Seth Allen Moody

Best Big Brother in the World!!

2010-10-12T05:06:00.001-07:00

Little did we know that Saturday would be Seth's last day as an "only child". Seth had gone to spend the night with Mimi and Pop so daddy and I could have one last date night, but I was soooo incredibly tired (which I have not been the whole pregnancy) that we ended up laying on the bed watching football and sleeping. Around 7:45 I got up to do a few things and my water broke!! We have been very worried how Seth would react to having another child in the house, so we just attended a "sibling class" that morning at the hospital. Perfect timing!! Well, as you can tell from the pictures below, most of our worries are gone (for now). I know there will be times when I panic b/c Seth is too rough with Slade and we'll have to do lots of talking about baby vs big boy toys, but I know now that Seth is going to be the best big brother in the world!!!

Seth did not like the hospital bed that mommy had to lay in while we were waiting on Slade to come out. I was lucky I got this one kiss!
After delivery, Seth wanted to hold Slade (as long as Mimi was right there). It was midnight before they could hold Slade so he had already fallen asleep once and was very tired.

As you can see, Seth was very comfortable with his new brother when he saw him. Notice the date on the picture (10/10/10). Shawn begged the nurse to wait a few hours before she called the dr. to deliver but it didn't work. :)

Seth holding his baby. He was a baby hog and would not let anyone else hold Slade. He said it is "my baby".

Sweet sweet kisses. We'll see in 12 yrs if he's still giving these kisses. :)

Now Seth wants to hold and cuddle Slade. What a sweet big brother!

My only question now is what to do with my blog name. I know I'm not very good about blogging and I don't promise to be any better (especially after I go back to work) but I would like to keep it, so I need suggestions for a new name!

Busy summer so far!

2010-07-27T21:04:00.001-07:00

I think Seth may think that the Hilton is his new home...we have stayed at 2 different ones

in the last 2 weeks. Our first trip was to Galveston, our annual vacation spot. This year we

had a very hard time finding a week that Shawn could get off work at the same time that I didn't have anything going on, so Seth and I hopped in the car with my mom and dad and

made the trip down to Galveston. Seth had a blast, as always, and loved spending time

with Mimi and Pop!

My favorite store, Murdochs! We were happy to see it reopened this year after it got

wiped out by the hurricane!

Seth loved for Pop to bury him in the sand.

We can not go to the beach without crackers for the seagulls.

Seth had a blast playing in the water! He is definately a water baby.

Just 2 days after we got back from Galveston, we headed on another 5 hour trip to

San Antonio. We have not been since Seth was born and I knew he would love

Sea World.

Seth saw this sucker when we first got to Sea World, but we told him he would

have to wait until we left. 8 hours later, he still remembered that sucker!!!

Feeding the dolphins was the first thing we did. Seth was still a little skeptical

and would not touch the dolphins, but he loved feeding them.

We stayed in a great "kid friendly" Hilton right by Sea World. We roasted smores

at night and watched movies outside.

The pool was also a great part of the hotel. We spent several hours the first day

cooling off in the pool.

Let the summer begin!!!

2010-06-14T21:23:00.001-07:00

I know summer offically started last week but I had a

busy first week including a team leader retreat and Seth

getting strep, so we are so glad that we can finally relax and do

"summer things"!

Seth is definatley an outdoors kind of guy but it is just so hot right

now that if we are outside, we are in the water!

Daddy, of course, brought over the big slide! Seth had a blast.

We have a new "fun spot" to go to by our house. The village

of Fairview has a small splash pad for the kids. It is a great

place to hang out at night. It's right in front of the purple cow

resturant and they do a cool light/water show every night.

This looks like a collision but somehow these two missed each other.

We have also been eating A LOT of watermelon. Anyone
who knows Seth knows that he LOVES fruit.
Watermelon is his new favorite fruit.

He likes to share his watermelon with Sadie.

Seth's cousins came over for a few hours the other day and
they had a blast (well, until later that afternoon when I took
Seth to the doctor for a rash and found out he had strep throat.
Yep, both cousins had it 4 days later).

This 4 wheeler ride is probably how Gagey got the strep. :)

Fun @ Mimi and Pops!!

2010-05-19T17:37:00.001-07:00

We headed to my mom and dad's last Sunday to celebrate Pop's (my dad) 57th birthday!

Seth riding the motorcycle which is always the boy's favorite thing to do at Mimi and Pop's
Getting ready to ride!

The boys helped Pop blow out his candles. I think my mom was a little scared to put 57 candles on the cake. We might have had to call 911.

Pop got the BB gun out to shoot squirrels so of course Seth had to try it too.

And another favorite thing...playing in the sand pile. Seth did not like getting sand on his clothes so he decided to take them off and play naked!!

Easter

2010-04-04T17:22:00.000-07:00

Wow. It's been at least 2 months since I have posted anything on our blog, but I have to be honest...I feel like I'm doing double work here. I usually post the same pics on here as I do on Facebook and most of my friends that view the blog are also on FB. Anyway, since I'm not truely blogging, but just posting pics, I probably just won't post as often as I used to. Anyway, that was a lot of blabbing! We had a great time on Easter. Weather was beautiful, family came over, and had a good time teaching the kids at church. I hope everyone else had a great day!

Seth was excited to see that the Easter bunny came to our house.
This is 1 of 4 egg hunts that Seth went on. He's getting really good at finding eggs.

Of course he had to open each egg to see what kind of candy was inside.

Seth has been talking about kites ever since the older kids had kite day at school (I guess they went out and watched them) so the Easter bunny brought him a kite.

Another egg hunt...this time with Corbin and Gage.

A quick candy break.

After nap, we went outside to play with our neighbors from a few doors down. This is becoming a daily activity. It's really nice to have so many kids on our street to play with.

Daddy flying the kite and Seth watching.

Good bye 2009 (11 days late)

2010-01-11T20:23:00.000-08:00

The real reason that I am posting this blog is becuase I am so tired of the Christmas theme. Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas. It is my favorite and one of the most important holidays that I celebrate, but when it's over, I am ready to get the decorations down! So, I've decided to post a few of my favorite pictures from 2009. They are in no certain order (sorry, I didn't have time to think about that) but you can definately tell what, or who, our year was all about! I hope everyone has a very happy 2010. I know we will!

Playingin with bubbles on a nice summer day.

Seth has become a huge longhorn fan. He's still working on the hand motion, but he's got the "hook em horns" saying down.

Seth and 2 of his cousins at our family retreat over the summer.

We went to our favorite vacation spot 2 times this year...Galveston. This was taken at Moody Gardens.

