April

Spring has Sprung!

It has finally been consistently warm outside, so we've been able to be outside a lot! 

We picked up some new shades so he can be a
cool dude on our neighborhood walks

We are done with layers and layers of clothes! I came in from a run and heard Matt saying "Naked baby flying! Naked baby flying!" as he threw H in the air over and over. Of course  Houston loves this- he gets SO SO excited when Matt walks in the door every night because they have so much fun playing together!

His hair has gotten really fluffy this month!! The back sticks straight up and it's so cute! Right now his hair is looking kind of a dark blonde color!

We've had fun playing outside! This was one afternoon.. we were playing outside and waiting for Mimi to come over for a visit.

Breakthough!! He is now stable enough to sit like a big kid in the shopping cart! This makes doing big shopping trips SO much easter because his infant seat doesn't take up the majority of the cart!

I was a rookie at having a big kid in the cart.. so I forgot a toy! But, this onion in a plastic bag ended up being a great substitute. He crinkled that bag all the way through the store :)

Still sleeping with the lovey directly on his face!

Since he can sit like a big boy now, eating out is more fun too! We had a family date night to Mellow Mushroom and Sweet CeCe's! He really liked sitting outside on the patio and
listening to a live band!

Yummy Squash on the Mellow Mushroom patio.

He kept trying to grab Daddy's Sweet CeCe's! I can't wait until he's old enough to enjoy special treats with us!

He REALLY loves bath time these days. He splashes and plays with his bath toys! He would stay in there all night if we let him!

He's now able to play with some of the "big boy" toys he got for Christmas! This dog is so fun.. right now he just rides on it, but eventually he will be able to use it to learn to walk.

We went to Chattanooga to visit Great Grandma Houston!
 He looks to big in her lap!!

More outside play time! Matt and I were doing some yard work during his nap. Then when he woke up, he enjoyed playing on a blanket and watching Dad finish up the work!

We picked him up from the nursery after church and he had no pants.. I figured some sort of blow out happened but then the teacher said, "We took off his pants to change his diaper and he was so happy kicking around naked that we didn't have the heart to put them back on!" He might as well run around pants-less as long as he can! :)

Houston and I went to Huntsville the last weekend in April for Sadie's 2nd birthday party! He loves snuggling with Papa before bed time! This was a special time because since we live in the same town, Papa and Mimi normally aren't around for bed time or early morning snuggles :)

Lindsey and John have such a fun backyard! Smokey loves to play fetch- once you start, you're basically roped in for the long haul. Smokey kept bringing his fetch ball to Houston! He would plop it right in his lap or use the ball to nudge Houston's hand. It was so cute! Lindsey would throw the ball and Smokey would bring it right back to Houston! Houston just LOVED smokey. I think because when Houston's sitting up, Smokey is right in his eye line. Houston would giggle when Smokey came close!

Houston enjoyed Sadie's gymnastics party! He loves watching the big kids run around and play!

He loved jumping on the trampoline with Mimi..

And.. rolling around on the mats with Papa!

Such a fun day! Sadie has so many sweet, cute friends.

Happy 2nd Birthday Sadie!
(I think this was right before she
 touched the hot wax.. whoops!)

PS Linz is the best mom ever- pancakes with sprinkles, home made whipped cream.. even a pancake in the shape of a 2! so cute!