Pumpkin Farm & Petting Zoo

A few weeks before Halloween we took a family trip to a local pumpkin farm & petting zoo. We all had SO MUCH fun!!! Seriously, Owen is STILL talking about it 3 weeks later :) This farm had beautiful pumpkins & we really enjoyed walking through the patch and looking at all of the different pumpkins. We told Owen he could pick out a small pumpkin for himself & he picked the cutest little mini punkin' of his very own. There were also bounce houses & a petting zoo so our 2 year old was absolutely over the moon excited!!! Owen had a ball jumping of course & the petting zoo was so cool! They had llamas, camels, sheep, goats, a snake (not for petting though, just to look at, thank goodness!), a kangaroo, and even a porcupine (again, just for looks!) It was a GREAT family day for sure!

Owen being silly in the bounce house

Evan was so content, taking it all in

Feeding the goat with Daddy

Owen really got the hang of things quickly!

This picture makes me laugh so much...
Evan looks disgusted that Daddy is feeding that camel!

Trying to feed the sheep, but the persistent goats wouldn't have it!

I love this one, too precious!
Owen thought it was hilarious too :)

Picking out a pumpkin

Which one we gonna have?
(Owen says this phrase a lot!)

Hmmm, maybe we'll get this one...

Owen found a lil' punkin' of his very own

Hooray for the pumpkin patch!

Evan at 2 Months

Well, he's actually almost 3 months now, but we'll just pretend I am not posting this almost an entire month late ;) Evan's 2 month pictures were taken right on time though so at least I can get credit for that!

Goodness, our sweet Evan is a happy, happy little fella & such an amazing blessing to our family! He follows a great schedule these days--waking up about 6:30 a.m. to eat & then eating every 3 to 3 1/2 hours throughout the day with his last meal being about 10pm. He sleeps through the night (with only the occassional 4 am wake up) and mama & daddy are both VERY thankful for that! Evan is quite the vocal little guy--always cooing & making funny noises, which Owen in particular thoroughly enjoys :) He's very active and alert and one of his favorite places to hang out is the changing pad on the pack & play oddly enough. (We're always right there with him I might add--don't think we leave him there!)

Tony in particular is always remarking how he loves how chunky he is! We always say that, but really, he's not really all that chunky--Owen was just such a slender baby that the contrast makes Evan seem like quite the big baby :)

Speaking of size, at 2 months Evan...

weighed in at 11 pounds, 14 ounces (50th percentile)

measured 24 1/2 inches long (97th percentile)

had a head circumference of 39 cm. (25th percentile)

Here are pictures of our sweet little guy at 2 months old... Beautiful boy! Happy little man! Making sweet little noisesTony thinks he looks like me in this one...I'll take it :) So in love with this amazing little guy!

Fall Break Part 2: Mississippi Trip

At the end of Tony's Fall Break week, we packed up the kids and headed to Mississippi. First we stopped off at D & Dean's house. We had a great time with Tony's grandparents complete with tractor rides, delicious home cooked meals & lots of good visiting time. Tony's aunt Pat & cousin Karen & her new baby, Ryder, came to visit while we were there too. Ryder is just 1 month older than Evan and we look forward to watching the two boys grow up and play together.

From there we travelled to visit with Tony's grandmother, uncle Ronald, and aunt Lee. On Saturday afternoon we headed to Starkville with Robert, Kelly, Ronald & Lee to watch the Bulldogs (both of them!) play. Tony's dad & all of his uncles went to Mississippi State & Tony grew up a Mississippi State Bulldogs fan (until he went to UGA and switched to the REAL DAWGS!! haha...just kidding if you're reading this Robert!) so it was a game he has been looking forward to for years. We tailgated with Robert's cousins Mary Elizabeth, Eric & their 3 boys and had a great time (even though our Dawgs lost, AGAIN...groan!!!) We had a great trip and were so glad for family to get to meet Evan for the first time and see Owen too. Here are a few pictures from our trip to Mississippi...

At D & Dean's house...With cousins Karen & Ryder

Owen's favorite thing--sitting on Daddy D's tractor

Taking a ride with Grandpa

UGA vs. Mississippi State game...Our family in our Game Day finest :)

...Evan was unhappy because big brother had just accidentally bumped his head :(

this is how Evan spent most of his time at the tailgate

...and this is how Owen spent his time, he LOVED playing football with the big boys!

Back at Grandmother's watching the Georgia game...I think the boys look SO much alike in this picture!!!

