Bad Haircut

For some reason I decided I would give Dylan haircut yesterday. It went very badly and we rushed to Cool Cuts for kids to get it fixed. Dylan's hair is now shorter than ever but he still looks precious! Luckily it did not phase him one bit and he could not understand why I was laughing and saying I'm sorry. Needless to say I will not be giving any more haircuts anytime soon if ever.

My bad haircut waiting to get it fixed:

Easter at the ranch

We spent Easter weekend at the ranch with my parents. The wild flowers are in full bloom and make everything look beautiful there. On Saturday our friends Jimmy, Rochelle and their son Austin joined us. The boys had a big time fishing and playing with the tractor. Dylan hooked and reeled in his first fish. I do not know who was more excited Dylan or Steven! Dylan and Steven spent the weekend throwing rocks in the creek, driving in the jeep to see the moo cows, fishing and playing with Austin. I spent most of the weekend at the house with Levi, my mom and Rochelle. Levi is not up for hanging out in the pastures yet but I am sure he will be soon. My dad also had a dirt project going on so of course Dylan got some early lessons on moving dirt! Lots of pictures below.

Azaleas

Our azaleas are in full bloom again. They are so pretty I had to take a few pictures of the boys with them. Since our house is for sale right now this may be our last year with our beautiful azaleas! Maybe the new owners will let us come back and take pictures each year.

Boys Zoo Trip

Steven and Dylan went to the zoo Sunday morning. It was beautiful weather and Dylan was very excited to see all the animals. It was nice for me and Levi to have a little alone time also!

Sensitive Stomach

At 6 months we started feeding Levi cereal and vegetables. His stomach and skin did not seem to handle the change so well so we are back to just rice cereal and sweet potatoes, green peas and pears. Hopefully we can try and expand his diet again soon!

Levi is 6 Months & Rodeo

Levi's first six months has gone by really fast. I took him for his 6 month check-up today and the doctor said he was big and looked good. His stats are below:

Weight - 19 pounds, 5 ounces - 75-90%
Height - 27.5 inches - 75-90%
Head - 18 inches - 90-95%

Last week I starting feeding Levi rice cereal. It took him a few feedings but now he seems to be really enjoying it. Below are some pictures from his first real food feeding. Levi seems to be a happy boy. He still wakes up a lot at night to eat of course! He has been sleeping a little better since we started cereal so there is hope. He talks and laughs a lot especially at Dylan. He spends most of his days at home playing on his floor mat, his bouncy chair and in his jumper. We have started bathing the boys together at night and they both seem to enjoy it. Dylan cuts up and Levi laughs at him and kicks and splashes around. Levi is still not big on moving to much but the doctor suspected this was because he is so heavy!

Dylan seems to be enjoying having a little brother more and more and when he gets home from school he tells Levi he missed him and gives him a lot of kisses! This brings happy tears to my eyes every time! Praise and thank God for my boys!

Last weekend Steven took Dylan to the rodeo Friday night (boys nights out)! Dylan loves seeing the moo cows and other animals. On Saturday my sister and her family were in town so we took the big kids. My parents watched Levi and Juliet. We all had a great time at the rodeo and Layla, Dylan and River all sat through and enjoyed most of the rodeo!

Its March!

It has been awhile since I last posted. We are super busy but all doing well. The boys are growing up so fast(too fast). Levi is almost 6 months. He still wakes up a lot at night to eat so we are looking forward to starting solid foods soon. He is much larger than Dylan was at this age and moves around a lot less! He does do a little jumping in the jumper but if you lay him on the floor he does not roll around. His neck strength is much better and now we are working on getting him to sit up. He is a sweet baby with beautiful big eyes and a huge smile, but it breaks my back to hold him too long!

Dylan is into doing everything himself. This is good because he is now trying to sleep all by himself (only took up 2.5 years)! He is also very into puzzles, Max & Ruby and telling stories about the ranch. His favorite stories involve his cousins and moo cows. He is very interested in Levi now and when he comes home from school tells Levi he missed him! If Levi is ever not in the room/car with us Dylan asks where he is and usually tells me to go get him. Dylan has also been to a lot of birthday parties recently Hunter's, River's, we missed Tyler's and then this weekend Morgan's. He has quite the social life for a 2 year old.

I have gone back to work even more part-time than before but it still takes away what free time I did have when Dylan is at school. Magdalena keeps Levi and he seems to be doing well with her. This is also rodeo season for Steven so he is very busy also. In case we were not busy enough we are also in the option period for getting a new house and trying to sell our current house! I know the next few months will be hectic but it will be nice to have a bigger house in a much better neighborhood.