Lone Star Family

ten on tuesday

Ten random things that are going on or on my mind...

1. Today K went to the audiologist for a check up on his cochlear implants. They checked his settings and did a hearing test. In the sound booth he consistently responded to sound at the 15 decibel range. ( my non C.I. peeps- that is considered to be in the"normal hearing" range.) Yay! I wasn't too surprised with this result because he has been doing so well with his listening and speaking. K has become our new pet parrot, repeating EVERYTHING we say. He even dropped his first "F bomb" courtesy of his father and a stubbed toe. Whoops!!

I love how his shirt says "I'm all ears!"

2. I will admit that I dabble in some reality TV....... well maybe a little more than dabble, so naturally I had to check out Bravo TV's Most Eligible Dallas, since I live in Dallas.

Um yeah, it's the epitome of why people hate Dallas.

Watch it and see, or better yet don't. We don't need any more haters. Makes me want to move. My friend said they need to rename it to Most Disgusting Dallas. I agree.

Speaking of watching Dallas reality shows, the one you should watch is Children's Med Dallas . Its a five- part documentary behind-the-scenes look at what goes on at this children's hospital. I might be a little biased since I have a "slight" connection to it. ;) You can catch up via You Tube.

3. Move over Elmo, Mickey Mouse has taken over our house. K has fallen in love with that little mouse and his friends. He talks about them all the time and wants to watch old Mickey cartoons or the new Mickey Mouse Clubhouse show on the Disney channel all day and everyday. We have had to really limit his TV watching time because of this new obsession. I really get a kick out of how he says Goofy- "Foopy"

Our latest trip to the Disney Store- he made out like a bandit!

4. The other night we went out with some old friends. Just out to dinner and a local bar. ONE "Mambo Taxi" at dinner and this momma was ready to call it a night. We ended up going to the bar with everyone because we had the sitter booked, but ended up leaving early. This old lady just can't hang anymore :(

Mambo Taxi

5. Anyone else out there hate Bathtub crayons? Unless you enjoy scrubbing your bathtub every night do not buy them. They take some serious elbow grease to scrub them off. No kid could do it alone. I even had to bust out the bleach to get the crud left in the grout lines. Serious UGH!

6. Why is it that pretty much everyone I know: Just had a baby, is pregnant, or is trying to get pregnant?

Except for me- the jury is still out on that one.

I'm not complaining, just an observation ;)

My sweet boy on his birthday

7. Yesterday was back to school. K doesn't start his school until next year, but each time I heard it mentioned my stomach dropped. I'm already nervous and we still have a year to go!

Do you take this as good or bad?!

8. We are slowly making our way on the potty train, as in potty training. K doesn't seem too interested in it at all. Each time I ask him if he wants to potty in the toilet he tells me "No, I pee-pee in diaper!" I can tell this is going to be a long ride. Here is one of the "potty" books I bought him. His favorite part is when they talk about changing the baby's diaper. Go figure!

9. I'm slowly becoming addicted to Pinterest. I now have recipes, crafts, and home decor ideas to last me a lifetime. They are simple ideas, which is why it is so addicting. The only dumb thing about it is that you have to have an invite to join the site. If you want an invite, just shoot me an e-mail.

10. And because I don't like to live drama free and I enjoy spending all my free time at the doctors office, I now get to see a hematologist ( blood doc). I have been having issues with my blood vessels breaking at the slightest touch. I have always bruised easily, but now the vessels on my hands and arms are causing too much discomfort. So far may basic lab work has come back normal, so that is why my PCP wants me to see a specialist. Fun times!

my latest friend

11. I know this post is TEN on TUESDAY, but my stupid computer would not let me post it until today. Oh well!!

We are still here! Summer recap part 1

( Sorry MeMe for the lack of posts)

We have been busy enjoying our fun but VERY HOT summer.

This is our very first summer in the new house and we are very happy with our decision to buy a house with a pool. Summer in Texas can be brutal!

