1. Happy Gus
2. Splash pad fun
3. Library concert
4. Cousins vist
5. Wide awake baby and a sleepy Daddy
6. Baby horses
7. Walks with Grandma and Greg
8. Relaxing with Uncle Josh
9. Fun at the pool
10. Ice cream date with Ali
11. Learning Grandma's secret caramel roll recipie
12. First boat ride
13. Pedicures with Ali
14. A sweet little deer
15. Some brother/sister love
16. Little prince is 4 month old
17. Cooling down
18. 4th of July
19. Auntie Ivy's annual visit
20. Potty Practice
21. Big Boy
22. Big personality
Two weeks ago we came home from a long trip to North Dakota. We were all
exhausted. I
have lots to post about, we've had a lot of fun this summer and the
kids have both grown so much. There are a ton of pictures to prove it. I have a lot of catching up to do in every corner our life.
Of course, as luck would have it, the past week and a half has thrown us
a few obstacles which have prevented me from getting much of anything
done. Hopefully the craziness has subsided and we'll get back into a
grove this week.
Sam and I pulled together yesterday and accomplished a
lot and it felt good. We're headed out for some family adventure this
morning and I'm taking some much needed time for myself this afternoon. All the qualities of what goes into a successful weekend and will hopefully make for a successful week!
So we are re-thinking wedding plans, hoping to do something a bit more personalized than what we had in mind. One of the ideas we had led us to a unique organic peach, plum, pear and apple orchard outside of Sedona. It was really nice to get out of tourist-y Sedona for a couple of hours. Mabel really enjoyed running wild and free, literally. And I got some cute pictures of it.
It was a really cool place with lots of quirky things that gave it personality. The owner of the property is actually a retired soap star from General Hospital turned Artist/Orchard keeper! We've got a few more places to see before we decide but we really did love it there. If we don't end up having our wedding there, we'll at least be going back when the fruit is ready to be picked.
Get a load of this guy! That smile makes my heart just melt. Gus is definitely a little charmer and we are all nuts for him in this house. We can't believe he is going to be 3 months old in less than a week. He's getting so big so fast, I wish time would stop right here, or at least slow down a bit. He's such an easy going guy, all he needs is his diaper changed, a full tummy, and now and then a kiss from Mama, Mabel or Daddy.
I love how he sits in his little bouncer chair and observes me as I shuffle around the house trying to get a few things done. Then our eyes meet and he gives me the biggest grin, like "Hey, I see you Mama, you know you want to pick me up!"
Mabel turned 18 months this week. I swear every morning she looks older than she did when we put her to bed the night before.
Everywhere we go, people are always commenting on Mabel's style. She
loves helping me pick our her clothes in the morning. I will hold
something up and she will either cheer for it with a "hoot hoot" or give
me a "Nah" and push it aside.
She is talking so much. She loves learning peoples names but we haven't been able to get her to say "Mabel"until yesterday and it was the cutest thing. I was getting her ready for bed and singing trying to keep things fun when all of a sudden she repeated after me, in the exact same tone might I add, "Mabel Rose". It was so cute and I managed to get her to do it again for the following video which most of you parents out there know is not an easy task. Please excuse my vocal skills :)
So that's it for tonight. I've got a couple of cute posts coming up from our trip to an orchard we're scouting for possible wedding locations and an ode to Gus and the big 3 month mark.
Up until now I've had the "content on the ground and reading a book" baby. This week, Mabel discovered she is capable of getting up and down on couches, chairs, cribs, beds, whatever. Just as when she started walking and I wanted to buy her a helmet (I kid you not), I am a basket case waiting for those inevitable disasters to happen. We've already had one mishap, she decided to throw a pillow on the ground then dive head first over the arm of the chair to pick it up. Didn't work out so well and she as the bruises to show it.
Last night I vented to Sam all the "what-ifs" that run through my mind and possible solutions like "lets just get rid of all the chairs and couches for awhile?" I was serious at the moment and he did what he usually does which is humor me. Today writing about it makes me first- laugh at my crazy self, second- appreciate how great Sam is, and lastly- breathe a little sigh of relief knowing we can deal with this. She will fall, she will get hurt and I will be there to comfort her and make her feel better. I've always been the kind of person that freaks out before the storm and when chaos actually begins, I become as cool as a cucumber.
Last Monday while trying to come up with lunch we decided to pack it all up and head to the park for a picnic. The weather has been beautiful here lately, not too hot, not too cold. Sam obviously didn't get the memo, stripes were required that day...
Mabel ran around and played some soccer with Daddy while Gus dozed off with me under the tree.
Gus and Mabel are really forming a bond and my heart is melting watching it happen.
I had a wonderful Mother's Day, we celebrated it a day early because Sam worked. He asked where I wanted to go and what I wanted to do and was surprised when I said nothing. I just wanted to stay home and hang out as a Family. Of course I was specific about wanting to grill hot dogs for lunch and wedge salads for dinner, but other than that I just wanted to relax with my Family.
We took a walk up the street where we found, wait for it....Grass!! I swear when you are a mid-westerner and you live in the dessert for so long, seeing grass is like seeing gold. It really is like heaven to take off your shoes and feel the cold moist grass on your feet. I miss it a lot!
Anyway, we got some pictures of me and my two babies and I was one happy Mama.
