100%

So I am very happy to report Trey is 100% potty trained!!!!!!!!!!! He was fine during the day and at nap without a diaper since January, but for the last week he hasn't even been wearing a diaper or a pullup at night!!!! I was going to wait for a little longer to share this information, just in case I jinx him and he ends up peeing in bed, but for the past two months he has only peed in about 5 pullups and now he just decided he doesn't even need to wear one at all...then this past week...totally dry!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy and I'm definately proud!!! Tucker was pretty easy to train, but with Trey I barely had to do any work....just a little bit of candy...a lot of nakedness around the house, but he really just decided he was done wearing diapers and pullups!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Grapes...who knew???

Last year we dediced to plant grape vines because we wanted something to grow on what used to be a gazebo (only the metal structure is left standing...the fabric only lasted about 3 months). So we planted one on each side and the right one barely grew last year and the left one flourished...but neither produced grapes.

This year the left one is still healthy and huge and the right one is actually growing a bit more than last year....when the leaves started growing back we noticed what looked like little bunches of grapes, but they were so small, I wasn't really sure....today when I was watering them with the boys left over pool water ther were grapes.....a whole bunch of grapes...I'm excited!!!! Don't know what we are going to do with them because all the home grown grapes I have ever had have been really sour....but I'm just excited about the grapes growing!!! I actually never reall thought grapes were actually going to grow...who knew? ;-)


The left grape vine....


Can you see all the grapes??


A close-up

The humidity has returned....

So I'm very sad to say that the humidity and heat has returned....We actually caught a break this year because the years past it is pretty hot and humid already in March and this year it didn't come back until this past week. The one really bad thing is on Monday we has horrible rains (about 10 inches overnight in our area) which brought the mosquitoes back in full force.....

The boys are excited to get back in the pool and sprinklers, but I'm sure not looking forward to the never ending heat and humidity of summer...that lasts until the end of October.....

STUFFED!!!!!!

We just got back from eating our way through the flea market. It was fun, but I am so stuffed!!! We didn't find anything good shopping wise, but we did get some good food....a bunch of fruit, watermelon, coconut, pineapple, and mango, some mexican candy, kettle corn (not the normal sweet kind, it has a little spice on it...it's the best), freshly cooked pork rinds, fresh roasted corn (one with butter and salt and one with Mayo and Spicy seasoning....you might think that it is weird..but it's SOOO good), and a smoked turkey leg...We got the turkey leg and corn to go because it was starting to get hot already......that served as our breakfast and lunch....YUM!!!!

Spur of the moment....

So Saturday night we are just hanging out doing nothing much, just watching tv and hanging out..around 9 I was tired already and getting the boys ready for bed when Vinny comes inside from the garage and says "We should go to San Antonio, stay the night and do the river walk the next day" And of course I say "let's go!" I start packing a bag and getting the boys changed into some clothes and he comes in again(he does most of his thinking and talking on the phone in the garage) and says I need to pack some nice clothes because we are staying at a 4star hotel tonight....so ok and I do...

We finally get out of the door a little after 10 at night. The drive wasn't the best, it rained on and off the whole way and we had to take a huge detour because the shut part of the entire interstate down....but we get to downtown San Antonio around 1am an our exit is blocked off...so we just take the next one...no big deal, but once we get into the actual downtown part, there are TONS AND TONS of people, walking around, driving around..it was nuts...we got directions off of the internet and I basically know where we are going (I am usually the one who is better with directions) but all of the streets going towards where we need to go are completely blocked off...so we end up driving around for awhile..stopped and asked for directions from another hotel, and all we need to do is go up 3 blocks, but we can't get there because it is blocked....so we keep driving around and finally we find our way to the hotel at around 1:40...well it turns our they are having some huge festival and they just got done with a parade, which is why the roads were blocked off and so many people were still out....It was crazy, but so worth it... Our hotel was georgous!!!!! It really was amazing...but I told Vinny next time we go to a 4 star hotel, we aren't bringing the boys and we are going to spend more than 8 hours in the room.....It was fun though and worth it!!!

