Busy, Busy!!

Boy, January has been busy busy around here! We have had 3 different sets of visitors, a host of viral "visitors" finally remedied by amoxicillin and an albuterol nebulizer, a week long "stay-cation" with Luke home (fantastic!), and lots of continued organizing, cleaning and settling!

Elijah is going to be 2 in two days...unbelievable! He is so bright and active, and he is certainly learning to push our boundaries. I keep reminding myself that neglecting to discipline is easy, and correct discipline is hard! He is a great kid, though, and full of life and constantly making us laugh (even when we try not to!). His most recent passion is "popelate" (or, chocolate). He asks for it all day long! Hence, the theme of his bday on Saturday...chocolate! He also loves ice cream and cheetos, and that I blame on Grandma D. :-)

Miles is also doing great...6 months old today! He still isn't rolling that consistently, but he can sit up like a champ! We've begun solid foods, and he seems to be taking to them pretty well. He is weighing in at a whopping 20lbs, and his 9mo size clothes are already getting snug! He's a beast! He still is not sleeping through the night (any suggestions???!!!), but he's pretty darn cute and smiles a lot when he is awake and happy.

Here are a LOT of pics to show you what we've been up to in January!

Good morning!

Miles sportin' the stache

tasting dirt...hmmm

just silly

reacquainting with our buddy, Henry

Popelate!!

So, every year when my mom's bday rolls around we remember her by eating something deliciously chocolate and hanging spoons from our noses...

M slept, but we didn't want to exclude him!

hot fudge sundae from Sonic

E loves to go feed the ducks

Bubbles!!!

Carrots...nom nom nom

PapaD turned 60!

The Memphis Zoo is awesome, and we went with PapaRara and Nana

Meeting our friend Caedyn for the first time

learning to "share"

giving E's room a more "big boy" look

created a "mail nook"...love it

to clean his plate we bribe him with "popelate"...don't judge!

establishing our bedtime routine

E sportin' the stache from Uncle Robert and Aunt "Etita"

Thanks for checking in! Have a great week and weekend.