Cool Weather has come to South Texas -11/18/10

 Buckaroo loves playing out on the porch, but especially enjoys it when the first little cool front blew in and he got to dress up in his Cowboy hat and new jacket (that Nana found for him).

 Our Happy-roo

We are just CRAZY about our Buckaroo!!!

Who is sporting Rescue Squad Mater there...his constant companion!

Buckaroo and Raspberry's Room!

Welcome to Buckaroo and Raspberry's New Room!!!

Yes, I have officially finished putting together the kids room.  As you can tell (once you scroll through the pictures) we have a Texas theme that runs throughout the room (Buckaroo's original nursery) and I've added touches of purple (to Buckaroo's Blue and Sage) with a few Carousel Horses for a special Raspberry feel!

So, let's begin the tour!!! 

My sisters and I made this post for Buckaroo when he came home from the NICU.

Then I found the 'Little Buckaroo XING' at a feed store months ago and think it is perfect for my two little buckaroos!

This is what the room looks like when you are standing in the door way looking in

We have Texas' greatest Cowdog as our Head of Ranch Security

(This is the door leading out of the kids room-Left and their closet-Right)

Buckaroo's Bunk Bed...what could be better for a little Buckaroo then a real bunk bed?

(Yes, the baby tub and Moses basket are sitting on the top bunk.  Which will double as my special 'out of the way spot' since storage is limited in this house.)

Special toys on top, blankets, towels, sheets on the second shelf, and toys on the bottom two shelves.

It was quite a trick to get all of this in one room and still accessible, but I managed!

Here we have Raspberry's dresser (which Becca and I painted this year) which also doubles as the changing table.  And, Buckaroo's dresser (keepsake storage) is the brown one to the right.

Rocking chair for Mama

Buckaroo's Texas Moon and Stars

Plus pictures of my baby! My china tea set and Carousel Horses from when I was a little girl.

Baby's bed already to receive her!

My Great Grandfather gave me this dolly cradle...and now Raspberry will get to play with it!

Buckaroo's and Raspberry's bags

 

 All we need is a baby in here!

 

Oh and last but not least...a new feature I just added in recent weeks are these Sage Green BLACKOUT curtains.  Yes, they do wonders (especially during nap time) so I am loving them.

Hope you enjoyed your tour! 

Ride Em' Buckaroo!!!!

We have a new horse!!!  A big red horse!  And, Buckaroo and climb up and ride all by himself!!!

 Here they come!!!

I Love the smile on Buckaroo's face!!!

 Giddy up!

Awww...the love of a father!

How's that for a Happy Buckaroo?  Daddy is just so much fun to play with!

A Play Place for the Buckaroo!!!

Our porch was in need of repair.  The black mesh that was used originally between the dog and the weather had just given out.  And, as Buckaroo could now escape and get off the porch...we needed to do something right away to ensure that our little Buckaroo had a safe fun place to play.

 Buckaroo and My Dad with the finished product

 Christopher and my Dad working away

 Hard at work

Our very happy Buckaroo!!!
And, he has an even happier Mama (not pictured)!

Our Happy Happy Buckaroo!!!

Sporting his special ABC shirt his Mama made him!

Enjoying his new play place

Exploring

 

This Porch is Lightening McQueen and Mater Tested and Certified for BIG TIME TEXAS FUN!

Thank you Christopher and Dad for all you did!

(And, to those of you who originally helped us set this porch up for Buckaroo to play on.)

Dance, Dance, Dance!

 Cromwell LOVES to dance!

 My family hosted a fall dance back in October

...and Cromwell had a blast!

 Dancing with Grandmama

They had a blast!

"Red Meat" -10/23/10

During lunch today I made Buckaroo noodles with chicken, broccoli, and a white sauce.  When I served it to him he looked at it and then said, "Mama, meat plese."  I showed him that this DID have meat in it, chicken.  Nope.  "Mama, RED meat! Meat Plese."  And, I realized he was wanting the leftover beef spaghetti dish I'd made previously.  I explained that Mama had already served him some food and he needed to eat that first, but if he ate it (without complaining) then when he was done he could have 'Red Meat' too.  I didn't think he's still be up for 'RED meat' after finishing his Chicken A La-Martine, especially as we'd shared a bowl of fruit (courtesy of Nana) earlier.  But, he ate it all and still wanted, 'RED MEAT.'  So what can I say?  The kid loves beef!  So, I got him some "Red Meat".  :)  After which he was ready for a long nap...Mama says amen and dido to that!

ABC's Are too much fun!

You can tell from the video that Buckaroo was a little self conscious (and silly about) having the video recorder on.  But, you still can hear him sing his ABC's!!!  He's been doing this for the past couple of months...I am just now getting around to recording him.  :)

A Day with Family

A few weeks back my sisters and I were able to join forces and spend the day together.  It was lots of fun!  Especially, as given my pregnancy, Johanna's school schedule, and the fact that Rebecca is still not driving...the three of us getting together is quite a feet these days.  But, well worth it!

 We met down town and it was a beautiful day...the start of our Texas fall.

 Dad met and treated us for lunch!!!  It was a very nice time spent all together!  Thanks Dad!!!

 After lunch we went for a walk on the water

 Buckaroo loved seeing all of the boats

 What a guy!!!

 Grumpy-Pa and Buckaroo walking on the wild side

 Discovering sea life with Grumpy-Pa

 My beloved sisters and my very cute Buckaroo!

 A replica of the Santa Maria

The girls and I ran all over town, dropped in on GG-Ma and GG-Pa, and then met up with Mom when she got off work.  We went to O'Gosh and Mom carried on her tradition of purchasing the Baby Book for her Grandkids.  The book I picked for Raspberry has a small brown and white check on the outside tied up with a big pink silky ribbon!  And, then on the inside it has embossed pages with different baby and nursery items.  It is so sweet!  Thank you Mom!  

After finding the perfect Baby Book we headed over to Jason's for a wonderful dinner of Ruben sandwiches.  (I somehow managed to NOT get pictures of our time out together. So sad!)  And, then we hit Babies R Us for a fun shopping spree! I tell you what it just doesn't get much better then that!  Thanking God for a wonderful day!