The Dillard Family Files

Family Photo shoot August 2011

2011-08-30T16:44:00.001-05:00

Our family photo shoot August 2011 - Photos by Kim at EverMore Photography

Belly Pictures!

2011-07-04T17:44:00.000-05:00

Here are my belly pictures with Logan :)

17 weeks, 3 days

20 weeks, 5 days

23 weeks

26 weeks

28 weeks, 2 days

30 weeks, 6 days

32 weeks, 3 days

36 weeks

38 weeks, 3 days (right before we left for the hospital, after my water broke)

Baby Shower for Logan

2011-06-10T16:36:00.005-05:00

Baby Shower at my work (Walter P Moore)

The Gifts

Andrew helped open all of the gifts

Logan Ultrasound Pics

2011-04-30T17:07:00.000-05:00

Here are Logan's Ultrasound Pictures:

January 3, 2011 (12 weeks, 2 days)

February 28, 2011 (20 weeks)

April 30, 2011 (29 weeks)

We are Pregnant!!

2010-11-01T17:34:00.000-05:00

We are Pregnant with baby #3!! Due July 16, 2011

Andrew's Photoshoot

2010-04-26T10:49:00.000-05:00

Easter Craft

2010-03-27T13:15:00.001-05:00

This is a craft that the kids loved!!
No Time for Flash Cards

Andrew's is on bottom and Christine's is on top.

Craft project, paint & Play date

2010-03-14T21:00:00.001-05:00

Yesterday Andrew and I made homemade paint! (just vanilla pudding cups and gel food coloring - so easy and it did not stain his clothes or skin either)

He was bored painting by himself.. So we asked Kim (shutterbird) and Lorelei to come over to play!

The difference between boys and girls.. She used the paint brushes and was very neat.. Now Andrew on the other hand only wanted to use his hands!

showing you his hands

now how do you get 2 toddlers to look at the camera?

take 3 finally worked!!

It was so much fun.. They also played in the sandbox and with Andrew's golf club set too. I didn't get my camera phone out until later in day. It was so much fun..

Then Andrew and I went for Ice Cream! (although I never ate any..)

Houston Live Stock Show & Rodeo

2010-03-05T15:57:00.000-05:00

We went to the Houston Live Stock Show and Rodeo a couple of times this year. Here our some of our favorite pictures.

Andrew's first Funnel Cake

Do you think that he enjoyed it?

Andrew and Chris on the Bumble Bee ride

Christine and Kaitlyn enjoying a drink (non-alcoholic)

Chris and I at the House of Blues Tent.

Christine at the Justin Beiber/Selena Gomez Concert

Andrew's Holiday Concert

2009-12-17T22:00:00.007-05:00

Here is Andrew's Holiday concert at school:

Here are the older kids, but he is sitting in front and singing with them:

it's been a while...

2009-12-03T11:54:00.001-05:00

Well we have been to Walt Disney World, sold the townhome, moved into a new place, Chris is back at work, Andrew is in daycare, Christine is living with us full time again... wow the time has flown by. I hope to get our blog updated in the next couple of weeks.

We got our camera replaced, so yeah for being able to take pics now!!

New countertops..

2009-05-20T10:37:00.009-05:00

We are getting new countertops today...

from this...

To this.. construction pics.. (from our cell phone camera - Andrew broke our new Nikon)

added at 11:33 am..

1:42 pm

btw the yellow wall will be painted a light tan.. (we were told to paint after the new countertops were installed - the sink has not been cut out yet..)

to this.. still need to clean up and finish painting

Christine's photoshoot

2009-05-09T22:00:00.001-05:00

Christine finally had her photoshoot - here are some sample pics..

Andrew's Photoshoot

2009-04-04T21:43:00.001-05:00

These are pics from Andrew's photoshoot with Kim! She is an awesome photographer. Check out her site at http://www.evermorephotography.net/. thanks for looking.

Oh in case you are wondering... Christine was punishing us for being grounded for a bad grade in math.. hopefully next time she will want to participate.

