6 months old

Clayton you are 6 months old! You weigh 15 lb 10 oz and are 25.5 inches tall! You are sitting up all by yourself and love eating foods! You have only had cereal and sweet potatoes so far, but you talk to me in between each bite because I can't shovel it in fast enough! You have discovered a love of the pool by splashing and squealing the whole time we are in there! You love to smile an laugh, especially at your sister! You are sleeping 9 hours at night before you wake up to eat and then back to bed for 3 more hours! You don't have any teeth yet, but you are chewing on anything you can get your hands on, so maybe one day soon!

At your doctors appointment, you were very upset after getting your shots. Your sister yelled at the nurse, "you hurt my bubba" and then she started to cry with you! She is so protective over you!

Here is some pictures from his 6 month photoshoot! It was hard to pick just one! The store also asked to hang his pictures in their store because he is so darn cute!!!

one fish, two fish....

Jason took Brinley to get fish this weekend. He has been talking about this for a few months now. Since I have never had a fish, I didn't see the excitement of watching fish swim around in circle for hours on end with no interaction! She absolutely LOVES them! She picked everything out (fish, gravel, accessories for inside the tank). They are the first thing she wants to see when she wakes up, gets home from wherever we have been, and goes to bed each night! She talks to them non-stop ("hi fish, do you like your home? and my favorite "glub glub glub") She also would feed them all day long if we let her! It is too cute! Who knew fish would be such a big hit! I did tell Jason that he is on tank duty since I have no clue how to take care of it!(plus I take care of Brinley, Clayton, a dog and cat :)

So excited to get her fish in the tank already!
She will sit and watch them forever!
Here are the 3 fish, plus algae eater (she is still thinking of names for them!)

Week of Firsts

This week was filled with lots of firsts in our family. Sunday, we gave Clayton his first taste of food! We started with rice cereal and he loved it! As you can tell from the video, he was grabbing, wanting to feed himself and so excited. Looks like I will have another good eater on my hands! Since we stared this, he is now grabbing for everything we are eating! Last night I was holding a hot dog while he was sitting on my lap and he dove for it with his mouth wide open! I took it away and he started crying! This happened several times until I had to hand him off to Jason so I could finish eating!

Monday, Brinley started gymnastics...or as she calls it "nastics". She is taking it 2 days a week this summer and she absolutely loves it! She asks every morning if she is going to "nastics", if I say yes then she grabs her leotard and starts to put it on. She does a very good job of listening to her coaches while they are explaining what to do and then does it correctly!

One of her favorite things to do, the rings!

On Friday, we met all of Brinley's friends at Discovery Green Park in Downtown Houston to watch a children's theatre production of Aladdin. Despite the heat index being 105 degrees, we had a good time. After watching the performance, we ate a picnic lunch and then let the girls play in the water fountains to cool off. We left after a few hours, hot, smelly and exhausted!


Saturday evening, we met some friends down in Galveston around 5pm. Since the summer heat and humidity have really hit this week, morning and evenings are our only times to get out and do things outside! The girls played in the ocean, built mountains of sand and decorated them with shells. We also grilled hot dogs and smores on the beach. It was a great relaxing evening that we all swear we will do twice a month now!
Brinley and Addison swimming in the ocean

Clayton's Baptism

Yesterday, we welcomed Clayton into our faith by baptizing him. The day was gorgeous and celebrated by lots of family, mexican food and cake at our house. Here is our day in pictures!



Clayton in his baptismal outfit....Jason fixed his hat to look like a welders cap instead of a bonnet



Brinley and Clayton

Clayton getting baptized

He didn't like it too much!

Clayton with is Godparents, Blake and Becky

Jason, me, Brinley and Clayton...so hard to get both to look at the same time these days!

Clayton with is cake...and drool (he is teething like crazy right now!)

Me and my little man....I can't believe he will be 6 month in a few weeks!

Happiest once everyone left....and daddy making him fly :)



Just for fun, here is Brinley with her Godmother, Allison February 2007

Summer fun

Summer is our favorite time of year! We spend as much time outside as we possibly can. This weekend was no exception! Friday evening I watered my new flowers, which are struggling to survive this May heat (I hate the tell them what it will feel like in August!). Brinley ran through my water accidentally, but then she realized how fun it was. So for the next hour, she was running through the hose and then grabbed it and started chasing Jason with it. Those two went at it for over an hour...Clayton and I watched and laughed!

If this isn't the face of summer, I don't know what is!!!

Saturday, Clayton showed us his new trick...sitting up all by himself. He is still building up his stamina to do it for long periods of time, but it is the only thing he wants to do right now!

Sunday, we went to Jason's soccer game. It was a gorgeous day with little humidity and a nice breeze. Brinley enjoyed playing with her grandpa and Hannah, while Clayton found a nice spot in Grandma's lap and smiled and laughed at the girls as they ran around screaming!

going for a ride on grandpa's shoulders

Beach bums

We got up this morning and decided to head down to the beach for memorial day. It was a gorgeous day. I guess we are going to become beach bums this summer since it is only a 20 minute drive and provides hours of free, tiring entertainment for Brinley! This time Jason brought his body board and taught Brinley how to ride the waves. She took to it really quickly and begged for more the entire time!

Clayton enjoyed the beach on his towel under the umbrella. He did fall asleep and take a 1.5 hour nap...I guess the sounds of the waves lulled him to sleep!

Weekend visitors

This past weekend my college roommates, Amanda and Wendi, came to visit us and meet Clayton. It was so much fun getting together with these girls. Every time we get together, no matter if it's been a month or a year, we pick up where we left off. We met our freshman year of college through our sorority and were roommates our sophomore and junior year. Just to make myself and them feel old, here is a picture from our sophomore year!

August 2000, me, Wendi and Amanda

Fast forward 9 years, 2 weddings, 2 kids, and lots of laughter!

Friday night, we went to Kemah to enjoy the breeze of the ocean and seafood. We sat outside and listened to music, rode the carousel, train and roller coaster...well Jason and Amanda did. Wendi and I HAD to stay back and watch the kids ;)

Daddy and his girl eating dinner in Kemah

Attempt at a family picture...3 out of 4 looking is great!

We woke up Saturday morning and headed to Galveston for a day at the beach. It was a gorgeous day and we soaked up the sun, some more than others! Brinley kept Jason busy running up and down the beach and in and out of the water, while Clayton enjoyed the breeze sitting in his stroller or on the towel under an umbrella.

our cool little dude enjoying the beach

our little waterbug

We came home after lunch exhausted and relaxed! After a few hours of laying around and reminiscing, Jason watched the kids while we went to dinner. After dinner we looked through all my pictures from college and laughed at our hairstyles and wardrobe choices!

It was a great visit and I was so glad to see them! I can't wait for our next one (which is tentatively set for October in Dallas for the Arkansas and ATM football game) unless we sneak one in before then!