Family BBQ

Yesterday we went to my grandmother’s house for a family Bar-B-Q. My aunt was in from California and all the family got together for a visit. My cousins and aunts all got to meet Cason for the first time. We all had a good time visiting and eating good food. I ate way too much!

Here are my two little sweet peas loving on each other.


Too many cameras at once. Emory was obviously not looking at mine!

Alpie and her two great grandson's. Her great granddaugther was not participating at this point.

Emory and Aunt Cameron

Ms. Emory "patiently" waiting on her milk.

Alpie and Cason

Aunt Linda holding Cason for the first time.

These are my attempts at getting a picture of Alpie and all three of the great grandkids.

Emory Grace and Noah James

Emory not looking at the camera. The way she is holding her hands reminds me of the Von Trapp kids from The Sound of Music.

The boys! Noah James 8 1/2 years & Cason Bradley 2 months

Emory Grace 2 1/2 and Noah James 8 1/2

2 Months Old

Cason is 2 months old today and has grown and changed a lot in the last month. I feel like he weighs between 12 and 13 lbs. He is wearing size 0-3 months and 3 months clothes and a size 2 diaper. He is a happy baby and only really cries or fusses when his tummy is bothering him.

He is a strong little boy and can almost hold his head up with no wobbling. He loves to mimic your facial expressions and is starting to "talk" more and more. He smiles when smiled at and loves to take a bath.

He is such a sweet little boy and we love him dearly.

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Weekend Visit

This weekend my parents came for a quick visit and brought Emory this castle, which she LOVED! Cason got the cutest little book, Otis, who is a tractor. He also got a stuffed Otis. I am sure he will love reading about Otis when he is older. We had a great visit.


Emory's new castle!


Princess Emory

Hiding from the camera.

Inside her castle.

I did not get any pictures of Cason this weekend, because he did not feel good. He had a fever and running nose all weekend and was not feeling all that great. He is feeling much better now and has been fever free since Sunday afternoon.

Mommy Daughter Day

Emory has been showing some signs that she needed some one on one time with me, so Wednesday I dropped Cason off at Ms. Betty's and Emory and I had a Mommy Daughter Day. Plus it gave Ms. Betty and Cason some time to bond before he starts going next Monday when I return to work.

We headed over to Chick-fil-a for lunch and play time. Emory had a blast playing in the play area and sliding on the "big girl" slide. There was a small kindergarten graduation party going on, which Emory managed to crash, with lots of kids running around. Somehow she charmed her way into getting a piece of their cookie cake. Thank goodness it was after they had finished having cake and the other mother assured me she had plenty.

So after her 100th time down the slide we packed up and headed over to Hastings. I had something I needed to return and thought Emory would enjoy playing in the children's area.

I told Emory she could pick out a book or a puzzle and after much consideration my little tomboy picked out this puzzle.

Tractors and dirt trucks, as she calls them. I thought maybe she picked this one out because her Peepaw has a bulldozer, but after she referred to it as her puzzle purse, I realized her choice had nothing to do with the kind of puzzle, but rather the fact the box had a handle and was a "purse." So maybe she is not as tomboyish as I think!

I also perused the 75% off shelf and found these two books. The number's book was just $0.99. Emory knows her numbers 1-20, but does not always get 11- 20 in the correct order.

It also came with this poster, not bad for a buck. Emory WANTS to hang it in her room. I think I am going to get it laminated first though. She is two and already wanting posters in her room. I foresee a room full of posters when she is older, that is if they still make them then, ha!

And this little guy likes bulldozer's too! I am sure he will be driving his Peepaw's before I know it! This is his startled face! Sometimes the flash on the camera scares him.

After Hastings Emory and I went and picked up Cason who had a great first day at Ms. Betty's. I can't believe that he will be two months old next week or that today is my last day of maternity leave and I have to go to work on Monday, which I am not at all thrilled about.

Umbrella

Last week we were very fortunate to get some much needed rain, however one afternoon it began to poor just as Bradley was picking up Emory from Ms. Betty's. He did not have an umbrella and both he and Emory got wet. So later that week I was in Walgreen's and came across this little Dora umbrella.

Too cute! I knew Emory would LOVE IT and had to get it. I figured she could keep it in her Daddy's truck and use it the next time it rained.

So Sunday morning she NEEDED her Dora umbrella opened because it was cloudy and rainy outside. As you can see it was sunny outside, except in Emory World! ha!

Playing hide and seek. Such a mess!

Giddy Up

This afternoon after her nap Emory rode Sally (or any horse) for the first time. She was SUPER excited about it. I did not get to go out with her as I had a very hungry little munchkin, but Bradley went and took pictures for me. Bradley said she was not hesitant at all and climbed right on up. Emory and Sally are good friends because she helps Mimi and Peepaw feed her all the time. Plus Sally is older and very gentle and as been in the family for close to 15 years. So needless to say Emory was not scared at all!


Emory riding with Aunt Rachel




Then she rode all by herself .

She looks like an old pro in this picture! ha! She told me when she got home that she had fun riding Sally!

Puzzlemania

Emory has always loved puzzles, but lately she has been puzzle crazy. She puts them together over and over and over again. We have moved up to the big girl puzzles, which means those that do not have the cut outs for each piece. The ones with cut outs she has deemed baby puzzles. Last night I got out a bus puzzle or as Emory called it, the wheels on the bus puzzle, and she loved it. We had been putting together an animal puzzle that I am now very tired of, so I thought a change of puzzle would be good for all of us. After just two or three times she was able to remember where the pieces go and pretty much can do it by herself. We put the bus puzzle together many many times again this morning and she was playing with it when it was time for her nap. This caused quite the dilemma because she DID NOT want to stop playing with the puzzle to take a nap. After some tears, shrills, and begging it was agreed that she could take a nap with the puzzle. And of course she did!


And this little man is becoming quite the charmer! ha! He seems to really enjoy watching his big sister.


Which is great because she keeps him entertained!

He is also in love with his swing now, however only if it is set on the second speed setting. Looks like he may be set in his ways too, just like a certain little two year old I know!

Here he is just swinging!