Alex, Tyler...and more!

Aggie Bowl Game in Houston

2012-01-06T09:32:00.005-06:00

Julie, Matt, Randy and I headed out to the Aggie's Bowl Game on New Year's Eve bright and early so we would be ready for the 11am kickoff against Northwestern!

Jack Ingram gave a short concert before the game outside in the parking lot.

These guys (Jacoby Jones WR and Arian Foster RB, for the Houston Texans) were there watching from the Aggie sidelines. I had no clue who they are but everyone was trying to take pictures of them. The best picture I got of them was with this kid (who I don't know).

After the game both teams took a knee in the middle of the field and appeared to be praying or having a moment of silence! I thought it was pretty neat of them.

One Aggie player was killed in a car accident the week before Christmas so there was a moment of silence before the game in honor of that player.

Presenting the trophy to Coach DeRuyter.

SEC we will see you next season...Please be nice and don't kill us every game! :) thanks and gig'em

Josie's 6th Birthday Party

2012-01-06T09:27:00.004-06:00

Josie celebrated her 6th birthday at Pump It Up and was so nice to invite Alex to her party! Alex had a blast! I wish they had a place like this in College Station!

Christmas Part 3 - Nana and Papa's House

2012-01-06T09:16:00.006-06:00

Christmas day we went to my Nana and Papa's. Alex and Tyler both loved looking at all of Nana's ornaments on her tree!

Opening presents at Nana and Papa's house is always fun!

Christmas Part 2 - Our family

2012-01-06T09:06:00.004-06:00

Santa brought Alex and Tyler a ride-on police car!!

Alex was so excited, Tyler was still a little asleep!

Playing with new Christmas toys after the Christmas Eve service at church, which both boys did great during!

Opening Christmas presents on Christmas Eve morning!

Christmas- Part 1, Whitesboro

2012-01-06T08:55:00.003-06:00

Our first Christmas celebration was in Whitesboro with my mom's side of the family!

Alex and Tyler both got Aggie hats from my Red Raider cousins, Andy and Kristen!

Thanksgiving

2012-01-06T08:38:00.005-06:00

Randy, Julie, Matt and I went to the Texas A&M vs. Texas Game at Kyle Field and had a great time although we lost. Texas did a great tribute at half-time which was very nice!

The food was great and the desserts were even better!

Uncle Matt and Papa fried a turkey!

Chuck E Cheese

2012-01-06T08:30:00.005-06:00

We recently med up with Alex's birthfamily at Chuck E Cheese and had a great time visiting and chasing kiddos around. I realized I as we were driving home that I didn't get may pictures :( Next time I need to make sure we get some good ones!

Half-Birthdays!

2012-01-06T08:20:00.004-06:00

Tyler is 18 months old and such a ham. He loves to laugh and play with his brother. He also loves cars, candy (thanks to Daddy), and playing outside! He eats everything and is a great sleeper.

Alex is 3 1/2 and loves police cars, playing with his brother, dancing and anything outside. Alex also loves candy (thanks to Daddy) but he also loves to brush his teeth, so mommy is happy! Alex is now fully potty trained and has been for about 4 months. He only had a few accidents that lasted about a week and then no more!!

I'm not sure what we did before these two came along. They keep us busy and keep us laughing!!

Cozumel Cruise

2011-11-13T15:09:00.006-06:00

The dentist I work for is awesome and offered to send some of us full-time staff on a continuing education cruise to Cozumel Mexico! Randy and I had a great time enjoying the sun and scenery! I can't wait to go again!

Just a couple of my great co-workers!

We pulled in to pick up the boys from my parents house and this is what we found. Papa thought Alex needed to start driving himself around the yard. (I think Papa was tired of filling up the mower with gas and giving rides! Ha ha). Alex loves Papa and Nana's new

Mini Gator!

Fall Festivities

2011-11-13T14:51:00.007-06:00

I just love the fall time of year. All the colors and activities that happen in the fall are so much fun especially for the kiddos! We painted pumpkins, carved pumpkins, dressed up as all kinds of things and had a great time at the annual trunk or treat at church!!

Painting Pumpkins

I dressed Alex and Tyler up in costumes we already had and I thought they looked so cute. Alex however has had his heart set on being a policeman for Halloween for some time now. So this dress up session was just for fun. Alex wore the monkey last year and wore the Tigger two years ago.

Carving "Pete" the Pumpkin

"Pete", the Pumpkin!

My little Policeman and Fireman!

Randy took Alex down the street while Tyler and I stayed and passed out candy to the trick or treaters.

Alex said this guy was scary!

The Houston Zoo in October!

2011-11-13T14:30:00.008-06:00

We took a trip to the Houston Zoo with some friends from Magnolia! We love the zoo and the weather was gorgeous!

Peanut Festival - Whitesboro, Texas

2011-11-13T14:22:00.004-06:00

In October we traveled to Whitesboro Texas to visit the Peanut Festival. Our Papa Ed was one of the Grand Marshall's for the parade! Alex loved seeing all the fire trucks and police cars in the parade.

Aggie Football 2011

2011-11-13T14:05:00.004-06:00

Aggie Football is an exciting time in Bryan/College Station!

Alex loves wearing his aggie gameday gear every Saturday (and if you try to put something else on him he lets you know!)

Our view every Saturday home game!

We enjoy watching the players run out before the game!

Caleb Russell as the 12th man!

Water Fun

2011-11-13T13:31:00.003-06:00

Alex and Tyler both love the water. Back in August the church staff got together and had a swim party. Alex loved being thrown in the air by Mr. Brian, Mr. Chris and Daddy!