He was blowing me kisses..

Trip to Boulivar Pennisula

2009-02-05T11:34:00.004-05:00

In early January we took the ferry over to Boulivar Pennisula to see the Hurricane Ike damage.. I was really surprised to see it in such bad shape.

Andrew loved the birds though.

this is the only house standing on roll over pass.. (it's the one feature in the news all the time)

First Snow!!

2008-12-10T22:00:00.000-05:00

It snowed in Houston!!! This is the first time that Andrew has seen snow.

Andrew is 2!!

2008-11-25T08:06:00.000-05:00

Removing the bushes...

2008-09-29T08:24:00.005-05:00

We finally decided to remove the bushes in front of the town house so that we could sit out with the kids..

before..

This is the stump that took like 3 hours to get out..

After.. we started at 8 am and finished at almost 9 pm.. so these were taken last night.

We still have more to do, but you get the idea..

we now have a useable sitting area..

(Andrew climbing up the burglar bars in the background)

Hurricane Ike pictures

2008-09-16T08:54:00.000-05:00

We got back to Houston today.. here are some pics of our street..

This is the business across the street. The tree was literally cut in half.

These are the downed power lines on our street.

People didn't seem to care that their was a downed power line and power poles in the street.. they drove right over the lines and then realized that there was a tree in the street too..

The side of our house before the hurricane..

After..

before..

After..

We were very lucky to only have minimal damage.. we still have friends and family without power.. our thoughts and prayers for everyone that was affected by Hurriance Ike..

More Fair Pictures...

2008-09-15T08:49:00.000-05:00

We went back to the Fair today since we had tickets left from Friday..

Christine riding a ride.. (on left)

Andrew, Chris and Christine on the merry-go-round..

It's impossible to get everyone to look at the camera at the same time..

Oklahoma State Fair

2008-09-12T08:37:00.000-05:00

Since we evacuated Houston due to Hurricane Ike we decide to check out the Oklahoma State Fair. I haven't been back to the fair since I was about 11 yrs old or so..

Andrew wasn't sure about feeding the animals.. (Christine was off with Courtney feeding the animals)

Ok I will give it a try..

He thought the horses were pretty cool..

gotta love the pig races..

Checking out the longhorn.. As Chris would say "Hook'em Horns"

Chris going off road...

2008-09-12T08:30:00.000-05:00

While we are at the Oklahoma State Fair, you could test drive the Toyota FJ's on an off road course.. Chris has always wanted to do this!!

Chris, Courtney and Christine before the ride

Chris in the drivers seat

On the course..

Had too much fun and wanted to go again!!

Wedding..

2008-09-06T08:34:00.000-05:00

My step-sister Dolores got married to Brady on Sept 6th..

The yummy cake...

Andrew was facinated with the violinist...

life....

2008-08-21T16:29:00.003-05:00

We have been really busy with life, vacations, etc.. I haven't been able to post any pictures since we can't seem to find the camera cord and our laptop is having issues, but we should be able to very soon. We have some great pics of our vacation. We didn't get to stay in Corpus Christi due to the Hurricane, but it was still an adventure.

Also no news on the house... hopefully we will sell before the end of the year.

hope you are all doing great!!

Here's a pic that I have on my computer of Andrew sleeping.. he actually fell asleep this way. (Chris took it from his phone so it's not the best quality - still cute nonetheless)

Vacation Day 2

2008-07-23T09:33:00.000-05:00

Today was the day when we had to decide to leave Corpus or not..

Andrew was checking out the weather for us..

Then the rain started..

The beach is starting to disappear..

We left right after we took this picture.. we headed to San Antonio...

Vacation..

2008-07-22T22:00:00.000-05:00

We went to Corpus Christi, TX on vacation this year.. We had planned on being there a week when Hurricane Dolly rolled toward Corpus and South Padre Island, TX. We stayed 1 night in the hotel and ended up heading more inland to San Antonio.. here are the pics from the first day in Corpus..

The view from our hotel room. That is the USS Lexington.

Andrew loving the balcony..

