The Goat Strikes Again!

So we have this cat named Ms. Kitty (aka the Goat).  We got her when Dalton was about a year old while we were still living in College Station.  She quickly earned the nickname "The Goat" because she eats everything!  Bells, keys, anything stringy or anything shiny.  Not long after we got her she pulled out and ate about 9 feet of white-out tape that was on my desk.  Let me tell you how pleasant that was.  Just imagine a second tail for about a week.  Her favorite hobby at Christmas time is to knock the glass Christmas ornaments off the tree and eat the shiny glass shards.  She once chewed through a pair of aluminum TV rabbit ears behind my TV!  Anywho, the Goat recently struck again.  Dalton had just gotten a toy yo-yo from the neighbors and left it lying in the playroom.  I came upstairs and saw Ms. Kitty coughing and something dangling from her mouth.  She had swallowed the entire string from the yo-yo but couldn't get the toy down!  We had to catch her and slowly pull the whole thing out (see above). 

Always a good time at the Lacy household.  Always.

The Weekend

This weekend we had a special visit by Crystal's Mom and her Grandfather.  They were on their way to a Lion's Club event in Kerrville and dropped by to see us.   We went down to the Alamo and the Riverwalk and had a great time.  Of course we rounded out the visit with a trip to Bass Pro Shop to Dalton could play on all the toys. 

 

The kids are all doing terrific.  We weighted Addison on the scale last night and she is up to a total of 14 lbs!   So far her interests include long walks on the beach, horseback riding, and watching movies with her brother .

They also really enjoy bedtime stories together.

Dalton's Classroom

You can take the teacher out of the classroom, but you can't take the classroom out of the teacher.  After a year of staying home and away from the traditional classroom, Crystal has realized how much she misses teaching.  However, being not quite ready to return to teaching full time, Crystal has retrieved all her old kindergarten supplies from the garage and has created a classroom in our upstairs playroom.

Starting this week Dalton will begin attending classes regularly in his own personal classroom.  He will have lots of one-on-one time with a professional teacher (his mom) and will be learning such skills as his alphabet, numbers, counting, days of the week, months of the year, and many many more.  

 Dalton has his own little desk and nametag.  The desk was Crystal's when she was a kid.  Both Crystal and Dalton seem to be very excited about starting their "at home" preschool.  If you notice, they even have a special place for Addie on her turtle in the corner.

Family Reunion

This weekend we went to the Jaques-Soto-Franco family reunion in Helotes, just outside San Antonio.  This is Blake's family on his mother's side and there were over 400 people there!   It was a great time and Dalton and Addison got to see and meet a lot of cousins.  Each family had to introduce themselves and there were genealogy posters on the wall so you could find out how you were related. 

The Franco Family

Dalton and his cousin Arianna. 

Playing with a balloon.

Dalton's first kiss.  

And of course we couldn't post any pictures online without including some of Addison. These are her playing on her leaf pillow at home.

Weekend Fun

This weekend Grandma Kelley came to visit.  We had lots of fun going to many different places.

On Friday we took Addison to Seaworld for the first time. She had fun watching Dalton in the waterpark and got to see the dolphins! She'll have to wait a while before she gets to see Shamu because it's a little loud for her in the theater.

On Sunday, we went to Landa Park in New Braunfels.  Dalton had a blast in the kiddie pool. He went down the slide at least 100 times. 

After swimming, we rented a paddleboat and went out on the river.  We paddled for a half hour and only got 100 yards from the dock.  That current is strong!   Then we rode a train around the park and Dalton tried to play hopscotch under some huge oak trees. We finished the day with a dinner at the Gristmill in Gruene overlooking the Guadalupe River.

Today Dalton started swim lessons at the Landa pool.  You can tell from the picture he loves to swim. Dalton found himself a girlfriend in the pool.  She's the one holding onto the bar.  She's 5 and her name is Kendall.  Apparently he has a thing for older women.

Addie has started to smile!  She always seems to smile the most with Dalton.  He loves to tickle her.  They were both so sad to see Grandma go.

Don't forget to click on the Lacy Family Pictures link to the left to see lots more photos of Dalton and Addison. 

Sweet Dreams

Have you ever seen such a pretty little girl? She's was taking a nap in the backyard while we planted flowers.  We also had to install a ton of chickenwire around the yard so Rusty wouldn't dig up the flowers. 

Also helping in the yard was Mr. Cool.  You can tell from the pictures he's really into water sports.

This is his homemade water slide. 

Happy Father's Day

I hope everyone had as happy a father's day as I did.   I was treated to a fresh doughnuts for breakfast and a wonderful steak for dinner.  Between the two, I got to spend the day with my favorite little girl napping and playing in the backyard with Dalton.  I can't think of a more perfect day.  I wish every weekend was like this.

We also have the first fruits (survivors) of our labor with a vegetable garden!    Between the rabbits and and weeds, we weren't sure if we would get anything this year.  There are still a lot more tomatoes on the vine and about a dozen more carrots so hopefully it will be a success. 

The face says it all

My old college roommate came to visit last week and thought it would be a good idea to get Dalton some bath paints.  Bathtime has now become the most anticipated part of the day.  Just look at the face.  He paints the walls, toy boats, rubber ducky, and always himself.  For a boy who doesn't like to color he sure does love the paints.  On an interesting note, he is having a lot of trouble discerning the difference between red and yellow.  Not just the paints but in almost every case.