College Friends Reunion

Last Friday we had a college friends reunion. We all meet up with the kids during the day and then just the moms went out for dinner. It was great seeing everyone and their little ones. It was also nice to have a mom's night out! We all agreed we still look 21.

Levi is 9 months tomorrow

But we went to the doctor today and below are his stats:

Height 28 3/4 inches - 75-90%
Weight 21 lbs, 3 oz - 50-75%
Head 18 1/2 inches - 75-90%

I was surprised about his weight I thought he would definitely be in a higher percentile! He got a good report from the doctor and more medicine for his eczema so we are very thankful. He also got one shot and did not even cry - what a tough guy!

Levi at 9 months is now sleeping through the night (mostly) and starting to be so curious and try and move a lot more. He now rolls very well and most of the time when I go to get him out of his bed he is on his stomach. He is starting to eat a lot more foods and wants to self feed. Hopefully he will be crawling soon - I may regret saying this when he is all over the house getting into stuff. He is sweet, lovable, likes to giggle, babble and watch his brother! He also has curly hair. Happy 9 months Levi!

Beach Vacation

We spent last week with my sisters family at the beach in Port Aransas. We had a great time even though it was a busy vacation (5 kids)! The kids loved running around and playing with each other even though Dylan was a little rowdy! We spent most of our days on the beach. Levi liked splashing in the water buckets and also kept trying to eat sand and seaweed. He liked the waves until water got in his face. Dylan ran around, built sand castles and his favorite beach activity this year was finding sea creatures (shrimp, crabs and little fish) stuck in the seaweed. Steven taught him how to catch these in his buckets. One afternoon Melinda and I took the older kids (Layla, Dylan and River) on the dolphin tour boat. We were able to see dolphins, sting rays and crabs in the ocean and then see and touch in a touch tank starfish, grouper fish, a jellyfish that did not sting and other ocean life. The adults took turns babysitting so each couple even got a night out!

Brothers

Dylan and Levi seem to be enjoying each other more and more everyday! I had to share my latest cute photos!

Dinosaurs

Today Kim and I took Dylan, Levi and Abby to the zoo. A new dinosaur exhibit has just opened and Dylan was very excited. The dinosaurs were so life like that Dylan and Abby were scared! Dylan was shaking and then cried. He claims he still liked them and wants to go back and see them again! It was a hot but fun day at the zoo and we even all rode the train before we left.

Last Day of School

I was very sad about Dylan's last day of school. He loved his teachers and school friends so much and always was excited to go. I tried to explain to him what last day meant but I do not think he understood. Below is a picture of Dylan in his classroom. We have a few outings planned with the other kids from his class for this summer so hopefully we will see them all again soon!

Levi's 1st Beach Trip

Last weekend we headed to Port A. Dylan was excited to be heading back to the beach and talked about it all week. He packed his suitcase (swimsuits and pajamas) Tuesday afternoon after school. We left Thursday morning. The boys were good on the long car ride and the weather was decent when we arrived so we headed to the beach. This was Levi's 1st time to play in the sand and ocean and he seemed to like it. I kept a pacifier in his mouth to prevent his from eating too much sand. Friday the weather was bad so we had a relaxing condo day and Steven took Dylan on a dolphin boat tour. Dylan was able to throw fish in the water for the dolphins to eat and see other sea life that they caught in nets. He loved it! Saturday afternoon the weather was awesome and we stayed at the beach until 6:30pm. Levi took a long nap in my lap under the umbrella. Dylan ran around like crazy and made friends. He loves to chase the birds, jump over sea weed, run in the water (not to far) and dig in the sand. Steven went off shore fishing early Sunday morning and the boys and I headed back to Houston. The weather was really nice so we were sad to leave and I was a little nervous about the long car ride by myself with the boys. They did great but now that we are home and back to work and school we miss the beach life!

Levi turned 8 months this weekend - I can not believe it. My baby is getting too old too fast. He still acts a lot like a baby and I am thankful for that. I need a little more baby time except for the waking up a night.