Birthday Season is Here!

Once Christmas is over, we have about 3 weeks and then Birthday season starts for 6 months for Gabe and I. The majority of our family and friends birthday's are from January to June. We do have a few sprinkled in the fall as well as other fun holidays.

January -

Lindsay's grandpa turned 92. I "celebrated" by visiting him in a rehab facility and taking a Subway sandwich to him with my sister and my dad. He was recovering from pneumonia and trying to get his strength back. He is now home and doing great!

Our friend Adam had a birthday (we were not able to celebrate with our dear friends since Gabe was working at the restaurant and I was home with the boys). I was told it was an exceptionally good evening, although I'm not sure how if Gabe and I weren't in attendance. (I kid. I kid.)

Lindsay's grandma celebrated another year older (we were not able to attend this event either, due to Gabe's restaurant schedule).

A friend of ours hosted a Minnie Mouse themed 2nd birthday party at their home for there daughter, which I took the boys to. I have a couple pics from this party, but they are all a little blurry so I will refrain from posting them. Can you guess where Gabe was????

*sidenote* boy are we glad those restaurant days are behind us -- that was a tough 10 days!

February -

Our sweet niece Bella turned 5! Cannot believe she will be starting Kindergarten in the fall. She is a really smart little girl and know she will adjust well to the start of elementary school. Miss Bella will attend Oakridge Private School in Arlington, where her dad graduated from. She is already there for preschool, so the transition should be a smooth one. Bella had a Strawberry Shortcake themed party at a Bounce House place connected to the Parks Mall in Arlington. Bella couldn't be sweeter to her cousins! Brody l.o.v.e.s. his Bella, hoping Cash feels the same!

Baby Cash hanging with his Nana

Birthday Girl Bella and Brody

Such a poser, about to slide

Slide complete

Having fun with Daddy

Brody in action!

He put ice in his pocket, and it obviously melted...

Good thing we have been practicing his swing! Never know when you will need it.

I won a tootsie roll in the pinata

enjoying my tootsie roll

March -

Mr. Gavin turns 2! Brody is constantly saying "Gavin." These two rascals couldn't be cuter. They have always played well together, for that we are thankful. They have spent many hours at the park together, and I know will spend a lot of time together this summer as well. Hopefully lots of time at the pool! :) We were invited to Gavin's party which was on his actual birthday and we had a blast, even though we got lost and it was here in McKinney! He also had his party at a Bounce House place. I completely forgot my camera. Here is the only pic I have, which I stole from Brooke!

Brody's birthdays posts are coming very soon! I'm almost caught up. We still have a few more birthdays to celebrate, so I am sure more bday posts will be in our near future!

Cereal Virgin

Here is Cash's first experience eating rice cereal. It was fun introducing this to him. It is a pretty big milestone and wondering what kind of eater he will be. Good? Bad? Picky like his mommy?

Excuse tubby Brody in the background. He was all in Cash's business, constantly asking for "Bubba bite" and "some" the whole time.

First bite, here it comes!!!

Ummmm?????

Crazy lady, what are you putting in my mouth???

I guess this isn't too bad after all...

Someone has a serious case of...

....bed head!!!

Looks to me like 1 or 2 hairs are out of place. What do you think?

Cash is 4 months!

At the end of February, Cash turned 4 months old! He is one of the happier babies I have been around and really only cries when he is really hungry or really tired. He has started to laugh when you tickle him under the chin. A-dorable! He has developed an obsession with his monkey lovie (thanks Colberg's).

He sleeps with it almost 100% of the time and it MUST be really close to his face. We do go in and peek on him several times to make sure nothing is covering his sweet face at nap/night time. He has started rolling from tummy to back, but only on his time, not consistently. Cash seems so much bigger than Brody (weight wise) at this time, mainly based on the clothing that Cash fits into. When we went to our well visit, Cash actually weighed a few ounces under Brody's 4 month weight. We were shocked! He is healthy healthy healthy! He is exclusively being fed breast milk and doing a great job eating it. He is in 3-6 month clothes. Wearing a 1-2 diaper, about to switch to size 2. He isn't loving tummy time, but we will get there. He does love our Jumperoo, which is fun to watch. Gabe thinks Cash is going to be a really funny person when he grows up. So, we shall see...

I am really trying to treasure time with my boys, because I am realizing how fast they grow up.

Brody VS. Cash - Bumbo chair

Brody - 3 months old in the Bumbo

Cash - 3 months old in the Bumbo

Brody - almost 2 years old in the Bumbo ;)

Love this Picture

I'm loving this picture of the "three musketeers." We spent an evening over at the Long's house so the kids could play. We are extremely lucky to have such wonderful friends and also have kids that get along so well. Couldn't be more thankful for these guys!

Saggy Bottom Diapers

**WARNING**

(Partial Nudity ahead)

This is how Brody likes to wear his diaper when he doesn't have pants/shorts on. He thinks it's a "cracking" good time! Silly boy!

Splish, Splash

...I was takin' a bath!

Brody enjoying bath time

on 2 different occasions

SNOW DAYS!

We had crazy amounts of snow this January/February and here are some of my favorite pics to prove it. Schools were closed 4 days in a row (in February) with the total amount being 6 days closed, which is pretty much unheard of here in DFW. We had a thick layer of ice under the snow which made the driving even more difficult for us unexperienced snow drivers (aka: ME!). We had fun, got a little stir crazy, and made the most of our time together!

Brody as an ice cube

All bundled up (and we are inside)

Mommy and Daddy must be going stir-crazy! They will do silly things to keep entertained (at my expense) ;)

Peanut inside, staying warm, and playing

Throwing snowballs and yelling "B-BALLLLLL" (meaning baseball)

NYE

This is just slightly out of order, oh well. A few pics from New Years Eve. We started with a playdate over at our house with the Long's and Colberg's. Had a fun dinner at Mooyah's. And ended the evening at the Colberg's house. Great time with great friends!

Best friends! Teagan, Brody, Gavin

Hugs all around

Brody coloring (on the carpet).

Thank goodness for the wonder markers :)

Sweet Teagan! Thanks for sharing your toys

Brotherly love

(Mommy is enjoying it while lasts)

Ms. Amber is reading a good story

Mastering how to drink out of "big people" cups. Thanks Ms. Amber for being brave and letting Brody practice this at your house. Thank goodness it is only water!

Wishing you all a Happy 2011

A Day with Grandma

One January evening Gabe was working late at the restaurant, and my mom was over watching Cash while I was at work and Brody was at preschool. Once Brody and I came home, the four of us all strolled up to the city park super close to our house. Brody L.O.V.E.S. this park (as do I). It has a big kid section and a little kid section separated by swings. We use the little kids section, along with the swings. Glad this new park is so close for us to enjoy for many years to come.

Mom and Brody walking home

After playing we worked up a serious appetite and headed over to the new Mooyah's in McKinney (at Custer and 380). My step-brother owns it, so he "treated" us to dinner. Brody loves that marker board, it was hard getting him to leave!

It's a Waiting Game

I'm ready to create some new posts but I am waiting on my dear sweet husband to upload our most recent pictures to our computer so I can blog. I'm ready to post some snow pictures and more recent pics of the boys. I will need to learn how to upload pics from our new camera so I won't have to rely on him for next time.