Watching the fireworks on July 4th!

Another one of our favorite hangouts...Watters Creek. You could find us there almost every weekend this summer, listening to the band and having a picnic on the green.

This has to be my favorite picture of the year. My little beach bum.

Daddy's little helper.

A quick family picture on Shawn's birthday.

My favorite present ever!!! Seth turned 2 years old this year. I had very mixed emotions. I was happy that he is such a happy, healthy, energetic boy, but I hate to see him grow so fast.

I just love this picture of Seth and Daddy.

Seth's 2nd birthday party.

This is a great picture of Seth's true personality. He loves to laugh and be wild! He is so much fun!!!

This year, Seth was bull rider for Halloween. He is still loves to play "bull rider" in this outfit. He's the cutes bull rider (along with his daddy) that I've ever seen.

Seth found a new love for motorcycles this year. He loves everything about them, especially riding them. He even said "thank you for the momo" in his prayer the other night.

Seth thought this was soooo funny and mommy had to catch the gross moment on camera. Isn't this just like a boy to do?

Seth started his new school this year and loves it. These are a few of his favorite friends from class.

This was the first year that Seth understood to some extent Santa and presents. He is still asking when Santa is coming to bring him more candy. :)

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-29T21:07:00.001-08:00

We had a great time this week celebrating Christmas! We started with my family on Christmas Eve and a mexican dinner. Yum! Mimi and Pop spent the night so they could see what Santa brought Seth. It was so fun to see his reaction to the toys and the empty cookie plate. We headed to Shawn's family for lunch and then to Blane and Dakota's house the day after Christmas. Seth got to ride the tractor, horses, and play with his cousins. The next night when I was helping him say his prayers, he said "Jesus, Thank you tractor, thank you cows." It was so darn cute!!! Here are just a few pictures of our great week.

Merry Christmas!!

All the boys "waking Pop up". This is one of Seth's favorite games.

The kids table. Seth, Corbin and Gage.

Corbin and Gage helped Seth open his present from Mimi and Pop.

And here it is...his own chair with his name on it. They are watching the Nemo movie that Aunt Shawna got Seth.

Seth was not sure what to think when he saw the presents that Santa left.

His big present from Santa...a bike. He is already getting good at pedaling, but if the weather would cooperate, we could go outside and practice a litte more.

One of Seth's favorite toys from Santa...a shotgun. It makes a pretty realistic sound and he runs around the house looking for deer.

Santa also brought Seth horses, tractors, and a bull rider.

Seth does not look too suprised about Nana's present because he already tore off half of the wrapping paper a few weeks ago. Oh well, he was still excited about it.

Nana's present after some hard work putting it together by daddy.

Shawn took Seth sleding before the ice melted. Seth, being the dare devil he is, loved it!

Seth and his cousin Beau.

This was on the way home from Shawn's Grandma's house around 6:30. Seth did not have a nap and did not wake up until 7:30 the next morning!!! He had a great day!!

Holiday Fun in Grapevine

2009-12-22T21:34:00.001-08:00

Well, we've been to Grapevine twice in the last 4 days to have some Christmas fun. We first went on Saturday to ride the North Pole Express. It was a really neat experience. We wanted to see a few more things while we were there but I was so sick that I had to get Shawn to bring me home while my parents took Seth. So...we headed back to Grapevine Tuesday night to go to Bass Pro Shop. This is one of Seth's favorite places to go and since Santa was there, it made it even better.

Jumping for joy!

Seth loves trains. Gayle just bought him one to go around the tree today, so he is really interested in them now.

I didn't get to put the picture of Seth and Santa, but I was SO proud of him. He sat in Santa's lap again and this time he even told him what he wanted for Christmas. He said a farm (Shawn told him to say that) and toys. How cute!

Seth loved the 4 wheelers of course. I think he liked the regular things more than he enjoyed the Christmas decorations.

Shooting some birds (don't ask me what kind)!

This was a really cute ride. It had Santa's sleigh and all the reindeer.

This was on Saturday at the North Pole Express.

Watching the preshow (which was really cute) with Mimi and Pop.

Burrr! It was cold outside on sat. Thank goodness all of the activities were inside.

Deck the Halls

2009-12-12T12:34:00.000-08:00

We got started on our Christmas decorating a little early this year. We actually got all the lights and decorations put up the day before Thanksgiving. It was so nice to come home the day after Thanksgiving and get to relax in a festive house.

Shawn did a great job again this year with the outside lights. This is not his favorite thing to do but I love it. What a great husband!

Seth loves the tree. He keeps pointing at the ornaments and saying "Mommy, these breakable". He hasn't broken any yet, but we still have a few more weeks to go.

Seth loves the tree in his room. It is decorate with fish, fishing poles, and tackle boxes.

After the first picture in front of the tree, Seth wanted to stand in front of all the trees to have his picture taken. I put always put 1 big tree and 2 small trees inside the house. I love having the Christmas lights on and all the other lights off at night.

We are thankful...

2009-11-28T14:06:00.000-08:00

Shawn and I are thankful for so many things. It would be impossible to list them all but here are a few: the sacrifice of Jesus, our precious son Seth, our families, our church, our house, and of course, our jobs! This Thanksgiving, we headed to Mimi and Pop's house to spend time together and do lots of boy things, since there are 5 grandsons. We had a wonderful time.

Pop is showing Seth a few things about riding a motorcycle.

Seth riding all by himself! This was his favorite thing to do.

One of Seth's other favorite things...riding the "tractor". I guess we'll have to bring him to Uncle Bob's house to ride a real tractor.

The kids table. Gagey, Dakota, Corbin, Blane, and Seth.

This is how Seth walked around most of the time. He would put the helmet on and say "Ride momo". This is how he ate with the helmet on. So cute!!

Seth's new footie pj's. It turned out that he loved them. A few seconds after this picture, Seth cam tumbling off the desk. Boys!

Dakota was taking care of him.

Seth decided that Dakota looked like a pretty good bull to ride.

This is what happened after Pop left on the tractor without his two youngest grandson's. Mimi had to fix the damage.

What we've been up to

2009-11-23T13:13:00.001-08:00

The last week has been pretty busy for us. We had Blane's birthday party at Lake Whitney, visited Santa and his reindeer, had a sleepover with Seth's cousins, and a fun playdate today with Alex from school. Here are a few pictures.

After our playdate with Alex we got our favorite dessert, ICE CREAM!!

The boys did not want to look at the camera. They just wanted to play with the tree.

The boys saw a passing dog and really wanted to pet it. It looks kind of funny with the boys in the fence and the dog running free.

