Mini mail pen pals

Last month we signed up to join a mini pen pal swap via Meredith's blog.  We were so excited to find out that J.David's pen pal was Carson.  His mom and I went to church together during my Houston years and is also mommy to all boys.  Plus, J.David and Carson are only 1 day apart and when reading his mommy's blog I can really see these two being the best of friends!  J.David was so excited to pick out some goodies for his "new friend Carson".  That was how he referred to him for about a week..ha ha.  We picked out some fun Cars goodies, candy, and ordered a cute monster shirt from my mom's new business.  SADLY, i didn't think about taking any pictures of what we sent.  ha ha.  But here are some cute ones of what J.David received.  An adorable handmade fort kit, halloween funfetti (our family fave), and a cute cow sound maker (Myles has claimed this one!) Thank you Carson (Mer) for the adorable package and I promise to take better pics next month!  He is already looking forward to sending something off to Carson for November's assignment.  Such a fun idea! OH! and Friday night we are having family movie night and the first order of business is to set up the awesome orange fort! 

Picker Sisters

I know I have so much back logging to do on here BUT I saw this show last night and had to share!! It's another Lifetime homerun!!  Tanya McQueen and Tracy Hutson (from Extreme Home Makeover) travel the country and go through people's "junk" to find awesome pieces full of potential that they turn into beautiful design pieces to sell in their new store.  Example: Last night they took old run down house built of weathered wood and turned it into outdoor furniture, and nests of barbed wire became beautiful rustic chandeliers!  My hubby watches American pickers, which I find interesting, but I am not a big collector so I don't always "get it".  Sister Pickers is more my language!  I am always looking at things for what they could become, it always amazes me what a little paint or sewing modification can do.  Morgan better watch out b/c this new series might just inspire me to pick up a power tool!!  ha ha.  check it out!

Love my Boys!

I took these pics the morning before J.David's first day of VBS in June.  I thought the progression of photos sums up our day to day happenings..ha ha!

Trying to get them to smile, look at the camera, and stay put at the same time.  sounds simple enough.....ba ha ha ha!

 Cheese!!!! 

 Myles fighing back...ha ha ha!

Love these boys!!!

10 months!

Myles Glenn is 10 months old this week!  I say this week b/c there is no 31st in June, so sometime in the middle of last night he turned 10 months old.  ha ha.  He is such a joy!!  A few things to document about Mr. M:

He loves his brother and his dog

He doesn't like Mommy to be out of sight

He loves to dance (SO CUTE!)

He is pulling up, cruising, and occasionally letting go for a few seconds at a time.
Loves to play with cars and toys...he will play by himself for the longest time!
Is so laid back when we are out and about
loves ALL foods!
Isn't saying anything we can understand yet, but has his own little language that sounds like he is trying to comminicate.  When he gets mad, he repeats the same thing to me in this raspy loud tone...its hilarious!
He is a biter...ouch!  I currently have 3 spots on my leg the size of quarters...we are working on this. 
Naps well, taking two a day.  Nights......arrgh!  I'll leave it at that for now.  ha ha
He is mr. snuggle.  I LOVE THIS! 
He SMILES ALL THE TIME!  And did I mention he has the BEST smile!!!!
He is starting to eat more solids and feeding himself really well.  And he conquered the sippy cup months ago
He is determined...if brother can do, Myles will try it.

His voice is deeper and raspier than J.Davids and its funny when he is yelling

He has very little interest in the TV, w/ the exception of musical TV shows to which he dances to more than watches.  again, ADORABLE!

Plays peek a boo

He is a FLIRT....he will find the nearest sales associate or older lady and make googly eyes.  ha ha!!

And finally is CRAZY ticklish!!

I can't really remember what life felt like without him.  He is just so precious! These last 10 months have gone by so fast I nearly feel like I've missed them!  We are getting excited about his upcoming birthday and I'm starting to get in planning mode.  oh how i love party planning, especially for my boys!!   

We survived!!

The boys and I made it through our first week of Morgan traveling!  In 2009 he was gone nearly sun-Fri of every week but he's been home with us for over a year, so it was hard to see him go.  I didn't need this trip to show me all the things he does for us, he is such a fantastic hands on dad, but boy was I tired after a week of going at it alone!  It was a big joke when he used to travel b/c everytime he left J.David would sprout teeth.  Literally, every time!  And wouldn't you believe that Myles cut his first tooth last week and working on the 2nd?   ha ha ha!  We did great though and had a lot of fun with the boys.  JD had a full week of activities since it was the week overlapping classes.  We had our last gymnastics class, school, and our first swim class.  All went great, but boy were we tired!  We didn't really get any pics from last week but here are a few from the weekend:

Imagination Movers and No More Diapers!

St. Patricks' Day my parents took J.David to see the Imagination Movers.  For those of you who don't know who this awesome group is, then you are missing out!  ha ha.  No, the really are cute.  Its a show on disney of 4 men that focus on imagination and have great more rock like songs.  J.David loves watching them and knows the words to a bunch of their songs. 

