9 Months!

This is a tribute to my big 9 month old boy! 

 He is on the move!

 Busted!

 Bath time is WILD at our house! The poor little guy gets thrown around, flipped over face first into the water, gets caught in a headlocks by his brother, but he still absolutely loves every minute of it!

 And here he is with the little Mama. She loves to help that's for sure!

Sims' 9 month Stats:

Weight - 23 lbs 6 oz (80th percentile)

Length - 29 1/4 inches (90th percentile)

Sims is still the most laid-back and sweetest little fella you will ever meet! He started crawling at about 8 1/2 months, and now he is getting around everywhere and fast! He is not pulling up quite yet (vastly different from his wild sister and still behind when his brother did). I attribute this to his easy-going personality. He is sleeping like a champ...normally later than both Ellie and Greer! He is usually in bed by 8:00 at the latest, and I do not hear a peep out of him until about 7:30. And lately he has been playing happily in his bed for another 30-45 minutes! So far he does not seem to be picky with his eating however I have noticed a sudden dislike for baby food. The boy is ready for some real food so that is what he has been getting! He says "Ma Ma" a lot when I am around (yay!), and he says "na na" for "night night" whenever we walk into his room and the sound machine is on! He has become a bit clingy to his Mama lately as well as a little hesitant to go to someone unfamiliar. He loves his big brother and sister and the feeling is mutual for them as well. Greer has his moments, but for the most part he is great around his little brother. And BEST of all, he has not had one single ear infection! I hope I did not just jinx us, but I really hope he is going to be my baby with NO ear problems! We love you Sims and want you to stop growing and just be our baby forever!!!!!

Family Beach Trip 2012

The week of Labor Day my parents rented us a house in Watercolor! This was our first time staying in Watercolor, and I will have to say it tops my list of my all time most favorite places to stay at the beach. We had a phenomenal trip despite a few rainy days, and there were an endless amount of things for the kids to do! I simply cannot believe I did not get a group shot of us all. The night we all went out for dinner I was planning to take it, but that turned into a fiasco because our sitter did not show up! Mom, Dad, Thomas, Josh, Shelby, and our crew were all there. We have one more year to enjoy a September beach trip before our big girl starts real school!

Ah, yeah, have you ever seen the beaches of 30A look like this? Remnants of Irene, but we still had fun!

Resemblance maybe? Poppy says he looks just like his grandfather!

We had our choice between 6 pools!

They rode in this the entire week, everywhere we went!

Playing chase...

Now to the park...

Which lead to the splashpad...did I mention this place was amazing?

That big sissy loves her baby brothers...

Our three angels!

Now this is funny...the actual homeowners of Watercolor get their own chairs and spots on the beach, separate from the "renters." The day we walked out to the beach to rent our chairs the guy told us we could not sit in this particular area since we weren't homeowners. Lollie proceeded to tell him then we weren't renting chairs which turned into him letting us sit with the "homeowners!" So, for a day, we had to act legit out on the beach!

Another pool...

We tried to cheer our Auburn Tigers on against Mississippi State to no avail, but this little guy still looked cute!

These three had a wonderful week...

Ellie and Greer's favorite...the lily pads!

How beautiful is this place? We rode our bikes through all sorts of fun trails along the lake!

Precious!

Clearly pictures were over by this point!

I hope we make it back next year. Same time, same house, same people!!