Pictures & Anderson's Foot Doctor Appt. Update

We have had a VERY busy week (more on this later...) but a fun week. But despite being busy it has not been busy enough for me to not take pictures :)

Monday I took Anderson to his foot doctor. He said the curve of his foot looked better but his legs need to straighten up a little. So the doctor ordered some shoes for him to wear at night that have a bar in the middle. He only has to wear them at night. I had the same thing when I was a kid and it's pretty common so I am sure this should fix everything. Anyway, I am just SO glad he didn't have to be casted again!

TJ's idea of giving the kids a bath :) ESPN magazine reading time! Just to clear things up, TJ is NOT going to the bathroom but the potty is the only place to sit down while giving them a bath!

Little man before church...

Isn't she just so beautiful? This dress is a pillowcase that Barna's mother made a long time ago. Barna had it made into a dress. It is BEAUTIFUL and very special. She got so many complements on it at church on Sunday.


Anderson trying very hard to get into the wagon.

I am TRYING to be calm enough to teach Karoline to drink out of a cup. It's long overdue, I know, but I HATE a mess so I have been putting this off. We had a rug under our table but I finally pulled it up so if she spills it won't be too bad. She is very successful but you just have to watch her like because she thinks it's a game!


Karoline's new fun way to swing on the tire swing.


Anderson still loves his exersaucer but likes to stand outside of it or use it as a tunnel!



Oh the mood this child was in this morning! She had to sit in time out within 10 minutes of being awake. She got out of time-out, went to eat breakfast and started her "mood" all over again. The only thing that made her happy was sitting in the hall (our time-out area) with Whisper.

Little man again loves to get into everything... literally.



Karoline wanted to be like Anderson... silly girl!

Have a GREAT Day!

Happy Anniversary Gammy And Gandaddy!

My sweet parents have been married for 38 years... Mom says since he travels so much it's only been about half that time. We love yall!

To all my high school friends... remember my Mustang!? My dad still drives it and it still looks brand new. It is his baby! :)

Here are my parents in Hollywood at an award dinner for Lockheed. Dad won a big award for his sale of a lot of F16's to some European country. I can't remember the details but we were proud of him.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Mr. Happy And Breakfast At Karoline's

We love to call Anderson Mr. Happy... he is 99.9% smiling from ear to ear. When I saw this shirt at Target I just had to get it for him. Isn't he just the cutest!?


I really see a lot of TJ in this picture.



Karoline was REALLY into fixing Anderson and I breakfast in her room. She gave Anderson an apple but he wanted to play with the dresser... Huggums even got a tomato while sitting at her vanity and Whisper was given corn. I was given a green pepper, a red pepper, croissant! YUMMY! She just thought it was so much fun!





Tonight at dinner Karoline was so funny... Anderson was crying pretty hard. He is in that needs a third nap but doesn't want to take one phase... Anyway, he was crying and this is what Karoline said...
"Oh, Anderson. It's going to be okay.
You are just tired.
You need to go to sleep.
You need to be quiet"

Oh, and I wanted to add that the weather is back to being wonderful! We even had to close all the windows because we were cold! YEAH!

Our Mighty Little Man

Yesterday morning Karoline sat in our red wagon. TJ But Anderson behind it and he actually started pushing Karoline up and down the hall way! He is such a STRONG little man! He is maybe 18 lbs and she is about 35 lbs! They both thought it was lots of fun! There is a video below!




Avery came over for a little while yesterday. Karoline was not feeling well and just wanted her blanket and to sit on the sofa. Avery climbed up there with her and cuddled. They watched Diego together!

Well, since it is so HOT here we have been spending all afternoon outside (cooler outside than inside!). The only way to get Karoline back in the house to take a bath is to tell her she can have a bubble bath. TJ enjoys putting the bubbles on the kids!

Mr. Bubbles, An Alligator, And More...

I am getting back into the swing of things after vacation and since TJ is watching baseball... I HATE baseball!... I thought I would blog. We have had a fun past few days. Today I went and had brunch at a cute place in Berkley with my sweet friend, Heather, from church and then did a little shopping. It was a nice get away and TJ enjoyed being home with the kids. Anyway, here are the pictures!

We'll I always have to take a picture of the kids on Sundays because my mom loves to see them dressed up... so here they are precious of course! Anderson is starting to kind of fit into his 6-12m shirts and this is one of them. Karoline's dress (isn't it SO cute) is a birthday gift from my best friend, Kim, who lives in GA. THANKS Kim!



As Karoline gets older she plays with her play kitchen more and more! The other day she had been playing in her room for a while when we heard her yelling HELP! She was trying to move her chair over to Baby Huggums so she could feed her. TJ got her the chair and she feed Baby Huggums a nice big meal! Baby Huggums is a little small for the high chair I'm afraid!


