The Warmth of November

I'll admit, I love the fact that I live in place where it's possible to sport shorts and a t-shirt in November and be perfectly comfortable. Kevin, Jake and I took advantage of this great weather and headed to the park. Being at the park with Jake is just one of the many things that remind me how big he is. He can do almost everything all by himself. He's really growing up!

Jake was being a great sport as I was taking pictures. He was happy to pose and smile for me. This is a rare day, so I definitely took advantage...

Gotta love those nice, fall park days!

Equal Opportunity

Big T and Nana came to visit a few weeks ago and it was a weekend filled with shopping craft fairs and enjoying sports. I think when it was all said and done, we included basketball, baseball, soccer, and hockey to the list of sports we participated in. We started our Saturday morning off watching Daddy coach the Leander Lions. Saturday afternoon, we enjoyed the good weather and spent lots of time outside playing soccer and baseball. Here's our star catcher...

Saturday night we went to our first Texas Stars game at the Cedar Park Center. Here's Jake and Daddy trying their hand at being hockey players...

The game was a lot of fun and cold! Lucky for Jake, he had Nana and his super warm hoodie to warm him up...

We had great seats. Here's a pic of the action...

and a family shot...

Thanks for treating us to a great weekend, Big T and Nana!

Chan-Chan's 2!

Jake and headed north a few weeks ago to celebrate Channing's 2nd birthday. She is so super cute and it was fun to spend time with cousins. I didn't get too many picture. Quite honestly, it was just too nice enjoying the family time and not worrying about pictures. Here's Channing sporting several of her birthday gifts at once...

and her look of satisfaction after eating some yummy birthday cake...

Everyone enjoying the new toys; just a part of the Lawson family band...

Museum Day

Jake and I headed up to Aledo to celebrate my Dad's birthday. We enjoyed a wonderful birthday dinner with my parents and had lots of fun playing with all Papa and Grandmama's toys. I think the highlight of the trip was our visit to the museum. Jake had a great time. Here he is checking out a tornado...

They had a really cool air exhibit where you tried to get all kinds of things to fly through the air blowing out of large tubes. Here's Jake putting his cup in just the right place...and here he is watching it sail through the air!

This is one of my favorite pics of the day. He was SO happy playing with this beach boy. What a joyful face!He also got to play with some really cool blocks with Papa...but I think his favorite part of the museum was the grocery store! I think he could have gone shopping forever. Patiently waiting in line...

At this particular store, one does his own scanning and bagging, but Jake didn't seem to mind...

Jake also got to see his first IMAX movie called Animalopolis. It was a perfect show for small children and Jake seemed to really love it. Thanks Papa and Grandmama for a great visit!

Halloween 2011

Jake and I started off our Halloween Day with some crafts. Here are our jack-o-lanterns and pumpkins...

From the moment I started asking Jake what he wanted to be for Halloween over a month ago, he adamantly said, "Football player!" Every few days I would ask him again, even showing him many different costume options, and he would still insist, "football player." There was a brief lapse in his thinking after talking to his cousin Cohen, but before long we were back on track and that's exactly what Jake was for Halloween...We really lucked out because Jake had gotten a full Cowboys football uniform for Christmas from Chad and Cassy. He already loved it and was happy to be the newest additions to the Cowboys. Here's Jake getting the Halloween goods...Jake was a champ for the first couple of houses, but he quickly slowed down and began showing hesitancy. We trooped around to about 5 houses, and Jake did a great job of trick-or-treating.Here's the full effect...

We all joined in on the fun. I was the coach and Daddy was a fellow player...

After we finished around our house, we drove to the Dishmans' so we could visit this precious little calf...

We then headed home in time to catch a few trick-or-treaters. I honestly think this was Jake's favorite part of the entire evening. Sitting in our camping chairs, eating candy, and waiting for the kids to arrive. He got super excited when someone came up the driveway. As the street cleared and it looked like everyone was done for the night, he jumped out of his chair and said, "Friends, friends! Where are our friends?"

All the new "friends" made the end of the night fun, but let's not forget the candy. It was definitely a highlight too...Yum-yum!