(remember how you can see the beach today...tomorrow you won't be able too)

Andrew's stats

2008-07-11T16:27:00.000-05:00

Andrew had his 20 month check up today:

Length - 34 1/4"
Weight - 30 lbs.
Head size - 20 1/2"

He is getting big and doing great...

Our own rock band..

2008-06-29T09:22:00.000-05:00

Andrew watching Christine and Chris play Guitar Hero

trying to get in on the action..

Space Center Houston

2008-06-28T09:19:00.002-05:00

He loves the ball pits at Space Center Houston.. we met some friends there since we have season passes..

Slip-n-Slide

2008-06-23T09:15:00.002-05:00

Andrew is finally getting the hang of the slip-n-slide... he isn't afraid of the water anymore..

The Houston Aquarium

2008-06-22T09:08:00.000-05:00

The sharks..

The white tigers

Andrew wasn't too sure about them

First Astros game

2008-06-07T23:13:00.000-05:00

This was Andrew's first Astro's baseball game.. Athough we never did sit in our seats..

Christine watching the game..

Andrew sleeping through it..

At the cafe, trying to watch the game.

Sand Castle

2008-05-31T22:35:00.000-05:00

This was the AIA sandcastle competition in Galveston on May 31st. This is my work's sandcastle. The theme was Nin"tan"do. (as in Nintendo) We didn't help, but we watched..

Andrew checking it all out.. (last year he slept in his stroller)

some of the other competitors..

this was my favorite.. (Andrew is very into the Chipmunks right now)

Memorial Day weekend

2008-05-24T22:52:00.001-05:00

We went to OKC for the weekend..

Andrew playing at the light house on Lake Hefner.

At the pool at Jennifer's house.

on the trampoline.. last year he didn't mind it, not so much this year.

company picnic

2008-05-17T23:03:00.000-05:00

My company picnic was at the H&H in Houston.

Andrew and Chris on the merry-go-round.

Watching daddy and Christine play volleyball.

checking out the sand (eating it too)

his first big boy popsicle.

Chris on the velcro wall..

Christine and Gabrielle in the holla hoop contest.

trying out the paddle boats.. Andrew didn't like the life jacket at all.

still haven't sold the house..

2008-05-16T16:27:00.000-05:00

We still haven't sold the house... the market is what it is. We are in it for the long haul. It's a buyers market so everyone is looking at all of their options. We are getting 2-3 showings a week lately. We have an open house scheduled for Sunday so that should get us some more traffic this weekend..

also we can't seem to locate our camera, so that is why I haven't posted any pics recently...

Slip-n-slide

2008-04-05T20:05:00.001-05:00

Here's Chris on the Slip-n-slide.. you will have to turn your screen or head..

Christine

Chelsea

Christine

long time no post

2008-03-25T10:45:00.002-05:00

We had some really great pictures to upload to the blog, but they got deleted from the camera..

so you will have to imgaine our trip to Kemah, Galveston and NASA.. :-)
I guess we will have to go again to get some more pictures..
I do have some on the camera that I will upload very soon...

update on the house:
all is going well, we have a new agent. Our agent's husband got transferred out the country so we were handed over to a new agent. His is doing a great job. Even with the real estate market as it is we hope to sell very soon. We have one lady that is just trying to get the $10,000 grant that our broker is offering on the house and then we should get an offer soon. She is relocating to Houston, from what we know.
We have been looking at other homes but we are not making any offers until we get our house sold.

I hope that you are all doing great!!

Random pics

2008-03-10T19:58:00.000-05:00

Children's Musuem

2008-03-08T19:51:00.000-05:00

Andrew and I went to the Children's Musuem with Desire and Storey.

Storey and Andrew

Enjoying their snacks..

update

2008-02-21T23:12:00.002-05:00

Sorry we have been so busy with life and keeping the house up and ready to show that we really haven't taken any news pictures yet.

We are doing great though!! I will take some pictures this weekend and post them. I hope that you all are doing great..

We have a walker...