Waiting for the rain. It had been so long since it rained here Tyler didn't quite know what to think of it hitting his head!

The splash pad was a favorite this summer too.

Tyler's first haircut!

2011-08-15T21:04:00.004-05:00

Tyler got his first haircut in July compliments of his Daddy! His curls are gone :( His hair is different than Alex's hair and was a little more of a challege with the clippers.

Family Reunion

2011-08-15T20:57:00.004-05:00

We took a short trip up to Lake Graham for the family reunion in July. We missed seeing everyone that could not make it this year and those that arrived after we had already headed home. Sadly I didn't take may pictures :(

Tyler gets tubes!...and a forgotten post :(

2011-08-14T20:19:00.005-05:00

Tyler got tubes in mid July and has been doing well ever since. Prior to tubes he had about 6 infections in about 6 months. He was miserable and we were having to take him to the Dr. about every two or three weeks. He was on about 4 or 5 different antibiotics and finally we decided to just get tubes. We hope they will stay in place and he won't need another set!

Randy's mom (Grandma) came to visit toward the end of June and I never posted about her visit. And even worse...this is the only picture I have from the two weeks that she was here. I'm not sure what I was thinking but I didn't take a single picture. Randy actually took this picture the day she left to go back to Tucson.

4th of July

2011-08-14T14:38:00.005-05:00

We spent July 4th at Lake Conroe!

Lake

2011-08-14T14:30:00.005-05:00

First trip to the lake for the summer! Alex and Tyler both loved playing in the sand at the "beach"!

1st and 3rd

2011-08-12T09:56:00.004-05:00

Tyler turned one year old on June 3rd and Alex was three years old on June 10th.

A camping we will go!

2011-08-12T09:41:00.004-05:00

In May we went camping with our Sunday school class and had a great time despite the rain! We can't wait for the fall to do it again!

it rained...hard. so we played in the kitchen!

The Park

2011-08-12T09:24:00.004-05:00

We took a trip to Katy to meet up with Alex's birthfamily at the park. It was hot but Alex loves the park and had a great time with everyone!

Adam's 26th birthday

2011-08-12T09:09:00.004-05:00

Adam turned 26 on April 8th so we all went to Pappasitos to celebrate! Thanks Adam for having another birthday and for picking Pappasitos for your birthday dinner...it was yummy!!

Adam loves it when they sing to him :)

Matt had too much to eat! Ha ha!! He also did not want to have his picture made. :)

Easter

2011-08-12T08:42:00.005-05:00

Easter Egg Hunt!

Jesus' Tomb

We used this tomb to tell the Easter story!

The Easter Bunny came to visit!

New Life Picnic

2011-08-12T08:34:00.004-05:00

Randy and Alex had a great time at the New Life Picnic this year. They pushed wagons, played with trains and ate some fried chicken! I was out of town for a baby shower for my cousin and was sorry to miss out on all the fun!

Trip to Arizona!

2011-08-12T08:16:00.005-05:00

The youth group was taking a trip to Tucson Arizona last March so the kids and I decided to tag along and stay with Randy's mom and sister for the week. We had a great time and got to see lots of family. She has a great backyard with a pool (but it was too cold to swim). While we were there we took a trip to the Tucson Zoo! The kids had a blast!!

The fun begins!

2011-03-11T10:53:00.005-06:00

Tyler must have seen me posting the previous blog because later that night I took this video. He was so proud of himself! I can't believe he is already walking...I'm not ready for it yet but I guess I have no choice!

Tyler is 9 months!

2011-03-08T14:16:00.005-06:00

Tyler turned 9 months old on March 3rd (His Daddy's 33rd birthday!) He is getting so big and is such a blessing!

Tyler weighs just over 20lbs and is about 28 inches tall!

Tyler has started walking with assistance. He can take a couple steps on his own but then falls down. We got Alex and Tyler to "race" this afternoon and of course Alex won. It really wasn't a fair competition but they both had fun doing this over and over again!

Houston Livestock Show

2011-03-08T13:41:00.007-06:00

We recently took a trip to the Houston Livestock Show. There was hardly a crowd and Alex really enjoyed seeing all the animals. We met some friends from Magnolia and had a great time! Alex was asleep before we got out of the parking lot!! Enjoy the picture overload!!

Alex loved the petting zoo. He would run from animal to animal touching them all...he didn't want to leave anyone out!!

Chicken

Pig

Sheep, or maybe it is a goat. Hard to tell from this angle!

Llama

Deer

Alex and Josie having fun on the farm!

"Milking" a cow!

Alex, Josie and Izzy waiting in line!

Planting his onion "seed".

Feeding chickens and picking an egg.

Alex almost chickened out as we were walking up the steps to the top of this slide. In the end he enjoyed it!

Alex and Josie both won stuffed animals by "catching fish" at a carnival booth!

This ride made me dizzy! Alex enjoyed it though!

Alex warming up to the tractors!

Tyler did so great! (except for the horrible dirty diaper as were getting out of the car...notice his mismatched clothes!! yeah it was really nasty!)

NOT a fan of worms!

Bees!

Alex's favorite were the chickens!

Tyler and a pig!

Prize winning pig!

video update

2011-02-26T11:57:00.004-06:00

We recently started working with Alex to say his full name. He won't say Alexander...I guess it is because we always just call him Alex. Other than that he learned quickly and it is so cute when he says it.

Alex Ray Biddlecome!

Tyler has started clapping. It is his new thing and he does it all the time now. He is so proud of himself!

Snow!

2011-02-21T14:25:00.006-06:00

It snowed...

and Alex is loving it!!

