Saturday, January 24, 2009

The rest of November...

With a couple of our fave buddies, Lindsay, Grace and Noah Hallam!


At the zoo!



Bryan about to have ACL surgery














The nice surgeon gave Dallas a hat ;)











The ice machine wrapped around his leg and machine that bent Bryan's leg to keep the tissue from stiffening.









Dallas playing w/ Lincoln Logs while he and I help an open house for my dad.

Chocolate in the car!

Bryan's knee surgery!!!













Yikes





Somebody got into a pen! And had some fun! I thought it was hilarious, but didn't let him know that b/c I don't want it all over the couches...again!!! He got a time-out and a looooong talk (well, long for a three year old!).





Ow!!!












Dallas at the library branch that's only a mile from our house! He looooooooves their computer!













Outfit from Memaw! Thank you!!!






































Buddies





















Loves his Daddy (me too!)














One happy, blessed boy! Thank you, God!












Vanilla Ice hair












Go CATS!!!!














Doing our flash cards with Miss Marisa

A pro at the haircuts now (he sobbed through the first one :(


Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Mr. Powers' THIRD Birthday!!!

We went to Jeepers, his fave place b/c they have rides, arcade games, and an area to climb and slide.

Dallas is still too short to ride the bumper cars...but Daddy scored it for him by talking to the employee!!! Dallas LOOOOOOVED it!!!






Dallas with cousin, Ruthie





Dallas, smile! (This is the facial expression we get ;)











Cool Daddy!






College friends, Sam and Rebekah
















Our whole fam!










Pizza and Dinosaur Cupcakes!


























Missing Gracie...







Spinning the Birthday Prize wheel!









He ran over to blow out his candles, I kept sending him mixed signals about when to blow them out, did his duty...and off he went!

Fun boy!

Halloween with T-Rex, Astronaut and a Kitty!

Sweetest T Rex
























Tuesday, January 20, 2009

My little comedian!













Well...he's hilarious!! Of course since I'm trying to, I can't think of the funny things he's been saying, but he has been cracking us up! OK, here are just a few:

"Jesus is in my tummy! Mine tummy full!"

I was telling Dallas about what a great daddy he has and I said your daddy tells people about Jesus. He said, "I tell people about Jesus too! I call Pappah Chuck and tell him about Jesus!"

Dallas woke up and I made him oatmeal. He was going through a little stage of hating oatmeal...weird. But instead of the usual, "No! I not like oatmeal!!!!" He just said, "I already ate." Not sure I'd heard him correctly b/c it was such a lie and so hilarious...I said, "you already ate?" and he assured me, "yeah, I already ate."

Dallas refers to himself as "Big Boy" instead of Dallas, about 90% of the time. Knocking on door at G'ma and G'pa's house. G'ma: "Who is it?" Dallas: "It's me: Big Boy!"

We play a little game: "who does Mommy love" and the answer is: "Dallas!" But he'll usually go, "Gracie?" "Noah?" "Sierra?" "Ty?" and name tons of other ppl first w/ a knowing and excited facial expresssion.

Sweet: "I love you, my puppy." (to stuffed dogs)

He was going #2 on the big potty and he scooted over to one half of the seat. Then he tapped the empty half and said, "I made room for you. Mommy poop too!"

I came home after being out on some errands. Me: "Hi Dallas!" Dallas: "Mommy! ...I missed you Mommy!"

Thanking God for his family and friends in his night time prayers, even when he's not prompted.

Prayer time: Me: "God, please help all the boys and girls who don't have a mommy or daddy." Dallas: I share mine Mommy and Daddy!!! I share mine Mommy Daddy with boys and girls!" Then when I pray for boys and girls who don't have a home or food: "I share mine home! I share mine food!" Me: "you would share your home?" D: "yeah!!!" Me: "where would the little boys and girls sleep?" D: "Mine room! I share mine bed!!!" =)

I love Baby Madison" (he says it Madeeesin)

Talking about Madison: "yeah.....I want different baby." (hold out hands cupped in front of him) "i want to hold mine baby." (that was several months ago)

Two days ago: Dallas, would you like Mommy and Daddy to have a baby? D: "Yeah! I waaaaaaant....(pause for thinking...) Baby Madison!!!!!!" Me: "Well, Baby Madison is in Heaven with Jesus, but we can pray for another baby." Dallas (yelling), "NO! I want BABY MADISON!!!!" Me: Well, would you like a different baby that you could hold?" (Long pause) "Ahhhh, meeeee.....yeah! I like a new baby I can hold!!! Yeah! Yeah, Mommy, yeah!" Me: "do you want a girl or boy?" Short pause. "D: "Ah me (that's what he says while he's deciding), Boy Baby!!!!"

Sneaky: We were at the Children's Museum in Phx. and Dallas did not stop doing something when i told him to....so he had to sit in time out and just watch the other children play for a minute. After a little bit he said, "Mommy! I [need to] go pee pee!" I told my mom, "He is so smart! That is the ONLY way he could get himself out of time out and he's going for it." I go talk to him about the not listening thing and then head to the potty when he says, "No I not need to anymore." Back to timeout to finish the original sentence!

Depressed because he didn't want to be Elmo; he wanted to be T-Rex!

Dancing to the radio in his room.


More in room, more dancing


First experience with Pop Rocks (after church w/ some college friends)