Just to show you,
This weekend's forecast: HOT HOT HOT!

We have had 37 days straight of 100+ temps, and if this continues until next Friday we will break the record for the most continuous days with three digit temps.

What's a few more days?, we've come this far I want the record!

My little swimmer. Isn't he adorable?

Um no, he's not wearing a Speedo.

I just couldn't find his trunks that day and so he's just wearing a swim diaper ;)

K's hearing processors are not waterproof so early in the summer I ordered a LOKSAK, a waterproof bag, so that I could put one of his processors in it and he would be able to hear while in the pool.

It was pretty much a no go.

Only for the reason that he hates the actual process of putting the swim cap on to hold the bag in place. It's tough trying to keep the processor on his head and put the tight swim cap over it to hold it. Once he has it on he's fine, but he'd rather swim without his "ears" than go through the process.

I guess we will try again later. I also think he doesn't mind having his "ears" off because then he can't hear me when I tell him that it's time to get out of the pool !

My fishies!

K with Daddy.

Our nephew John, from Georgia, visited us for a few days.
K loved having him around. I guess he thought he was his very own personal playmate.
Each time John left the room K would ask " Where John go?"

Cousins. So sweet!

Here are some of the pics from the 4th of July.
It was K's 1st year to see the fireworks. Last year it rained and the year before he was too young, so I had to take him this year.

He loved it!

It made my heart melt just watching him get so excited.

Stay tuned for part two! If I ever get around to it ;)

K turns 2! Sesame Street Party!!

K's invites. They were made by Just Click Print on Etsy.

As you can tell this year we celebrated K's birthday Sesame Street style !
Our house is currently undergoing some renovations so we had his party at the neighborhood clubhouse.
Are you ready for pictures galore ?!

K's cake.
It didn't turn out exactly as I had planned but it made up for it in taste!

The party brought to you by the letter K and number 2!

The food table.
We forgot to take a pic with all the food on it though !
We served all types of fruit and veggies with dip, cheese, deviled eggs, pasta salad, and even had a sandwich making station.

Cookie monster shared some of his cookies.

Elmo's friend Dorothy shared her fishy crackers too!

My sister found some cute little Sesame Street "buildings" on eBay.
The kids had a blast going in and out of them.

K loved his Elmo shirt. He had a fit when it was time to take it off for bath.

A few toddler friendly games:
Oscar's trash toss and fishin' for Ernie's rubber duckies!
and pin the nose on Elmo!

and they actually played with them !

more decorations...

My husband's coworker let us use his cotton candy machine for the day.

I think it was a hit!

Sweet little Ipolito K's "Pa Pa" and "Paw Paw"

You don't have to be young to have fun!

Time to blow out the candle!

This boy loves cake !
Can you tell !?

K's grandmothers "Meme" and "Wela"

friends and family

The kids working off some of that cotton candy outside. ;)

Party favor bags I made.

Lots of goodies to take home.
Crayons, Elmo note pad, bubbles, stickers, candy filled Elmo heads, noise makers...

Family pics.
Thanks Carol and my sister Maria for the pics!

Happy Birthday to our "Baby K"
We Love you!!
Thanks to all that came out to celebrate with us!

Homemade playdough

K's ECI teacher came over the other day and she taught us how to make homemade play dough!

He loved helping pour and mix all the ingredients in.

He got to pick the color he wanted to use.

Time to cut out our shapes. "Tars!"

two toddler thumbs up!

Microwave Playdough

Mix : 1 cup flour

1/2 cup salt

2 tsp cream of tartar

Add: 1 cup water

1 Tbsp vegetable oil

food coloring

Stir

Microwave for 1 minute

Stir again

Microwave 1- 1 1/2 minutes more

Knead and play!

Store in airtight container or ziplock bag. Playdough will last for months!!

Talk about what comes next as you mix the ingredients. Let your child choose the color of the playdough and count how many drops of food coloring. Have fun!!