2008-02-05T23:10:00.001-05:00

Andrew is now walking..

our day trip

2008-02-02T19:00:00.000-05:00

Today we drove to Woodville, TX to visit Chris's mom's grave. This was the first time that we took Andrew.

Chris's grandma and grandpa are buried next to her.

We took Andrew to the park afterwards...

He thought that he could swing on his own.

but decided that that being on the ground was more his style..

We got him a Thomas the train pop up tent on the way home..

he really isn't sure about it though..

Blueberries and babies...

2008-01-31T23:39:00.000-05:00

Andrew tried blueberries for the first time and he loved them. They were really messy too..

then it was time for a bath...

standing on his head...

2008-01-27T23:37:00.000-05:00

yes that is Andrew's new thing..

hey I see you..

oh these need to come off..

our Alfalfa...(from the Little Rascals)

2008-01-26T23:32:00.000-05:00

Childrens Museum

2008-01-26T23:25:00.000-05:00

We took Andrew to the Children's museum today..

who's that cute boy in the mirror???

Random Andrew pics.

2008-01-24T23:18:00.000-05:00

Getting help walking from Lady

hey check me out..

oh mom...

Christine turns 11 yrs old

2008-01-19T22:46:00.000-05:00

Christine turned 11 on Tuesday and we celebrated her birthday at Libby Lu's. Christine and Haylee got rock star make-overs.

Before the make-overs

Getting their make-up done

After getting their make-up done.

After getting her hair done (she has pink eye, that is why her eye is so swollen)

Christine and Andrew playing around

When they were done, Christine and one of the girls danced to a Hannah Montana song.

Christine and Haylee as rock stars

Birthday dinner and cake at Shoguns...

the beach

2008-01-12T22:44:00.000-05:00

we went to Galveston today, here are some pictures

This is a pic when we got home.. trying to escape....

Day 1......

2008-01-08T15:24:00.000-05:00

So our house is offically on the market now... :-)

Hopefully we will have it sold in the next 90 days or so.

We are looking at homes North of us towards the Humble area, so that we can be closer to Christine and in a better school district. Plus we need more space.

Keep us in your thoughts...

our 1st open house is scheduled for January 20th from 2 - 4 pm.

random pics

2007-12-31T23:24:00.000-05:00

These are random pics taken by Christine..

Chris's 31st Birthday

2007-12-22T23:17:00.000-05:00

For Chris's 31st Birthday we went to the Houston Aquamarine for dinner. Here are some pics from dinner..

Andrew and the candy cane..

2007-12-16T23:42:00.000-05:00

Andrew and his first candy cane... I didn't think that he would like it at all, but he couldn't get enough..

let me do it myself.

VICTORY IS MINE!!!

Cutting down a Christmas Tree

2007-12-08T12:00:00.000-05:00

Today we went and cut down a Christmas Tree at the local tree farm.

Andrew seeing Santa for the first time.

Getting ready to go on the tree hunt...

On the hunt for the perfect tree

The tree has been found. Christine wanted to cut it down..

That lasted about 5 minutes.....

Getting the tree ready

On the tractor ride back to the front of the farm...

Christine and Santa

Christine, Andrew and Santa

Hanging out on the Hay jump..

taking the tree home...

finding a tree Andrew's size..

Once we get the tree decorated I will post a pic...

Andrew playing

2007-12-02T22:46:00.000-05:00

We picked up Andrew after a night at my mom's house.
He still loves his walker...

Holiday Party

2007-12-01T22:40:00.000-05:00

Today was my company Holiday Party. It was a casino themed party. We played blackjack and poker. Once the casino portion closed, they gave us raffel tickets for our chips. We entered into the raffels. We didn't think that we would win anything, but we won a fooseball table... now we just need a house to put it in..

Here us during dinner...

Having fun on the dance floor

In front of the tree.. we don't have lots of pics together...

Happy Birthday Andrew

2007-11-25T22:39:00.000-05:00

Today our little boy turned ONE!!

this last year has been a fun one.. I can't wait to see what the upcoming year brings....