Quick Photo Update - January

2011-02-21T14:06:00.005-06:00

Randy and I went to the Cotton Bowl and had a great time even though the outcome was not what we had hoped...maybe next year Aggies!!

Enjoying the outdoors!!

Playing with Taylor at Nana and Papa's house!

Tyler all ready for church!!

Tyler's 7 and 8 month pictures...just a little late!

2011-02-21T14:01:00.002-06:00

I am soooo far behind on my blogging. Here are Tyler's 7 month and 8 month pictures with his monkey. I figured I better get these posted before he turns 9 months!!

Jordan is here!

2011-01-22T12:17:00.004-06:00

I got a text message at 6:00am on Thursday January 6th from my sister saying she had had a baby that morning. I was shocked and excited all at the same time because her due date was January 27th. Julie's water broke at around 1am, they got to the hospital around 3am and Jordan was born around 4:30am (without an epidural or doctor). Julie said the only real pain started around 4am. She said it was scary but she would do it all the same again if she knew it would only be 30 minutes of pain. The recovery this time around has been quicker and they were only in the hospital for about 30 hours total. Jordan is doing great and she is the cutest thing!

My mom with Jordan and Taylor! Taylor is so proud of her little sister! I think Jordan is gonna have two Mommies!

Random December Pics

2011-01-01T20:01:00.003-06:00

Christmas part 4 - Chuck E Cheese

2011-01-01T19:51:00.007-06:00

We made a trip to Chuck E Cheese to see Amanda and the rest of Alex's birth family. Alex had a blast playing the games and running around. He was not interested in sitting, eating or visiting! Imagine that!! While Randy chased Alex, I enjoyed visiting with everyone! Amanda is doing really well! She is engaged to a man named Phillip and they seem very happy together. Drew is doing well and is excited to have a brother or sister in July! We are excited for Amanda and Phillip and can't wait to meet the little one!

Alex and Drew enjoyed being "on tv"!

Christmas part 3 - Mimi and Papa Ed's House

2011-01-01T19:43:00.003-06:00

We left my parents house the day after Christmas and headed up to see my Mom's side of the family. This was the first Christmas without my Mimi around the house. She had a stroke last May and has not been well since. She spent the holidays in the hospital so everyone took turns going over to see her.

Christmas part 2 - Nana and Papa's House

2011-01-01T19:33:00.005-06:00

Christmas with my parents was Christmas #2.

good catch Adam (or matt as Alex calls him half the time) ;)

The "big kids" got rocking chairs from Nana and Papa...Alex loves his!

Alex also got a red car that he can pedal...He played outside with this car till his little fingers were frozen!

Nana and the kiddos...it is the best we could do!!

Christmas part 1 - Our house

2011-01-01T19:15:00.007-06:00

Santa came to our house a day early so the kids could play with their toys before leaving to go to Nana and Papa's house for Christmas. We won't be able to do this every year and we hope to be at our house most Christmas mornings but this year they didn't know the difference!!

They also opened presents from Mom, Dad and Grandma!

Please ignore the runny nose (I just realized it is particularly nasty in this picture :)) and tired eyes...We woke him up to open presents because Alex could not wait any longer.

Santa's Wonderland

2011-01-01T19:05:00.005-06:00

We took the kids to Santa's Wonderland to ride the hayride...Alex loves hayrides. Santa's Wonderland is pricey but Alex had a great time!

Ski Trip to Crested Butte, Colorado

2011-01-01T17:50:00.008-06:00

Randy and I took a trip to Crested Butte, CO with some youth, youth families and college students. There were 50 of us total and we all went on a charter bus!! It was all fun and games till we got to Monarch Pass and the weather was bad and the roads were icy. We ended up having to stop when a van pulling a trailer pulled out and began sliding backwards and sideways off the road. The bus lost momentum and started sliding as well and it was kinda scary. I'm not sure the people in the back even knew what was happening but I had a front row seat to the action and was wishing I didn't. Of course I grabbed my camera to document the fun!

The van pulling the trailer that pulled out in front of our bus! Scary!

These two trucks almost hit one another...another scary moment!

We finally made it (after 23 hours) to Crested Butte and the bus got stuck yet again when one of the snow chains broke only about 1 mile from our condos. We ended up getting towed by a front end loader the rest of way.

Day 1 of skiing consisted of getting up early to rent our ski gear (since we missed our appointment the day before after getting in much later than expected)! The snow was fresh and there wasn't hardly any crowd! The skiing was great and we had a great first day!
Day 2 of skiing was great too. We got out on the slopes as soon as they opened. The night before over 14 inches of snow fell!! We had another great day!

That night Randy and I went into the little town of Crested Butte to eat dinner and do some shopping. The town was beautiful with all the snow and lights. We ate at mexican food place and I learned that Colorado mexican food is not like Texas mexican food...but it was still good!

During our time in Crested Butte it snowed over 2 ft of snow. Cars were completely covered with snow!

We were sad to go but I was excited to get back to the boys! I missed them!

** My camera was a day off on the date stamp...so for those of you that went on the trip you may notice the date is wrong :(

The Zoo

2010-12-11T10:21:00.007-06:00

We went to the zoo last week with some friends from Magnolia. We had lots of fun! The Zoo was not crowded at all and weather turned out to be nice and cool! Thanks Jones family for coming with us...can't wait to do it again (but not during Spring Break!)! Here are LOTS of pictures of our fun!!

Watching Alex in the petting zoo made me laugh...he was hugging goats and Randy said he even kissed one on the back...yuck...but he sure had fun!

Pictures with Santa!

