Ten on Tuesday - Weekend Wrap-up!

This past weekend, Ruston and I headed north to visit some of my good friends. It was the first time for some of them to meet Ruston! I wanted to post all these pictures earlier, but there just hasn't been time. But that's OK, because it worked out with the 10 on Tuesday!! So, here we go!

10. Ruston and I traveled to Sachse. He had a fantastic time playing with new toys.

9. We made new friends! Ruston and Addy "saw" each other when we came up in October, but they both pretty much slept in their car seats the whole time Leslie and I ate. :) Ruston and I were in the living room when Addy came in and saw us. She ran right over to Ruston and smiled. He didn't really know what to do...he's not around other kiddos much. He just stared at her. :)

8. We went on a wagon ride! Dusty put a lift on Addy's wagon. So cool. :) We buckled the kids up and Dusty pulled them around. It was really funny to see how differently the two of them rode....Addy kicked back and enjoyed the breeze....Ruston practically leaned his whole body out of the wagon and craned his neck to watch the wheels. Such a boy.

7. We took a co-ed bath. Don't worry - Leslie and I had a talk with the kiddos about how this would NOT be OK when they were older. haha. They were both tired, so it wasn't a very long bath. Ruston was in rare form....first he stole Addy's pappy from her mouth and put it in his. Then when she started crying, he felt bad, cried himself, and tried to give it back to her. haha. When I picked him up to get him out of the tub, I noticed he had left a nice little surprise. Yuck! Crazy kid just couldn't hold it in. :)

6. We went to lunch on the lake. I've said it a million times, but I really miss the girls I worked with in Mesquite. I was able to meet up with a good group of them in Rockwall at Gloria's on Friday. It was great seeing everyone and catching up. I didn't get to talk to all of them as much as I'd like, but it was still fun to chat a little!!

Ruston wouldn't take his eyes and hands off of Gracie's toys!

Brooke, Lindsay, and Amber

Emmy, Christen, Ruston and I

Jeri, Gracie, Kelly, Levi, and Ally

Kelly, Levi, Ruston and Kylie (Kylie and Evan got engaged last week!! So exciting!!!! :))

Danielle, Kelly and Levi

5. We worked on our driving skills! We beat Leslie back to the house, so we sat in the car for a little bit. Ruston had fun pretending to drive. :)

4. We went swimming! I was really surprised that Ruston didn't enjoy this more. He likes his bath and "swimming" in his little rubber ducky. And he likes swimming in the big pools. But he was not a big fan of this swimming experience.

He just sat there while Addy splashed and crawled around.

Poor baby. There is a little fountain that squirts out the front of the pool. Leslie turned it on, but it wasn't really coming out. She realized there was a kink in the hose....when she straightened it out, the water shot up higher than the roof! I screamed, Leslie screamed, Dusty's mom screamed.....which in turn, made Ruston scream. It doesn't look like it on my sweet boy's face, but it really was quite funny. :)

After some coaxing, I got him to sit back in the pool. Notice, we had to turn the sprayer off! Once we gave them some bath toys, he was entertained a bit longer. :)

3. We practiced walking!! OK, pardon the pink walker, but we had to use what was available! haha. And we went last night and bought him his own little blue one. :) Ruston is getting to be such a big boy! He liked standing and holding on to the little car more than actually walking with it, but that's OK, too!

In the video, he's fussing the whole time. I think that might have to do with the fact that I kept making him do it over and over again. haha

2. We had breakfast at Cracker Barrel! Lisa is getting married in November!! She has asked me to be the Matron of Honor! We went and met her and Jamie (Maid of Honor) at Cracker Barrel to get filled in on all the details. I'm really excited about the shower and bachelorette party ideas we talked about. They really sound like a lot of fun! I was a dork and forgot my camera in the car, so these pictures are from my phone!

Ruston got to taste some pancakes and a cornbread muffin. This is the result of handing a 9 month old a whole muffin and letting them "eat" it. :) I let him play with one of the little syrup bottles (I thought they were plastic!), which he eventually threw on the floor and shattered. Oops.

He loved Auntie Lisa's necklace.

Lucky man with all those pretty ladies. :)

1. We celebrated Addy's first birthday!! I am so glad we were able to make it to Sweet Addy's birthday party! Leslie's family is so friendly and I had a great time seeing a lot of them again. Addy is definitely loved....Dusty and Leslie had a houseful of guests!!

Happy boy ready for some birthday fun!

Besties with our babies.

Leslie made and decorated the cutest little cupcake cake for Addy. I think she liked it!

Dominie Family

Hahaha, don't you wish you could eat like this and not get funny looks?!?

Thank you, Leslie and Dusty for a fabulous weekend! I appreciate you letting Ruston and I stay with you and play! Alright, I'll be expected you here now!!! :)