Then the next day we went to the River Walk and the Alamo. The boys seemed to really enjoy themselves at both places. Tucker was very interested in the Alamo because soldier used to live here and we kind of told him what happened there and he seemed to understand it a bit. He especially liked looking at all the old weapons and cannons. I think he really is going to love history! Then at the river walk, the boys were just loving it...they kept looking for fish and just had a really good time walking around (we didn't take the stroller and were a little worried about how they were going to take having to walk the entire time...but they did great!!) Then we stopped and at one of the Mexican Resturants. It was fun, our table was right on the river and the chips and salsa were pretty good, but the food was HORRIBLE...It was probally some of the worst Mexican food I've ever had.....it's pretty hard to make refried beans taste bad, but their's were....so we were still hungary and we went over to the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and had some goodies, I had a Chocolate covered strawberry, we all shared Tucker's carmel apple, and Trey had a chocolate covered pretzel. It was a nice taste of home....when I was pregnant with Tucker I would get a carmel apple every time we went to the mall(but I would make Vinny eat most of the carmel off :-)

After we were done at the River walk we drove over to Vinny's parents house and hung out with Grandpa Tony (we were sad because Vinny's mom had to work). Vinny's dad cooked us a good dinner..(at least we had good Mexican food at his house :-). Then we drove home and the boys were passed out within 10 minutes of being in the car!!!

It was such a fun little adventure/mini vacation!!! Next time we are spending more time....I have a feeling we will be spending a lot more time in San Antonio these following months....it is one of my all time favorites place to visit!

My tball stud

This is my favorite picture of Tucker playing ball.....he is so focused and you can really tell he just loves it!!! I'm so proud of him!

Tucker's first tball game

This past weekend Tucker had his first tball game. He was so excited and he did a great job. Vinny was out in the field helping the team. I just love watching him play because he seems to really love it. Plus he just looks so darn cute in his little uniform!!!

The boys first MLB Game!

The other weekend we went with our friends to an Astro's game. It was the boys frist time to any type of professional sports game and Vinny and I haven't been to anything in quite sometime, so we all were very excited. It was so much fun. We all had a great time. We made it an authentic trip and had hot dogs, peanuts, cotton candy, and pretzels. We sat behind the bull pen and were only 22 rows up, which was pretty good seeing we only bought the tickets 2 day before the actual game. The boys want to go again, but I think next time we will go to a Dynamo game (the professional soccer team).

Easter 2009

We had a great Easter. The night before we colored easter eggs and the boys had a blast. They did it all by themselves and did a great job. Then on Easter morning we went to church and came home and had what I consider a traditional Easter breakfast. It is what my parents did for us and what I have and will continue to do forever....fresh fruit, muffins, bacon, and sausage....it's my favorite and I love it! Later on that day, my friend Crystal invited us over for dinner...it wasn't a traditional Easter dinner....we had Mexican food...and it was delicious....so it didn't bother me one bit it wasn't a ham like my mom always cooks. We let the kids hunt for Easter eggs, and then we had fun playing Scatagories and Farkel. It was such a good day and it was even better spending it with friends!!! So thanks Crystal, I don't think you really know how much it means to us.....

I hope you all had a very blessed Easter.

Vinny's new toy

The new smoker
Our outside cooking station, the smoker, deep frier, charcoal grill, and fire pit(and Vinny made that little patio himself too)

Vinny loves to BBQ and he is pretty talented! We usually eat something he has grilled for 4 out of 5 dinners. We started out in our little apartment with one of those little George Foreman grills, then when we got married my parents got us a nice gas grill, then last year Vinny decided he wanted to try out a charcoal grill, so we used both for awhile, but the gas grill finally gives out and rusted through the bottom....So now he decides he wants to do something new..so I said he should just get one of those nice and fancy gas grills, but he said he has something else in mind...so he buys a smoker...not just any smoker, but a big ass one....it took 4 guys to get it into the back of his truck....He's really excited, but he still hasn't worked out exactly how to smoke things successfully.................but at least it gives him something new to try and I am excited to try all the new things he is going to make......