It's been nearly a month since my last post

Okay. I've been checked out for a while. We've not done much lately and I've just been exhausted. So I've missed playgroups, meetings, outings. We've basically lived at the mall because it takes no planning, no schedules and no effort.

Out: Tonight Matt & I got a much needed reprieve while our sweet friends, Doug & Tara cared for Dax. This was Dax's first time to be away from us and our first night out in umm - 14 months! I was surprised how not worried I was -I guess that says a lot about my trust in our friends. Anyways, it was great and we are anxious to return the favor.

Thanksgiving: We traveled to Houston and to Austin. It was great to be with our families. And we are so grateful for a day to count all our blessings- as we have been bountifully blessed. We were quite frustrated with the ride home that took oh - 10 hours because of a horrible accident - but I can say I'm grateful to have made it home.

Dax entertaining himself during the car trip.
This is Johnny Carino's in Waco. We had to stop and get a bite to eat after some horrendous traffic. So we decided to go to our old favorite while we were at Baylor. It was so nostalgic to visit one our favorite date places from our early days - when we used to actually have time alone.

Sweet Boy

Today I was showing Dax a book. (It was a nonfiction picture book with lots of animals and descriptions.)As I pointed out each animal I was telling Dax the name and talking about it. All of a sudden Dax grabs my pointing finger and starts choosing which animal he wants me to talk about. It was just adorable!

Just some new pics

Children's Garden
Mommy loves this outfit, but the hat is too small:(
I found this dirty strange looking duck thing and carried it all around the garden.
Some old people are smiling and cooing at me here. I really like old people - they think I'm cute.
Mommy thinks this would make a nice picture in front of the white flowers. I disagree.
Mommy is twirling a leaf to get my attention. Not a very flattering picture of me.
This is a nice serious look for ou.
Mommy plopped me down right in this flower bed. Not one good pic from it and Mommy spent a day getting the stains out of her favorite outfit.

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