Our first (and not last) "close call"

The picture says it all!!!

We had a little scare as we were taking a few family photos...

As we were trying to make Colt laugh, he got a little too excited and started clapping and jumping. Before we knew it, he had catupulted himself head first down the stone/rock stairs! In a terror, I screamed bloody murder and ran to try and catch him. Obviously that didn't happen, but you wouldn't think I would turn and run the other way. BUT...I did. As soon as I knew I couldn't get to him and saw him "hit" I closed my eyes and ran the other way. I just KNEW there was going to be blood everywhere and I couldn't watch. By some miracle he didn't hit his head even though I swear I saw his head hit, everybody else said he didn't...he's totally fine...So much for "boy mom test" number ONE! I failed! Blake got there first and I knew he would handle it. Thank the good Lord there was NO blood, NO scratch...nothing! Just a few tears on Colt's part, but was a champ and took lots of cute smiley pictures afterwards (did I mention this picture was the second picture?!) As for me, I was a mess. I need to do better. I know this will not be the last thing like this that happens and I knew this was going to happen and I thought I had mentally prepared myself. BUT I didn't think 8 months would be the first set of stitches!!! and thank goodness its NOT! at least this week :)

Is that crazy that Tammy caught this in action?! After the fact, we were all saying, "why didn't anybody catch him?" We came inside to look at the pictures and low and behold...All four of them were trying to catch him!

Tonight, as I put Colt to bed and prayed over him as usual...I always ask God to surround him with a shield of angels to protect him and watch over him. So tonight it was a prayer of thanks for the answered prayer! I'm still in shock that he's totally fine, but should I be?

Lately...

...We've caught up with old friends and met eachother's baby!! It seems like yesterday Holly and I were cheering together on Friday nights and now 5 years later...here we are at the same Friday night football game with our babies still cheering for the big blue! ...Blake's finger is almost healed. He gets this glorious looking pin out next Tuesday....We've cleaned out our closets...making room for clothes that AREN'T from the 8th grade for clothes that fit and adding EIGHT trash bags to the garage sale pile!...We've lowered our crib...Can you figure out why? :)...Colt had been feeling a little crabby lately for who knows what reason. I think he's feeling better now that he slept from 9:30pm-11:15am this morning and then scarfed down the biggest bowl of cereal I've ever seen WITH a size 2 jar of blueberries and apples in it! Growth spurt maybe?!...Followed by wanting more!

...drinking a whole sippy cup of formula ...AND a whole sippy cup of water


...Colt got to go on his first few four wheeler rides at the ranch this weekend and I didn't even take a picture! Bad, bad mommy!



...I have fallen off of the diet wagon! I have been enjoying myself a little too much lately with all of the desserts, cookies, mexican food almost every day, pizza and cheese fries for the past 3 weeks!! It's been a fun ride, but now I must eat healthy for at least a week :)



...Fall primetime TV is amazing!!! I love coming home to a full nights worth of shows to watch. Grey's Anatomy, DWTS, So you think you can dance, Monk, Lie to me, The Mentalist, Two and a half men, CSI:Miami, 90210, Melrose Place...there is so much more, but thats all I can remember.

::Wishful Wednesday::

'I wish' .... I got paid $1 million a year to...

BE ON THE CAST OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE!

Ever since I was little, I have always wanted to be on SNL. My sister and I used to give each other a random object and the other person had to make up a commercial for it on the spot and say it in funny voice without laughing. It was so hilarious and alot harder than you think! Now, Blake and I play our own little version of SNL by making up a funny random sentence for the other one to say in a goofy voice without laughing. (This normally happens on a long road trip). To be honest, I'm pretty good! HA! So if anybody out there is hiring for SNL, I'm your girl :)

I'm a big boy now I'm EIGHT!

Somebody pinch me! My once teeny tiny 7lb bundle of joy is now a 20lb 8 month old crawling big boy with teeth!!! Wasn't it just yesterday I found out we were pregnant?ONE MONTH TWO MONTHS

THREE MONTHS

FOUR MONTHS

FIVE MONTHS

SIX MONTHS

SEVEN MONTHS

EIGHT MONTHS!!!!!!!

COLT, What are you up to these days?

...you are a crawling machine. Everywhere we go, you follow us like a little puppy.

...you have your two bottom teeth and your top teeth are cutting through as we speak

...you are so happy all of the time. I always get asked, "is he always this happy?" To which I reply, "yes, always. He doesn't know any different because he gets to hang out with crazy me all day!"

..."da da da" is your FAVORITE word! You actually say it when you see him and use it in the correct context.

...You say "ma ma" when you are sleepy or hungry.

...You say "ba ba, ma ma, da da, na na, tuh tuh, dur dur"

...You are kind of over your jumperoo, but I still put you in it while I get ready and we have a dancing, jumping, jam session. Nobody has ever witnessed it except me and you :)

...You still sleep until 9am and take two 3 hour naps

...When you get really sleepy, you crawl over to me and lay your head on my leg and try to pull up on me for me to hold you.

...You wear size 12 month clothes

...size 3 shoes

...size 3 diapers
...You run like a track star in your walker and it HURTS when you ram the back of my legs with it!

