Snowed In!

The weather the past few weeks in Dallas has been torture for those with little ones!  We had three days of snow and ice and the rest have been filled with rain and clouds.  This has made it virtually impossible to get out of the house.  This mommy tried many things to keep my busy little boy occupied during our days of cabin fever.  When the roads got better, we even met some friends at a McDonalds play area to expel some energy and give the tired mommies a break!

Once Daddy got home from work, we tried to bundle Barrett up and play in the snow.  He was very unsure of the snow, but I think he would have enjoyed it more if mean Mommy didn't make him keep on those pesky mittens!

Coloring

Snuggles and Curious George

Yogurt Finger Painting

Tastes good!

Baking cookies.  Even better than yogurt!

Valentines Day

We had a fun weekend celebrating Valentines Day and Grandpa's birthday.  On Saturday, Barrett received a few special treats from Mommy and Daddy.  Our sweet little boy has his mommy's sweet tooth combined with a love for chocolate.  He loved his heart full of M&Ms which we had to ration out over a span of a few days.  We had a gorgeous weather that day and met some friends for food truck and park fun at Klyde Warren Park.

On Sunday, we met the rest of the Andersen family at The Lot to celebrate Grandpa's birthday.  All the boys had a great time playing in the sand while the adults enjoyed a yummy lunch.  We had such a fun weekend with the family!

Pretty Days

We have been blessed with some beautiful 70 degree plus weather days this winter.  Which means lots of playtime for out outdoor loving little boy.  Here are a few pics of our outside fun in January!

15 Months

I have been a little (ok a lot) behind on the blog posts lately! We have been super busy, but this bad mommy has been not so great at snapping the pics.

We had our 15 months appointment with Dr. Troendle at the end of January.  Our little boy got a glowing report and boy is he growing!  Barrett is also getting more and more scared of the doctor.  Every time the door opened to our room, he would do a flying leap into my arms and start to cry.  Poor thing!

Barrett is starting to run everywhere and talk up a storm.  He repeats everything we say, and the doctor said that is the beginning signs of language explosion!

Here are his stats:

Weight: 23 lbs. 10 oz. (64th percentile)
Height: 32 in. (80th percentile)
Head Circumference: 46.5 cm (41st percentile)

Loves: Books, balls, Bentley, Baby Einstein, FaceTime, macaroni and cheese, black beans, and playing outside

Hates: Vegies, timeouts, diaper changes in the morning, and getting his beloved remote control taken away

My little book worm!

Muscles!!

Every time Travis gets Barrett ready for the bath, he always tells him what big muscles he has.  Recently, Travis has been trying to get Barrett to show him his big muscles.  We finally had success the other night.  Enjoy the gun show!

Charlie's First Birthday

The day after Christmas we loaded up the car and headed down south to Austin for cousin Charlie's first birthday celebration.  The adult Powell siblings and their significant others all enjoyed a night out while Carly and Papa babysat.  The next day we went over to Aunt Ashely and Uncle Kris' house to celebrate the birthday boy.  Barrett had fun playing with his Powell cousins, and Charlie chowed down on his smash cake!

Cousin Tub Time!  Barett was a little sad his parents left him...pitiful!

Christmas with the Andersens

On Christmas Eve we headed over to Grandpa and JoJo's house to celebrate Christmas.  Grammie came down from Minnesota, and Poppy and JoAnne were there too!  Barrett loved ripping the wrapping paper and tissue paper from the presents.  I know next year he will be excited for what's under that paper, one step at a time!  He also had fun playing with his cousins Reid, Jack, and Hunter.

Christmas Day we headed over to Aunt Michelle and Uncle Jeff's house.  Michelle and Jeff are always such gracious hosts.  We munched on yummy food all day long while the cousins played with all their new Santa loot.  We had such a fun day!