miss patty cake and other happenings

Yesterday Andrew, Blake, Jennifer Massey and I went to see Miss Patty Cake at my church. I'm sure that's exactly how Jennifer loves spending her Saturdays. She didn't quite know what she was getting into when we made plans but I'm sure she enjoyed it...maybe not as much as Andrew did though!

I wasn't close enough to get a good picture. I was afraid I might need to sneak out if Blake got rowdy...but he was awesome!

Andrew wasn't too sure what to think at first but I think he enjoyed it.

In other news....

Blake is getting big and is SUCH a joy to be around. I seriously thought Andrew was a happy easy baby but Blake is SO much happier than Andrew was. He's always is smiling! He LOVES his big brother and just shrieks when Andrew comes up to him. It's so sweet and I know it won't be long and they'll be fighting like true brothers do. I take Blake for his 6 month check up tomorrow at the crack of dawn! He'll be almost 7 months but they couldn't get us in last month for a well visit. I know Blake has put on the weight but I'll be curious to see how long he is.

Andrew has been going on the potty!! :) He's actually been doing it for about two weeks now. He's done really well. I totally didn't push him this time. It's been all him and has been SO much easier. I just can't get him to go #2 on there so we've been using pull-ups instead of underwear. Once we get that down then we are done...hopefully that will be sooner than later. Pull-ups are expensive!

I'm so excited about Christmas this year!! Andrew is going to LOVE it. He's already enjoying seeing the lights and Christmas tree. I worried he would want to open the presents under the tree but he hasn't bothered them yet...well, they aren't under the tree as we don't have our tree up but they are sitting where the tree goes and he hasn't touched them.

I've started training for my job. I'm really excited about it. I was thinking I would be working about 20 hours a month but I don't think it will even be that much. We'll see. I'm wondering if I'll even start working before Christmas.

We'll my shows are on so I better end this long somewhat boring post.

gingerbread house

Does anyone have an easy recipe for making a gingerbread house?

houston zoo

Yesterday we went to the Houston Zoo. We couldn't have picked a better day! The weather was beautiful (got a little hot when it was time to leave) and there was hardly anybody there! What more could you ask for? We met up with our friends...Jake, Jennifer and Luke. Jennifer took a majority of these pictures. She's awesome! All the boys had a great time. Andrew loved finding Nemo and Dory. We had to go by the aquarium twice! Blake had a great time too! He was so good and was worn out. I'm still exhausted from it today! We were there for 4 hrs!

HaPpY BiRtHdAy!!!

This is an early shout-out to Matt...HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the best hubby and daddy!! We love you! He'll officially be 32 tomorrow. Glad I'm not that old! :)

arkysaw

We are back and not nearly unpacked! UGH! I dread this part....unpacking a million bags, doing wash, and trying to get things back to normal.

Aside from a visit to the doctors, we had a nice visit. Since we won't be making it to Christmas this year my parents had the boys open a few presents with them...well, Andrew did ALL the unwrapping but understood that some were Blake's gifts and not all his! He will definitely be fun at Christmas!!

Andrew playing with his new Thomas the Tank train set.

Blake hit a couple of milestones while we were gone. He's doing pretty well sitting on his own. He's not a pro at it but can sit longer by himself now. He loves playing with his new ball....LOVE this toy! Grandma and Papa did good picking out toys for the boys on their own. I had never seen this before, but B loves it!

Blake started with solids last week. He's had green beans and peas and loved them both! Didn't even flinch with the first bite. Andrew, on the other had, gagged when I gave him peas!!! Hopefully B won't be a picky eater at 2 like his big brother.

Cousin Jack came over for a visit with his mommy, Granny, and Aunt Rachel. The boys loved hanging out with their cousin. I can tell the three boys will be best buds!! :) (that bud part was for you, jill!)

Just had to add this sweet pic of Jack!

happy 1/2 birthday...

to little B!! Can't believe he's already 6 months old! I know I wrote about that in my last post but it's true.
Poor kiddo has had a cold on our trip. He'd been coughing since yesterday and a runny nose. I was getting a little nervous about his cough and when he threw up this evening I knew we needed to find a Dr. Ended up his cold settled in his ear and he has an ear infection. He's been such a trooper and you would have never know it was an ear infection. The Dr. said she was surprised how happy he was because it was pretty bad. I'm glad he's on meds. and hope he gets over that cold soon!!! I'll post more about our pic when I get home and pics loaded to my computer.

eating my words and a growin boy..

I've always said that my children will not watch noneducational videos when they are little. I'm definitely eating those words! It started when I was potty training Andrew. I let him watch Nemo one day and Cars another to keep his mind off going outside. I didn't want him going outside because I knew I'd never get him back in to potty! Anyway, the boy instantly became obsessed with Cars. I believe he asks about 5 times a day to watch Cars. We got him a couple of the cars from the movie and he's obsessed with them. He constantly has one in his hand. He eats, sleeps, and plays with them daily. It's quite funny. Here he is trying to hold them all at once.

Here's my growin' boy! He'll be 6 months on the 10th and that means we're half way to his first birthday....which I already have planned in my head. :) (however, I want this time to slow down!!!) Last night when I put him down this is what he did.... and here he is trying to sit...
key word there...trying!!

We head out to see our family tomorrow and are very excited. Actually, we are staying at my parent's while Matt goes hunting. Granny, Aunt Jill, Jack and Aunt Rachel are going to come see the boys on Saturday. Should be a fun time! I'm sure Andrew will try to steal ALL the attention!

towel boys

Two posts in one night!!! GO ME!! Just wanted to share these pics of the boys from tonight.

Brotherly love....

baby dedication

We had Blake dedicated this weekend. It was so nice. They do a dinner for the family on Friday night and then we go before the church on Sunday. Matt wasn't able to make it today as he had to work. I definitely felt like a single parent...but that was okay. He wasn't able to be at church when we had Andrew dedicated either. Anyway, my friend, Eileen, actually got a decent picture of us. I might have to use it as our Christmas picture because I'm pretty sure getting one of us all looking at the camera probably won't happen again!