Toy Box

2007-11-25T22:35:00.000-05:00

Andrew got a Toy box for his birthday..
helping daddy put it together

checking it out

taking the toys out of it

Meet up at the Mall

2007-11-23T22:29:00.000-05:00

While we were in OKC we met up with Grace and Meika at the mall. We know them from an online mom's group.. we have talked since we were pregnant, is was nice to finally get the babies together.

Meika and Andrew

Andrew, myself, Grace and Meika

Andrew and Christine's 1st Hockey Game

2007-11-21T22:24:00.000-05:00

My dad got us tickets to the Blazers Hockey game while we were in OKC over Thanksgiving. Christine and Andrew both got a kick out of the game.

playing with his new toys..

2007-11-18T23:37:00.000-05:00

Here are a couple of toys that Andrew got at his party. We have slowly been getting them out.

This is the baseball game that Ben, Sasha, and the kids got him. He won't use the bat though. He thinks its more fun to hit the ball with his hands.

He is very curious about the guitar.

He is really not sure about Elmo. He trys to knock him over when he starts to laugh and move.

chasing him down

Andrew's Birthday Party

2007-11-17T22:44:00.000-05:00

Andrew's party was held on November 17, 2007 from noon - 3:00 pm. It was held at our friends Coffee shop/Pub.
Here's the tent set up and ready for the party. It did rain at his party, but we were prepared.

This is the autographed picture frame for people to sign.

The bouncy castle

another view of the party set up

Andrew in his walker before the party got going.

Christine, Thomas (nephew), and Andrew enjoying the bouncer

Christine and Andrew playing

the kids enjoying themselves

Chris, Laura and Tony (our friends)

The cake and the cookie

lighting the candle and Andrew clapping for me

his first piece of cake..

YUMMY!!!!

the family.. (Chris, Christine, Andrew, and me)

still enjoying the cake

trying to share the cake with daddy and sissy

after a quick clothes change, it was time for presents. These are just a couple of the gifts that he got. He is truly loved, blessed, and spoiled by our friends and family. thanks :-)

Tony and Laura got him his own guitar. We have the Wii Guitar Hero game and he always wants to play with the guitar.

Uncle Michael, Aunt Annie, and Thomas got him the alphabet pal.

His first Winnie the Pooh from Uncle Doug and Aunt Jewell.

He got the new TMX Elmo from Nana, Papa, and Mammie. He really loved the paper though.

Clapping and thanking everyone for the wonderful gifts.

Time for the pinata. This is a tradition for Desi's side of the family, so we thought it was fitting for his 1st birthday party.

Christine taking a swing at it.

Andrew and daddy trying it out.

Christine tyring again after everyone else had a chance.

Isabella was the lucky one that broke it.. the kids getting their candy and treats.

Andrew passed out after a long day....

A friend made Andrew a Winne the Pooh bib, I totally forgot about it. But I thought it was fitting after a long day...

Thanks again to everyone that helped out and for making his party such a huge success. There are a couple of people that we would like to thank. To my mom and Desi, thanks again for all that you did in setting up, taking down, etc. Connie, for letting us use your tent, since it did end up raining. Ben and Sasha, thanks for letting us use your place for his party.

Hannah Montana concert

2007-11-11T23:21:00.000-05:00

The long awaited concert.. (my pictures aren't as good as our friends.. we should have copies by this weekend.)

Christine in front of the Mileyworld globe

We met up with Matt and his kids, Greg and Kristen after the concert to check out the fan club bus.

overall Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus put on a great show.. not sure if it would be worth the thousands of dollars for tickets.. but our face value tickets at $66 a piece (and Chris camping out over night for them) were a great deal..

what happens when you leave daddy alone..

2007-11-10T23:17:00.000-05:00

with the kids while you go grocery shopping..
(don't worry, the bottles were empty and rinsed out...Andrew kept screaming to hold a bottle since daddy was, while he was watching UT football..)

USS Battleship Texas

2007-11-10T23:10:00.000-05:00

We went and toured the Battleship Texas in Pasadena the last 2 weekends..
Here are some of our favorite pictures.

