My Two Quilt Models

I finished an arrow quilt a few days ago. (Check it out HERE.)

I was so excited about the result that I wanted to take some pictures.

I grabbed my little model, dressed her up, and started snapping away.

 Well, lately when I try to take pictures of Maebry, Paxton wants in on it too!

He saw me, ran over, and laid next to her saying "Cheese!"

Of course I took advantage of this moment.

I just had to share some of the pictures.  

 

 

 Paxton was even already dressed in coordinating

clothes for our little impromptu photo shoot!

I sure love these kiddos.

And I am totally loving that I know how to get Paxton to pose for pictures now :)

More Seven Month Sweetness

I am picture OCD.

Here are more seven month pictures I took today.

I wasn't ok just having three good ones :)

So I took some more!

 

 

Maebs is wearing a dress I made her a while back.

I just fell in love with the pink and turquoise fabric.

I'm sure you've already noticed I'm obsessed with chevron print anything.

The turquoise lace tights are from Nana.

 

 

I am so picture OCD that I hobbled my broken back outside to take these pictures.

Ok, my back isn't broken (total exaggeration), but it sure felt like it.

I threw out my lower back over the weekend, and it's still not the same.

The weather was just too perfect for pictures.

I couldn't just ignore those wonderful clouds and the fabulous lighting.

So, I lugged this little sweetie pie outside, with her prop chair, and got to work.

 

 

Thanks for smiling for me silly girl.

 

 

I just always want to have a reminder of how absolutely gorgeous,

and fun this little gal is at seven months.

 

We sure love you Miss M.

 

Thanks again to Aunty June for "Lamby."

Maebry sure loves that soft little lamb,

and he's cute enough to be in the pictures with her :) 

[Also, I looked at the second picture below and thought of Cosette.

I'm not sure what it is, but she reminds me of her cousin in that one.]

 

This last picture makes me laugh.

She's saying, "Back off the lamb!" 

The dogs were getting a little too close for comfort.

 

 Maebry also got tooth #2 a day after the first tooth.

Maybe I'm done with seven month pictures now....

No promises though.

 



They Must Know...

Well, I'm pretty sure my kids have been reading all the things I have been writing about them! Right after I wrote about Paxton not cooperating for pictures he became my model.

I was taking pictures of Maebry because she was being super cute with her doll,

and then there was Paxton asking to cheese with her.

 

What?!

 

You better believe I took advantage of that.

(Never mind his red, dirty face. He had just come inside from playing.)

 

 

 I'm not sure what he was doing in this one...him and Maebry were signing something? 

 

 

My cute little models doing their thing.

Right after the picture taking, Paxton just walked off and left Maebry sitting there.

AND SHE STAYED SITTING UP!

(In the last post I said she couldn't do that by herself yet.)



 

No, she hasn't done it again.

I think she just wanted me to know that she could, if she needed to.

Just to clear that little misunderstanding up.

Stinker.

 

So, if those kiddos are aware of what I write about them, let's work on cleaning up our messes, eh Paxton? And not pooping through our clothes....Maebry that one is for you!



Paxton Post

Paxton is almost three and a half now!!

While I was looking through these pictures,

I realized that he looks so grown up.

So what's new with him?

 

Well for one, HE'S POTTY TRAINED!

I suffered through two miserable days to get this result, but it was worth it.

I probably could have gone for it earlier, but I really didn't want to.

And he didn't want to either.

As soon as we committed to it though, it was done.

He has had no pee pee mistakes, and he wakes up dry from every nap and every morning.

It took him a few more days to get #2 right, but he finally did today.

I promised him he could have a huge thing of bubbles if he went #2 in the potty.

Turns out that the bribe worked (a few days later).

After he went, I gave him the huge bottle of bubbles and let him go at it.  

 

 

He loved every moment of it.

 

I also ended up taking him to Toys R Us tonight and letting him pick out a new toy.

He picked out another Woody toy to add to his collection.

That's OK though, because I know he got the toy he really wanted.

We had a fun little mommy/son date. 

Being out with him alone tonight just made my heart full.

I have so much love for this little boy.

He is so fun, creative, smart, funny, and just amazing. 

 

After Toys R Us, we came home and spent some time outside.

We got him a balance bike a while back, and he has really started enjoying it.

He rode his bike while I walked around the block.

He loves it so much that I can't get him to head home.

He is getting pretty good at it and has started testing his limits.

It is something we have been doing in the evenings when it's not so hot.

Paxton has been attending a summer speech program through the school.

He only goes Tues-Thurs from 10:30-12:30.

He always comes home so happy.

It took him a while to adjust, but now he can't wait to go.

Ben and I are so grateful for these opportunities that are coming up for Paxton.

It has been so nice to have help and support with Paxton's speech therapy.

 

Through much thought and prayer we have also decided on a

different speech class for Paxton in the fall.
He has a lot more catching up to do, and we want him to catch up quickly.

Starting some time in August, he will be going every morning Mon-Fri from 8:00-12:00.

When I initially heard about this class, I freaked out and said "Absolutely no!!"

I didn't want my little boy gone every day of the week.

I thought that was way too much for a three year old.

However, after talking with the teachers, speech therapists, family,

and others, we feel like this is the best option for Pax man.

This class is also through the school,

and I have really received peace regarding this decision.

