we're swimming.

A lot. See?

It's a good thing homeboy loves the water, or we would be miserable this summer.

abc's

Steven is pretty video camera shy. I've tried several hundred times to get him singing on camera and the only ones that seem to come out are when he's singing in the shower. HA! I got one though! He's been saying/singing his abc's for a while, but this is the first full song I've been able to get on camera. Enjoy!

guess who we're heading up to see?

We're coming, Holloways!!

Steven can't wait to see Sadie again!

Easter 2011

Easter was a fun time at our house this year! We started off by celebrating Uncle Jon's birthday with a delicious chocolate cake. Steven really loves blowing out candles and he thinks anyones birthday is also his own.

This was his first year dying eggs and he was too cute about it. He was very careful and he loved seeing them turn colors.

Easter morning we went to mass. Little was SO great during church- we never had to take him outside! I think this was a first ever for church-going.

Hunting for eggs was just about as much fun as dying them. We hid the real eggs (hardboiled) and he would get so excited he found one he would throw it in his basket. I think most of them were cracked by the time we were done.

All in all it was a great Easter!

floaties!

Little and I went to the pool for the first time this season! I was so anxious for it to open, and I knew it would give us a lot more to do in the hot afternoon. And can I just tell you? It's HOT already.

Steven did not like floaties last year, so I was hesitant to even try them this year. He loves being in the big pool, but doesn't want to wear anything, sit in anything, and he doesn't like me holding him. Guess what that equals? Baby under water. Not acceptable. So I busted them out again and....

Success!! (I was right there, by the way. A nice neighbor friend took these pictures, so I was close to him, but wanted to show off what a big boy he is.)

It's SO NICE now, being able to just stand there next to him while he kicks and paddles instead of fighting with him while he screams "Down Mama!" not knowing what "down" would mean. He still loves the baby pool, too (or the "play pool" as I call it so he doesn't get all "I no baby, I big boy" on me).

YAY for summer!

flashback friday, video version

big boy beds and bluebonnets

Our little man is growing up so fast. A crib can no longer contain him, at all. Mama tried all kinds of tricks. I took the spring board off the bottom so the mattress was laying on the floor, he could still climb out. I turned his crib around so the high back was in the front, he could still climb out. Naptime was beginning to look like circus acrobatics, so I finally gave in and we converted his itty-bitty-baybee crib into a big boy bed:

We did it a few months ago and he's done really well, right from the start. He will still get out, but he goes back in and falls asleep easily when he's tired. Nighttime is a breeze and he loves his bed. What a big boy! I can't even believe it. I feel like tomorrow we're going to be looking at colleges (hopefully Baylor ;) ).

We did our annual bluebonnet picture taking a few weeks ago at a near by park. Here's a flashback at this time last year:

SO cute. :)

Here's a few from our shoot this year:

it didn't start off well...

it was hard to get him to sit still...

and he was easily distracted by bugs...

we were in a field full of flowers and he brings me a weed.

"here flower mama" :::melt:::

something was evidently hilarious here....
and I finally got some super cute shots...

and I think it ended with a bang. :)