2010-12-11T10:12:00.004-06:00

Alex surprised me this year and didn't shed one tear on Santa's lap. When we got there a school group was taking pictures with Santa and Alex got to watch all the kids jump up in Santa's lap and smile for the picture. When it was our turn Alex was a little hesistant but warmed up to Santa quickly and when it was time to go he didn't want to get off Santa's lap!

Our printer/scanner is acting up so I just took a picture of the picture...Enjoy!

Tyler is 6 months old!

2010-12-11T09:53:00.004-06:00

Tyler turned 6 months old on December 3rd! He has been rolling over both ways for some time now and has mastered the army crawl so he can get just about anywhere he wants! He eats well and is a happy the large majority of the time! I have faith that someday he will sleep through the night...but for now he still gets up once...which is much better than the 2-3 times a night he was doing last month!

Tyler loves his Johnny Jump Up! (chewing on the straps is a top favorite...actually chewing on anything has become a favorite!)

Tyler's 6 month check-up stats:

weight: 17 lbs 10 oz (75 %)

length: 26 3/4 inches (50 %)

I don't remember his head circumference but it was in the 95th %, Dr said he has a big brain :)

Camping!!

2010-11-22T21:33:00.004-06:00

We recently went camping with a group from our church. The church has some property on Lake Limestone so that is where we decided to go for this camping adventure. We only stayed one night (which was enough). The weather was great when we first got there. After just a few hours of being there a storm hit and it rained pretty good...and then got cold and windy. Alex did great though and had a blast getting dirty!! Enjoy the pictures from our first family camping trip...(minus Tyler...he stayed with my parents...next year we will take him)!

All packed and ready for our ONE night camping adventure...you never know what you may need!!

Alex loved riding his tricycle all over the pavillion!

Alex is all ready for bed...it was windy even in the tent!

Alex the next morning...he loves flashlights!!

Alex and the fire....he didn't like it...said it was too hot. Crazy kid!

Smores by the fire for our morning snack...yummy!!

Flying kites!!

Random!

2010-11-10T11:26:00.003-06:00

Alex thought Tyler needed his rattle!! He is a sweet big brother!

Alex loves to color...and found a PERMANENT marker in the junk drawer in the kitchen...thankfully it wasn't as permanent as I thought!!

Above is what Tyler doest not do well at night. He still is waking up 2-3 times a night on most nights. There are rare occasions when he only gets up once but we are hoping well see more of the above between the hours of 10pm and 7am soon!!

Tyler is 5 months old!!

2010-11-10T11:20:00.002-06:00

Tyler turned 5 months old on Nov 3rd! He is such a happy baby and has really started to enjoy watching Alex play. He especially likes it when Alex pretends to be a frog. :)

trick or treating

2010-10-31T22:23:00.004-05:00

First time in about 8 years that we have been able to hand out candy at house for Trick or Treaters. It was fun. We sat outside and had LOTS of trick or treaters come by.

Alex and Randy off to do some trick or treating!

walking up to our neighbors door...

Tyler and I stayed at home to hand out candy while Alex and Randy were gone!

When Alex and Randy got back we all sat outside and handed out candy...and ate some too!!

Our lovely Jack o Lantern!!

trunk or treat

2010-10-31T22:08:00.005-05:00

Our church had a Trunk or Treat and Alex had a great time. It was a little on the warm side so the costume only lasted about 30 minutes and Tyler never made it into his costume (he was gonna be a banana!). There were games, a hayride, food, cake walk, bucking horses, balloon animals, and jump houses. Here are a few pictures of Alex running and having a great time!

Alex loved the tractor and hayride!

Awful family photo looking into the sun.

Texas A&M vs. Texas Tech

2010-10-31T21:52:00.004-05:00

Julie, Matt, Randy and I had a great time at Kyle Field on Saturday as the Aggies beat the Red Raiders.

Julie and Matt
Baby Wilcox's second aggie game!!

Randy and I after the game!

Julie made these overalls for Alex and Taylor and they were sooo cute!!

If all goes as planned...Alex will be in the Texas Aggie graduating class of 2030!!

Aggies and Injuries!

2010-10-23T16:40:00.003-05:00

Today is another Aggie Gameday!! We are hoping the Aggies can pull out a win vs. Kansas tonight!

On another note, Randy was up at the church last night and a pole fell on his head. He ended up with four staples. They did it without anesthesia because they said the anesthesia burns worse than the staples themselves. OUCH!!

What we've been up to!

2010-10-22T14:58:00.005-05:00

Alex has started going potty on the potty (when we put him there). He still does not tell us when he needs to go but hopefully we will get there soon!

Alex really enjoys Mainly Music on Wednesdays!

Blowing the feather!!

Cousins
Notice Alex in the background carrying the sticks! He did not want anything to do with the picture.

Alex loves the park...especially the slide!

Alex also loves building with blocks...

and building tents!

Pumpkin Patch

2010-10-22T14:47:00.002-05:00

We went to the pumpkin patch by our house the other day and Alex loved running from pumpkin to pumpkin. He was not so happy about taking a picture (as you will see). I love this time of year. The weather is more enjoyable, I can make soups again, and Christmas is right around the corner!!

Tyler is 4 months old!

2010-10-19T15:54:00.004-05:00

Tyler turned 4 months old on Oct. 3rd!

At his Dr. appointment he weighed 15lbs 15oz. 75th percentile!

Tyler is also rolling over now!!

Aggie Football!!

2010-09-14T15:46:00.006-05:00

Football season is upon us and I could not be more excited! I love to watch college football! My team of choice is of course the Texas Aggies and I'm hoping they can do well this season. So far we are 2-0. Keep it up Aggies!!

