Friday, July 10, 2009

A long time ago, in a blog rarely updated...

Okay - It has been a very long time since I have updated the blog. Things have been very busy at home and at work. Haddie is almost 9 months old. She is crawling everywhere and pulling to a stand. She has two bottom teeth and likes to use them. Her hair is turning a dark red brown and her eyes are now more of a gray blue-like her brother's. She loves to sing. Jerry can sing his ABC's - but I think it is a foreign alphabet. If I try to sing with him - I'm told to "hush, Mama". I called to order pizza one night when Jerry was working late. I was asked to spell our last name...MCQUEEN - then I heard "Q R S T U V" being sung from the Bubbie. No one can make his Sissie laugh like he can - all he has to do is jump up and down and Haddie just giggles.
What's better than a prune mustache?

I just finished up a grant at work and the family was featured in a informational video about being active with your kids. http://www.qd.esc2.net/ There is a Nutrition podcast as well - I was one of the panel members.











In April we walked at the Kingsville/Bishop Relay for Life. It was a great opportunity to try out our new wagon. Lil' Jerry rode as long as he could stand it - 2 miles. Then he hopped out and took off running. Big Jerry just looked at me like - gee thanks. Lil' Jerry ran 2 laps - 1/2 a mile!
In May we took a trip to Rockport for little R&R. We stayed at the Little Bay Club http://www.littlebayclub.com/ and would definitely recommend it to others - very family friendly. We would play and explore all day. At night after the kids went to sleep I would sit on the front porch and watch the boats - Jerry would go fishing off their pier. We went to Big Tree - to see the biggest Live Oak in the U.S.
The little fisherman was tired at the end - he fell asleep holding his lure. The cottage key was on fishing lure and Lil' Jerry thought that he needed to hold it all the time. So, we went to Wal-Mart and bought him is own - of course he picked out the biggest and Dada took the hooks off.















For Father's Day Jerry tried to read the paper.
And, Haddie sampled Poppie's coconut cream pie.












And on July 1st, Jerry waited for his new cousin to arrive. Welcome baby Liam!

I have to end with another prune pic.