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June 2009 : Happy Summer! We hope you are all staying cool somehow! We've already been having triple digit temps here in South Texas...and it's only June. Our hottest months are yet to come! We've been staying cool though with A LOT of pool time! Erick is on our neighborhood swim team and he's doing great. At the end of April there was no way he could swim the length of the pool. Now...he's swimming freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke at his swim meets. He's also learning the butterfly stroke, which I must say is a challenging one. We're really proud of him. Needless to say, he sleeps VERY well at night. We have one more regular meet next week, and then our last meet (Divisional) is a week from Saturday! It's been a crazy two months, but it's been awesome (and so worth it) to see our Erick become a good swimmer! Russell is busy walking and talking. His new favorite word is "uh-oh" and we seem to use this any time we drop things. It's fun to just drop things sometimes, JUST so we can use the word! He keeps us laughing. He knows the names of our neighbors dog and Pa's dogs, but for some reason "Mama" is not in his vocabulary yet! Haha He LOVES attention, and seems to really enjoy making people laugh and smile! What more could you ask for? Enjoy the latest Poteet pictures! Have a great summer! Love always, Michelle, Gordon, Erick and Russell

June 2009

Happy Summer! We hope you are all staying cool somehow! We've alrea ...

Updated: Jun 17, 2009 5:57pm PST

May 2009 : Hello! Hope you are all doing well! It’s been a busy month. We had a great trip to PA at the beginning of April. We had a chance to visit with lots of family (grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins…). Russell was baptized while we were there by Rev. Boos, who baptized Michelle 32 years ago. It was a very special occasion, and we were so happy to share it with so much family. Erick has been working hard in swim lessons for the past two weeks. We have lessons this week and than possibly a short break. It’s a “no floatie” summer! Erick is excited and is ready to be out in the water on his own. His Pre-K school year will wrap up in a few weeks. His Pre-K graduation will be held on June 5th. It’s hard to believe he will be starting Kindergarten in the fall. He is all registered, and we will find out shortly before school starts who his teacher will be! Russell (almost 14 months) has decided it is NOW time to start walking. He’s a pretty laid back kind of fellow - unless it’s time to eat, or it’s time for bed – but he took his time on the walking. His crawling skills were very impressive. He could get anywhere in the blink of an eye. He’s also expanding his vocabulary and can just about say “E-wick”. I guess he must hear us calling his brother a lot. Not surprising that’s a word Russell has come to know well! Haha Big brother Erick has also taught Russell to shake his head “no”. Even more entertaining is that Russell does this while keeping his mouth wide open. These boys are very silly! Russell is a HUGE fan of water. He loves tub time and could play in there for hours. More recently though, he’s gotten to go in the wading pool by the big pool in our community. I suspect we’ll have two fish instead of boys by the end of the summer! It’s been warming up, and the humidity has arrived! More reason to spend time at the pool or the water park! Take care and enjoy the pictures!

May 2009

Hello! Hope you are all doing well! It’s been a busy month. We ha ...

Updated: May 04, 2009 5:59pm PST

March 2009 - Russell turns One! : Happy Spring everyone! We just celebrated Russell's first birthday. His actual birthday was spent in Austin with Granny, Papa, Auntie 'Laine, and cousins Cecily, Reuben and Spencer. We put Russell to work packing the truck for Auntie 'Laine's move to Albuquerque. It was great getting to see everyone, even for just a day! This past Sunday we had a little party for Russell. As you can see by the pictures he has some new fun toys, but more importantly enjoyed a delicious piece of cake! Russell went in for his one year checkup yesterday. He's doing great! He's 22lbs 12oz and 30 inches tall. He continues to be in the 50th percentile and very healthy. He's taking 1-2 steps on his own sometimes, but knows he can get places quicker if he just crawls. He's been more interested lately in holding a hand and walking so we suspect that he could be on his way to motoring around on two feet here pretty quick. Erick is doing great! We will be registering him for Kindergarten on April 9th. It's hard to believe he'll be starting Kindergarten in August! Wow! The time is flying! He is now working on math equations in school. This week we are doing subtraction. He loves it! We'll be headed to PA next week for a visit with family and also Russell's baptism. More pictures to come soon! And we're looking forward to catching up with many of you in person on our visit! Take care! Love always, Michelle, Gordon, Erick and Russell

March 2009 - Russell turns One!

