First Polka Fest

We kicked off the fun weekend with a dip in Nana's pool. Despite the fact that the water felt like ice you still had a great time splashing in your float.

We met grandpa for lunch at Kolache Depot.

On Friday night it was time to start the Polka festivites with the King and Queen dance contest at the Sokol hall. Nana and David were last year's King and Queen so the whole family came to watch their final dance. You got all dressed up in your Polka vest that great grandma made for you. So darn cute!

You were such a trooper and even though we kept you out past your bedtime every night you feel asleep wherever we were and slept all night once we got you home.

The next day you skipped nap time to check out the parade. One cool dude!

We took you to the annual horse-shoe tournament to show you off to all of our friends. You loved meeting everyone and let all of our friend's take turn holding you. I am soo glad you aren't in the stranger danger phase yet:)

After a long weekend we headed back to Dallas and let you go for a swim in the blow up pool. I think about how blessed we are to spend weekends like this with family and friends. I also think about our traditions like the National Polka Fest that you are now a part of and hope that one day you will have wonderful memories from the festival.

High-Chair

This weekend we let you try out our old high-chair at Nana's house. 

You looked awfully cute and grown up in it but you slowly started to scoot your way down to the point where you were about to slip out the bottom so we put you back in your bumbo. Maybe we will try again next month!

Daddy time

I wish I could capture every moment of you playing with your daddy on camera. You guys love rough housing together and have such a special relationship. Watching the two of you interact brings me so much joy. 


You are one lucky little guy to have such an amazing man as you Daddy. I cannot wait to watch you grow into a little mini version of him:)

First Swim

Its official. You love the water. You have loved taking baths from day 1 and this weekend we put you in a little blow up pool and you loved it (although in the video you look really concerned). Such great memories!

PJ Time

There is just something about you and your big boy pjs that I cannot get enough of! You love getting ready for bed and we have some of the funnest times playing right before bedtime when you are comfy in your pjs.

First Artwork

Your very first masterpiece! It is the most beautiful piece of art I have ever seen.
You are starting to get to do so many fun activities at school like fingerpaint, sing songs outside, play with scarves and play with duckies in water buckets. I love your school and love that they exposing you to so many things (minus the germs and constant colds:)

Mothers Day

What a fabulous first Mothers Day. I took you to church Saturday night and got so emotional when they asked all the mothers to stand up and the congregation clapped. Holding you in my arms even though you were squirmy and my arms were about to give out was such an amazing feeling. Everyone was right when they said there is no way to describe the feeling of motherhood and they are absolutely right. Words cannot express the amazing joy I feel when I look at you and think about how blessed our family is. We are surrounded by amazing mothers and role models. I think about my mom (Nana) and how all the values she instilled in me will be passed along to you. Thank you mom for raising me and helping prepare me to raise little Brox! I also think about your Dad's mom (Yaya) and what a great man she raised and all the wonderful qualities he will pass onto you.

On Sunday you and I went to Nana's house for lunch with the family. When we got back to Dallas Dad cooked out for us. It rained and Clyde tried to steal our food off the grill but overall we had a great day just spending time together and enjoying our family!