I guess it is time to catch up on what we've been up to. I have had a hard time finding a spare moment to update the blog. I'm sure it will just continually get harder. Well, we went to Huntsville, AL for two weeks for Gary's work, and we survived. We were SO ready to be done and back home. Gary had been really busy with his online Master's class as well, so it made for a rough time. We were still able to do some fun things while we were there, but of course I didn't have the camera! We went to a children's museum, we went swimming, out to eat, on walks, and I went shopping almost every day. The boys did pretty well (considering the situation!)
We also had a great 4th! Austin took his first steps that day. We had been working with him, but he just seemed too scared to try. He finally decided to give it a try and walked right into Daddy's arms. It was so sweet. He then took turns walking back and forth from Mommy to Daddy. He has taken his sweet little time, but he is really getting good at it. Yesterday he just kept toddlin' around on his own. I think he is getting a lot more confident. We also did some fireworks on the 4th, and this year Jake really loved them. He would cheer and clap and dance around. Both boys loved the snappers. Austin even figured out how to throw them. Those things are so funny. They remind me of being young, and my dad throwing them at our feet and yelling "dance!" It's pretty funny, cause Gary does the same thing!
Anyway, here are some pictures of what we've been doing the past month!
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| When we were in Huntsville, the boys got a fun prize to play with. An apple pie! |
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| Here is Jake's flag for the 4th. He also made a "shapes" hat. He was so proud. We even did the pledge of allegiance! |
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| Jake loved the sparklers. |
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| Ooo. Ahhh. |
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| Austin got to enjoy some of the fireworks before he fell asleep. Do you notice that they are holding hands? They have really started playing well together. Yeah! |
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| Cheese! |
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| I also got my hair cut the other day. This was my attempt at a before picture. |
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| Here's an after shot. Rockin' the boys to sleep! |
