Pool Day

Today the boys, Drew and I packed up and headed out to the pool to spend some time with Mimi and Poppy.  We all had the best time! George absolutely LOVES the water! He hasn't really been in the pool much this summer.  With Sam being born in June, it has been pretty tough this summer..but today was perfect! 

Here is a video of George swimming

George has no fear, he wasn't scared at all!  After a few minutes he was jumping in to Drew..I couldn't believe it.  He would jump right in. I think we have a future swimming star on our hands :)
Thank you Mimi and Poppy for inviting us! We had so much fun!

Here are some pictures from the day:

Happy boys! Ready to go to the pool..George was trying to give Sam a bottle..lol!

He had so much fun!!

Sam also had fun cuddling with Mimi!

This is one happy baby!

Swimming to Daddy

Relaxing and enjoying a snack by the pool

Football, Family and Fun

Football season is finally here!  We have been counting down to the first game for months..so it was a big day in our house.

Game day morning in their Roll Tide jammies..thanks, Gigi!!

 It just so happened that my dad and step-mom were planning to be at the beach for the week, so they decided to come over for the night to watch the game with us.  George was soo excited to see   Pop and Nana! Mimi, Poppy, Uncle Steve and Lily also came over..we had a packed house and G was so excited he didn't know what to do, lol! 

Dressed and ready for the game! Supporting our two favorite teams- Go Noles and Roll Tide!

the boys and Pop watching the game

Everyone had a wonderful time, especially since we won!  In the morning we got up and daddy made pancakes, our favorite! After breakfast we got out the sprinkler.  We found it at Target, and George LOVES to play with this! 

Our big boy eating breakfast next to Pop at the bar!

Enjoying lunch at the Yacht Club

We spent the rest of the day showing Pop and Nana around Panama City, had a wonderful lunch at the Yacht Club with Mimi, Poppy, Aunt C, Uncle Steve and Lily and enjoyed a boat ride.  We had such a fun visit!

Happy Birthday Megan!

Last weekend we packed everyone up and headed to Dothan for our cousin Megan's 2nd Birthday party.  M loves Winnie the Pooh so, she had a Pooh party! It was too cute.  My Sister-in-law did an awesome job putting everything together!  George refused to nap all day, so I was very worried that he would be over tired and these days that means tantrums! But, he did great! He had so much fun playing with all of the kids- especially big cousins L and M! Sam had fun too, he got lots of cuddles! :)

Baby Sam getting cuddles at the party

I love this picture- cousins playing together

Such a boy!! He almost took a dive into the baby pool

Brownies! Yum!

G loved the cupcakes! Can't you tell? :)

Starting to get sleepy here..

and he's out! He slept the whole way home!

Happy Birthday, Megan! We love you!

Welcome to P.C. & Gigi's Visit

This past weekend my sweet mother-in-law and two of her friends hosted a wonderful welcome to Panama City party for me. It was so much fun!   I met a wonderful group of girls, all with kids, so we had lots in common! We had a beautiful lunch and got to spend some time getting to know everyone. Thanks so much to my sweet and thoughtful MIL for putting so much time and effort into making me feel so special and welcome! :)

A group of girls from the party

Yum! The delicious lunch and beautiful place setting

Gigi and Mrs. Mizell with Baby Sam

My mom (aka Gigi) had been planning to come visit us (especially her favorite boys), so the weekend of the party was a perfect time!  It was so great having her here; George and Sam loved it too.  It was a perfect weekend!

George loves reading and cuddling with Gigi! 

The boys were not happy campers when it was time for Gigi to go

We love you Gigi and can't wait for you to come back soon!

The Big 18 Months

I can't believe our baby is 18 months old..a year and a half! It just sounds so old. This is such a huge
milestone!  Where did our baby go?  George is growing up so fast..too fast.  He isn't a baby anymore..he's suddenly turned into a little boy in what seems like overnight.  It's crazy how since Sam has been born it seems like George has grown up so much.  While I definitely love the baby stage, this toddler stage is so much fun! George is such a wonderful, happy child and we are enjoying every minute with him.
There have been so many changes lately.  Here is what George is up to lately:

• He is growing! George moved up to the 25th % at his 18 month up check-up.  I was soo excited.  He now weighs 22 lbs.  He is wearing 12-18 month clothing and size 5 shoes.  We moved up to the size 4 diapers recently.  

• He is eating ALL THE TIME!  His favorite foods are: pancakes, any kind of pasta, mac and cheese, all fruit (especially watermelon and grapes), cookies, hot dogs. any kind of beans.  He is not a picky eater at all, which I am so thankful for!  He usually eats whatever we are having for dinner.  I love having him try new foods!

• George is starting to talk to us a lot more these days.  He love to say thank you, and say it whenever you hand him something which is so cute :)  He also loves to say "bubba" for his brother.  

• George became a big brother at 17 months.  He loves his little brother so much!  One of his favorite things to do is give his "bubba" hugs and kisses!  It is just precious.

Here are the boys playing together.  Love these boys so much! 

• George loves to play with his toys.  Some of his favorites are: "Lightening" his pony, any kind of push toy- especially his Thomas the Train and lawnmower, blocks, trucks and his train set. 

George and "Lightening" the pony

• At 18 months we transitioned to a big boy bed!  Well, we transitioned out of the crib into his toddler bed.  This was huge!  George has started climbing on everything, and we knew it wasn't long until he was climbing out of his crib.  So, we decided it was time for George to get a big boy room!  Here are some pictures of his new room:

Big boy going to bed with 2 pacis, his sheep, seahorse and basketball :)

• His favorite shows are Barney and The Cat in the Hat. George LOVES Barney.  He gets so excited when it comes on, he squeals and starts dancing!

• George also LOVES to dance!  He has so many many great dance moves!  He dances all the time- to Barney, to music, to commercials, and on request.  It is too cute!

Here are some random pictures from the past few months:

Cousins!  George's cousins meeting little brother, Sam.

We love breakfast at Pop and Nanas!

Ready for football season!