Happy Times

 I just realized my last post was a Debbie Downer : (

Sorry Guys.

We've been doing good here in Texas. The weather is starting to cool down to 100, whoo-hoo! It's so funny because I really can feel the difference between a 108 day and a 100 day. We still stay inside a majority of the time though... 100 still makes me sweat like a beast.

Bridgette has been doing great, as long as we keep the potty training light. The musical diapers do actually work, but she still doesn't want to sit on the toilet, headstrong girl!

She absolutely loves going to nursery. Her teachers say she gets super jazzed during singing time, singing loudly & doing all the hand motions. I guess she gets that from Grandma Trudy (definitely NOT from her Dad.) She's also really excited to start preschool again. She loves to stay busy (like me) and loves learning.

Jack is huge, 25 inches & 17 lbs (My right bicep is getting pretty huge too.) I can't believe he's already outgrown his 6 month old clothes! It's so amazing how fast newborns grow.

As far as activities, he likes tummy time & any time he's in his cradle or swing he tries to sit up. There's definitely a six pack under the thick layer of chubs. He likes to sit on Dan's lap and "watch" the Olympics at night. He's is my cheerful chubby buddy & I am really blessed to have two such sweet babes.

Dan's work has been slowing a bit--Yay! He actually left work at 1 o'clock Saturday! We all miss him during the week, and I'm excited for the fall when we get to see him a bit more. He tries to get in a few racquetball games in during the week and will hopefully be able to play in the league this fall.

I started going back to the gym this past week. They can't watch children under 3 months, so I've had a long break. I almost had a panic attack leaving Jack the first time, but it feels so good to get a good workout in! I've been doing Jillian Michaels workouts and we have "dance time" where we just put on music and dance at home (picture that) , but I love putting on my headphones, lifting weights & just focusing on my workout.

 I'm following Jamie Eason's 12 week program (in case you are curious), which is different than any I've done before. She actually has you only lift weights the first month, to build muscle mass first, then adds cardio. There's also a specific diet plan that works great for me, no dairy and basically minimal processed food. I thought it would be so hard to be dairy free again, but I really don't miss it at all. I find good guacamole or hummus is a really good substitute for cheese on sandwiches or Mexican food. Enough about that though...

We were excited to have visitors last week -- We LOVE visitors, so if you want to come to Dallas, we'd love to see you. Dan's Parents and brothers David & Stuart stopped by for a short trip after their trip to Florida. It was great to see Stu again, he's been serving a church mission in Russia. Bridgette was also excited to see Uncle "Dabid" again. She still talks about him all the time, I guess he really made a good impression during his last visit.

We didn't do much, but it was fun having them here to hang out & Bridgette loved playing kitchen & "Little People" with Papa Joe. When they got here Saturday we went to a really good Tex Mex restaurant called  Blue Mesa, it was sooo good.

We held Jack's blessing that Sunday so Joe and Stu could be part of it. I love baby blessings and even though Dan was dreading speaking in front of the entire congregation it was really a beautiful blessing and Jack is lucky to have a father who loves his son so much.

 After Church we BBQ'd and just hung out and watched some Olympics. Before they left Monday we went to the Mall where Papa Joe & Bridgette could play in the kids' area & the boys could cruise for chicks.   I feel bad the trip was so uneventful, there really are cool things to do around here, I promise!

Here are some photos of the past few weeks:

Look at those chubs!

Handsome Daddy, handsome boy

This is the typical "Williamson" photo face.

Bridgette doesn't like having her photo taken lately.

Papa Joe brought Jack Eeyore.

Happy Jack

Jack fell asleep in Papa's arms, he doesn't even fall asleep in my arms!

Papa & Grandma!

The boys comparing games on their iPhones

Playing Kitchen

Puncles

Saying goodbye. It was a fun visit!