Evan ADORES Owen...and the feeling is clearly mutual :)

Fall Break Part 1: family time at home

We are so fortunate that a Fall Break was added to Tony's school calendar this year! We had a GREAT week with lots and lots of wonderful family time!!! We took one last trip to the pool before it closed, spent a great day at the park with a picnic & fun playground time, and ended the week with a trip to Mississippi to see family & attend the festivities for the UGA/Mississippi State football game. More about our Mississippi trip in the next post, but here are some highlights from the first part of our week...Owen sportin' his cool shades on the playground

Me & my boys :)

Daddy & Owen--one of my favorites of these two!

Evan enjoying our picnic

Evan's first swim in the pool with Daddy

Pretty content little fella!Cute little baby bootie in swim trunks :)

Owen became quiet the pro in the pool this summer!

One of Owen's favorite pool games with Daddy :)

Evan's 1st trip to see the Bulldogs play

Several weekends ago, we took Evan to Athens with us for the UGA/Arkansas game. We left Owen at home with my parents, but Robert & Kelly (Tony's parents) along with Robert's intern from Germany, Serge, joined us at our tailgate. Our friend, Matt, home for the weekend from Louisanna where he is serving in the Air Force came with us as well. The weather ended up being surprisingly pleasant for September which worked out perfectly for our 6 week old baby's first trip to the Classic City :) During the game, Evan & I went with my good friend Amanda & her son, Hampton, to watch the game in the air conditioning at her sorority house. Even though the Dawgs lost that day, we still had a great time at Evan's very 1st trip to see the Bulldogs play! Mama & Daddy with their littlest Dawg fan

Evan with Noni & Grandpa

Good buddies :)

I think growing up, a lot of girls and their friends dream that they will live in the same neighborhood, have kids at the same time, and raise them together to be good friends too....well, one of my dear friends, Sara, and I are actually doing just that :) Sara had her firstborn, Jack, just 5 months after Owen was born and then she had her little girl, Marley, 3 weeks to the day after Evan was born. Owen & Jack are good buddies and love playing together and I am sure that Marley & Evan will follow in the footsteps of their older brothers & be good pals too. We love the Dunns dearly and are so blessed to call them friends AND neighbors too!!! Here are a few pictures we took of our kiddos a few weeks ago...Evan & Marley

Owen & Evan and Jack & Marley

Sweet big brothers loving on baby brother & baby sister!

1 Month Old & UGA Season Opener

Our little bulldog is getting life off to a great start! Evan turned 1 month old last Saturday, the very same day as the UGA season opener. Our youngest Dawg fan was decked out in his red & black to watch the Bulldogs crush UL-Lafayette a whopping 55-7. This little guy must be a lucky charm :)

At one month Evan is...

• a great night sleeper--waking up (actually usually being woken up!) only once at night to eat
  
• a man of structure--starting to get on a nice little schedule of eating every 3 hours, having some "awake" time, and then taking about a 1 to 1 1/2 hour nap...repeat.
• a hearty little eater!--he has exceeded his birth weight, by how much I do not know, because we don't go back to the doctor until 2 months. He sure does have some cute little rolls on his arms & legs though :)
• a heart stealer--this little guy has stolen his mama's, his daddy's, AND his big brother's hearts...we are so in love with this precious gift from God!
  

Here are some pictures of Evan at 1 month old...

I don't really know why Evan's hair looks reddish in the last 2 pictures. It's is still just as dark brown as the day he was born, but I guess the lighting is doing some funny tricks :P

Evan's Newborn Photo Shoot

My sweet friend Karen of Karen Baker Photography has blessed us once again with her gift of amazing photography. When Evan was 10 days old, Karen came and captured some precious newborn shots of Evan, some of Owen & Evan together, as well as some of the whole family. These are pictures that I know we will treasure forever. Thank you once again Karen, you are a talented photographer & a wonderful friend too! Though it was extremely hard to narrow it down, here are a few of my favorites...but who am I kidding, they are really ALL my favorites! :)

Evan's First Bath

I quite often hear mamas say that they just didn't take as many pictures once the second child came along...and I can TOTALLY see exactly how the camera falls by the wayside when there are two schedules to coordinate, two mouths to feed, two to play with, two to put down for naps....you get the picture, the list goes on! Even with that in mind, I am determined to make my very best effort to capture as many "firsts" with Evan as I did with Owen. I may not get these pics edited, blogged and/or printed quite as quickly, but I'm gonna do my very best to take them...I'll worry about the other details later (even if that isn't until my boys are in college, hehe!) So without further ado, here is Evan's 1st bath! (which by the way was WEEKS ago...don't worry folks, my 1 month old did not just have his first bath today!) Extra special to have big brother helping!

Evan enjoying his bath...kind of :) All clean! Getting warm & snuggly afterward