It's Official!!!

And more than one thing, at that!

First things first, my Reese has his molars! Yes, yes, the big boy has his "chomping" teeth and we couldn't be happier. He got his first 2 teeth in so fast and then nothing.....we got all top 4 in at the same time and they are still coming in a bit. At our 1 year checkup, Dr. Wiley said his molars were coming in (all this just by looking in his ears) and sure enough, today he let us get a glimpse of them! We have gotten to where we don't really look for them because now he knows he can bite our fingers to get them out of his mouth! We've learned that we can hold him upside down and tickle him and he shows it all! Finally we can tear his food a little bigger! (This is the most tedious thing to do when we eat!!!)

And second, our house is on the market! GULP! It felt so weird. We went to dinner tonight and when we drove back up, the sign was in the yard and I felt so sad and violated already. I mean, we could have people as early as tomorrow walk through the place we call home and say they hate it! I love my house - think it's adorable (and don't worry, when the pictures are up online, I'll post the link so you can all see how adorable the house is!) It's just, this is our first house as a married couple, the first house we had our son in.....all those things. It's just hard to pull up and see a sign in your yard advertising people to come on in!

But on another note - it is the most perfect starter house. Reese's room is painted in vintage baseball with Red and khaki walls. The kitchen is cute - it's all cute. If you know of any newlyweds, this is the place for them!!!!!

And now, some pictures....I know, it's been awhile!

Noble and Reese. Noble is Garrett's cousin on his dad's side (it's his step-mom's nephew). Anyways, he lives in Stephenville and he was going to Odessa to see his family for the week so Gare's dad and step mom came to Abilene to pick him up. He had a blast RUNNING Reese up and down the street in his car. Needless to say Reese almost fell out (they were on 2 wheels) and mom isn't quite ready for that, so the ride had to stop. This is LONG before the wild man came out in Noble!

Oh Chuck-E! We were in Lubbock for Easter and it was Reagan's birthday. (Reagan will most likely be Reese's cousin one day. My mom dates Reagan's Paw. It's so fun because we all have kids the same age). Anyways, Reese LOVED Chuck - E and couldn't stop staring, or poking!

Mr. Happy.....this shirt says it all!

My son, the lover of books. Today, he found out that these books on my shelf weren't books, but pictures. I walked up behind the boys while Garrett was flipping through this book with Reese and telling him about all the pictures. Garrett really takes time to explain and go over things with Reese - and that is one of my favorite "fatherly" qualities of his.

Second Easter-First Easter Egg Hunt. We did this in mom's backyard the Saturday before Easter. We were leaving Sunday and it was supposed to be in the low 40's, so we did it the night before. Here he is heading out the door.

He found these baseball eggs earlier in the week at home and was dying to have them....when he saw them, it was like he found an old friend!

Two eggs at once!

Trying to figure out why they were going in his basket!

A little bit of dad's help

Ok, next the shirts!I think they are the most precious things ever! Thanks to Baby Sew Trendy for hooking us up. You really should go check her out! Her website is undergoing Construction, so check back soon. I wanted the camo one because we have everything camo and then I wanted cowboy. I asked her what she had and she said a "vintage cowboy look". Well, if you look closely, on the middle of the "r" is a little boy cowboy. HOW CUTE! Anyways, these shirts were only $15 each and so worth it! Just look at how cute he is.

Sorry the pictures of these aren't great. Reese realizes now that the camera has an orange light on it and he wants it....

Furry Puppy Kisses

Last night, I called Garrett when I was leaving Bible study around 9:15. He said - hurry home, Reese is ready for bed. I get home and find my little bed bug digging through his toybox for books.

We pull some out and read them before bed. He gets to read 3 books a night. The first 2 can be any two books the reader likes ( I like this rule because I get to read the books I like - I know it will change when he starts to get favorites) and then the 3rd book is always "Goodnight Moon".

Before I go on, let me tell you how smart my little boy is. While reading "Goodnight Moon", he can look at the pictures and point to what you ask him to point to. The old lady, the balloon (BY FAR his FAVORITE!), brush, kittens.....anything. And, he turns the pages for you - such the helper!

