Well I'm behind in posting...what's new! There are some pics from our busy day today but those will have to wait for another day. They are still on the camera anyway. These are just a few pics from last week that I love. We had some really warm weather for a few days and Mark was decked out in shorts and crocs. Bizarre that there is snow all over the ground today! Anyway the first one just cracks me up at what a little boy he is. And by that I mean how much he is growing up! I think he is going to be built like his dad.




These next two just crack me up. He is turning into quite a ham!

We stopped off at the zoo last week to become "Zoo Friends" and had a great afternoon. It really was an awesome zoo day. ALL of the animals were out and active including the penquins! AND the lion walked across his enclosure and started roaring!!!! I LOVE the zoo. I was surprised at how much Mark liked it too. He was able to find the animals without too much help from me and was actually totally entertained. I was afraid he might not be quite old enough yet but I was wrong. Well, from time to time he was more interested in the mulch on the ground but for the most part he was looking at the animals. Here he is lined up with the other kids looking at the swimming penguins.

And here he is with an up close and personal view of a baby chimp. Too cute!

Baylor

The Baylor men's basketball team played in the big twelve championship game tonight and although they didn't win we are still proud. John insisted that we were all decked out in Baylor gear today to show our support of the bears.

I decided to post a few random pics from today. It was great to be off today because the weather turned out to be beautiful and we went to the Home and Garden show and had a great time walking around.

Here is a pic of Mark petting the boys through the fence. He absolutely LOVES them. He screams when we put them out and don't let him go too. Its starting to become a hassle!



Opa came over briefly this afternoon and he let Mark ride the mailbox. He loves to check the mail but he hasn't ever gotten to ride on the mailbox before!



My mom and Mark picked some flowers the other day and he learned how to smell them. Here he is at the home and garden show sniffing every flower we walked by! (And yes he's wearing a backpack with a leash on it. Which I never thought I would put my child on a leash but he loves to walk around and that way I don't lose him. One rude lady asked me if he bites!)

And the Baylor gear....don't you think this pic should be on the Baylor alum home page or something? =)

Glorious

This is just glorious. We finally got our new washer and dryer today and I am on my 6th load already! I love them. And you all know me, I am not sally home-maker who spends tons of time at home and doing laundry, but these things are great! When we sold our house we sold our washer and dryer with it. It was a great washer/dryer set that was GIVEN to us by John's mom when we first got married. Who gets a FREE washer/dryer??? They served their purpuse well but after almost 8 years of wear and tear and dog beds, etc it was time to move on. The old ones were starting to take awhile drying clothes and were SUPER loud. Funny story: one time John had started a load in the washer when Bryan and Courtney dropped by. Well the "spin" cycle started about then and it was so loud that Courtney said, "John, do you need to go turn off that buzzer?" Hysterical! It was like an alarming buzzer for the full 30 some-odd spin cycle. Well anyway the new one is quiet as a mouse. In fact if the laundry door is closed you wouldn't even hear it. One thing I can say is thank-goodness the doors have automatic looks when they are running because Mark has already figured out how to open and close the doors! Here are the beauties.


So since I morphed into Sally home-maker when the new washer and dryer came I decided to make brownies and "my" home-made chicken noodle soup. I had to take a picture as evidence as this rarely happens! Poor John. (I also added this picture because Adrienne asked to see pictures of the house...here's the stove!)

Last but not least, John brought me home some BEAUTIFUL flowers today because I was officially announced as chief ER resident for the upcoming academic year. Yippee!

Busy, busy, busy

Thats how I would describe Mark nowadays, busy. He is constantly on the move. Every once in a while something will hold his attention for more than just a few minutes, but for the most part he walks/runs around. He has even had episodes recently when I think that John has given him some caffeine or speed or something. Here is a pic of him the other night before bathtime. He is either high or really cold. I'm not sure. He cracks me up. Oh, and as you can see from the background we still aren't finished unpacking. That was a big load on its way up to the attic. Straight from our storage unit to the attic. Why don't we just throw it away?



My Grandma had a friend crochet(sp?) some little hats for all of her great-grandkids. Mark is insisting on not wearing his. Not even for a picture. Apparently he is too cool for knitted hats. This is me trying to hold it on his head and take a pic at the same time.

Now most of you will think this is a silly picture to put on the blog, but look how cute Mark is in John's lap! And look how pretty Mobley is sitting and how preoccupied Rocky is with his rawhide. This pic just sums up the dogs personalities. Mobley, the firstborn, always has to play and always has to be entertained. He can't play by himself and definitly not with another dog. Rocky on the other hand has ZERO thoughts running through his head and will chew on something until you tell him to stop.
We went to Waco last weekend to visit some college friends and I only took 4 pictures the entire weekend!! Em, will you email me some pics? The 4 pictures I took were all of Mark watching DVD's. He was an ANGEL in the car on the way there and back. Not a single whine or cry. I'm not kidding! He never watches TV so I was worried that the DVD player wouldn't distract him but it did! He loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and this pic is of him pointing to the screen. We stopped in Dallas on the way down and stretched our legs as we wandered through the ginormous Ikea. Mark loved it. He walked through the entire store. Then he took another nap the rest of the way down. Now here is something I learned on the trip; not every public restroom has a changing table. I hate the nasty things anyway, but when there is no where else to change a diaper I would rather do it on one of those than the floor. I had to change Mark's diaper on the floor once this weekend. Luckily I have a little changing pad but still! Gross. Thanks a lot Quiznos for your foresight into the struggles of a mom and a dirty diaper!