Reid's Twin Brother

Didn't know that Reid has a twin. Well take a look and judge for yourself...


Not only did Ava pick out Reid's outfit she also picked out an outfit for her own baby. She must of been in a blue and khaki mood. I think little Miss Ava is going to be a fashionista or at least someone who always has to match.


I'm glad that Reid doesn't have a twin though because I don't know if I could handle having two of these at the same time...


I must admit that Ava really isn't having a tantrum. I asked her to smile and this is what she gave me. But I did finally catch one of Reid's contagious smiles on camera. He is so stinkin' adorable!

Our newest member

Ava has always been a very loving and kind little girl. When she isn't taking care of her brother, she is mothering her baby dolls. This past weekend her Grandma gave her a new toy to take care...an Elmo doll. Thanks Mom for not getting the Tickle me Elmo! Ava took it upon herself to put a diaper on (yes, Elmo has a diaper on under those clothes) and dress Elmo all herself. She even chose to sleep with Elmo during her nap instead of her baby dolls. Does anyone have an clue why kids just love Elmo so much?

Blessing day

Isn't Reid's little outfit to die for? Actually one of Josh's ties had to face an early death. I couldn't find a tie for Reid to wear, so I decided to be crafty and make a tie out of one of Josh's old ties. I think it was totally worth the sacrifice. Reid looks like such a little man.


Here's all the family after the blessing. What a good looking bunch! I am so grateful for all the strong men in our family that will be such wonderful examples for our son.


I just love this pic of my favorite guys. I'm such a lucky gal!

What a crazy weekend!

I know how you feel Dad! This weekend totally wore me out too. Just ask our parents, they all told me I looked tired. No joke! We truly look forward to getting to see our family, but gosh, could you guys stay a little longer next time? Joe and Maddie were only up in the WC for just over 24 hours, but we're so glad that they were able to join in on the festivities. Below Maddie is meeting her youngest cousin for the first time.


She really didn't pay much attention to him though because she had Ava to keep her entertained. Get ready to say "Awwww".


Aren't those two so cute? But don't let the cuteness fool you, these two are an unending supply of energy. I think I got worn out just watching them run around. Thankfully all the men were totally hands on in the toddler entertaining department. For one they took the girls outside for some bubble time...an essential toddler activity.


If anyone knows Ava, another toddler essential activity would be going to the park. Can you guess what Ava bug is staring at?


If you guessed the swing, then you are sooo right! By the way, John, props to being able to hold a child and push the swing. Impressive!


Maddie didn't quite love the swing as much as Ava, but she sure had fun on the slide.


While the men were taking care of the girls, the Grandma's were taking care of Reidster.



As you can tell, Reid just loves his Grandmas.


Ava also just adores her grandparents, as exhibited below. She couldn't make up her mind of who to sit by during the movie, so she would randomly switch places throughout the movie. Ava and I totally recommend watching Bolt. She couldn't get enough of the "doggy" and "girl".


I'm so grateful that Ava and Reid have such wonderful grandparents. Thanks for being so awesome!

My baby boy

I can hardly believe it, but my baby boy is already 5 weeks old. I guess I should of seen it coming. He purposedly smiled at me this past weekend. He has almost outgrown his newborn onesies, which is WAY earlier than Ava did. And last night he slept 5 hours straight and the night before he slept 6 hours. We're crossing our fingers that he'll be sleeping through the night just as early as Ava bug was. That would be awesome!


Reid has really started to pay attention to the world around him. I think mostly because he is trying to keep an eye of that sister of his. But he also really enjoys staring out of the sliding glass door, which was one of Ava's favortie activities as a wee one. Ava, being the big sister that she is, even gets in on the fun with Reid. She will swat at the verticle blinds so Reid can be mesmorized by the light peeping through the slots.


Reidster is also staying awake longer and longer throughout the day. Just today he was alert from 7:30 all the way up to lunch time.


So I really need to be enjoying having a little one around, especially the snuggling part. I sure love that!

Happiness is...

Happiness is staying in your pj's all morning and having warm blueberry muffins for your morning snack.


That's one way to eat a muffin Ava! In my opinion the tops are the best part.


Happiness is having both kids take a nap at the exact same time.



Happiness is waiting for them to wake up from their naps because you miss having the little munchkins around. And then after peeking in on them for about the hundredth time, they are both are finally up.

Mommy's Helper

Ever since becoming a big sister, Ava has really stepped it up in the helping department. Well, as long as she is helping Reid.


Reid was in need of a new outfit, so I asked Ava to run upstairs and bring down a new onesie. After a few long minutes I was beginning to think that I was going to have to go up there myself. But then I hear Ava walking down the stairs. Not only did she get him a new top, but also a new pair of pants, socks and hand covers. I really only needed to replace the top, but Ava was so excited to see Reid in his clothes. So I decided to appease Ava and put the entire outfit on Reid. When Reid was dressed Ava said "Reid dressed!" and was quite proud of herself. Here is a picture of the outfit. I think Reid pulls of stripes and plaids very well!


Ava is always very concerned about how Reid is doing. So I guess Ava decided it was time for Reid to go to bed because she walked over to her bed and grabbed all of her special bedtime items. Then one by one she placed them by her brother. Nemo, Dory, bunny, baby doll and blanket. All he's missing is her binky, which it looks like he could of really used at that moment.

It's pool time!

We were all excited that our complex opened the pool while my parents were out here. This will be the first year that Ava isn't in a floaty. We got her a life vest to wear, but she is still pretty unsure of the water. She will not let go of Josh unless she is on the steps. It's too bad that our pool doesn't have a kiddo pool because I think that would really help ease the transition.


I know you can't tell, but here is Reid enjoying his time at the pool. Pools can be pretty dang relaxing!