a certain 10 month old

A certain 10 month old baby of ours can sometimes be found doing this...


But most often is found getting into something...





A busy, happy 10 month old...wonderful!

s'mores, a frog, and a cowboy

Don't you just love C's cowboy ensemble?! I opened my eyes this morning to see him in his cowboy hat standing next to our bed. What a sight! In this picture, he's got his hat, lasso (the red strap from a toy drum), and a cape.

I just love our little boys!

the 1st child vs. the 3rd child

C started swim lessons a few weeks ago. He's been loving it! I'll be happy with whatever progress he makes, but I have to admit I'd love to see him do 2 things.

1) go under water...willingly!
2) actually swim a short distance

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What do you do when it's over 100 degrees outside for days on end?! Well, if you're outside, you get in water.




Or you invite friends over and stay inside!




And I suppose since C had a friend over, he decided to be extra silly for her.



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Yesterday, Baby P turned 9 months old! Wow, only 3 more months and he'll be one! Sigh.

I know our boys will always be my babies...but not literally. I don't think that past the age of oh, I don't know, say 12, they'll let me hold them and snuggle with them like they do now. I am just eating up these baby months with Baby P right now. How I love him so!




Along with being 9 months old, Baby P is into everything! I am pretty sure that with our firstborn, C, we were able to avoid him ever putting dog food in his mouth. I know, I know. We're good like that.

Well, then comes our third child. Baby P has already managed to put dog food in his mouth 3 times since he's discovered it...in the past week or two. And twice was in one day. If I wouldn't have been so freaked out busy washing his mouth and hands yesterday, I would have taken a picture of him at our dog, Maisy's, bowl. So picture this - Baby P is kneeling at the dog bowl. There are food on the floor all around him. His mouth, hands and wrists covered in dog food crumbs, fists full of dog food, 1 piece of dog food in each cheek (like he was storing them as a squirrel does). And he's just as happy as can be! All this in a matter of maybe 90 seconds.

There you have it. I call this the 1st child vs. the 3rd child phenomenon.

fun with art and Father's Day

Last Friday, we met a friend and her girls at Artworks, a children's art studio. The boys enjoyed the "open art" time. And one of the nice perks is that I don't have to clean up the mess. :)

C loved playing with the moon sand.

And L loved playing with rice.

Such focus...

Baby P also enjoyed getting his hand into the rice.

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Speaking of Baby P...

He is now crawling faster and everywhere! You should see him go when he's after something he really wants! The other day he did sort of a quick stomp crawl where he was slamming his hands down as he was going after shoes (which we tend to frown upon since they just end up in his mouth!) It was too funny!

He is also now pulling to stand. This began about a little over a week ago. Oh, and this past weekend he cruised around a table activity center!

Yep, he's pretty excited about it.

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We spent some time at my parents' house on Father's Day. Here are some pictures of that day. Notice the action happening in the last 3 photos. Baby P looks a little surprised about his brothers jumping in, but didn't mind it at all. He loved playing in the water.

Yes, the C man is well fed...I promise. Along with the goofy face he's making, he's sucking in his already slim belly exposing even more rib action.

Watch out Baby P! Here come C and L!

A good time was had by all!

zoo day

We went to the zoo Friday. It's been so hot. Like high of 97, 98, 100 HOT! So, we got there at 9:00 a.m. to try and beat the heat, checked out a few animals, had an early lunch (at 10:30 since the kids were so hungry and started asking about lunch at 9:30 a.m.), then went to the beach area. The boys had a great time! They loved the beach area and worked on building sand castles most of the time.


Before we left for the zoo, Baby P helped with some housework.

What is one of the most exciting 'exhibits' at the zoo? Why, the construction trucks at work, of course!

Here are some pictures from my friend's camera. Thanks Linsey!

I thought the water might have been a little cool for Baby P. Nope! He loved it!

Here's our baby with his friend, who was born the day after Baby P was. Actually, they are less than 24 hours apart. This doll's mommy is my best friend from high school. We both ended up in San Antonio, shared the highs and lows of pregnancy together and had babies within hours of each other! Amazing!

See?

A couple of weekends ago we did some much needed yard work and had some great help. See?

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In Baby P news...He is now sitting independently for several seconds and for a little longer time with the Boppy pillow behind him. See?

These developments never get old! I love watching our babies learn new things.

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Boy, oh, boy. L sure does enjoy a good push up ice cream! See?!

Mmmm, Mmmmm! Oh, he thought the stick was a straw. Cute, isn't it?

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Here is a little evidence that Spring has sprung! (I do realize it's pretty evident Spring has arrived...seeing as how it was in the 90's today.) See?

Hello Mr. Cardinal. So nice to see you again. Please feel free to build a nest in our yard!

(A couple of years ago Mr. & Mrs. Cardinal built a nest in a tree in our backyard and had babies!)