Wilson has glasses!

After weeks of complaining that he can't see things far away and after a screening test at the school--Wilson got glasses!  He had a great experience with Dr. Gibbons.  Seeing better is helping him in all aspects of his life...

It helps with playing BASEBALL

It helps when playing GAMES

And of course it helps when watching TV

In the car on the way home from picking up his glasses, Wilson was enthralled in the new world of being able to see things much clearer.  I overheard him saying this to Maisy:

Wilson: "Maisy, I can see things that you probably can't see!  Like that tree over there!  It's like I have SUPER SONIC POWERS!!"

Maisy: "Wow, Wilson!  That's so cool!"

All About Ace

I thought it was time to give a little update on Alton.  He's growing up tooooo fast.  We call him our passionate child.  Every emotion is to the MAX!  But he is conceivably cute while wearing every emotion.


This is a HUGE no-no in our house.  No eating in the living room.  But, I couldn't help it.  He's so cute!

I LOVE this little video.  We had been trying to get Ace to say "Da-da" or "Daddy" or anything resembling his father figure.  He's been enthusiastically saying "Mom!" for a while--which I will admit is secretly so satsifying because our other two said "Da-da" first without even a bat of the eye.  But when we would request him to say "Da-da," all we would get is a precocious little grin.  Until one morning, when Brett was at work, he woke up saying, "Dad," and he wouldn't stop.  It was totally unbelievable!  I had to video tape him so that Brett would believe me.  It was just so great!  We love you ACE!

A Time for Birthdays

We had a wonderful time celebrating Maisy's birthday with a Pajama Party!

She had a donut cake (very easy to assemble.)

Her friends all came dressed in pajamas and some even wore slippers.

We had pancakes and played games.  One of the games involved pillow cases and hopping around in them.

Then we headed over to Austin to celebrate my grandmother's birthday.  This picture is for posterity.  It's not as good as my other "for posterity picture" otherwise known as "the grandma picture."

This is my Grandma Judy with my mother (her daughter.)  We had a great time!  The best was when I found out that I am related to the principal (his boss, basically) at Brett's school.  We are 2nd cousins once removed!!  Isn't that just the best!  So totally random.  Gotta love families.