Gameday Gear.
Tyler's first gameday with Daddy!

Road Trip!

2010-09-14T15:18:00.008-05:00

While Randy was in Zimbabwe the kids and I went with my parents to see my grandparents (Mimi and Papa Ed). We stayed the rest of the time at my parents house. The kids loved all the attention but we were all ready for Randy to come home! Here are some pictures from our Road Trip and time with Nana and Papa.

Eating popcorn on the boat waiting for the rain to stop so we could go for a boat ride.

Still waiting for the rain to stop...

Nana made Alex a cool house with a big box...she even cut windows so he could see out!

Home Depot looking for patio furniture for Nana and Papa.

Rainy weather means we were stuck inside :(

My boys on the bed. Alex has a bandaid because he fell out of the car when we got home from Mimi and Papa Ed's house.

Tyler at 3 months.

about 15.5 lbs

My boys!

Alex loves this rocking chair at Nana and Papa's house.

Tyler was a trooper in the car!

Looked in the backseat of the car and saw Alex had put his sunglasses on (upside down).

Alex was entertaining everyone!

Papa Ed, Dad, and Mimi at Mimi's new place!

Alex ran all over the backyard chasing our dog Bucky with the watering bucket he found on the back porch. (and yes he is in his pj's!!)

Alex watching his movie on the way to see Mimi and Papa Ed.

Zimbabwe

2010-09-14T15:12:00.009-05:00

Randy recently had the opportunity to lead a small group from our church on a mission trip to Zimbabwe, Africa. They were gone for 12 days sharing the gospel with the people of Zimbabwe. Randy said the people were very open and eager to hear about the gospel. The team had a great time and even got to do some sightseeing while they were there. I hope I can go with him sometime in the future!

Victoria Falls

Bowling!

2010-08-10T16:47:00.005-05:00

Today Grandma took everyone to Wings n' More for lunch then to Grand Station for some bowling and lazertag. Alex ate his grilled cheese like a champ and had a blast bowling with Michael, Nathan, Grandma and Daddy!

Tyler enjoyed a nap and a bottle while everyone else bowled!

The boys! Randy didn't want to be in the picture...but he was anyways!

Backyard Water Fun!

2010-08-10T16:40:00.003-05:00

Alex loves to be outside but it is so HOT lately (as it always is in Texas in August). Yesterday morning we got the little pool and filled it with water. Alex loved playing with the cups and stuff. He would fill the cup with the shovel and then dump it out...over and over again. It was so much fun that we did it again in the afternoon but added some popsicles and few more degrees!

Tyler enjoyed being outside in the morning too!!

The pool is big hit!!

2010-08-10T16:19:00.007-05:00

We took Alex to the swimming pool on Saturday and he LOVED it! The slide was a huge hit and I bet he went down it about 50 times...well maybe not 50 but he did go down it alot. The pool was very shallow so he could touch all over and he did a great job! He could even climb out of the pool himself and walk to the slide. I can't wait for swimming lessons next summer!

Tyler was miserable it was so hot...he was ready to go!

Just so you all know Randy was at the bottom of the slide to catch him if he needed help...but really he didn't need much help!!

Picture update!

2010-08-06T18:23:00.005-05:00

Pictures from the past few days!

Tyler playing!

Brotherly Love...

Tyler's baby dedication. (kinda blurry...my mom was taking pictures and Alex had decided he was going to sit with her so she was a little distracted!)

Randy and Tyler!

Tyler is so alert these days...he enjoys laying on his playmat while Alex takes naps!!

Tyler laughing in his bumbo seat!

Alex loves to color with chalk while Mommy pulls weeds!

Grandma and Alex learning to use the new toy she bought him. It has books that go with it and when you put the toy on the pages of the books it reads it to you!

Alex and the funny glasses from Wendy's kids meal!

What's up Doc?

2010-08-06T15:42:00.005-05:00

Tyler turned two months old on August 3rd! Time is going by so fast and Tyler is getting so big! At his two month Dr. visit this past Tuesday he got three shots...two in one leg and one in the other. He also got an oral vaccine which he took really well. He only cried for a second during the shots and then he fell asleep and slept for 6 hours got up to eat and slept again for 4 hours. I guess it wore him out.

(the date got messed up on my camera so some of my pictures from the 3rd say the 2nd)

Two Months Old

11 lbs 15 oz
23 inches
50th percentile for both!

Updated Blog!!

2010-07-28T10:55:00.003-05:00

I was able to update the blog thanks to a friend who helped me find out why my pictures were not showing up right...Thanks Lindsay! There are a few new posts so don't miss any as you read!! ;) Here are a few pictures of Tyler. He is getting so big!

And the best for last...some good 'ole brotherly love!! Alex loves to give Tyler kisses!! So Sweet!

A week at Nana and Papa's House!!

2010-07-28T10:40:00.007-05:00

Randy was at youth camp in Mississippi for a week so I took the kids and we went to stay at my parents house. Alex had a blast with Nana and Papa. Tyler liked all the attention and being held alot also!! Taylor, my sisters little girl, stayed part of the week while her parents were in Las Vegas. The cousins had fun playing together!

Alex and Nana riding the mower. Alex had a death grip with both hands most of the time but enjoyed it more the second ride! (the camera fogged up a little when I went outside...it was so humid and muggy)
Taylor and Alex taking a bath...they had lots of fun splashing and making a big mess all over Nana's bathroom floor!!

Nana read books...they both really like reading books...Tyler even got in on the fun!!

They played in water on the back porch. They would fill the buckets and dump the buckets and then do it all over again and again!

Alex even gave Bucky a little water!

