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I had so many pictures to post and don't have the time for separate posts so just wanted to do a catch up of what we have been up to in the last week or so!

We are trying our best to beat the crazy summer heat! This has involved lots of trips to splash parks and pools!

Here's Mason and Carter having fun spraying each other!

Mason and Presley in their matching floats.

Connor sleeping the shade :)

So having two kids is hard. Not that I just realized this but I especially decided it a few days ago after attempting to go swimsuit shopping at Kohls with both kids in tow and no double stroller or cart. Hmmm I think I was temporarily crazy when I came up with that idea. Connor screaming in the baby bjorn (I guess he stopped liking it???) and Mason wanting to push the cart through the tiny little aisles instead of ride in it was more than a little stressful. So after the Kohls fiasco I promptly called Jared and told him I would be buying a double stroller that day! We had one that someone had given us that just seemed so big and heavy and I had been wanting a lightweight one for a while. I decided on a side by side umbrella stroller and love it. Its so lightweight and I can even get it in and out of the car while holding Connor!

Jared turned 30 on Wednesday so I had a "surprise" dinner for him. I'm not good a secrets so I think he had pretty much figured it out ahead of time but it was still a lot fun!

Afterwards Mason and his cousin Liev had funny riding the horses outside the restaurant.

They started off like this:

And before we knew it Mason had jumped off the moving bench and on to the moving horse! That boy is crazy. I love this because it shows Liev and Mason's personalities perfectly. Liev is the calm and reserved one and Mason the little risk taker.

Connor is getting so much better at tummy time. I will be the first to admit that I am horrible at enforcing the amount of time they should spend on their tummies. Watching a baby scream and kick to be turned over is not my idea of fun! In the last couple of weeks though, Connor has seemed to be enjoying it more and more! He is so close to rolling over too!

We also tried the excersaucer for the first time! He is still to0 short for his feet to reach so we improvised by adding some books at the bottom for him to stand on!

We are starting to work on potty training with Mason. That is a whole other post but we bought him some Thomas the Train undies in hopes that it would motivate him. One morning I let him put a pair on then discovered him like this:

I guess one pair wasn't enough?

We have been enjoying lots of time in the backyard in the evenings when it is a tiny bit cooler.

Connor is big enough to swing now!

Mason's favorite backyard activity is playing with the hose. It could entertain him for hours!

And finally if you are still reading the longest post ever, here are just a few more pictures of the boys I wanted to share! Have a great holiday weekend!

Three Months!

Connor you are three months old today!! Sweet boy, where has the time gone? Can you please stop growing now??

(You tried to wave at the camera for your picture this month!)

Here is what you are up to at three months!

You weigh about 14 pounds.

You are wearing mostly three month clothing and size two diapers.

You are the absolute sweetest and happiest baby we could ever ask for. I can count on one hand the number of times you have been truly upset in your entire life! We always talk about what a blessing you have been to our lives!

You are smiling, cooing and squealing all the time!

You love your big brother. This month you have started smiling at him when he talks to you!

You are trying so hard to laugh! I know you will be there any day now!

You are a great sleeper! You go to sleep around 9 most nights and sleep until 5 or 6. This morning you slept until 7! You still are not a consistent napper but we are trying to work on that!

You started sleeping in your crib this month and have adjusted well!

You are eating around 4 ounces every 2 1/2 to 3 hours during the day. You are getting better at nursing and you are spitting up much less!

This month your favorite toy is your playmat! You love just laying and kicking your legs and watching the colorful lights!

You are getting much better at tummy time and have really started to lift your head when you lay on your stomach! You seem to be close to rolling over but you can take your time on that if you want to! Mommy is not quite ready for a mobile baby yet!

You still have lots of hair but it seems to be getting lighter. Your eyes are still a deep blue. I wonder if they will stay blue like your Daddy's or be hazel like mine and your brother's?

We love you so much sweet Connor! Please stay this sweet forever, never become a toddler and throw tantrums and especially don't start dating and get married one day. Okay? Thanks little man!