There were quite a few tears at first, because I wasn't ready to let go,

but I am sure it is the right path for Paxton.

I am getting nervous for August already, but I know we can do it!

 

 

Here are some random facts about Pax Man:

His favorite movie right now is The Lorax.

He sings his ABCs every time he goes potty.

He loves counting with his fingers now.

He makes me play the Lumineers song, "Ho Hey"

and Robyn's, "Call Your Girlfriend" over and over.

He is down to dance at any time. All he needs it music.

He loves bread, yogurt, goldfish, and blueberries.

While potty training, I bribed him with marshmallows. (He calls them candy.)

He is obsessed with hats. He loves wearing them because Woody wears one.

Every time I drive by Sonic he asks for a "cheese." (grilled cheese sandwich)

He is always outside playing with the dogs and jumping.

He has neverending energy. 



I love watching him grow, and seeing him accomplish new things.

It is so exciting to see the look on his face when he figures something new out.

His enthusiasm for life is just adorable.

Life would be lame without him for sure!

Yay for Paxton!

 



Seven Months Maebry

 

 

Our little gal is seven months old now!

Time sure is flying!

 

I tried taking some seven month pictures today, but she was not having any of it.

I will definitely try again, but for now, I wanted to post about her being seven months.

I was looking at pictures of Pax Man at this age,

and he was able to sit unassisted, push himself up on all fours,

and was even crawling by the end of his seventh month.

In his eighth month he was pulling up to stand.

Now, you aren't supposed to compare kids....but Maebry isn't even close.

That isn't a bad thing. They are just different kids!

Paxton really did make finding ways of getting around his full time job.

Maebry scoots around on her tummy, but doesn't lift up on all fours.

She can sit up if something is supporting her back, and we are working on her leg strength.

 

Maebry's full time job lately has been sleeping!

I feel like she is about to grow so much, because it seems like she is always asleep.

She takes long naps, and eats a ton! Here comes a growth spurt!

By seven months, Paxton had two teeth. Maebry's first one just popped up yesterday!

 

Another difference between the two is how they fall asleep.

Paxton always used me to fall asleep. I would feed him until he dozed off.

Maebry will eat and then want to be put in her bed.

As soon as I put her to bed, she rolls on her side and sticks her thumb in her mouth.

She just wants her bed, blanket, ocean waves, and her thumb!

I sure love that about her.

She is easy to put down, and she puts herself to sleep.

I definitely love her thumb sucking!

 

 

I still call her Maebs more than anything, and Ben mostly calls her Tinks.

She loves being outside, watching her brother, swinging, and laughing.

Her favorite toys are my squishy spatulas. She loves to chew on them.

She grabs everything. I can't hold her and get anything done!

She grabs anything I put in my hands.

I was trying to eat food the other day, and her little ninja grasp

got my food before I could even get it in my mouth.

Paxton isn't too fond of this talent.

He is now learning that we have to share our toys with our sister.

Bummer Pax.

I still haven't really tried giving her a ton of different kinds of baby food.

I'm not really in a hurry.

She does like the baby oatmeal and bananas so far though.  

That is all I can think of at the moment!

 

We feel so blessed every day that this little gal joined our family.

She is getting to be so fun!  

 

My next post will probably be about Paxton.

He has some big changes going on in his life!

Hopefully I will get on that soon!



Fourth Fun

The Fourth of July has definitely become one of my favorite holidays!

I love the meaning of it, the colors, the food, the fireworks, the parade, and the fun crafts.

I've also found that having kids adds a whole new level of fun to holidays.

The best part of the whole day was watching Paxton's reaction to everything.

 

We started off the day with the parade.

I'm really glad we went because Paxton was so excited by everything going on.

Here's the fam getting ready for it to start.

 

(Paxton has been a big grouch about taking pictures lately so don't expect smiles in any of these.

I'm just impressed it's taken him this long to be annoyed with a camera considering it's been in his face since the day he was born!)

 

I made the kiddos outfits this year using ideas I found on Pinterest.

Paxton had a flag shirt made using his hand, and Maebry's was a ric-rac and ribbon flag.

I also made her a quick little flag skirt and a "firecracker" bow.

 

 

I sure love watching my kiddos experience new things.

 



 

Paxton started the parade a tad grumpy, but the $1.00 flag

and the free candy that came flying at us, perked him right up.

 

 

Paxton's middle name is in this next picture :)

 

Here he is getting pretty stoked about the horses.

 

 

We met two of my sisters and their fams at the parade

and took some pretty cute pics with the cousins.

Naturally, my kids are not smiling.

In fact, Paxton was bawling in most of the pictures.

He wanted no part of sitting down to smile for the camera.

 

No worries though. I just cut him out of the picture.  

How cute are they??

We sure do make some cute kids if I do say so myself.

 

Maebry always gets a lot of loves.

 

 

The boys went on to watch and cheer on the parade...

 

and the gals just hung out looking cute :)

 

 Princess Presley sure is a little babe.  

 

 After the parade, we went home to nap.

After naps, we went to my Parent's house and the kids swam,

we ate delicious food, and all hung out talking.

Later that night, we went to watch the fireworks show and set off fireworks of our own.

It was a pretty fun filled day.

I'm already in the mood to pin Fourth of July ideas for next year!

  

Happy Independence Day!!