The Urbans and Their Updates

I couldn’t let this slide by.

mcurban101 — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 22:22:33 +0000

Alright, alright. I have done a terrible job of blogging over the past year. Yikes. A solid year. But, today, when we hit up Evergreen Farm for our annual Christmas Tree trip, I knew I couldn’t let the day go by without updating the ol’ bloggy blog.

Every year since our move to Texas, we have headed out to Elgin to find the perfect tree. Once Jack came along, the following year, we started taking photos against their measuring wall. It’s not the most accurate thing in the world (the first year, it has Jack measuring in at 21 inches) but it sure is fun to see just how much the boys change from year to year. Please excuse the missing 2008 photo of Jack. I was in the throws of morning sickness that year and there was no way we were making the trip out there.

Jack- 6 mos (2007)

Jack- 2 yrs (2009)

Jack- 3 yrs (2010)

Tommy- 5mos (2009)

Tommy 17mos (2010)

:::tap,tap,tap::: is this thing on?

mcurban101 — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:07:47 +0000

Well, we’re back in TX and starting to settle in. It was yesterday that an explative shot out of my mouth when I realized that T-bone’s birthday was 10 days away and we (read: MC) had done NOTHING to prepare. Not.a.thing.

I took a quick poll of some girlfriends to see if it was a big deal if his first birthday was delayed and delighted in the fact that a few of them celebrated birthdays MONTHS after the actual date. I love that. It’s like the ultimate “un” birthday. So, that’s what we’re gonna do.

I thought I could snap a few shots of Tommy to use for his invitations (which HAVE to be ordered tonight) and, of course, Jack wanted in on that. The kid who never wants his photo taken HAD to be a part of T-bone’s session. As I look through the pictures, I see a foot here, a CheChe there, a finger poking something or other. Oh, speaking of fingers poking (Jon is going to kill me for this)- Tommy found Jack’s penis this morning. You see, Jack has been doing AWESOME w/ potty training. We’re on day eight in big boy pants and day six with no accidents. So, Jack was walking around sans pants (as you do in the morning) when Tommy crawled up and :::poke, poke::: I told Tommy that he has one, too, and to move along.

Alright, back to the original story. I managed to get one good shot of Tommy (I think), but I thought I would share one of the three year old and save my one shot for the invites.

Oh, Jack. Happy Birthday, my sweet, sweet guy.

mcurban101 — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:18:43 +0000

There are so many times during the day when my stomach hurts from laughing and all I can say is, “Oh, Jack.” Today, Jack’s third birthday (I am actually typing just one minute after his birth time) was no exception. He didn’t nap and I’m not above bribery, so when I went in to his room to tell him, “Jack, no birthday cake tonight if you don’t close your eyes and go to sleep,” he promptly shut his eyes.

That is, until I went to shut the door. I heard him ask, “Umm…is it chocolate cake?” I guess chocolate is worth shutting your eyes.

Jack got to drive the golf cart today at the club. He’s three, you know, and I guess three year olds are allowed to drive the carts.

He’s going to need just a bit of work when it comes to telling people how old he is.

Two!

Wait. No, four!

I got it. Three!

In the good old VA!

mcurban101 — Fri, 21 May 2010 12:48:31 +0000

Sorry for the lack of posts. Jack, Tommy and I are up in Virginia for a month (A MONTH!!!) between Crazy’s Sarah’s bridal shower and her wedding. It just didn’t make sense to make two flights to the DC area within a month. I think you’re crazypants if you sign up to do that with two small children. Crazypants, I tell ya.

Anyway, the boys have been getting into trouble in Chantilly, as I would expect. Tommy is pulling up regularly now and Jack is all over the place. Actually, he’s at the bagel shop w/ his Papa right now (fingers crossed for an everything bagel w/ cream cheese upon their return).

We’ll be celebrating Jack’s THIRD birthday while we’re up here. I can’t believe it. I’ll need to do a look back once we return to Austin; I don’t have tons of photos of him on the computers up here.

In the meantime:

This makes me happy.

This makes my heart happy.

If you’re reading this from Austin…we MISS you and can’t wait to get back into the mix.

Just a quick entry

mcurban101 — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:21:28 +0000

1. I’m not a fan of the drizzle.

2. I AM a fan of this giveaway bracelet. So much so that if you win it b/c of entering b/c of this blog, you’re going to need to tell me about it so that I can have it. I already have a quote picked out and the recipient in mind.
http://lifeisahighwayphotography.com/?p=779

3. That is all.

Eight (is great) on Tuesday: the (mostly) Jack edition

mcurban101 — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:45:57 +0000

Jack is a funny, funny kid. I think he knows it, too. He has said quite a few funny things (which probably won’t seem funny once I type them out) and I feel like I need to document them somewhere, so here we go. I’ll try to toss in some T-bone here and there.

