able to take a "Babymoon" to Tampa, Florida for a few days. The fun, sun, sand, and water were a real treat! Thanks to some great recommendations from a friend, we enjoyed a lot that Tampa had to offer. This included Clearwater Beach, near where we went to Salt Rock Grill. We especially enjoyed our afternoon together in Hyde Park Village and Ybor's Latin Quarter in Tampa. We found an awesome restaurant called Waltz's Fish Shak. Waltz only cooks what the captains bring in from their boat that day so once the fish is gone, it's gone.

The first night we went to the "Sunset Celebration" at Pier 60 which is seen just behind us. This happens every evening in Clearwater.

Baby G #2 is getting bigger at 20+weeks.

One of the most beautiful sunsets seen at Pass-a-grille beach near St. Pete's beach.

Summer Splash Pad

Splash pads are some of the coolest places in town, literally. Bartholomew Park has a brand new splash pad, which is now open for play. The grand opening party was a good time as we got to hear our friends' band, the Dos and Don'ts, play. Check out the "music player" on the FB link to hear some of their tunes. What talent and brains these guys have!

Nana's Birthday

We have made quite a few hand squeezed key lime pies lately but our favorite was to make one for Nana's birthday. Using a whole bag of key limes, the pie was so tart, tangy, and quite tasty.

Will decided to try Papa's turkey-in-a-sack recipe for our "Thanksgiving Meal in May!"

What a true treat it was being so moist. We ate on this for many days.

The moment a child is born a mother is born!

Happy Mother's Day 2011! Our family tradition has been to meet up together and go to the Oasis for brunch. This year we happily celebrate the addition of Aunt A to our group of mom's. What a great job she is doing with D!

A great picture of Nana and B-Bob!

The family

What an admiring look D has for his parents!

You can see the new "islands" that have popped up at Lake Travis due to the severe drought.

To the mom who has taught me what hard work, love, commitment, and selflessness it takes to be a supportive mom and wife...I love you!