Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Trip to Dallas

My brother Jon and his family just moved to Dallas, and we took a trip to check out their new house and get in a little visit. My mom and sister Claire drove up with my Aunt Maura to visit Jon as well as my Aunt Marty who lives near Dallas too. We first met up for lunch at Rosa's (yum!!) and it was great getting to have the babies meet some new faces as well as see some familiar ones! We had a great rest of the weekend hanging out with the family. Here's a few shots from our weekend.

The whole gang at Rosa's (did I mention -- yum!!)

Madilyn and Garen getting to know each other
  
Aunt Maura, Aunt Marty and Grandma 

Madilyn feeding her baby
  
Carter and Madilyn in a big swimming pool

Garen and Channing helping Grandma feed Carter

Sleeping in the car - priceless!

Can you tell these two are related?

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Bridge City visit

We made a trip into Bridge City to visit family, and to attend a baby shower for Rob's cousin. As always, it was great getting to spend time with the in-laws, and I know the babies loved all the extra attention! Here's a few shots from our weekend!

Madilyn found a friend who gave her bread!

First time in a pool!

The boys! (Grandpa Biddle, Carter, and Billy)

Reading with Grandpa

And reading with Uncle Randal

Riding the golf cart with my sweet Walpole boys!

Mommy and Madilyn on the golf cart

Carter and Daddy on the golf cart

Monday, June 17, 2013

Five Year Anniversary

The month of May was pretty busy for us. We had the birthday party, pictures taken, doctor's appointments, visiting families.. And at the end of the month, Rob and I celebrated our five year anniversary. I thought it would be really nice to surprise him with a weekend away, and thankfully his parents agreed to help in the surprise and be our babysitters for the weekend. We went to Austin on Friday afternoon and came back Sunday afternoon. It was so nice to get to spend time together just as husband and wife - and not as Mommy and Daddy too. We ate at The Melting Pot and Rosa's, did some shopping, had a massage, and got to go to dinner and movie - which is something we haven't done in over a year! Anyways, here are just a few shots from that weekend. Love you, Mister!! (And thanks, Sam and Peggy!!)

On the road to Austin!

Dinner at The Melting Pot

Can you tell how happy I am?? We're at Rosa's!

Prior to our massages -- relaxed before and definitely after!

12 month old stats - finally!

So, I know this a little overdue - as in like, a month. I actually started this post before their birthday even came around, and then I never posted it. So, here are the babies at 12 months old with official stats from our doctor visit on May 8th, as well as a glimpse of what they were up to!

Madilyn
Height: 29.88" (74%)
Weight: 20 lbs 14 oz (46%)
Head Circumference: 18.39" (89%)


*Loves to talk, and I'm sure can't wait to tell Mommy and Daddy everything that is on her mind soon!
*Occasionally, Madilyn will take a few steps on her own, but still doesn't stand up by herself usually nor does she just start walking on her own. But she does love to walk back and forth to us.
*Madilyn is very good at eating with her fingers, and we think she prefers that to being fed by us with a spoon. And, she's usually a fairly clean eater.
*Speaking of eating, she is NOT a fan of wearing a bib, and often tries to rip it off. Sometimes it's just not worth fighting over! (And it helps that she typically doesn't end up too messy anyway.
*Madilyn still loves to look at the pictures around the house and on the fridge. She loves to wave at them, and also loves to wave at people when we are out and about.

Carter
Height: 30.75" (78%)
Weight: 23 lbs 3 oz (55%)
Head Circumference: 18.74" (82%)


*He is walking all over the place! He has a lot more confidence now in the few weeks that he has been walking, but still needs something to pull up on to stand up and start.
*Carter loves to eat - but really likes it when we are feeding the food to him. He is still working on his ability to pinch the food and get it to his mouth, and I think once he gets that down, he'll really be chowing down on the finger foods.

Both
*The both love looking at (and chewing on) books. If you gave them the option of a toy or a book, the book would probably always be the winner.
*They are both not happy about diaper changes.
*Both have started showing signs that we might be ready for just one nap a day. We have done the one nap thing a few times - but it really depends on how they slept the night before, and what time (how early or late) they get up.
*They have both gotten pretty good about being around new people. We've taken them to church nursery several times, and usually they don't even notice when we leave! We've also had a few different play dates, and they've done really well and had lots of fun.
*Just a few weeks ago, the babies would be playing in the same area but not really notice the each other. (Well, unless someone had a toy the other one wanted). But, in the past two weeks or so, the babies have noticed each other and smile and laugh together. They often move from side to side of the gate while looking back at one another and laughing.

I'll be working on a few more updates this week to catch up on what I've missed! :)