1. First things first. Jack has been watching loads of Madagascar. He calls me Gloria. I’m going to continue to tell myself that it’s because she is the only female member of the group. Jack prefers to be called Melman these days. Every day (and night) before nap time and bed, Melman will say, “Good night, Gloria, I love you.” To which I am supposed to reply, “I love you, too, Melman.” Jon has become Alex and Tommy is now Rico.

2. Jack’s favorite line from the movie is the penguins when they say, “Just smile and wave, boys, just smile and wave.” So, that’s what he does to EVERYONE we pass. Just smile and wave, boys.

3. We were over at a friend’s house on Sunday enjoying a lovely bbq. They have a small, rabbit shaped planter on their back patio. Jack was running full speed (like he was landing an airplane) until he stumbled upon the bunny. He squatted down low to pet the ceramic planter and said, “You are a wonderful bunny.”

4. Here’s Tommy.

He’s gooey. But the poor fellow has an ear infection and when we went to the dr. to have him checked out, she nicked his ear while trying to clear out some wax. There was blood and plenty of it, so I gave him a pass today when it came to wiping his nose and chin. He had been through enough.

5. Jon and I were talking about his cousins who ran the Boston Marathon on Monday. I was reading off their time splits and we were amazed that Colby was really spot on w/ his times, running each 5k in about 22-25 minutes (if memory serves). Jon excitedly said, “Wow, now that’s consistency.” Jack looked up at us from what ever he was doing and replied, “Consistency makes me HAPPY!!”

6. We were having yak tonight for dinner. Yakburgers, to be specific. As I was grilling them, Jon was out front w/ the boys. Some neighbors walked by w/ their daughter in a wagon. I asked Jack if he wanted some cheese on his burger. He totally ignored me, looked at the girl and said, “Hey! You wanna share my yakburger with me?”

Just smile and wave, boys.

7. Jack thinks that Tommy’s crib is his UPS truck and he uses it to make deliveries to the airport. Tommy doesn’t seem to mind.

8. They’re funny and I love ‘em.

beside the bluebonnets

mcurban101 — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:18:53 +0000

While Jon gave Tommy his bath last night, I asked Jack if he wouldn’t mind going outside for a few photos. Never one to pass up the opportunity to go outside, he was all for it.

First, he stopped and sang on his tree microphone.

His current favorite song:

Then, he ran real fast…

and decided he would sit on the sidewalk next to the bluebonnets, but definitely not in them. Oh, and for the record, he does not like sitting criss cross applesauce, thank you very much.

wordless wednesday (moved)

mcurban101 — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:04:12 +0000

I’m cheating. I need words. But only b/c I posted this yesterday and accidentally made it into its own page. So, here’s Wordless Wednesday!

he’s too cool for school

mcurban101 — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:56:42 +0000

Last night, we finished dinner in record time so we decided to head outside and enjoy what was left of the beautiful day. The weather was perfect, so we hit the trail up towards the park for Jack to play. He’s such a riot, saying hello to practially everyone we pass. We’re still working on teaching him to run (real fast) on the right side of the trail so that he doesn’t get in the way of cyclists. Overall, he did a pretty good job. Tommy enjoyed the stroller ride- he just kicked back and relaxed. Jon was smart and popped these sunglasses on him before we left. Unlike Jack (who haaaaaated them), Tommy kept them on the whole time.

Bluebonnets and boys make me smile

mcurban101 — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 21:34:00 +0000

Fall used to be my favorite season. No question. I loved watching the leaves change and I anxiously awaited being able to break out the heavy sweaters and scarves. Since moving to Texas, there really isn’t a Fall- or at least, not the kind I am used to. It actually caught Jon and I off guard last year when we flew to NC for a wedding and saw the bright orange and yellow leaves starting to fall from the trees. I had actually forgotten just how different it looks on the East Coast compared to here.

Now that we’ve been here for a few years, I have really come to embrace Spring. Winter isn’t really that cold here, so it’s just kinda blah. And then, all of a sudden, you’re driving down the road and you see these little sparks of color; blues, reds, yellows. Those little sparks turn into full fields of gorgeous wildflowers. We learned VERY quickly that you can’t let a year go by without lugging the little ones (and not so little ones) out into the wildflowers to take a picture.

This one was taken out in front of our house. I love that the bluebonnets are getting to be so plentiful right outside our window!