Graham Fun

When we went to Graham for Mother's Day, we had some great fun! The carnival was in town and though the weather wasn't as beautiful as I was hoping (dreaming of laying out and getting a tan!) Logan was able to have tons of outside fun!

But first though, let's remember...

That was December, when we were there for Christmas!


And NOW....
Even Logan seems so much bigger to me!

Daddy and Ryan
(This baby is definitely a daddy's boy!)
Muna with Ryan


At the Carnival

Aunt Kelley, Grana, Ryan and Logan
Riding Dumbo
Car fun...
notice the boy behind him? Yeah, he screamed the WHOLE time!

This is how Ryan spent his time at his first carnival.
I'm sure he'll have more fun next year!

Daddy wasn't feeling great that day (at all) but he wasn't going to let Logan miss out on some much wanted fun! Yes, they are on this ride... very high up... spinning very fast!
Did I mention Jeff was SICK?

Zooming in...
Sheer joy! What a great daddy!
Grana and Logan on the ferris wheel
Checking out the local fire truck
Um... maybe we shouldn't be turning things though!


We had a great visit there and without a doubt, Logan had a blast. We got to have a double date night with some great friends while the family kept the boys and even got to catch up with some other family friends while we were there. The windy, cold weather didn't stop Jeff from getting in a round of golf, so the weekend was a great getaway for all of us!

Friday Funnies- At Daddy's Expense

This week, after taking a week off due to sickness, Jeff returned to the gym full force. The result of this was a ridiculous level of soreness.

I was playing baseball with Logan in the front yard when Jeff returned home from work and he decided to watch us for a bit. Logan hit the ball into the street and Jeff attempted to run after it. I say "attempted" because it was really more like a penguin waddle/ hop that was seen by us.

L: Daddy, is that only how fast you can run? Look how I do it daddy. I can run real fast.
(He proceeds to run a lap around our front yard, showing off his speed)
L: See daddy, I run faster than you.

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Jeff was vacuuming and hit his elbow/funny bone, very hard, on the corner of the wall. He was in extreme pain, that much was obvious. I didn't see it and for a minute, had no idea what had happened and as Logan and I came in from the kitchen to see what was really going on with him...

M: Honey, are you hurt?
Jeff: (groaning and grabbing his arm)
M: Do you think your arm is broken?
L: No mommy, it's not broken. It's all still together. It's not in two pieces, see!

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Sorry for the embarrassment honey. We love you!

And I'm sure Logan still thinks you're Superman!

Nine Months

Ryan at 9 months old

Yesterday our little man hit the 9 month mark. I waited until today to update because I wanted to have the stats from the doctor's visit... and remind you all that he is still off the charts!

Weight: 24lbs 7oz (above 95%)
Height: 30 1/2in (above 95%)
Head size: 18 1/4 in (75%)

We very rarely get pics of him without clothes on, so since he had to be undressed for the appt, I took advantage and got some pics of all those rolls!

Playing with the paper

Looking out the window (aka: banging on the window!)

He has had pink eye two times now and when we went in today she found a minor ear infection (his first!) and said that the re-occurence of the pink eye almost always means that something else would be wrong. Good thing we had this appt (since he hasn't run any fever!) and could get him on the antibiotics!

Aside from this, he is a great big healthy boy that's meeting all of his little benchmarks for this age! She commented what a calm and passive little guy he is and boy is she right! They did a finger prick and while they were taking the blood he giggled and played with the nurse's watch. Then, when it was time for the shots, his eyes flinched, but he didn't cry! When I picked him up, he smiled at the nurse and laughed! He is just a sweet, sweet thing!

What's a 9 month old doing these days???

Clapping!
Pulling up to knees
AND TO FEET!
Feeding himself
Taking big boy baths with brother!
He likes to sit in the splits!
And then attack the camera!
Such a happy boy!
He is VERY mobile. He is really liking the freedom that crawling is bringing, but there is always one thing that can get him to sit still for at least 10-15 minutes!

Really, it's quite amazing how he just STOPS whatever he is doing!

For this...

Logan loved (still loves) these dvds and it is such a blessing to have them playing instead of The Wiggles or some other irritating child obsession of the sort!


Some other things that are happening
with the little guy:

-Gradually doing away with the baby food (going to finish what is in the freezer, but no more making batches for this momma!). He has now tried toast, eggs, peas, sliced peaches, yogurt, rice, and some chicken salad! There is nothing he doesn't like so far, but I'm sure that's not a surprise!

-Adding milk to the diet (and hoping he doesn't have the issues Logan had!). He tried it for the first time at dinner tonight and was very pleased! Now we just have to get him happy with the sippy cup, or as the dr said, maybe we'll just skip that and go straight to a straw cup!

-He still naps 3 times a day, but with our schedule that is what works for us. Each nap is about 1 1/2 hours and he sleeps 11-12 hours at night! He is so happy to just get up and go, never seems phased to be woken up to leave or to be transferred from the car when he falls asleep on the road.

-And again, like I say every month, this kid LOVES his big brother. Now that he is more mobile, he is following him everywhere, laughing with him, and they already wrestle! It's quite precious to hear the belly laugh that comes out of this baby when his brother rolls him around on the living room floor. I'll have to get a video!

-Today while crawling, he found the stairs. It's time to get the baby gates up and do a run through of baby proofing, that's for sure!!!


Happy 9 months sweet boy! We love you and are so excited about the little toddler you are developing into each day!

Happy Mother's Day

This year for Mother's Day, we went the creative way and made the gifts for all the special mothers in our lives! Logan had lots of fun helping me paint the pots.

Then I decorated the pots and personalized each of them.
These are just a few. We made 8 total!
The flowers are really PENS... so each of the women in our life will always be able to find a pen when they need one, and they'll be reminded how much they are loved as the pretty flower pots take a place on their counters or desks!

We mailed 2 of them to NY and Aunt Rachel got some tulips, her favorite!

Because we'd be out of town for Mother's Day weekend, we celebrated my mom, aka Grandma, on the Tuesday before. She spent the day with us and then we took her to her favorite restaurant for dinner.

Logan presented the gift with hugs!

Grandma and her boys!

Logan took these pictures

Happy Mother's Day MOM! We love you!

For the weekend visit to Graham,
we celebrated Aunt Kelley, Muna and Grana.

More hugs!

Ryan and his Godmother
Happy Mother's Day to all 3 of you. We are blessed to be able to celebrate this special day with all of you!

And a little of the celebration goes towards me
(Logan did decorate a pot for my kitchen counter!)

I am just so blessed to have these two precious boys in my life!

You'll notice, Ryan would much rather look at his brother than the camera!

My sweet baby!

To all the Mother's in my life...
Grandmothers, Aunts, Sister, and my two moms...
and friends that share this special gift of motherhood with me...
may you be honored today and appreciated for the work you do!
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

There's a first time for everything!

We've been seeing a lot of "firsts" around here this last week...

First tooth

First time to actually USE a sippy cup (not just chew on it!)

First time crawling

Which means it was time for this to be a part of our daily living.

First 'real' high fives



And as for the rest of the family...

We needed this for the first time this year

First sprinkler day (the grass was really thirsty)

First time we had pink eye in the house...
and we got it TWICE... same kid, two consecutive cases!
(No pictures though!)

I know there is so much more to come...
I'm just trying to keep up!