This was the night that Corbin and Gage spent the night. The boys loved the bubbles. Later, they started making beards with the bubbles. Priceless!

After pizza and ice cream, the boys watched a movie and ate popcorn.

Gobble Gobble

2009-11-17T14:46:00.001-08:00

Today was Seth's Thanksgiving "feast" at school. He wasn't too excited about the food but he had a good time eating with his friends and mommy.

Mommy's little turkey eating his lunch.

Seth and Hannah. This little girl is so cute. Everytime I have my camera, she stands right in front of me and yells "cheese". She is also the first child to greet me every time I come in the classroom. Too cute.

Seth with his friends Ana and Payton.

Payton again.

This is the shirt I made Seth to wear for Thanksgiving. The whole time I was doing his handprint, he yelled "Hurt mommy, hurt!" Now he won't take the shirt off!

Trick or Treating fun!

2009-11-03T19:01:00.001-08:00

Well, I got a call around 11:45 on Friday that Seth had a low grade fever, so I immediately picked him up and headed to the doctor. I was hoping he was not sick because he just got over the flu and because I didn't want him to miss all the trick or treating fun. Thank goodness the doctor said he was fine and he woke up Saturday ready to go!

After getting a much needed haircut, we went to a local pumpkin patch to get a pumpkin. Of course the pickings were very slim so we headed to our Walmart grocery store and suprisingly they had a ton to choose from. Seth kept trying to pick it up but groaned and said "heavy".
Seth loved watching daddy draw the face on the pumpkin.

Of course, this was Seth's favorite part. He was covered with pumpkin insides by the time he was done.

He even tasted the pumpkin. You can tell by his face that he probably won't do that again.

Later that evening, Seth got all his bull riding gear on and was ready for some trick or treating!

I love that he already had a sucker in his mouth while he was trick or treating. He LOVES suckers.

"Trick or Treat" As soon as someone put candy in Seth's pumpkin, he would look at me and say "more" and start walking to the next house.

One of Seth's friends from school, Alex, came over to trick or treat with us. Alex loved the wagon. He was so worried every time he got out to go trick or treating that the wagon was going to leave him. It was very funny.

Momma's little man.

I love this picture! Thanks Aunt Shawna for taking some great pics.

Costume party at school

2009-10-29T21:33:00.000-07:00

Seth's day today was filled with fun Halloween activities at school. I am so lucky to work at the same school as him. I got to pop in on all the fun!

All the kids dressed up in there Halloween costumes to go to school. Seth dressed up like a bull rider.
He was very excited to get to his class.

In the morning, the kids came into the "big school" to do a little trick or treating.

Waiting in line to get candy. Seth would never be this patient if he was at home. :)

Seth's class came trick or treating in my classroom. My kids gave the little kids a pencil and candy. My 5 year olds thought they were big stuff!

After nap, Seth's class had a Halloween party. Yummy cupcakes!! Does anyone remember when Seth would not even touch cake? Now he loves it!!

Seth loves his friends!!! He can name all 14 of them. He's usually telling me who went to time out that day.

This is one of Seth's favorite friends "Ana". Seth had a great time at his first school party.

State Fair

2009-09-27T19:58:00.000-07:00

We took our first family trip to the State Fair. It was pretty warm but suprisingly the crowds were not bad at all. Seth had a great time!

We decided to ride the DART so that we didn't have to fight parking and we figured Seth would like taking a train ride. It dropped us off right at the entrance of the fair.
Me and Seth in front of Big Tex!

Watching the kids rodeo. You had to be 3 to enter so Seth just got to watch.

Seth, of course, loved the cowboys. All day he kept wanting to go back and see the cowboys.

I was a little nervous with Seth's little fingers so close to this ostrich. He looked evil!

Farmer Seth.

Seth and Dirk.

Comparing feet with Kobe Bryant.

Seth's New Ride

2009-09-22T20:19:00.001-07:00

Seth loves his new scooter! His favorite thing is to go down the driveway as fast as he can.

What a big boy!

We couldn't ask for better weather to go for a ride.

Daddy's showing Seth how to push.

This picture has nothing to do with Seth's new scooter, but when we got inside tonight we ran across Seth's Halloween costume from last year. We talked him into putting it on and he ran around the house saying "Boo!". It was a little snug but I thought it was so funny that he could still fit in it. Now we have to start thinking about what he will be this year.

Happy 2nd Birthday to my baby!

2009-09-16T19:16:00.000-07:00

I know that I'm going to sound like my mom here, but I can clearly remember 2 years ago when the nurse handed Seth to me. I felt like I could have held him forever and never put him down. He was so perfect with his pudgy little nose, pouty lips, and "highlighted" hair! Seth has made the last 2 years of our lives the best years that we have ever had. He is funny, crazy, wild, and sweet all at the same time. Every time he enters a new "stage", I claim it is my favorite. Sometimes I wish I could stop him from growing, but each day is a new joy with new smiles, hugs, laughter! I am so blessed to have such a precious son and I truely thank God for him everyday.

We started our birthday celebration last Saturday with an Elmo party!

Happy Birthday Seth!!!

I am so glad that we could set the bounce house up in our church gym. The kids loved it and I would have been up a creek (literally) without it.

Sweet Hannah. She is such a girly girl!

Seth's friend from church, T.J.

What a happy kid!

Go Savannah! Another girly girl. You should have seen her pretty princess shoes. She was so proud of them on Sat., but showed up to church on Sun. with huge blisters. You know what they say, "Beauty knows no pain!"

Seth got tons of great presents. Thanks everyone! Seth is having a blast riding his scooter, reading books, beating on drums, hitting balls, and a lot more!

Seth's cousin, Beau.

After school on Wed., Seth's real birthday, we headed to a Mickey D's that Shawna told us about. It had a really cute pirate theme.

Cheese!!!

Run Seth!!!

Seth loves tractors, so mommy and daddy got him a new remote controlled tractor.

The best present EVER!

On our way to school on Seth's birthday. Notice he has my iphone in his hand. He loves playing games on it. There are lots of really cool toddler games.

Yummy cupcake!!

Seth brought juice and cupcakes to share with his friends at school. Mommy even got to go out and take some pictures! I love him being at my school!

" What's this?"

"Yeah! The tractor I picked out at Toys r Us last night." :)

Are you ready for some football?

2009-09-10T16:51:00.001-07:00

Seth is!! He's got his new Longhorn shirt on and loves to watch any sport that involves a ball (at least for a few minutes). We had a great time last weekend at The Selby's watching football, eating and visiting. I do have to say that Seth's favorite part of the night was putting make up on with the little girls. Shhh! Don't tell Shawn.

