Easter Egg Hunt...

Today we had an Easter Egg hunt for Easton and a friend. The ones here got canceled, due to the rain last weekend, so we made our own. It is also still a bit chilly, so we had to do it inside!! It didn't really matter because Easton was not to interested in hunting eggs. Once he got one egg open and saw there were cheerios in them, all he wanted to do was eat them!! So then he stopped looking for all eggs and stuffed his face like I never feed him!! Chloe also enjoyed the Cheerios with him.. it was cute however!!

Hope you all have a great Easter Weekend!!

I have my hands full with this boy..

Easton has just been a mess lately, a fun mess however! He has been babbling a ton, so Drake and I think it is fun to pretend we are having conversations with him. The funny part is he actually makes some noise back and sometimes they actually sound like responses that are in line with our make up conversation. Pretty funny!

Easton also has been trying to do everything I do, which is cute and annoying all at the same time. If I am unloaded the dishwasher, he is there to help. He wants to pull everything out, but clearly not put anything away. We did have a good system with the silverware the other day. The same goes for the laundry, he wants to pull it out rather it is dry or wet, and he pulls it all onto the floor.

He is interested in everything, and checking you out anytime you are doing something knew. He saw me flossing my teeth and was staring at me with this look of " what are you doing", so I got a little flosser and flossed his teeth and he laughed the whole time, and then took the flosser out of my hand and he wanted to do it. Clearly he just stuck it in his mouth, but he tried. He wants to do everything himself.

He has been pretty fun however when it comes to playing, and is getting good at copying whatever I do. He knows/recognizes some commands, however he still pretends he doesn't hear me when I say "no" at times, there is where I have come to the realization that I will be very good friends with Easton's teachers and principals in school.

Easton will turn his head in a flash if he hears you count to 3, it is pretty funny. He loves playing with balls and other than that he could do with out all his toys. He likes anything he can get into at the moment. The toilet, the little knobs on the bottom of the toilet and toilet paper are all amazing to him. Really annoying when he undoes a whole fresh roll.

Crazy enough he is 6 weeks from turning 1, and he still keeps us laughing and on our feet. Here are some pictures for you..

My helper in the kitchen, who throws things!!

Copying Dad, has to have a remote too to watch TV.

Playing with Dad!!

Making Noise and helping unload the dishwasher..

Umm, Can I pull this out for you...loves pulling things out of the dryer!

This is my favorite.. I am pretty sure he is going to throw a mean fast ball one day!

Will you play catch with me..

Look mom, I am standing on my own!!!

Playing with his little buddy!

Easter Bunny and Swim lessons, Oh what a day...

Today we went to see the Easter Bunny! Easton loved him, and was not scared. I thought he might be since he has been such a cry baby lately, but who knew all I needed was an Easter Bunny Costume to cheer the guy up! :)

We also had Easton's first swim lesson this morning. He loved it! Water is one of his favorite things, but the teacher was talking about splashing and then in two seconds Easton started splashing. He didn't stop the whole time. I think I might need goggles next time, he kept getting water in my eyes and I couldn't see with my contacts!! Easton had fun so that is all that matter. I didn't get a picture at the pool, but this is afterwards on the way home!!

When Daddy is away, Easton and Mommy will play...

Drake has 8 days of travel straight, so that leaves Easton and I on our own... We are currently on day 6! So far so good, only had one day that I thought I was going to have to give Easton away!! Friday the two of us just did not see eye to eye, and all I could conclude from the day was that if Easton's behavior was even a small glimpse of the terrible twos that are to come, then I am defiantly going to go back to work full time. :)

Other than that day, things have been good and Easton and I have been out and about to keep busy! We figure we should just play all day!! Here are some pictures for ya..



Playing in the pool.. He starts swim lessons on Thursday, lets hope it goes well! He is not afraid of the water at all.. could be a good and a bad thing! :)  

At Dinner with our friend Lindsay!!

                                      

Easton putting the ball in the whole!! We would then wait for the ball to come down the wall and repeat for 30 mns.. I swear!!! How can that be fun!

Playing at the sand table!!

Playing fire fighter.. :)

Playing in the water zone at the Children's Discovery Museum..

Playing with his new kitchen! ( This kitchen took me 2 hours to put together!! )

Playing with his trucks!!

Mommy just playing with her camera and take pictures!!

Easton playing in his room! I only posted this because I love that he can go get his own toys!!

 I hope everyone gets to play a little this week! :)

March has been a good month so far...

