A Silly Snowy Day

Yes, it does snow in Texas. However, it doesn't happen often enough for any of the local governments to invest in any kind of infrastructure that deals with inclement weather. As such, when it ices, snows, or sleets any amount, the whole DFW area basically shuts down because the roads get bad and there is no way to fix them. So yesterday we had a "snow day" and Daddy got the day off. But as you can see in the pictures, the amount of snow that stuck is kind of pathetic and would cause anyone from the northeast or midwest to roll on the floor and laugh. We don't care. We didn't have to work.

Even though there weren't moutains of snow, it was still enough for Veronica to get excited about seeing patches of white on the ground. So we decided to get some use out of the snowsuit D.J. got for his Baptism and go for a family walk.

All dressed up

I can't move in this thing!

Even Maggie dressed for the occasion:

We had so much fun watching Maggie run after snowballs.

It's still below freezing today, but the roads are clear and Daddy is back at work. Hey, I know it's not "real" snow to many of you, but I'll take what I can get.

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Birthday...What else did we miss?

I was was informed that some people actually read this blog, so I decided that maybe I should update it. Has it been a month already? Jeez, we are in 2007! This year has started out well for us and we are slowly getting used to being a 4-member family. Rather than give you a play-by-play of what has happenend over the past month, I'll provide you with the condensed version:

D.J.'s Baptism

Erek had to go to the Bay Area for work, so we decided to make it a family trip. The highlight was when D.J. received the Sacrament of Baptism at St. Mary Parish in Gilroy, California. This is the church that I grew up in; I even worked there as a night receptionist when I was in high school. Lolo and Lola are still participating parishoners. Anyway, since all of our family lives in California (as do D.J. and Veronica's godparents, Nicole and Matthew), we decided to have him baptized at St. Mary's.

With the Grandparents

We got home on the December 17th, just in time to get ready for Christmas. December is a busy month for our family. Not only do we have the holidays, but Portia and Erek as well as Lolo and Lola celebrate their anniversaries on the 18th and the 28th, respectively. To top it off, there are four birthdays - Aunt Kara (11th), Grandpa (22nd), Aunt Lara (31st) and now D.J. (30th).

D.J.'s first Christmas was very exciting. Lolo and Lola came and stayed with us until after New Year. We went to the Children's mass on the 24th and Veronica was very excited to see the Christmas pageant. She will be old enough to participate next year and says she wants to play the part of the Star of Bethlehem. Christmas morning was wonderful, too. This was the first year Veronica seemed excited to open presents, so of course she had to "help" D.J. open his.

Happy 1st Birthday, D.J.!

On D.J.'s birthday, we went to the Galleria Mall in Dallas to hear singer and storyteller, Mr. Willy. After frolicking in the play area, it was time to go home for cake. We were very surprised when D.J. attacked and devoured his piece. It made for great pictures!

Before cake

After cake

The holidays are over and we are pretty much back to normal, or at least trying to figure out what normal is. Both Veronica and D.J. got sick during all the hoopla, which for D.J. means that his asthma acts up as well. As such, we have to work in more breathing treatments, medications, and doctor visits into our days. D.J. is a very easy-going kid, but the one thing he hates is taking medication.

Well, that's us for now. Happy 2007 everyone!