Hook em' horns!!

Another one of Seth's favorite activities. Bubbles!!!

On Sunday afternoon, we headed over to Mimi and Pop's house. Seth kept asking for them all weekend! For some reason, he thought they were coming over. He is chowing down on corn. I usually cut it off the cob but he loved eating it just like this! I think he ate at least 2 ears.

I just thought this picture was cute. Seth was trying to get every last bit of cereal and milk from the bowl.

My Little Leopard

2009-09-04T20:34:00.000-07:00

Seth is now offically a Lovejoy Leopard! I am so excited to have him at my school with me this year. I am very lucky to work for a district that cares so much about families that it has a daycare (and a good one at that) just for their employees kids. I am doubly lucky to work at the school where the daycare is housed. Seth has been in school for 3 weeks now and even though he does not like it when mommy leaves, he loves his new friends. He ask to see his friends every night and today he didn't want to leave because he was having so much fun. I guess that's a good thing.

Headed out the door on the first morning of school.

This is the only picture I snapped as I walked out the door. He wasn't crying so I didn't want to push my luck.

Seth loved the bounce house at the "Back to School Bash" at our church.

Seth and Savannah enjoying a snack together. This was the first time Seth ever had popcorn and I think he ate about 5 cupfuls. Savannah on the other hand, liked the snowcones.

Computer Timeout

2009-09-01T18:59:00.001-07:00

Some of you may be wondering why I haven't blogged in so long. No, my new kindergarteners (all 17 of them) have not killed me yet. My computer, on the other hand, is about to drive me crazy. It crashed on me for the 2nd time!! I guess it's time for me to get a new one. :) Anyway, as soon as I get my pictures on Shawn's computer, I will update my blog with pictures of my precious baby!

Batter Up!

2009-08-03T19:42:00.000-07:00

We have always known Seth loves to hit things so we got him a t-ball set to put his hitting to good use. He's really pretty good and you better get out of his way when he's hitting! The video at the end is hilarious. Seth gets mad that he didn't hit the wall so he just goes over and starts hitting it with the bat. That's Seth.

Blast at the Beach!

2009-07-22T19:33:00.000-07:00

Well, as we crossed the causeway into Galveston, it was pouring so hard we could barely see! Didn't look like we would be going to the beach any time soon, but the storms moved on and we had a blast!

Seth looking out the window at the beach and hoping it would stop raining.
Since it was raining, we headed over to the Aquarium at Moody Garden.

Yikes!! Is that a shark cage or jail?

Daddy and Seth taking a break.

Ready for the beach!

Yeah! We made it to the beach later that evening and the next 2 days.

Seth loved feeding and chasing the birds.

It took us a while to talk Seth into laying on his belly, but once he did, he had a blast.

Digging in the sand. All boy!!

Peek a boo!

Seth found a group of kids to play with on the beach. They were so sweet to him.

Before we headed home we took a ride on the paddle boat at Moody Garden. It was really slow!!

What a cool kid!

Friend filled weekend

2009-07-14T12:33:00.001-07:00

Whew! What a busy weekend! We had 2 friends come in from out of town so we spent the weekend catching up and letting the kids play. We can't wait until they come back!

We started out Thursday night with a cook out at Kylie and Sean's with one of my best friends, Sarah and Charlie. The kids (Bryson, Mason, Brady, and Seth) loved eating dinner outside!
The big boys loved riding the 4 wheeler!

Saturday morning was Isabel's 1st birthday party. Seth loved swimming in the hot tub. It was the perfect water level for him.

Happy 1st Birthday Isabel!!!

Isabel was a mess!! She almost ate her whole smash cake. She gets the award for the best cake eater!!

Seth liked his cake too!!!

Seth and Sarah. We wish she lived closer so she could hug on Seth more often!

Seth loved giving Haddie (Buffy and EJ's precious girl) hugs. We had to pull his arms off after a few mintues. His hugs can get a little rough.

After the birthday party, we headed to Chuy's to eat lunch with Jennifer and Jeremy who were in town from Virgina. Here is Bradley, Bryanna, and Seth.

Seth loves to run around the tree at Chuy's. It would have been great entertainment if it wasn't 105 degrees outside.

Mall Madness

2009-07-08T12:35:00.000-07:00

We headed to the Mall today to meet up with some of my "teacher friends" and their kids. It was so nice to see and visit with them outside of school.

Eating lunch at the foodcourt! Yummy!!
Of course, we had to ride the horsey! Seth kept saying "Me ride that."

Aiden taking a ride.

Noah took a moment to smile for the camera. The kids were worn out after playing in the play area.

Riding the bull! Just like daddy!

Grayson and Seth with the girls!

Happy Birthday Mimi and America

2009-07-05T11:44:00.001-07:00

This Sat., we celebrated Mimi's birthday and the fourth of July together!! It was hot, but we had tons of fun!!

The boys cooling off in the pool.
Seth loves to throw rocks in the pool.
Run Uncle Mike Mike! Seth is going to get you with the water. 57 birthday candles for Mimi this year! Wow, that's a lot of fire!

Me and Shawna with our twinkie shirts taking the boys on a train ride. Seth looks so big sitting beside me. :(

Mimi and Pop holding their 2 youngest boys!

Watching the fireworks!

Seth got a little nervous with all the loud booming and held onto Mimi very tight!

Happy 4th of July and happy birthday Mimi!

Getting the Wiggles out

2009-07-02T20:42:00.001-07:00

Today, Seth and I went to the Wigglies play center with two of my friends from work that have boys the same age as Seth. They had so much fun getting the wiggles out!

Seth dancing on the stage!
This was his favorite way to go down the slides.

Gavin and Seth dancing to the wiggles music.

My little climber.

More dancing.

All 3 boys jumping in the bounce house. They had a great time together.

Camping with friends

2009-06-28T20:08:00.000-07:00

That's right, we went camping this weekend! I know we are crazy, but we stayed in Kylie and Sean's RV. Thanks for sharing Kylie!! The RV park we stayed at was VERY nice with 2 nice pools so we were able to beat the heat Sat. while the guys went fishing at Lake Fork. We all decided that we would wait until it was a little cooler to go back!

Seth and Bryson in the pool outside our camper. This is the one time they had clothes on in this pool.
A picnic lunch supper!

Naked babies playing with the ice in the cooler. How precious!!! We will be sure and show this to them when they're 16.

Bryson, Seth, and Brady swimming at the pool. And yes, all my worriers, Kylie is within arms reach of the boys.

More fun in the pool. Seth is saying "cheese".

Good Clean Fun!

