Little Boys...

Gotta Love Em'

I can't wait to have TWO little nose pickers!

Question of the Day

Can this really be comfortable?

This is how I found Landon when I checked on him during his nap today. I know there is supposed to be a bumper in the crib, but there was a regular fight between it and the mattress when it came time to change the sheet. Clearly, the bumper won and is now enjoying freedom from its duties. Besides, how would we get pictures like this if we still had the bumper in there?

Happy Father's Day!

10 Things I Love About My Daddy!

By Landon McGrew

1. He's patient with me
2. He's never too busy to play
3. He's funny
4. He's a hard-worker
5. He helps Mommy out A LOT
6. He makes sure I know that he loves me
7. He's gentle and sweet
8. He always lets me tag along when he runs errands
9. He reads to me
10. He's proud of me

Two quotes come to mind when I think about how Aaron fills his role as a father....

1. "The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother." -Unknown

Aaron does this with such grace. I'm amazed at how patient and loving he is with me sometimes. God has blessed me with a man of great integrity and a gentle spirit. He has a self-less love for me and Landon (and Reid) that is shown daily through his actions. This brings me to the second quote.

2. "He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it." -Clarence Budington Kelland

Aaron is a man, father and husband of his word. His actions show his family his true commitment and love for them. Aaron demonstrates a Christ-like love to his family. He is not only Landon and Reid's father, but more importantly, he's their Daddy!

Who wouldn't be proud to be married to a man like that! I love you, Aaron, and I thank you for the way you take care of me and our boys. ~Haley

Belly Painting ~ Part II

A few weeks before we had Landon, Aaron and I had some fun painting my belly. After all, it was getting to be a pretty large canvas! We thought it would be fun to do this again for Reid. It was neat to have Landon be a part of our painting this time!

September 2007 ~ almost 36 weeks

June 2009 ~ almost 33 weeks

Aaron and I don't usually dress alike. I pretty much just wear what will cover my belly these days!Landon checking out Mommy's big belly

Buddies

We had a fun time playing with some friends this morning (Happy Birthday Max!). I was so busy chatting that I didn't take many pictures. :( However, I did manage to get a picture of these two boys right before we left. I found a picture of them from January 2008 and thought it was fun to compare! Man, they grow fast! Aren't they little heart-breakers?

Luka & Landon ~ January 2008

June 2009

Self-Conscious, Are We?

I guess he's seen Mommy do this a few too many times???

Movin' On Up

Sadly, Landon's froggy pool is no longer with us. I went to get it out the other morning for him to play in and it had a hole in it. :( But, that just means we get to move on to a bigger boy pool....and we did just that! I know you haven't seen near enough pictures of our sweet boy outside and playing in the water! But, since it's his favorite place to be, it's hard not to have a ton of pictures! I just thought this was a pretty cool little pool! ($30 @ Walmart)

Reid Update

I am now 32 weeks along, and officially "uncomfortable" and getting closer to "miserable" every day. We had a sonogram yesterday to check out our little boy's progress. He apparently is a big fella (already weighing over 5 lbs.) and will probably surpass his big brother's birth weight (7 lbs. 11 oz.). I'm predicting he'll be around 8 1/2 lbs. but I guess we'll see! Like Landon, his head is in the 90th percentile. Thank goodness for that planned c-section! We have about 6 1/2 weeks to go, unless he decides he's ready to come sooner....once again, like his brother! Only time will tell!

Family Trip to Seguin

As told by Landon McGrew...

On Wednesday afternoon, Mommy and Daddy loaded me up for a car ride. I assumed it was just one of our normal trips to get dinner, go to the store or go see NiNi. After a couple of hours I was starting to get a little stir-crazy! Thankfully, Aunt Abby was there to keep me company! I appreciated that…so did Mommy and Daddy! I finally fell asleep about 45 minutes before we got to where we were going…Pa Pa and G-Meg’s house! I was so excited that I didn’t want to go back to sleep! Since it was 11:00 p.m., Mommy and Daddy weren’t too happy with me! What party poopers!