Anderson has started walking with his wagon! He is so strong. The boy wants to walk alone but can't obviously do that yet. Karoline walked at 9 1/2 months and I don't know if he will walk that early or not... he is so much smaller thank Karoline at this age and he MIGHT have to have his foot casted again! :( SAD! We find out on July 14th so be praying about that.
***If any of you are fist time mom's this is the BEST wagon for beginners. It is really heavy so it is sturdy. The only problem is you have to help them turn the corners because it only goes straight but it is totally worth the money vs. one of the plastic one's from a toy store... those are great but not until they are more steady on their feet... TJ's parents got this for Karoline for Christmas and we have really enjoyed it. It is also cute in the nursery holding stuffed animals.!***

We got this alligator pool for Karoline and since it was so hot today (hotter in the house than outside! Laurie I bet you don't miss this part of CA!) we thought we would blow it up. It took FOREVER but we got it done. BUT it is not as great as I had hoped. She really needs help getting up the small ladder or she falls... I might even take it back because it is not safe unless TJ or I can give her our full attention. But she had a blast playing on it so that made it worth it I guess... Anderson thought the water was too cold so he watched his funny sister from the swing.


I found some bubble bath (inspired by Lyndsey) safe for babies and Karoline and Anderson had their first bubble bath... Karoline hated them at first and was very concerned that Anderson was dirty! Gammy, what kind of brain washing are you doing to my baby girl behind my back!? Just kidding...

Thank You Jesus For...

As I was heating up my lunch today Karoline was at the table praying and giving thanks for her lunch... This is what I heard...

(Karoline Yelling)
"Thank you Jesus for food, Whisper, Mommy, Daddy, Jackson, Pressley, and Uncle Peter"

Can someone tell me who Uncle Peter might be??!!

The 4th of July At The Willson's

Emily and Ryan were so sweet to have us over for a great dinner last night to celebrate the 4th of July. They always cook really good food so it was a treat! Karoline and Avery were so excited to see each other. They played pretty much the whole time... so they didn't eat much at all... until Emily brought out the cupcakes of course. Karoline really liked Avery's red car and sat in it 95% of the time. It was annoying for us though because she could not figure out how to get the car to go... she has not watched the Flintstones yet obviously! She kept yelling for help over and over and over! I tried really hard to get a cute picture of Anderson and Karoline but it was hard. I think Karoline has an ear infection so she was not in the best of moods. All in all it was a great night... we got home around 8pm to put the kids to bed and to take care of Whisper who is scared of fireworks! He did really well. We didn't get to see any fireworks but we heard them. Maybe next year. Hope everyone had a great 4th of July!




Don't you just love the look on her face! She did NOT want to take a picture.

Happy 4th of July and Happy Anniversary GiGi and PopPop

I hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July and GiGi and PopPop we hope yall have a wonderful anniversary! Happy Anniversary!

Tonight we are going to Emily, Ryan, and Avery's house to eat and Karoline cannot wait to wake up from her nap so we can leave.

This is Karoline in her new dress from Gammy... While on vacation Karoline got spoiled by GiGi and Gammy getting her some REALLY super cute outfits! I cannot wait for Karoline to grow into the outfit GiGi got because it is SO CUTE!! I think it should fit this fall and into the spring... it is adorable. Anyway, I love this dress too... it is actually a top that goes with leggings but I am using as a dress right now. It's a size 6!

Karoline and Anderson LOVE playing with this house... It entertains Anderson all day long it seems!

This silly girl. We got two new car seats to keep in TJ's truck (on sale of course!) because it was so annoying taking our huge Britax car seats out of my car... anyway, we were adjusting the straps for Karoline and she wanted TJ to put her on the sofa in the seat to watch Dora... using her cup holder of course.

Little man's 8 month picture... well, 8 months and 12 days to be exact... and wearing a 3-6M onesie that still fits perfectly! He is so tiny! You have to remember that Karoline was out of 3-6M clothes at 4 1/2 months!

Today I am posting the video's that I took while on vacation. I have been meaning to post them but forgot to do so...

Anderson Is Growing Up!

I cannot believe how quickly Anderson's "babyhood" is flying by! After getting back from vacation Anderson has begun many "big boy" things...
- He has teeth... two and I think like four others are coming in at one time. I feel so bad for him. I can tell he is really bothered by them and Tylenol is not helping that much.
- We are brushing his teeth... he does not like it too much right now.
- He started eating Puffs and Cheerios. He also likes banana chunks.
- He is trying to stand on his own. He wants to stand up alone so bad!

Anderson is such a fun little boy. He is ALL boy that is for sure. I was talking with my mom tonight about how different he is from Karoline. He is ALWAYS wanting to be on the floor and playing. He does not want to finish his meals so he can get down and play. Karoline always wants to finish a meal :) He can play with the same toy for a long time but Karoline was never really entertained by toys. Karoline liked books and would want me to read all day long. Anderson will only let me read to him for about 5 minutes at a time. Karoline would never crawl off of the carpet onto the hardwoods... Anderson wants to crawl all over the house and he is FAST! Anderson is very brave and adventurous and that is TOTALLY opposite of Karoline. Karoline likes to lay in bed and kind of play before falling sleep and Anderson is asleep the second I lay him down. I really am amazed at the difference in my babies! Also, another funny thing about Anderson is that he has a specific place to go #2!! He has to go in his exersaucer! It is SO FUNNY! He will not go anywhere else. All I know is that I LOVE both of them so much and all their different ways. They are so special to me and I am so blessed with AMAZING children.

We have been going non-stop since we got home and we finally stayed home all day today and it was wonderful! I got a lot done and the kids enjoyed not running around town. TJ is at rehearsal tonight and he is bringing me home a Starbucks! I am so excited! I have hardly had a second to take pictures so sorry mom, this is all I have right now!