Rambling and Pictures

WARNING: Rambling and Picture OVERLOAD!!! :-)

Life has been rather uneventful at the Wall house lately, which is good! We've been busy, just nothing exciting to report. It's always hard for me when basketball is over. Yes, I complain during basketball season about being a "single-parent" most nights, but I do love it! It gives us something to do on Mon, Tues, and Fri nights, when we go watch games. It gets us out of the house and lets me socialize, which is very important for a stay-at-home mom! So, there is always a sort of letdown the first week or two after the season is over. Dustin feels it too, just for different reasons, I guess.

Like I said, we've been busy, just uneventful. I've had baby showers the last 2 weekends in Lubbock, so we've gotten to go see family, which is always good! I've been running now for 6 weeks, training for a half marathon in August. I have really been LOVING it! I love the way I feel, I love spending time outside, I enjoy some time for me without kids pulling on my leg or needing refills in their sippy cups every 5 minutes, and I love the quiet time I can spend reflecting and in prayer! It's really blessed me. I'm not afraid to say that I'm a little scared to train for/run a half marathon (okay maybe more than just a little scared), but Dustin's doing it too and we're taking our training slowly. I had to tell myself today over and over to quit worrying about my time and just enjoy the feeling...darn competitiveness!!

My kids are growing like crazy!!! Too quickly, in fact! Ryan is eating all sorts of baby foods and has recently been introduced to biter biscuits (baby cookies) which he loves! Although they are SUPER messy, they will keep him entertained for a long time, which is worth the clean up in my book! He is beginning to crawl...he really started moving good today. He loves power cords and will roll/crawl across the room to them and tug and pull them and try to put them in his mouth. Not good!! He wakes up in the morning and from his naps grinning from ear to ear, which fills my heart with so much joy! I just love this easy-going, fun-loving boy!! Taylor is my little sweetheart! She tells us she loves us at least 10 times a day, most of the time even more! She loves to be silly and make her "bubba" laugh. She sings, dances and flips everywhere she goes! She is known at Pal's (the Cafe in Ackerly) for singing the "Ariel song" from The Little Mermaid. It is hilarious! The girl will win 1-Act play when she is in High School...mark my words. So, my rambling wouldn't be complete without a Taylor-story...

The other night, Dustin was laying Taylor down and going through her devotional that we do with her each night. She was asking about why we can't see God but he can see us all the time. Dustin was trying to explain that He is everywhere, but He is in spirit form. The conversation goes something like this:

Taylor, stepping on the floor: "Is He right here?"
Dustin: "Yes"
Taylor, stomping on the floor hard, "Did I just smash His head?"
Dustin: "No, He doesn't have a head. He's a spirit."
Taylor: "What?! God doesn't have a head?"

Good going Dustin. Man, this parenting thing isn't always easy!! I guess I'm done rambling...I've done enough!! Here are TONS of pictures of the kids. Can't you tell I love my new camera?!

Taylor and cousin Riley at baby shower

Taylor got attacked by a chocolate covered strawberry


Twinkies!!

I just love that smile!

Balance beam at gymnastics

Backroll at gymnastics

Fun Bathtime pictures!!

Trying to crawl

So frustrated b/c he can't get where he wants to!!
Just plain cute!

So I bought Taylor some sponge rollers and we tried them out one night



This was the end result - SUPER CURLY!!!

First biter biscuit - he's sad b/c it's all gone!

YUM - Finally I can eat when they do!

This face cracks me up!

Sweet siblings

Family pic on self-timer (Ryan is wondering what the heck that beeping is?!)

Being silly at Dad's

pretty girl!

Tay and I before baby shower

another adorable face!