I'm not sure where the time has gone since I blogged last ... I guess we've stayed busy around here!
Before sharing the latest pictures of our growing boy, here's a few highlights of the past week...

Today I volunteered at the Collin County Children's Advocacy Center. As some of you may know, I was a regular volunteer there before Everett was born. Since his birth, I've volunteered very sparingly for special events and worked on a few projects for them from home.
(And of course ... we work very hard on our annual crawfish boil / fundraiser for the Center every April! - quick plug - it will most likely be April 28th this year, so mark your calendar!!!!)

This time of year is especially busy for the Center as they work hard to ensure all the children in Collin County receive their Christmas gifts so lovingly and generously donated by so many in the area. I was really frazzled when I arrived at the Center ... after all, getting E dressed for school is hard enough before adding in 20 degree weather and the need for an extra layer or two of clothes! My frantic shuffle was quickly rewarded when I arrived at the Center. There is nothing like unloading Christmas toys for deserving children and stamping and sealing Christmas cards to help get you in the Christmas spirit!

Everett and I returned to the Center this afternoon to drop off something I had picked up on an errand for them before picking E up from school. It was fun to show him off to everyone ... he hadn't been there since he was about 7 months old. When we walked into the main entrance which held a HUGE Christmas tree completely surrounded by stuffed animals, Everett was absolutely astounded!!! oooooohhhhhhhh - he said ... and quickly ran over to one corner of the tree and sat down. Oh how I wished I'd had my camera! Imagine our little cutie, in his flannel shirt, overalls and surrounded with so many cute teddybears! It was quite a site!

On Wednesday night, David called on his way home from work ... the plan was for us to head up to the hospital to see Mom (she had surgery that morning) once he got home from work. Shortly after I hung up the phone, I took Karly (who I was babysitting) into E's room to change her diaper. A few minutes later, in comes E with phone in hand. I can hear David on the phone. Apparently, E had hit the redial button on the phone and called his Dad. They were having a grand little conversation! This is actually the second time that E has dialed his Dad on the phone! I hope he doesn't figure out how to dial internationally ... or we are in for some big phone bills!

Mom was released from the hospital this evening. She sounds like she's in good spirits and happy to be home. I haven't seen her yet, but she says her face is still really swollen. I'm sure that will go away soon enough. We're just glad her surgery went well and hope that's her last visit to a hospital for a very long time!

Have a great weekend!