Tricky Austin

Austin would like to show you his new trick...he does this with everything from balls, movies, any toy he can get his hands on...you name it

He'll start out by holding the object in front of him so it is flat in his hand

Then he lifts it above his head...check out this face! He's really concentrating hard here..."It's harder than it looks," he says.

TA DA! He is all balanced now. The best part is he's kept his legs crossed the entire time!

Usually after Austin's bath we like to mess with his hair. If only it would stay like this! I don't think he recognized himself in the mirror

We have had sooo many people tell us that Austin looks like the eTrade baby. What do you think? "Hey baby, can I hit you back?"

It's an Austin Sandwich! He's actually sitting in a round 8" cake pan. He sat in it all on his own and started trying to put this one on his head so we helped him out a little bit for the picture.

Austin is starting to get better and better at walking. He's finally letting go of things and walking on his own. Before we always had to force him to try walking. I just love this outfit he's wearing. $1 shirt from Goodwill.

Here I am HALFWAY THROUGH! Wow, it really has gone so fast. We found out we're having another boy! Austin is going to have so much fun with his little brother. I can't wait til they start wrestling with each other!

RODEO MADNESS!

We went to the rodeo a couple weeks ago when TCU was closed and Tyler's classes were cancelled due to snow, ice, and freezing weather. How ironic. I must say this rodeo had the best entertainment I have ever seen at a rodeo. I am posting some videos at the end so you know what I am talking about.

This guy made his horse do the Hula (sorry no pictures) and jumped through his lasso super fast like a jumprope. Awesome!

Crazy Bronc riding

This was also amazing. While standing on the back of two horses he drove all of them around and made them do all sorts of commands. His quads had to have been killing him.

Loved the Bull Riding!

This is the lasso guy who was awesome!

Please watch this video!!! It is sooo intense! Chuck Wagon racing is the best!

Pretzels!

A couple weeks ago we invited this couple over to make and eat pretzels. Taylor, the husband, is an amazing cook so I felt honored to teach him some of my skills :)

Here's the before picture (Before eating the pretzels we made)

Here's after we all had about 3 each. They really do fill you up! Especially as an after dinner treat! Oh I never get tired of making pretzels...now that I'm not working at The Big Twist

Austin's CakeSmash

My friend who took our family pictures last summer took these pictures of Austin for his first birthday cake. These were taken a week after his real birthday and he didn't seem to like the cake as much as he did when we gave him his small piece on his actual birthday. Oh well! They still turned out adorable. There are a lot. I had a hard time cutting any out!

Love his eyelashes

He liked getting messy better than eating it!

Doesn't our fake wood floor look awesome in black and white?

He got tired of cake pictures after a while and needed something new, so we let him play with his other toy. Which he LOVED

I wish every Saturday was like this!

A few weeks ago (Right before all this FREEZING weather) there was a Saturday that was 78 degrees. AMAZING. We went running in the morning and played tennis in the afternoon. So here are some tennis pictures and I couldn't resist putting in some cute ones of Austin

Austin loves to read his books. And by read, I mean, he speaks chinese as he reads them. It sounds hilarious! He will sit and do this for about 10-15 minutes at a time.

He loves clearing out his toy cupboard and climbing inside. Although he hasn't figured out how to get out without banging his head, so after a while he starts fussing and I come to the rescue. Then the process happens all over again.

Reading in the cupboard. That does not look very comfy. As you can see, his pants are very short on him. They are 6-9 month pants ( and he is almost a year old in this picture) but I am still squishing him into them because I only have a few that are bigger in the 12 month size. Since spring and summer will be next month I've decided to hold off on buying any new winter clothes. So for now, he gets high-waters.

Here I am taking a swing. Tyler loves tennis and I have never played. Well, I've swung the racket and tried to hit the ball on occasion in college at different times, but I've never been taught any techniques, so Tyler has taken it upon himself to teach me. I hope it warms up quick before my belly starts getting in the way.

Tyler is so nice and tries to hit them TO me so I don't have to run too much. Although when I hit them back I have no clue where they are going so he ends up with a pretty good workout by the end, while I hardly break a sweat :)

Practicing his power serves

Look at that technique! Actually I have not a clue if it's good technique but we'll say it is.

Here is Austin jammin' off to the side with some Baby Einstein tunes and eating cheerios

After a while he wanted to get in on some action too.

A glimpse into the future

We had another SNOW day in Texas today so Tyler didn't have school. This morning Tyler had his computer up working on our taxes while Austin was playing. Austin would come over and try to grab the screen or hit the keys while the laptop was sitting on Tyler's legs. Tyler would tell him no and talk to him about not touching the computer because it's not meant for little kids. He would go into this long shpeal and Austin would get bored and go back to his toys. This happened 3 times and it surprised me that he would give up so easily when, if it was me, Austin would keep grabbing at it until I would finally get tired and turn the computer off and pay attention to him. Tyler made the comment that this is foreshadowing of Austin's teenage years, when we can expect much of the same response when dad starts giving him "the lecture" that no kid wants to listen to. haha!

Partying with the 1 year old

We just partied by ourselves since I'm sure no one would have wanted to venture out on icy streets in the evening. We had fun just us though!

The first thing Austin opened was a costco size Huggies Diapers box full of these balloons. He was in HEAVEN! I'm pretty sure that was his favorite

Grandma and Grandpa Hair got him this tractor that goes along with his farm set. He loves the pig that pops up and down in the haystack in the back.

Yet he keeps going back to the balloon. The jacket he is wearing is from Lyette. It has sweat pants to match. Go Denver Broncos!!!

We made sure he read all his cards. Gotta teach them young

Me and Austin and his birthday cake! Austin loves Teddy Bears (He smothers his to death) so I decided to make the cake. My friend emailed me a picture with cupcakes as the ears and nose! Brilliant! I was just going to cut out construction paper. Lame, I know. But that was the extent of my creativity. But I was happy with how it turned out.

Austin attacking the cake after it all fell out of his mouth

He sure cleaned it up good.

Overall it was a great birthday and he was a very happy boy!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUSTIN!

Today is Austin's birthday! I can't believe this.....

Has grown into this....

He really is SUCH a good baby so no wonder I'm having another one so soon right?

For all those who have not seen me in a while...I've got the baby bump going. Right now I will be 18 weeks on Saturday so this was taken a couple weeks ago when I was at 16 weeks. I have grown since then. ALOT it seems! So I will need to take a new picture soon.

Texas is FREEZING cold right now believe it or not. We have an inch of snow and 13 degree weather. With the wind it feels like -2. So yes, when I say freezing I really do mean it. It's not supposed to last long(Thanks Heavens) but since it's been here for 2 days already, I'm ready for warm weather again. Just last Saturday it was 78 degrees! I went running with Tyler in shorts and a t-shirt and also played tennis. It felt sooo good!

I was also supposed to find out what I was having today but I drove to my appointment to find out the office was closed!!! agh! For reals?? Guess I'll have to wait.