Ahh....Stillwater

So, once again, Stillwater has ruined my favorite holiday! Fireworks were 'postponed' until Labor Day-this is the 3rd year out of the last 4 this has happened...all because the city won't just tell people they can't park on the grass. I figure that if 20,000 people come in for a football game & everthing works out in the neighborhood streets w/parking, they could do the same thing for fireworks! Anyway, we did have a great time w/everyone coming over (even w/the rain)! Pam & Jerry even made it from Wichita Falls! I got a chance to see "Eclipse" with Andrine on saturday (Momma & Daddy were in town & watched Andrew)....can't wait for "breaking dawn"! Since I took Friday off, I also got a lot of things done at the house-namely hanging some pictures & stuff in the office-put in a few plants in the front flower beds too! Now I at least feel the house is somewhat finished-doesn't look quite so 'we just moved in';) Of course, we also got some pics of Andrew (Bob has the best ones of Andrew's facial gymnastics-have to post when we get the CD) while he was playing today....

Swim Class

Earlier this month, Andrew had swim classes at the city pool-he was the youngest one there (all the other babies in the class could walk)...he had a great time splashing around! He wasn't too keen on floating on his back, but didn't fuss too much. They only let us take pictures one day-and of course it was the day that Danny was in Dallas! Fortunately, Sarah came to the rescue & took tons of pics-I'll only include the couple I've managed to crop myself out of though;)

So this has been the driveway's progression-lots of mud for the last month, but last week everything dried out & they were able to pour the driveway & sidewalk. The best thing? I picked Andrew up from daycare & the guys helped me put his footprints in the concrete before it set up-one man's wife was nice enough to write Andrew's name & the year too!

Our Monster:)

So, we're finally in the new house and slowly getting things unpacked! Andrew has been taking full advantage of the carpets-soldier crawling everywhere! He's also gotten over any camera shyness-he now recognizes our cameras & just smiles (or attempts to pull it out of our hands)! This weekend we took a short break & went to Guthrie (unsuccessfully) hoping to find new treasures for the house at one of the antique malls. It ended up being a little hot out-so Andrew & Danny stayed in the car to cool off for a while-which Andrew thought was fantastic. The car is his new favorite hangout! We've also got good news on the driveway-finally got it poured last week & we can drive on it by Thursday! Part of the sidewalk is finished, but the rest has to wait until the city inspector approves everything-at least most of it will be cleaned up by this weekend for our guests!

Congrats!

Heard some big news recently.....cousin Leah (& Kirk) are expecting their 2nd little one! Baby Horton is due November 24th....so I told Leah to cross her legs, so he (that's just what I've decided they're having;) & I can share a birthday! I'm so excited for them-Holland gets to be the 'big sister' & I have no doubt that she'll make sure her new sibling toes the line...and looks fabulous all the while;)

Fun pics

After giving Andrew a bath the other day....he sort of had a mohawk, ok, maybe I gave him the mohawk...anyway, he went to daycare with it & was super fantastic (my words, he said he was just 'cool' ;))....and on Sunday he fell asleep sitting up w/Danny..strange how similar Andrew looks to certain members of my family (nameless to protect identities) that fall asleep watching football games on Thanksgiving!

Mother's Day

I had a terrific 1st Mother's Day! Danny made pancakes Sunday morning & took care of Andrew for a while so I could sleep in...I also got a locket from Andrew-now I just have to decide on pictures! When I picked Andrew up from daycare friday, he had a flower & card for me:)....We got to see Bob & Mary Ellen Saturday (in Tulsa) for a wonderful late lunch & family pictures!

J-me's Birthday

Since I'm so behind, all of this is out of order...oh well! Kerri fled the ickiness that is Utah to come down to God's country (no, not STW...TEXAS) to celebrate J-me's birthday...however, she flew into OKC so that she could see Andrew before we went down to Dallas. This was the first time they got to meet in person (in the belly doesn't count!). It was great b/c we were all out to dinner that Thursday night (April 22nd) when we discovered that Andrew's 1st tooth came in! She & Andrew hung out while we were at work....well, Andrew hung out while Aunt Kerri catered to his every whim;) I was so happy to see them together!

