We had dinner at Rio Mambo tonight, which is one of our favorite Mexican restaurants. We had a coupon for a free appetizer so we ordered queso con hongos. It is a dip that has butter, cheese, and sour cream as the base with sauteed onions, mushrooms, and green peppers and topped with salsa. It [...]

Let me start by saying that this is Tiffany not Andy writing this journal. Everyone knows Andy is a great husband, but last night he proved it again. It was a very cold night when he got in bed. I still had to brush my teeth and wash my face. When I came to bed [...]

Caleb has been busy. He said two new words today while at the zoo. The first of the new words was “hippo” as we watched the hippos eating lunch. The second new word was “poop” as I was changing his pooped up diaper. Caleb has also developed a love of kiwi fruit. A small kiwi [...]

Dik-dik – (Madoqua) mammal who lives in dry stony lands, shrub-covered or scrubby steppes. His cry doing “zick-zick” which is how he got his name. His predators are all big carnivores and the man who appreciates his good flesh. The dik-dik feeds on fruits, leaves, buds, herbaceous plants and searches for salt with eagerness. In [...]

Caleb has developed a new routine. He now sleeps until 7:30 am, and he only takes one nap now from about 1-3 pm. It is amazing how it happened so naturally just like my parenting books said it would at about 18 months!

Caleb always has a hearty appetite. Here is a look at everything that he ate today:Breakfast- oatmeal with apples, 3 pigs in the blanket, milk, and more apples Snack-Apple Cinnamon Cheerios and milkLunch-3 turkey sticks, mac-n-cheese, squash, milk, and peaches Snack-strawberry yogurtDinner- chicken parmesan, sweet potatoes, wheat toast, cheese cubes, strawberries and raspberries, milk, and [...]

He wouldn’t eat his delicious grilled cheese sandwich for dinner, but couldn’t resist tasting Wesley’s dog treat. That’s so Caleb.

We returned from Christmas vacation in Alabama a couple days ago. I’m pretty sure our car was sagging the entire 700 mile trip from Alabama to Fort Worth because of all the toys from the grandparents. Thankfully, we didn’t have to let the air out of the tires in order to get the car and [...]