2009-06-25T19:47:00.001-07:00

In an effort to beat the heat, Seth and I made a trip to Target this week to get some fun things for him to do inside. We ended up with a bubble machine, more stickers, new crayons, and Seth's favorite...Shaving cream!! He had a blast playing in it and best of all it, cleans up with the wipe of a towel.

"I don't know what this is, but it looks like fun!"

Of course, Seth has to put everything in his hair! His hair smelt like shaving cream even after we washed it that night.

Getting more and more crazy with the shaving cream!

By the end, Seth was covered from head to toe (literally) in shaving cream.

Our favorite weekend hangout

2009-06-20T19:43:00.000-07:00

Tonight we headed to our favorite weekend hangout, Watters Creek. Every Fri. and Sat., they have a band and tonight was a rock band. Seth had a blast running and playing in the water.

Riding the duck! Seth's favorite thing to say right now is "ride that". He wants to ride everything.
My precious baby boy is getting so big.

Looking at the real ducks.

Now, screaming at the ducks.

Seth and daddy. Aren't I a lucky girl?

Yea, for the band!

Eating sweet potato fries and a corn dog. Yummy.

Ooops, I put this picture on twice. Sorry!

Running across the bridge was such fun!

McKinney Ave. Trolley

2009-06-17T12:16:00.001-07:00

When we woke up this morning, I felt like doing something different than our everyday swimming and playing outside, so we headed down to ride the Mckinney Avenue Trolley. Seth was so excited the whole way. He said we were going to ride the "choo choo". We had a lot of fun!

Looking out the window of the trolley.

Seth and daddy riding the trolley.

Seth is getting to be such a "big boy". It makes mommy sad.

Our trolley that we rode down to the West End and back to Cityplace.

More looking out the window.

Afterwards, we headed down the road to our favorite Mexican food place, Chuy's. Yummy!

Let the summer begin!!!

2009-06-11T20:03:00.001-07:00

After a Saturday workday and an overnight team leader retreat, our summer has finally begun! We are already having lots of fun.

Seth and Hannah "hanging out" at the Frisco Roughriders game.
Seth only sat like this for a few seconds. He like the playground much better.

Seth and daddy watching the game.

Seth loves to spray us with the waterhose. He likes to get sprayed just as much.

This is Seth's favorite way to play in the sprinkler...naked!!

Sticker fun.

A new watch at our late night trip to walmart. Seth also got a new life jacket so he could ride in Dave and Gayle's boat this summer.

Mowing the lawn with daddy! Seth wants to do everything that Shawn does.

Right next to daddy again. This time they're fixing the water sprinkler leak.

We love Galveston!!!

2009-05-26T20:12:00.000-07:00

I know it is not the prettiest beach but it is a fun, quick, and cheap! Shawn and I decided on Sat. afternoon that Galveston sounded like a great getaway, so we left Allen at 6:00 and pulled onto the causeway at 10:30. We spent Saturday morning at the beach and then hung out around Galveston that afternoon. We had a blast riding bikes, feeding the seagulls, shopping, and of course, eating great seafood. We went back to the beach on Monday morning and stayed most of the day before heading back home. It was a quick but fun trip!!!

Seth after a long weekend. He slept for 3 hours on the way home.

Seth loved to sit in the water and throw the mud and shells.

Taking a break and sneaking a sip of daddy's drink.

Sand is so much fun!

Seth thought he was such a big boy shooting the water gun with daddy.

Seth loved the outside of the Rainforest Cafe but did not like the inside at all! He was scared of the costume frog.

My handsome boy!!

Seth kept seeing these bikes and would yell "Bike, Bike" so we had to rent one and go for a ride. It would start raining about 10 minutes after we started!!

Seth loved feeding the seagulls but couldn't understand why they would run off when he chased them.

Seth and Daddy relaxing at the beach.

Seth had so much fun at the beach!!!

Great Mother's Day

2009-05-11T19:59:00.000-07:00

Sorry, I wasn't thinking and wrote about these pictures at the bottom so you can read about it after the pictures!

Happy Birthday Grandma!!

Dakota was such a sweet big cousin. He took Seth for a ride several times.

Mia and Seth. Seth had a great time playing with Mia since they are so close in age. (3 months apart) I think it confirms that he is ready to be around kids his age during the day next year.

More riding with the big boys. Seth loved riding with Blane because he was a crazy driver.

Seth's first momo (motorcycle) ride with Pop. He loved it.

Troy took all the younger boys on a tractor ride. He even stopped to pose for pictures!

Donuts! Yummy, yummy! Of course Seth only ate 2 bites and then ate the whole plate of cantaloupe.

Playing Wii

Blane, the crazy driver.

It was another very busy weekend in our house. Shawn had 2 rodeo's this weekend and placed 3rd overall on Saturday. Yea Daddy!! Seth absolutely loves going to see daddy ride. He did get very sleep on Saturday saying "Mommy, go bye bye" several times by the end of the night. Sat. morning, we headed to Austin to see my grandma, cousins, aunts, uncle, and lots and lots of kids!! We had a great time with our relatives who we don't see very often. Seth had a blast playing with all the boys, and we do have a lot of boys in our family. On Mother's Day, Seth and Daddy suprised me with a purse that I've been wanting and then we ate at Chuy's for lunch. It couldn't get any better than that!!! Here are a few pictures.

Birthday Celebrations

2009-04-25T20:19:00.000-07:00

We spent our Saturday celebrating birthdays. First we went to Lake Whitney for Dakota's 7th birthday. I can't believe he is already 7. He is getting so tall and so mature!!! We had a blast and were very tired on the way home. For dinner, we went to mommy's favorite resturant, Shogun, to celebrate Aunt Shawna's birthday. Thanks for picking such a great resturant Shawna and not paying me back for the one's I always choose in March.

Dakota loved the gift card he got from Corbin and Gage.

Make a wish!!

Seth loved his cookie. How things change in just 6 months. He hated sweets when he turned 1. Blane is patiently waiting for his food.

Playing in the water with Mimi.

Smile birthday boy!

Look at that handsome baseball player!!

Happy Easter

2009-04-12T19:31:00.000-07:00

We hope everyone had a great Easter! We certainly did. The Easter bunny came to visit and then we went to church and then back to our house to eat lunch. It was a great day!!!

There can't be a holiday without a family picture, right?

Seth loved all the goodies the Easter bunny brought him!

He also loved finding eggs all over the house.

After he discovered the eggs had jellybeans in them, he really got excited.

Yummy. A mouth full of jellybeans.

Seth always shares with Thor.

