He is now 37 ½ inches and weighs 43 lbs. Such a big guy :)
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Look who has grown an inch and a half!
This guy!! :)
He is now 37 ½ inches and weighs 43 lbs. Such a big guy :)
He is now 37 ½ inches and weighs 43 lbs. Such a big guy :)
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Watching Daddy Workout
As you all know, working out is a passion of Dustin's. He has spent hours and hours at the gym and after much conversation, we both decided it was too much time away from home. Because he works until at least 6PM each night, we were lucky to see him by 9 PM on the nights he lifted. He was tired of it, I was tired of it and Beanie was tired of it! So, he used the fact that baby #3 is coming as well as the desolation of his current gym as an opportunity to switch things up. He slowly began to purchase equipment for a home gym and now he is lifting at home, full time! Daddy is happy, Mama is happy, and Beanie is ecstatic! Xavier's new favorite pass time is watching daddy workout. He has done such a great job following the rules that we have enforced for safety and now one of his favorite phrases is "Daddy is strong!!!"
It's adorable :)
It's adorable :)
Monday, February 23, 2015
Valentine's Day :)
Our Valentine's Day this year was amazing. We all had so much fun celebrating our love for each other and ended up with some cute pics too!
It started a couple days before V-day. Xavier handed out regular "Jake" valentines to his friends but we (ok, I) wanted to do a little more. Parents were not required to bring in snacks, but I decided to just in case they needed a few healthier options. Thursday night, we went out to dinner and on the way home, Beanie fell asleep super early so he wasn't able to participate in the snack assembly with daddy and I. It actually worked out better, however, because most of the tasks were tedious and required a level of motor-skills X doesn't have yet :)
Dustin was a trooper (like always) and helped me cut, form, twist and glue all of the little pieces. We assembled goldfish butterflies and veggie/fruit "squeezes." It was fun (mostly) and when X woke up the next morning, he was ECSTATIC! I am talking jumping-off-the-walls, non-stop-talking-about-it ecstatic :) He was so proud to march into school with his treats and talked about them through the weekend too! It made our evening of crafting so worthwhile to make his Valentine's Day.
The morning of Bean's party, I jokingly pulled out the shirt that he had worn for both of his previous Valentine's. It was hilarious that he fit into it last year but even funnier when we realized he still fit in it this year! So, he has officially worn this V-day shirt each of his 3 Valentine's. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a picture of him in it last year :(
Friday, as Beanie was at school enjoying his little friends and party, Dustin had the day off. He insisted I eat light and that I use comp time and come home immediately after my students left. When I arrived home at 3:15, he had set the table, put on music, lit candles and made me a late lunch. I half-way expected to have dinner but had no idea that he had gone to all the trouble that he had! He made me feel so special :) This was our 12th Valentine's Day but somehow they continue to be exciting.
We were able to spend a couple of quality hours alone before we jumped in the car and picked Bean up from school. He loves it when we both come to pick him up together and he showed us all of his crafts on the wall, presented me with an adorable Valentine and got his bag full to the brim with treats!
He went on and on and on about his day. He was so excited about his day and just went on and on all evening :)
We all had such a great pre-Valentine's day :)
The next day, Beanie got gifts in the mail, galore! He got a card full of stickers and activity sets from Grandma Nene…
He got jammies from grandma and grandpa Ross…
And then he got a huge delivery of sweets from Mimi and Papa!!
He was overwhelmed with love from his grandparents and we are so thankful that they took the time to think of him :)
We spent the rest of the holiday lounging and spending QT together while enjoying his new treats :)
It started a couple days before V-day. Xavier handed out regular "Jake" valentines to his friends but we (ok, I) wanted to do a little more. Parents were not required to bring in snacks, but I decided to just in case they needed a few healthier options. Thursday night, we went out to dinner and on the way home, Beanie fell asleep super early so he wasn't able to participate in the snack assembly with daddy and I. It actually worked out better, however, because most of the tasks were tedious and required a level of motor-skills X doesn't have yet :)
Dustin was a trooper (like always) and helped me cut, form, twist and glue all of the little pieces. We assembled goldfish butterflies and veggie/fruit "squeezes." It was fun (mostly) and when X woke up the next morning, he was ECSTATIC! I am talking jumping-off-the-walls, non-stop-talking-about-it ecstatic :) He was so proud to march into school with his treats and talked about them through the weekend too! It made our evening of crafting so worthwhile to make his Valentine's Day.
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| Butterfly Treats |
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| You're my main squeeze :) |
The morning of Bean's party, I jokingly pulled out the shirt that he had worn for both of his previous Valentine's. It was hilarious that he fit into it last year but even funnier when we realized he still fit in it this year! So, he has officially worn this V-day shirt each of his 3 Valentine's. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a picture of him in it last year :(
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| 9 months and 2 years 9 months :) |
Friday, as Beanie was at school enjoying his little friends and party, Dustin had the day off. He insisted I eat light and that I use comp time and come home immediately after my students left. When I arrived home at 3:15, he had set the table, put on music, lit candles and made me a late lunch. I half-way expected to have dinner but had no idea that he had gone to all the trouble that he had! He made me feel so special :) This was our 12th Valentine's Day but somehow they continue to be exciting.
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| <3 |
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| Homemade Shrimp and Grits |
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| Special Cupcakes |
We were able to spend a couple of quality hours alone before we jumped in the car and picked Bean up from school. He loves it when we both come to pick him up together and he showed us all of his crafts on the wall, presented me with an adorable Valentine and got his bag full to the brim with treats!
He went on and on and on about his day. He was so excited about his day and just went on and on all evening :)
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| valentine treats |
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| Truck tattoo |
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| Snowman tattoo |
The next day, Beanie got gifts in the mail, galore! He got a card full of stickers and activity sets from Grandma Nene…
He got jammies from grandma and grandpa Ross…
And then he got a huge delivery of sweets from Mimi and Papa!!
He was overwhelmed with love from his grandparents and we are so thankful that they took the time to think of him :)
We spent the rest of the holiday lounging and spending QT together while enjoying his new treats :)
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