They had snacks! Taylor liked to 'dip' her snack in the water...actually she dunked them in the water till they were almost falling apart and then she would eat it...NASTY, but hey whatever she likes it is Nana's house right?!

Family Reunion

2010-07-27T22:59:00.003-05:00

Every year my Dad's side of the family has a family reunion at Lake Graham. We have been doing it since I was little and is neat to see all the cousins and extended cousins now with their own families. Here are just a few pictures I got.

My grandparents (Memaw and Pawpaw) with Alex and Tyler.
Uncle Matt teaching Alex some baseball...Matt says he still has time before t-ball starts!!

Alex playing in the water!
Not five minutes down the road after leaving and Alex is already asleep.

Tyler enjoying the car ride...he did great on the 5 hour trip there and back.

Treats, Tyler and Thomas

2010-07-27T22:41:00.007-05:00

This is a random post of random things that have happened over the last few weeks. We will start with Alex and his popsicle. He loves popsicles and so does Bucky, our dog.

Alex was kind enough to share a little of his popsicle with Bucky!

Here is Tyler after church! His hair is growing back!!

Finally...Alex was given a Thomas the Train shirt from my aunt, Jane. Alex LOVES Thomas the Train and after wearing the shirt one day he refused to go to bed without Thomas...so Randy let him sleep with the shirt. We have not been able to have a nap or go to bed without the Thomas untill the week when we went to my parents house and "forgot" the shirt. I guess next time he wears it he will want to sleep with it again!!

Here Alex is at nap time with Thomas and his blanket that he sleeps with.

Randy took this picture of Alex in bed asleep with the Thomas shirt the first night he slept with it. Notice Alex is sleeping with his feet on the pillows. He sleeps every way except with his head on the pillow!! Randy actually woke him up when he took this picture but Alex is a trooper and went right back to sleep. Probably was thinking "What was that?".

Here is Alex the day he wore the Thomas shirt!

The 4th of July

2010-07-27T22:33:00.003-05:00

We went to Lake Conroe for the 4th of July and had a great time on the boat with my parents, my brother, my sister and my niece. Thanks Nana and Papa for having us!!

Tyler sleeping through all the fun!!
Alex enjoying a snack after swimming!

Watching the fireworks....Alex loved them...Tyler slept through them all!

My dad with Alex (who was very sleepy)!

Our family after a great day on the lake and some great fireworks!

Randy and Alex having fun swimming! (Randy does not like swimming in the lake...strange I know!!)

Tyler turned one month old 7-3-2010

2010-07-27T22:27:00.003-05:00

Tyler and his monkey that we will take his picture with each month! He is growing so fast...I just want him to stay a little baby for a little longer. (I say that about every stage.)

Blogger is acting up!

2010-07-13T16:06:00.002-05:00

I have not been able to update photos on blogger for a while now. It is getting pretty frustrating and I would really like to update since I have some pictures to update with. I will keep trying!!

Tyler Jacob Biddlecome

2010-06-10T13:29:00.004-05:00

Tyler was born on Thursday, June 3rd at 1:38pm. He weighed 6lbs, 11oz and was 20 inches long. We arrived at the hospital at 9am to be induced, had my epidural by 11am (I wasn't interested in feeling any real bad pain!). Dr. came in at 12:30 and said Tyler was not tolerating the contractions well and his heart rate was falling lower than they would like to see after every contraction. Dr. thought it might be a placenta or chord issue and strongly suggested doing a C-section (since I still had a long way to go and he was already having trouble). So...within an hour Tyler was born via C-section. I was amazed at how quick everything happened and how fast the C-section went.

Alex checking out his little brother after we got home...notice he shared his books with Tyler!

Alex was excited that Tyler was home!
Alex meeting Tyler for the first time and he was not too happy about it.

The hospital took pictures and this is the best one...in my opinion.

Just minutes old!

The anesthesiologist was nice enough to get some pictures for us!

Pediatrician posing Tyler for a picture!

Pediatrician checking out Tyler's grip!

Neglected Blog

2010-05-31T10:00:00.009-05:00

I have been neglecting the blog over the past few months...so to catch you up quickly with what has been going on here are a few pictures! (Pictures are in backwards order!)

May:

Alex likes to color...especially with a pencil!!

Alex and Uncle Matt at our Sunday School classes baby shower for Tyler!!

Alex and Daddy riding a horse at the baby shower!

April:

Alex carried this whistle around all day one day!!

Alex loves pudding!!!

Adam's Birthday at Shogun's

Bluebonnets on Easter morning

The Easter Bunny came to see Alex...and brought bubbles (his favorite)!!

Alex moved into his new big boy bed and has been doing great!!!

MARCH:

Taylor's 1st Birthday Party

Newlife Picnic with Alex's Birthfamily

Aggie Baseball

2010-03-20T20:14:00.004-05:00

Today we went to the aggie baseball game vs. texas tech. Originally the game was scheduled for 2:05pm and because of weather it was moved to 6:35pm. It was FREEZING cold and very WINDY (at least the rain had stopped for the day). The thermometer on Kyle Field said 37 degrees and the thermometer at Olsen Field said 40 degrees. Either way it was very cold. We left after the third inning and on the way home they said with the wind chill it felt like 30 degrees. We had fun though and got to see some friends from Magnolia and my sister and her family came for the game too. I have never seen Olsen Field so empty. Not many people were willing to brave the weather!

Taylor - my sisters daughter
Matt, Taylor and Julie (still warm because we had just gotten there)!

Alex all bundled with Daddy!

Alex cheering in his big green gloves.

Alex loves to cheer and clap for the Aggies!

