Sunglasses

Bryson's Nana bought him this pair of sunglasses. He LOVES them. He has more fun taking them off and on and having Mommy wear them. Luckily they are Fisher Price and VERY STURDY. It is amazing he hasn't broken the ear pieces off yet. I thought it was absolutely adorable when he was walking around the house with them on his head yesterday. Just like Mommy. Today he had them on and was riding his car around too. Too cute!

The Pool

Yesterday I got the bright idea to get out Bryson's kiddie pool that he got for his birthday and let him play some on the deck. I also thought I could maybe sit in a chair, read a book, take cute pictures of Bryson, and relax some while he played in the pool. Boy was I wrong. Bryson spent the majority of the time trying to climb in and out of the pool over and over again while I kept requesting that he get in and SIT DOWN! I think he heard, "Bryson sit down" at least 50 times. I was so afraid he would slip and crack his head on something because it was so slippery. Finally after taking all the toys out of the pool and announcing that we were going inside did he decide to SIT and play in the pool. Not the relaxing experience I had envisioned.

Mom would you quit telling me to sit down!

Our grapevines on the deck are currently producing tons of grapes which also attracts the birds. I noticed this red bird/cardinal feasting on the treats when we were playing.

Dasher, our dog with a spring in his step! Right before taking this picture he had leaped from the bench on the left of the shot to the table he is currently standing on. He can also jump the full height of our back door. He could probably escape our yard if he really wanted to.

Dr. Kev Kev Got Married!

We headed this weekend to San Angelo for the wedding of my cousin Kevin and his new bride, Meghan. You're probably wondering about the Dr. Kev Kev in the post title. My nickname for Kevin as a kid was Kev Kev. He called me Bamber. He recently got his doctorate degree so I like to tease him and call him Dr. Kev Kev.

They had a lovely wedding and a good time was had by all. Bryson attended his first wedding and stayed in a hotel for the first time. Bryson also had his first dance with a girl. Take note of the song that is playing. "I Don't Even Know His Last Name." The flower girl was definitely leading the dance!

The Bride and Groom's First Dance!

Bryson enjoyed exploring the hotel room. He loved the fact that the tissue dispenser was on his level. He had more fun getting tissues to "blow" his nose.

Dinner on the floor of the hotel room. Bryson figured out he could use his feet to make himself rock back in his booster seat. Such fun!

The Family!

He loved this fountain in the courtyard. He was thrilled when he could finally find a spot that was tall enough for him to reach the water.

When Bryson and I came in from out side my dad was holding this little girl, Emerson. Bryson did not like Grandad holding any other baby. Bryson even tried to push her away.

Bryson was attached to Uncle Braxton.

All the cousins.
Amber, Jessica, Lynette, Brennan, Meghan, her niece Steeley, Kevin, and Braxton

Bryson had a late night. You would have thought he would have slept the whole way home but no. He really wore Brian and I out trying to keep him entertained on the way home.

We passed through a wind energy center on the way. The huge wind turbines were amazing. You can seen them from I-20 and the amount of them is impressive but driving through the middle was way cool.

This picture doesn't do justice to the sheer numbers of them everywhere.

Bryson's first trip to Cracker Barrel.

All in all we had a great time. It was super to see all the family and celebrate such an exciting time!

We Were Warned

When Bryson started getting mobile, someone warned us that things would just suddenly disappear around the house. We might be lucky and find some of those things in random places months later but most would be gone forever.

Welllllllll....Bryson has struck! Sunday as I was picking up the house, I noticed that Bryson had come into the living room with the TV remote for our bedroom TV. (It is the only one that will work the satellite in the bedroom) I thought to myself, "I better take that away, or it will get lost." But I was too busy cleaning and let the thought slip my mind. However that evening I began looking for the remote and it was nowhere to be found.

My mom came that evening to watch Bryson for a few days while I went to a workshop. I mentioned to her to keep her eyes open for the remote as Bryson played the next day. So the next day Mom mentioned that she noticed Bryson had thrown a couple of his sippy cups that I let him play with in the trash, and I ought to look through the trash for the remote.

That evening I dug through the two bags of trash we had recently thrown out but no remote. For the last four days I have searched every chair cushion, cabinet, closet, trash can, toy box, nook and cranny of our house looking for the remote. Or so I thought I had searched everywhere. As I was picking up toys in our office today I walked by the trash can and thought, "Mmmm I haven't looked in this trash can. I have seen him put things in it before." Low and behold at the bottom of the trash can, below all the papers was the remote. I had just ordered a new remote this morning.

Moral to the story-Take the important item away from the child the minute you think about it.

My Computer

Bryson is getting so big. He can crawl into many of the chairs in our house. The other morning as I was making breakfast I heard him laughing hysterically and squealing in the dining room. I looked around the corner and he had climbed into the chair in front of my laptop. He was having the best time making my mouse work and causing it to beep. The laughter was contagious!

The Rabbit

Bryson spent last weekend with Gran and Grandad. We were hanging out on the patio when we went to get him Saturday afternoon. He took a liking to a plastic rabbit Mom has on her patio. We were all just sitting around visiting and Bryson just walked over to the rabbit, bent down, and kissed it. I of course had to have a picture of that so I moved the rabbit to the center of the patio. Bryson then had more fun carrying the rabbit all over the yard (he figured out the ears made good handles) and stopping every so often to kiss it!

Our Busy July 4th Weekend!

We had a fun and busy July 4th weekend. We took Bryson down to Gran and Grandad's to spend the night. Brian and I headed to Azle for a party at one of Brian's former co-worker's homes. They live on Eagle Mountain Lake. Brian had more fun setting off fireworks. The neighbors had a super fireworks show that was as impressive as any city show. We had great fun.

Family picture at Mom and Dad's

It is amazing to see how much Bryson has changed in one year!

Brian in firework heaven! He loves blowing things up!

Since Bryson was spending the night with the grandparents, Brian and I took advantage of the toddler free time to attack our shed and garage. If you have seen either lately you know how awful they were. We were able to better organize the shed, add another row of shelves, and move some stuff from the garage into the shed. I am so CLOSE to being able to park my car in the garage. It did feel good to get some stuff organized. We just need to get Brian's workspace in the garage cleaned up and some shelving rearranged. Hopefully I will be parking in the garage soon. Here are some before and after pictures of the work.

Shed before

Shed after. I know it may not look much better but we added another row of shelves and organized it much better. We were also able to move quite a bit of stuff from the garage that we don't use regularly and we still even have more room on the shelves!

Garage before

Garage after. I am so excited to have the middle area somewhat cleared out. My car can't fit yet but we are getting closer. Just a little more rearranging and organizing.
Now if I can just keep Brian motivated to build shelves for Bryson's room, install tile in the kitchen, and clean out the office. Wish me luck!