Zoo

A week ago Saturday we decided to hop in the new ride and take a trip to the Brevard Zoo to celebrate Sawyer's birthday as a family. It was a perfect day - low humidity and about 80F. The boys were both happy and Sawyer enjoyed running along the boardwalks finding the next exciting animal. 

Our healthy, happy, blue-eyed babies. We are so blessed.

We got to pet the giraffes!

The spider monkeys were very fun to watch, especially when a squirrel got in to their cage.

 Such a good papa :)

 It was a great day as a family.

Sawyer's Birthday Present

It's that time as parents where George and I get to tell Sawyer, "Don't say we never gave you anything." Because listen up, Sawyer. When you turned 2-years-old we gave you a mini-van. Yep. It's true. Your name is first on the title and registration. So there you go. This is the one and only vehicle we'll ever buy and insure for you. Live it up!

Haha it's a funny story - I went to register our new purchase and found out Florida has a dumb law that your car tags expire on your birth month. It's not pro-rated either so you pay for a full year and then have to renew it on your birthday no matter what month that falls on. Nice birthday present from the state of Florida. So since October is Sawyer's birth month - I registered the van in his name so we could get a full year out of the deal. Sawyer actually loves the van - makes a great playpen. Mom loves the van too - so practical and convenient! We've started a therapy group for George and he's coming around to the idea of our merry mo wagon. After all if Mama's happy, Papa's happy, right? :)

 Road Trip!

Two-Headed Monster

You thought this post was going to be about Halloween, didn't you? Nope, sorry! We have found two little neighborhood parks while out on our morning bike rides. Sawyer loves to get out and stretch his legs. And Jack is usually up for just about anything. We are LOVING the 'cooler' weather that autumn has brought.

Isn't it a cute two-headed monster?

Half a Year

Our Jack attack is growing up way too fast! Why can't pregnancy go this fast? Jack is such a fun baby boy. I'm so lucky I get to smother his chunky cheeks with kisses all day long! We feel so blessed to have him in our family. He always has a smile for his mama, papa, and big brother and we love that about him! His first tooth (on the bottom) broke through on Sat Oct 7th. He's been a champ and hasn't let us know about it, even if it is bothering him. He is so good-natured and happy. We feel so blessed to have such happy babies!

He now weighs 21.2 lbs and is wearing the same size diaper as his big bro (size 4). He is 29.5" tall with a head circumference of 44.5cm...which you'll notice is smaller than last time, so obviously isn't a precise measurement.

He likes cruising in his walker - here he has reversed under the kitchen table.

He LOVES his tongue lately. We were driving in the car the other day and I heard him giggling by himself - sticking his tongue out and thinking it was hilarious. Sometimes he'll stop mid-nursing and look up at me and stick out his tongue for a minute then give me a big grin, haha.

 He gets the award for bum highest in the air! He does the cutest bear crawl as pictured above. He can also push himself from his belly to a sitting up position. He is crawling...not too fast yet, but if he sees something he wants across the room he will eventually get it...even with those chunky thighs :) We love you Mr. Jack!

Play Dough Party

Play Dough! 

Click here for the recipe to make your own. It's super easy and your kids can help you make it. We like it much better than the store bought stuff.