Happy Spring everyone! We just celebrated Russell's first birthday. Hi ...

Updated: Mar 24, 2009 5:57am PST

February 2009 : Hello to everyone! I know a lot of you have been experiencing some intense cold weather and if we could send some South Texas weather your way we would. The mild winter we have been having has really given us a lot of opportunity to enjoy the outdoors. Not to say we don't do that other times of the year, but come summer...we're just looking for the nearest pool! Erick decided last month that it was time to take of the training wheels and ride with just two wheels. It seems that 5-year olds have all the answers. Needless to say, he is amazing on his bike. It's as if he just woke up one day and knew he could ride it. He also insists on riding it FAST! So, we have to slow down our bike racer now and then. Russell is constantly changing. Almost daily he has a new "trick" as we like to call it. Just a couple of weeks ago he decided (overnight) that it was time to walk - with the help of his "Hippo-walker" of course. He is taking the hippo for a walk all the time these days. He's also walking his way around the coffee table, that is of course when he's not eating it. Yes, we seem to have some teeth marks in our coffee table an they're not from the dog! Russell is also trying to compete with Erick on who can not only talk to the most...but the loudest! And when the two start to laugh histerically at each other it's the most amazing thing! You gotta love a baby belly laugh! We hope you enjoy the latest pictures of our growing boys!!

February 2009

Hello to everyone! I know a lot of you have been experiencing some int ...

Updated: Feb 08, 2009 12:01pm PST

Christmas 2008 : Russell's first Christmas was great! He enjoyed eating wrapping paper, boxes, tissue paper...and later seemed to find that he actually got some "real" toys! He's doing great! He had his 9 month checkup last week and is 20lbs 8oz and 28 1/2 inches long. He's in the 50th percentile, which is great! No new teeth, but the bottom two are in, and VERY sharp! Haha He pulls himself up on anything and everything. If he's anything like Erick he could be walking within the next month. Yikes! Erick had a fabulous Christmas! To really see the magic of Christmas through a child's eyes is amazing. The excitement Erick had (and shared) this year about Christmas was so special. The preparations for Santa are always fun. We did talk Erick out of the coffee he wanted to provide Santa and supplied him with a nice cold glass of milke to go with his cookie and fudge! We are all doing well, and hope the same for you! Best wishes as we start a New Year!

Christmas 2008

Russell's first Christmas was great! He enjoyed eating wrapping paper, ...

Updated: Dec 28, 2008 10:17am PST

Erick's 5th Birthday - December 19, 2008 : Ahoy matey! We had a fun pirate party this year that included a little treasure hunting! Erick and his friends had a lot of fun! Erick also enjoyed going bowling on his birthday. It looks like he might take after his Dad...he LOVES to bowl!

Erick's 5th Birthday - December 19, 2008

Ahoy matey! We had a fun pirate party this year that included a little ...

Updated: Dec 28, 2008 9:34am PST

San Antonio 1/2 Marathon - November 2008 :

San Antonio 1/2 Marathon - November 2008

Updated: Dec 09, 2008 4:34pm PST

November 2008 : We spent Thanksgiving in Albuquerque this year with lots of family! We enjoyed two turkey dinners, luckily we were able to spread it out across a couple of days. As you can see from the pictures we (especially the boys) had a wonderful time. It's nearly impossible to believe that Russell is 8 1/2 months. He's crawling, pulling up, and we had to lower his crib mattress to the bottom setting the other day because he is sitting up and pulling to his feet in his crib. He's a talker too. He always has a story to share. He must be competing with his story-telling older brother. Speaking of...Erick will be 5 this month! He's doing great in his Pre-K class and is already learning to read (sight words). Erick's Fall soccer season ended right before Thanksgiving and we'll be taking a short break until the Spring season starts in April. We are getting ready for Christmas and excited to celebrate Russell's first Christmas. We hope you are all doing well! Happy Holidays!