Seth's absolute favorite thing was his new "fridge phonics". He played with it all day.

Pop and the boys. I know it looks liked we've druged Gage in this picture but I just took the picture at the wrong time. Sorry Gagey.

Seth with Mimi and Pop.

Another egg hunt with Corbin and Gage.

Seth had so much fun finding eggs. I hope he doesn't expect more tomorrow morning.

Seth took a break to look inside his egg.

Yea, more eggs in the playroom.

I love the mouth full of candy!

No Easter Bunny pic for us!

2009-04-11T21:32:00.001-07:00

Last year's picture of Seth and the Easter Bunny was PRECIOUS, but this year did not turn out as well. This was our second attempt to get him to take a picture. We went about 2 weeks ago and Seth acted like he loved the Easter bunny. He waved at him and said "Bye bye bunny" but as we got closer, his grip on me got tighter and tighter. I even tried to sit with him and he was not having it. This time I just put him down and hid, thinking he would look at the lady with all the squeaky toys and stop crying but it just got worse after this. Oh well, so this is our picture this year. I still think it's great!

Seth ready to hunt eggs with is adorable basket that Aunt Susie gave him. She always find the cutiest things.

Seth was much happier trying on hats with daddy.

And he loved throwing pennies into the water fountains.

Fun little weekend getaway

2009-03-29T14:44:00.001-07:00

We had a great quick weekend getaway to Huntsville. Shawn wanted to go to a rodeo close by so we got a hotel with an indoor pool so Seth could swim. We went to the rodeo Sat. night and swam on Sunday morning. Seth had a great time and was wonderful in the car there and back. Yea!!!

The water was a little cold at first but Seth loved it!

Seth and daddy. Seth clung to me at first but then when he found out how much more fun daddy was in the pool, he didn't want to leave him.

Seth loved the shower even more than the pool.

Splish Splash!

Seth went straight to the phone in our room and started "calling" people.

Watching the rodeo. He barely move from his seat the whole 3 hours. It was amazing! He loved the horses and bulls.

Eating at Dickies on the way home. Seth had a mouth full of food but never stopped dancing.

Daddy is so fun!

Seth is cool!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

2009-03-19T20:10:00.001-07:00

Wednesday was Shawn's 33rd birthday. We celebrated by eating our favorite food, which only comes in season once a year, BOILED CRAWFISH!!!

Seth wore this shirt just for daddy today.

Putting crackers in his hair!

Our family!

Seth @ 18 months and Dallas Aquarium

2009-03-16T13:56:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that Seth is 18 months today. It is sad and exciting at the same time. He is so precious, funny, and wild!! We had a wonderful day at the Dallas World Aquarium. Seth loved the birds and fish. Then we walked down to the West End to eat at the Cadillac Bar. It was so nice to spend such a pretty day with two of the most important men in my life.

Seth and Daddy taking a rest.

Kids have got it made. A snack and ride the whole day.

Seth loved the fish. He kept thinking he could touch them.

The fish were amazing!

Seth didn't even blink an eye when the leopard walked in front of him.

Seth dipping his graham craker in hot sauce at lunch.

The manatee was huge!!

I love to look at sea turtles.

What should Seth be when he grows up?

2009-03-04T15:10:00.001-08:00

Seth has been exploring different careers to see what he might want to be when he grows up! What do you think? Should he be a...

race car driver?

a builder? He does LOVE to bang on things.

a mountain climber? He has loved to climb ever since he was 10 months old.

an artist? I'm not sure that his daddy would like this one.

or mommy's favorite, a football player.

Happy V-day!!

2009-02-15T13:22:00.000-08:00

My house is split when it comes to Valentines celebrations. I love it but Shawn thinks that it's just a dumb holiday to get guys to spend money. :) Hopefully Seth will love it too and Shawn will be outnumbered. Shawn did get me a REALLY cute pair of leopard print flip flops that have a little bling on them. I can't wait for it to warm up so I can wear them! We also went out to eat at Uncle Julio's (one of mommy's favorites) with my parents. Seth even found himself a cute Valentine at the table next to us. Mommy told him he will have to wait about 18 more years before he can go on a date.

Mommy's littlest Valentine.

This is just a random picture of Seth "working" on our walls at home. I thought it was too cute not to post.

Fort Worth Stock Show

2009-02-08T12:14:00.000-08:00

Shawn's been suggesting that we head to Fort Worth for the stock show ever since it started a few weeks ago. Saturday ended up being the perfect day. Seth loved watching the horses and seeing the pigs, goats, and birds in the petting zoo. He also got to get on a bull (fake of course) and go down the big slide with daddy. He had a blast. When we got home, I was way too tired to cook so we went to Mi Cocina and walked around Watters Creek. I love that place! I also loved every minute that I got to spend with my two men. I am so lucky!!!

Seth starting early on bulls!

Seth thought the baby pigs were pretty cute.

Going down the slide with daddy. Seth laughed the whole way down.

When he reached the bottom, Seth would jump up and start heading for the stairs to do it again.

"momma" and "night night"

2009-02-05T20:58:00.001-08:00

These are two of Seth's favorite words right now. Before he goes to sleep and when he wakes up in the morning, he stands up in his bed and says "Momma, Momma", as if saying "aren't you going to come get me?" He also loves to walk around the house saying "night night" and finding a pillow to pretend to go to sleep on.

Seth always makes us laugh!

"Night Night"

Seth found an old paci in the toy box and he had lots of fun with it.

What a weekend!!!

2009-02-01T20:45:00.000-08:00

Wow! What a weekend! We started off Sat. morning by going to Zach's basketball game. We got to visit with some friends from Huntsville and Seth loved watching Zach play. Later that evening, we went over to Kylie (a friend from high school) and Sean's house to visit and eat duck. I have to say that I was pretty nervous about it, but it was GREAT. The boys got to play together and the adults had some actual adult conversation (of course Shawn and Sean's was all about hunting and fishing). Sunday, we went to our church's annual "Youth vs. Men" football game. For the first time in 4 years, the youth won!! The men did everything, including cheating and scaming, to win, but the youth still came out on top. After that we ate soup and watched the game on the big screen in the gym. We had a great time visiting and playing, but we are definately ready for some rest.

Seth and Bryson eating a snack.

The boys played so well together. Seth loved finding Bryson inside the fort.

Seth and Rebecca. Seth's feet rarely touch the ground at church! He is very spoiled there. He knows that when mommy and daddy make him go to class, it won't be long before someone (usually the Saffle boys) come to rescue him.

Lauren and Seth.

Shawn in action.

Seth loved playing "peek-a-boo" with Mark.

