Christmas and Austin

Christmas is already over? This year Christmas day snuck up on us and then came and went quietly. Since we are both used to a house full of family, no matter what we did this year it wouldn't feel the same. However, Christmas Eve was special because we got to spend it with our friends Benj and Mary, their daugher Julia, and the rest of Mary's family.

Then, the day after Christmas we headed to Austin for a weekend vaction that Michael surprised me with! It ended up being a wonderful getaway and Weston couldn't have been better. He LOVED seeing the sights and was so happy the entire trip. In fact, on Monday when we were back home he was fussy all day- we think he wanted to be back in Austin and was just bored with us after such an exciting weekend. The first day we got there it was nice and warm, so we visited some outdoor gardens, a natural springs aquifer, and Mt. Bonelle.

In an attempt to learn more about his world, Weston puts everything in his mouth.....

including flowers...oops, mommy and daddy shouldn't have let him get that close:)

The next day we visited the capital, the Texas History Museum, and the mall. Weston loved the capital for some reason. He smiled at anybody that looked in his direction and literally talked the entire time- more than we have ever heard him talk! We ended up leaving our tour group because he wouldn't stop talking- even though we thought it was adorable, we didn't think everybody else felt the same.

Here is a video of Weston telling us all about his day.

Our trip concluded with mass at St. Mary's Cathedral and then a 3-D IMAX movie. Weston was captivated by the movie, but did end up falling asleep in the middle of it even though it was extremely loud. We were pleasantly surprised at how well he did.

This One's For Mary!

Well, we are joining the blogging bandwagon to help us eliminate having to send out lots of e-mails. This way you can see what is going on in our lives whenever you feel like it. Plus, our friend Mary is a die hard blogger and wouldn't let us go any longer without one! We have been planning on doing this for awhile, but our camera broke a few months back (we just got a new one for Christmas). It seems, however, that Andrea and Andy beat us to the punch- they are always stealing our ideas- first with a baby, now with a blog:) Anyway, we will try to update this as much as possible, but for some reason we just can't seem to get things done like we used to- I wonder why... could it be that we have a precious little boy that takes up most of our time? To start, here are a couple photos and a video from when Sarah and Kevin visited. In the video Weston is playing peek-a-boo, something he has been doing since about 4 1/2 months. The best is when he puts the blanket over his head, squeals under the blanket in anticipation, and then uncovers himself with a huge grin.