big boy bed update

last night was our first night in the big boy bed or as eli likes to say "bo big bed". he did excellent. we went through his nightly routine and then walked out of the room. he stayed put and fell asleep. he stayed asleep until the next morning and stayed in bed until we went to get him.

nap time is happening now and is a completely different story! for the past hour we have been going back into his room and putting him back in the bed. he has been crying and screaming and throwing his juice and getting up. he goes to the gate at his door and screams and cries. we are kind of at a loss as to what is right and what is wrong in this process. chris and i have both gone in there and laid down with him but he continues to play. hopefully, later today there will be a better update from nap time. chris just switched places with me and is in the bed with him. hopefully the pouring down rain will help lull him to sleep.

its that time...

the shadows are getting longer and the nights are getting cooler
so you know what that means....

IT'S FOOTBALL SEASON!!!
can you tell eli is a little bit excited about watching the Raiders play football?

big boy bed

well...tomorrow is the big day when we will transition eli into his new bed. wipe away tears now. the bed he will be sleeping in is part of a bunk bed set that my grandparents bought for my dad when he was 5 or 6. since they have been used by myself, my sisters, cousins-miller and parker, and the clark family. we are so happy to now pass on the tradition to eli. he is pretty pumped about his new bed. hopefully he will stay in it and sleep well. we will update everyone soon.

3 generations of bunk bed sleepers.

someone rolled over!

yes. ty decided to roll over on monday! we put him on his belly and off he went. i couldn't believe it. he is a pretty strong little fellow. he always is stiff and wants to stand while you are holding him. i remember eli doing this but not so soon.

ty has his moments, especially in the afternoon into the evening. and i'm beginning to wonder if i let him swing too much. it seems he sleeps best while in motion. to say he is spoiled is an understatement.
he is also pretty fat...as you can see here.
at his 2 month check up he was 12 lbs 8 oz (80%) and 22.5 in long (45%)
he is quite the little nugget for sure!

in other news...
we've been having a small craft time at home.
i think i'm going to start having a small preschool time here to get eli ready for when he does start going to a real preschool. he loved painting!

he also got a new lawnmower from chris's uncle bryan and aunt carole.
he loves getting outside and mowing the grass with chris.
he even has to wear a hat like daddy.

ty loves to smile when he isn't screaming!:)

and eli is getting pretty brave at the pool.
he loves to jump off the diving board or jumping rocks here.
he even jumped in by himself with no one there to catch him.
he went under water and i thought he was going to come up screaming...but he came up smiling saying "more more"

lake hartwell and baby ella

emily, josh, ella, and meredith came up over the weekend for some fellowship and fun in the sun. some of mom and dad's good friends let us stay at their lake house on lake hartwell to enjoy each other's company. thanks mr. and mrs g!

we had lots of fun getting to see each other. we hadn't seen ella since the beach and her and ty had lots of fun together.

mere and eli relaxing after sliding down the big blow up slide a ton of times.

nene swinging her grands.

ty's first boat ride

em, josh, and ella

eli made sure boo wasn't going to give anyone more time than he got!

summertime

a few pics from july

watching the sun go night-night with nene

smiling for boo

riding the tractor

eli and hudson solving the world's problem while taking a break at the pool

helping mommy in the kitchen

great times in mobile

we loaded up the fam and took a trip to mobile during july. we didn't stop moving the whole time we were there. it was quite exhausting but loads of fun! we got to see lots of family and friends and are indebted to kate and andre for their true southern hospitality. wow! they not only spoiled the boys, but chris and me as well. here are some pics from the week.

playing on the splash pad with grannie

i couldn't resist this pic

jumping off the diving board at uncle bryan and aunt carol's
he watched his cousin zac jump and then took off. the first time was by himself!

visited with pawpaw or baba as eli says

got to see maw and paw and eat a great meal with them

ate foosackley's with chris and katie jett
our first time seeing the newly married couple

kate spoiled eli and let him do just about whatever he wanted to do
Kate, he is still saying your name and "no no lola" :)

we had lots of fun introducing ty to all of chris's family in mobile. we can't wait to see everyone again!