Sandy Lake Amusement Park

For all you moms that live near the Carrollton area the Sandy Lake Amusement Park it worth a visit.  It costs $2 per person to get in (kids under 3 free), each ticket is $.50 each, and each ride averages about 2-4 tickets.  We came with about $20 and had 2 hours of fun!  Caleb was able to ride several rides.  His favorite was, of course, the pony rides.  I think he could have spent all day riding those ponies.  Again a peek into my future, we will have to live on a farm. 

Just a bit of a warning.....don't let your not even 2 year old ride the one that goes up and down in the air.  Oh my, mother's worst nightmare.  Let's just say I could barely bare to watch that one, and we will not being doing that ride in the near future.  See video below.

Here are a couple pictures of our day.....

 Beep Beep....get out of my way

 This is one of my favorite pictures

 Of course he put his hand in the water one he discovered it

 Saddle up

Love this :)





Spring Break Has Come and Gone

Being off work is always so nice, but it always goes by so quickly.  This year I spent Spring Break spending time with our sweet 19 month old.  I wish summer would hurry up and get here.
The weekend before the break started both Alex and I had to go out of town.  My Aunt Mary came to stay with Caleb.  Alex left for a bachelor party Friday after work, and I left for a wedding in Houton Saturday morning. Congratulations Kristen and Kareem!!!  The wedding was beautiful and us girls had a blast!!!  Caleb was great for Aunt Mary.  They went to visit my other aunt, Linda, and her grandchildren.  I came home Sunday to a very happy, very well taken care of boy.  I am so thankful for such wonderful family, yet again, that travels to hlep when we are in need.

Caleb at Chick filet with his cousins

Eating a snack at Aunt Linda's house



Here is what we were up to the rest of the week:

Monday: Alex was off, so we went to the aquarium in Grapevine.  It was nice, but I think Caleb will enjoy it more in a couple of months.  It is still nice to provide these experiences for our son.  Not to mention he still gets into most things for free!!!  I will take complete advantage of that while I can.

Being a fish exlorer is a hard job!!



Tuesday: Alex was off again, which meant he could watch Caleb while I visited some friends.  My first stop was to see, Wendy, who just had a beautiful baby girl named, Shelby.  She was absoultely precious.  After I stopped by Wendy's house I came home for a bit then I was off to see Stacy.  Stacy is one of my closest friends who recently had twin boys.  Both boys are now home!!  I spent time with both Colt and Luke.  I was also able to play with Jack, Stacy's 2 year old son, for awhile.  Such a perfect family.  I can't even express how happy I am for them.  I hope to spend a lot more time with the Doak boys this summer.  While I was gone Alex and Caleb did the yard.  Caleb is such a great helper.

"Safety First"



Wednesday: Alex was back at work today so it was Mommy and Caleb time.  We were off to a slow start in the morning, which is fine by me.  Once we got going we went to a fabulous park in Coppell.  It was huge, and Caleb played and played until he was too hungry to play anymore.  After lunch and nap, we woke up and met Becky, Sandy, and their kids for a walk.  Great day!!

Peek A Boo Mommy

Caleb has recently become a pro at sliding on his own

A stop at Becky's after our walk.  They loved this tiny puddle of water on Becky's front porch:)



Thursday: Again we had a slow start, which I don't mind.  Today we were off to The Ark.  The Ark is a great indoor play place at a babtist church in Coppell.  If you haven't been, you should check it out.  Caleb is now able to do more while we are there.  We met his friend from school, Silive, there.  They always have fun together.  After lunch and nap, we headed to the Josey Lake to feed the ducks.  Sandy and Austin came along.  I really did not know what to expect, but the boys really loved every minitue of feeding the ducks.  We stopped by the park for some play time.  Caleb was such a good boy that day, I thought he deserved a treat, so we grabbed a Sonic milkshake before heading home.

Climbing way up high!!!

Love these two boys!! 

Great end to a great day



Friday:  Today has been a very chill day.  Caleb and I woke up at 10am and took it pretty easy.  We headed out for a long walk and stop by the park.  We have a showing today at 5pm....keep your fingers crossed. 

Twisty slide....wheeeee



I love making memories with my family!!

A Visit with the Sagemans

Last weekend we had the much delighted pleasure of our dear friends coming to town for a visit.  Natalie, thier sweet little girl happens to be our precious Goddaughter.  We had tons of fun watching the two kids play.  It is always sad to see our company leave, especially when Caleb walks around the house looking for them.  Thanks for the visit guys, and we hope we see yall very soon.

Snack Time

 They had to learn to share:)

I love the look on thier faces here!

Having fun playing in the curtains. 



A Little of This and a Little of That

Caleb recovered from his terrible rash with no problems. Thank God.  That was the scariest thing we have had to deal with so far.  I am sure there will be many more times where I am hurting for my little boy, but I am glad the rash scare is over with.  We are still not quite sure what the cause was, which is pretty scary.  All I do know is that we will be staying away from any and all kinds of blueberry bars. 

Alex has been giving Caleb haircuts ever since he has needed one.  This seems like from the instant he was born:)  He takes after his mother with hair.  If you know Alex you know what I mean:)  Well, this weekend we decided that it was time to let the professionals handle it.  We took him to Cool Cuts, a haircut place designed just for kids.  I couldn't believe that a child's haircut would cost $18!!  That is more than I spend on my hair.  I am a Super Cuts kind of girl.  I really did like the woman who cut his hair, and it did turn out good.  This does not mean that I will continue to take him there, but it was a good thing to say we have done. 

He is so darn handsome!!

Caleb loves to get adjusted by his dad.  He gets so excited when Alex goes to get out his adjusting table.  Yes we have a portable adjusting table at home.  One of the perks of being married to a chiropractor, I can get adjusted anytime I need it.  Here is a video of Caleb getting adjusted.  He LOVES it and is such a good patient.

