Graham Progression Photos -- 12 Months

Ohmygoodness. I am SO glad we're done with these progression photos! I'm exhausted every time we have a session, now. He simply won't hold still for a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g. He moves in less than a second! Literally. Seth will plop him down in place and then before he's out of the frame and I can snap a shot, he's moved. sheesh! This shoot actually occurred twice over the course of a day because we just couldn't get him to stop long enough for a picture. Here they are for your enjoyment.

Our sweet baby Graham has turned ONE! He's still not walking. He can walk and he's done it in short snippits, but never more than a handful of steps at a time. He signs "more," give a high five, waves, and claps. He says Momma and Dada, but I'm not sure he has any idea those sounds are words. He's got a fierce temper but a sunny disposition 99% of the time.

flips over like nobody's business... But at least he's happy while he does it!

The Cat in the Hat

We used a Groupon to take the boys to their first theater experience. It's geared toward toddlers, and since we only had to buy tickets for Seth and I--because the boys were young enough to sit on our laps, it was a pretty good deal. Once we got seated, though, there was an empty seat next to us so Austin sat there while Graham sat on Seth's lap (there was an extremely tall person in front of me so I could barely see let alone trying to make it so Graham could see!).

When we left, we got to talking about the experience: I thought it was worth it and Seth didn't. I'm finding that a theme with him... not seeing much as worth the hassle. It was fairly cheap, it was quick, we fit it in around naps, and both boys were still and quiet the whole time (which tells me they enjoyed it). Plus, since they have October birthdays, they got to go up to the stage and have the whole place sing Happy Birthday to them! I wouldn't pay full price, but it was totally worth what we payed. I'm not sure I'd add it to our October calendar again, though.

Somehow I've missed what the "30" is about.. 30th anniversary since Cat in the Hat was published? I'm not 100% sure.

I suggested a few poses to Austin, to make him seem more like a celebrity, and this is what he chose. ;-)

LOVE his smile here!

Pumpkin Fun! Fall 2013

Austin is seriously obsessed with pumpkins! He LOVES them. I wonder if it's connected to his love of orange. Here are a few fun photos from this fall's pumpkin funtimes:

This was a little maze at the place where we went to buy our pumpkins. We had fun following Austin through it while he figured it out.

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!