Family Vacation

In June we went on a little vacation to San Antonio and stayed at the JW Marriott.  We had a blast and made so many great memories on this trip.  It was so nice for the three of us to just get away and be together. 

Riding cars at Morgan’s Wonderland

Fishing with daddy – making a fish face

Before dinner at JW Marriott 

Cole can’t go to San Antonio without visiting the Alamo!

The Sesame Street characters and Elmo show at Sea World were a huge hit with Lee!

Here is the aftermath of a day at Sea World.  Lee was too excited to take a nap that day so he powered through all day and passed out on the bathroom floor while I was getting his bath ready that night.  I still made him take a bath which he was not very happy about!

We were in San Antonio on Lee’s actual 2nd birthday so we had a little celebration for him in our hotel room with cupcakes and presents.  He was very excited about turning 2!

The JW Marriott is a fabulous resort.  We made smores one night after dinner.  Lee also spent a lot of time in the pools, lazy river and going down the water slides.  We can’t wait to go back again!

Two Years

Lee Bear,

How did you get to be such a big boy all of a sudden!  You are two years old and growing up so fast.  What a fun year this has been.  We have seen you start to walk (but mostly run), talk non-stop, laugh, play with friends and so much more.  You are so much fun at this stage and also very challenging at times.  

Right now, you love to play with your toys, especially your train table, tool bench and grill.  You still love to read and you have a new found love for the library.  We have been going to the library to check out books…I was mainly motivated to do this because I get tired of reading the same books over and over and over.  You think it’s so much fun to pick out new books and return your books down the chute.  You also LOVE stickers.  Stickers have become a must have in your backpack when we go out to dinner.  You can just sit there and put stickers one on top of another on a piece of paper for a good hour.  We love it because we can eat and talk and you are perfectly happy. 

You are a little talker.  You talk and talk to us about anything and everything.  We tell people that you like to narrate through life.  You tell us “I’m walking now”, “I’m running”, “I’m eating”.  We have also decided that you do not have mommy’s sense of directions (which is a good thing).  When we are in the car, you tell me when to turn to get to our house or nanny’s house “this way mommy”.  You also tell me where to turn to get to the doctor (yes, we go there a little too much).  You say “I love you, Mommy” and “I love you, Daddy” and there really isn’t anything sweeter.  You also talk to Mollie (aka Mollie doddle bug) a lot and boss her around…  “Stay Mollie”, “Go outside”, “Get up”.  You have so many words and phrases and it is so much fun having conversations with you.

You have really started playing with friends, which has been so much fun to see.  You talk about your friends a lot and you ask us to go see your friends.  You also are really into birthday parties lately (mainly because you love cupcakes) and you have been talking about all of your friend’s birthday parties non-stop. 

You are also such a big boy.  We went to your two year appointment and you were 36 3/4 in. (97%) and 32.8 lbs. (90%).  We always get comments about how tall you are for your age! 

We had your 2nd birthday party at our house and we did a Mickey Mouse theme.  You love Mickey Mouse and ask to “watch mouse” as soon as you wake up in the morning.  We had a great time celebrating with you and weeks later, you were still talking about your birthday party. 

 

We all love you very much and you are such a joy to our family!

Christmas

We had so much fun celebrating Christmas this year.  Lee still doesn’t understand everything quite yet, but he had fun opening his presents and he would get excited seeing Santa all around.  Most of all, we celebrated how thankful we are for the birth of our Savior.  What a wonderful time to reflect on the grace we have been freely given and for our salvation that came through Christ.  We enjoyed spending this time with friends and family and reflecting on the true meaning of Christmas! 

We had a busy holiday as usual and started off this year at Cole’s PawPaw’s house in Fort Worth.  We stayed there two nights and enjoyed our time with the Robertson/Bates/Jones family!

Lee LOVES his books.  And, these matching pjs were actually not planned believe it or not!  But we all look pretty cute – ha!

