A Quiet House

This week the boys have been spending time at my Mom & Dad's in Fort Worth. Wow, our house gets amazingly quiet. Just me, Fred & Meredith, all hanging out on the couch... watching Food Network, or the Astros, depending on who's more intresting for that hour. We've missed the boys, and have enjoyed our nightly 9pm call to hear about their fishing excursions & trips to the Zoo. I'll be going on Friday afternoon to meet Mom & Dad half way to pick them up. I'll also be sure and have plenty of movies in the car, ready to silence the crowd a little longer for the trip home. I'm still working on getting Fred to come along, and head to College Station for the Aggie's baseball game against Le Moyne in the NCAA Regional. So far, the answer has been "NO". The $40 for the family, not to mention the assorted foods & junk that will need to be purchased, is out of our budget for this week/month/quarter/year. Maybe next year we will be able to make a game.

A recent conversation

The following was overheard in the car on our way to church.

Meredith: "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! da da da da EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"
Truitt: "Meredith, you scream like a girl."
Aidan: "Truitt, Meredith is a girl."
Truitt: "Oh, well she looks like a boy. Only today she's wearing a dress."

High Ambitions

The other day Fred shared a funny with me that Truitt had so proudly said. A little background: Truitt is facinated with the "milk truck" that delivers Oak Farms Milk daily to the school. He sees them on the road when we drive around town, and either lets us know that it is the one that goes to his school (an official Oak Farms truck) or a truck that doesn't go to his school (another brand, such as Schepps or Daisy). When Fred gets the boys to school, sometimes the milk truck is there, unloading milk for the day, and sometimes they have missed the delivery (often having seen it already on the road to school). If the truck is there, Truitt usually get very excited (he apparently really likes his milk).

On Tuesday of last week, they pulled up just in time to see the milk truck unloading their ware for the morning. Truitt got all excited and announced "Yeah! The milk truck is here!!" Fred said they all climbed out of the car and they are heading inside & Truitt is still going on about the truck when he says "The milk truck is coooool. When I get big, I'm going to drive the milk truck."

Such high ambitions for my sweet son. I guess being a Chick-fil-a Cow for Halloween when he was 2 really did leave an impression... he loves his milk, and he won't eat beef.

6 months (a little late)

I finally picked up Meredith's 6 month pictures... and got them scanned. These aren't the greatest quality scanned, but I am happy with the pictures. She is doing well. She was 12.5 lbs at her checkup & right at 26 inches long. She recently started sitting up without help, and stays that way for a good while (until she sees something to the side, or behind her, and then she topples over).

These pictures were a lot of fun to do... and she was quite cooperative.


My mom has said she looks a little bit like me in this one... and I think I have to agree.


This one is by far my favorite. She did this on her own, with a very cute look like "Mommy, what are you doing up there?"

The boys love her to death still, and for the most part she really loves them. I think overall Aidan is her favorite, as she really lights up when he plays with her. She seems to think Truitt is weird, and often raises an eyebrow at him when he talks to her. Then again, it is Truitt we are talking about. He always says silly stuff to her, so maybe she is just trying to process all the information.

Aidan & Truitt are finishing up soccer & baseball. We are getting ready for swim lessons for Truitt and possibly swim team for Aidan. They were excited to get the "official acceptance letters" for Sugar Grove next year... meaning 3rd grade & Kindergarten are a go! They are ready for summer, and I'm ready for things to slow down a bit. I do wish I had summers off... I think I could get so much more done. Maybe I should've finished that teaching certificate when I was in college & had the chance... although, the money wouldn't be what it is in the Oil & Gas industry.