First time EVER!!!

For the first time in the 6 1/2 years that Lance and I have been married, we got some family pictures taken. Yes, I know, it took us 6 years, but we finally did it. I couldn't be happier with the outcome. My friend Natasha Smith (http://www.sweetlimeblog.com/) is an amazing photographer and was able to get some beautiful shots. It took us quite a while before we could actually have our session as we kept getting rained out, but the sun finally broke through the clouds and we were able to have them done. Natasha did especially well with Delaney and got some cute shots even though she was being fussy and uncooperative. Here are a few for your viewing pleasure.My handsome fellas!

Getting SUPER loves!

Beautiful blue eyes!

Daddy's little girl!

You can't tell in this picture, but Delaney had HUGE alligator tears. Sad, but very cute!

Big smiles for mom!

Trick or Treat!

For Halloween this year, Lance and I took the kids to my brother Jared's house. Luke loves to play with his cousins and he loved going trick-or-treating with them. This was the first year that Luke understood what was going on. Lance and Jared took the kids around while Camille and I stayed at home base to hand out candy. According to Lance, Luke was quite the ham...as usual. He said when he got up to the door, he would say "Trick-or-Treat!" and then after candy was put in his bucket, he would ask for more! Silly boy! At one particular house, the gentleman gave out the candy and Luke asked for a sucker. The guy said "I'm sorry, we don't have any suckers." Well the wife heard and shouted, "Wait! I think I do have some!" She ran back to the door with a sucker for Luke! So funny! He had a GREAT time!

At home, whenever Luke wants some of his candy he says, "Trick-or-Treat!" every single time. It's cute. Anyway...it was fun.

And the doctor says...

Besides Luke's pneumonia...
Lance has a head cold
Laneybug has an ear infection
I have bronchitis

We are ALL on antibiotics!!! YIKES!

I told Lance we are just too lovey dovey and always kissing and hugging on the kids and each other...that's why we are all sick at the same time. :)

Sick, sick, SICK!!!

We are all sick! Luke stated Friday and Saturday this weekend with some minor congestion and sneezing. He was still his active little self and he didn't have a fever so I chalked it up for a mild cold and packed around tissues and Purell. By Sunday early morning (1am) he was really, really congested and had a bad cough. His breathing was accompanied by a rattling sound in his chest so Lance and I decided he needed to go to the ER. Lance took him whilst I stayed home pacing, tossing and turning in bed (as if I could really fall back asleep while my little man was going to the ER) and pacing some more. The doctor said he had an upper respiratory infection and when they took x-rays of his chest, his lungs were dark and cloudy...pneumonia!!! I couldn't believe it when Lance texted me. His "cold" progressed so FAST!!! I kind of felt like a bad mom, like I had not intuition that something more serious was going on. :( Luckily, the pneumonia is in the early stages. He still is not acting tired or sick and is his normal, crazy little self. :)
Saturday night I started to feel a scratchy throat coming on as did Lance, and Delaney woke up Sunday morning with some congestion. Needless to say, the rest of us are going to the doctor in the morning to see if we can get a handle on all this before it turns into something nasty!
So...if you don't see any of us out and about for the next week or so...we're laying low for a while. :)

What's goin on in our world?

RAIN! That's what's goin on! Lance asked me yesterday if we live in Fort Worth or Seattle. It has rained 11 of the past 13 days here! CRAZY! It seems like more than that! The good thing is, it's Texas and hot, so we need the moisture, but SERIOUSLY! A teeny bit of a break and some sunshine would be nice. :)

Other news...I decided to measure and weigh Lucas and Delaney (she doesn't have an appt at 3 months) and these are the results:

Lucas is 40" tall (he has grown 2" inches since his 2-year appointment in March!!!) and he weighs about 35 lbs. He is growing like a weed, but still looks like a stick boy. We have to buy him 4T pants so they are long enough. Thanks to whomever invented adjustable waist pants!!! He talks up a storm, most of it is understandable, but he still babbles a bit. He sings and dances like there's no tomorrow. Oh, and he has some KILLER air guitar skills. :)

Delaney is 25" tall (she has grown an inch since her 2 month appointment) and she weighs 13.6 lbs. She is also growing very fast. She sleeps GREAT at night, but struggles with naps during the day. Which makes it difficult to get things done, but we have learned to let the messes that surround us not bug us too much. :) She has the CUTEST smile (she kind of scrunches up her nose) and the sweetest cooing sounds. She wakes up in the morning INCREDIBLY happy...even before she's fed! It's amazing.

Lance and I are doing just as dandy as a ham sandwich. Lance still loves his job and I still love being at home. My half marathon training is moving right along. I am running in a 4 mile race (called the Trinity Trot) this Saturday. I am hoping to complete it in 40 minutes. I have been keeping right around a 10 minute mile pace the last couple of weeks. We'll see. Anyway...life is pretty darn grand right now.

Who said Texas doesn't have hills?

Today was a 2 mile run. I ran my last 2 miles on a track and finished in 18 mins 43 seconds. Just over 9 minute miles...that's really good for me. Anyway, today I finished my 2 miles in 22 minutes. What's the difference? I ran in my neighborhood instead of the track and there were hills! Granted they weren't very high hills, but when running, the slightest incline to me seems so BIG!!! I made it, and though my pace wasn't as great as I'd like it to be, it was tolerable. I think I need to run in da hood a little more frequently to get used to it. At any rate...it was still a good run. Tomorrow is 30 minutes cross training, and Saturday I'm shooting for 3 miles! Wish me luck! :)

HAPPY DAY!!!

Delaney has been sleeping pretty well at night. She usually sleeps from 7pm to 9pm, eats, sleeps from 10pm to 3pm, eats, and then wakes for the day around 6:30am. But not Tuesday night. Tuesday night she decided to go to sleep around 9:30pm and not wake one single time until 6am! WHAT?! 8.5 hours straight sleep?! It was marvelous! I was hoping for it again last night, but she is back to her regular schedule. Darn! :)