You know you are a grown up when...

...buying a vacuum is totally exciting!!! We bought a new Rainbow Vacuum this week and are loving it! This thing is amazing- it vacuums, dusts, sweeps, purifiers the air- basically does it all and does so much of a better job than a regular vacuum.

The Rainbow doesn't have a filter so it doesn't re-circulate the dust and nastiness that it pulls from the air. We were amazed during the demo at just how much more dirt and other crap this vacuum picked up from our carpets and we had even vacuumed everything in the house earlier in the day!

In the end we were convinced buy how much more clean then vacuum left not only our carpet but also the air- both very important to us with a little one crawling around.

The water in the Rainbow after I vacuumed everything upstairs this morning- GROSS!

And as an added bonus it is fun and easy to use meaning that for the first time EVER I have actually enjoyed and looked forward to cleaning the house! Here is to hoping this new found like for cleaning will continue on for me!

Hello beautiful!

We have a...

... Crawler!

Cade has been trying hard for several weeks to crawl but it has always been more of a army crawl/ scoot movement. Well, on June 22 he officially and consistently started crawling! It is so much fun to watch him go and just amazing to see how much better (and quicker) he gets every single day!

...and a Climber!

This little one is ALL boy and LOVES to climb on everything and everyone!!! He is now pulling up on us, the furniture, and anything else that he can! I have heard that Gregg had no fear as a little boy and would climb in order to get anything that he wanted. I have a feeling that Cade is going to be the same way and will be keeping us plenty busy!!!

Father's Day

Gregg had to work on Father's Day this year :( which is the main reason why our trip to Lubbock was such a quick one. Gregg and I were both able to spend a little time with our father's over the weekend which made it extra special for us.

I love this little onsie!

Cade and I had been working on a special 1st Father's Day present for Gregg and we planned to go surprise him at the Fire Station during the afternoon. I took Cade's footprint and turned it into a fire truck and then framed the picture for Gregg to put up in his locker at work. It took a little more time to get a good foot print this time around since Cade is so much more active and wanted to help along the way.

getting ready to head to Fire Station to take Daddy his present

We had a good time visiting Gregg and getting to celebrate him on his special day! Cade is becoming more and more of a Daddy's boy and just loves being with Gregg. (And I just love watching the two of them together!)

playing trucks with Daddy

I feel so blessed to have Gregg in my life. He is an incredible husband to me and an even more incredible father to Cade. I look forward to watching Cade grow up and learn everything from Gregg.

My 2 favorite boys!

Happy Father's Day Gregg! We love you bunches and appreciate everything that you do for us!

Fast trip to Lubbock

We made a quick trip home to Lubbock this last weekend to celebrate our nephew, Landry's, FIRST BIRTHDAY! Gregg had to work on Sunday so we decided to fly down Friday afternoon and fly back Saturday afternoon. This was our first time to fly with Cade so we were a little apprehensive about how he would do! The flight was GREAT and was so much easier than the 6-7 hour drive is! On the way to Lubbock I held Cade while he played with his toys, flirted with the little girl in front of us, ate snacks and bounced all over the place. On the flight back to Dallas we were able to carry his car seat on so he was strapped in.

Cade on his first flight!

Little monkey loved looking out the window

Once we got to Lubbock we went to my parents house to have dinner with them, Seth, Bailey, and my grandparents. The food was yummy and the company was even better. I love getting to spend time with my grandparents and see them with Cade!

My brother started stock car racing about a month ago. We haven't been able to see him race yet so after dinner my Dad, Gregg and I went out to the track to watch. It is really loud out at the races so my Mom and Bailey stayed home with Cade. We had a great time and enjoyed watching Seth and getting to hang out with him and his girlfriend Julie. They race on dirt tracks and basically turn left the entire time that they are racing- it is crazy! Seth is getting better and faster with each week. He got 3rd place in his first race but had a blow out and then spun out and wrecked in the 2nd race and wasn't able to finish.

