Showing posts with label Nacogdoches. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nacogdoches. Show all posts

Monday, February 22, 2016

The Weeks Are Flying By!

"Look, Mommy! I have a beard!"
The past few weeks have been pretty busy for us. But who am I kidding? All of our weeks tend to fly by.

We spent the Friday before Valentine's Day at a Duck's Unlimited banquet. It's nice to see so many people turn out for a great organization like DU. The food is usually great and the things they auction off are pretty neat. Auggie found a camo backpack that he really liked. Tim bought 5 raffle tickets so he put all 5 tickets in for 1 of the 5 backpacks... He won the first 2 drawn! The smile on his face when he walked up to me after winning them was priceless. He asked if one could be his school backpack.

All decked out in camo.
We spent last weekend daydreaming about living in Nacogdoches (where Tim and I both went to college). I showed Auggie all around campus while Tim was in a meeting with some of the current players and alumni from the SFA Rugby team. Campus was full of prospective students and their parents since it was Showcase Saturday. Auggie liked running around the pine trees, up the stairs of the Austin and Rusk buildings, chasing the squirrels and picking up pine cones. We watched a rugby game, walked around Tucker Woods, ate some Nac BBQ and Italian food and then headed home. It was a beautiful day for a short trip.

Family selfie at Tucker Woods
Axe Em Jacks!

Tim and Auggie outside the Forestry Building
Always have to get that pine tree shot in the Piney Woods!


At Aussie's spot on the LaNana Creek

Auggie wanted to hang up his pine cone. He was a litttttle excited.

School continues to go well. Last week they went to both Lowe's and Home Depot. Each kiddo got to build a race car and a spinning container. Auggie was very proud of his creations.
At Lowe's last week for a class field trip.
And what school year is complete without the annual giving of Valentine's? I wouldn't be a typical mom if I didn't go too far with his Valentine's either.  Well, this year, it was just messing around on the computer and camera but Auggie was happy about the theme and couldn't wait to give his cards out. They were Cut the Rope theme- an app he is very obsessed with. He had his very own Om Nom (the green guy) and those little poppers you flip inside out and let pop in the air. He thought they were great.
Auggie's valentines turned out great. He was very excited about them
Thankfully his teachers didn't go all out about Valentine's Day. They read 2 books, Not a Box and Pete's A Pizza. The kids got so animated with the books. It was fun to watch. After the first book, the kids got to decorate their own "Not A Box." Auggie's was a car.
Pretending to drive his Not A Box

Playing outside during his Valentine's Day party

And big news in the Siegmund household... We officially have a soccer player! Auggie started practice last week. It'll be a big difference not being able to go out of town every weekend since he'll have soccer games on Saturday mornings. So far we've learned he dribbles well but doesn't pass to his teammates. I'd say for the first practice, he did very well!

Before his first soccer practice
 And I'll leave you with a photo that gets Auggie giggling every time he sees it! He likes to scroll through the filters on SnapChat (an image sharing app). They have all sorts of things for videos and regular photos. He thinks they're all hysterical.








Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Milam County Nature Festival, Nacogdoches & Some Firsts


We made plans with both sides of our families to meet up in Cameron at the 2011 Milam County Nature Festival. Auggie was able to meet all his cousins on Tim's side. I know they had been really looking forward to meeting him. All the times they saw him were through the window or TV when we got on XBOX Live. Drake, Cole, Lindsay and my mom were able to come from my side. Tim is the advisor from Texas Park & Wildlife for the organization who organized the festival- The El Camino Real Chapter of Texas Master Naturalist. The members have kept up with how Auggie has been doing so they were all happy they were able to meet him. Auggie was also able to meet a pair of Tim's landowners- Molly & Ray. They're so sweet and both times that I've met them, I feel like I'm part of their family! One of these days we're going to make a trip out to their place- Auggie has lots of fishing to do!

The festival is was fun! Auggie fell asleep after he ate. He was nice and comfy in the Snugli carrier once he was facing towards me.

Photo by Corey
April 9
Photo by Molly & Ray
April 9
Gramma trying to get comfy with Auggie
April 9

After his lunch, he fell asleep
April 9

Drake touching an alligator
April 9
We spent Thursday & Friday in Nacogdoches. Auggie was able to meet Chris, Liz, Kati, Stephanie, Erica, Kate, Leah and whole bunch of people from SFA Campus Rec! He was such a ladies man! Tim & I were both nervous about him not having good days since he's been crying a lot at night but as soon as he was out of that car seat and meeting new people, he was so happy and smiley! Of course, I brought my camera and what happens?? I took one picture! I'm so mad at myself for only taking one picture!! :( But at least I got the one picture.. Plus, Auggie made history and let Kate hold him! YAY Kate!

Kate, Erica & Kent
April 8
I don't know if I should say this or if I'm jinxing myself... but I guess I'll say it any way.. Auggie has been sleeping better the past few nights. Thank goodness! It is still harder to put him to bed and keep him there and asleep than before but it is a heck of a lot better than him screaming every 45 minutes.

We've been helping Auggie practice sitting up on his own. I think it is going well and he'll be sitting up on his own in no time! He always wants to be sitting straight up.
5 months old
April 10
Monday he really held his bottle well! I was actually able to get a few pictures. He was hungry so he leaned to the bottle and grabbed it and put it in his mouth. So happy!

Holding his bottle
April 11

Leaning forward
April 11


Friday, July 23, 2010

ok, so I missed a day

My mom came to CS Thursday to help me unpack/organize a little bit. I'm pretty proud that I put a big dent in our boxes. We still have boxes (and boxes... and boxes) at Jane & Sherwin's but we will get them out... soon.
Tim & I are back in Nacogdoches for the day. Tim is meeting with his major professor for his thesis. I'm hanging out at the Rec (sfacampusrec.blogspot.com) until I meet with Liz & Lauren for lunch. We'll drive back to CS around 3 and then I'll be leaving for either Houston to pick up my mom & Cole or to Denton to pick up Mom, Cole, Jamie & Nathan... then we'll be headed to OHIO!
Can't wait to be there!!