Leo is 7 Months!

Leo is already seven months old!!! He is so much fun at this age.  Look at our big boy:

Outfit change: 

Leo is so much fun!!! He loves to sit and play, to put everything in his mouth, and to  hear stories.  But most of all, he LOVES to watch his big brother.  We went to the doctor last week (because we have continued to pass a sickness back and forth).  Leo was almost 20 lbs!!!  We love our juicy baby boy!

 And he finally has taken a liking to solid food!  He seems to love zucchini, apple sauce, and oatmeal the best so far. 

And he also loves playing with his friends.  Here are his fellow "caterpillars" (his playgroup). 

While Leo has been busy growing, Teddy continues to make me laugh every single day.  When Grandpa Steve came to visit, Teddy showed him how he "feeds his animals."   

He has also been busy enjoying all of the new treats I have found him at consignment sales.  Here he is trying out his very own cowboy boots:

All 3 boys:

 Teddy had a blast playing with Grandpa Steve when he visited. 

 Brothers!

 I was working on an order for cakepops, and the waffle cones I used came with these little paper cones between each one.  So we made party hats for all of Teddy's animals.  Teddy kept saying the were having a "July" party.  I think this is based on him loving our 4th of July celebrations.

 Luckily we still had Teddy's party hat from his birthday.  

Everyday at our house is a party!

I have been trying to get a good picture of Leo's teeth.  Finally think I got them:

Here are some shots of our littlest Hawkeye fan:

 With some help from his loving brother:

 Lastly, a little video to show you one of the many reasons Leo loves to watch his big brother.  And why I laugh every single day:

Got Love?

We sure do! Which is why we LOVE to celebrate Valentine's Day around here.  

I am a lucky lady... look at all of my valentines:

Unfortunately the boys and I were all sick the week of Valentine's Day.  We were sad to miss our Valentine's Day Party but Teddy still had fun making valentines for his friends.  He colored on each one and wrote the "T" for Teddy on each.

Then we added a chocolate covered marshmallow topped with heart sprinkles to each one.  Yummy and super easy!

Teddy chose the Spiderman valentines:

My friend kindly picked up Teddy's valentines, passed them out at the party, and brought Teddy's valentines home.  He was very excited to open them:

Leo's excitement of the day: drinking water from a cup.  Party time all around.

Oh, and he had bananas for the second time.  I think he likes them:

Here's another shot of two of my loves:

Even if we were sick and stuck at home, we still got dressed in our Valentine's Day outfits:

Leo in the infamous "Love Stinks" sweater that cousin Jack and Teddy both wore:

Sick boys = lots of video time:

We had a fancy dinner plans though.  Started with focaccia bread:

My boys with our red/heart themed supper.  On the menu: pasta with heart shaped pepperoni, strawberries and tomatoes cut into hearts, 

and for dessert- heart shaped red velvet cookies and marshmallows on a stick:

with a side of cuddles:

Then it was gift time:

Teddy named  his bear "Valentine."  I was not going to buy any stuffed animals because they already have so many, but when I walked into Publix, guess what was staring at me?  This little valentine bear along with a little valentine lion... how could I refuse?

With two of my loves:

Even though the holiday is over... the spirit of it continues on.  Grandma Judy got some treats on sale after Valentine's Day.  Teddy helped decorate these cute mailboxes, named them,  and has been playing with them every single day since!  

A few more random shots of the boys.  Happy V Day to you all!

Welcome Cousins!

We are all so excited that the Weinsteins have moved to Roswell!  We (I) made these GA Peach cake pops to welcome to them!  

Teddy was so excited that his cousins got to spend the night with us for few nights.  It was like a playgroup that never ended! They had a blast playing. 

We introduced them to our favorite mall and Aunt Shelley was kind enough to take all of the big kids on the carousel.

Biggest news though, they peer pressured Teddy into getting his first tatoo:

Aunt Shelley snuggling and reading with the big kids. 

We are so happy that they are only a few minutes away now!  Not only are we looking forward to lots of play time with cousins, but I am excited to have a sister-in-law so close by!  And we are hoping to see more of our Iowa family visiting now that 3 of the four siblings are southerners!  Yee-haw!