Chuck E. Cheese's

Drinking Hi-C fruit punch from a cool light-up cup!

About to go down the slide

Smiling at Daddy

Driving a car

Saturday night we went to Chuck E. Cheese's for the first time and Landon could hardly contain his excitement! Brian and I had so much fun watching him...he instantly lit up and started moving his dancin' feet as soon as we walked in the door. We some how got him to eat first and then we played for quite some time. It is definitely a place we will go back to.

Fun at the Park

"Cheese"


Daddy and Landon

Having fun on the slide

Brian, Landon and I took advantage of the GREAT weather today and went to the park! Landon loves the sand, stairs, slides, swings and just about everything at the park!! When we asked him if he was ready to go he said, "No, No, No!" He also waved to all the people in the train as it passed by and told everyone, "Hi!" It was a great family outing!

Happy 2nd Birthday Landon!

The kiddos played first and Landon could usually be found here or on the trampoline.

This is the cake I made for his party.

Eating his cake...he did not attack it quite like I thought he would...slow and steady!

Nothin' like a little juice to wash all that frosting down

Eating a special treat on the morning of his birthday

Feeding a cow a special treat too!

Landon is TWO!! We celebrated his birthday on the 24th at J&R Gymnastics. Landon and his friends had so much fun running, jumping and swinging on everything. The pit and trampoline were the favorites! The theme was Nemo since Landon is obsessed with fish. He likes all animals but fish are his all time favorite! Thanks to everyone that came and helped us celebrate Landon's big day.

Gotta Love Texas Winters

Landon and his Cousin Rowan got to play in a water fountain and listen to some live music over the weekend! They thought it was the best. Good thing we had extra clothes in the car! Nothing like splashin' in the water and making a big mess when you are a toddler! Our biggest challenge was keeping them from climbing in the fountain...fun times!

Landon Update

Showing his love for hats...two is better than one!

Enjoying the swing

Last day of Kindermusik

See Saw FUN!

We had an interesting start to the New Year...Landon came down with a stomach bug that landed him in the hospital overnight due to dehydration. This happened last week and he is completely back to normal and just recently got his appetite back. Poor guy...it was so sad to see, but he bounced back fast like all lil' ones do! The overnight hospital stay with a sick kiddo was a first and hopefully last for us.

These are some random pictures I have taken recently. Some are at the park, the weather has been gorgeous here and it is so nice to get out and enjoy it. He loves to be outside! He also had his last Kindermusik class today, he got to groove to the music and make lots of noise!

New Year's in Kansas

Beethoven in Buhler

Eating a Ken's Pizza - A must for us when we are in Hutchinson!

Feeding the horse at the Hutchinson Zoo

We rang in the New Year in Kansas with Brian's family. We had dinner at Applebee's and then had some friendly competition on the Wii! Everyone seemed to enjoy bowling, golfing and playing a few tennis matches! Landon had a FABULOUS time with his Pa Pa and Ga-Ma. Since he is fascinated with hats, he quickly scoped out Pa Pa's hats and made sure they both wore one while they played together. He really liked playing Ga-Ma's piano...the low keys were his favorite!

Brian's brother, Mike, and his family joined us and we celebrated Christmas together on New Year's Day! The little ones loved opening presents and it was so fun to see their faces light up as they saw their new toys! We had a nice Christmas dinner and enjoyed all the baked goods and snacks that Ga-Ma prepares! Landon especially LOVED her cranberry salad and dried apples!

We had a fantastic New Year and we were so glad we could spend it with family.

Christmas 2008

Eating Me Me's Special Breakfast in Pa's hat

Love his face in this picture...emptying his BIG bag of Legos!

Daddy and Uncle Ryan gigged these nice Flatties!

Uncle Ryan and Aunt Lauren

Feeding Aunt Mary and Uncle Leon's donkeys

This picture cracks me up...Landon squeezing his Daddy's cheeks!

Runnin' around with my friend Chase

Good Bye Y'all!

We went to my parents house in Port Isabel for Christmas this year...a FUN time was had by all! Landon totally got the concept of unwrapping presents and he is loves his new toys! He had a great time with MeMe and Pa. MeMe made him scrambled eggs every morning, gave him sweets when we were not looking and let him play with her cell phone (something we do not let him do)! Pa took Landon on golf cart rides, let Landon wear his favorite hat and gave up his cell phone too! Landon is obsessed with phones! We enjoyed playing the Wii, spending time together, eating out, going on a boat ride and playing with Landon's new toys! This was such a great Christmas...Landon brought extra joy to it!

Buda Fest

Landon, Grace and Maddie at the Parade

Landon LOVING Santa!

Santa trying to butter Landon up with a candy cane...nice try!!

Having fun on a carnival ride

Landon and I went with my friend, Bridgette, to Buda Fest with her girls Grace and Maddie. We started off the morning watching the parade, which was fun. The kiddos sat in the wagon and waved to all the people passing by and ran for the candy when it was thrown out. Then we rushed to Santa and Mrs. Claus' picture taking station, but they were "feeding the reindeer" so we had to wait a bit until they arrived. Landon loved this visit with Santa as much as he did the visit a few weeks ago!! I thought that he would do better since Mrs. Claus was there, but not quite...maybe next year! We were then off to the carnival rides. We had a great day and it was so nice to catch up with an old friend and see the kiddos interact with each other.

Landon's First Week of Mother's Day Out

Landon started going to Wee Care @ First on Tuesday. He did so great the first day...walked right in and started playing, they even said he went right to sleep on his mat without having to be patted on his back or anything! He was not so sure about getting dropped off today, but once he got in his class he started playing and decided that "school" is pretty fun! We think this will be really good for his socialization and it will let Mommy get some things done too! We are so happy that he is enjoying himself...it makes it a lot easier to leave him.

Thanksgiving in Goliad

Rowan and Landon

Playing with minnows, or "ish" as Landon calls them

Loving the go cart

Looking cool in Cousin Lara's glasses

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year...surrounded by LOTS of family and LOTS of love! Brian and I met my parents at their place in Goliad along with my cousin, Tato (AKA Mary Ann) and her family. We celebrated Thanksgiving at another cousins ranch called LaPaHa (named after their daughters...Lara, Paxton and Haley). They had fried some yummy turkeys and baked awesome pies and then all the guests brought sides to share. The food was delicious! We enjoyed hanging out, talking with family and friends and relaxing on a beautiful day! Landon and his cousin, Rowan, had a blast together! Thanks for having us over at your place Van Klompenburg Family!

The next day, my Mom, Tato and I left the house at 5 in the morning to do some Black Friday shopping. Cousin Sue joined us for part of the adventure and we actually got some really good deals and it was not too crazy. Target was probably the busiest place we went, but we were also there right when it opened. We had some fun "girl" time while the little boys stayed home with their Daddy's.