The suitcase on the stairs

The title of this post is another reference to Everybody Loves Raymond. There was an episode where Ray and Debra got back from a trip and a piece of luggage was left on the stairs. After a week of stepping over it, they get into a huge fight about the luggage on the stairs. Doug and I often reference something becoming "luggage" when we put something off or one of us is waiting for the other to do something like the dishes, etc.

All of this is to say, that the post has become luggage for me. The longer I wait to post, the more information I have to post about, the less I want to post because I know the update is going to take FOREVER ... those of you with blogs know that I am talking about!

Thanks for bearing with me with that long intro, and now for what you have been waiting for - the long overdue update:

Easter

The Easter Bunny came to our house (and to that of my parents and Doug's parents) this year and left some pretty cool stuff for the boys. Andrew thoroughly loved collecting eggs (filled with all sorts of yummy goodies) and Tyler enjoyed watching. He was still feeling sick so he was happy just to sit back and watch the action.

Easter Baskets


Side note: Andrew was really excited about his bucket and immediately started asking us if we remembered the beach. He REALLY wants to go back. He asked to go repeatedly all morning long. Mommy, I remember California, the beach, the zoo, Disneyland, the River ... hmmm, what else, Mommy? Can we go to the beach? We are planning a beach / Disney vacation to Florida in August, but it looks like we will be taking a side trip to Galveston soon too!

Easter Goodies


Andrew collecting eggs


Tyler playing with his big present from the Easter Bunny (note the long hair)


Tyler is still fighting a cough and we got confirmation on Thursday that his ear infection has not gone away (that is what he was diagnosed with the Saturday after Good Friday when he was really sick). I was actually taking him to the doctor to get his 1 year old immunizations on Thursday last week(since he was sick at his 1 year old well baby visit) and we found out the his ear infection had not improved and now it is in both ears. We think this is why is has been favoring his pacifier lately which he had pretty much given up until he got sick at Easter. Needless to say, he still has not gotten his immunizations.

Tyler had a big first last weekend -- his first haircut! He was such a good boy for the stylist at Sports Clips. He didn't fuss at all - in fact, as you can see from the photos below, he looks like he is in a state of shock. He kept an eye on Andrew who was getting his haircut at the same time and he seemed to think, if Andrew can do this, so can I! He looks like such a big boy with his new haircut!

Tyler making his "Meet the Fokers" face


Tyler getting ready for his first haircut -- of course, we kept some hair for his scrapbook!


Mid-cut


Tyler pointing at his big brother


Post hair cut photo


In other exciting news, Doug sold his Explorer and bought a Suburban! He has been coveting a 2006 Suburban or Tahoe for a couple of years now (before the changed the body style) and we did an extensive search to find what he was looking for. It had to be a Z71 four wheel drive Suburban in white, silver or black with less than 25,000miles and it had to have the DVD, sunroof, On Star, heated seats, dual climate AC package. After searching the entire country we found 2 cars that fit his criteria, one in California and one in Louisiana. The one in CA had a bench for the second row instead of captain chairs, so it was never really in contention ...

Anyhow, we drove to La Fayette, LA and bought the Suburban last weekend and we have been loving it every day since!

Ta da!


I have good news and bad news to share about Major. Since my last update, Major ate dog food (instead of table scraps for 2 or 3 weeks straight). He ate with the excitement he used to and he was even finishing his food faster than Indy finishes hers. In one week he gained 6 pounds! The bad news is that despite eating well the next week his weight gain has stopped, so he is now at 51 pounds. The last couple of days have been hit or miss for food for him, so we are somewhat back to where we started, not knowing if he is going to eat at a given meal. He and Indy are going to be staying at my in-laws this weekend while Doug and I ride the MS 150, and he always eats well there (they don't spoil him at all ;) ...) so we'll see how the week goes.

Finally, this weekend was the annual bluebonnet excursion. With much bribery, we were able to get some pretty good shots of the boys. The flash didn't fire in some of the shots (I needed to change the batteries so the recycle time was pretty slow), so some of the photos came out dark. Oh well, what can you do, right? After bluebonnets we went to good ol' DQ for ice cream, as promised!


Awww ... one of my faves!








No good shots of me with the boys ... they were done cooperating by this point!




Phew! Now the suitcase is off the stairs!