In preparation for this big day I decided to break out my sewing machine and create for him a mover's suit.  I've always had an interest in sewing and in college one of my final projects was sewing and displaying a small line of clothing created by yours truly.  Sadly, despite all the ideas in my head and intentions I've had, my machine hasn't seen much light since college.  I made some nap pads over a year ago for the bottom of Jd and Eden's pack and plays....thats about it.  All that to say, I put my college education to good use and came up with this:
                                                     J.David and I with the finished product!

Holding up their tickets!

 JD and Warehouse Mouse

He looks like he is doing JAzz hands, but he was jumping. too cute!

He LOVED it!  His favorite mover is Dave and he wears a red hat...check!  He was set and loved every minute of it.  Thanks mom and dad for taking him to such a great event and for the cherished Warehouse mouse and Tshirt that I can't keep clean b/c he won't take it off!  He daily reinacts the concert....

JD:  Who are we here to see

Me: Imagination Movers

JD:  I can't hear you!  Who are we hear to see??

ME: Imagination Movers!!

JD:  Ok, on the count of three...1,2,3...IMAGINATION MOVERS!!  (this is followed by loud drumming or guitar strumming and the opening song!! ha ha ha...I really need to get this on video)

Our next big event last was the NO MORE DIAPERS PARTY!!  A party for potty training??  yes.  First, this has been such a long process and second, J.David loves a good celebration in his honor.  The promise of this party has been a small part in his final success!  It was a huge crowd, all of toys came!  All Cars, Trains, tonka trucks, and toy story figures.  And he also received the train he's been wanting for a long time.  We made hats, fruit loop necklaces, and cupcakes in preparation for the big event, it was awesome and he loved it!  He even got to blow out a candle!  We were so ready for this day that we would have given in to anything as long as he asked wearing underpants!  ha ha ha.  I will get pics from Morgan's iphone this weekend.

Myles is 7 months!  Today he rode in his first cart sitting by himself, he cut a tooth this week, and is now crawling EVERYWHERE!!   mostly towards anything that resembles something he should have or be near....AHHH!!!  Love his precious demeanor, constant smile, and go with the flow-ness.  ha ha ha. 

Update

Don't fall off your chair...we've updated!!  ha ha ha.  So, we've skipped Christmas, New Years, Valentines' Day, and all that is in between.  Plus, my sweet baby Myles has no updates posted on our family blog.  Sad.  But I'm hoping to be recommitted to maybe at least one a week from here on out.  HOPING.  So here's a quick update on the little loves of my life:

J.David:
Mr. Active!!  I have never seen a child with such energy!  ha ha.  He is now a little boy, talking, playing, being a boy.  He makes us laugh everyday with the things that come out his mouth!  He has the memory of an elephant and his ears soak up EVERYTHING, so there is no tellin' what will come out and any given  moment.  ha ha.  We are also to the question phase.  What does this mean, why do we do that, what can't i have that??  That combined with his imaginative stories doesn't allow for much talking by anyone else in the house these days, I guess he gets that from his mommy.  ha ha.  He loves his brother and his "buddy jaxon" (poor dog).  Some of his favorite things right now:  Toy story, Cars, Imagination movers (he sings their songs daily), singing, Thomas the Train, playing imagination games with Daddy, and reading books.  He has a heart of gold and is so full of love.  Its so special watching him grow into this thoughtful little boy.  We are getting so close to being potty trained.  We are hoping to have our "No more diapers party" this weekend.  This is the ultimate prize!  I can't wait!! 

Myles:
At 6 months Myles is already such a different person than his brother.  He is 19 lb 6 oz (this is what jd weighed at a year) and 27 inches.  He is hanging out in the 75-90%.  He is wanting to crawl soo badly!  He's been rolling and pushing up on all fours so we are anticipating the crawling any day now.  AHH!!  He rolled from back to front right at about 4 months and has been a tummy sleeper ever since, if only he slept through the night.  Around 8ish weeks he was going a full night (9 hours) and we thought we were golden....WRONG!  ha ha.  that's ok, he is great eater and good napper and we have full confidence that his teeth are a big cause for his waking.  His two bottom teeth are visible but not quite there yet, so we hope for his sake that they break through soon.  Poor baby.  He is so happy and so laid back!  He LOVES his baths, JDavid, food, playing on the floor, his jumperoo, sophie the giraffe, his moose, and snuggling.  Myles has the best smile and the sweetest laugh.  He has maintained his blue eyes and kept most of his hair, but it is coming in so much lighter!  People comment all the time when we go out on his precious cheeks!  ha ha.
There is nothing sweeter than watching the boys interact together!  Here are a few pics from the months that we've missed.  Hopefully my camera will be fixed soon and i'll have newer pics to share!

My boys late February

The end of January during an attempted photo shoot...zero cooperation

Myles at 5 1/2 months

Christmas photo

Myles at Christmas, almost 4 months