Summer Fun!

Today is "catch up the blog" day. Life has been so busy with two kids and work....I have NO time to blog! So days like this I play catch up. This summer has been an exciting summer! Here is just a glimpse of some things we have done so far.

Gentry Drive Thru Safari - We have gone here every summer with Gracyn so figured it was time we took Cole. We started off by doing the drive thru and seeing all the big animals. We then had a picnic lunch then walked around the petting zoo. They have really changed it up in the last few years giving you less access to the animals. However, Gracyn was able to hold this little white ferret, which was the highlight of her day!

Clint's parents came to town one weekend and we all went to Crystal Bridges. Gracyn was able to pick a piece of art from one gallery and draw it. She choose the one that had the brightest colors. I think she did a wonderful job! I think our favorite part of the museum was the kids area. Clint, Jeffie, and myself had a blast there! Not sure about Gracyn and Cole....I was too busy playing!

 

After we walked thru the art galleries we decided to head out to the trails. They were setting up for a wedding and as we walked thru the lobby to the elevator we saw Chelsea Clinton getting off. We all thought that was pretty neat. You can actually see the wedding guest in the background...they were enjoying cocktail hour. We were enjoying this precious little girl that we LOVE so much!

 

Hawaiian Fun Meet - Gracyn doing what she does best!!!

 

It's a BUG Party!

Cole had a blast at his Bug Party!!! It was a perfect June day spent with our closest friends and family. Clint grilled out burgers and we also had some yummy, buggy food including Grubs -n- cheese, Bug Kabobs, Ladybug dip, and Snail Shells! The girls had a blast with the bug dig and playing at the park.  Cole LOVED smashing into his cake, opening presents, and spending time with Brooks! Cole is one lucky little boy to be loved so much! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY SWEET BOY!!!

Cole is 12 Months!

How is it that this dark headed, squishy baby boy is already a year old?! I feel like that time just flew by, twice as fast as it did with Gracyn! It has been a blessed year for sure! It started out a little scary when he was taken to Arkansas Children's Hospital at 6 weeks old, then admitted to Washington Regional at 8 weeks old. However, after that he showed us what a happy, healthy little guy he was! At his 12 month check up, Cole weighed in at 21 lbs 13 ounces. He is such a mama's boy, which is ok with me! He loves nothing more to be in my lap giving me little snuggles! A couple of Cole's other favorite things: being tickled, making sounds with his mouth, putting anything he finds on the floor in his mouth. Oh, and he LOVES his big sister! I couldn't imagine my life without my little roley poley Coley!

Cole is 11 Months Old!!!

 

 

 Cole is 11 months old! He weughs 19.8 lbs! He is standing on his own, but not interested in taking that first step on his own! Cole loves feeding himself. His favorite foods to feed himself are bananas, cherrios, and crackers. We even ventured out to spaghetti one night. He was a mess after that meal, but he enjoyed it! I just can't believe he is going to be a year old in a month. Where has the time gone?!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



A Very Busy Day!

Gracyn and Cole had a very busy day last Saturday! We had an Easter party, a birthday party, and a sleepover all in the same day!

Gracyn had a blast getting her face painted at the Easter party! She even got to plant some flowers to take home!

The Easter Bunny even came to visit!

After the Easter party and Dixon's birthday party, we headed down to Van Buren for a sleepover with Caroline and Brooks. These kiddos sure do have a lot of fun together!



Cole is 10 Months Old!

 

 

Cole is in the double digits in months!!! I just can't believe how fast his first year is going. Maybe because he is my second so I'm super busy with two kids. I don't remember Gracyn's first year going by this fast! Cole weighs 19.4 lbs, which is up from last month, but barely over where he was at 8 months. The doctor is not worried about that though, since he is still in the 50% on weight and isn't losing. Pretty sure it was those pesky stomach bugs. Cole now has 6 teeth!!! Two on the bottom and 4 on the top. Poor guy pretty much had them all come in at once. He was a trooper though. Cole is still breastfeeding! I can't believe we have made it this long! He does not like it when I feed him his food. He wants to do it himself. I have to give him a spoon to hold in order for me to feed him with the other spoon. It's gotten easier for me to just give him little pieces of real food and let him feed himself....he loves peas and corn! It won't be long before he just picks up a rib and eats it! HA!

 

This poor puppy....he just gets wallered all over in pictures.





Sleepovers!

We love our sleepovers with our bestest friends! Cole and Brooks had their first sleepover a couple of weeks ago, then we had a weekend visit with the Gladstone's in Little Rock!

We know Gracyn and Caroline enjoy their sleepovers, but this time was a little different. They actually got to sleep in the same room! We put them up in the playroom and they LOVED it! Cole and Brooks need to have a little more practice at the sleepover, which is why we are having one this weekend!

We had a blast spending a weekend in Little Rock with the Gladstone's! We made a trip to the Museum of Discovery on Saturday afternoon. We spent some time tinkering with mechanics, we checked out the human body, then made our way to Tornado Alley! We all had a great time! We then headed to Big Orange for lunch. I would be a very happy girl if they ever came to NWA. The lemon icebox shake is amazing!!!

We loved spending time with "Baby Will" as Gracyn calls him. He is so much fun! I can't wait to see him and Cole grow to be friends! Clint seems to think Will is going to be the ring leader and get the boys (Will, Cole, and Brooks) into lots of trouble. If these boys are anything like their daddies, they are ALL going to be trouble when they get together!