Our day lily finally bloomed and is gorgeous!
Drew playing under the coffee table.
2025 Recap
7 months ago
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Recent Pictures
Things are good here. Below are some of my favorite pictures from the last few weeks.
Our day lily finally bloomed and is gorgeous!
Drew playing under the coffee table.
Our day lily finally bloomed and is gorgeous!
Drew playing under the coffee table.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Memorial Day
Over Memorial Day, Drew and I went to Amarillo to visit my parents and grandparents. John had a board exam on Friday and had to work Monday so he didn't get to come along. Here are some memories from our trip.
Drew with his Great Grandmom. She was singing him songs and he was just studying her face, as he does when he sees new people.
We went to visit Grandmom and Pop at The Cottages and got to see their new room. Pop was taking a nap, but Drew loved playing with Grandmom. She'd tap her fingers on the chair and Drew would just bust out giggling. It was so wonderful! Drew was a big hit at The Cottages -- all the residents loved seeing the baby. I think the're something so life-affirming about seeing a baby. You could see their eyes just light up when they saw him.
Now that Drew is pulling up, he realized that he could pull himself up and stand at the back window. Usually Gracie plants herself here for hours, looking out for squirrels. Drew had a great time leaving his little fingerprints all over the glass.
Granny and Papa drove in from Oklahoma to see Drew. Granny gave Drew a bottle, and he took a long nap in her lap.
It took Drew about 10 minutes to find every piece of furniture that he could use to pull up and cruise.
Drew with his Granddad, Great Papa, Great Granny, and Mom.
I love this picture! Drew was so content to just sit on Papa's lap and chill.
Drew with his Great Grandmom. She was singing him songs and he was just studying her face, as he does when he sees new people.
We went to visit Grandmom and Pop at The Cottages and got to see their new room. Pop was taking a nap, but Drew loved playing with Grandmom. She'd tap her fingers on the chair and Drew would just bust out giggling. It was so wonderful! Drew was a big hit at The Cottages -- all the residents loved seeing the baby. I think the're something so life-affirming about seeing a baby. You could see their eyes just light up when they saw him.
Now that Drew is pulling up, he realized that he could pull himself up and stand at the back window. Usually Gracie plants herself here for hours, looking out for squirrels. Drew had a great time leaving his little fingerprints all over the glass.
Granny and Papa drove in from Oklahoma to see Drew. Granny gave Drew a bottle, and he took a long nap in her lap.
It took Drew about 10 minutes to find every piece of furniture that he could use to pull up and cruise.
Drew with his Granddad, Great Papa, Great Granny, and Mom.
I love this picture! Drew was so content to just sit on Papa's lap and chill.
We had a great weekend, and I'm reminded how lucky we are to have such a close, loving family. I still have all four living grandparents, and I am delighted to see how excited they all are to see Drew. I'm thankful to have these great memories and the pictures so that Drew will be able to see how much they love him.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Standing Tall
Drew is now standing and "cruising," which is where he walks along holding on to something. He's been pulling himself up to standing for a few weeks now, but the pictures were living on my memory card. So, here is the photographic evidence:
He starts out on his knees, holding onto the coffee table and straightens his knees. He kind of rolls up onto his toes, then immediately looks over to make sure we are watching his great accomplishments.
Love that tongue!
Mommy and Drew time
Drew loves feeding himself. Every night he has cheerios or puffs with some yogurt drops and maybe banana or boiled carrot pieces. I love this picture -- he smiles all the time, and I'm so glad to capture my sweet little man in this picture.
He starts out on his knees, holding onto the coffee table and straightens his knees. He kind of rolls up onto his toes, then immediately looks over to make sure we are watching his great accomplishments.
Love that tongue!
Mommy and Drew time
Drew loves feeding himself. Every night he has cheerios or puffs with some yogurt drops and maybe banana or boiled carrot pieces. I love this picture -- he smiles all the time, and I'm so glad to capture my sweet little man in this picture.
I've rescued my other pictures from my memory card, so I'll post more later.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Drew's First Earthquake
Yes, Drew and I survived our first earthquake. Yes, we live in Texas. No, earthquakes here are NOT common.
It was Saturday afternoon. Drew and I were running some errands (which I'll explain in a later post). My friend Courtney, who lives down the street, called and said, "Did you just feel that?" Since I was driving, all I felt was the motion of the car. She swore that her whole house had just vibrated. We talked for a few minutes and decided that either it was their foundation settling or the gas companies were starting to drill their wells nearby. A few minutes later Drew and I got home. I gave Drew a bottle and he went down for a nap. I sat down to eat my lunch and a little while later felt the floor vibrate. It wasn't like the house was shaking but felt just felt wrong. I assumed that was what Courtney had felt. About half an hour later, I heard a rumble and the whole house shook. It wasn't like the earthquakes on TV with plaster falling from the ceiling or anything, but it was enough of a rattle that I heard the glasses in the china cabinet clinking and the ice in my glass tinkling. It got my heart racing and I went outside to see what was going on. It's hard to describe, but I felt like there was a bulldozer next door. The noise wasn't as loud as a bulldozer but the rattle was certainly noticeable.
Here's Drew's take on the earthquake: "zzzzzzzz......" Yes, he slept through the whole thing. It's a fun story for his baby book but thankfully it wasn't big enough to do any damage. The news said it was a 3.3 on the Richter scale and the epicenter was about a half mile from our house. Yes, it was that close! We don't have any earthquake pictures to share, but we're headed to Amarillo for Memorial Day so I should have lots of great pictures to post next week.
It was Saturday afternoon. Drew and I were running some errands (which I'll explain in a later post). My friend Courtney, who lives down the street, called and said, "Did you just feel that?" Since I was driving, all I felt was the motion of the car. She swore that her whole house had just vibrated. We talked for a few minutes and decided that either it was their foundation settling or the gas companies were starting to drill their wells nearby. A few minutes later Drew and I got home. I gave Drew a bottle and he went down for a nap. I sat down to eat my lunch and a little while later felt the floor vibrate. It wasn't like the house was shaking but felt just felt wrong. I assumed that was what Courtney had felt. About half an hour later, I heard a rumble and the whole house shook. It wasn't like the earthquakes on TV with plaster falling from the ceiling or anything, but it was enough of a rattle that I heard the glasses in the china cabinet clinking and the ice in my glass tinkling. It got my heart racing and I went outside to see what was going on. It's hard to describe, but I felt like there was a bulldozer next door. The noise wasn't as loud as a bulldozer but the rattle was certainly noticeable.
Here's Drew's take on the earthquake: "zzzzzzzz......" Yes, he slept through the whole thing. It's a fun story for his baby book but thankfully it wasn't big enough to do any damage. The news said it was a 3.3 on the Richter scale and the epicenter was about a half mile from our house. Yes, it was that close! We don't have any earthquake pictures to share, but we're headed to Amarillo for Memorial Day so I should have lots of great pictures to post next week.
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