So last night we are reading "Peek-a-boo I See". Basically it is one of those books with a little patch of furr on each animal that he can feel. You turn the page and the animal is covering his face and it says "peek-a-boo I see....." and then you open the page and it says "furry puppy kisses" or "soft kitten kisses"....you get the drift.

So we are reading it and Reese wanted to be facing me with the book in his lap while I read it to him. He was turning all the pages and opening all the flaps while I was reading the words. I would say "furry puppy kisses" and he would scratch the patch of furr and then bend down and kiss the animal! AHHHHH! (Heart melts here!) I got such a kick out of it, we read it about 6 times...and everytime a kiss!

On the "Squeaky mouse kisses" page, you can push on the mouse's belly and it squeaks. Well, Reese knows that you can't scratch it, that you have to take your finger and "poke" it. So when we get to that page, he takes his finger and just pokes away.....(Go ahead and melt again!)

Garrett tried to say "Reese, give sweet mommy kisses" and you know what that little boy did???? Blew me kisses!!!!! (And melting more...)

I need to get a video of him blowing kisses because it's not a normal blown kiss....but something much much cuter!

I never knew how much I could love until Kenny Reese came along....

Are you there God? It's me, Tiffany.

Ok, so yesterday I said we were starting a not very important house search. We had an appointment with a realtor at 6:15 to see a "foreclosure". The pictures online were cute but I didn't have an expectations.

The house was cute - needed some basic fixing up - paint and floors were the main things to start with. It would also require a new bathtub and 2 new toilets - nothing just hugely major. It has about 600 more square feet than what we have now and it was a great little house in a great neighborhood.

Ok, so before we go on this house hunt Garrett and I both prayed about it. His main prayer was if we found something we wouldn't get in over our heads - that we would be wise and sensible since this wasn't a necessary move. My prayer was for God to send us a sign if this was the right thing to do. I am the type to get an idea in my head, get excited and go overboard. I just wanted a sign, something to show us if we should do this.

Around 4 yesterday, after Reese woke up from his nap, I was giving him a bath. The house was a wreck - I had our laundry scattered here to there, Reese had his toys everywhere and our luggage was still out from our week away. The doorbell rings. I usually think nothing of it - it's ALWAYS the crazy neighbor - why would today be any different?

It was a lady in her 50's - 60's asking us if our house was for sale! I mean, I didn't specifically ask God for a sign that clear - I thought I would be looking for a subtle hint about moving.....but wow, when God delivers, He delivers. I don't really think you can be any clearer than that, can you?

Basically she was searching a "For sale by owner" website and turns out the people we bought it from never took it off, so it appears to still be for sale. She asked to see it and will be coming back on Wednesday night to look at our house!

I am still just in shock at how this all happened......

The Talking Boy!

I am wrapping up Spring Break today and I am very sad about it! Tomorrow I will face the kids who will want to talk about all the trouble they got in over the break and how much fun it was. I will be trying to review graphs and graphing for our graph test on Thursday....so much fun to be had by all!

We went to Lubbock on Wednesday night. We met up with my mom and sister and her husband for dinner and then just hung out the rest of the night. The next day I got to go with my sister to her sonogram appointment and then I cooked Pioneer Womans Lasagna. Pretty good stuff. Friday mom and I attempted to shop, but seems as Reese had other plans for us. Apparently he didn't want us eating dinner either! Saturday we went to Miss Reagan's 3rd birthday and then on home that night.

One of my best friends from high school's mom died the first Friday we were off. She was supposed to get married Saturday. Gare and I went to that funeral. It was very sad. Tiffany and I were very close in high school and I miss that friendship. We sat with Tiger who I also played tennis with and who's mom died late last year. So weird that people who were so close in high school lost a parent within 2 years of each other. Of course, as to be expected, funerals are HARD for me.....

Reese is going through seperation anxiety BIG TIME! He can't be without me for a minute. It makes life so hard. I literally can't even use the bathroom without him wanting me to hold him. I am trying hard to let him be, but when he is screaming, it is so hard to not just pick him up. He got so mad I left him at church yesterday that they thought he was going to start throwing up he was gagging himself! He knows how to get his way, that's for sure! I do feel sorry for Tammie because tomorrow is going to be trouble!