We got to Dallas on Friday & got to spend time w/J-me & Ethan....after he got over his shyness around 'the ladies'...he was all about the entertainment! He gave us money (and a show;)! We left the boys to their own devices on Saturday & headed for the outlet malls! We had a wonderful time visiting & having girl time...Andrew & Holland got lots of presents! It was a perfect day, even when we discovered J-me's key was MIA! Jason & Ethan came to our rescue (unlike the security guard & police officers J-me ran down...and that's literally ran down!)...much to our delight, while we waited for rescue...who else but Elise walked by! She's a friend of J-me's that Kerri & I met because we were all members of the wedding party (j-me & jason's that is!) We decided the missing key was fate so that we could see old friends! Kerri was happy b/c it meant she got to spend more time in the sun;)

All in all, it was a great weekend (my once a year french toast..yum) and the best friends, ever! I only wish we could live closer together-I'm just going to have to convince Doc to build in TX;)

Back to Andrew

OK, so to the star of our family! Andrew was 6 months yesterday & had his shots/checkup today. He's still skinny at 16 pounds 10 ounces (25th percentile) but fairly long, 27 inches (85th percentile). There's no mistaking what the nurse is doing with the shots anymore, now he cries as soon as the 1st one goes in! It's that weird funny/sad thing-he never cries & his face is so cute, but he is still crying, so I want him to just feel better! The doctor said he's fine to start eating baby food (just one 'meal' a day), so we started tonight with green beans & squash-he loved it! Now that he has 2 teeth (one showed up when Kerri visited and the other a week later-22/29th, both on the bottom!) he loves to chomp on the spoon! I've been unsuccessful in getting pictures, as soon as you pull his lip down, he sticks his tongue over the top of the teeth;) He's laughing all the time & he's very ticklish-all over! As I was picking Andrew up from daycare today, Miss Katy (teacher) got a huge smile & told Andrew "you're such a flirt!"....he really is!

He loves his highchair (Thank you Vicki!!) and the bouncer thing I bought on my way back from Dallas-I'd been wanting one for a while b/c he never wants to get out of the ones at daycare, but STW didn't have any (of course!) The other picture was during our 'packing of the attic' session (14 hours of it, thank you!). Andrew was a trooper, but did tell me how to sort the wrapping paper & associated supplies;)

Contract pending.......

Well, so much has happened to us in the last few weeks! In a bit of craziness (although we had discussed it ad nauseum in the last few months) we put our house up for sale on a Saturday night...and a couple wanted to look at it Sunday, but we were out looking at houses ourselves! The realtor brought them by the next Monday morning (while she was there to take pictures to get our place on the website & keys)...They loved it-I know b/c I got to meet them (and their parents!) & we talked a bit. The realtor called me later that afternoon, b/c the couple wanted to come back by the house before we (realtor & us) went on our house hunt! We looked a few & while Danny was panicking about us finding a place, Beverly told him 'not to terrify you more, but I'm going back to my office tonight to write an offer on your house!'...and sure enough, the only people that looked at the house signed the contract! A few days later, we found our new house! Whew! Now we're dealing with the inspections & last minute hassles (thank you ADT)...and tonight we finally hear from the buyers that they may want to push back our closing date!! It's a STW thing-you can get $5000 for a downpayment if you take a class & are buying a qualifying house, it's what I did to buy the house in the first place. Problem being, the couple has an alternate source for the downpayment, but they want to get the city's money-(it's a forgivable loan) but if you close b/4 being approved, you won't get the money! So add more frustration-house halfway packed & plans already set for moving-parents coming to help, Danny's folks coming to take Andrew for a few days....grrr!