This summer we found ourselves in Houston. What a huge city! But that was good because there were lots of people to sell pest control to. Usually I am stir crazy in the summer; I'm used to having school occupy so much of my life that the downtime in summer is hard. But thankfully this year I had Beckett to occupy my time. Houston was so humid that we didn't get outside much during the day. Every time we did I felt for the guys who were out selling all day. We enjoyed wonderful dinners and outings with friends, we went to an Astros game, visited the Keemah boardwalk, and played volleyball and swam at the pool.
We really watched Beckett move from a baby to a little boy this summer. He started crawling at the end of May right as we moved down there. He loved to pull himself up and look out the big picture windows in our apartment. He also started sleeping through the night while in Texas-finally. At the beginning of August he started walking. Let me explain how this kid works: Beckett had been standing on his own for a month. He even taunted us by taking a couple steps and then sitting down. He was the same with crawling-he won't do it until he wants to, even if he can. Then, once he makes up his mind to go for it, there is no turning back. He pretty much went from crawling to running in a day. I think this is just his temperment-we couldn't get him to come out of my stomach until a week late and then he came quick. He is stubborn-wonder where he gets that from?
The best part of Texas is the food. We enjoyed Papasitos fajitas, Rudy's creamed corn, and declicious Italian from a hidden treasure found by the Parker family. And we are blessed to have good friends to enjoy it with. Moving away in the summer is hard, but our pest control family makes it better.
I don't have many pictures to post now because many of them are on Zac's phone, but I promise to round them up and get them on here. Any even if I did have them Blogger is not cooperating right now. Pictures to come later I guess.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
The Worst Blogger Ever Returns
I know, I know, I am officially the worst blogger ever. While I am very good at checking everyone else's blogs, I have neglected my own for far too long. The major reason for this would be that when we got down to Texas the computer decided to die, and since it's very hard to blog without a computer, nothing got done. Since our return I've felt like we've been away more than we've been home. We've taken multiple trips to see cousins and stayed most of November in Park City to cut down on Zac's new commute. Here's a short update and a list of things I'll post more about later.
Zac - After another successful summer selling pest control, Zac has now found a "real" job. He works at Athletic Republic, which is a company that specializes in training athletes from 9 and up. He is the sales consultant for all of their franchises. He has been very busy setting up a new sales protocol and traveling to visit different centers. The only bad thing about the job is the commute to Park City. We miss seeing him as much as we used to, but are glad he is happy at work.
Katie - I am happy to be staying at home, even though it feels like we're never here. It feels great to be with Beckett all day. While I do miss some parts of teaching, like my cute students and my great co-workers, I do not miss grading papers. Being a mom is the best and busiest job out there. Zac and I recently started P90X, which is a workout system that totally kicks your butt. It's been fun to do something together each night and I am proud to share that I am now smaller than I was in high school. It feels good.
Beckett - One word: busy. He is such a good natured little boy. He loves Sesame Street, especially Elmo and Big Bird. They are our constant companions when we run errands. He loves to sing and dance and loves watching movies with music. In fact, he is such a TV junkie that sometimes I feel like an awful mother for letting him watch it. He has said a few words: mama, dada, baba, bubbles, and Elmo, but he doesn't use them often. He is a point and grunt kind of kid. He knows lots of animal sounds though: elephant, zebra (horse), lion, monkey, gorilla, sheep, cow, dog, cat, snake, dinosaur, as well as car and airplane. He keeps us entertained, that's for sure. Much to our dismay, he is a slow teether and only has 2 1/2 teeth, but he manages eating just fine and will eat just about anything. One of our favorite tricks is when he screams after hearing the Jaws theme. We love him and feel so lucky to be his parents.
Posts to look forward to (sooner rather than later):
Zac - After another successful summer selling pest control, Zac has now found a "real" job. He works at Athletic Republic, which is a company that specializes in training athletes from 9 and up. He is the sales consultant for all of their franchises. He has been very busy setting up a new sales protocol and traveling to visit different centers. The only bad thing about the job is the commute to Park City. We miss seeing him as much as we used to, but are glad he is happy at work.
Katie - I am happy to be staying at home, even though it feels like we're never here. It feels great to be with Beckett all day. While I do miss some parts of teaching, like my cute students and my great co-workers, I do not miss grading papers. Being a mom is the best and busiest job out there. Zac and I recently started P90X, which is a workout system that totally kicks your butt. It's been fun to do something together each night and I am proud to share that I am now smaller than I was in high school. It feels good.
Beckett - One word: busy. He is such a good natured little boy. He loves Sesame Street, especially Elmo and Big Bird. They are our constant companions when we run errands. He loves to sing and dance and loves watching movies with music. In fact, he is such a TV junkie that sometimes I feel like an awful mother for letting him watch it. He has said a few words: mama, dada, baba, bubbles, and Elmo, but he doesn't use them often. He is a point and grunt kind of kid. He knows lots of animal sounds though: elephant, zebra (horse), lion, monkey, gorilla, sheep, cow, dog, cat, snake, dinosaur, as well as car and airplane. He keeps us entertained, that's for sure. Much to our dismay, he is a slow teether and only has 2 1/2 teeth, but he manages eating just fine and will eat just about anything. One of our favorite tricks is when he screams after hearing the Jaws theme. We love him and feel so lucky to be his parents.
Posts to look forward to (sooner rather than later):
- Our summer in Texas
- Our annual trip to Jackson Hole
- Beckett's birthday parties (yes, there was more than one)
- Our visit to Iowa
- The Witches at Gardner Village
- Halloween
- Thanksgiving
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