Little Cowboy

I have been needing to print off new pics of our family and Dawson. I still have his 1 year old pics up and he's turning 3 in a couple months...I'm horrible. I have finally picked out the ones I want, and photo shopped them a little. I'm SO excited. Some of these you may have seen before I've fixed them up. I don't do a lot, but I just love how they turned out. It's easy when you have the cutest little boy, you don't have to do a lot of fixing up :-) I loved seeing him watch little waves and stare out into the water. He can't get enough of water- EVER! He loves the water!

This is my favorite. I'm probably going to get a big one of this and hang it up in our living room. I have a silhouette of J.D. and Daws on a horses that I'm going to put in Dawson's cowboy room.

This is my little Cowboy.

My updates for our family... well on May 7th Dawson and I will say goodbye to J.D. for 6 weeks! We can drive up north anytime to see him, but it's still going to be long weeks without a daddy around. We are kind of living life day by day right now. We have plans, but we have to wait things out to know if the plans are going to fall through. It's kind of fun not knowing what we are doing, but possibly could be doing, and what we will do between now and then. haha! We honestly just keep smiling through everything! J.D. graduates May 6th- which we are so PROUD of him. He has worked so hard with his degree and dental pre-requisites. He is very excited to have a degree to show for all his hard work.
My 2nd semester ends April 30th...two more years. For me, it's all a countdown and 2 years doesn't seem like a long time when you look at all the things going on in our lives the next year. I love the end of a semester, it feels like such an accomplishment. I'm proud of myself because I have seen my potential with my calling, school, a 2 year old, and all the other family things we've been going through. I get stressed out and depressed, but when i get to the end of a semester I realize how much I can do and deal with emotionally and physically.
Dawson is growing up so much! I feel like he's an adult with the things he says to us. He is becoming pretty good at driving too :-) He has slept through the night more nights than not the past month. He loves to exercise with his mom and dad. Really-he gets his bball shorts, no shirt, and shoes. He has learned how to do crunches and push ups (he can't quite get these yet). He loves to play with us whether its baseball, kicking a ball around, pillow fights, or dancing. He has learned the color blue, red, and the shape circle. He loves to go to church, see family, and play with his best friend Andi. I wish everyone could see how excited Dawson and Andi get when they see each other. They truly are best friends! Dawson is now wearing 4t and is growing like a weed. He still has 2 molars that need to come in, but I think they are on their way.

That's all until next time! :-)