Saturday, March 21, 2015

A Weekend in Marble Falls

 We went to Marble Falls on a Thursday afternoon for a special weekend!  It was Grampy's birthday, but also Uncle Todd and his fiance Elizabeth were flying in from Denver for the weekend.  We hadn't seen them since Christmas 2013, and they got to meet Bennett for the first time!

 B excited to be out of the car when we got there!

Grampy made Graham chocolate milkshakes while we were there!  He had 4 in 4 days...

Uncle Todd and Bennett meeting on Friday morning!  They were fast friends!

Play-doh with G and Uncle Todd.

Helping Aunt Kelsey make brownies!

We enjoyed the sunshine on Friday, and Graham loved playing in his sandbox.

Saturday was Grampy's birthday, and lots of people came to celebrate!  Trent's mom's side of the family all live in the Austin area so everybody came out to the house, along with Elizabeth's family.  There were 26 people there!  A full house but lots of fun visiting and catching up with family.

Graham and his 2nd cousin, Sawyer.

G ready to help Grampy blow out the candles and eat cake!


On a walk to see the goats down the street - gotta love country living!

Another chocolate milkshake!

Relaxing by the fire on Saturday evening.

We went to church on Sunday morning and then back home for lunch and packing before hitting the road.  What a fun weekend!

G doing a little reading before napping on the way home!

We had a date to HEB that evening - one of our faves!

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Bennett at 6 Months

Half a year already?!  I can't believe it!  6 months is such a fun age, and we are loving every second with our sweet Bennett. 

 Stats: We don't go to the Dr. until Tuesday (I scheduled it for when Graham will be in school!)

 Eating: Bennett eats a 6 oz bottle at 7:00 am, 10:00, 1:00, 4:15, and 7:15.  Most nights he wakes up between 4 and 5 to eat.  There have been a few nights where he's slept through.  We did drop the 10:00 pm feeding this month.  Just this past weekend we started baby food.  So far he's had sweet potatoes and carrots and loves them both!

 Personality: He is just the sweetest and happiest baby I've ever seen!  He loves to smile and "talk" to anybody who will pay attention to him.  Bennett likes to be in the middle of the action, sitting up, and seeing everything that's going on.  He sure has found his voice and insists on being heard!  He knows he has to compete with big brother! :)

 Sleeping: Bennett wakes up between 6:30-7 in the mornings.  He usually takes two 30 minute catnaps in the mornings.  The first one is at home, and the second one is usually in the car.  In the afternoons he naps from 1-4ish.  And he goes to bed at 7:30.  Most often when he wakes up to eat at night, he goes right back to sleep.

 Likes: baths, eating, watching his brother, toys that make noise or play music, his toes, Mickey, his exersaucer and jumper, being outside, standing and bouncing, singing

Dislikes: having his nose wiped, pulling clothes over his eyes when they get stuck a little bit, when nobody is paying attention to him

 Milestones: Bennett got his bottom two teeth this month!  It was a rough few days with fussiness, drooling, a fever, red cheeks, and lots of chewing.  Bennett is getting up on all fours and rocking back and forth.  He mainly just goes backwards, but sometimes he'll lunge forward and bury his head on the floor to move forward.  Yesterday he inched backwards and managed to get his legs stuck under the TV cabinet!  His hair is crazy curly and getting more and more red.  I can't believe I have two boys with curly hair!  Bennett is SO close to sitting up!  I bet he'll have it mastered in the next week or two.  

 Clothes: Bennett is wearing 6 month and 6-9 month clothes.  He's still able to wear all of Graham's hand me downs which is great!  He's in size 4 diapers.

 Favorite Moments: I just love seeing his personality emerge.  He is always up for the next adventure!  It is so neat watching him explore and experience new things.  

 Looking forward to: I honestly can't think of anything in particular.  We are just in a really good routine right now with both boys, and I'm excited about some warmer weather where we can play outside and make lots of fun family memories!

 We moved him to a new carseat this week, and it's safe to say he loves it! 

 His daddy is probably his favorite person!  His face just lights up when he sees him!


 Those thighs!

 So close to sitting up!


 Brothers in the tub for the first time!

 My HEB shopping buddies!


I could kiss those cheeks all day!

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Munchies With Mom

A couple of weeks ago Graham's school had Munchies With Mom one morning before school.  I got to go in his class, eat a cinnamon roll, play with him, talk to his teachers, and watch him interact with his friends in class.  We are so thankful for his school this year.  He absolutely loves going, he has the sweetest teachers, he has learned so much, and it's been a good time for me to have some one-on-one time with Bennett.  And next year he will go 3 mornings a week!  It's in our neighborhood so it's nice and convenient!
  
My big boy walking into school.

He had to eat a cinnamon roll before playing!

Sweet Graham!

Monday, March 16, 2015

Weekend Wrap-up


A crazy Friday night for us - this crazy boy, some yummy Mexican food, and watching Baylor basketball!

On Saturday morning, Graham and Trent went and picked up Starbucks for breakfast!  They then went to Graham's soccer class while Bennett and I hung out at home!



Trent and I then switched kids, and Graham and I headed to Ellie's 1st birthday party!  The ladybug theme was so cute and we were so excited to celebrate her!



G loved the cupcakes of course!

Hanging out at lunch!

Happy boy!

That afternoon our babysitter came at 3:00 so Trent and I could go to the rodeo!  One of his clients gave him tickets for a suite.  Besides how awful the parking, traffic, and crowds were, we had a great time.  We always enjoy some time just the 2 of us!




We stopped at Raven Grill, one of my VERY faves on the way home for drinks and dessert - a perfect ending to the night!

My view walking into church on Sunday morning!

Playing outside before nap time!

G ran a few errands with me that afternoon.

This sweet one is so close to sitting up!  Sumo baby! :)


Last night I got together with some of my besties to celebrate birthdays!

The birthday girls - Crystal and Jennifer

The 5 of us - love these sweet friends so much!

Happy Monday!