We have 2 car seats and I had the "booster" in my car today when he decided to crawl out of it! Next thing I know, he is climbing into the front seat with me!

But then he can be so sweet....giving kisses. One of the days at my moms, he put himself to bed. He was playing in the floor with her when he walked off. She thought he went to get his Curious George and when she went to check on him, he had curled up on his pallet and gone to sleep. He gives 5, blows kisses, and can say "ball", "balloon", "mama", "dada", "ry ry" (our dog's name is ryder), "Mik" for milk. He knows where his head is, his ears, his toes, he knows where shoes go and tries to put them on himself. He can clap, tell you how old he is and even knows how to hold the phone to his head and say "eye" for hi.

My sister is due any week now....I give her 4 more weeks - she is ready today!

And finally, we are house hunting. It isn't like the biggest priority, but more room would be nice. Our house is the cutest starter house, really. And when we moved here, our intentions of having a child weren't so soon. However, with adoptions, you never know and withing 3 months of starting the process, we had a son. We'd like a guest room or office and a bigger kitchen would be nice. Another bathroom is a must. I found us a cute one we are seeing today. I am just sad because this is our first house. It's this house where I brought my son home, where I had the greatest job of my life, and where Garrett and I got to be a married couple without all the drama in-laws can bring or my dad's death. I will be sad when we do leave this house, but I will be so excited to start new memories somewhere else. And just think....we will bring our next child home there! (Side note - we are not in a hurry to move, we just know that it is something we need to start thinking about. We aren't moving unless we find the PERFECT house for us right now!)

Have a great week......TAKS is in 3 weeks....I will be sitting pretty and breathing easy after that!

Finally....

So you've been wondering where I've been, ey? Well, I've been nowhere really, just playing with my Reese.

With him being more mobile these days, he doesn't like just staying in the house, so we've made some trips to different parks around the city. We went to the Power's and Reese got to play with Grayson - which is his favorite thing to do - he loves kids!

We did a little shopping yesterday, and now are having to take some stuff back today.

We are headed to Lubbock tomorrow, and I CAN"T WAIT! The world is right when I am home....

The last few days.....

have been fun. The weather has been warmer and we've been able to get outside. Now that Reese is older, being outside is so much more fun. He loves to play outside and explore EVERYTHING!






























































































We took him to Gatti's on Monday night. He ate like a PIG. We were proud because he has gotten a little finicky. His new thing is to point at things and to say "oohhhh". I don't know if you can tell, but he is doing it in some of these pictures. The face is priceless!















































Last night was gorgeous. We took Reese in his wagon a few blocks over to a small park by our house. He had a lot of fun, but had more fun chasing the dogs. He loved the slide.








































































When we got home, he went straight to the fridge and was pointing and doing his "oooohhhhh". He knows the fridge and pantry contain food. So, this is what he does when he wants something to eat. Remember the Lemon Chills from back in the day? Well, they make sugar free ones in all kinds of flavors - and they are kiddie size. So, after all that hard work at the park, he cooled off with a lemon chill. He wasn't too excited when he was finished with it(can't tell from his face, can you?)!










































And remember the drama with the babysitter? Well, Tammie, our new lady is AMAZING and Reese loves going. What mom loves is that she lets him play outside EVERY DAY! Alma wouldn't take them out! God is good and thanks Christina Dooley for sharing Tammie's love!

Not much to blog about this morning....

I really don't have much to say today...

This weekend, we had some friends over to have a Quesadilla party. A little gay sounding to the guys, but rest assured all were well fed. I got the idea from Pioneer Woman . Let me tell you, this chick knows what she is talking about.

Garrett likes fresh Pico, so I made a heaping bowl of that, followed by my father in laws famous guacamole salad (not your normal mashed up guac! This is a picture of PW's guac, mine was much better!). Of course I fried my own chips (come on guys, this is easy and way better than anything out of a bag). The options for the quesadilas were chicken, beef, purple onions, zucchini, red and green peppers and mushrooms. These things were great.

