Houston Birthday

I know that I already blogged about Walt's 1st birthday party.  We celebrated 5 weeks early while still in Louisville with our family.

But Walt actually turned a year old in Houston (July 2nd), where we celebrated just the three of us.

We spent a couple of days celebrating our baby.

We celebrated his birthday morning with a couple of surprises...

We had a fun birthday dinner at the Aquarium Restaurant downtown....

The Aquarium Restaurant here has a small amusement area with it.  The perfect after dinner entertainment for little ones..

We had birthday cake...

.... a surprise delivery from Grandmom & Grandad....

....and present time!

I know that we all think that our own children are the sweetest things that ever existed.  But truly.... I've never seen anything or anyone so sweet and loving...

I can't believe that our baby boy is a year old.

Walt,

  I've spent the last several days looking back at the blog, remembering all of the moments from your first year of life.  This year, by far, has been the sweetest one of our lives.  The joy you've brought us is immeasurable.

Mommy and Daddy simply can't get enough of you.  Often, after you've gone to sleep at night, we find ourselves laying in bed watching videos of you.  We laugh and talk about the things you did that day, and how wonderful life is with you.

There is no where I'd rather be, than with you.  There is nothing I'd rather be, than your Mommy.  You are all I've ever dreamed of, and I still can't believe that you're mine.  As sad as I am to say goodbye to your babyhood...  I can't wait to see what year 2 will bring.

I love you forever.

Mommy

Our First Week

In an attempt to catch up on blogging (over a month behind!), here are some photos from our first week in Houston.

After making the drive here, my parents stayed for a week to help us get settled.

We felt like tourist, doing all of the local sightseeing.

We had dinner at the Rainforest Cafe.  Houston has 3 locations!?

We shopped at a big outlet mall, and Walt enjoyed all of the rides.

Nothing like four grown adults standing around a merry go round to photograph one baby ; )

I love these photos.  Troy has never been shy about showing his affection for me.  Whether in a crowd of people, or just standing in line at the grocery store, he never holds back.

He's now the same with Walt, and it's precious.

He doesn't care how many people are watching....  he enjoys and loves his family with everything in him.

We enjoyed a visit to the boardwalk, where we had seafood on the bay....

....and again Walt enjoyed a few of the attractions.

Railroad by the sea....

We also spent a day on the water with a boat tour...

....and Walt's first trip to the ocean!

We also did lots of unpacking (and installing!),  ate lots of Tex Mex, and spent time at our pool...

....and then all too quickly...  the time came to say goodbye to Grandmom & Grandad.

Troy and I both keep waiting for this to get easier.

But being away from everything we know, and everyone we love is harder than we anticipated.

We're clinging to one another....  

..and what we know to be true.

Thanks for reading!

Love,

Kristin