quote of the day!

i saw this today and loved it.

"My priority is to be a good mom, not to have the perfect house.

If you want to see me, come on over.

If you want to see my house, call ahead."

message from dylan at 9 months

hola amigos! somehow my mom missed writing about my 6 month dr. appt, which in my opinion was way rude, but i've managed to get over it. especially now that i'm a whopping 9 months old. 6 months is sooo old news.
dr. newton says i'm such a stud...a smart, good looking stud...but i'm not braggin' - it's just what he said. ok. maybe he didn't but still, that's what my family thinks about me...and truly that's all that matters. :) my report card indicates that i'm moving right along.

• weight: 17.8 lbs (10%) hey, don't talk crap, doesn't everyone want to be on the small end for this category - you're just jealous.


• height: 28.8 in (75 - 90%) now that's what i'm talking about. i may be thin, but i'm a tall stud..i mean dude.

my physical exam turned out great besides a little dry skin here and there. i mean really, who doesn't have that?! moisturize, moisturize, moisturize! and i got an A+ on my developmental scores. Sweeet! my fine motor skills are really good too. i am grabbing and picking up things all over the place. even changing toys from hand to hand. i know, i know...gifted!!
we made our 12 month and 15 month appts at this visit. mom seemed really bummed about how fast time is moving. i'm just ready to start getting a move-on. this sucks not being able to run around like my big sister.
hope you enjoy the photo shoot that my mom just HAD to have...geez, can't catch a break from the flashing bulbs....
until next time.
Love, Dylan

oh yeah, forgot to mention - my head is measuring 17.8in. (50-75%) see, i told you i was smart.

my new "i'm a little irritated with the pictures" smile.

Easter 2009

yep, just realized that i never posted photos of our Easter this year.
we started out at church in the morning, then had lunch at Patrizio's with kevin's family, followed by dinner at my parents. easter egg hunts, pictures, sweets, and more...
get ready, there's a bunch...



"uhm, what is that?"



holding his own sippy cup

such a fun action shot of them cracking up!

counting the eggs


look at my sweet boy standing

okay, so i had to sneak one in of me and my sisters...

this one still makes me laugh... Lauren scolding Roman

don't ask me how we managed to get them all in the tree without any accidents.

daddy and dylan

loves, loves, loves strawberries. if she could eat these for every meal of every day...she would be the happiest girl ever!

what a great day to end the day...more sugar!

Giggles to the NEXT level.....

i tell you what - these giggles are so freakin' hilarious. i could watch this video over and over again. if you need a little pick-me-up or just a smile today, definitely check out this video it's only 32 seconds of full out laughs! i have to cherish these days when they play together, b/c i'm sure the sibling rivalry will kick in soon.

(note- lauren no longer uses a paci; it was one of dylan's that he never took to. we have it in case of extreme emergency. ha)

Homer the Horse

last sunday was our first visit to lonestar park for the spring thoroughbred races. it was an overcast day with a 150% chance of thunderstorms....it only sprinkled. uhm, shocker!
anyway, turned out to be a exciting day for watching the horsies. and the pictures turned out great!


and they're off.....

don 't look at me, bad hair day!

these retro looking girls were parading around the stables. were they owners? we'll never know.

by the way, it was also dylan's first time and although the sun wasn't out, the overcast was squinting his sweet little eyes

do they really look alike?

as i was going through photos of dylan, i clicked on the wrong folder and it happened to be pictures taken in April 2007 instead of April 2009, so they were of lauren and not dylan. they are exactly 2 years apart, so a lot of their milestones were reached around the same time of year. and since dylan has all of her hand-me-downs, most of the pictures look a like.
many of you have have mentioned how much they look alike. i don't see it that much..until i look at old photos of lauren, wow- they do kinda look alike.

Lauren - April 2007 VS. Dylan - April 2009

full of giggles...

dylan enjoys spending time in his jump-n-go. he can jump for hours. okay, not really hours...but can definitely entertain himself for long periods of time. this time he had the major giggles and i had to get it on video. make me laugh every time i think about it. happy weekend!

way too smart....

today lauren said to me, "mommy, i want chips and crackers". i said, "first, you have to eat all of your lunch".
so, as soon as she finished, she said she wanted chips and crackers again. i went in the pantry and showed her a bag....i said, "do you want these chips". she replied, "NOOOOO mommy, those are not chips...those are pretzels".
too smart- can't fool her