#14 Seth
Go Seth Go!
Seth racing

(he spins out in the bottom right corner of video towards the end)

leaving the race :(

blown tire

We got up early Saturday morning and had breakfast with my parents before heading to Cody and Misti's (Gregg's sister) house. We spent time just hanging out with them and getting ready for Landry's birthday party! The boys enjoyed playing together

cousins and friends
silly Landry

Cade likes playing with all of Landry's cool toys

Misti and Cody did a great job planning the party and with all the decorations! I was especially happy to get several party planning tips from her for Cade's first party!

main table

drink table

the cake

cute cupcakes that Cody and Misti made

Landry's smash cake

Cody and Misti with the Birthday Boy!
Misti and Landry getting ready to open presents

Cade watching Landry open his presents

(shout out to my Mom for making Cade's cute bib to match the barn yard party theme!)
Landry playing with one of his new toys

Happy Birthday Dear Landry!

fun with the smash cake

Cade and Aunt Wendi (Gregg's older sister)
The boys in their farm bibs that my Mom made

Cody and Landry with Gregg and Cade

We had such a great time on our quick trip home to Lubbock and were very glad that we got to be there to celebrate with Landry! Anytime that we are able to spend with our families is always treasured and we look forward to being able to make another trip soon!

Summer Work Party

We had our summer get together for my job a couple weeks a go. One of my Managers, Shirin, invites the entire department and their families over to her house every year to hang out by the pool and relax! As chair of our Rewards and Recreation Committee at work I oversee all the party planning and food shopping. We have hamburgers and hot dogs along with all sorts of chips, dips, and desserts. Gregg was put on grill duty for the first part of the party but had lots of help with the cooking this year. Cade did great at the party and was a big hit! He sat on a big blanket playing with toys most of the day.


Later in the afternoon we got out a baby pool that we had brought for Cade and the other little ones to play in. They all loved splashing in the water and playing with each other!

Cade playing in his pool

Cade and Emily playing with water guns

The party was lots of fun and a nice chance for us all to unwind and de-stress from our day to day life. It is always fun to get to see everyone outside of the hospital and meet their families. I'm already looking forward to this get together again next year!

7 Months Old

Well, I am a couple weeks late on actually typing up this post since Cade actually turned 7 months old on November 5. I did manage to get his pictures taken on his actual birthday and also to jot down on paper a few things that he was doing at the beginning of the month.

I can't believe how fast time is going and how quickly so many of Cade's baby characteristics are disappearing! I LOVE this age right now and while I am looking forward to all that is still to come I also wish that I could bottle Cade up right now and keep him like this forever!!!

Here are a few things about Cade from this month:

- He is almost crawling. He will push up on his hands and knees and rock back and forth. He can crawl a couple of times before falling and going back into the army crawl scoot that he does.
- He is starting to pull up on us and on pieces of furniture. We will be lowering his bed real soon!
- He is eating every 5 hours or so during the day and will go 8 hours at night. I am still breastfeeding and love that special time that I have with Cade. We are giving stage 1 foods and starting stage 2 foods. Cade really likes the orange veggies and LOVES all the fruits.
- He is improving his pincher grasp and is able to pick up his puff snacks but not quite able to transfer them to his mouth.
- He has not been sleeping very well recently and has started waking up around midnight every night. I usually end up rocking and sleeping with him in the recliner most nights for a couple of hours and sometimes even going to the guest room to sleep with him- a big NO NO for us since we are totally against bed sharing!
- He is wearing size 2 diapers during the day and size 3 diapers at night. He mostly is wearing 6-9 month clothes but sometimes has to have a 12 month shirt or onsie in order to get it over his head!
- He loves being outside and gets so excited and starts bouncing every time that we open the door up!
- He is enjoying playing on his own more and will entertain himself for 30-45 minutes at a time with his trucks and toys.
- He enjoys playing in the bouncy and babbles to himself the whole time he is playing.
- He LOVES music and has started to dance (bounce up and down) when anyone starts singing during a cartoon!

We love you so much sweet boy and look forward to watching you grow and change even more over this next month!

Chair pictures are becoming much more difficult!

standing up in his bed- definitely time for it to be lowered!

New trick!

This boy is growing up WAY too fast!!!