Lunch with Daddy

Rexford has been asking to see Daddy's school and classroom so today we went to have lunch with Brian. Rexford was so excited and kept asking if it was time to go all morning. He helped me pack their lunches and drinks and told me exactly what we needed. He had lots of fun but wanted to Daddy to come home with us instead of staying. He really misses him now that he's back to work. Here are some pictures from our day.

waiting to go

all ready
eating lunch with Daddy

Rexford was so happy
Austin enjoyed playing with the globe

so fascinating

such a fun toy :)

He also really liked this fun pen

Smile!

Austin will always give me a smile when I pull out the camera. Here are some pictures from the last few weeks that don't really go with any other post but he's smiling in all of them and so much fun!

and here's one of both of my sweet boys

Father/Son Fire Truck

Rexford has been asking Brian to help him put together this Home Depot fire truck kit that my mom had picked up. This morning they got out their tools and put it together. It was supposed to come with stickers to put on the fire truck for decoration but sadly the sticker page was missing from our pack :( We decided we'll let him paint it another day. He didn't seem to care though and has been playing with it all day. It even has a fun whistle on top!

Mr. Mechanic

Rexford decided his power wheels needed some work so he pulled out all of his tools and fixed it! He loves to go around the house and "work" on things.

Fixing some loose screws


cutting with his saw

using his drill

Austin helping out and giving big brother his wrench

Sno Cones

There's nothing like a nice cold yummy sno cone at the end of a hot day :)

I guess this cracker will do...

Austin Update

Here's a little update on our little Austin. I never wrote it down so for record-keeping purposes Austin got his bottom two teeth at the same time on July 18th. He is very interested in what we are eating and enjoys eating bits of my mashed potatoes, grilled cheese sandwich, nectarine, blueberries, yogurt, cheese, and the occassional taste of ice cream :) He is almost ready to walk and has taken a step a couple of times. He still gets nervous when he realizes he's not holding on to anything and will sit down. He is always after Rexford's toys - Rexford does not like this and is always putting stuff on his bed out of reach or shutting his door or yelling for me to "move this baby!" He started clapping this week a lot and it's so cute! Here are a couple of fun Austin videos.

Austin clapping

Austin falling on his face- this is the saddest face but oh so cute

And here is one of Austin just being cute

Cupcake Outing

We had a sisters outing (plus kids) on Wednesday to sweet! by GOOD GOLLY MISS HOLLY in the Waterford Lakes shopping area. Rexford got two mini cupcakes and icing and m&ms to decorate. He still wasn't feeling great so we took them home to eat later. After enjoying our cupcakes we all walked down to Petland where Christina showed us the dog she'd buy if she had lots more money and Shannon found a cute one she wanted. No one left with a dog but Rexford had lots of fun looking at them. Then we headed over to Barnes and Noble to play with trains and look at books. We had lots of fun!

Rexford proudly showing off his decorated cupcakes

Rexford and Shannon

Christina, Alyson, and Matthew (Alyson was using Matthew as a shield to hide the fact that she wore the same shirt as Christina :) how cute)

My dark chocolate cupcake topped with buttercream icing and dipped in dark chocolate - it was delicious and I'm sure not good for me :)

Yummy!

Why don't I ever get anything good?

Busy Boy

Here a few pictures of Austin playing around the house the other day.

He will always give me a smile

Happily shaking his rice shaker instrument

Standing like always

He learned how to climb up on to the end table because he wanted the blinds

Mommy caught me!

Ear Trouble

Rexford told us a couple of days ago that his ears hurt but he wasn't sick and he acted fine most of the time so I didn't really pay much attention to it. The next day he had a fever and wouldn't let me come near his ears. He cried every time his shirt or comb or anything touched them. We took him to the doctor and she told us he has an inner and outer ear infection. He was pretty sad for a day or two and would wake up really early burning up. He will take his medicine but absolutely will not let us put drops in. I think he's feeling a little better now though and we can hopefully go swimming again soon!

Walking and Squealing

Here are some videos of Austin from the other day. He was having so much fun walking behind his little push toy. He was also having lots of fun practicing his new screaming skills.

Cruising

Austin is always on his feet lately. He has tried to take a step alone a couple of times but mostly walks along while holding on to anything and everything. Usually when he realizes he's not holding on to anything, he'll sit down. He's so much fun and laughs a lot. Here he is sporting his new little shoes.

Swimming Fun

Rexford has been working on swimming without his vest the last few weeks. He just recently started putting his head under to swim. He still needs to work on coordination and form a bit but it's big progress and we're so proud of him! Here's a video of my little swimmer.

Here a few pictures from today's swim.

Silly Sliding

Rexford's cousins, Shaelyn and Ian, got this fun water slide and Rexford got to play on it. He had so much fun sliding down with them and being silly!

Ian

Shaelyn and Rexford

Trip to Jacksonville

We went to visit Eric and Audrey in Jacksonville and Rexford had a blast playing with Ethan and helping out with Zach and Ava. The drive went well and both kids slept almost the whole way home :) We had a great time!

Ethan, Zach, Austin, Rexford, Ava

Rexford and Ethan

My Little Fireman

Aunt Alyson and Uncle Todd got Rexford this cute fireman costume for his birthday. Here he is the other day pretending to be a fireman.