Baby Smiles

The happiest baby that you ever did see! 

Rain, Rain

"Rain, rain, go away, little Ben wants to play" that's the song Benjamin sang all last weekend as it rained all. day. long. all weekend. We stayed entertained though building fork lifts...

Playing with new toys...

And even playing outside a bit on the front porch. I also attempted to get a few pictures of the boys in their chairs, and well you can see how well that turned out! 

Ha!  Benjamin wouldn't put down his cheese and I could never get them to look at the same time! Of course, they are still the cutest!

Big Boy!

Sitting up and food, oh my!

Lots of new milestones for Thomas! He is sitting up all by himself and is really enjoying trying all kinds of new foods!

Canoeing

It was the perfect fall weekend last weekend so Matt and Benjamin spent the morning canoeing around Armand Bayou.  Benjamin's job is to look for animals, and he is excellent at it!  They saw lots of birds and turtles, and even an alligator!

Benjamin loves going for a "boat ride" and I know he is going to have a blast when they go camping!

Outtakes

So I tried to take some 6 month pictures of Thomas the other day and these are the outtakes from our little photo shoot...

6 Months!

6 months and I just can't believe it.  I feel like just within the past month Thomas has grown so much.  We just started him on solids and to say that he loves food is an understatement.  He is a big boy and I know he was more than ready to start solid food.  He takes an 8oz bottle about every 4 hours and has either a fruit or vegetable in the evening.  So far he has had sweet potatoes, pears and peas and has loved it all!  He takes 3 naps a day now, a morning, afternoon, and late afternoon and goes down for the night around 630 or so.  Sleeping is going much better but he still usually wakes once at night.  Thomas is sitting up like a champ and is loving his new view of the world around him.  When we put him on his tummy he can scoot and turn anywhere he wants to go and I just know he can't wait to be on the move so he can keep up with his big brother.  Now that Thomas is sitting up Benjamin loves to play with him.  Their interaction with each other is so special and it makes my heart melt.  Thomas loves to jump in his jumperoo and loves to chew on anything and everything.  I am certain that his 1st tooth is not far off because he is a drooling machine and chews on anything he can get in his mouth.  He loves bath time and loves to kick his feet in the water.  Thomas gives the best kisses too.  When I pick him up at school in the afternoon he grabs my face with both hands and gives me the biggest and best open mouth kisses.  My sweet boy.  He is definitely a cuddler too.  In the mornings when we pick him up he just buries his face in our chest and it is the best way to wake up.  Thomas is babbling up a storm and I can't wait to hear what his first word will be.  I keep practicing Mama, Dada practices Dada, and Benjamin practices Ben with him so I am excited to hear what is first.  The past month has been so fun watching Thomas's personality develop and he is the happiest baby and has a similar personality to Benjamin.  He smiles all day long and is so happy.  He gives everyone the biggest, gummiest smile with his big ole dimple and it is the best. 

Happy 6 months, sweet baby boy, we love you!

Zoo

Saturday we spent the day at the zoo and had so much fun! Benjamin had his favorite animals that he wanted to see, of course, so we made the rounds and rode the carousel, which he loved. Thomas enjoyed the sunshine and fresh air and all of the sights. 

The boys were excited to see all of the animals! On the way home we stopped for lunch at Red River BBQ and they have an awesome sand box to play in on the patio which Benjamin loved. I'd say it was a great day all around! 

Louisiana

Last weekend Benjamin and Matt headed to Louisiana and Thomas and I stayed home. We were sad to miss spending time with family, but as I've mentioned here before, Thomas isn't the greatest sleeper and he just started waking up only once at night and I just didn't want to disrupt his sleep and mess that up, so we stayed home. On Saturday Matt did his Dad's canoe race, Tour du Teche and then they spent the weekend at Elliott's new house. 

Benjamin pretty much thinks Bubba's house is the greatest place on Earth! I mean a playground, a "tractor" as Benjamin calls it and all the tomatoes you can possibly pick?! The best! Benjamin did bring home lots of tomatoes and limes for his Mama! A boy after my own heart! Margaritas and salsa here we come!  Meanwhile, back home Thomas and I pretty much just had a lazy weekend with lots of walks, the weather was gorgeous, and lots of playing! 

It was a great weekend all around!