Halloween

2007-10-31T23:03:00.000-05:00

These were taken at Mark and Erika's church's Halloween party.
Here's Andrew trying to bowl, he just wanted to play with the ball though.

Andrew as Tigger and Victoria as Aerial.

Andrew clapping

2007-10-30T22:41:00.001-05:00

Andrew has learned how to clap now.. he claps at everything and everyone

We have walking..

2007-10-29T23:34:00.001-05:00

Although he still isn't confident enough to walk unassisted, this is a huge milestone. He will hold your hands and try and take off. He prefers using his walker though as he wants to do it on his own.

He was so tried, but still wanted to play.

Oak Forest Fall Festival

2007-10-27T23:26:00.000-05:00

Victoria, Mark's daughter, goes to Oak Forest and they were having a fall festival this weekend. We stopped by to check it out.

Andrew loves bubbles now..

Chris won this in the ring toss.. Andrew wanted to play with it, like a drum

Christine was at her mom's this weekend. She had a birthday party and a slumber party. She will be back over to our house next weekend. As she gets older she has so many things going on with her friends. That is why we can't wait to sell the town home and move north to be closer to her. Hopefully after the first of the year we will be ready to sell..

Halloween party

2007-10-26T23:19:00.000-05:00

My work had a Halloween party. They had food, drinks and costume contests.
Chris as a Jail Bird.

Andrew as Tigger.

Me as Raggedy Ann. (I couldn't wear the hat and hair for longer than this picture, as everytime I put it on Andrew would cry..)

We won for the best family costume.. this was our prize.
A basket full of goodies, there was margaritia mix, chips, salsa, limes, glasses and the all needed advil.

Chuck E Cheese

2007-10-21T22:59:00.000-05:00

Christine wanted to go to Chuck E Cheese.

Wow, this place is so different than I remember as a child. They don't have the ball pits any more and there just aren't that many rides. Tons of games still.

Christine teaching Andrew to drive :-)

Christine now letting him drive..

Trying it on his own...

at lunch.. Christine and Chris were off playing games while Andrew and I watched Chuck E Cheese on stage.. he got a kick out of it.

here's Andrew's new "OOOHHHH" face.. pictures do not do it justice.. he is too funny...

CANstruction Gala

2007-10-18T22:44:00.000-05:00

Our "cake" won 2nd place and will go to the National Competition next June.
Here are some of the other designs that we not completed when we left.

Our blog and the purpose...

2007-10-16T21:42:00.000-05:00

Well we tried to make our blog private but the maintenance to do that was too overwhelming and I just don't have the time for it..

so we will make it public again..

the reason that we created this blog was to share with our family and friends what was going on in our lives on a daily basis..

someone stated that we are bragging on our blog.. well I guess you can call it that.. I can't imagine anyone would want to read about the tv shows we watch, where we went to dinner, what time I got home from work, etc.. they want to read the accomplishments and what fun and family things we are doing... so if that is what you want to read.. then you are in the right place..

thanks again for checking out our Family Blog..

CANstruction

2007-10-13T22:08:00.000-05:00

We signed up to participate in the CANstruction event with the Houston Food Bank. This was done with my work, Walter P Moore. All of the designs are made with cans. We did not use any card board or tape in our design. They will be judged on Thursday night at a Gala that we are attending. All of the cans used will be donated to the Houston Food Bank.

Our design was a wedding cake, this is the board that tells about our design.

this is the pile of cans that we used

getting the cans ready for the 9 am start

Chris admiring all of our work

the last can going in

the finished cake

Paul Newman and Betty Crocker.. the happy bride and groom.

the final presentation for the judges.

Chris and I after a hard days work.

These are some of the other designs.

This one was a Dyson vaccum cleaner.. theme.. hunger sucks.

this one is a train.. not sure of the theme though...

I will update on Thursday after the Gala as to who won the competition.

Andrew's Halloween Costume

2007-10-10T21:29:00.001-05:00

He is going to be Tigger for Halloween.

