Happy Fall Y'all!

Look What I Found!

On the morning of October 1st, the day he turned 8 months old, this is how I found Jack in his crib--standing up for the first time!  He was so proud of himself!

Papa's 60th Birthday

My dad turned 60 on September 25th, so all the kids and grandkids headed to Wilmington for the weekend to celebrate.  He said he didn't want a big party, just a weekend with all of the family there.  It was so much fun!

Sassy Caroline with her sassy mama!

Since Anna is really starting to get the whole bicycle thing,
we took hers to Mimi and Papa's so she could practice on their long, flat driveway.

I have recently reconnected with an old friend, Lara, from high school through Facebook.  She came over and brought her 10-month-old, Eli, and husband to visit.  What a blast from the past!  We had so much fun catching up and kept saying, "I can't believe we have kids!".

The troublemakers

Penelope is walking now!

Penelope loved her some Anna!

Jack and Uncle Jeffro

The boys

For his birthday, we gave Daddy two tickets to a NC State football game and
Will made him these awesome cornhole boards.  He was so shocked!

I want your nose!

Jeffro and Sweet Caroline

All the babies in the tub...

...and all in a row.

Notice how all of the girls are sitting nicely...and then there's Jack.
I am starting to get a glimpse of what we have to look forward to! :)

Sassy Girl

Since Anna has become adamant about picking out her clothes, getting dressed has become interesting for sure.  We are lucky in the fact that she wants to wear a dress EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.  This is great in the summer time, but becomes a little tricky when it's chilly outside.  Gotta love leggings!  Anyway, the other night we were going to dinner with Nana and Anna just had to change clothes for the occasion.  This is what she picked out.  At least she has style...and an attitude to go with it!

Jack Then and Now

We usually sit Jack in the Bumbo chair on the kitchen counter while we get his bottle ready.  The other day he was sitting up there right next to the ornament that Aunt E gave us with his hospital newborn picture in it.  It just struck me as incredible that he was so tiny and precious and is now almost three quarters of a year old!  Time goes way too fast!  My sweet baby boy...then and now.

Anna's Four Year Check-up

On September 20th, we went in for Anna's four year check-up.  It was quite a whirlwind!  She passed her vision screening with flying colors.  She weighs 30.5 pounds (12th percentile) and is 40 inches tall (37th percentile), which makes her BMI in the 7th percentile.  Ha!  She's long and lean for sure.  When the nurse did her hearing screening, she didn't pass part of it.  When the pediatrician checked her ears, she found bilateral ear infections!  Then she checked Jack's ears since he has had two infections already and he had bilateral infections, too!  Neither of them had shown signs of anything brewing.  So, we went in for a well-check and came out with both kids on antibiotics, both kids having gotten immunizations (Jack got his flu shot, too), and an ENT referral for Jack to get tubes.  And we get to go back in a few weeks for ear checks and a repeat hearing screen.  What a day!

Bathtub Fun

Since Jack is sitting up now, bath time has become so fun.  These two have the best time in the tub together!