November 2008

We spent Thanksgiving in Albuquerque this year with lots of family! We ...

Updated: Dec 09, 2008 4:19pm PST

Halloween 2008 :

Halloween 2008

Updated: Nov 07, 2008 7:07am PST

October 2008 : Happy Fall everyone! We hope that those who have had hot weather (like us in Texas) and getting a little bit of relief with some cooler fall weather. The boys and I just got back from a trip to Washington DC to visit Nana. As you can see in the pictures we had a great time! Russell is 7 months...almost impossible to believe. He's up on all fours, rocking back and forth, but hasn't quite made the move to crawling yet. His current choice for moving around is rolling, and boy is he quick. No teeth yet, although the gums definitely give him some trouble now and then. He's a smiley guy and he loves to laugh and play with his big brother. Russell now weighs 19 lbs 4 oz. Very cool considering that Erick weighed 19 lbs 3 oz at 7 months. Big brother Erick is doing great. Fall soccer season started up at the beginning of October. This is our third season, and it's just so neat to see how well the kids are catching on now. You can really start to see them working together as a team. Erick is extremely busy in school. He has a little bit of homework most nights. Right now we're working on writing our letters, so we have to work on one letter every night. We went to a local pumpkin patch yesteday after school and Erick found the perfect pumpkin for he and his dad to carve this weekend. (We'll have halloween pictures up later). Happy Halloween to everyone! We hope this update finds you all well! Take care, enjoy the pictures! Love always, The Poteet's

October 2008

Happy Fall everyone! We hope that those who have had hot weather (like ...

Updated: Oct 22, 2008 8:31am PST

September 2008 : It's hard to believe that Russell will be 6 months in a little over a week! And Erick started his Pre-K class - only one year until we start Kindergarten. Where does the time go? I do know that we're doing everything we can to enjoy every second of it. Russell is trying really hard to start crawling. He has the general idea, but can't quite get his mid-section off the ground. He's definitely teething, but we've yet to see any teeth cut through. One of the sweetest things is when you get him out of his crib he reaches both arms out for you and when you pick him up he gives you a great big sqeeze around the neck. Erick is doing great! He loves his new class and he loves his new teacher Ms. Debbie. She's great and I know she's going to push them over the next year, but we're ready. We're working on riding a bike without training wheels. Watch out! He's such a bookworm, so we make a point to hit the library every couple of weeks to get something new to read. We usually have to cut him off at about 15 books....the bag gets too heavy for us to carry! We had a special visit from my sister (Auntie) in July. It was great to see her (we missed seeing Gunkle Ben) but we were so happy to have Auntie for a long weekend. Of course we took her to our favorite place to eat (or should I say my favorite) Mimi's, along with a trip to see the Riverwalk. We also got a nice surprise from Nana, she was in town on a short business trip, but we were able to snatch her up for a sleepover at our house. We miss her! Labor day weekend we got to take a trip to Carlsbad, NM where we met up with Gordon's parents - Granny and Papa Pete. It was so nice to get away and have a little vacation. The boys got lots of loving, and Erick just loves getting to spend the night in Granny and Papa Pete's room (no parents). Haha We had such a wonderful, relaxing time and it was so great to see Bonnie and Pete. Road trips are an adventure. We were really blessed that Erick was such an easy traveler. Russell....well, he's not quite sure that being strapped into his carseat for any length of time is a good idea. But we really can't complain. He would eventually fall (or cry himself) to sleep and would be crashed out for hours. We hope everything is going well for you all! We're keeping busy, and having lots of fun! Take care!

September 2008

It's hard to believe that Russell will be 6 months in a little over a ...

