23 months!

Dear Chuy,

The great blog catch up continues... you are much older than 23 months at the time that I am writing this, but let's see if we can't jump in our 'wayback machine' and do some remembering about what we were up to... ready? GO!

We went to Aquarena Springs in San Marcos to celebrate Mother's Day together. We took a glass bottom boat ride, strolled around an aquarium and enjoyed the day together. Turns out Aquarena Springs used to be way cooler with a swimming pig and dancing mermaids back in the day, but Six Flags and Sea World moved in and changed everything.

I will say I was a bit disappointed to hear that the swimming pig no longer swam, but we had fun regardless. Here you are showing your appreciation for your mother on Mother's Day...

We shared my body for 40 weeks, you could at least pretend to like me on Mother's Day...

Your sports obsession continues and gets stranger by the day. I went to the kitchen to grab you some more water and in the 25 or so seconds it took to do that, you grabbed the remote control, turned the channel to ladies golf, and managed to start recording it... really? The only sport more boring than golf has got to be ladies golf...

Here you are with the dog pound... I like how you are all piled up in the corner of the crib... and to think, just a few short months ago, I was terrified to let you sleep with any stuffed friends in the crib, but you're a big boy now, so, I think you can handle it...

Your buddies Syl and Viv hosted a mommy meet-up at their house right before Easter. They happen to have a piano... you happened to love it... good boy... no drummers...

I like how all the other kiddos are happily hunting for eggs while you are having a blast throwing ping pong balls as though the are baseballs and you're playing in the World Series... too funny...

On Easter Sunday, we took a trip up to Lakeway to have fancy brunch with our family friends...

Here you are before brunch in your Easter best... gotta love that clip on tie...

Our fancy brunch! The only person missing is your Auntie Vic, who was taking the pic of the rest of us...

Super happy fun time family portrait on Easter... Look at that lake! No?

They had a petting zoo at the restaurant... You l.o.v.e.d. it - mostly because there were ducks to chase and geese to feed... good times...

Your Daddy graduated from college! Did you hear me? I said GRADUATED from COLLEGE!!

Pretty darn big deal... Your Uncle Matt, Bachan, Auntie Vic, and Clover all were there to help celebrate! Poor Auntie Vic, always taking the picture means you're never in the picture!

You and Clo spent the bulk of your time at Daddy's graduation trying to escape from Daddy's graduation...

Daddy's Graduation party - quite the array of guests - a pirate AND a cowboy attended...

I'm glad to see you've been practicing your Handsome Boy Modeling School moves. Your teacher at escuela, Ms. Niecy, says that you're going to have to get a job soon to support your lunch habit... looks like professional male modeling might be a good option...

23 months old means you're only 4 short weeks from being a 2 year old. WHAT??? Are you kidding me??? What have we done...

Love,

Mommy

p.s. Everytime I look at the picture I think you've got your best Joe Pesci voice on and you're saying 'ay... oh... fuggit about it'...

22 Months!

Dear Chuy,

I'm playing a little bit of catch up here on your blog - you are way older than 22-months at the time that I am writing this, but that's cool - we've been busy l.i.v.i.n...

Check out your awesome tiger pants - wouldn't you rather I make sure you own stuff like these pants than make sure your blog is always up to date? ...that's what I thought...

So, what were we up to in your 22nd month on the planet? Well, looks like we finally got around to planting some new plants in the backyard. It snowed this past winter for the first time in many many years and your Daddy and I both talked about how we should probably bring the plants in, but neither one of us put our words into actions and, therefore, had to get some new plants for spring...

You really enjoyed using your baby rake and wearing Daddy's gloves to help us plant. I think your favorite part was the watering - you even liked to pretend water the plants - so cute...

We've been spending lots of time outside in the backyard - mostly because it's not 100+ degrees yet... it will be soon and for many months to come, but for now, it's so pleasant outside...

Thanks for saving some kisses for your Mommy - I sure do love them!

You got a super cool action adventure tent for Christmas and man oh man do you love it! Looks like Daddy is enjoying the action and adventure of it all too...

I absolutely love this picture of you when we were playing peek-a-boo in the adventure tunnel... plus, you're wearing your duck-billed plaid-a-pus tee - a Mommy favorite...

We met Auntie Yaz, Uncle Chris, and Baby Weezy at the park for breakfast tacos and playground fun. I think you're favorite part was the slide. It was hard for Moms and Dads to let you do your own sliding, but you're getting big enough that you can handle it all on your own...

You've really been into wearing Daddy's hat lately. It does look pretty darn handsome on you...

You also think it's hilarious when Mommy wears Daddy's hat - I think it looks better on you and Daddy...

You may be a big huge toddler man now, but you still enjoy stuffing yourself into one of your toy bins with all of your friends...

It is absolutely crazy how fast the time has gone. I am in awe of how much you grow and how much you learn on a daily basis. You are an awesome, unstoppable force of nature and it is amazingly, fascinatingly wonderful to be the person you call Momma.

I love you,

Mommy

p.s. This is your new friend Bootsy. You have much love for him and I'm glad he's part of your dog pile every night in your crib...