Update

We got back on Sunday from our trip to Palm Springs. We had a great time. Little Dallas stayed with Bebe and PawPaw and they had a great time too. He shopped on Ebay some more with Bebe and his package came today. He was sqealing with delight as he pulled the toys out of the box. Thank you both for taking such good care of little D while we were gone! We are really looking forward to our Disneyworld trip and glad you are both coming with us! Little Dallas is really enjoying being back at school. They are learning to spell their name and we have been practicing that alot. They are also learning to use scissors and to color in the lines. All of this is to prepare them for the 4 year old classroom. I forgot how quickly time goes by when you are on a school year schedule. It seems like the year goes by quicker for some reason. I am already having nightmares of leaving him on his first day of 1st grade. I am not much of a cryer but I am already anticipating that one! He is so much fun and he is so funny! I just love this age because they still have a baby face but they can do so much for themselves. One minute he is begging for Mommy and the next he is telling me "I do it myself Mommy!" Yesterday he said, "I getting old Mommy" and I said "what do mean you are getting old?" He said "my knee hurts!" He also informed me that "money" is his favorite "toy." Although I laughed, I made a mental note to work on that one. I don't want him placing too much importance on money and not enough on what is really important. He is still a picky eater. He has 5 silver dollar size pancakes EVERY morning for breakfast. Then we rotate between hot dogs, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and turkey or ham sandwiches for lunch. His favorite dinner is Chicken Picatta (which is ours too). Other than that, he loves yogurt, some fruit, and snack foods. He tried a green bean last night all by himself but gagged as he was chewing and spit it out. I was just proud of him for putting it in his mouth without us bribing him. Despite his dietary habits, he is growing and thriving and the light of our lives. He is just the sweetest thing and tells us "I love you so lot" all through the day. We love you "so lot" too angel baby!!

Riverbanks Zoo

We went to the Riverbanks Zoo today to get outside and continue to enjoy this great weather. We made it in time to watch the sea lions eat and do tricks and see the alligator sunbathing. We rode the tram to the Botanical Gardens and although there weren't many flowers out yet, it was still a pretty place to take some pictures. I have not been there since our rehearsal dinner, over 7 years ago! Little Dallas had fun riding the tram there and I was telling him how Mommy and Daddy had a party there and all the people that came got to ride the tram too! He wasn't very interested but I had fun reminiscing anyway! Here are a few pics from today.

Circus

We took little Dallas to Greenville on Friday to go to the circus. Bebe and PawPaw joined us and we had a great time. He liked the elephants and the tigers the best. He also liked the lady being shot out of the cannon. We bought him m&m's, dippin dots, and a light up sword that cost way too much but that was all part of of his experience as a first timer at the circus!

We are in Columbia visiting while Dallas is in Las Vegas. I took little Dallas to the State House and to Finlay Park to take some pictures and let him play. The weather is beautiful!!! It was a great day to be outside.

We Won!

Dallas was very excited today as he won his first ebay purchase. A few months ago McDonald's was putting hot wheels in the Happy Meals for boys. Dallas saw a black one that he got fixated on but we never did get it. He talked about it for a while but then he stopped so that was that. Last week one of the other boys in his class brought the black hot wheels to school for show and share and he could not stop talking about it. He wanted to trade his Lightening McQueen for the black hot wheels but I decided we would look on ebay first. He sat in my lap at the computer and we scrolled through hot wheels cars from McDonald's until he finally exclaimed, "there it is!" No one had bid and there were still 4 days but we went ahead and put in our bid early. I know that goes against the rules I was taught from the ebay master (that would be Bebe) but I wasn't sure if I was going to be around when the auction ended to bid at the last minute. Anyway, we have checked the computer daily and today we found out we got it. We were the only bidders so that made it easy and not so expensive for me! I was going to get it for him one way or another so I could have been paying a premium for hot wheels. He ended up with all 6 that were in that specific McDonald's collection and they are still in the plastic bags they come in. He started doing a happy dance in the hall and told everybody at the gym that, "we won!" When we got back from the gym he wanted to check the mail to see if they were here yet. Of course it will be several more days before they arrive but he is so excited I know we will be checking the box several times a day! Hopefully I have not created a monster--ebaying at 3--maybe not the best idea on my part!