Prague Bound!!

We leave on our week long trip today today! It was so hard leaving my cuddly babies but I know they are in good hands being spoiled by Grams, Grandpa Deep, Papa B and B! Trey and I just finished our first stretch of the flight. Los Angeles to Raleigh. 2 hour layover then off to London and on to Prague. First order of business when we get to Prague a yummy pilsner! So happy to get to spend time with my hubs!! 

Could this be the view from our new home?

House hunting with Trey yesterday. We are narrowing down options and fingers crossed getting closer to purchasing a place:)

Fun with Grams!!

Lunch at El Gringo and dinner ( a bottle ) a home!! We love Grams she takes such good care of us!!

Future pilot

This little guy looks pretty comfortable behind the controls. Well in this case the steering wheel of my car. Hugh was pretty fed up in his car seat so I brought him up front to hang with me while we waited for Grandma to come out of

Target. I had sent her in on a mission for a frozen pizza. We had planned to take the kids out to dinner but as we were leaving Target they were both not having it so we sent Grandma back in for plan b, pizza and beer:)

B's jewelry

Someone got into B's jewelry box!

Daddy Story Time

We love Daddy!

Standing

Last week I walked into Hugh's room and saw him standing in the crib holding the rails. This was the first time I had seen him pull himself up. Needless to say I lowered the crib to the lowest level later that day. Here is little man pulling himself up to a standing position.

Trey's Birthday

Trey is another year older. Happy Birthday to my sweet, funny, sexy husband. We celebrated by hitting up a great Russian bar at the Redondo Pier and followed it up with a yummy dinner at this great foody beer spot called Hudson House. We had soooo much fun! I love getting a night out with the hubs.

Trip to Wisconsin Part 1

In August we traveled to Wisconsin to see my family. We were planning on staying one week but the kids and I ended up extending two more weeks into September because our rental was under construction. We missed Trey but it was great to spend a longer time wit my fam too:)

When we first arrived in Chicago we treated Lo to and ice cream cone for being such a good girl.

Hugh when we first got there.

GG and Hugh

Lauren and cousin Doran

Grams with the 3 grand babies

GG & Hugh

Zoo day with mom and the kids! We had so much fun. We went on the first day of school which was so cool because mon could really enjoy being retired.

Snuggles

No picture, just thoughts. My little boy was crying from his crib only 45 minutes after I put him down for the night. I thought about letting him cry it out a little as he is 7 months now and has been able to sleep through the night. But, after about 3 minutes of crying  the urge to go pick him up took over. I went in and snagged my man who was standing up holding on to the crib spokes. The minute I picked him up he stopped crying. I carried him to our rocker and rocked him back to sleep and within minutes he was out.

This first year is flying by and know the moments of sleepless nights are fleeting. My little boy will be a year before I know it and the snuggles will be there but less frequent as he gains his independence. So for now, I snuggle. Sleep tight little man. Mommy loves you.

Strawberries Peeeze!!!

Miss Lauren was trying to let me know that she wants more strawberries in her cup. She kept holding it up and saying Peeeze!! I love her face in this photo, she is like "uh Mom, what don't you get about this?"

Creeper

This little man creeped through the tunnel for the first time. He has been creeping everywhere for the last month but this is the first time

through the tunnel. Look how happy he is! 

Farmer's Market

We are finally back in our place in El Segundo and it is GOOD to be back! This picture was taken at the local Thursday night Farmer's Market in El Segundo. I wanted to get a picture of Lauren in her Gap hoodie because I have loved her in this and I realized it will be the last time she will wear it. I remember when it was big on her, sigh. Little lady is a growing girl and all of the 12-18 month stuff is getting packed up. Hugh man is rocking his jean jacket for the first time. It is still big but just like his sis he will be growing into it in no time. Love these moments!

Family photo

This photo was taken when we were back visiting my fam in Wisconsin during August. I love that it really captures the moment. Lauren was refusing to sit still or sit on our laps. The only place that made her happy was to sit on her Daddy's shoulders, thus our family photo.

Love

Hugh just turned 7 months and Lauren is almost 21 months. They are everyday starting to play with each other a little more. I love that Hugh is getting sturdier so he can handle his tough and tumble sister. Here is a cute photo from our a hotel in Dallas. They are watching Bubble Guppies.