...I still sign to you. "eat" "mom" "bath" "milk" "finish" "no" "dixie" are the ones I do the most

...You love all of your grandparents and smile when you see them

We love you to pieces and you bring us so much happiness! Stop getting so big so fast!!! Where is the slow motion button on you?!

My name is Abby...

AND I'M A DESSERTAHOLIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The only reason for this post is to express my love and desire for sugar and to confess that I just ate a WHOLE plate of nestle tollhouse break and bake cookies!! How many cookies you ask?...Well, 24 come in the package and I'm sure a few others ate some so that brings our grand total to FIFTEEN!!!!!! Seriously?!! who does that?! ME!!! and I'm not even pregnant. What is the deal?! Somebody help me! or at least tell me you've done it too :)

::Weekend::

Grapefest 2009

Friday, Colt and I made our way out to Grapevine Texas with my favorite in-laws for the 23rd annual Grapefest...You can click HERE to read up on my first trip to the cute town of grapevine when mom and I went. It was on the same little "main street", but this time the whole street was blocked off to make room for all the vendors. We parked a mile away and were shuttled to the entrance of the street. There were lots of vendors and craft kiosks in the middle of the street as well as a few "fair food" type booths with corny dogs etc...boutique shops and restaurants outlined the street. We ate at the same winery mom and I ate at before called "Farinas." They have the BEST flatbread pizza I have ever eaten and their khalua cake is to die for!

This is the perfect event for wine lovers and connoisseurs from across the nation. As we walked down the street admiring all of the fun wine accessories I found the neatest thing...As you can see, you just turn the wine bottle over into the pot which allows you to use the spout to pour wine into your glass! GREAT idea...The wine tasting event was under big white tents with 30 award-winning Texas wines for sampling. You pay $20 and they give you a wrist band allowing you entrance into the tent and 1.5 hours to taste. I have never spit out so much wine in my life! I found out that I do not like Texas wine. It has the weirdest, spiciest, tobaccoey taste that is not so great. There was even a wine that, when I smelled it, seriously smelled like poop! Seriously, I almost didn't taste it, but I just couldn't help but confirm its nastiness! It was so fun and I'm glad we did it. We even got to keep our souvenir wine glass.

We rounded out our fun 5 hour day with the petting zoo. Colt was super sleepy, but loved petting the goats, chickens, bunnies, llamas and donkey!

I will definitely be going to the annual Grapefest event every year!

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Brylee is ONE!!!!!!!!

Mine and Blake's favorite BFF couple's little girl just turned ONE!!!!!! I cannot believe how fast time has flown by and I'm just so excited to watch this precious little girl grow. We joined all of their family and friends to celebrate her big day. They had the cutest little ladybug cake and she got lots of fun presents. She didn't really touch her "smash cake." She is so dainty and didn't want to get her fingers dirty. Once her daddy fed her some icing off his finger, she thought "hey, this is pretty good!" Happy birthday BRY!

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Winston Wedding

Saturday evening my friends from highschool were married. This is hands down the best wedding I have ever attended. Seriously. From the dress, venue, 400+ guests, 3 GIANT screens for the slideshow/production, food, cake, GIANT lifesize and tree size framed pictures, TV in the cake room with the Texas game on, band, wine, and lots of dancing...it was amazing. I know they were so worried about the rain. It was an outdoor wedding and for the past week it has rained non stop!! The clouds cleared and the sun was shining for their big day, BUT did you know 70% humidity is not good for the hair?!?! I have naturally curly, frizzy hair so you can imagine what I looked like 30 minutes from stepping out of the car. I gave up, put my hair in a ponytail, danced the night away...sweated like a PIG. We all looked like we stepped out of the shower, but it was so fun! I love how dancing for a few hours makes you feel like you climbed a mountain the next day! Congrats John and Heather! LOVE YALL!!

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*Is anybody as excited as I am about the Biggest Loser starting last week?!!! I sobbed like a baby when the contestant, Abby, got up for her weigh in saying that she was there for herself. Everybody else was losing weight for their family, husband, wife, kids etc... But Abby was losing weight for herself. She lost her husband, 5 yr old girl, and 2 week old baby boy in a car accident two years ago. My heart melted and I lost it. I have always thought if I lost a loved one I would probably kill myself...seriously, I cannot imagine losing one person, let alone THREE at one time! That is more than anybody should ever have to go through in a lifetime and she experienced it all in one day. I'm rooting for her for sure!

*Any Dancing with the Stars fans out there?!!!! The three day premier starts tomorrow! I cannot wait!

*Grey's Anatomy anyone?! Thursday is the big premier day! Set your DVR's!

Wishful Wednesday...On Thursday

Sorry for the late Wish. Colt and I left our house yesterday at 11ish and didn't come home until after 10pm.

This weeks Wishful Wednesday topic was "I wish' .... I could be ________!"
(Name that TV star!! Post a picture and tell us why)

Kelly Ripa

I just love love love her! She is so cute...has the funniest personality...she's super fit...cute little family...and I love watching her show everyday JUST to see what she's wearing. I think I could be her for one day and not complain :) How about you?

Thought this was cute....