Family Photo Session; September 2013

We had family pictures taken again this fall, once again in our front yard. Seth works very hard to make our yard look as awesome as it always does, and it's so much easier to do them at home since we always have everything we might need. Plus, we get to have Georgia in some of the pictures!

Per the recommendation of a friend, we used YourCandidMemories and we LOVED Cynthia!! She was so awesome with the boys--never hesitating to adjust a shirt gone awry or tickle to get a good smile. She got so many good, natural shots of us that we had a hard time picking our favorites! We actually had them taken on our anniversary, too, so that was "fun." After the picture session, we went to Mellow Mushroom to celebrate--family picture sessions are so stressful! Glad they're done and glad we got some awesome shots of our family in this stage. Enjoy!

the money shot

Cute Pic Post -- September 2013

School is officially back in session, and this is one happy Momma! It's nice for Austin to get that time away from home, learning valuable things, and getting to hang out with friends. Especially his best friend Eric! It's also nice for me to have one day a week where it's just Graham and me. We run errands together and do things that are pretty much impossible to do with Austin also around. AND it's nice to have one day completely to myself. I have yet to have a day where I just lay around in my pjs reading a book or something, but my time is coming, I can almost taste it! ;-)

Here is some cuteness from our month:

One of the first things Graham and I did was go get an oil change. This is him being entertained by my medicine and cruising this shelf.

Let's Pretend Georgia Is a Drum.

These two are so cute when they get on the piano together. I think it would be so awesome to see them play actual duets sometime in the future! 

All three men ended up in red shorts with a gray shirt. Unplanned.

Graham's not so sure about riding this car, but he loves playing music on the front! 

It's generally a great picture, but please notice his fingers beneath his thigh. lol 

It's a fairly boring picture of the two of them drumming on the chair, but I liked how well it shows size difference.

There's nothing sweeter than a sleeping baby. 

Or a toddler who wants nothing but to lay on you like a sloth because he's sick.

I'm hoping this means he inherited my organizational skills.

He's destroying his brother's track set-up and thrilled with himself! 

This is a picture of the fact that he's wrapped up in his blankie. Love it!

Getting Graham in his jammies is an Olympic sport some nights!

Apparently Graham thinks he needs more space. lol

We were out celebrating a big weekend and Graham got his first taste of Mellow Mushroom.

Most months I feel like there aren't enough pictures of Graham and this month I had to scrounge to find any of Austin whatsoever!

... Two Men in a Tub

I feel like I've used that title before, but it was too fitting for this series of photos I got the other night not to use it. There is such cuteness here, it makes my teeth hurt! ;-)

Graham Progression Photos -- 11 Months

We got ready to take his pictures and this first picture you see was the first one we got. Boom! I was so glad he was camera ready that night--it makes the process of documenting him at this stage so much more fun. He currently has 4 molars coming in at once, so he's been pretty fussy, but overall he's still doing great. He stands on his own and cruises on his own, but he's not walking just yet. He's thinking about it, but he's such a fast crawler, that I don't see it happening anytime soon. Enjoy!

It's hard to believe he's already this big!

I tried to get in close, and he goes right for the camera.

Look at all those teeth!

He's about to be up to no good! 

thinking about it... 

And going for it! 

And playing coy when Daddy reprimands me.

I LOVE this expression! His onesie is soaked and his smile... this is totally him.

Watch Graham grow:
10 Months
9 Months
8 Months
7 Months
6 Months
5 Months
4 Months
3 Months
2 Months
1 Month
1 Week

1st Day of "School" 2013-14

We started both boys back to "school" again this year at Christ United Methodist's Chris 4 Kids program. Austin has technically moved up into their preschool program--Young 3s while Graham is technically in the CDO program--infant room. This is just one of the reasons I love that school so much! They take kids as young as 6 months at all various hours/days combinations. So Austin goes twice a week, TR from 9-2, and Graham just goes on Thursdays from 9-2. Austin's program is set up so that actual learning occurs--colors and letters and such which is why it's called preschool vs. CDO.

Both boys seem to like their teacher(s) so far and I'm praying that this year is just as good of an experience overall as last year was.

What a cutie! 

I love how Austin insists on hanging onto Graham.

The best one we got of Austin was outside school. 

Austin and Ms Carol.