Top 5 things I have loved about this month so far.. ( In no particular order)


1) I finally got my guest bedroom looking good, it was a mess of Hodge podge stuff for a while, but the help of Julie Salley and some shopping it is looking much better..

2) The weather has been so pretty here that I just had to get out door furniture! I was so excited about it all, and when my parents were here, they were so wonderful and set it all up for me. It took them a while to put some parts together, so I am very grateful for them. On a bummer note, it has rained everyday since I have had the furniture.. I still like to look at it for now!

3) One of my friends that I have meet out here, Lacey, painted this really pretty picture and posted it on her blog. She was kind enough to put instructions, so I sure did follow them and make my own picture. It is now found a nice home right over our living room couch! ( Thanks to Julie Salley for helping me again, got to love moms)

4) For my birthday, my sister gave me a wireless remote to my camera. I have been wanting one for a while, so I was pretty excited. So a few days ago, I decided to play with it to figure out how to work it and all that stuff. This is one of my favorite pictures I got from our little session. ( Drake is going to kill me, because I am defiantly going to make him take family pictures all the time with this remote)

5)  I also am very excited because to go along with all my new stuff this month, I am getting a new brother in law!! I am so excited for my sister and her new fiancee who got engaged this past weekend. Troy pulled off a great surprise and now we can't wait for all the festivities!! Pretty cool picture, as he had friends and family drop this banner over the 360 bridge in Austin!!

If this is what the first 20 days of March brought I can't wait for the last 10 days.. ok 11 days! :) Hope everyone has a great week!

My name is Easton and I am 10 months old...

- I love to play in Chloe's dog food, my mom hates it
- I know the word "No", but I am a baby so I think I will test it for a while to see how long my mom goes crazy, they don't know I understand and just don't want to listen
- I can crab crawl faster than most people can walk
- I like the water in the toilet, it is a fun place to play
- I enjoy throwing my food down to Chloe and then seeing how much food I can get on the floor, so my mom has to pick it all up
- I love when my mom says "mama" to me I just say "dada" right back.. that is my answer for everything
- I finally decided to sleep on a flight for my mom, I figure after 11 flights in 10 months that would be nice of me.. I asked for my own frequent flyer card, and I got turned down
- I like to chase Chloe, not sure if she likes me yet
- I love my bath time, I would play in there all day if my mom let me
- I like to do whatever I want to do, I just hate it when my mom has a plan for me..
- I have hair on my head now, however I have been told I look like Donald Trump with a Tupi (Sp)
- Buttons are my favorite things to push, and anywhere I can find them I will push them
- I finally decided to smile in one of the chair pictures my mom makes me take every month, I figure I am almost done and I am tired of her going crazy trying to get me to smile!
- I love my mommy and daddy so much, I have even started to give them big hugs and cuddle for about 5 seconds with them, but that is more than the past so they better be grateful
- I can't wait to start my own blog one day, I have a lot to say, I just wish people would listen to me, I babble at them all day long and they just stare at my face and go" oh your so cute" blah blah blah.. I want more food people

Till next month my friends.. Love, Easton

Hunger Games..

Monday was a pretty fun day! Drake and I headed to LA for a  24 hour trip. Oh yea, Easton came too! :) What was in LA you ask.. well Drake's brother invited us to the World Premier of the Hunger Games, along with this rest of the Drake family. For those that know the Drake family, that meant they had to block off a whole section for us, not just a row! :) kidding, kinda! 

We got to get dressed up, and people watch like crazy. I was content just spotting stars and getting all excited by myself. However, Drake needed a little bit more, so as usual he talks his way all the way to the red carpet ( it was actually black carpet, but you get the idea). So the next thing I knew, Drake, Jenny, Brad and I are all standing on the red carpet. It was so neat to see how things really look based on what we see from TV. Loved seeing the stars, and the Reporters interview in their stations.

After that, we went into the see the movie, and it was wonderful! I loved it, and if you have not read the book you should get out and read it before the Movie comes out March 23rd.

After the movie, we got to go to an after party. Thank goodness, it had tons of food, because Drake and I were about to have our own "Hunger Games", we were so hungry. The tent where the party was held, was unbelievable in the decor. I was impressed. We got to hang out with the Drakes and once again stock stars.

In the end, it was a pretty special night and we are so thankful to Joe and Maggie ( Drake's brother and his wife) for making it all possible. We are pretty blessed to get the opportunity to experience the event.

There are the pictures I got, they are not great, but they didn't allow cameras and phones in. So this is what I could snap! :)