Father's Day and our little golfer

We had a great Father's Day weekend. Saturday night my parents had us over for yummy fried shrimp and Sunday we had a relaxing day at home then went swimming at Jared's brother's house. I wanted to make something special for Jared's gift this year and after looking at lots of different ideas ending up doing this:

Notice that the sign in the picture with both boys is a little hard to read....it's not easy get a picture of the two of them together, much less holding a sign up straight!

Friday night at my parent's house Mason had lots of fun playing golf in the backyard. They are determined to get him on the PGA tour one day! :0)

Wearing Papaw's cap

Papaw teaching Mason all the tricks

Are we playing baseball or golf?

Connor getting some time with Papaw....he can't wait until he is old enough to play golf too!

We got a pool!!

A kiddie pool that is.....

Since it's SO hot now and our water activities are a little limited this summer with Connor being so little, I decided to get Mason a kiddie pool for the backyard. We've only had it for a day but he already loves it. He keeps saying "theres a swimming pool in Mason's backyard!". I also pulled his little toddler slide up so he has a water slide into the pool. Here are some pics of our summer fun.

And because no post would be complete without Connor:

This little guy seriously melts my heart!

Our first family vacation

Last Saturday was our 6 year anniversary......

Five years ago, we spent our first anniversary here:

And this year we spent our anniversary here:

Oh my how times have changed!!

We didn't actually intend on spending our anniversary at Sea World but it just so happened that Jared had the Friday before it off and we had wanted to take a little weekend trip for a while, so we figured why not! After all , it's not like we could go many places without taking Connor with us.

We were a little anxious about how the trip would go but surprisingly it went pretty well! Of course traveling with two kids under 25 months old was a challenge but all things considered the boys did really well! Mason loved the trip, especially Sea World. We will definitely make it a yearly tradition to take the boys. I kept thinking how next year it will be so fun to see Connor running along playing next to Mason! Here are some pictures from our trip!

Daddy and Mason on the riverwalk:

And Mommy and Mason:

I love sweet kisses from this little guy!

Sweet Connor was SUCH a trooper!

Sea World!

He was just a bit excited!

He even got high fives from Abby!

They have a great kids area where Mason got to climb this thing:

And he kept climbing all the way to the top! He is such a monkey! (That's him on the top left surrounded by 10 year old kids!)

Worn out from the day!

Saturday night we had dinner had Jared's Aunt and Uncle's house. Mason loved having a yard to run around in....he was going a little stir crazy at the hotel!

Family pic

Cute things I don't want to forget

Mason is so funny lately. Where he comes up with the stuff that comes out of his mouth I don't know! He is also a little mimicker (is that a word???). He will copy everything we do. Sometimes I don't even think he is watching us then a couple days later he will do something we did. This age is so precious and I wanted to write down some of my favorite things he has done lately so I don't forget!

Yesterday at the pool he was eating an orange. It was time to leave and he noticed that he left a couple slices on the table. He goes "Uh oh Mason's orange!" He grabs it then follows me over the table where I am packing up our stuff. He starts singing "Clean up, Clean up, erybuddy eryair!"

Last night I was putting him to bed and we were getting ready to pray. I told him to bow his head and asked him what he should say and he tells me "say Amen Mommy!"

He is so funny with Connor. He loves to go up to him and talk in a high pitched baby voice while calling him "little boy", "little brother", or "Connor boy". He also tells me constantly now that Connor is a baby and Mason is a big boy.

Last night we were driving home from dinner and he was telling me he wanted to watch a show when we got home. I asked him if he would rather play outside instead and he goes "No, watch a show...Mason's back-ard is too windy!" I definitely agree little guy!

We watched some Memorial Day fireworks from our neighborhood last weekend and Mason kept saying "That man do that!" We finally ask him what man and he replied with "That fireman!"

On the topic of firemen....Mason is amazed by his Uncle Kevin (the fireman). Anytime he sees him he screams "Kaman!!!" Every time we hear a siren he goes "Uncle Kaman in it!!"

He is very into fixing things right now. The other day his toy train was broken and I told him it needed batteries. Later that day I find him with the cap from a pen in one hand and a battery in the other. He was using the pen cap as a screwdriver and proudly told me "I fix it Mommy!"

I love how much joy and laughter this little guy brings into our lives! It definitely makes the rough days worth it!