Fun in the Sun

I have some of the best friends. And what's even better is that we get to work together! And play together. Today was one of our many playdates. Bri had us all over to her neighborhood pool, and boy did we all invade the baby pool!

My mom watched Drew, so that Ty & I could have a day together. I love that little guy!

This is one of my newest friends Shelly & her little guy Layton (left) and my friend Emily's little man Gab (right).

My "way-too-good-looking-to-be-a-mom-of two-kids" friend, Katie and her adorable little Addy. Katie & I go way back to high school and now we work together :)

The adorable Addy again.

My little man again :)
He's become quite the little fish since getting over his fear of baths.

Miss Mya Young.
Her momma Carissa is one of the best friends anyone could have. She was there with her two other kiddos, Ayden & Crew, as well. I didn't get a picture of everyone, there were so many of us.

The beautiful Emily and handsome Gabe.

I really enjoyed my day at the pool w/Ty.

...and he was conked out before we got out of the neighborhood.

1st Babyfood

Drew is 4 1/2 months old now. And he's been eating cereal for a month, so it's time to try babyfood. On today's menu...Squash!

"Hmm...somethings wrong w/my cereal mom. It's orange."

"I don't know about this."

"Hmm...well that's not too bad."

"I could get used to this!"

Bath Evidence

I think we've finally conquered Ty's bath anxiety. I'm sure you're all sick of hearing about it, but this was HUGE in our household. Last night I said I was going to give Drew a bath, and Ty said he wanted in too :) Then this morning he asked for another one. I wasn't in much of a mood to do another one this morning, but since he was so excited I thought I'd keep this momentum going!

Of course Drew could care less either way. He's so layed back and such a happy baby :)

Ty Takes Showers

This morning I hopped in for a quick shower before running Ty to preschool. To my surprise, Ty asked if he could get in too! I said yes, thinking yeah right, this will never last. But he did it! He took off his own clothes, hopped in, leaned his head down & let the water run over him, and said, "Okay, I'm done". Hey, it's a start! And it's MILES away from the coaxing and crying that we've been getting trying to bathe or shower this child. Something awhile back must have scared him tremendously, because he's been literally terrified of getting in the tub or shower (mostly at our house). So this is a BIG step and we were sure to make a big deal out of it.

Miss Tori, his wonderful preschool teacher, also had me send some shampoo to school today. She said they play outside in shower-like sprinklers and was hoping to get him used to washing his hair that way :) She's awesome!

Mamble!

Ty has missed seeing his best friend Campbell ("Mamble") at preschool since he is staying home with is mommy now. So we arranged a playdate for them to visit Dennis @ the firehouse.

"Look Daddy...Mamble's here!"

They enjoyed climbing all over the trucks.

Maybe this is foreseeing the future!
Two firefighters in training :)

Drew was there looking on as the boys ran around.

My friend Jamie came along too. She's just a big kid at heart.

Peek-a-Boo!

Campbell wanted to put on Dennis' helmet til he realized how heavy it was.

Ty thought Daddy looked scary with his helmet on. His face is priceless!

"Mmm...how's this work Daddy?"

I was proud of myself for getting this shot. I am constantly in awe of the job my husband does. We are so proud of him.

Drew is 4 Months

Drew is such a joy. He is the happiest baby. I could just eat his cheeks and give him kisses all day long. The older he gets, the more people have commented that he looks more and more like Ty. While that is true, I still get glimpses of features he shares with his brother Riley as well. Drew truely is a completion to our family.

Bloopers

So you know how at the end of some movies, they show the BLOOPERS. Well, here are a few of our bloopers (funny faces) while trying to get a few good pictures:

This kid cracks me up all the time. He's got the best facial expressions and an even better Smile :)

Play Time!

Thanks to some great friends, Jennifer Howe & Alison McDaniel, Drew has some new toys to play with. He's growing up so fast!


My monkey laughing at his monkey :)

Drew's Babysitter

While I've returned to work just one day a week, it has still been hard to leave my baby. But it has been easier knowing he is in great hands. This is my wonderful friend Theresa, who loves on Drew while I work.

And this is her super adorable daughter, Emerson, who loves it when Drew comes to play!

Theresa is so great. On my first day back to work, I got this picture text of the two of them hanging out. I just had to laugh at Drew's expression :)

So Sweet

Playdates/Mom-dates

One of the wonderful things about being a SAHM (minus my 1 day/wk nursing job), is getting together with other moms and their kids. Of course, we call them "Playdates", but really it's for us moms as well. On this day, Drew & I got to visit my friend Brooke's farm. If you haven't visited her blog before, you must check it out! She's such a neat person.

Precious

There's Nothing Like A Sleeping Baby