5 Months

Five Months Already!?

At 5 months you are...

- Cuter than Cute!

- LOVE your brother. You laugh at him and love when he gets close enough that you can grab his face and make him squeal. You can't get enough of him, and by the way, the feeling is mutual.

- Are a great eater and a good sleeper.

- When you're ready for bed, only your crib will do. I put you down and you do the rest!

- Making lots of noise. You have a contagious little giggle, and you love to talk.

- Not interested in a bink. I don't think I've even taken one out and tried in over a month.

- Love to be played rough with

- Getting ready for solids, you stare at me while I'm eating. I think you may be jealous.

- Making our hearts melt one day at a time.

WE LOVE YOU!!!!

Sooo long...

When did time start flying by!? It doesn't seem like 4 months since I posted anything. Anyway- Life is so good! I love filling my days with taking care of my two studs, young women's, working part time at my friends Dance studio, getting back into teaching kickboxing, a few crafty projects here and there, traveling to Portland for fun and Blazer games, going on runs with the hefty double stroller, cooking lots, and doing whatever else my 2 bosses want to do!

Griffin has been such a joy-- He has such a great little spirit, so much personality and the looks to boot! He is a joy in every way. I absolutely ADORE being a mom of 2. I loved being able to give all my attention to Bauer, but this whole 2 child thing is sooo much fun. I love seeing them interact, Griffin lights UP when Bauer is around, talking to him and playing cars "with" him.

Griffin will be 5 months in a couple days which is seriously crazy! He was sleeping through the night and is recently digressing a little, but he is just a really happy boy! He loves to be played rough with and be part of the action. His legs are ticklish beyond belief. He's a super good eater and it seems like he gets chubbier by the day- soooo precious!

Bauer is great like always- still the life of the party. He keeps us laughing and keeps us on our toes. He is always game for whatever and talks, sings and dances NON-STOP! He has become quite the little eater. He loves green smoothies, hummus, and rice. He's not all health food though, today he asked for hot chocolate with a donut on top. The boy knows what he wants and I seriously spend most of my days laughing at him!

Andrew is super busy at work. He still loves Real Estate and has definitely found his niche. He's very dedicated to his work and his clients love that about him. He'll kill me for putting this on here, (so all 3 of you can see it...) but he was recently voted CENTRAL OREGON'S HOTTEST REALTOR. yes, as in good looking, by a local magazine. it's just TOO good. I laughed at him and have teased him relentlessly although I have to say, I COMPLETELY AGREE! Our boys love and adore him and Bauer tells me throughout the day that he "misses daddy" too cute. I am sooo grateful for Andrew- we make a good team and I love him to pieces.

Halloween!

This halloween was super fun! It started out with out Branch Party, continued with the Sisters Halloween Parade through town to trick-or-treat through all the businesses (since there aren't a lot of neighborhoods in our town) and ending with homemade doughnuts and good friends!

Don't try to tell him he was a shark, Bauer insisted he was NemoFishy all night.

My good friends daughter McKenna was sooo awesome and helped him get a hang of the whole trick-or-treating thing. She's so great!

I was a bad mom and didn't dress Griffin up-- but I did find this killer "my first halloween shirt" in the hand-me-down bin. Thanks Mandy or Jyl! :)

My sister Mandy has been making homemade doughnuts as a halloween tradition for a while now and I decided to give it a try. I didn't remember to grab my camera until they were all almost gone, but I was actually pretty proud of myself. They were totally Yummy- we'll have to keep this tradition going!

Boys will be Boys!

After dinner one night, Andrew asked if he could make a wresting ring for Bauer and him. He followed it up with "i promise to put everything back!" Apparently he realized his wife is a little OCD about the house and a messy house can get me stressed and cranky VERY quickly. Of course I said yes, how bad can a few blankets be right? Boy was I wrong! Not a few seconds later I see Andrew rounding the corner with the mattress off Bauer's bed. You can imagine my first thought-- "He messed up the made bed!" ok- maybe only people that know me real well (or have the maiden name Silliman) would have imagined that thought.

Don't worry, I controlled the OCD inside of me and fake smiled, trying to pretend that them having fun was more important to me than my perfectly tucked in sheet, tidy quilt, decorative pillows, and the strange satisfaction I get when I can pull back his bed perfectly while he's in the bath.

Bauer's eyes lit up when he figured out what was going on and the hysterical laughs of my precious 2 year old helped me forget about the fact I was going to have to remake that completely when they were done : )

if you're wondering, this is Bauer jumping off the couch behind him onto Andrew's back. I think we have a WWF fighter on our hands.

all tuckered out! by the way-- they just HAD to change into their "wresting" clothes. That Blazer jersey is the most thug thing Bauer had in his closet.

a more recent picture of my boys before bed one night. These boys mean the world to me- I love them more than words could ever express!

ps- look at the chunkster! i could seriously eat him!