Julie, Taylor and Matt

Me, Randy and Alex

The Houston Zoo

2010-03-20T11:33:00.006-05:00

On Thursday of spring break we went to the Houston Zoo. It was crowded (as expected) but it was still enjoyable. The weather was beautiful and we went with some good friends so it was nice be able to spend some time with them. Alex loved all the animals and got to ride on Randy's shoulders most of the time which he also thought was pretty cool.

Randy, Alex, JoAnna, Izzy (in the stroller) and Josie!

Kids are tired and ready to go.
Alex and the monkey

Alex and the giraffes.

Elephant finally turned around!

Alex and Mommy before the elephant turned around!

Alex riding on Daddy's shoulders!

A leopard!

Tiger!

Bear!

Lion!

In the video below you can see Randy on the right side of the screen and he is holding Alex in front of him. You can kinda see Alex waving at the monkeys!

Livestock show

2010-03-20T11:24:00.004-05:00

On Wednesday of spring break we took Alex to the livestock show in Houston. It was PACKED with people everywhere. The lot for the parking pass we had was full and we had to park across 610 at the old Astroworld site. Alex enjoyed walking across the bridge! I found out on Thursday that Wednesday was half-price day for kids or something...no wonder it was such a madhouse. There were lines for everything and you couldn't tell where the line ended for alot of things. We didn't stand in any lines and were only there for a short while before Alex was ready to go. A short nap in the car on the way there didn't last. We had fun though and Alex enjoyed looking at all the animals.

Playing in the dirt

2010-03-20T11:16:00.003-05:00

Alex loves to be outside...and he really likes to play in the dirt. While we were at Nana and Papa's house during spring break Alex got to do both of his favorite things, play outside and in the dirt. Today he came up to me and said "Nana's house?". I think he wants to go back!!

Walking in my shoes

2010-03-16T22:09:00.003-05:00

Alex was pretty proud of himself when he put my shoes on and walked around the living room. Although I do have small feet (and he will probably have bigger shoes than me by the time he is in 2nd-3rd grade) I think he did a good job by not falling!!! Enjoy the video!

Snowing in College Station!

2010-02-23T19:00:00.004-06:00

Alex loved the snow! Randy picked him up early from daycare and they went to play in the snow and then we went back after I got off work. Bryan got more snow than College Station did so we acutally went to the church to play in the snow!!

Alex and the snowman he and Daddy built!!

Here is a video of Alex getting pelted in the face with a snowball...he actually was smiling afterward and I'm sure Randy did not mean to hit him in the face!

Winter Olympics 2010

2010-02-17T14:25:00.004-06:00

Alex has really enjoyed watching the Olympics! I think he may have a future in figure skating...

Alex's new haircut!

2010-01-24T18:08:00.003-06:00

Randy gave Alex another haircut the other day! He is getting pretty good at it! Around the ears are a little tricky but I think it looks good! Alex's hair grows so fast I'm sure Randy will get lots of practice! The only thing I hate about it is he loses all those curls everytime!

Before

After

Boy, Oh Boy!!

2010-01-20T14:58:00.004-06:00

We had a Dr's appointment this morning and found out that Alex will have a little brother!! We are so excited and can't wait to meet this little one!

20 weeks and 3 days

Dinner at Joe's Crab Shack!

2010-01-06T16:00:00.004-06:00

We went and met Alex's birth family for dinner over the holidays and had a great time. Here are a couple pictures from our dinner!

18 month check-up...just a month late!

2010-01-06T11:34:00.005-06:00

Alex's 18 month check-up went well today. He is on the small side but everything looks proportional so that is good. He weighed 21 lbs. which is in the 3% and his height was 5%. He got two shots and cried a little but did good overall. Here are some pics of Alex entertaining himself while we waited in the room for the nurse to give the shots.

Alex pushed the chair all over the room... He tore the paper on the table to shreds...

and then threw it all over the place...
but it kept him busy and happy!!

He actually read a book, ate a snack, and played with his car while we waited too. It took the nurse a while but that was ok because I thought his appt was at 9:30 and before we went to get in the car at 9:10 I looked at the appt card to make sure I knew the floor that the office was on and the card said his appt was at 9am (as did my calendar!) Anyways...I called the office and they said it was fine to just go ahead and come on in. I'm glad they were flexible but I still felt bad, since at my work we sometimes roll our eyes (in our head of course) at people who are late and have excuses like that!!

I also had an appointment at the Dr. today and all is looking good with baby Biddlecome! The heart rate continues to be 150 bpm! I had to reschedule the gender ultrasound, which was ok with me because I got to move it up. We go on Jan. 20th to find out if this little one is a girl or a boy!!

Christmas #2 in Arlington!

2010-01-06T11:19:00.003-06:00

In Arlington we got to see all my cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. We had only been there maybe an hour and Alex had already broken a snowglobe and Bucky had taken a dip in the pool...and it was cold. Randy took Bucky in the front yard (for some reason) to dry him off and Bucky ran off down the road...and again remember it is cold and he is wet!! When we got him back he had ice on his beard...should have gotten a picture but didn't...Oh well. Here are some pictures that I did get from our time in Arlington!

Alex with Nana and Papa Ed!

Family chatting around the table.

Alex loves his new swing from Mimi and Papa Ed!

Alex playing the snow for the first time ever!!

Alex in the snow!

Christmas time!

2010-01-06T11:07:00.003-06:00

We had a great Christmas this year. Watching Alex was lots of fun and getting to see family was fun too. We spent Christmas with my parents at their house and then went to Arlington to see my Mom's side of the family on the 26th. On the 29th Alex and I drove with my parents to Midland to see my Dad's side of the family. Here are some pictures from Christmas at my parents house!