Someone go long!!!

Seth and Zach. Even though it doesn't look like it, Seth loves Zach and he really liked watching him play basketball on Sat. Seth was getting a little cranky at this point. He wanted to be on the football field, not on the sidelines.

Seth walking with Jacob, another one of his favorite buddies.

Bath time and other fun things!

2009-01-23T15:33:00.000-08:00

I know this blog may seem a little random, but I thought I would post some videos and pictures of Seth doing some of his favorite things. He is growing up so fast, I can barely keep up with him!

Seth love fudgesicles!!!
Seth loves reading even more!!

Splish Splash

Seth loves his bubble machine in the bathtub.

2009-01-04T12:16:00.000-08:00

I just told Shawn yesterday that as soon as Seth can reach the locks on the doors, we are in big trouble. Well, he found a way to do it today. He discovered that the chairs that Mimi and Pop bought him for Christmas are light enough for him to carry. He carried them all over the house unlocking doors and opening up drawers. I guess we are going to have to put more safety latches around the house!

"Hum, I wonder if I could unlock this door."

"Yep! Pretty easy!"

"What's in this drawer? Knives!!!" Good thing mommy was standing close!

This is the cute vest that Mimi bought Seth. He wore it to church this morning and was already getting lots of hugs and kisses from the other girls in his class.

What a cutie!!!

Wonderful Christmas Break!!

2009-01-01T19:03:00.001-08:00

Seth loves playing with his new cars and garage that Santa brought him.
Seth loved finding books and cars inside his stocking.

Daddy and Seth working on Seth's new workbench.

Seth couldn't wait for Daddy to open his new rodeo trailer from his Pa.

More books (can you tell mommy's a teacher?)

Seth like standing on his toys better than he like playing with them.

Seth loves to watch daddy work.

My sweet Seth!

Seth's cousin, Blane, riding the horse. Shawn was spinning the kids around and making the horse buck. I was a little scared that someone would get hurt, but the kids, including Seth, loved it!

Seth cuddling with his new lamb from Aunt Susie.

Mimi and Pop with all the boys.

Seth, Dakota, and Corbin enjoying their Mexican Christmas dinner.

Blane and Gage.

Seth loved looking at baby Jesus. I had to glue them in so that he didn't throw Jesus and destroy the manger scene.

Seth not only had one, but two popsicles at Mimi's house.

Climbing is Seth's favorite thing to do right now. He is not scared to climb on anything.

Climbing again!

This is Seth's new table and chairs set that Mimi and Pop got him for Christmas. Yes, he did climb on top of it as soon as I got done taking this picture.

Seth and Mammaw.

Well, it's been a LONG time since I've made a post but I have been enjoying every day of my break with Seth and Shawn. The first few days of break, Shawn and I went to Houston by ourselves to watch Wylie and Allen play for the state championship. It was really nice to spend time together but I really missed Seth, even though it was only for one night. We spent time with both of our families during Christmas. Seth had a wonderful 2nd Christmas. He was excited to see all of his presents that Santa brought him but more importantly he loved spending time with his cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents! Here are some, actually a lot, of pictures from our Christmas celebrations!

Santa

2008-12-06T19:47:00.000-08:00

"Wow! I can't believe it's really him!"
Just 1 year ago. I can't believe how fast he's grown.

Seth in Santa's town. He's trying to unlock the valut at the bank, but no luck.

Seth loved looking at the reindeer.

Our house in lights. This picture is a little blurry, but Shawn always does a great job decorating the house every year.

Seth went to visit Santa and his reindeer tonight. He loved the reindeer but wasn't that wild about Santa. He just sat and stared at him for a few minutes and then started SCREAMING. I thought this picture was pretty cute. We depated on weather to buy it or go back another day, but I'm sure he would do the same thing the next time. Maybe next year he will like Santa a little more. I'm also attaching some pictures of our house with Christmas lights.

Gaylord Texan and Thanksgiving

2008-11-28T19:34:00.000-08:00

Shawn and I have countless things to be thankful for but the most important are each other and of course our precious Seth. We could not ask for anything more!! We spent Thanksgiving at my mom and dad's house in Bonham with Mimi, Pop, Uncle Michael, Aunt Shawna, Corbin and Gage. We had a great turkey dinner and then watched a lot of football (Go Cowboys and Longhorns)!! The next day my mom , Seth and I went to Canton while my dad and Shawn played some golf. I didn't get many pictures of Thanksgiving, but I did get some pretty cute pictures of our trip to the Gaylord Texan on Wednesday night. The lights were so pretty and Seth loved running around the hotel. It was a lot of fun!!!

Beavers Bend Oklahoma

2008-11-25T19:38:00.000-08:00

Seth is such a climber. When we got home from camping, Shawn hung up the Christmas lights. I noticed Seth trying to climb the ladder so I wanted to see how far he would go on his own. He went all the way to the top!!

Seth playing in the leaves!

Yummy yummy candy! Seth needed some energy after our long nature walk.

Wow that was a long day!!!

Dakota and Corbin on the train ride.

Bundle up! It's COLD outside.

Happy 3rd Birthday Blane.

Seth loved playing with the dominoes. He had a blast with all of his cousins.

This past weekend, we went with my family to Beavers Bend Oklahoma for a few days of "camping". The weather was pretty cold on Saturday but ended up being much warmer on Sunday. We did some nature walking, built a campfire, and hung out in the house. Seth had a great time visiting with his cousins (ages 2, 3, 4, and 6). It was a very busy house with 5 small boys.

Trick or Treat

2008-11-01T18:00:00.000-07:00

Seth only rode in the wagon for about 2 minutes and then he wanted out.

Happy Halloween!

Seth decided that he wanted to walk today! He walked all over Aunt Shawna's house and all around the park on Saturday.

All the boys ready for some trick or treating. (Gage as Peter Pan, Corbin as Captain Hook, and Seth the puppy).

Corbin quickly changed into a "nerd".

Seth the puppy dog had a great 2nd Halloween. Just like every Halloween since Corbin was born, I think, my family came over to trick or treat. Besides seeing the man with the chain saw, the boys had a great time trick or treating. Seth even got quite a bit of candy!

Past Few Weeks

2008-10-14T20:10:00.000-07:00

The boys were worn out after a long day at the zoo!

This is what happens when mommy leaves the room for 2 minutes!

Seth loves to climb!

Seth and Daddy watching Texas beat OU!!!

Seth and Daddy at the zoo.
Uncle Michael striking a pose for the camera. I guess he thinks he's in GQ.

