Saturday Funday

The boys are with Melissa and Larry for the weekend so Wesley and I had a day planned of nothing, except for stay out of the house as long as we could.  We started the day off at 11:00 with American Sniper and mimosas at the Drafthouse.  The movie is amazing and it stays with you after you leave the theater.  Then we headed to The Goodnight to play some games.  We kicked off with and hour of bowling.

The bloody marys are to DIE FOR!  so delish

Before leaving, we switched it up and played some ping pong.

After I pretty much just chased the ping pong around the room, we decided to go to Clark's Oyster Bar.  That place has been on our "date night list" for a long time and it did not disappoint.  They have half off bottles and discounted oysters on Saturdays.  Pair that with a great porch for people watching and Clark's is now my favorite spot!  I want to go back to taste more of the menu.  The lobster roll looked amazing.

We wanted to have an early dinner or just appetizers at one of the places that Austin monthly had featured.  Of course the one that I chose wasn't opened, but we had already paid for parking so we decided to hit up Capital Grille since it was nearby.  It was so dark, I only took one picture. 

 The place was packed the entire time we were there.  We had a drink, and shared the calamari... probably the best calamari I have ever tasted.  It was spicy and came with jalepenos and banana peppers.  We decided to stay a bit to have soup, salad and a side.  The lobster macaroni was calling our names and it was as good as you would imagine.  The shells were a little crunchy from the breading and cheese on top...  O.M.G.!  

We then headed home.  Mission accomplished!  Fun day with my main squeeze.

Catching up

After we had donuts with the Rauhut's, we woke up from naps and hunted for monsters.

And then did a little playing. Yes, we are still in pjs, people.

After a quick wardrobe change, the boys had a snack and then the Kallina's came over.  Chad and Wes know each other through Tom.  They ended up moving to austin a few years ago and we have kept in touch.  Their daughter, Cadence, is around Walker's age and it was fun to see how they interacted.  Cadence goes to the same daycare, but she is just old enough not to be in the same class as Walker. 

 Cash wanted to play hide and seek and would make me close my eyes and count.  This is where I found him "hiding".  

Sunday morning we stayed at the house all day. We killed time playing with some Christmas presents, 

And cheering on the Cowboys, 

and taking a walk around the block.  Walker's hat kept falling over his eyes... Ha!

Then Braden and Gavin came over to play.  Not many pictures because my hands were frozen.

 We have been spending so much time around the fire this winter.  

The boys love their trays that Aunt Sandy and Uncle Randy gave them for Christmas.  Walker likes to get in his chair and point to it, instructing me to go get it for him.   Silly boy.

And just because this little monster is so dang cute.  

Donuts and Dancing

We had the Rauhuts over for dinner last night.  This morning Kurtis and Wesley went duck hunting, so Christi and I decided to treat the boys to donuts.  We headed to Greyson's house to play and eat donuts.  They ended up getting some instruments out and played some music and danced.

Cash played the guitar while Walker and Greyson sang in microphones.  Greyson played some awesome drums, too.

The dads and their damage.

After donuts we came home and played before lunch and naps.

And some random videos.  Walker finally noticing the bubbles when he and Cash take a bubble bath.

And if you are wondering what its like around Walker lately, he talks all the time.

Walker 15 months

Walker has grown up so much lately.  He is still a little stinker and into everything!  He loves to hide in cabinets and closets and will stay very quiet until he realizes someone may not know he is in there- ha!  Walker says dog, ball, thank you, and yes.  He waves goodbye and blows kisses.  His favorite thing is reading!  He loves Brown Bear, Brown Bear and B is for Bear and wants to read them first thing when he wakes up in the mornings and after nap time.  He also will carry the books around if he wants to read during the day.  Walker has started noticing the dogs more and wants to cuddle and pet.  He still can be a little rough so we try to teach him soft touches.  Cash is probably Walker's absolute favorite thing.  He wants to be around Cash all the time, even if he gets the short end of the stick and has to push Cash around the backyard.  We still go through 10-15 bananas a week since Walker will eat 2-3 a day!  Cottage cheese, apple sauce, eggs and fish sticks are his favorites as well.  He did really traveling over the holidays.  I was really proud of him.  Traveling is hard on kiddos and he was a trooper in the car!

NYE

Austin planned a surprise birthday dinner for Candice.  Her birthday is January 1, so we celebrated it on NYE.  We had a limo and dinner reservations at Max's Wine Dive.  We had a great time!  Papa Turk and Mema kept the boys overnight at their house.  It was nice to sleep in after being out late.

Lisa's husband kept falling asleep at dinner... he had too much to drink, I think.  Ha!

The girls, minus Sarah.  She and Russell headed back to San Antonio.  Their daughter's birthday is Jan 1, too so they wanted to be home when she woke up.

Thursday we went to pick up the boys and have New Years lunch with my dad and Mary.