Yes, we're still alive and kickin'

Worst.Blogger.Ever.
I had to steal that from a friend (sorry Erica) because it rings true for me more so than it does for her...and I don't have a good excuse either!
So, an update on things here in Jarrell-land...
Let's see, we left off last time after spring break and the visit from my parents.
After their visit, we've spent our weekends at home doing things around the house. Jason has been working on his shed and I've been doing chores in the house and running errands around town. So, obviously we lead such a glamourous life that I don't have time to blog. ;)


Callie has been as loveable and cute as ever! She is such a joy for us and is so happy all the time. She likes to jabber while she's playing and does well keeping herself entertained while we cook/clean/etc but also loves to play with us, giggle, and waller all over us in the evenings. She loves her bath and will splash around, chew on her wash rag, and chew on her bath toys and letters. She isn't crawling yet but is oh so close! She get's up on all 4's and she'll rock back and forth and even scoot backwards but still hasn't put it all together to move forward. Also, she still is toothless but that's ok - I love her gummy smile and will miss it when those toophers do come in. (Sorry, Blogger rotated the pic)


My wonderful doctor gave us his Thunder tickets when he couldn't go to the game and Jason and I made a date of it. Our cousins kept Callie for us and we went and enjoyed the game. We had great seats and had a wonderful time watching the Thunder win! I was really proud of catching the Russell Westbrook dunk on camera so I had to share!



This is Jason's attempt to make Callie crawl...it didn't work, just so ya know. :)


This is Callie on her 7 month birthday. We didn't get the "official" monthly pictures until the end of the week so I had to get one on the 14th.


Callie enjoyes helping me cook. She'll sit and watch but then will grab any and everything that is within her reach so she can chew on it.


Now we've arrived at Easter weekend. This year with all the family concerned with staying within their budget and gas prices not helping, everyone stayed home and we celebrated with just our little family. Callie received her easter gift from Pops and Nana and enjoyed playing with the toys she got and also received a cute outfit!

Then, the Easter Bunny brought her a fun toy, some candy (which mom and dad enjoyed), and some practical socks. I know, I know, sorta lame but like I said, very practical. :)

Every year, after church, we have an easter egg hunt on the lawn there for the kids but since we were receiving some much needed rain, we had it in our fellowship hall. Callie liked getting the eggs, and then chewing on them!

And finally, we ate lunch with our cousins and aunt and uncle so we got a picture with the kids together...this was the best we could get of a 5 year old, 1 1/2 year old, and 7 month old together.


I hope to keep up better with blogging. I need to do an update post on what Callie's up to (even though you have a preview here) and I'm crossing the bridge of not being able to nurse Callie anymore and was going to discuss my options to switch to once I use up my freezer stock. Have a great week!

Catching up

We've had a busy couple of weeks! Two weeks ago, we met up with some good friends and Papaw, Nonie, and Connor to go to the zoo. It was Callie's first trip and she seemed to enjoy the animals and being outside. Connor also had a blast but his favorite part was the train ride hands down!




Then, my parents came to visit for my mom's spring break. They arrived in OKC on my dad's 60th birthday so I had arranged a surprise party for him and had people from all around come to celebrate and if they couldn't come, send a card for him. We had a good turn out and dad was surprised by the guests but was also surprised at the cards and gifts that were sent. I think we ended up with around 25 cards and 3-4 gifts from family and friends.


We also got go experience our first Thunder game! Callie seemed to enjoy the lights and sounds and we had fun too! Unfortunately, the Thunder lost by 2 at the end. :(




Callie spent the week being babysat by Nana and they had a lot of fun together. They would play a lot during the day and go on walks. I'm not sure who had more fun...Callie or Nana!



We also had a storm shelter installed in our garage while they were here. We didn't have a good place to go in our house so this gives us more peace of mind with the storms Oklahoma is capable of having!





That's most of the fun we've had. We got back to normal last week with all of our guests gone and just work to do. Hopefully the next few weekends we can work outside some, finishing Jason's shed and working in the yard. Have a good week everyone!