Am I getting paid for this ?

I know, dont fall over -two posts within two days- I just thought this was too cute to not share right away- I guess Houston decided that I needed help unloading the dishwasher :) what a sweet boy !!

Catch Up Time !

Give me the Oreo and no one gets hurt !!
More sand please !
Who can resist that grin- Watch out ladies !
Daddy all dressed up for work

Houston catching some zzzzz's with 2 of his favortie buddies
Kelsey and Kelsey at Camp Koinonia

Kels and Houston the night of her induction to the NJHS- way to go Kels !

Ok I knew it had been a while since I last posted but I had no idea it had been 6 months !! where has the time gone- It's been so long since I've posted Im not sure where to begin- I guess I will just play catch up this time and then try to be better about posting. In my defense I got new computers for work and the way the new system is set up now, I have not been able to figure out how to upload my pictures or e-mail them. I am using Kels' laptop to update now and will most likely continue to use it to update. The beginning of the year was busy and has not slowed down yet- Kelsey turned 13 in January and Houston turned 1 in February. With a teenager and a toddler in the house we are not lacking for entertainment or drama. I have to brag though,they are both such awesome kids....Kels is wonderful with H-man and he in turn adores his big sis !! Kurt accepted a new position with the Homicide unit in May so we have not seen much of him lately-He has been working seemingly nonstop with all of the recent activity here in Austin and we are both looking forward to some quality family time at the annual Smith family reunion next week. We have also been preoccupied with getting our house ready to put on the market- so if you know anyone looking for a 3bedroom/2Bath in Round Rock let me know :) We painted the entire outside and storage shed last weekend with the help of Kurt's brothers, dad and nephew...A very big thank you to Kevin, Keith, Paw-Paw and Josh for all of their time and help !! As for me I have been busy adjusting to working at home with a very active toddler- he's very good at entertaining himself but Sesame Street and Elmo's World do have to help out from time to time. I just feel so blessed that I am able to be with him every day- they grow up too quickly ! Houston took his first trip to the beach in June to celebrate mine and Mimi's ( my mom) birthday's. He loved playing in the sand with his shovel and pail- so much in fact that I found sand for days in the strangest places :) I hope eveyone is having a safe, fun summer and more pics to come soon !

Turkey Please !

I decided I finally just had to sit down and make time to write about Thanksgiving since it is already time to post X-mas pics !!! We have been insanely busy with the holidays but loving every minute of it- We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and Houston had his first taste of turkey. He has acquired quite a taste for anything that doesn't come from a jar and so far seems to like anything we give him. I will try very hard to get our X-mas pics up before Valentine's Day :)






Houston and his buddy Big Bird






Who Me ??? Houston decided the dresser drawers needed some rearranging ( and believe me they did ) !!

Monkey Business !

The past two weeks have been packed with Halloween,festivals, birthday parties, choir contests, babysitting jobs ( yes, Kelsey is officially open for business and taking appointments ) and kleenex- lots of kleenex !!! Halloween was great- we went trick or treating with Chris, Dana & Faith (I think Faith got a little of the chocolate before her daddy ate it all :) Houston attended his first trunk-n-treat at the church and had a blast riding the choo choo train and socializing with his bible class buddies..he has much more of a social calendar than I do !


Kels, Houston and I attended the first birthday party of one of his friends and Kels actually managed to get a picture with Faith and Houston in a good mood at the same time...which, if you have little ones, you know that is a great accomplishment !!
While Houston did take time out for a few photo ops, his favorite thing at the party was definitely the cake !!

Kels has been busy as usual with school and just attended her first choir concert last weekend- we dont have the official score but Im sure she did great- she truly has the voice of an angel ( if any of you have ever heard me sing you know she did not inherit her voice from her mother :) The same weekend she went on her first babysitting assignment... she only called a couple of times and there was no police involvement at any point so I consider it a success ! Now enter the Kleenex- and lots of them as I said. Somehow we all contracted colds but I of course managed to get it the worst..Shouldn't there be some kind of law that says mom's cant get sick...after all who takes care of us when we dont feel good ?? As the rest of you mom's out there know all too well, there are no such things as sick days for mommy's !!

We figured with all the birthday cake and candy from Halloween we should probably get Houston started on a good teeth brushing regimen ( he's got 2 :) Here he is brushing his own teeth- ok, ok, so it's not exactly the right end of the toothbrush but he's got the right idea !! Hope everyone has a great week and Happy Brushing !

Push Me Higher !!

We had a big time of first's at the Thomas household this past week. Houston had his first swing at the park on the big boy swing and I had my first night away from him this past weekend. Im not sure which one to be more proud of...the fact that my son was squealing with delight each time I tentatively pushed him higher and higher, or that I managed two nights away without one tear ! Now granted I did shed a few the day we left as I fed him lunch, thinking that I wouldnt feed him again until Sunday night or say his prayers with him that night, but all in all the weekend was a success with much needed alone time for mom and dad and a fun weekend with Mimi for the kids. A special thanks to my mom for taking such great care of our most precious kiddos while we were away. Truthfully though, I think she had the most fun of anyone !!

Not so pregnant anymore !

I figured it was finally time to post another entry since in my last one I was still pregnant. Not to offer excuses but it has taken me a while to find the time to sit down and figure out how all of this blogging works. I am going to try and be better about posting on a regular basis so my next entry isnt about Houston starting kindergarten.
We are all doing great, enjoying football season and life with a now 8 month old who keeps us laughing daily ( and as you can see is as much a longhorn fan as his daddy ) He said his first word about 2 weeks ago and I really thought it was going to be Hook 'Em but turns out it was da-da- da- da.... Kelsey had her first school dance last week- how time flies !I cant believe she is already old enough for dances- we visited the pumpkin patch this past weekend and had a good time letting Houston pick a pumpkin- hope everyone is doing great !!

Still pregnant !

We are still waiting for Houston to decide to make his appearance- if he's not here by Monday morning we are going to the hospital at 6:00 am to be induced.