Pay attention to the sounds he makes.

This year our lovely state of Texas has changed the state assessment.  It has gone from TAKS to STAAR.  AHHHH.  The STAAR test is supposed to be much harder, and for my students it will be a big challenge.  I am not enjoying this part of teaching 4th grade.  Needless to say had to go up to school to do some planning.  This is what I came home to...

He was so tired he fell asleep in his wagon!

Look at his outfit....his pj's and cowboy boots, such a boy!

Next week, I get to find out if I am going to have a niece or nephew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I am so excited to find out, can you tell.  Congratulations Casey and Brian.

And while we are on congratulations, my very dear friend, Stacy, gave birth to her twin boys.  Welcome to the world Colt and Luke Doak!!!  You are already so loved by so many people.  

Chicken pox, measles, allergic reaction????

Thursday, when I picked Caleb up from daycare, his teacher showed me some small red pumps on his back, legs, and tummy.  She said that there were very few that morning, but it got worse as the day went on.  Alex and I saw nothing while getting him dressed for school early that morning.

They said he must been seen by a doctor before returning, which I am fine with.  I am not one of those mothers who wants to send my sick child to school.  Well, that night the rash got worse. 

By Friday morning he was covered, and I mean covered with these raised, red bumps.  At first we were sure he had chicken pox, but as Friday went on and the rash was getting even worse, I began to think it might be the measles.  What...measles. 

Needless to say, I was feeling awful at this point, and you can imagine how my poor baby was feeling (see pictures below). I called the doctor before our appointment to warn them that I thought measles was a possibility, and they had us come in when no one was in the office. 

Well, the diagnosis is.......an allergic reaction.  Yes, this was caused by allergic reaction to something he ate.  I am not quite sure yet what that could have been, but I am thoroughly looking into it.  Possibly a blueberry nutrigrain bar.  Which is odd because he has eaten blueberries and other flavored nutrigrain bars before.

WARNING...the rash is terrible, worse then terrible.  It started out as small red bumps and has progressed very rapidly to large reddish purple patches.  They look like those scary pictures you seen on the internet while doing a google search.  Those awful pictures you cringe at when you see them and my sweet baby boy is covered.

  Friday morning

Friday morning

Early Friday afternoon

Saturday morning

Saturday afternoon

Early Saturday evening

My poor, poor baby.  As you can imagine, he has been pretty miserable.  It is definitely bothering him in every way.  Most of all when he is trying to sleep.  We have not done much of that. 

I wish this was me and not him.  It is such an awful feeling to see your child so uncomfortable and not be able to do much about it.  He can take benadryl and claritin and that is about all we can do. 

I am in so much pain seeing him like this.  I can't imagine how he is feeling.  Not to mention, he really can't tell me.  It is just heartbreaking every time I look at him or hold him to soothe him.

Let's hope there is an end to this very soon!



A Weekend with the Cousins and Trip to the Dallas Zoo

We are so blessed to have great family.  We are always having company come visit us, which we love.  Last weekend we had a full house and same this weekend!!  Alyssa and her husband, Ben, came to visit.  They brought along our nephews, Caiden and Zane, and niece, Ayla.  We had a blast together.  Watching Caleb with Zane play together makes me realize that Caleb needs a sibling:) Now I have to convince Alex of that. They are so darn cute  playing together.  Caleb is really missing them now and that just breaks my heart.  A big part of why we have to get home to Austin eventually...see end of post for update on that process.

Saturday morning we woke up and were at the Dallas Zoo by 10:30.  This was Caleb's first trip to the zoo and he LOVED every minute of it, despite the chilly weather.  I think my son will be a future vet or hairdresser but that is a whole other post:)  Here are some pictures of our first zoo trip with Caleb.

 

I left the zoo a little before everyone else because I was helping host a baby shower for a friend of mine who will be welcoming her first baby into the world in just a couple weeks.

I have another very very dear friend of mine, Stacy, who will be welcoming her second and third babies in a few short weeks as well.  No, that is not a typo.  Stacy is having twin boys.  Her twins will make three for their family.  Sweet baby Jack just recently turned 2.  I sure wish I could quit my job and be around more to help her out.  I can't wait to meet those precious babies.  They are already so loved by so many people...including me!!

House update:
We have now listed for sale by owner in hopes that our price drop will bring in more traffic.  After being listed again for about 1 week we got an offer.  It was just what we were asking for, but they wanted a lot for their closing costs.  Alex, who could get a second career in real estate, negotiated a higher sale price, and we would still cover what they were asking in closing costs.  Both sides were in agreement, or so we thought.  The buyers got cold feet and backed out:(  Talk about a HUGE let down.  That is the part that really sucks about selling a house.  In my mind I was packed and ready to move.  Let's just hope that this offer was a sign of another to come, and it will all work out in the end.

Daddy's Birthday

Today, is Alex's birthday.  It was so nice that it happened to fall on a Sunday so our family could spend the day together.  It was a nice relaxing day that started with sleeping in (even Caleb), opening presents, lunch at Cheesecake Factory, exchanging presents (apparently Alex wear size 12 not 11 in dress shoes), nap, helping a friend unload a trailer, and lots of playtime.  All in all I would say that Alex's birthday was a success. 

Alex is a wonderful husband and even better father.  He deserves only the best.  I am the luckiest woman in the world and Alex often reminds me of that:)  No, seriously I often think "How did I get this lucky?"  I can't answer that.  All I know is that I am. 
Happy Birthday Alex.  We love you!

Caleb helping Daddy

Birthday Kisses!!

To top off the perfect weekend...I am off tomorrow!