I know I have been really bad lately about my post so I am just going to post several pictures from the past few weeks. We have been pretty busy with birthday parties, going to the zoo and pumpkin patch, and watching football games.

Happy 1st Birthday Seth!!

2008-09-26T19:25:00.001-07:00

Seth loves to climb stairs!
Aunt Shawna made these cute signs.
Seth DID NOT like the cake. We tried 3 different times! He actually threw up on one of them.
Riding his fire truck from mommy and daddy.
I'm one today!!!
Seth did a great job opening presents. He loved to pull out the paper.
Dakota, Blane, and Massey
Seth with Mimi and Pop.
Mommy and Seth
Cowboy Gage!

I can't believe that my baby is already one!! He is growing up so fast. He's still not walking but takes a few steps before he decides it's easier to crawl. He is so funny and LOVES to be outside. We had his birthday party last Sat. at the park in our neighborhood. We had lots of fun visiting with everyone and playing!!

My little Daredevil

2008-09-13T14:45:00.000-07:00

Seth as always been a little bit of a daredevil, especially when his dad's around. He loves to fall off of things. This is him falling off of our bar into Shawn's arms.

Finally - A big boy carseat!

2008-09-13T14:38:00.000-07:00

Seth in his new car seat that Mimi and Pop bought him for his birthday!
He looks so grown up. :(

It was way past time, but I finally got Seth a big boy car seat! I was kind of sad to see him sitting in it and looking so big. He really likes it although he does see mommy and wants to get in the front seat with me.

Thor's new best friend.

2008-08-25T19:34:00.001-07:00

Thor has found a new best friend, Seth. Seth loves to feed Thor cheerios, puffs, and cheetos. In return, Thor lets Seth pull and tug on him. He does run away sometimes, but for the most part he is very cooperative. This video is so funny. Seth gets a kick out our feeding Thor.

Seth's visit with Amy

2008-08-25T19:18:00.000-07:00

Seth eating lunch with Maddie and Mason.

Mason playing with Seth. Maddie's keeping a close eye on Seth.

This is Seth and I's first day of the new school year. It was not easy leaving him, but we made it through the week.

Well, it's been a really long time since I posted anything. I guess it's just the chaos of going back to school, etc. The week before school started, Seth and I went to visit his babysitter from last year, Amy, and her kids, Maddie and Mason. Seth loved them and I felt really bad for not taking him over soon this summer. Here are a few pictures of the kids playing!

If you're happy and you know it...

2008-08-12T15:13:00.000-07:00

This is one of Seth's favorite songs right now. He loves to clap along. Of course, when I turned the video camera on, he decided he was finished singing, but I thought it was cute. (Ignore my singing!! It's not a talent of mine.)

Seth's Early B-day Present

2008-08-08T12:20:00.001-07:00

I saw this slide a few weeks ago and thought it might be a great birthday present for Seth. I was right. I loves it. I took him out this morning to swing in his swing but he had a fit because he wanted to go down the slide again.
Just about to slide. He's a brave 10 month old!

He loves climbing up the stairs on the side. He is really concentrating.

I'm a Big Boy!!

2008-08-05T19:11:00.000-07:00

Seth thinks he's getting too big for mommy and daddy to feed anymore, so he has been eating a lot more table foods lately. His favorites are bananas, alvacados, and blueberries. It is very messy but he loves it!

Yummy!! Mac and cheese! Seth's using the plate that Aunt Susie and Uncle Bob got him for Christmas.
Seth is a messy messy boy when he's done eating!

Daddy and Seth sleeping after a long hot day.

Corbin and Gage sleeping so peacfully! They came over to play for a few days and we all had a great time!

Seth and Gage making a mess!!

Playing with shaving cream.

Gage was so messy! He had shaving cream from head to toe!

2008-07-27T19:37:00.000-07:00

I'm starting to work on Seth's playroom since before I know it, he will be ready to really use it. I am so proud of the posters that I had made of him that I thought I'd show them off. The picture is a little blurry and there is a glare on the poster but you get the idea. I still have to paint the walls, get shelving and a whole lot more, but this is a start!

Seth's First Haircut

2008-07-26T10:15:00.000-07:00

Seth smiling (as usual). He is actually laugh at Elmo on T.V.

Seth and Daddy at our Sat. morning hangout.

Seth splashing in the water.

Seth trying to get out of his car seat.

Seth after his haircut!

The clippers tickled!

Seth was a great client!

Okay, that's enough!!!

As most of you know, Seth got his first haircut around 7 months from his dad. I was at work and when I came home, Seth's hair had been cut! When I asked Shawn where the hair was so that I could save it, he said "I don't know. I guess on the floor." :( Even though Shawn did a great job cutting his hair, Seth was VERY wiggly, so today he got his first professional haircut. Here are some before and after pictures. He looks so grown-up!

Seth's first trip to the beach

2008-07-20T20:58:00.001-07:00

We had a very fun and relaxing time this past week. We went to Crystal Beach with my whole family for the entire week. Seth got to meet lots of aunts, uncles, cousins and second cousins that he had never met before. He loved the beach! It was a challenge to keep the sand and shells out of his mouth, but he had a great time. This is the same beach that I went to growing up and my family continues to have a "family reunion" there almost every year. It is always a tight squeeze to fit everyone in the house (we had 6 adults and 3 kids in our room) but it makes for great memories!

Trying to walk

2008-07-08T19:53:00.000-07:00

Even though Seth is still army crawling on his belly (and he's really good at it), he is already trying to walk. He loves to pull up on his walker and practical run across the living room. He has even learned to turn it and go down the hall and into the bedrooms. His favorite thing to do is to walk over to the plants that he's not suppose to be in and mess with them. You can tell from the video that he is not responding to the word "no" very well.

More wagon fun!

2008-07-03T20:42:00.000-07:00

Seth's cousins, Corbin and Gage, came over for a little while today. Shawn and I piled them all in the wagon and walked to the park. It was a little hot, but they looked so cute in the wagon together.

Seth's New Wagon

2008-07-02T13:35:00.000-07:00

We bought this wagon to take to the beach but Seth and Thor are already in love with it! They love to sit in it while we walk around the neighborhood. Thor gets a little tired of Seth hugging and "eating" him but they have lots of fun!

Growing so fast!

2008-07-02T08:23:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that Seth is already 9 months old! When I was pregnant, everyone told me that they grow up so fast, but I could never imagined it would be this fast. Seth is in to EVERTHING. He crawls around on his belly and finds everything on the floor to put in his mouth and loves to climb ontop of things. He is very curious!! He has also started to walk with the help of his walker. He thinks that he is big stuff walking around the house. He is just as precious as ever!