Um, Hello September? What Happened to August?!

Wow... I still can't believe that it's September already.... 2 years ago we were blessed with little blake's arrival and 1 year ago I married my best friend....needless to say, I LOVE SEPTEMBER! Although, August was a whirlwind month for us, it was a fun one!

The Blakes were able to spend a lot of quality time together because I was busy with MOH duties in Poquoson, VA and Ocean City, MD. I (along with my fellow bridesmaids) threw a great "Kentucky Derby" themed bridal shower for my cousin Vy followed by a fun weekend on the Eastern Shore of MD with 7 girls. Who said mom's can't have some fun? That consumed the first and third weekend of the month. While I was keeping busy, the boys went to the train museum in Charles Town and went shoe shopping for lil b. Big Blake even had lil b's foot measured to make sure they got the right size- and would you believe that lil b is a size 7.5 already?! Such a awesome dad.

Mint Julep Cupcakes!

The second weekend was a mom and dad getaway for us! We were lucky enough to snag a weekend at Kent Island with some great friends.We find it really important for us to spend some alone time together (and/or with other adults)- otherwise we get wrapped up in our work lives, housekeeping, parenting, and other everyday tasks that keep us from being attentive to eachother. Balance is a hard thing to find, but I think we are doing a pretty good so far :) We celebrate our 1 year wedding anniversary on the 13th!!!

The girls @ Red Eyes

The Boys at Big Owls

Ahhh...finally, the fourth weekend of August.... we didn't have to do anything or go anywhere! These are our favorite kinds of weekends. We did a little landscaping in our front yard and just lounged around. We made it out to the Jefferson County Fair on that Friday- which was quite the experience! Little Blake wanted to ride the carousel (twice!) but both times he refused to sit on the horses. He loved watching all the lights and rides...but I'd say his favorite things were fishing for sharks and fried oreos (um, delicious by the way)!

Attempt #1

Attempt #2...not amused.

fishing for sharks!

double fisting fried oreos...yum!

Okay okay, enough about Blake and Krystal...get on to lil b already!! Lil b looks super tall to us- we can tell by all of his shorts. What once were below the knee are well above the knee now! And he is skkkkkinnnnyyyy despite grazing all day. He has been slacking on his vegetables lately but loves fruit. This kid ate 7 slices of watermelon the other day for breakfast....I'm not complaining though...because I read that watermelon has tons of lycopene in it ( so it's like eating a tomato!). Pudding has been another fun addition to his diet as well as chocolate milk. Lil b often helps himself to the refrigerator and gets his sippy cup out or kindly asks me to pour him more milk by grabbing the carton out and bringing it to me. He does not like spaghetti like he used too but digs grilled cheese. And he loves spoonfuls of peanut butter just like his dad.

He has to get every last drop....

His vocabulary is increasing rapidly. It seems like everyday he comes out with a new word or phrase...lately it's been "I'll get it" after dropping something, "It's stuck" when he can't pull up the plug in the bath, "Ein" or "Einsteins" when he wants to watch his favorite show, "Made a Mess" followed by jibberish (probably imitating blake or me complaining about the mess), "All Done", "Popcorn", "Pop" i.e. popsicle, and he is even singing a little bit...he loves the intro to Little Einsteins. I've been trying to capture this on video, so stay tuned. He says a ton of other things too, but I will leave at that.

This kid loves some popcorn!

Oh, another thing he loves to do is Skyping with my parents and sister in Hawaii!! It's usually lunch time here and 6 a.m there, but Amma still eats a popsicle with the lil man :) He gives them bites of his meal too...how generous!

Skyping with Amma!

Until next time..............