We also had Pioneer Womans "amped up queso". It was ok - very very thick. But good.

Our friend Todd likes Bacon wrapped Japalenos so we had some of those too. They aren't too "mexicany", but they work.

Julie Webb brought Apple Dumplings and they were divine. She also go the recipe from Pioneer Woman.

Are you sensing a trend here? Uh, yeah! That Pioneer Woman is AWESOME!!!! This week, we are going to try her Pepper Bacon Chicken Sandwich, Pasta Primavera, and Marlboro Man's Favorite Sandwich.

And in other news, Reese is trying a new babysitter today. We love Alma, but just felt she was letting Reese do things we don't...causing him confusion. He's been off his paci and bottle for several months now and I found out last week that Alma has still been giving him both just to stop him from crying. I have never had a problem with him crying at home. Plus there was a little girl there who was ALWAYS sick and SCREAMING and Alma just wouldn't do anything about it. It was just becoming not a very good environment....so he is at Mrs. Tammie's this morning. He went right to her with NO PEEP! We'll see.....

School is school - we are spending 5 days in Lubbock next week. Things are just moving right along....

Another Easter Snow?

Could it be this year too? It snowed like nuts last Easter and by the looks of today, it could be the same thing this year!

I took the rugrat outside to get to enjoy the HUGE flakes that were falling. All he wanted to do was sit and touch the snow...

Starting Year #2 off right!

I was getting ready on Saturday and I hear Garrett getting Reese ready. I ask him over and over what he has picked him out to wear and he tells me not to worry. I finally come out of the bathroom to see my two boys in khaki cargo pants with matching UT shirts on! As ugly as it was, it was absolutely precious!

So, UT is sucking it up on the basketball court and Reese crawls into our room, opens my closet door and comes out with my Tech hat!

I guess we know what he would've chosen to wear if he was given a choice!!!

Garrett left tonight for Lake Whitney for a few days for business. Tonight, I was cooking Reese and I dinner and packing up our lunch for school tomorrow. I hear him just laughing and laughing....I walk in the living room to find him trying to get himself in his high chair! This boy was ready to eat!!!!!


Gare has been coaching Upward basketball and his last game was Saturday. The boys begged him for cupcakes and so when he went to get them, he decided Reese needed one. So this afternoon, after his nap, Reese got his cupcake. He had the icing everywhere....I don't know if you can tell, but it's in his hair. It looked like he had taken shaving cream and rubbed it all over his face! My little cutie!

That's all that's going on with us. We've been battling a stomach bug and congestion AGAIN! I think we are all on the up and up and I am super glad. I don't think there is any worse feeling than being sick at your stomach.

I know I said I'd post b-day pics, and I still might, but my computer isn't working like I'd like and so I'm just not doing it in protest!

I once knew a girl named Julie.....

and she semi-dared me to do this......

You Can Only Type One Word
Not as easy as you might think.

Now copy or forward, change the answers to suit you, and pass it on.
It's really hard to only use one-word answers.

1. Where is your cell phone? Kitchen
2. Your significant other? Garrett
3. Your hair? brown
4. Your mother? Gigi
5. Your father? Heaven
6. Your favorite thing? Boys
7. Your dream last night? dad
8. Your favorite drink? Water
9. Your dream/goal? Mom
10. The room you're in? Dining
11. Your ex? who?
12. Your fear? Dark
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? home :)
14. Where were you last night? home
15. What you're not? Sad
16. Muffins? Blueberry
17. One of your wish list items? Camera
18. Where you grew up? LBK
19. The last thing you did? Held
20. What are you wearing? PJ's
21. Your TV? BIG
22. Your pets? Sweet
23. Your computer? Fast
24. Your life? Perfect
25. Your mood? Bored
26. Missing someone? Always
27 Your car? New!
28. Something you're not wearing? Socks
29 Favorite Store? Target
30. Your summer? Fast
31. Like someone? Jason
32.Your favorite color? blue
33. When is the last time you laughed? today
34. Last time you cried? Reese
35. Who will/would re-post this? Leslie :)