More Texas

We got to visit with my cousin Sabrina, her husband Patrick, and their two sons, Carson & Connor. We saw them for dinner Saturday and Sunday nights. It was cool for Nicholas to meet some cousins. We took them all to the playground to play for a bit before dinner. Nick went down the slide by himself for the first time. He LOVED it! He just laughed and laughed :0) He went down the slide so many times. John & I also took him down a few times. My mom and dad took turns pushing Nicholas in the swing. The other kids (Kate, Carson, & Connor) had fun playing too. My mom followed Nick as he crawled all over their house. He also had fun playing with their cool ABC magnets. We didn’t get any pictures of all of the cousins, aunts, & uncles. We’ll be sure to get them next time!

We visited some friends, Scott & Julie, and their baby, Wyatt. They live in Denton where John’s sister used to live. Wyatt is 6 months old. Nicholas loved playing with Wyatt and all of his cool toys. He also loved their dogs and cats. We went out to lunch and got some ice cream. We attempted to get some pictures with both of the boys looking. It was almost impossible since Nick was more interested in playing that posing for pictures.

We left on Monday at the same time as my parents. We got to hang around the airport together for a while. Nicholas kept us all entertained. He got all of his energy out playing because he slept the entire flight home! It was so nice for us. All in all we had a GREAT trip!

Unlce Joe & Nicholas

Aunt Jena & Nicholas

Grandpa pushing Nick on the swing

Nicholas, Grandma, & Grandpa at the park

Grandma & Nicholas

Nicholas, Wyatt, & Julie

The boys

Nicholas being real cooperative

Awwwww

Nick with Grandpa & Grandma at the Dallas airport

Family picture at the Dallas airport

Nicholas after some of his Delta cookies

Texas State Fair

On Saturday we went to the Texas State Fair with my parents, my Uncle Joe, my cousin Joe, and Kate. We got to see Big Tex, who by the way seems way more exciting on King of the Hill. I finally got to see a Jeep Patriot, which may be the “family” car we get. It looks pretty nice. Everyone but me got a Corny (yes, it is Corny not Corn) Dog from the original place that it was invented at the Texas Start Fair. I got my Frito Pie (if you are a huge King of the Hill fan like me, you’ll understand :0). Gretch and my cousin Joe got some of the famous turkey legs. Nicholas went on the Texas Star Ferris Wheel with my dad, John, & I. He loved it. He liked to look at the scenery and the car behind us. He was trying to get down and crawl around, so he got a little agitated towards the end. Then we saw the 2nd largest pig in the world, Boris II. He was 4 years old and over 1147+ pounds! John and I took Nick into the petting zoo. There were kangaroos, goats, zebras, emus, ostriches, camels, cows, sheep, a giraffe, and much more. We decided not to have Nicholas pet the animals since he puts his hands right into his mouth. He did like to look at all of the animals. Then, we all headed to some pig races. My dad warned us that they weren’t too cool, but we had to see for ourselves. Jack was right; they weren’t much to write home about. We had a fun day at the fair.

Family photo in front of Big Tex

Another family photo

Waiting in line for the Texas Star

Looking down on the ferris wheel

Nick, Grandpa, & Mommy on the ferris wheel

Nick & Daddy in front of the Texas Stas

The Texas Star

Gretch enjoying her turkey leg

Nick inspecting a turkey leg

Kate flying a plane

Our Trip to Texas

We’re back from our trip to Texas. We got back on Monday. We had such a fun time visiting with my family :0) We flew out on Thursday, October 19th. We found out the day before that Nicholas had an ear infection in both ears! This trip he reversed it…he usually comes home with an ear infection. We were pretty worried about Nick’s ears bothering him on the flight, but he seemed to do ok. He was very active on the flight. He didn’t want to sit still at all. He didn’t scream. He just fidgeted. The flight attendant gave him some Delta cookies that kept him busy for a while. They were extremely messy, but worth it for the rest. Nicholas finally fell asleep during the descent into Dallas, of course! Our flight got in within minutes of my parent’s flight. Luckily, we came into the same terminal (just a few gates away). So, we just met up at the baggage claim and went to the rental car place together. We stopped at a Whataburger (my first time in ages!) on the way to my Aunt & Uncle’s house. We stayed with my cousin Joe, his wife Jena, and their cute daughter, Kate. Kate will be 3 in December. They live in Allen, TX. Nicholas loved his cousin Kate :0) He especially loved playing with her and her fun toys.

On Friday, we went to the 6th Floor Museum in Dallas. It is not really a great place for kids, but Nick & Kate did great. It was an interesting place to visit (not really too uplifting though). Then we all went to the Spaghetti Warehouse for lunch. While we were there, Nicholas finally got his foot all the way into his mouth. Very exciting, I know!

Nicholas on the plane

Nick playing with his cousin, Kate

Nick finds time to smile for the camera

Kate & Nicholas at the Spaghetti Warehouse

(Kate was great with him...she had to put up with A LOT!)

10 Month Pictures

Here are Nick's 10 month pictures. John went with us this time (he hasn't been since Nick's 1 month session). Nicholas was not too interested in getting his picture taken this time! He wouldn't sit still at all. Part of me wonders if he was showing off for his dad! Anyway, I think they turned out ok for all of the drama :0)

Nick's 1st Haircut!!

Nicholas turned 10 months yesterday and had his very first haircut today!!! I wasn’t sure if I was ready for him to get his hair cut, but he really needed it. His hair was growing so far over his ears! I found a place called Cookie Cutters that does kids haircuts. When I called they said that they take babies, so we took Nick in. Cookie Cutters is very cute. They have a play area and video games (perfect for John…haha!) in the waiting area. The chairs are various fun things for kids. We chose to have Nicholas sit in the airplane chair in honor of his Grandpa Beckman :0) We also got to choose a movie for Nick to watch, so we chose a Baby Einstein. I wasn’t sure how Nicholas would react to getting his hair cut, but he did great. He tried to grab the comb, scissors, etc. and eat them! But, other than that, he just sat there and watched his movie and looked around. They blew bubbles for him, so he tried to catch and eat them :0) When she used the clippers, Nicholas tried to see what was making the noise. A toddler came in and sat behind us. He had the loudest temper tantrum, but Nick didn’t even care. He was too busy with all the fun stuff going on around him. Usually, he gets really upset when he hears other kids crying. I was glad he didn’t really notice. Everyone in Cookie Cutters was amazed at how well Nicholas did They gave him a blue balloon when he was done. He LOVES it!! It has a turkey cookie cutter attached to the bottom. Nick looks so cute with his new “big boy” hair cut :0) We're taking him for his 10 month pictures today, so check back for those picture soon!

Utah Jazz Game

We went to the Utah Jazz scrimmage tonight with our friends, Stephanie & Kris. Nicholas got to have his picture taken with Andrei Kirilenko!!!! Andrei is one of my favorite players. He was so funny with Nick :0) Nicholas also got to have his picture taken with the Jazz mascot, Bear. He loved the bear and was laughing and grabbing his fur! After the game, we went to a sporting goods store and checked out some snowboards for Nick ;0) Gotta get some rest while I can...I'll write more on the next entry!

Nicholas & Andrei

Nick & Bear

Family Photo

Nick the Sportscaster

Dunkin' with Dad

Tryin' out the boards

Checkin' the price

Fun at the Gym :0)

Here's Nicholas having fun at gymnastics today! He loves the ball pit :0) He got to do the zipline again today. He also learned how to do a headstand (with my help, of course!). More soon...