Go BROWNS!!!!!

Daddy's team won 35-14 last night and Carter enjoyed the MAGIC! :) It's neat that we get special time with him alone after Mallory goes to bed each night...and he usually has some good awake time! :) He also loves playing video games on occasion with Daddy in the evenings!

Debut de la iglesia!

Our handsome little guy....

This morning Carter went to church for the 1st time and was dressed in his "Sunday Best" thanks to MiMi! Since our babies have come early we always wait until their "official due date" to take them to church since it's such a large group of people. We had the wedding in MD on the 27th and then last Sunday we had every intention of going, but couldn't get our act together in time to make it! This Sunday we were still late, but that was bc of the "photo shoot" that happened before we left... :)! It was so nice to be back and fun for Carter to meet his Church Family for the first time.

Folk Festival!

Getting ready...Mallory loves helping MiMi with her makeup...

Both kids took their 1st ride on a bus! We took the shuttle to the festivities!

MiMi and I headed over to the Folk Festival today after naptime with the kiddos. There were a baQUILLION people there and so many vendors and lots of fun music! We mainly walked around and people watched....and wondered why Mallory is super gregarious and loudly greets people in situations like the festival and is so shy when meeting people one on one or in playgroups....Such a mystery! :)
I also wanted to say that yesterday Mallory said, "I wuv you" for the first time to me out of the blue without me saying it to her first...it was the BEST!!!! :)

The 2nd Floor!

Daddy and PaPa are busy building the 2nd floor today in this beautiful weather....

And Carter is doing some snoozing with MiMi...while Mallory plays...

What a fun day!!!!

Our Little Rascals!

I never want to forget how small Carter was as a baby....he has grown so much already!

Carter got the cutest "Lil Rascal Racoon" outfit from the Jenkins Family! Thank you! :)

We love our little rascals so much...they bring us so much JOY!

Rascal #1 has been quite spunky as of late...Mallory loves the kids who come for Before and After School Care now...at the bus stop the other day when the 4th Grader threw his hacky sack up really high and caught it Mallory said, "Niiiiiiiiiiiiice!" It was hilarious bc the inflection was perfect! She also has been saying "mine" and "no" a lot. She even says, "NO!!!!!....Momma I funny???"....goodness who is almost 2 going on 13?

And Rascal #2 turned 6 wks on Wed and is weighing 11 lbs on our home scale!!!! We think he smiled at us yesterday! It was the sweetest moment! I love when they can smile socially! Mallory came over and we all tried to make him smile again w/o any luck. Mallory smiled socially at 11 wks (6 wks + 5 wks early = 11....maybe he will be a pro at 9 wks based on his arrival!) For now we will have to settle for the random smiles and winks like the ones above in the cradle pic! :)

He and Mallory both woke up this morning with colds...Who knows why...maybe this crazy up and down weather or being in the mix with more kids! I think tomorrow we will have a low key day at home and try to shoo the sniffles away! :)

Back the Truck Up!

The view from our back deck...Can you see the work being done behind PaPa's truck?

The first floor is complete! Mallory loves her sandbox's new location!

Today was another phase of "Operation Playground!" Daddy and PaPa are building a swing set for the kids...Mike has been busy clearing a spot in the woods and now PaPa is teaching Mike all about construction! They got a lot done today...Can't wait to see what the next phase will yield!

As of Late...

I was snuggling with my little guy on the couch and looked down to see that he had grabbed some of my hair...he is so sweet!

Thanks for the fun carepackage Becca! I love decking him out in boy stuff!

The kids watching Super Why...such a cool show! The music is addictive...same with Sid the Science Kid...thank goodness the shows are enjoyable for the parents as well! :)

Feeding the geese with Daddy in our dream neighborhood...we def park our car and pretend to be residents in numerous neighborhoods in the area....

Mallory loves turning the light switches on and off now...she is also quite the commentator when it comes to the "baby"....saying things like "uhohbabycying" "babyhun-gee" "babyhappy"...she also has been getting more Time Outs lately....guess she wants attention where ever she can get it...she actually goes and sits herself down in Time Out now...(it's hard not to crack up) And I was wrong about her knowing the color "boo"...she just gets lucky sometimes and guesses it correctly!

Carter is 5 wks old today!! He weighs 10 lbs 3 oz already! He is such a sweet boy. And a noisy nurser (not dainty like his sister was) and often burps himself while eating...it's hilarious! I love when he is done eating and lifts his head up like a little turtle!