Old Friends

We took a whirlwind trip to Houston to go see some old friends. We are so happy Chris, Abbey and Ellie are back home for the summer and are actually subletting our old house in Houston! We got together last night with the email group for some fun--how our girls' nights have changed. What used to be late nights at Collina's or Barnaby's are now all out playgroups with a ton of kids. Here's a cute pic of Sara and Julie meeting Clark for the first time and Ellie, Audrey and Isabella on our old front steps. (Macy missed out--she was home with her grandmom.) I thought Audrey might remember our old digs but I don't think she did at all. A lot has changed in our re-gentrifying neighborhood in the last ten months.

Just like Mom

Audrey learned how to play Guitar Hero from her Mom's countless hours playing. She's even so advanced that she now can play with her teeth. I bet Jimi Hendrix wasn't doing that at her age. Also to dispute claims that Clark lives in the bouncer, here is a pic of him on his floor gym. (Every now and then the batteries have to be changed out of the bouncer). Sorry Pat, but Audrey slobbered on your guitar.

I won't be ignored!

Quick cute story: Yesterday Audrey wanted some milk while I was nursing Clark. So in typical toddler fashion, she started chanting, "I want milk, I want milk." Five times in a row I told her, "Sure, Audrey, I'll fix it in five minutes." She still kept repeating herself, whining, "I want milk" over and over again, so I just ignored her. She climbed up in the recliner still saying it and then pushed down on my chin so my mouth would open and said, "Talk, mommy. I want milk! Talking! Talking! I want milk! Talking!"

Poor Clark

As Clark cried this afternoon, Audrey grabbed him and said that he was hungry. She lifted up her shirt and put him up to her chest. After a couple of seconds, she pulled him away and said "good burt," meaning good burp. Kind of disturbing but I couldn't stop laughing.

Birthday visit

What better birthday present for Gigi today then to spend it with her grandkids. Grandma Audrey and Grandpa got to see Clark for the first time. We also found out today that he weighs 12 lb 2 oz, so he's packing on the pounds. Audrey loved swimming in the pool that Granddad and Gigi brought her. She played in it for about an hour and a half.

Extra helper

One of the main reasons we had children was so they could start cleaning the house up after us. We've already got Audrey on floor duty. As you can see, she's really excited about it.


I hope everyone knows that we are kidding.

Softball Tourney

Audrey likes to go watch baseball and came to support her dad in his work tournament. They even had a moonwalk set up and Audrey loves "jumping, jumping" especially with Gigi.

Parenting 101

Shannon demonstrates her new parenting skills. "Clark, you sit here and be quiet while I rock out."

First Haircut and other various events

Audrey had her first haircut last week. Nothing drastic but just a little trim and she did very well. Here's some other pictures of our boy since he hasn't been getting much face time lately on the blog. I would like to thank Talladega Nights (I think I watched it like 3 times on our cruise) because now when I think of how handsome my boy is becoming, I immediately think of this exchange from the movie.

Ricky Bobby: I hope you have sons. Beautiful, handsome boys. Articulate, educated, and athletic. And I hope they have their legs taken from them, so you can know what this pain is like.
Lucius Washington: [enraged] Don't you put that evil on me, Ricky Bobby! You are NOT paralyzed!

Audrey learns to share

I found this mess a couple weeks ago after lunch. Audrey said proudly, "Look, mommy, I share my pisketti with Ming-Ming!" (Thanks to the WonderPets, Audrey thinks every duck is named Ming-Ming.)

Weekend in San Antonio

This weekend Josh took Friday off and we went to San Antonio for Andy and L'erin's wedding. What a blast (though we were sad to miss Daniel and Keshia's wedding)! While we were there we got to see Ma-Ma and Da-da, Uncle Pat, and Danny. Here's a cute pic from Saturday brunch with Ma-Ma and Da-da.

Mother's Day

We had a great Mother's Day as Gigi, Da-da, and Fur-fur came to visit. Audrey and Clark are really blessed to have such Godly women in their life and are so thankful for Gigi, Bebe, and the M.O.Y. (Mother of Year).

Garage Sale

Pics from the garage sale last weekend. We had to take Audrey's shirt off because she got sidewalk chalk all over herself. The garage sale was somewhat successful, but it's a lot of work for $100.

Echo

Audrey is a like having a little echo around as we constantly hear her repeat things we say. Recent sayings include "Sorry, Charlie" "Tinkle Time" "Let's See" (As she looks in the pantry for food) and "Wait a Minute" (As I go off to work). She's still pretty fond of Clark calling him Quark.

Swinging with Sydni

Audrey loves to swing, especially with her good friend Sydni.

How Ya Doin'?

Audrey constantly asks Clark, "How Ya Doin'?" Then she starts shaking his hand, giving him a kiss, or patting his stomach.

Clark Update

In response to negative criticism, I would like the masses to know that Clark's eye infection is gone.

Yesterday, Audrey started jumping on the bed which we don't allow her to do. We had the wooden spoon already in the bed from past instances. She grabbed the wooden spoon and started jumping on the bed. Right after that she started spanking herself with the wooden spoon. So I guess that's a start on discipline.

Sorry we don't have any pics.

Going to Worky

Audrey is a workaholic already wanting to spend some time at the hospital. When she wants to go to "worky" (just like Shannon she adds a "y" to almost everything), she requests keys and a tie. After informing us that she will "see you soon" it's out the door. Here's the progression of today's events. I tried to tell her that it was Sunday and we don't work on Sunday but she just wouldn't have it.

With Molly

Molly paid Audrey a visit this weekend, which somewhat diverted Audrey's mothering of Clark and gave him a well needed rest. We found a patch of bluebonnets and took some pics of the cousins in their matching outfits. I took a total of 99 pics and only one came out good of Audrey. Molly on the other hand was super photogenic and we got some great shots of her.

A Few New Pics

So far so good with Clark. We've had two pretty good nights with him as he takes after his parents and enjoys his sleep. You can see that Audrey is reverting a little with her "fier" (pacifier).