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The lazy days of SUMMER!

Summer has hit here in Dallas, and it is HOT!! But that doesn't stop a 2 year old from wanting to be outside all the time! So that's what we do. We play on the fort, we color with sidewalk chalk and, we play with Buddy. I know I have said it before, but I LOVE this age with Beckham!! He is SO full of joy and fun, he keeps us laughing all the time.


When we are not outside, his favorite indoor activity is "playing" his guitar. We recorded the finale of American Idol, and he loves to watch Kris Allen and Keith Urban sing. We watch it at least 10 times a day! It's HYSTERICAL to watch him sing and dance around! I also can't keep him out of the pantry and refrigerator. He never really wants to eat, but occasionally I will catch him sitting on the floor eating chips. Too funny!

Kerrington is growing too fast, as usual. Why do babies have to do that? She is smiling alot, cooing a little and batting at all of her little toys. I am going back to work in a week, so I have been trying to get her to take a bottle. She is FINALLY getting the hang of it, after trying every bottle on the market! I am really sad that I have to go back to work, but the Lord has blessed us once again with great childcare! Thank you, LORD!

I realized I haven't posted any pictures of Kerrington's room. It's still needs some work done, but here are a few pics.

Just a couple more

KERRINGTON

LOVE YOU FOREVER

I have loved this book since my senior year in high school when my English teacher read it to our class. I love that it is a story about a mother and a son. I have given it as a gift numerous times over the years, and the day I found out I was having a boy when I was pregnant with Beckham, I bought this book.

Every night before Beckham goes to bed, we have reading time. Usually it's book like "THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR" or some sort of Elmo book. Well much to my delight, a few days ago, he pulled out "Love You Forever." Normally, he is not interested much in the story, but as we read it for the first time, he hung on every word. He even asked to read it a second time. And now it is a regular part of our night time routine. I have noticed there is one part that he pay particular attention to. He always goes back several times to the picture where the son is holding his aging mother. I always ask him if he will hold me like that when he's big and strong and I am old. He usually says a little "yea" and flips the page.

Well, tonight we were reading along and he kept flipping back to that page. So I asked him my usual question, expecting the same usual answer. But tonight he cuddled up next to me, gave me HUGE hug and held on to me and said "Hold you, mommy, hold you."

Oh man, it's those moments that make all the frustrating moments of the day melt away.

Sweet Baby K!

Kerrington is 7 weeks old now. I can't believe how quickly time is flying by. She's getting to that age where she's focusing really well and tracking voices with her eyes. She hasn't given us a "real" smile yet (even though it looks like it in these pics), but I bet it will be any day now. She's been a really good baby. She's sleeps pretty much all day. She's giving me about 4-5 hours between feedings at night. And she's pretty content the rest of the time. Beckham LOVES her, and I can see a little twinkle in her eyes when she sees him. I think things will be really fun when she begins to smile and laugh at him. So many FUN things to look forward to!! She has her 2 month check-up next week. I am anxious to see how much she weighs. I'll post her stats then.

Spring Time!!

I am LOVING the weather lately!! Beckham is REALLY loving the weather lately! I knew that 2 year little boys liked playing outside, but I never knew that meant ALL DAY LONG! Seriously, Beckham could be outside from the time he wakes up in the morning until the time he goes to sleep at night. And it doesn't have to be doing much, just being outside is enough.

But this week, Josh gave him something to do outside....

He built him a sandbox!! And let me tell ya, Beckham hasn't been out of it since! That's why I LOVE my husband! He loves to do little projects like this for the kids. He's a wonderful Dad!!

Anyway, I loaded it up with toys from the DOLLARSPOT at Target, and it's hours o'fun for Beckham. I slather on the sunblock and send him on his way. Have I said I love this age? I love that I can open the back door and leave it open and watch him from the kitchen. I love seeing his little imagination working as he plays. He is SOOOOOO fun right now!

Here are a few other pics of the outdoor fun...

Kerrington is growing way too big way too fast! She's had a little bit of a cold lately, so she's been a pretty congested. But she's a trooper. She's starting to stay awake a little more lately, focus on things more, turning her head to see the person attached to the voice she hears, and I am betting she's gonna start smiling soon. She's at a fun age too. I love it when they start to get more interactive. I can't wait for that first real smile!!

By the way, we had some professional photos taken of the kids a few weeks ago. Here's a sample of what we got.

http://emilythurmondphotographyblog.com/beckham-2-kerrington-1month-frisco-childrens-and-baby-photographer/

2 weeks

Yep, that's right...I have been the mom of 2 for 2 full weeks now. I can't believe how fast time is going already. I wish the LORD had issued pause buttons for times like this. Just to pause time temporarily and take it all in, moment by moment. Beckham is SO much fun right now, and I had forgotten how precious these newborn days are. I find myself thanking the LORD many times a day for how sweet life is right now. HE is so good, so faithful, so loving.


We had Kerrington's 2 week appt. today. She is now 19 3/4 inches (18 1/4 at birth) and 6lbs 12oz (6 lbs 10 oz at birth and 6lbs 1 oz and her smallest). So needless to say, she is growing!! Beckham is easing into being a big brother. He's still a little jealous and wants "his" time alone with us, but overall, he's very sweet and loving with Kerrington. I have been VERY proud of him!

Beckham is really into playing with cars these days. I love to hear him make his cars sounds. Such a little boy thing to do!

CARS is one of his favorite movies and he loves playing with the character cars from the movie. Here he is playing with "Mack."




Playing outside on a sunny day requires shades these days.

She's Here!!!

KERRINGTON ELIZABETH HAS ARRIVED! SHE WAS BORN MARCH 3RD AT 7:53AM. 6LBS 10 OZ 18 1/4 INCHES.
WE ARE ALL DOING WELL. BECKHAM IS ADJUSTING AS WELL AS A 2 YEAR CAN TO NOT BEING THE CENTER OF ATTENTION. HE LOVES TO HUG AND KISS HER. SHE HAS BEEN A GREAT BABY. JUST WANTED TO SHARE OUR LATEST BLESSING WITH YOU. MORE LATER!!

Our Life....in pictures

The goings-on of the holidays can be a little hectic, as we all know. So the easiest way to update is to tell the story in photos...So here we go....

We had our cell group Christmas party. Yummy food at Cantina Loredo and great company. We are really enjoy our cell group, even though I think we have only been there once (due to all the Nov sickness). The people are great and we look forward to starting up again after the holidays.

Brad and Britney

Kamara and Aubrey

Here's our tree and mantle. I really like how they turned out this year.

Beckham and I made a cake for Josh...Me looking more preggo than EVER!!!

We had my family Christmas celebration this past Saturday. We go with the "total mayhem" approach, meaning we pass our gifts and let the kids go CRAZY!! It's always really loud, really chaotic, but REALLY FUN!!!

Here's Papa showing Beckham how to work his new tools

Beckham tinkering with all his new stuff

Daddy and Beckham

All the kids waiting for the presents to be passed out

Kyleigh, Cameryn, Marin and Beckham

And here are some cute ones of Beckham taking a bubble bath...

So there ya have it. We are ready for Christmas for sure!! I can't wait to see Beckham on Christmas morning!! I am looking forward to spending time with family, and I am REALLY ready for some time off!!

We hope everyone has a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!! Blessings to everyone!!