Published on February 13th, 2010 - 3:37 pm - by Josh | 2 Comments »
Texas got nearly a foot of snow! Crazily enough, it’s already nearly all melted. But it was fun while it was here, and we played in it for two days. Megan even got Friday off of work (I stayed home, but worked from home about half the day). We had a blast outside; Megan built a giant snowgirl, I made a big mountain of snow by cleaning off a foot or so of accumulation on the trampoline, and I built the coolest snow fort ever! The kids ran and rolled and jumped around the yard, made snow angels, and made a bunch of big snow balls to help me out with the fort. A great time indeed, and I believe it even broke the record for Texas snowfall
Before the two-day snowstorm hit, we made a trip down to San Antonio for Jason’s graduation from his Air Force basic training. We had a good time and got to see most of the Metz family for a couple days, even if the hotel room was a little cramped for Xavier and Ali (they did not like being in one little place for more than about 5 minutes…). We explored down town San Antonio, saw the Alamo, went on a little riverboat tour, and went to the San Antonio Zoo. If you’ve never seen it, the San Antonio River Walk is a really neat experience, with lots of restaurants and shops all right on the water and winding pathways throughout. They don’t even have any railings up, so you are literally walking just right there next to the winding waterways. We had to keep a really close eye on the kids, but there were a lot of ducks in the river that would walk right up to you, so the kids had a great time watching and chasing after them.
I did one big album with pictures from San Antonio and of all of us playing in the snow. Check it out here.
Published on January 1st, 2010 - 9:32 am - by Megan | No Comments »
As with each of the years that have passed since we were first married, 2009 flew by with such speed that we’re left looking back wondering where the time went.
This year marked my first full year as a working mamma with a full-time career to handle in addition to raising the kiddos. It’s been a challenge; balancing work and family life is hard, but I’m fortunate to have the two most amazing kiddos and sweetest hubby in the world to support me.
Josh’s job is going well for him to. I dare say he actually loves his job–which is great. He’s been truly blessed to have landed a career that allows him to endeavor in all his nerdy exploits and get paid for it.
But, of course, our year revolved around those two amazing kiddos of ours. And of course, a big year for them equates to a big, proud year for Mom and Dad.
For starters, both kids are now potty-trained!!!! That’s right, NO MORE DIAPERS. Ali, our over-achieving two-year old, was fully potty trained by the end of October, with little effort exerted on our parts. She seemed sort of content to stay in her pull-ups, so one day Josh and I just decided we would do away with them, and she’s been dry ever since. 
Both kids are learning SO FAST right now. Xavier recognizes his letter (X) everywhere. He’s started writing his name, recognizes the letters of Ali’s name, my “M,” and can spell “red,” “brown,” “blue,” and “green.” He colors in the lines of his coloring books, draws most of his shapes perfectly, and is an animal expert. He’s a budding techie, and is in every way, the duplicate of his father. He loves cars, trucks, planes and trains, all things Wolverine (or super-hero) related, and building things with Play-Dough. Xavey is also the single most vocally affectionate person ever. Over the course of our break, Josh and I have heard “I love you” from him at least once during each of his waking hours, often more. Don’t be fooled by that though-he’s 100% boy, and loves to do all sorts of mischievous things to get him (and Ali) in trouble.
Ali is also learning fast, and super independent. Her approach to everything is, “I do it!” Ali knows her “A,” and loves singing, dancing, and doing anything with crayons, glitter and glue (who’d a guessed?). She is in most ways, my mini, right down to her incessant desire to have someone play with her hair or rub her back while she’s falling asleep. She’s truly coming into her own now, and unlike me, is already nurturing her loving side (or maybe just her bossy side, in which case, yes, she’s just like me) by constantly playing with her baby dolls. Ali is our little firecracker, a big ball of beautiful, joyous energy.
Xavey’s big goal for the year is to learn how to do a flip on the trampoline (yeah, the grey hairs are starting to sprout). Ali simply wants to be Picasso and paint some more.
My immediate, easily attainable goal is to get Josh to a concert. He’s roamed around for twenty-six(ish) years now, and still has NEVER been to a concert. We need to remedy this given my love for all things rock.
Long term, our goal is still to get outta Texas. Northeast, midwest, Pacific northwest. I’m not picky. We just want to be somewhere where our kids can actually enjoy the outdoors. That’s hard to do here, when four to five months of the year temperatures are near or above 100 degrees.
We’ve got one final gallery for the year, with all of our holiday pictures right here. Enjoy the pictures, and Happy New Year!
Published on December 6th, 2009 - 1:18 pm - by Josh | No Comments »
Megan’s parents and brother Jason came to visit over Thanksgiving weekend and of course we had a jam-packed few days. Unfortunately they won’t be able to make it down again until February-ish, so we decided to do Christmas with them while they were down for Thanksgiving. They got the kids a trampoline! The kids love it of course, and spent an hour or so jumping on it each day of the weekend. I’m sure they’ll use it a ton come spring time.
We also took a trip to the zoo while they were down since the weather was so nice (60’s or so that day). I’m now convinced that going to the zoo during the summer is just a waste of time. Every animal was so much more active since it wasn’t so hot, and the trip was a lot of fun.
Pictures from the weekend are up right here.
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