halloween and birthday weekend with doll

this year we were lucky to have holly come and stay with us for halloween and my birthday. it was so great. she made it a very special weekend. desmond loved being around her, he always wanted to know where she was. we also had our first experience trick-or-treating with dez. we went with all of his neighbor friends and he had a great time. i think he would have been satisfied with just one sucker, but he was getting into it more by the end. he loved being dressed up as batman, he fought taking the costume off at the end of the night.

holly made a wonderful meal for my birthday, i wish i would have taken pictures of it. jeremy got a picture of the cake. it blew my mind, it was amazing. the girl can cook and bake. everyone was so thoughtful for my birthday, i have the best family ever.

pumpkin patch

grandma and grandpa lemmon

a couple of weeks ago david and diane came to visit us in dallas. it was great to have them here, and desmond just loved spending time with grandma and grandpa. everywhere he went he would say "come on grandma, come on grandpa." he always wanted them right there. while diane was here desmond started his art class at the science museum and he LOVES it. he loves to draw and paint so this is right up his alley. it was raining a lot that week they were here so we also went to the aquarium for another indoor activity. desmond had more fun just running around on the ramps then seeing the fish.

barney book

i like............

desmond's new thing is to say that he "likes" things.  yesterday it was liking different colors, today at lunch he kept telling me that he liked butter and sugar.  me too dez, me too.

birthday celebration

 
 
 
we celebrated desmond's birthday on saturday so we could spend the day with jer.  we spent the morning at the children's museum and opened presents and had cake in the afternoon.  then we spent the evening with our friends at the neighbors pool.  it was a great day, and so much fun to see desmond actually get it and enjoy his birthday this year.

uncle jason

a few weekends ago uncle jason came to visit.  desmond loved having him here and we had a great time just bumming around the city.  we also spent a nice afternoon hanging out with jody (the oldest lemmon brother) virginia and there two kids, braydon and brooke at there home in allen.

he's 2!

 
 
happy birthday little buddy.  we love you.

singing, singing

summer fun

i haven't blogged in awhile, so this is my attempt to catch up.  a few weeks ago, i spent a little over a week in utah.  it was so great to be there and spend time with my family and friends i miss everyone so much, it was nice to just soak it in for a few days. jeremy unfortunately had to stay home, work was really busy for him that week.

then, the week after i got back to dallas, david and diane came to visit for a few days.  it was great to see them too.  we all had a lot of fun together.

*the two trips got swapped when i downloaded the pictures, but you get the idea!

swimming with jody, virginia, braydon, brooke and david and diane (looks like dez turned into a redhead!) 

desmond opening his gifts from grandma and grandpa lemmon

playing with grandpa brown in the music studio.  

lunch with maeve, jen and rose.  it was SO good to see those girls.  (we missed you jada!)

story time 

BBQ at holly and ty's house

stella and victoria coloring with chalk

a hilarious game of pit.  (one of the brown's favorite games)