The boys are doing great overall! Mason is working on his 2nd tooth (bottom), and probably the tops as well...and Noah has sprouted a tooth on the bottom as well! Yikes! Had a few fussy days for sure...but they are doing pretty well with it overall.
Noah is officially Crawling!! Right at the end of the month he finally crawled across the living room floor! In all fairness, I think it is tough for them b/c it is a hardwood floor, so their little feet just slide out behind them! Mason is an expert at rolling all around the room--better then Noah ever was at rolling! ;) He is just now (beginning of August) starting to show some interest in maybe wanting to go forward a bit and learn to be a bit more mobile....we will see!
I already recapped a bit in the last post just a couple weeks ago, so I won't go into too much detail, and since we had such a busy month, I think it will just be easier to recap after each couple of pics! enjoy the pics and hope everyone is enjoying the last of Summer!
My friend Beth came out from Nebraska with her little girl, Landri, who I had not met yet! We met up in Lyons at my mom's house with her mom, and my other friend Angela and her baby Jax! IT was awesome getting together with my best friends and having all our little ones together! So good to see you guys!
I took some pics of Landri for Beth-- she is super cute-- so check out my blog for more pics!
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This is Landri and Noah!
All 4 kiddos playing on the ground! Both Landri and Jax are so strong!!
Here we are! Mamas and babies!
In the middle of the month, we decided to take our 1st little road trip! Randy's family has a Cabin up in Wyoming that is close to Devils Tower Monument, so we thought we would just head up that way. Originally, we were going to head over to Mt. Rushmore too, but we decided to head back early and stay with Anthony's mom (just had surgery) instead. It was a great trip! The boys did fantastic in the car--and even slept through the CRAZY lightning and Thunder storm at the cabin the 1st night! I thought we were going to die. No joke. It was a short trip--but good--and good to see how the boys do traveling! Next month-- Los Alamos here we come! Here are a few shots from the trip. For more Wyoming pics I took-- check out my blog:
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Our 1st stop in Cheyenne for a break!
They love their mirrors in the backseat! These were GREAT gifts we got for the boys at our shower. Noah likes to try and grab his now though.....go figure.....
WE stopped in Torrington Wyoming for a break and to see my Aunt Nikki and Uncle Russ! Anthony had never been to theri ranch...so Russ took us out and showed us all their proerty and such! We also met Riley, my cousins little boy, who was super cute! The boys sure liked Aunt Nikki! Thanks for the pitstop guys! ;)
Noah driving....
This was in the living room of the Cabin. This is the boys playing and watching the Goonies! Doesn't get any cuter/perfect than that!!! "Rocky Road?"
Our little trip the second day was over to Devils Tower. I had been there before--but Anthony never had. We ended up finding this trail up behind the monument, and there was NOBODY there! Which is crazy--b/c the park was PACKED. I'm glad I got to show Anthony this side of the Monument, instead of just a touristy perspective.
Our little trip the second day was over to Devils Tower. I had been there before--but Anthony never had. We ended up finding this trail up behind the monument, and there was NOBODY there! Which is crazy--b/c the park was PACKED. I'm glad I got to show Anthony this side of the Monument, instead of just a touristy perspective.
This bench was placed on the trail. and we thought it was super cool. If you can't read it, it says, "Placed in honor of all Dads who introduced their children to the outdoors". We wanted to frame it and put it in the boys room somewhere too.
Last stop on our way home the next day....eating Arby's at a park in Douglas. ;)
The rest of the month......
A few highchair shots....they are learning how to eat finger foods in these shots. They love to grab the spoon of course....I have to feed them with 3 spoons; one for each of them, and then one for me to feed them with.
Mason loves to thrash around on the floor/bed! It is so cute-- we call him a "fish out of water"!
This is pretty typical....their hands all in each others' faces! They sure love that Hammock!
My brother Devin and his family paid us a spur of the moment visit due to their town being evacuated from fire! (Los alamos, New Mexico). We were super happy to get to see them!! They stayed a night with us, so we got to see our little niece and nephew as well-- Laila and Logan. they are getting so big!!! Only got a few shots--but here are the kiddos with the boys in their pool! Can't wait to see you guys in a few weeks again!
We took the boys to Morrison one afternoon and ate out at their 1st "Dinner"! We ate Beso-- it was cool because they had a waterfall right by our table, so the boys liked to look at that! They did great! (of course it was early, because their bedtime is about 6!)
We went to the Cherry Creek Arts Festival one weekend....and man was it HOT!!!! WE only stayed for a short time b/c of the heat....but it was fun to get out! (Mason's face always gets really red like his Dad's!)
Our friends Trieu and Ingrid came over one afternoon with their baby Emil (who I took Newborn pics of!). this was just too cute of them in the papasan! We also went swimming in the neighbors big pool! They all liked it! (2nd time for the boys!) (Smaller images b/c they were emailed to me)
Mason really likes his crib. He plays for at least 30 minutes thrashing and kicking and laughing before he goes to bed. They both still really like their mobiles too! We have had to move Noah's crib all the way to the bottom setting now, but Mason doesn't need to yet--so I am thankful for my back!!!
Typical mess.
We took their 1st trip to the ZOO! My mom went with me, and we took a nice (Hot) day trip! We tried to just focus on the BIG animals, and the ones that were close up so the boys could actully see them. They really "saw" and liked the Elephants, Giraffes, Polar Bears, and brown Bears. Mostly though, they just really liked looking at all the people, and plants, etc! They were such good boys and seemed to really like it! My mom was nice enough to get me a membership--so I will be taking them on many afternoons, especially when it cools down a bit!(Eating our lunch in the grass)
Just a cute snapshot! So adorable!
Our friend Treiu had a BBQ at a park for his Bday--- so the boys enjoyed playing on the blanket and meeting a bunch of new people, and lots of babies! They love dogs--and there were a bunch there--but out of the ordinary, they weren't too focused on them....hm...who knows!?
Anthony's Mom had surgery at the end of June--and she is not allowed to hold the boys for 6 weeks (which ends this week! yay!)--so we made a couple trips down to see her and try to help out, and also just so that she could see the boys! ;)
Noah trying to crawl all over the toys!
Mason laughing at Winnie (Lorrie's dog)
Noah really took off on the Carpet! Crawling all around!
I decided it was time for a change....so I chopped off about 12 inches of my hair! I really like it--it actually looks like it has a style instead of just being in a ponytail all the time! I really love hanging with the boys in the Hammock too--and now they can't grab onto my hair for balance!!!
Papa Randy and Dodo came down the other day to help out and say bye to the boys before they took off to Phoenix for the next week or so! they sure love their Grandsons!! (and Noah and Mason love them too)
Dodo always has to give the boys baths...it is their ritual! ;) They did it out on the patio--and it started to rain too! Good thing it was covered!
A few videos....PLEASE tune my voice out. I don't know why I think talking in a high-pitched voice is the only thing they can hear; as well as just talking like a baby.....anyway..you get the picture...