Family pic before going to Corky and Jan’s house on Christmas Eve.

Robertson Boys

Robertson Pic

Robertson Girls and Lee

Grandkids/Great Grandkids with PawPaw

Annual Cousin’s picture at Corky and Jan’s house (in age order of course!)

We left out cookies and milk for Santa and Lee didn’t understand why he couldn’t have one!

We opened presents Christmas morning at PawPaw’s house and had a great time.  Lee loved opening the presents and playing with all of his new toys. 

After breakfast, we headed over to my parent’s house and had Christmas with them.  This was Rusty and Ali’s Christmas to spend with Ali’s family but unfortunately they spent most of Christmas day at the hospital with Ethan.  They had to take him in because of a high fever.  He ended up getting to go home that evening, but we were all worried and felt awful for them!  My dad spent Christmas Eve in and the few days before that in bed sick too.  Luckily, he felt better and was able to celebrate Christmas day with us! 

Lots of fun with Gramma and Pops!

Lee preferred to watch the snow from inside the nice and warm house. 

He feels the same way about the cold as his Mommy does…

We went to my cousin’s house in Dallas on Christmas afternoon.  We had a great time celebrating with my mom’s side of the family and then my parents spent the night with us rather than brave the icy roads back to Arlington.  We had a great Christmas this year!

Growth Stats

Wow, I’m really far behind on updating about Lee.  The last time I blogged was for his first birthday.  I had a crazy semester at school and Lee keeps me busy, so that’s my excuse.  Now that I’ve been on winter break, I’m finding time to catch up on all of the things I’ve put off for months now.  Lee turned 18 months on Christmas.  We went to his 18 month well check today and here are his stats: 

Weight:  29 lbs.  (85th percentile)

Height:  34 in. (92nd percentile)

Head:  47.6 cm (50th percentile)

The doctor said Lee looks great and is developing wonderfully.  He checked out his ears and said the ear infection was gone.  Lee had his first ear infection the week before Christmas and an eye infection  right before that.   He caught a cold that lasted 2 1/2 weeks and just did a number on him.  Thank goodness he was feeling better for the Christmas festivities!  The doctor said his language is developing great and he just makes sure that a child Lee’s age can say 5-10 words.  Lee is talking up a storm.  I’ve recorded all of the words he can say and it’s about 45.  My favorite thing he says right now is when he looks at me and says “Hi Mom”.  He just started doing that and it’s oh so sweet in his little voice.  He has recently gotten really good at repeating the words we say.  He is really just taking in the world around him and it’s fun to watch him learn new words everyday! 

Lee has been taking one nap a day since right after he turned one.  He is not a great napper….I’m happy if he will sleep 1.5 hours.  He still goes to bed about 8:00 or 8:30 and sleeps until 7:30 or 8:00. 

As far as eating, Lee can be picky at times.  Chicken nuggets, turkey or ham melts, sweet potatoes, raisins and any type of fruit are his usual.  I have to limit his fruit intake or it really causes some digestive issues. 

We are having fun with our active little 18 month old.  I don’t know where the time has gone!

And since, I forgot to update his stats for 12 months and 15 months, here they are:

12 months:

Weight:  24.10 lbs. (75th percentile)

Height:  31 1/4 in. (90th percentile)

Head:  46 cm (35th percentile)

15 months:

Weight:  26.14 lbs. (80th percentile)

Height:  33 in. (95th percentile)

Head:  47 cm (45th percentile) 

1st Birthday Party

We had Lee’s first birthday party last Saturday, June 23.  We had a great time and ended up having about 55 people at our house.  It was crazy, but we feel so blessed that Lee is so loved by our family and friends.  We had hamburgers and hot dogs and the kids just played outside in the water.  They all seemed to have a great time.  Lee had a blast and that’s what really matters!  Here are some pics from the party.

Happy first birthday sweet boy – we had a great time celebrating with you!!