Sea World

Nonni & PopPop scored some free tickets to Sea World, so they graciously gave them to us to take Nico. Unfortunately, we chose the wrong day to go because the weather was horrible -- 45 degrees and rainy. But, Nico had a blast and didn't complain once. The park was decorated for the holidays and all the shows had a holiday theme. Grandpa Allan met us in San Antonio and came along for the fun.


Nico loved feeding the dolphins.


Waiting for the fish feeding to begin inside the warm aquarium


A chilly ride on the carousel


Getting a closer look at Shamu!




Polar Express in 4D

Our Smart, Sensitive, Sweet, Hard-headed, Comedian

At three years old, Nico:

• weighs 34 pounds (74%tile)
  
• is 37 3/4 inches tall (58%tile)
• loves trains and construction trucks
• likes to eat eggs, chicken, hot dogs, fries, Nutrigrain bars and fruit
  
• is very talkative and asks 300+ questions a day
• is still very attached
  
• takes a while to warm up in new situations
• enjoys cuddling and giving hugs and kisses
• loves, loves, loves his "baby" (favorite blanket)
  
• likes to push the boundaries and see what he can get away with
• is bossy and demanding
• is cautious but adventurous
  
• is very sensitive and sweet

We love you with all of our hearts Nico! Thank you for making the past three years the best years of our lives.

-mommy & daddy

Party Time!

This year, we had a small family birthday party for Nico and a few neighbors and friends stopped by. We decided to keep it small because of Nico's reaction to the attention at his party last year.

Well, we were right about keeping it small, but we made the mistake of singing Happy Birthday to the birthday boy. He was not happy about everyone looking at him and singing to him. He burst into tears and buried his head in my chest. After the singing was over, he was fine and had a great time at his party.


The birthday boy!


Nico loves trains and anything Thomas the Tank, so we went with a Thomas theme. I'm not normally big on commercial-themed parties, but Thomas is what makes this 3 year old happy, so Thomas it was.
Our talented neighbor made two dozen Thomas-themed cookies and they were almost too pretty to eat.




Nico pulling the string on his "ben-hanna." It was raining outside, so we had to improvise and do the pinata in the house. Good thing is was a pull-string pinata.






Singing happy birthday


Yep ... those are real tears.


Once the singing was over and Nico had his cookie and cupcake, he was back to being happy.


Aunt Char came all the way from NYC for the big event, and Janny came from Corpus Christi.






The blue icing was a hit!


Garrison licked all of his icing off first.


And, Maya went for the chocolate.


Carter was too busy playing trains to even eat a cupcake!








Saying good-bye and thank you to his buddy Carter.


Birthday hug from our neighbor Garrison


A birthday kiss from Maya!


Happy 3rd birthday sweet boy!

It's A ...

Thomas the Tank!

In September, Nico's favorite engine made a stop near Austin, so of course, daddy and Nico made a special trip to the train station.

Sonogram Pictures

7 weeks


11 weeks

I'm now 17 weeks and next week, we get to find out the sex of the baby! Other than awful morning (all day) sickness that lasted until week 15, things are going great.

We're Back to Blogging and Nico's Got News!

It was a loooooong hot summer, but we are back, and Nico is ready to tell the world that he's going to be a big brother! We are all so excited to add another member to our family in early May.

When we ask Nico if he wants a little brother or little sister, he responds, "No ... I want a BIG sister!" When we ask Nico what he wants to name his little brother or little sister, he has provided us with several names to consider, including: Ladybug, Peace, Joey and Jason. (Interesting choices Nico.)

Stay tuned ... we've got lots to catch up on including our summer vacation, Halloween and more baby news!