Finally, a Snow Day!

We had a couple of ice days in North Texas, but with February coming to an end, I was afraid we weren't going to receive any snow, and Keira would not have a chance to play in it for the first time. At least not for another year. But 2 days before March began, the snow finally started to fall! And it was beautiful! It started falling around 9am, while we were at work, and I was worried it would stop falling before I had a chance to pick up the kids, or that it wasn't going to stick and they wouldn't have a chance to play in it first. But it fell all day and I am so happy I decided to pack my camera in my work bag, just in case. I love these pictures...

After we got home...Keira loves changing everyone's diaper (everyone from her baby, her Gloworm, and Princess Sofia...even Buzz Lightyear poops!)

Thanks for the snow! Now, let's get ready for Spring!!!

Dylan's 1st Trip to the Zoo!

We didn't have school/work on Monday since it was MLK Day and with the temperature reaching 70 degrees (in the middle of January?!?!) we thought it would be fun to take Dylan to the Dallas Zoo. We were excited to take him to the zoo for the first time!

Waiting for the elephants to come out and play!

I can't believe how close we got to the giraffes!

Dylan loved watching the fish...it was like a TV!

Petting the pigs...

...and the goats.

He wasn't too happy about the cleanliness of their place...so my child!

Sitting in a nest at the Children's Zoo play area.

Stopping for a quick snack at the food court and looking exhausted!

"Come on mommy, there's still more to see!"

"Mommy, I'm so tired...let's go home..."

On the way home I snapped a few pictures of the Dallas skyline and of Reunion Tower, where Keith proposed.

Yesterday I finally decided to launch a new Facebook page featuring some of the pictures I've taken of others (I say "others" since most of the pictures I take are of Dylan...of course!). I love taking pictures of/for other people and wanted a place where I can post them and, sure, show them off. I've had a lot of people (and great friends) tell me that my photography has potential and that I should start my own business, and the truth is, although I would LOVE to do that (possibly in the future when I'm more established with photography and more confident with my work where I feel comfortable charging for it), I'm not looking for a second job right now. I'm more than happy to, and looking forward to, take on a few clients, however this is something I'm not really doing for the money, but purely because it's my hobby and I enjoy doing it. So if you'd like, feel free to check out my new page (click here) and don't hesitate to contact me if you're interested in letting me take your pictures. Like I said, I'm not in this for the money so I guarantee it'll be cheap!

Keith and Dylan have both been sick this week, so I'm trying my best to avoid them so I don't catch anything. We're all desperately awaiting the weekend, but luckily I have fun plans with wonderful friends on Thursday night and Friday night for dinner and drinks to look forward to! :-)

New Toddler Bed!

Dylan has reached a new milestone...tonight is his first night in his "big boy" bed!

He was pretty excited to see it this afternoon after Keith converted the crib to a toddler bed, especially when he realized he could climb in and out of it on his own (before we put the rail up).

"Hurry daddy, I want to try it out!!!"

Let's hope he doesn't try to get out of bed tonight :)

Dylan's First Steps!

Well after many, many months of worrying, Dylan has finally taken his first steps and was walking clear across the room last night! Keith and I have been working with him on getting him to walk back and forth between us, but he would usually take only about 2-3 steps (which was still great!). Yesterday we were working on it some more before dinner and we noticed he was able to go longer and would even pause and stand on his own for about a second or two...we were ecstatic! We met Rodger for dinner (he's in Fort Worth for some meetings) and when we can back home we had Dylan show off his new moves.

Well, to our pleasant surprise, he was able to walk between Keith and Grandpa, who were sitting at opposite ends of the living room.  We were beyond happy and proud of him...it was like a huge weight was lifting off of our shoulders.


I so wanted Dylan to be able to walk before going back to school, and before he turned 15 months most importantly, but it wasn't looking that way at all. As Dr. Coco said, "it's just his personality"...or in other words, we have a lazy baby. In my head I was already planning out where I would take him for his PT eval, how we would juggle therapy once school started again, even asking daycare to keep him in the infant class because I didn't think he'd be ready for the demands of the toddler class. I know I was getting way ahead of myself, but I was extremely worried! For months I've been reading on Facebook about other's babies standing independently, taking steps, and walking...babies born AFTER Dylan, and frankly, it made me angry and sick to my stomach to read it. Not to mention seeing other babies younger than him at Gymboree walking and running clear across the gym (and then their parents laughing at his unusual "butt scoot"...I understand that it was all in good fun, but it still bothered me). And even though I had so many great friends tell me not to worry, reassuring me that it'll happen when he's ready, a part of me still cried deep down inside...wow, this entry is getting pretty dark and real, huh?


I understand that he still has a long way to go before he's officially walking and running on his own, but I don't care. I feel like I have all the patience in the world now, because I know we're on our way to getting there. We'll just have to take "baby steps"! :)