Between Here and There

Thanks to Uncle Kevin for the tshirt for Jack. And thanks to Lillian, Kyle and David for the great carved pumpkins.

Andrew, Sherry and Mark were here this past week visiting from Columbus. We had tons of fun together and are sad to see them go. They arrived late Thursday night. Friday they walked around campus, went to the zoo and then our local favorite Mexican restaurant. Saturday started early with the Homecoming parade downtown catching lots of candy and seeing a bit of everything including horses, bears, floats, pretty girls in sports cars, 4x4 jeeps climbing on top of each other, and reversible cars. The boys then went to the football game and Sherry and I and the kids heading to a birthday party at Waco Lion's park (a couple blocks from our house). We all (!) enjoyed mini-rides and of course the famous train ride that Lillian's been on with Grandpa and Grammy. Saturday night we had Rudy's bbq and played bocce at Cameron Park. Sunday after church and a nap the boys played some basketball at the gym while we took a walk around campus on the Bear trail. We had a great weeken...

Since I haven't put pictures up in forever I spent a little time this morning working on it. We just said good-bye to our Ohio friends who had been in our area for almost a week. Then I had my 26th week check-up - everything looks fine. Now we're home having a quiet morning while the rain dumps another couple inches on us.

Lillian's currently favorite word is "actually." If you are careful throughout your day you may notice that you too have a favorite word. I'm guessing she picked this one up from me, actually. Somehow she can make it fit with 75% of what she says. Lillian and I had appointments on Monday and she now weighs 34.6 lbs and is 41 inches tall!! If she would just stop moving around so much she might be able to gain some more weight. I'm noticing a lot of her fall/winter clothes from last year fit width wise but are just way too short. Jack is crawling and climbing and getting into everything and then leaving a great mess behind him. He takes a great nap morning and afternoon. He eats almost everything we do even though he is without teeth, still. Though last night I think I may have glimpsed a sign of one tooth coming in on the bottom. We had an appointment for him two weeks ago and he was up to 18 lbs 13 oz which means he gained 1.5 lbs in just over a month. ...

Yes, that's me. I think this may be the first time I've been called Mrs. Welty - at least that I'm caring to remember. Lillian, Jack and I just went to visit Kyle as he was in between teaching his class and the review session. We took his students some snacks so they could make it the extra hour until dinner. Jack was in a really good mood and smiling around at everyone - probably wondering why he doesn't get this much attention daily. And then Lillian, well she was not Lillian but she was. She just stood there, wouldn't look at anyone, wouldn't say a word, and hardly smiled. But I left her there during the review session. She brought her backpack with some books to keep her occupied while Kyle teaches. We'll see if the report differs with a little bit more time to warm up. We've had a really nice taste of fall here. It's been in the 60s and low 70s - 65 in the house - just perfect except for the constant rain. But today, well the sun dec...

A little Saturday morning fun for Jack and I while Lillian and Kyle were at Home Depot. This pic of Kyle might not be up for very long if he sees it soon so you might want to download. He must have done this at "work" one day. :)

It's official and I'm letting the news out for real. The third Munchkin is due to arrive on or before February 6, 2010! The ultrasound pics didn't come out great but I'll try to scan tomorrow for those interested.

Although I'm forever grateful that they have such fun together, it makes things difficult when it's past 10:30pm and they are still awake playing. I have a feeling we will be working on good bedtime routines for a long time. In similar news, Lillian still has the energy to sing, dance, jump for hours on end. I'm not kidding, it can easily add up to 3 plus hours a day. She does take an afternoon nap which then gives her more fuel for the late afternoon and evening - but really I don't think she can go without her nap - I don't think I could bear it. She seems to have my napping/sleeping abilities. Jack on the other hand enjoys the early mornings but it's not so bad since he wakes up smiley. I'll try to get around to some good pics sooner than later.

Currently 58.5 °F Mostly Cloudy Humidity: 84% Wind: Calm Visibility: 10.0 miles Dew Point: 54 °F Precipitation: 10% chance of rain Air Quality: Good Pressure: 30.13 in UV: 0 Observed at: South Waco Weather Center, Waco, TX Updated: 7:47 AM CDT on September 23, 2009 Lillian and I are cuddling on the couch under a blanket. This picture is from a year ago.

He's just so cute you almost don't want to put him to bed at night...almost. :) He's standing up in bed now though I'm not sure he realizes he can just let go and sit or lay down. So he usually ends up fussing until one of us comes to put him down again and say goodnight. Whenever I try to go in with my serious face and say goodnight and that it's time to go to sleep he just smiles and giggles up at me.

Our favorite spot to sit/stand is at the top of the stadium. Since it decided to return to the 90s on Saturday (and Sunday and today), it is the best place to get a breeze. Kyle claims it's 10 degrees cooler standing up. Our little boy is not so little these days. Here he is with a red face - it was a warm one alright. More arts fest fun: Lillian getting serious with her painting, Jack happy in the stroller, Jack and Jacob watching.

One of the many fun events of the fall is the Waco Arts Festival. Each year it's been something to look forward to and each year has proved itself worthy of a morning of fun. Kyle wasn't able to come since he was busy this morning with Parent's Weekend at Baylor. So Lillian, Jack and I headed off to the Festival without him but did meet up with Mary Mac and her Adam and Ryan and Katie with her Leah and Jacob. The pics are thanks to Katie because I don't have the energy to upload mine right now, and hers are so good. It really was fun and we could have easily spent all day there.

These are from a week ago when we had a little family fun on Labor Day morning. The original idea was to spend a couple hours at the Waco Water Park but when we arrived at 10am we found that they didn't open until 1pm - it was the last day open. So we ventured down to Cameron Park to the spray park area and found enough excitement and wetness there. Kyle even contemplating jumping in the river right there but decided against it. I guess it wasn't cold enough to tempt him.

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Jack and I had some time without Kyle and Lillian since they went off to run some errands. I know we are way behind in our photos with him so I decided to catch up a bit during tub time. He's definitely wiggling around and getting places these days. He sticks to the army crawl (just like Lillian did at first) but gets into enough trouble. Also, you'll see in one of the shots that he's still toothless at 10 months. In other news, we watched the Baylor Bears defeat Wake Forest 24-21. It was a fun game to watch but can't wait until they have a home game - 2 weeks. www. flick r .com

Our visits to the zoo now include the new orangutan exhibit. They are a lot of fun to watch.

Early morning play. "Mom, I know what...you could put some buffaloes on my hot chocolate." Any guesses what she means?

Here are a few shots of the dormer's exterior taken on our last day of work. At that point there were only a few a few pieces of trim that needed to be installed. I've also included a bonus picture of Kelsey and Gideon by the shed.