His 1st birthday theme is going to be Winnie the Pooh too.

oh mom.. why did you have to take a my picture???

More remodeling pictures

2007-10-09T23:23:00.000-05:00

Here's some of the dining room floor before..

and after....

We still have the bathroom and the utility room left to do. We will finish once the dry wall and painting are completed in the bathroom.
This weekend we are installing a new closet system in our extra closet in the master bedroom. This closet used to have a desk, but we removed the desk and had the dry wall patched.
more remodeling still going on......

The Houston Zoo

2007-10-06T23:13:00.000-05:00

Today we met some friends at the Houston Zoo.
Christine getting her face painted.

today was the elephants 1st birthday.

Christine with the Longhorns. Hookem Horns...

Andrew loved the petting zoo.....

Christine and Andrew hanging out at dinner.

When did our baby become a such little man?

2007-10-04T21:50:00.000-05:00

He is becoming such a little man..

oh I can get that now..

he is finally pulling up on things.. time to baby proof the stairs now..

hey look what I did..

Doctor update

2007-10-04T14:00:00.000-05:00

We met with the Pediatric Othopedic Doctor today...

The doctor checked out his legs and muscle tone and says that he is perfect.. he told us that even though he is crawling "in his own way", it is just that.. his own way.. he said that if he isn't walking by the time he is 2 yrs old, they will do more tests, but based on what he sees now, he is doing great. he did suggest that we get him some shoes to assist him with walking.. he has very wide and chubby feet. he suggested, sketchers or striderites.. so we are going to check them out this weekend.. all in all our son is perfect!! (just as we thought)

thanks again for all of the thoughts and prayers..

at the park..

2007-10-02T21:42:00.000-05:00

Here's us at the park after I got off of work..

a son and his dad..

House remodeling

2007-09-30T22:16:00.000-05:00

So we are upgrading our tile floor to get our house ready to put on the market.. here are some before and after pics...

We are having lots of work done on the house.. as the jobs are completed I will post pictures.

we hope to have the house on the market by mid-Nov.

before (behind the fridge and oven)

after with new tile

before

after

10 months old..

2007-09-25T21:19:00.000-05:00

Where has the time gone??

Just think in 2 months he will be 1 yr old.

btw, his birthday party will be at The Petrol Station (where we had my baby shower). It will be on November 17th around noon. Mark your calendars.

Andrew's teeth

2007-09-24T21:17:00.000-05:00

Hey check out my teeth!! I have my top 2 teeth.

He is also getting one of his lower teeth too..

at the beach

2007-09-22T21:13:00.000-05:00

Andrew thought if he just tired hard enough he could crawl right out..

well it worked..

Christine trying to help him out..

playing in the pool..

2007-09-20T21:07:00.000-05:00

Well if you wonder what a stay a home dad does all day...
he waxes the van while Andrew plays in the pool...

Hannah Montana Tickets..

2007-09-15T22:28:00.000-05:00

Hannah Montana is coming in concert Nov 11 and Christine really wanted to go. Even though tickets were a long shot, Chris decided to camp out at Randalls on Friday night. Tickets were going on sale on Saturday morning at 10 am.

Chris started camping out at 9 pm on Friday night. Christine, Andrew and I relieved Chris at 5 am on Sat.

Here is Andrew waiting in line.

The line behind us.

We were 3rd in line.

The line for 1-10 around 9:30 am.

Christine right before tickets went on sale.

Tickets went on sale at 10:00 am. They were sold out in under 10 minutes. Luckily we got 4 tickets. Only people in line 1-6 got tickets.. wow, what we do for our kids.. :-)

Andrew's new ride..

2007-09-15T22:23:00.000-05:00

Check out my new wheels.. I know how to back up now..

his poopy face.. (don't worry.. he got changed right after this.. black mail picture later...)

Misc. pictures at home..

2007-09-12T22:26:00.000-05:00

Go Texas!! Hookem horns..

On the way to grandma's house..