Updated: Sep 07, 2008 9:01am PST

July 2008 - Russell 4 months : It's hard to believe Russell is already 4 months old. And boy is he growing! He rolled over for the first time this week. Before we know it we'll have a little "Rollie Pollie" on our hands. He's a chatterbox too. He always has a new story to share with us. He loves being talked to, sung to, tickled, you name it. He'll go in next week for his checkup and shots. We suspect he's around 16lbs. A very healthy little "monkey". He's a dream when it comes to bedtime. He can put himself to sleep if he's put down awake. He'll also stay crashed out anywhere from 7 1/2-9 1/2 hours - on a regular basis. Russell is a little fish too! We spent some time this past weekend at our friends house and they have a pool. Russell was all cozy in his new crab floatie and he crashed out (slept) for almost an hour and a 1/2 in the pool with us. He's going to make a great beach bum! Big brother Erick is doing great! As you can see in some of the pictures he enjoyed swimming - or shall I say jumping - at his friend Lily's pool. He's a little fish. He absolutely loves the water and he's in it every chance he can get. We're scheduling some swim lessons for the beginning of August. He actually jumped in the pool this weekend, swam back to the side and then looked and me and said, "oops, I forgot my floaties". I'm not sure it hit him that he actually swam on his own without them. We've had a busy few months and a lot of wonderful visits with family and friends. Pappy, Grandma and Great-grandma came in from PA for a few days. Erick kept them very busy putting together puzzle after puzzle. He also introduced them to his train set, which adults seem to have as much playing with as he does. And of course the boys got lots of lovings from all of them. We also got to enjoy visiting with our great friends, Aaron and Nicole, from Oklahoma. They came in for the long 4th of July weekend. We went and saw "Kung Fu Panda" and enjoyed the fireworks from the side of the road on the 4th. We're planning on heading up to OK next month to spend some time with "Uncle" Aaron and "Aunt" Nicole. The boys (minus Russell) will probably head out on the boat for some water fun. Erick LOVES the boat. He keeps telling us that he's saving all his money so that he can buy us a truck and a boat. Pretty cool that they can have such ambitious goals at 4 years old!! Take care! Love always, Michelle, Gordon, Erick & Russell

July 2008 - Russell 4 months

It's hard to believe Russell is already 4 months old. And boy is he gr ...

Updated: Jul 23, 2008 5:22am PST

June 2008 - Russell 3 months : It's hard to believe that Russell is 3 months old. He's working on rolling over from his tummy to his back and he's learned how to grab and/or swing his arms to hit his toys. He's quite the little chatter box and carries on cooing conversations with anyone who will listen and coo back. Erick is doing great! He just spent the weekend building puzzles and playing trains with his Pappy, Grandma and Great-Grandma Moore. It's been an exciting month. We've had the opportunity to see so much family. We were in Austin at the beginning of the month to celebrate cousin Spencer's high school graduation. Erick got a real treat and headed up a couple of days before us with Granny and Papa Pete. We got to spend time with all of Gordon's family on his mom's side. At the same time Nana was in San Antonio from Washington D.C. for a couple of weeks, so we had fun with her here. We really have been blessed to have gotten some great visiting in with so much family. We'll be having a few more visitors in the next couple of months which we're looking forward to. Hope the summer is treating you all well!

June 2008 - Russell 3 months

It's hard to believe that Russell is 3 months old. He's working on rol ...

Updated: Jun 23, 2008 4:58pm PST

May 2008 :

May 2008

Updated: May 27, 2008 5:16am PST

Russell at 10 weeks : It's hard to believe that our little one is already 2 months old. He went in this week for his 2 month checkup and is doing GREAT! He's 13.5lbs and 23 inches long. He is in the 50th percentile for height and weight. His big brother was a little bigger at this point (not much though). Erick is wrapping up his Spring soccer season. He has two more soccer games and then we're off until the fall. He seems to enjoy running around more than kicking the ball.....but it still seems fun to him. Erick will be taking swimming lessons this summer so we'll be spending some quality time at the pool, not just for swimming but to cool off in this hot South Texas weather. Russell is really showing his personality more and more. He follows us with his head and eyes as he watches us move around the room. His little smile and those big blue eyes will just melt your heart. He is a huge fan of the outdoors and seems to find walks in the stroller or just hanging out outside watching big brother ride his bike to be very calming. Mom and dad are impressed with him waking usually once a night to eat. Although when it comes to naptime he feels the need to fight taking a rest.....mom and dad usually win this one though. We were all spoiled this past week with a wonderful visit from Gordon's mom - Granny. She spent the week making us some fabulous meals, but more importantly loving on her grandsons....and they loved on her back. We're looking forward to all the visitors we're going to have over the next couple of months. Russell and Erick will enjoy more grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts/uncles, cousins and friends. We hope you are all doing great! Take care!

