Lucky number 7

 Aaron turned 7 months old on Thursday, June 27th.  He is so much fun!  He has really found his voice lately and has started growling at us.  He also likes to “hug”.  He grabs the back of our neck (or hair) and squeezes.  Then he gives us a nice little head butt to show us how much he loves us! 

He’s eating more solid foods now.  He likes rice cereal and tolerates avocado.  Tonight we will try carrots if he’s feeling better (he’s had a fever for 2 days).

He is rolling all over the place and can sit with slight assistance.  And, he slept a good 6 hours last Monday……which means I slept 6 hours last Monday!! He loves the pool and his teething toys!  And, he will smile at anyone who walks by!

We love you little man!  We couldn’t imagine life without you!

 

 

Six months

I just realized last night that I took Aaron’s 6 month picture a month ago and didn’t even post it.  I really thought I did.  But, I guess I’m just going a little crazy these days!

Our little man was 15 lbs. 0.3 ounces and 24 1/4 inches long at his 6 month check-up.  He’s not quite sitting unassisted yet.  But, he loves to be in his pink bumbo or up at the table in his high-chair while we eat.  We started him on rice cereal and he loves it!  He also loves being in the pool and playing with his big sisters.  His favorite toys are his Sophie the Giraffe, his teething ring, and his sisters hair (pretty much anything he can get into his mouth.  He’s a happy boy and we are so lucky he’s ours!

 

 

Chompers

Guess who got a new tooth?  There’s really a 2/3 or 66% chance to guess the right answer for this question since both our youngest and oldest are awaiting teeth. 

 

I really tried to get him to open up.  But, he wasn’t having any part of it.

This picture is a little fuzzy.  But, there’s a visible little bud of tooth showing.

Our big boy!

Little Boys

We had pasta, he had rice....

   

Aaron had his very first taste of food. By food I mean 1 tablespoon of rice cereal in 4 tablespoons of breast milk. So, in reality, he was just being spoon-fed breast milk. But, he really seemed to enjoy the mode of transportation that his milk was taking to his mouth. 

6 years have gone by

I feel like a horrible mother.  In all of the craziness of the last month (losing teeth, becoming a first grader, camping, sister’s birthday, etc…), I forgot to blog about Lauren turning 6 years old! She had a sleep-over with 3 of her best friends complete with a make-your-own-pizza party, face painting, and movies galore.  Then, she swam all day with her friends. Tired and happy girls……I call that a success!

Lauren, you keep growing and changing so fast.  I had to post this picture of you when you were 6 weeks old to remind myself just how much you’ve grown over the course of 6 years.  You just finished kindergarten and did an amazing job throughout the year in Miss Bell’s class.  You will do great in 1st grade.  You are so ready!  You are like a sponge and you love to learn new things.  One of your favorite things to do right now is to ask Siri questions on my iPhone.  You also like to do your “times” (multiplication) that Daddy taught you one night at the dinner table. 

This past year for you has been a very busy one.  You’ve moved to a new house, started a new school, your baby brother was born, you learned to read, do math, etc in school,  and you lost your first two teeth.

You are great with your little sister and brother.  You like to tell Molly what to do.  But, you are always there for her when she needs you.  And, you are always being very sweet with Aaron.  They are both so lucky to have you as their sister.  You have and will continue to teach them so much!

We couldn’t ask for a more amazing 6-year-old!  You are sweet and thoughtful and smart and strong and funny and surprising!  We love you more than you know!!

 

Our little campers

We decided to brave it and go camping with all three kids this Memorial Day weekend.  We went with our good friends, Andy and Sarah and their little baby Madeline and Sarah’s cousin and her family.  Saturday morning we took the trek up to Whitehorse Lake, which is south of Williams, AZ.  Aside from the wind during the day and the frigid temperatures at night, we had a great time.  We took a walk down to the lake on Sunday and the kids got to see more frogs than they ever cared to.  Let’s just say Lauren’s favorite animal USED TO BE a frog. 

There was a lot of great campfire conversations with our friends and amazing cookout food.  Andy and Sarah were more than prepared for this camping trip with every camping cooking gadget and food imaginable.  Which was good, because it took all of the room in our truck just to pack for the family of five and our drinks and snacks. 

Here are a few pictures from our mini-adventure!

Lauren playing bartender in the back of Andy’s truck

“Hey, Mommy! You want a cold one?”

Baby Madeline

Andy taking a break from cooking up some amazing food!

My happy lil’ camper!

 

Auntie Sarah helping Molly with her shoes.  She also volunteered to take Molly to the bathroom multiple times, which is quite the task with the level of funk those bathrooms have.  Thank you Sarah!

Molly attempting to hold baby Madeline!  Molly’s face in this picture is actually clean compared to what it was most of the weekend. 

 

We were watching our friends dog for the weekend, so Sam got to come camping with us.  She LOVED it!  And, she is the best. dog. ever!

Getting packed up.

Daddy’s helpers.

Mommy is usually not in the pictures because I’m always taking them.  Which, in this situation would have been quite alright.  But, I thought this was a cute picture of my girls.  Aaron is snuggled in the Ergo.

The deconstruction process.

The ride home was very quiet.  Wreck-it-Ralph was on…