I have returned!!

Well...The Doty clan is all back together and in Abilene. You may have been wondering if I would ever post on blogger again...well here I am. After not having the internet for 3 days of being back in Abilene, I decided this morning...that life without the internet is no life at all...jk...I just need something to do while Jaxon is taking a nap. Oh and something else that is not worth living without...a DVR. I won't start on my rant. but really I miss it. K so y'all know about our Zoo trip, but Ashley posted some shots on her Facebook so I thought I would share.


Here is the grumpy princess.














And here is a few shots of Jaxon and Avery in the tub...Jaxon's head is really focused on all the bathtime Dora toys...soooo you don't see her too much...but Avery sure is cute. Y'all should all know that after the water drained out of this bathtub...it looked like a sandbox. Both of these girls collected half of a sandbox in their diapers and brought it back to Ashley's...they had so much fun though!

That's all on the update...well I guess I can tell you that Jaxon is talkin a bit more. She loves to say Apple, Ice, Cup of Ice (only it sounds like "coco Ice.") she calls Horton, Borto...but I know what she is saying...she can name 2 backyardigans, Austin=Autin, and Pablo=Pabo...Dora is Dida, Boots is boo...she lets you know when she has peed or pooped by grabbing her diaper and says "poopoo"...today i said..."you wanna change your diaper" and clear as day she said, "change your diaper" ...she says "seeeet...GO," for on your mark, get set, go......Ohhhh and when she makes a basket she turns around raises her hands in the air and says "whoo whoo"...i will have to video that soon...there are tons of other things I just can't think of any more right now.

News on David...he comes back from Iraq on June 3...so pray for his safety all the way through that. And he will be in Killen for 6 months (i think) then he will be transferred to Germany. Which is cool...because it's not Iraq...or Afghanistan...or Mexico...or any other crazy place in the world right now.

On lighter news...I am now a member of Facebook. Heaven help me.

I love the Zoo

Well it's our first week in Smithville and we just have had a party everyday since we have been here!! Actually, we took a day trip to Houston and were there for about 15 minutes, or 24 hours, but whatever. We were able to watch Reid on the baseball diamond and he pitched their team to a victory...and then we went to the Houston Zoo!! It was way too much fun. The first animal we saw was my favorite. The tiger. I really just wanted to go give him a hug....and here is a did you know...did you know that there are possibly more tigers living in the state of Texas than there are living in their natural habitat??? They are that close to extinction. It makes me so sad.

So moving on. Jaxon is all sorts of out of wack lately. First off...we haven't stayed in a place long enough for her to realize where home is...so saying that she is a cranky may be an understatement. And Friday had been the last time she had pooped!! I know y'all don't care but it works into the story here.

Here is grouchy pants in a stroller for 2. She wouldn't let Avery in it without throwing a fit. She missed alot while pouting...but too bad for her.

After trecking across half of the zoo keeping up with Avery on foot...Mitch decided to get our stroller so Avery could be easily carted too.

So still with the pouty face.

Avery being the sweet cousin that she is wanted to cheer Jaxon up and gave her kisses in her stroller.

Well we found the reptiles...and Jaxon perked up a little when she was able to name her ONLY animal...the crocodilio. Yes this is an Alligator...but Jaxon learned how to say crocodile in spanish and I'm all for hearing it a million times.
Well, we stopped to rest our leggies and let the girls run around a little picnic area...and Jaxon pooped...and her little body was ready to party from then on!!!

We went to the petting part of the zoo and instead of petting the goats...she ran her little hiney off...and tried to pick up some...umm goat droppings...clearly confusing them for chocolate chips. Anyway, mommy and daddy were fast enough to keep her away from disaster.

And then we let them play at the kiddy park...she enjoyed the slide with Reid...and A Hippos tongue. It's amazing what a good bowel movement can do for a toddler.

what's going on?!

Hello everyone! Well we are officially moved out of our house and have basically moved in with my mom for a couple months (pray. just pray). My new motto, that someone so sweet helped me out with is..."it will be over in a minute." which in the grand scheme of things...a couple months is nothing compared to a lifetime or even 5 months :) . anyway. spring break is coming soon and a well awaited trip to see neena and the whole houston crew is coming up!! we also had the best garage sale EVER...in your face husband!!

Jaxon is a little confused as to why we are staying with Neenee everynight but she may be getting the hang of it...and while Petey has turned into a real dog and has stayed outside everynight this week (yes i know it's only Tuesday)....Tex is being spoiled at camp Neena!! I even heard he was able to sneak up on the bed and cuddle with Neena last night...we are keeping that a secret from Papaw right now, but when he actually reads these blogs us girls have I may just sheepishly blush and apologize to Tex because it will never happen again.

I am blogging from my granny's computer b/c mine is packed away and my moms computer is the most frustrating thing ever...i know this because it used to be mine. so blogging may not be caught up frequently on doty's dish.

I had a baby appt today, and it was just the normal checkup only this morning I could have sworn that i could actually feel my Fallopian Tubes trying to kill me. When I asked my dr. about it he just laughed at me...and said it's not the tubes...it's just ligaments and whatnot pulling. Speaking of my baby...she kicks and kicks and kicks...I feel her all the time...but once someone puts their hand to my belly she stops....and speaking of "she" i need to ask you people a question...if you were a girl (which most of you are) would you die if your name was Maddux Lane?? I love it...sure Angelina started the Maddox trend but really naming a child MaddUx has been something i have wanted to do since before adopting children from every country was cool. so i am not following a trend...i just didn't have babies fast enough. so now i'm rambling and i really want to know your thoughts on being named Maddux Lane.

Sorry no pics...but i am on granny's computer...i promise to blog again when at neena's...o and Twilight comes out March 21st!!