Sour Lake Part II
Here are two pictures from our walk using the new stroller. John-Paul loved being pushed in a position that allowed him to see what was coming in front of him. On our walk we saw some neighborhood...
View ArticleNo Cry Sleep Solution
After about 7.5 months of winging bedtime we finally decided to get serious. While I was pregnant I read tons of books about babies, but with the beautiful chaos of life we never put the written advice...
View ArticleNo Cry Sleep Solution II
Ok so I totally spoke (wrote) too soon! About the time I clicked "post" John-Paul began crying. I now understand this is not a one day fixer. Tonight it is just John-Paul and I while Chris is gone for...
View ArticleHello Blog-isphere
Up until now I have been a pretty avid blog follower with no intention to blog myself, until today. Today John-Paul was doing his normal funny stuff and I realized I should blog this stuff for those...
View ArticleTuesday
On Tuesday John-Paul and I tried out the local kiddie pool. I was excited to finally get a chance to watch John-Paul play on the cool slides and other water toys, but after a few minutes of "playing"...
View ArticleStrawberry Yogurt
This week I decided to try making yogurt! I found a yogurt recipe you make in the slow cooker, so I tried it. (http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/10/you-can-make-yogurt-in-your-crockpot.html) I was a...
View ArticleHeat Advisory and Saving Energy
So for the past few days we have been under an extreme heat advisory. With the extreme heat a record energy use has caused the City of Houston to ask people to cut any non-essential energy usage or a...
View ArticleDaddy's Day Off
Since Chris gets about four days off a month we try to make those days as fun, relaxing, and memorable as possible. So on this day off we started out by sleeping late... John-Paul let us stay in bed...
View ArticleGalveston
On one of Chris' days off we decided to drive down to Galveston. We enjoyed a morning on the strand window shopping, eating lunch,and an afternoon in the Gulf. This was John-Paul's first time at the...
View ArticleYogurt
Last week I made a big pot of yogurt so I decided to let John-Paul try to use a spoon all by himself. It started out ok but then he decided his hand would be a better mechanism to use.
View ArticleJohn-Paul and the "Big Kids"
John-Paul LOVES to play with the "Big Kids". Each Tuesday we have a play date with some great Catholic moms and kids. John-Paul is one of the younger kids, but he thinks he is as old and as capable as...
View ArticleJohn-Paul can talk!
This morning I was working with John-Paul on saying different family member's names. See if you can tell what he is saying :0)
View ArticleDewberry Farm Pumpkin Patch
John-Paul and I went to the Dewberry farm pumpkin patch on Tuesday. The kids got to run through a (make shift) pumpkin patch and pick out a baby pumpkin. John-Paul thought the baby pumpkins were balls....
View ArticleMy spirit rejoices in the Lord my Savior!
Ohh how beautiful are little ones, and even more so when they do something that points to God. Last night Chris, John-Paul, and I sat down for dinner. Once we put the last plate on the table John-Paul...
View ArticleJude
Jude was born November 9th. We have had soo much fun welcoming him to the family!From Neumann Note
View ArticleJohn-Paul funny-isms
This week Chris and I realized that John-Paul calls ANY book that talks about Jesus a "Bible". It is soo funny when he grabs a board book about Christmas, or Noah's Arc, or even night prayers and he...
View ArticleNew Year Resolutions
So this year I have several things I would like to work on.1. Find a house cleaning schedule that works with my family.2. Learn how to balance mom duties (house cleaning, cooking, house management)...
View ArticleBaptism
Chris and I have started a tradition (we did it twice so it is a tradition) of having our children baptized on a bonfire holiday. On New Year's Eve we had Jude baptized in Sour Lake at Our Lady of...
View ArticleNot so naptime
Today I went to get John-Paul out of his bed after naptime and found an exhibitionist with a somewhat wrapped gift for Momma. I couldn't help but grab camera. I just have to have evidence of what...
View ArticleThank you God for the little things...
Thank you God for the little things like:rainy days when nothing is plannedfooted onesiesbig bathtubslittle boys who like to splash in the tubcloth diapersSo here is the story. Monday Jude had a major...
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