Summer, Swimming, and More

We have been having fun this summer. Andrew went swimming for the first time in Longview. He just sat back and relaxed, he seems to like the water!

Happy 4th of July! Our neighbors invited us to their parents house. We had great BBQ and they did an amazing fireworks show. Andrew slept through all the fireworks, I was covering his ears, still I was shocked!

While in Tyler, I had lunch with my friend Sarah and her 2 precious girls.

We bought a baby pool for Andrew and have it on the back patio. I could barely keep Scout out of it!

We play a lot with our neighbor across the street. I babysat both of the boys last week. I'm glad I don't have twins!

Andrew helping me sort his laundry.

East Texas Trips

We have been to Tyler and Longview twice in the last several weeks. Once for Tom's grandmother's funeral and then another time just to visit. The grandparents love playing with Andrew!

Andrew loves to snuggle!

Aunt Jennifer and Cousin Sarah

DeDe teaching Andrew how to play the piano

Pops and Andrew watching TV

Andrew loved blowing bubbles with DeDe. He laughed and squealed the whole time!

Father's Day and a Wedding

My friend, Marisa, was married on June 19th and I was a bridesmaid in the wedding. It was tons of fun and nice to get out of the house and be with friends!

Marisa and our sorority sisters

Tom and I

Rehearsal Dinner at Ozona's

Marisa and I at the Bridal Luncheon

Granddaddy and Andrew on Father's Day

Tom and Andrew in their matching shirts for Father's Day

Andrew 9 months

Andrew is 9 months old!

I love watching him sleep. Precious angel!

This is how Andrew fell asleep in his swing, he's never done that before.

We had a cook out in our driveway with some of our neighbors. This is one of my favorite pictures of this sweet little boy!

Andrew has started crawling! Loves to pull his books of the shelf.

He loves playing on the floor.

Elvis has come home!

Some of you may remember that last year, Tom went Elk hunting. Well, now Elvis the Elk is hanging on the wall in our study and it's massive! I'm proud for Tom, but it takes up so much room.

A Goal, The Race, The Finish Line

After I had Andrew, I set a goal for myself to run the 5K Komen Race in Tyler on Mother's Day weekend. All of the sudden it was upon me, but Tom and I managed to train a few weeks prior and we ran the majority of it. Another goal of mine was to be a Mom, that reality came true last September and celebrating Mother's Day and actually being a "Mom" this year was truly amazing! Andrew turned 8 months old 2 weeks ago. I feel like he is flying through being a baby and I just want it to slow down! Tom jokes with me and says, "before you know it, he will be in college", ughhhhh I want to enjoy every minute!

Andrew 8 months old

We had to get a new baby bathtub because he outgrew the bather I had for him. This "ducky" even goes quack quack when you push is beak!

My first Mother's Day

Tom and I after running the 5K Komen Race in Tyler

My Mom pushed Andrew while we ran.

Andrew loves playing in his diaper, loves not having clothes on!

Andrew 7 months old

Andrew turned 7 months old last week! He is definitely keeping us busy. Not crawling yet, but working on it. He has such a personality and is very busy, rarely takes a nap during the day, which makes for a tired mommy! He is wanting to grab for everything and now has 2 baby teeth. He does sleep well at night and has started a lot of solids. I tried making my own baby food and it has worked out so far. He likes everything except my carrots.

We found a field of bluebonnets in a cemetery in North Frisco, I know, random location, but there were tons of people there!

Andrew wasn't so sure about this, but we were able to get a few pictures.

We went to Tyler to see DeDe and Pops at the beginning of the week.

Andrew did not like the carrots I made and had more fun playing with his spoon.

Andrew likes to be read to, but lately, he would rather chew on the books because of his new teeth.

7 month picture in the rocking chair