Alex checking out what Santa brought him!

Alex in his new wagon...he may look like he does not like it but he does...especially when Papa pulls him in it!!

Alex got a dump truck!!

Alex loves his Elmo shape toy!!

Alex with his teddy bear! 18 months old

Our last few months in pictures!!

2009-11-23T20:48:00.005-06:00

This blog has been very negleted over the past few months....So to get caught up here are just a few of our many pictures (in reverse order...sorry).

Alex's new haircut (given by Daddy while Mommy was at work!)

Taylor came to hang out with Alex while her Mommy and Daddy enjoyed the Texas A&M vs. Baylor football game!

Tigger (aka Alex) at the fall festival at church!

Another of Tigger with some treats that he won!!

Amanda, Alex and Drew checking out the small fish pond at the park!

Alex had a blast climbing all over the seats at the Bryan vs. Consol game at Kyle Field!!

Alex hanging out with some youth at church. He looked like such a big boy sitting there watching them all and eating pizza!!

Alex loves to climb...and is quick!!

Josie and Alex at a Magnolia High School football game!

Guess who is having a baby?!?

2009-11-11T13:43:00.006-06:00

We are!!! That is right we had our first Dr. appt today and everything looks good so far!! Baby Biddlecome is due June 10th (Alex's birthday...Crazy huh??).

The head is to the right and the body is to the left.

More toothies...

2009-09-14T01:10:00.003-05:00

Alex is getting his baby 1st molars on the top and the bottom! If you look close or zoom in you can see them! No pictures of the top...he was done taking pictures! He should be getting the lower laterals anytime now too!!

Can you tell me how to get...how to get to Sesame Street??

2009-09-14T01:02:00.006-05:00

Alex loves Sesame Street...especially Elmo's World. It is really the only time he sits still...for a little while anyways! I caught him the other day sitting watching it so I took a picture! Later I heard him laughing and went to see what was so funny...he was watching Sesame Street and laughing out loud. I got the camera and took a video! You will have to turn the volume up to hear him because I used my little camera which does not take great video! (We are working on not sitting/standing so close to the TV...I'm not sure why kids to that!)

Catch me if you can!!

2009-09-14T00:53:00.005-05:00

Alex enjoys being chased these days! He plays this game at church, at home, just about anywhere really! Today we played chase around the couch!!

...there he goes

We love him so much!! He just cracks us up all the time!!!

Rainy Days

2009-09-14T00:49:00.004-05:00

It has been raining alot here in College Station over the past week or so which is great because the grass could use it!! Alex on the other hand wishes it would stop raining so he could go outside. He sat at this window this morning for a good 30 minutes and watched it rain outside!

He likes to dance, dance, dance!

2009-09-08T15:37:00.003-05:00

Alex loves music...and dancing!!

Splash pad and ultimate frisbee

2009-09-06T21:29:00.005-05:00

Today Alex and I went and watched Randy play ultimate frisbee with some youth and others from the church. There is a splash pad next to the playing field and Alex loved playing in the water!

Visit from Family

2009-09-06T20:50:00.003-05:00

Randy's mom, Yolanda, and brother, James, came to town this week and we were glad we were able to see them. Nathan and Michael James (our nephews) came over too for a while (but we were bad and didn't get any pictures while they were here).

Grandma Yolanda, Alex and Uncle James

Craziness

2009-08-24T11:00:00.009-05:00

The past few months have been crazy! We have moved to College Station and are slowly getting settled. Randy has been working at FBC Bryan now for two months and we are really enjoying being here. Here are some pictures of Alex from the past few months! I'll post pics of the house later...after I get it all put together! :)

so happy after his nap

coloring

Alex and Daddy!

Alex, Mimi and Papa Ed.

Alex and Mommy!

Alex and Papa Ed looking at the bunny!

Alex will kill me for this one day...

FBC Bryan

2009-07-21T22:04:00.004-05:00

Randy started work as Youth Minister at First Baptist Church in Bryan, Texas in mid June. He has been commuting since we aren't living there yet. We sold our house in Magnolia and closed on it last week. We are staying with my parents till we close on our new house (in College Station) at the end of the month. We are excited about finally getting all settled in Bryan/College Station!!

FBC Bryan,Texas

Walking!

2009-07-21T21:55:00.004-05:00

Alex has started walking just in the past couple of days. He is doing great and really seems to have caught on fast. I think he will be running around in no time!! The video is a little shaky...I took it with my regular camera!

Alex's first haircut!

2009-07-03T19:55:00.005-05:00

Here he is after his haircut! I didn't take one before (shame on me), but you can see it was a little poofy in the last post.

Alex did a great job and LOVED the sucker!

Here we are after the haircut...Alex was a little mad because I threw his sucker away (sorry no suckers in the car untill you can hold it yourself and not drool!

Alex really did a great job and so did the barber...the entire experience was only about 5 minutes. They even gave him a certificate for his first haircut. They also gave me a baggie so I could save some curly locks for Alex's scrapbook!!

Birthday boy!!

2009-07-03T19:43:00.004-05:00

On June 10th Alex turned 1 year old! I can't believe it has been one year already! Here are some pictures from his birthday party!

Here are Alex's 1 year pictures with his teddy bear!

More fun at the lake!

2009-07-03T19:33:00.004-05:00

A day at the lake!

Holly Anderson Photography

2009-06-08T18:32:00.005-05:00

Here are just of few of the pictures that I had taken of Alex for his first birthday (which is on Wednesday)! Hope you enjoy!