15 Month Check Up

We had Baker's 15 month check up last week. He hated it! He was so upset the entire time, as evidenced by his photos. Poor buddy. Despite all the tears, he had a great appointment! He is still very petite, and only weighs 18 lbs 14 oz, which is in the 3rd percentile. He is 31 inches tall, which is in the 50th percentile. 

who knew having your height measured was so horrible?!

B is constantly on the move. He loves to eat, and always wants to steal a bite of sweet things. His favorite things to eat are corn and yogurt. He is an excellent sleeper and napper, and is still nursing 3-5 times a day. He "talks" all of the time, and words that we can understand include mama, dada, bubba, no, please (peas), thank you (tank tu), Roux, Percy, diaper, booty, bye bye, hi, YaYa, good girls, hot, night night. He can show you his tongue, teeth, eyes, nose, and ears. He recently learned how to blow kisses and it is the best thing ever!

December So Far

We have been thoroughly enjoying our December so far! I don't feel like this season has been too crazy busy, so it's been nice to actually enjoy our month instead of rushing around.

our beautiful tree! Sometimes I contemplate not even putting lights or ornaments on our tree, because it's just so pretty as it is.

my favorite way to spend naptime!

The boys love adventuring! There's a great area to explore very close to our house, and last week (I think) we went on a long hike through the leaves. They had a blast!

Our thankful tree! We each said something that we were thankful for most days in November. It was a wonderful way to remind ourselves of all that we have to be thankful for and also so funny to hear what the boys are thankful for (i.e. trains, boats, etc). 

Elliot's Minnie Mouse party last week! Love these sweet friends of ours. 

Our elf showed up last week! And....the boys don't even care one bit. So, he's stayed in the same spot all week, and may never make an appearance again. And I'm very ok with that. 

ready to go to Starry Nights last week!

when two are looking, the other one is over pictures. sigh. 

the boys loved looking at all the lights!

Thanksgiving and Christmas Trees

We celebrated Thanksgiving this past week with our family. We had a great turnout at my grandparents. It was wild and crazy and perfect!

love these 3 wild boys!

so so thankful for this family of mine 

my sweet middle boy. he tells me at least 5 times a day "Mommy, I like you" in the sweetest little voice

silly biggest boy

my baby 

Baker was fascinated with Rilynn!

Saturday, we made our annual trek to find the perfect Christmas tree. We've cut down our trees for as long as I can remember, and I love getting to pass this tradition on to the boys.

we found our tree!

our favorite way to travel 

helping Daddy cut the tree down 

Mommy had a turn, too!

Daddy finished it off

We got the tree put up in the house today, and it is so perfect! My plans for this week include putting all the lights on and hopefully the boys will help me with the ornaments! We love this time of year!

Catching Up Some More

what happens when he dresses himself. Most of the time, he picks out great outfits! This time, stripes for days....And he was so proud of himself. 

Fun at Wendy's after Jump n Jamz. And how old does he look?! sob...

spaghetti and corn. This boy can put away some corn!

they decorated their very own Christmas trees to put in their rooms. 

We finally have a girl in the family! My niece was born Wednesday night before Thanksgiving.  

sweet little girl, Rilynn!

Outdoor Adventures

Two weeks ago, we all made the trip downtown to go to the Big River Crossing, which is the pedestrian bridge that crosses over the Mississippi River into Arkansas. It was so much run! The boys ran and ran, and we tried our best to keep up ha. 

The next day, we made a quick trip to the zoo after the boys got out of school. It was so perfect-it was overcast, and there had been a small rain shower right before we got there. So, the zoo was virtually empty! And, the animals were the most active I can remember seeing them in a long time! It was the perfect quick trip.

More Catching Up To Do

sweet baby sleeping 

Mr. Ronnie came over to fix our toilet, and he had quite the audience asking 500 questions! He was a good sport about it .

second tooth gone!

We enjoyed raking piles of leaves and playing in them!

sweet cousins swinging 

my two oldest boys before school one day 

The Day Fisher Cut His Hair

Fisher has always had long hair. I've told him for as long as I can remember that when he was ready to cut it, we would. He's never been ready (even though everyone else has been-ha). We love his hair long, and so does he!

We went for a trim a few weeks ago, and I asked him how much he wanted cut off. The day before, he said he didn't want a hair cut. His response as we were driving to our appointment was to show me with his fingers how short he wanted it. It was basically a buzz cut. I about died. We talked about it some more, and he still wanted it significantly shorter. So, that's what we did!

Aunt Vicki was not excited about being to one to cut off his hair ha

I haven't seen his neck like this in a really long time!

The afterwards! She wanted to cut more, but Fisher underestimated the length of time he would have to sit in the chair and be still. He was over it. 

We lived with that haircut for a day, and I never loved it. I had the same haircut when I was his age, and it didn't look any better on him than it did me! So, after I picked up the boys from preschool on Friday, we went to see Ms. Brenna to get it shaped.

all smiles

she had to use the clippers. I about died. 

my handsome boy!

I'm the first to admit that I cried real tears when he cut his hair off. But, we love love love the way his hair is! It's so much easier to maintain and he looks adorable. I'll always miss that long hair, and I'm secretly hoping he'll want to grow it out again!