Dean has become fascinated with airplanes. With the airport so close there is always a plane flying and Dean is quick to point it out to us. Dean typically waives at the plane saying, “bye, bye” and then says, “uh oh” when it’s out of sight.
I thought it would be fun to take him to the Dallas equivalent of Houston’s Lee Road – in the daylight, minus all the parking and making out. Matt did a little research and learned that DFW has Founders Plaza, a special designated area for watching planes take off and touch down.
Dean was mesmerized by the planes and enjoyed watching each one pass right in front of us as it made it’s decent upon the runway. He also loved the high pitched squeal of the engines as they geared up for take off. I look forward to taking him on another plane ride so that he can have the insiders experience. Until then!
On East Sunday morning we were a bit rushed trying to get everyone ready for church. Matt and I had decided to attend The Village church but were sorely disappointed when we arrived and learned that the service was full and we had to be turned away. We drove the 30 minutes back home and along the way we decided to attend FUMC Grapevine and stopped for a bagel to kill some time. Dean enjoyed his bagel breakfast while Matt and I sipped some coffee. It was finally time for us to try our hand at church for a second time! We enjoyed the experience and were able to snap a few Easter pictures with Glenda and Bill on our way out of the service.
Since Matt and I were staying in DFW for Easter this year we decided to steal and idea from our friends Patrick and Myra and host an Easter lunch. We invited our friends the McLarens as well as Leslie and Wayne Walden to join us for lunch. Everyone brought food to share, we enjoyed a wonderful lunch and a time of great conversation afterward. After we ate we even initiated our guests into the tradition of Carrot Pictures. We abstained from the traditional carrot fight thinking that the carrot picture might be a stretch for these friends. We’ll keep working on them and maybe in a few years (when Gavin and Dean are older) we will get the carrot fighting going! I enjoyed spending the holiday with some of our Ft. Worth friends, it helped us not miss home too much!
Dean has been very curious about the gifts under our tree. This morning he decided a little practicing was in order before the Big Guy comes down the chimney. Sorry Grandmother…this one was yours. A little DT love on your gift. I’m sure you won’t mind! Merry Christmas y’all!!!
We celebrated Dean’s 1st birthday in Houston with a puppy themed paw-ty. It was so much fun to plan his paw-ty and get together with our family to celebrate. We traveled to Houston on Friday early enough to stop in Huntsville for brunch with Granny and Pop. After enjoying a relaxing afternoon with them we headed the rest of the way home to Humble. Honey and Pops were nice enough to watch DT on Friday night while Matt and I finished up our last minute paw-ty errands. Our night ended with a wonderful steak dinner cooked by chef Ronny.
On Saturday we gathered at the Yeager dog house to celebrated Dean’s first year of life. We enjoyed hot dogs and applesauce (two of Dean’s favorites) as well as dog bone cookies (thanks Aunt Genie) and yummy puppy pops (thanks Martha & Glenda for lending a hand). We also played games, opened gifts, and shared countless stories of Dean’s first 365 days.
Our weekend came to a close with a great AUMC service – Dean managed to fall asleep on Papa and catch a quick nap during the sermon. We filled up on yummy Mexican food and celebrated DT’s birthday one last time before heading back to Ft. Worth.
Matt and I successful checked another task of our parenting to do list. We had a great time planning Dean’s paw-ty and enjoyed the actual paw-ty even more. Although we know Dean won’t remember it we sure had a great time and look forward to enjoying every minute of his next year of life.
We were blessed with the most beautiful weather today. Matt, Dean and I along with Glenda and Bill decided it was perfect pumpkin weather. The Dallas Arboretum has a wonderful fall display with thousands of pumpkins – perfect photo ops for our little Dean. We spent the afternoon enjoying the sun, gazing at beautiful marigolds and chrysanthemums, and playing with pumpkins. We all had a great time, I can’t wait to do it again.