Easter 2014

We had a great Easter, minus me throwing my back out, and also minus my roast not cooking for the 6 1/2 hours it had in the crock pot. (my crock pot went out, unbeknownst to me until we all got home from church/camping to a raw roast. glorious)  Good thing my family loves me and loves to help around the house, with the kids, and in the kitchen.  Seriously I was just laid out the whole time and everyone else was running around trying to do stuff.  We didn't eat until 2:00 but it is all ok. :)  At least my kids looked cute!

CC made their coordinating outfits and they were so cute! (Savannah's dress was re-hemmed from last year to fit her this year again. Love smocking) Thanks CC!  Anyway, on to the few pictures. VERY unfortunately, this is my first year of hosting the Easter lunch at my house and not getting a group picture (I was out of it, I tell you).  Here's who was here: Nana, Gran, Grandad, CC, Granddaddy, Anna, Aaron, Hank, Birc, Amy, Savannah, and Walker. Did I miss anyone?

(at church)

best family photo we got. In case you hadn't gotten it already, Savannah did NOT want her photo taken

my cute boys.

[She says, No Pictures Please.]

(and just for kicks and giggles here is Savannah last year in the same dress, Walker was 7 weeks into my belly at Easter last year! Crazy!)

Walker at 7 Months

Walker is 7 months old and I absolutely cannot believe that! My favorite age is coming (8 months) and Walker is getting cuter and more fun every day! He is such an easy-going baby (unless he's hungry-don't mess with his bottles) and he loves everybody.  Walker is still spending his days with CC and loving every minute.  He is so smiley and giggly and his eyes light up when I walk in the room.  Walker weighs over 18 pounds for sure, but probably about 19 pounds.  He's wearing pretty much any clothes that are over 6 months.  He can wear 6, 6-9, 9, 9-12, and even 12 month clothes.  He's got such a long torso that clothes that maybe should look big don't look big.  He's quickly outgrowing things these days which of course I love to see. :)  He's sleeping about 12 hours every night and waking up usually one time between 4 and 6 am (boo) and his Daddy feeds him while this mama sleeps. He usually sleeps 3-4 hours each day in 2 naps and one short catnap.  I'm still pumping and he's taking mostly breastmilk but 2-3 bottles of formula each day.  He takes Zantac for his acid reflux and it helps him a lot.  He also started having rice cereal and oatmeal mixed with breastmilk this past month, and on his 7 month birthday and the few days after he tried peas (nope), sweet potatoes (nope), green beans (nope), applesauce (nope) and we finally started mixing it into his oatmeal and he loves it.  (pears and applesauce, anyway)  He is in a size 3 diaper.  He got his first 2 teeth the day after he turned 7 months old! He's grabbing toys, eating them, jumping really well in his jumping exersaucer, standing, sitting on his own, and pulling his knees up under him.  He's such a good baby, y'all.  (sorry, Walker, about the purple sheet.  You keep teeteeing through your diaper and we have to change it all the time)

Pictures!

^ my fave ^

please, Dear Lord, let there be some chocolate as a reward for taking these pictures and being so cute.

 See y'all soon!

A-Easter-Egg-Hunting We Went!

Savannah had three egg hunts and Walker had two, and they both had a blast! Walker really didn't say so much how he felt about it all but he didn't cry so we take that as a positive!

We had our church Easter egg hunt, Nana and Gran came along to help Savannah spot the best eggs...

Walker was excited to hunt! He heard there was chocolate involved!

Sadly he didn't get any but Savannah sure did!

She got to do chalking and bounce-housing and all sorts of other fun.

But then we met the Easter Bunny….

See previous Easter Bunny experiences here and here

(class picture!)

Obviously Savannah hasn't outgrown her fear of large mascot people.

Then there was her class easter egg hunt at school…

Charlee (BFF), Savannah, Anna King, Greyson, Lee, and Samara. Cuties!

Then we dyed Easter eggs at home that night! 

 Family Picture! 

Walker in his Easter basket below...

And a quick trip backwards 2 years!

Back to today…and all the adorableness. (Savannah insisted on sitting in her basket too. because of course)

(if only Walker had his eyes open…)

The last egg hunt was for the both of them and I'll show that on my Easter Sunday post!

Blogging! Aah!

Y'all, I love this blog and I love blogging and I love having these memories written down for my family and my kids and the few friends and family that read it. I have a few things that are ranking above the blog, right now, and it is just really hard for me to get a blog post up as much as I wish I did. So that being said, I will try my best but my best won't be as often as it used to be a long time ago.  I keep thinking I will get into a rhythm of having 2 kids and a husband and two cats and a full time job all to keep up with and love (without CC I will be LOST come May 27) but it just never happens.  This really ca-razy busy time is my new normal and I need to accept that... so I am hoping to get two blog posts up a week and that is it! I am taking the self-induced pressure off myself.

Here are a few photos I've snapped that won't fit on the next few posts I hope to make over the next little while.  You guys have a good week!

We went outside for a 2 minute visibility of the international space station flying over our city! You could only see it for 2 minutes and it was so neat! I'm calling Anna to make sure she was watching too. :)

Savannah had already stripped down for bath time when I heard about it (we only had about 3 minutes to get out the door!) and so I threw one of my shirts on her.  Hehehe :)

Just Catching Up

I've got a lot to catch up on.  Y'all, I threw my back out.  Like for real. I could barely walk and could not hold my babies or do anything besides lie on the couch.  Birc was practically a single dad for a few days.  I'm all better mostly and am hoping to write lots of blog posts this week to catch up.  For now, I'm making a list (that's probably not complete) of posts I want to do.  And leave you with some cute photos of my growing babies! Walker got his first tooth on Friday! And his second one on Sunday! I can't believe it! He turned 7 months too. Such a fast year going by.

Blog Posts ahead: (for my memory)
Walker at 7 Months
Easter Egg Hunt X2 and Egg Dying
Walker's Teeth!
Outdoor Fun At Two Rivers Park
Easter Bunny and Easter Baskets
Easter Day
Photo Dump


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