Playset

Thanks to Uncle Ry and family, Dax is the proud new owner of this little playset. We spend every morning swinging and standing perched on the look-out watching for buses, trucks, tractors, airplanes, helicopters, cars, birds, flowers, bugs and making comments about the weather.

Thank you 'Country Gibbs'!

Football Love

I understand that most little boys like balls, even footballs. But Dax LOVES football. Every night as soon as his Dad walks in the door he runs to find a football and tosses it back and forth with his Dad to his content (mind you, at this point I've spent the majority of my day also throwing the football with him). Then before bed, Dax's routine is to watch Sports Center or Football on TV for 20 minutes on Dad's lap (I think it's super cute, except for the other night when Curtis was out and I couldn't find Football on any of the channels- Dax was furious).

Curtis is coaching middle school football again this year with his brother, Morgan. Dax and I ventured out to their first game, Dax was exstatic and talked about football the whole day. He insisted on bringing his own football to the game and at every opportunity tried to sneak out onto the field with the big boys, telling me "Go, Football, Please??".

Dax LOVED cheering and clapping for every play of the game. Here he is yelling "C'mon, C'mon, GO! Yay!" Which he did for most of the hour and a half game. (He must take after his Grandpa yelling at football games- I've never heard Curtis yell this loud at a game!)

At the end of the game I let him stand a little on the field so he could watch Daddy's huddle a little closer, he has no idea he is not as big as they are.

Dax and Dad and another cheese-face.

Today we went over to Purdue for a football pep rally and picnic.

Dax wasn't interested in Purdue Pete.

But he was a better sport meet-and-greeting with the football players.

Curtis mentors this player named, Dan.

I knew that having a son with Curtis meant he would like football, but this little boy talks about football and plays football all day. I underestimated how soon the love of football would be passed on, 19 months was a little younger than I planned. But it is a welcomed obsession in our home. We all love football.

Indiana storm

Tonight, Dax was fast asleep so Curtis and I sat outside and watched this storm roll in. 

Oh, Bear.

This is Dax's most prized possession, his bear. 

This bear blanket goes everywhere Dax goes and no one can sleep in the house unless Dax has him in hand. 

Bear is family these days.

Brother Hugs

This afternoon Dax needed some extra snuggles and loving after his afternoon nap. Even though my belly and his baby brother are quite large these days, Dax finds a way to snuggle us both.

I love my sweet Dax. I hope his baby brother loves to snuggle Mama, too!

Back to School

Curtis started Back to School again today. Oh we will miss him after being spoiled by seeing him so much this Summer. This is his last year of School for his Master's Degree, starting this year we are officially on the job market. Wish us all luck!

(2011, Dax was still sleeping)

I grew up having a mandatory first day of school photo taken every year and I make Curtis pose every year. I never posted last year's photo so here it is... 

(2010, First day of Grad School)

A while ago I was talking to my 8 year old nephew Ethan who asked "What exactly does Curtis do for a living?". I answered that he was still in school. He was shocked and asked "Still?! Did he get held back or something?".

We are grateful that he did't get held back, but is still in school to move our family forward.

We are so proud of him. 

Daddy's buddy

On a busy Saturday afternoon I looked outside to see these two buddies taking a short break and talking about the cars that drove by.