It's Official...Spring is HERE!

And to celebrate it's arrival, Clay and I headed over to the Wildflower Center with cameras {yes, plural...Clay brought his very own camera along, too!} in hand!


This certainly caught Clay's attention..."Mama! Look! Huuuuuge ants like from the movie Bug's Life."



Gotta love the turtles!



We were so close to these you could almost touch them! Clay said, "Mama, look at those silly turtles getting a sun tan!"

Hook 'Em! This one is for you, Daddy!

Here we are at the Children's House digging in the pots. To say Clay loved digging and finding these insects was an understatement! We played here the majority of the time. Every time he'd find a new insect he'd say {in his very matter-of-fact tone} "Mama, you know what you call this insect? You call it a ____." And then he would go on to tell me a little fact he knew. My favorite was, "Mama, see this insect. You call it a scorpion. It has a stinger but it's really nice."

Checking out his latest find.

Okay, Mama I hopped up here so you could get this "really cute picture" now hurry up so I can go back to digging please! :)

Taking a break with his bugs!

Once I convinced...errr more like bribed Clay away from the beloved insects and digging with a special treat after lunch...this is more of what we captured on our outing.

Can you spot the butterfly???

My favorite pic of the day! Clay loved having his own camera and took some really great pics! His favorites to capture were the small ponds with turtles and fish, bluebonnets, butterflies, and cactus.

The sculptures were great! If you look closely you'll notice this spider's legs are made from old gas pumps. Clever!

Clay went around counting the legs. "Mama, you know how many legs a spider has? I see eight!"

To top off our perfect day at the Wildflower Center, after lunch as promised....

Clay's special treat! :)

Looking forward to many more BEAUTIFUL days with my little man! {and all the while thinking of the day we will be sharing them too with his little sister!} :)

It's a........

GIRL!!!

Mama and Daddy went to our ultrasound last Monday while Grandpa stayed at the house with big brother. (Thank you, Grandpa!) We were so excited to see our strong and healthy baby girl moving all around and couldn't wait to share the news with our family and friends and especially, her big brother!

When Mama got home, it was nap time for Clay so we snuggled up in his big boy bed and I told him I had a new book I wanted to read. This is a moment I never want to forget...just typing it brings tears to my eyes! I told Clay the title of the book was, I'm a Big Brother, and I was reading him this book because he was a big brother too. He gave me a somewhat confused look as he settled in to listen to the story. This is how the rest of the conversation went....

Mama: "Mama has a baby in her belly and that makes you a big brother!"

Clay: Lifting up my shirt, "Where's the baby Mama???"

Mama: "You can't see the baby because she is inside Mama's belly, but if you put your hand on Mama's tummy you might feel her moving around."

Clay: Putting his little hand on my belly, "I feel the baby Mama, I feel the baby!!!"

Mama: "You do? This baby inside Mama's tummy is a girl. She is your baby sister."

Clay: "Let's read the book to baby sister!"

I started reading his special book and we pointed out all of the things a big brother will do once the baby is home. Clay got so excited about helping bathe, play, and feed the baby he even said, "Mama, I'll share my momo (his banana milk) with baby sister." Melt.my.heart!

When I finished the book, Clay put his hand on his belly and told me he had a baby in his tummy too! :)

I love, love, love the fact that he understands (at his 3 year old level) he is a big brother and that baby sister is growing strong in Mama's tummy. Almost everyday he will mention something about his baby sister..."Mama, I want to snuggle with baby sister." "Mama, let's get this _____ (insert toy here...usually a truck some sort!) for baby sister. I think she's gonna love it!" "Mama, when is baby sister gonna be here?"

We're switching gears around here and starting to think PINK for the nursery! ;)

Letter of the Week...U!

I know, I know...my blogging has been pretty few and far between lately. I apologize! We've been in total "house-project" mode (yes, I'm nesting!) for a while now. Left on our list is decorating a nursery and finishing Clay's BIG BOY room! (We go in on Monday to find out the sex of Baby Yeamans #2...any predictions?!)

Although we are enjoying beautiful spring days here (think mid 70's with LOTS of sunshine!) the occasional rainy day does keep us (somewhat) couped up inside. On one of those rainy days, mama decided to do the letter of the week...U for umbrella!



Where's Clay? Getting him excited for our craft....and no, we are not superstitious! :)

sweet boy!

I think I've got his interest now!

coloring our U

excuse the wet shirt...this was from splashing in puddles before it started pouring!

adding glue for our umbrella and raindrops

concentration!

got it all glued down

finished product!



Stay tuned...as soon as big boy wakes from his nap, I'll be snapping a pic of his St. Patrick's Day outfit just for Mick and to honor his one-quarter Irish-ness!

What a difference a year makes!

If you saw Clay's sweet birthday message to his Aunt Ash one year ago, you will be amazed at what a difference a year makes! Before his second birthday last year, he was only able to say "Happy Birthday Aunt Ash" but this year he was able to sing her the whole song!!!

Happy Birthday Aunt Ash! We Love You!

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