Russell at 10 weeks

It's hard to believe that our little one is already 2 months old. He w ...

Updated: May 26, 2008 4:09pm PST

Erick's Soccer - Spring 2008 : Here are some pictures from one of Erick's soccer games....he's #2. This is the second season he's played and he's really enjoying it. Plus, this being his second season he's really getting the hang of it! It's also fun to watch the kids play. They're still so little and are easily distracted! Ha ha

Erick's Soccer - Spring 2008

Here are some pictures from one of Erick's soccer games....he's #2. Th ...

Updated: May 05, 2008 12:48pm PST

Russell at 7 weeks : Hello everyone! It's hard to believe that 7 weeks have passed since our little Russell came into the world! He's doing great! He's cooing a lot and smiling and giggling more each day. He continues to grow and grow. We believe he'll be in his 3-6 month clothes by the time he's about 2 months. He loves tummy time, and has been spending a lot more time awake, just taking in the sights around him. He loves being outside, which is great since we'll be spending quite a bit of time outdoors especially this summer! Erick is doing well. He's adjusting to hearing "hold on one second" or "let me take care of your brother first". We have some activities that we do with him one-on-one....going to the library with mom, or heading off to soccer with dad. Hope you enjoy the new pictures!

Russell at 7 weeks

Hello everyone! It's hard to believe that 7 weeks have passed since ou ...

Updated: May 05, 2008 12:23pm PST

Russell is One Month! : It's hard to believe that Russell is already a month old (4/16/2008). He passed his one month checkup with flying colors. He weighed in at 9lbs 15oz....thats right, no typo there. He's gained 3lbs since he was born, which is just fabulous! He is now 22 inches long, which is a 3.5 inch growth since he was born! He's spending a lot more time awake, just taking in the world around him. Erick is very loving toward his brother and I can tell aready he's anxious to start to play with him. Before we know it, they'll both be running around the backyard playing on the swingset!

Russell is One Month!

It's hard to believe that Russell is already a month old (4/16/2008). ...

Updated: Apr 21, 2008 7:12am PST

Easter :

Easter

Updated: Apr 09, 2008 6:04pm PST

Russell is almost here..... :

Russell is almost here.....

Updated: Apr 09, 2008 5:52pm PST

Russell's First Weeks : We're all adjusting really well to the newest addition to our family. Russell is growing. We've just about outgrown the newborn clothes (and diapers). He goes in for his 1 month checkup on the 16th. It's hard to believe that he's almost a month old. Erick is doing great! He is loving the big brother roll and has been enjoying showing him off to others. Erick has started soccer, and seems even more excited that his little brother Russell is going to come and watch him play. Gordon and I are doing well. Russell tends to sleep fairly well so we can't complain. And I make a point to take a nap, or at least sit down and relax while Russell is napping as well. More pictures soon....

Russell's First Weeks

We're all adjusting really well to the newest addition to our family. ...

Updated: Apr 08, 2008 8:14pm PST

Welcome Russell William : Our little bundle of joy arrived on March 16, 2008 at 3:33pm. He was 36w5d, and was ready to come and meet us. He weighed 6lbs 14oz and was 18.5 inches long. Due to some pre-term labor Gordon's mom had come to town just 2 days before Russell arrived. We all had a feeling it was just a matter of hours....or days at that point. We were blessed to have Bonnie (Granny) in town. She made sure we were all eating good foods, and her extra set of hands was wonderful to have around. Gordon got to spend the second week of Russell's life at home with us, which was another blessing. It gave us some wonderful time to bond as a family. As you can see in the pictures of Erick with his brother for the first time, he sure is a proud big brother.

Welcome Russell William

Our little bundle of joy arrived on March 16, 2008 at 3:33pm. He was 3 ...

Updated: Apr 08, 2008 7:50pm PST