Two Stinky Kids

When you have two stinky kids and don't feel like giving two separate baths...you do this...

It will be so much easier when Blake can actually sit or even lay on her belly for a bath...so much easier for me too!

2 Reasons...

There were two major "cons" on the list of us taking the job in Ft. Worth (and a lot more pros - hence the move :)
1.  My job...plain and simple.  I love my job, my school, my coworkers, who are my friends, my boss (don't let it go to your head Rebecek), my students, my parents...I don't know if I will ever find another place like RES.
2.  Our neighborhood...we live on a cul-de-sac with families full of kids.  We sit outside a lot (when it is under the 100 degree mark), we have little cook-outs, and we help each other out - fix a tire, watch a kid, catch an escaped dog, etc.

Hopefully we will find these things once again as we start our new adventure.

Our water fun cook-out!

THREE Months And Counting

Our sweet BMW is three months old today.  It is hard to believe!  She is the BEST baby ever...I try to compare her to the only other baby I really know...and she is doing things sooner than Cole did - and he was on the "fast" side of the norms.  She is in 6 month clothes and her eyes are still blue...I keep waiting for them to change, but they haven't so far.  She eats about every 3-4 hours, except at night.  She is now going anywhere from 8-11 hours a night without waking (especially if she finds her thumb).  That makes this old, tired Mommy (that is about to head back to work) very happy.
Blake likes to:
Watch her Big Brother play, swing in her swing (even for naps), sit in her Bumbo, suck her thumb, or fist, or fingers, whatever she can get in her mouth, lay on her back and try to grab the things on her little gym, flirt with the person talking to her, and smile, smile, smile.  She still does not really like tummy time, so she has figured out how to roll from her belly to her back just to avoid it.

And she STILL loves BIG BOWS...

 OK...I STILL Love BIG BOWS...

Daddy's In Charge

I am taking advantage of Dan being on vacation today and doing some "rearranging" of household things - mostly toys!  I went to check on Blake and found her helping Daddy pay the bills.  She sat in her Bumbo for about an hour, watching him work on the computer and make phone calls.  She is NEVER this easy when I am home alone :)

"MESS"

 Pretending to be asleep so he didn't have to help clean up.

 Hard to be mad at that face sometimes.

Cole was out of my sight for about one minute...we heard a crash and when I walked into my mom's laundry room all I heard was, "Mess".  I made him help clean it up (after his time-out), which really created more of a "Mess".  I had to take pictures of him "helping".

It Doesn't Get Much Sweeter Than This...

A Date With Cole

Dan and I decided Cole needed a little special time with his Mommy and Daddy (with no Sissy), so we took him to the Grapevine Mills Mall...not exactly fun for a two year old you would think huh?  This mall is an awesome place for kids.  We first went to the Lego Discovery Center, then took a train ride through the mall, next was lunch at the Rain Forest Cafe, then a treat from the HUGE candy store, and finally we picked out a special friend from the Build A Bear Store.  NOW...a long nap.  We had a great day and Cole was such a good boy today.  We will go back for sure, we only were able to do about half of the fun things at the mall today.

 This is how he rolls...

 Laser show on the floor that changed when you "danced" on it.

 Learning how Legos are made.

 Goofy boy!

 Miniature DFW area...Cole LOVED it and probably would have stayed here looking at all of the things all day long.

 Duplo play area for little kids.

 FUN!

 Racing Lego cars with Daddy.

 Stealing someone else's Lego car.

 Train Ride with Mommy.

 Looking at all of the stores and people in the mall.

 Watching a mini-helicopter fly around the mall...Daddy decided he needed one to play with at home.

 FISH!

 His little Monkey was eating lunch too!

 "Dog" was getting stuffed.  Cole chose the dog over all of the other animals.

 Kisses when he was finally ready.

Monkey juice and messy face on the way home (he was watching Tangled in the car).

Same Age...Same Outfit...

Blake 2 1/2 months old

Cole 2 1/2 months old

Nope...they don't really look alike - at least in my opinion.  They do seem to have the same double chin and little fat rolls on their arms and legs - haha - but that seems to be about it.

I think Cole looks like his daddy and Blake looks like MY side of the family - not exactly for sure who yet.  I have heard me, my dad, my mom, my grandpa, my niece...we shall see.

Singing in the Shower

My two year old now wants to take a shower instead of a bath.  He even jumped in when his dad was in there the other morning... pajamas, diaper, and all.  He plays most of the time and I throw soap on him when I can catch him.  Now to teach him how to wash his own hair...

I Like Big Bows and I Cannot Lie...

I sure do love having a little girl along with my little boy...

 Word to my MOTHER....