2007-09-12T22:20:00.000-05:00

Grandma feeding Andrew

Finally getting up on all fours.

How can one baby make such a mess??

2007-09-11T22:16:00.000-05:00

Andrew thinks that all of his toys need to be out at one time..

But how can you get upset at this face??

a milestone for us...

2007-09-03T00:28:00.000-05:00

Andrew ate half.. yes you read that right, half of a stage 3 jar of Sweet potatoes today!! :shock: that is such progress.. (he hates food, every kind.. so this is a big step... he just loves his milk)

oh and we finally got him a high chair!!

Oh he is so cute in it.. we have only used it once though.. here is Andrew in it last night eating lasagna with meat sauce (btw.. he only ate about 5 bites before he realized it was more fun to play in it than eat it..)

oh mom.. enough with the pictures..

btw.. he went right into the bath after that..

9 month stats..

2007-08-28T16:45:00.000-05:00

Andrew had his 9 month check up today. Here are his stats:

Length: 29 1/4" (90%)
Weight: 24 lbs. 4 1/4 oz (95%)
Head Size: 19 1/2" (97%)

He is doing good otherwise. He has his top 2 teeth now. He is still army crawling. Still doesn't like solid foods yet. We are still working on that one, with some suggestions from the pedi. He also had the Flu vax too.

Also Andrew is going to be seeing a pediatric orthopedic doctor on October 4 (hopefully sooner). They are wanting to have his legs checked out. He favors his left side and refuses to use try and use his legs when crawling. Although she thinks that this is just a phase, she wants to make sure that they rule anything out now. When Andrew was in the NICU, they were unable to tell us if there was going to be any lasting effects from the reduced blood flow and him being anemic. We are hoping the he is just going to be a lefty and he will catch up soon..

Children's Museum

2007-08-25T16:43:00.000-05:00

Here is a great picture of Andrew at the Children's Museum..
(sorry no other pictures. the camera batteries ran out.. oops)

House Hunting..

2007-08-24T11:24:00.001-05:00

Well we have started the process of putting the townhome on the market and house hunting. We are currently looking in the Atascocita area. This will get us a lot closer to Christine, which will be wonderful considering she is getting older and will start getting more busy with friends and school. Plus we won't have the 40 minute plus commute back and forth.

Andrew has....

2007-08-17T23:36:00.000-05:00

HIS FIRST TOOTH!!

The fever on vacation finally makes sense now.

Andrew and I were snuggling on the couch and he kept trying to bite me. I couldn't figure out why. I leaned him back and could see his top left tooth poking through and his top right one about to come through. He has some razor sharp teeth coming through.

too cute not to share..

Andrew's Crawling

2007-08-13T10:55:00.000-05:00

Here's Andrew army crawling. He is getting to be such a little boy.

(Sorry it's so dark, but you get the idea)

Vacation - Day 7 - Disneyland & CA Adventure

2007-08-10T22:31:00.000-05:00

This is our last day of vacation and what a vacation is has been. It was fun to spend time with the family and our friends. I can't wait until next years trip...

Andrew enjoying his new Buzz Light year toy. (it's actually the top to our souvenir cup)

Christine at CA Adventure.

On the Hollywood backlot at CA Adventure.

Monsters Inc. ride

From it's a Bugs Life..

This had to be the most fun we had watching the kids... Tierney had the most fun!! (see video in posting below)

This was Christine's and my favorite ride. (Chris refused to ride it)

Chris goofing around in the Disney store.

Tierney playing in the water....

2007-08-10T21:00:00.001-05:00

This is a funny and cute video of Tierney playing at It's a Bug's Life...

Vacation - Day 6 - San Diego Zoo

2007-08-09T22:00:00.000-05:00

Today Christine went to the San Diego Animal Kingdom park. Since Andrew still wasn't feeling good, Chris and I stayed with him at the hotel. Our friends took Christine with them, so she wouldn't miss out. I don't have any pictures from her trip to the Animal park, but I will when Brett and Amber get home. You will have to check back to see them.

Tomorrow, we are heading back to Disneyland.