Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Happy Father's Day!



I would have to say that I am one of the most blessed women in the world to have the Father I have. I have such an amazing Father that has raised me to be the person I am today. When we were younger he sacrificed so much for his children and was engaged in every step of the way. He always encouraged us to try new things but never pushed us to hard if we lost interested. One of my favorite stories to share was when I was in the First Grade I wanted to join Brownies because Steven was in Cub Scouts. As most of you know, Brownies was a Mother/Daughter group until Jim Truitt came along. Dad did some research, gathered other little girls my age and started a Brownie group. I did not feel a bit different that it was all the little girls and their Moms but I did feel special that I had my Daddy with me. After being in Brownies for a year I decided to stick with sports!! Thanks Dad for that wonderful experience!!

I am lucky to two men in my live that love me so deeply. Don is a wonderful father to Dax and Dax loves his Daddy. It's a honor watching Don be a Father to Dax everyday. I LOVe you guys!

Monday, June 21, 2010

Viruses, Viruses and more Viruses!




The Satterwhite household has been hit with a couple of viruses this past week. First, Dax got Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease. He had a fever on Friday and I started noticing a few blisters forming on his feet. At first I thought they were mosquito bites that had been scratched but over the next few days the blisters were spreading on the bottom of his feet and the palms of his hands. These were nasty looking blisters but Dax did not seem bothered by them at all.

Wednesday, I was putting Dax to bed and we were about to brush his teeth until we were interpreted by the stomach bug. He showed no signs of feeling bad. He threw up a couple times while in the bathroom. Over the next 7 hours he continued to vomit. I made a little pallet next to our bed where he slept or at least tried to sleep. After several dirty towels and sheets Thursday morning he woke up his normal self.

Friday, it was my turn. We loaded up the car with the new boat and headed down to the beach house. We took a cruise in the bay and I started feeling crampy. We got back to the house and I watched Dax fish for awhile. The pain was getting worse and worse so I went upstairs and layed down around 9ish. I would say about 30 minutes later the vomitathon started until 3 o'clock in the morning. Dax work up and started vomiting AGAIN so I threw in the towel and headed to the Galveston ER. By that time Dax was fine and did not vomit anymore. This was his first time to the ER and wanted to make sure he said Hi to everyone that came in sight. I was sent home after taking a pill and basically them telling me there was nothing they could do for me.

Friday, June 18, 2010

More Reunion Pictures

Ashley, Julie & Me


Uncle Jake & Aunt Lynda
Mike & Me
Half of Brianna, Brittany, Julie, Jordan, Ashley, Jill, Alexis, Dax & Me
Kim-ma with Alexis and Dax
Above: Uncle Jake, Mike, Dad, and Steven
Dax & Daddy swimming in the canal
Ashley & JillPreston


Surfer Clay!
Skim boarder Steven
Surfer Dax
Dax & Mommy!

Truitt Family Reunion 2010 Galveston TX




We just had our 23rd Truitt Family reunion (I think) this past weekend! When my grandparents were still alive we would always go to their house in Center, TX during the Christmas Holiday. My father and his siblings promised when they passed they would continue the tradition. Since then we have moved it during the summer time because it's to hard during Christmas to get everyone together. My Uncle Jake and family live in Dallas and my Aunt Martha and family live in Oklahoma. We usually rotate from Houston, Dallas and Oklahoma every year. This was the first time to have a destination reunion. It was the best one yet and I look forward to more years to come.


The total in our group has grown to 25. We used our beach house, our kind neighbors let us use their house and we rented a friends condo in Pointe West. Pointe West was a hit because of the pools and beach access.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Ice Cream Ice Cream




Dax LOVES to eat ice cream or popsicles!! We started giving him a special treat after he eats
all of his dinner. I am not huge on giving him lots of sweets so I also freeze orange juice and he loves them just as much. Sometimes while eating breakfast he will he all his breakfast and think he will be getting a popsicle!! Here are a few pictures of him enjoying his popsicle on the front porch.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

I am going to TRY to be a better blogger!

I read everyone's blog and they are so creative and loyal to their blogs. I am so bad about blogging. I have decided to be a better blogger so I can use it as a little journal as Dax grows. I can't believe that Mr. Dax is already passed the 2 year mark. He is such a sweet little boy and very smart. He defiantly uses that towards his advantage.

Here are a few things with Dax:

- In April he started going to a new school. He was in a home based daycare but Don and I decided to switch him to Kids R Kids. He seems to really enjoy it. Ms. Cynthia is a great teacher
with a loving voice. Since it's a new environment he gets clinging when I drop him off. When we pull up to his school he gets excited and shouts, "My school Mommy!" I tell him he is a big boy and not to cry when Mommy leaves. He says, "OK Mommy and Mommy will be right back!" It's so cute and sweet. If I had it my way I would spend every minute with Dax. His new school has cameras and I watch him while I am work. It's great seeing what he is doing but makes me really miss him and want to be with him.

- Here lately Dax has really shown an interest in potty training himself. He will ask to use the potty. I have never pushed the issue on him because I did not want him to loose interest so I decided when he was ready he would let us know. Sure enough, he has let us know. He gets candy when he goes to the big boy potty. I have kept his Easter Eggs and have some candy in the eggs. Everytime he goes potty in the potty he gets an egg and runs around the house showing us he has candy and goes and sits down in the same place everytime and eats his candy.

- Talk Talk Talk! He is a talker just like his Mommy! He does not meet a stranger. Every morning on the way to school I have to roll down the window so he can say hi to the lady. The "lady" is the crossing guard. She is a sweet lady that gives him a wave back with a smile. Every where we go he says hi to anyone he sees. If you don't say hi back he will continue to say hi until you respond. If I put Dax in the car and someone walks by and I say hi he will get upset and tell me, "Momma, I say hi too!"

- I know he is only 2 but he has such a love for sports. Better watch out because the kid can hit a ball, throw, and working on catching a ball. He will take a football get down in a stance and say "Down set hike take a step back pat the ball and throw!"

- Dax has always been my perfect sleeper until he learned at 2 years old that he can climb out of his crib. We finally converted his crib into a toddler bed. He has not really totally adjusted. In the past, we would say our prayers give kisses and put him in bed. Now, he says, "Mommy lay with me!" I will read him a couple of books and tell him Mommy has to go night night. He cries for a few minutes but lays in his bed. He is a true angel!

Those are just a few highlights of Dax. Every minute is a joy with that kid!

Friday, October 9, 2009

Wow! It's been awhile!

So- I am not the great blogger that I thought I would be! I am really going to try to update my blog atleast once a week.

Where does time go and is it really October? Dax is 18 months now and is learning so much. He is my little parrot and has learned about 30 words now. In the car, at the house or just out he will tell you an entire story. Man- I wish I knew what he was saying. Every night when I put Dax to bed we say the Now I lay me down to sleep prayer. Last Sunday, we said the prayer and at the very end he took his paci out and said "Amen!" It was so sweet!

The first weekend of October officially started hunting season! I am a true "Hunters Widow!" Don is such huge hunter. I don't think I will understand how a Man could enjoy hunting and sitting in the woods getting eaten by mosquitoes.

Stayed tuned for Halloween pictures and what Dax will be this year!!