All before 7am!

10 Months

Well I can say that this month felt a little longer than the last 9! I don't know why, maybe because it's the end of summer. Nathan Henry is 10 months old and we are loving every second of it.

Surprisingly, he's not walking....Owen beat him on that milestone (who was completely on his own by now). But he can take steps, usually 2 or 3 before he drops to his knees. Occasionally, up to 10 and we always scare him with our excitement! He can stand up from the center of an empty room with no problem and squat down and stand back up again. He can take a few steps start to lose his balance, but catch it and take a few more. He is certainly getting it! I think we have about two weeks before we have a full blown walker.

The quick list, is much the same:

• Oh so happy!


• Sleeps well at night, wakes at 5:30a to eat and then goes back down until close to 7a. Takes a good morning nap around 9a. The afternoon nap, is now less than an hour.


• Eats and eats and eats.


• Loves balls and cars.


• Words: uh-oh, dada, ball, dog, O-aaaa (Owen), bye (with a wave). He tries to repeat words, so if say "thank you" he makes sounds in your same tone, but it doesn't sound like the words. Does that make sense?


• If a door to the outside opens he hauls his little self as fast as he can to get out! The sits and throws his head back and screams if you close the door before he makes it. Unfortunately, Owen finds this game REAL funny!

We are lucky, lucky people to have this little guy. He thinks he's pretty cute too!

Solo Travels

We had a fantastic mini-vacation planned. We would drive down to my moms, go to Vegas for two nights (without the boys), two nights at Disneyland and two nights at the beach. We were so excited! Then Matt ended up not being able to take the time off.

I decided to go alone and do a very modified version. I left on a Friday night a 4:00pm. Drove until 5:30pm, when the boys normally eat dinner. Stopped. Ate. Played. Got back on the road at 6:15pm, Nathan's bedtime. He fell asleep soon after and slept the rest of the way. Owen watched movies, we sang songs and smelt cows on the I-5! He stayed up the whole time, but was just perfect! I did the same plan on trip home, but had to stop a few more times before Nate fell asleep. I also turned Owen's tv off at 9:00pm and he quickly fell asleep and both slept beautifully the rest of the drive! I was very proud of myself and my two little travelers!

I didn't take many pictures, because frankly I didn't see the kids much! Robin and I spent two glorious kid-free nights at stateline and then we went to Knotts Berry Farm, but I forgot my camera. The rest of the time they were playing with cousins, Yabo the dog, Joe and Grandma. They had very little use for me at all. Which was a well needed and much appreciated break.

Hollis and Nathan playing:
Robin....ready to WIN!

Cyndi & Avry Nathan having fun!

Yabo, he is just as great and mellow as Jack, just twice as big!!

Joe, Owen, Nate & Yabo play!

Sisters!

The trampoline provides hours of fun.

We are looking forward to coming back and celebrating the October birthdays: Trent, Joe, Abbigal, Nathan, me & Cyndi! It's gonna be a par-tay!

Why I love 3.5!

Please take a moment to enjoy the awesomeness that is this photo! It is EVERYTHING I love about having a 3.5 year old! He was dead-serious in his intent to fix something and was not at all trying to be funny.

The hiked-up shorts, the goggles, the hat, the EXPRESSION! Come on! If you're not rolling on the floor hysterical, there is something wrong with you! This shit is funny.

This is why I have kids!

Lovin' Life

It's so hard to get in a steady groove and now that I have, it's all going to change because Owen starts Preschool in a couple of weeks and it's going to throw us all off. Hopefully in a good way, but it'll be an adjustment none the less.

Until then, we're enjoying our summer (although it's been chilly) and hanging out.

Here are a few shots of Nathan, with his typical grin. The kid is just a joy. He's kinda sick right now, with a cough and chest congestion and he still is so dang happy. I love it!

Owen is three and half and he acts it! He loves to be outside and explore. It's truly his favorite thing to do: wander the woods.

Taking a break, like boys do.It is really difficult to get pictures of these two together. Mostly, because neither will sit still for more than two seconds. Here are a few attempts.

Anyway, we're having a good summer, hope you are too!

Really...

they don't come much cuter than this!

The Tale of the Two Chompers

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