Blurry

 Oh of all the pictures I have that are blurry, I wish it wasn't this one!  This weekend, I had my ISO set for being outside in the bright sun while at a very fun birthday party, and then I took this shot under a covered area without changing the camera setting.  Argh.

Will's eyes are as green as Katie's are blue

sweet little kisses

7-11 on 7/11

 With it being 7/11 today, we thought it was the perfect day to introduce Will to the Slurpee.  It was an added bonus that all small slurpees are free on 7/11.

When Will got up from his nap, he got on his scooter and we put Katie in the stroller and headed out.  We took the double stroller as we knew Will would abandon his scooter when he had the option for the Slurpee.  It was perfect and I think Katie enjoyed the company on the walk home.

The Slurpee introduction was a success!  It was the perfect treat after taking a walk in the 100+ degree heat!

Walking to 7-11

Slurpee Heaven

Will's First (non-family member given) Haircut

Will got his first "real" haircut today.  His hair has gotten so much fuller that it is tricky for me to cut these days.

He loved Snip Its.  I mean LOVED.  He consumed 6-8 Dum Dums while getting his hair cut, and then when the hair cut was over, he wanted to stay there and play. 

And here I was all worried that he would hate it!

4th of July

 We had a great 4th of July weekend in Austin!  We headed down on Friday afternoon, and aside from visiting my best friend from high school, Regan, and his family, we didn't do much at all!  It was nice and relaxing.  Will had a great time playing on the playground at Ahma and Bapa's house, playing in the fort with Bapa, swimming, finding daddy long legs and riding a spiderman scooter throughout the house while Katie enjoyed playing in the exersaucer and just being with everyone. 

It is so fun to see how much Will loves Ahma and Bapa.  He woke up every morning asking for them and he always wanted them to play with him.  While we were driving back to Dallas, he kept saying how he wanted to go back to Ahma's house.  We will definitely be heading back again this summer.

on the swings

collecting rocks

down the slide with dad

plotting their day

bear hug

rolling down the hill

blue eyes

checking out the exersaucer

5 Months Old!

 Katie is 5 months old!  She is such a delight and we are truly enjoying every minute.  She is such a happy and social baby - she loves to interact and is really smiley.  The time is flying by, and it truly is bittersweet.  As she is the last baby we will have, I wish it would go a little slower.  However, we are really enjoying every minute. 

This month Katie:

* started solid foods.  She has had bananas, carrots, peas, squash, apples and pears.  We thicken it with rice cereal when needed.  She loves to eat and does really well eating off a spoon.

* started going to bed earlier!  The earliest I have put her in her crib is 7:30pm.  She is still sleeping until 7:30-8:30am.

* really started talking/shrieking

* is very social and wants to be where ever we are. 

* is eating 6-7oz when taking a bottle

The Boy with the Golden Hair (and bug zoo)

Loli's nephew calls Will the boy with the golden hair.  As soon as I saw this picture that totally came to mind.  The boy with the golden hair is actively taking care of rolly polly bugs.  We find 2-4 a day, put them in the bug zoo (courtesy of Aunt Leen), then fill the zoo with as much grass as Will can pull and a piece of raisin bread. 

The rolly pollies do like raisin bread.  Good thing since 2 of them usually get an entire slice to share.

Adding grass

Pointing to the rolly polly bug - poor thing is buried in the grass

Using bug tweezers to pick them up

The Scooter

 Will got this scooter for Christmas from Ahma and Bapa and this past week he has been riding it all the time.  When we were getting ready to go the store, I had to run back inside to get something, and Will asked if I would also get his scooter.  I thought about it as it would be hilarious to see him ride a scooter through Central Market, but I think I prefer him contained in the cart for now.

He can really go pretty fast on the scooter which he loves, but it also makes it so apparent that is be really becoming a little boy.  It's wonderful and a little sad at the same time.  I just love him as he is, and although each day seems to even better, it is sometimes hard to not want him to stay just the way he is today.

Riding his scooter with a stick

Stopping at Armando's house to see if he is home.  I think he looks a lot older than 2 in this picture.

Off he goes

Taking a break to look for rolly polly bugs