The next morning we took it easy and just hung around the house. We took a little boat ride on the river, which is right outside the back door! It’s really neat! That afternoon, we went shopping at the outlet mall. I don’t know what the fuss is about the outlet mall, but since I got a couple of new outfits, I didn’t complain! Then, we went to dinner at Clear Springs, which is supposed to be a really good place to eat catfish. I had the chicken!

After breakfast the next day, we went out on the boat again. Austin and Abby rode the tube and Daddy rode the kneeboard. Then, Daddy and me took a gentle ride on the tube. This was my first tube ride and it was a lot of fun! Mommy said she remembers riding the kneeboard and tube as a little girl. She really wanted to ride this time, but I’m glad she didn’t. I think that big bump would have just got in the way. She really should lay off the potato chips.

I was so tired after all our fun on the boat, that I had to go take a nap. I heard a rumor that while I slept, Mommy and Daddy took a ride on Pa Pa’s motorcycle. Mommy said we shouldn’t mention that to the doctor.

When I woke up, we went to a really neat museum where you can run around and touch everything….and NOT get in trouble! I got to push a shopping cart around (my favorite), play in water, pretend to be an astronaut and lots of other fun things! Our time at the museum went by way too quickly, and soon it was time to head home. Daddy made grilled chicken, veggies and baked potatoes for dinner. He’s a good cook! After dinner, we went for an evening swim in the river. Since I had such a long day, I slept really well that night.

The next morning, it was time to head back home. Our trip back seem to take forever…especially since I didn’t have anyone in the back to keep me company. I slept for about 45 minutes and gave Mommy and Daddy a little peace and quiet. They deserved that! Sometimes I give them a hard time, but mostly I’m a pretty good kid.

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Summer is Here

We've enjoyed a lot of outdoor time lately....Landon's absolute favorite place to be! I'm taking advantage of the half-way decent weather and getting him out as much as I can. I know in a few weeks it will be too miserable to be outside....especially for a big preggo like myself. We've had a special visitor the past few days. Aunt Abby has been with us since Sunday and we've enjoyed her so much. She has been a HUGE help in taking care of Landon. I think he's getting spoiled with all the extra attention! And I've been spoiled with all the extra help! Thanks Abby! :) Our week started off with some water fun in the backyard with a small group of friends. On Tuesday, Abby and I took Landon to the spray park. He wasn't as interested as we thought he would be, so we went to the park instead. We've also enjoyed some backyard time with sidewalk chalk and bubbles. The next few days we'll be in the San Antonio area (Seguin) spending time with Aunt Abby, Uncle Austin, Pa Pa, and G-Meg. This will be our last little vacation as a family of 3! 50 more days until we're officially a family of 4!

Abby is trying to get Landon interested in the spray park...it didn't last too long though!
Check out the little girl trying to seduce my sweet boy...way to look away Landon! :)
Landon wasn't too interested in the chalk either, but he gave it a couple of tries. He loves bubbles though!

It's True....

LITTLE BOYS ARE 90% MISCHIEF....

AND 10% DIRT....

Keep reading for a 2nd post today....

The Nursery

With less than 8 weeks to go before Reid arrives (7 weeks & 5 days to be exact) we have finally started getting the nursery ready. Aaron has done about 98% of the actual work....Thanks, Honey!! Since I can't really paint or move heavy things, I've been management! :) Now, we're just waiting for a sweet little boy to put in the newly decorated nursery! And, the good news is this is the first (and only) bedding set I bought for Reid, and Aaron only had to paint once! See previous post titled The Boy's Rooms for further explaination!

And here is Landon, sitting comfy in a new addition to his big-boy room....a football bean bag chair!

Ready, Set, Camp!

This past weekend we had our family spring camping trip. Unfortunately it wasn’t the whole family, but we look forward to our fall family trip with the Thompson’s. The weather was wonderful and we had a great time. I put a few of my favorite pictures below, but you can click HERE to view more!

Ready for a bike ride!

Landon and Daddy fishing

There was an all-day buffet at our campsite....for the mosquitos! There are 8 bites on this foot alone! Needless to say, I was itchin' to get back home!

Landon and G-Pa playing with glowsticks

NiNi trying to keep Landon from going in the water....and believe me, he really wanted to!

Uncle Jeffie and Landon