Preschool!

Today was Drake's first day of preschool! I can't believe that he is this big already.  He goes twice a week this year on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-2.  It has been a long, hot summer trapped indoors so we were all very excited for him to get out of the house and to be reunited with his friends from his Mother's Day Out class. He looks like he's 5 in these pictures. :(  

Telling Allie he's going to school but he'll be back soon

He came home and is already smitten with a little girl named Monica.  And it begins...

Firsts

One of the most fun things about babies is all of the firsts that you get to experience with them. Here are few of the firsts that we celebrated with Allie during her 6th month:

First finger food-Baby Mum Mum rice cracker

First sip of water AND first time using a sippy-fast learner!

First story picked out by and read by big brother

So many more firsts to come!

Cousins

We were lucky enough to have my cousin Kadi and her family in town from Oklahoma for the weekend. Drake is only 2 months older than Matt so they have a blast when they're together. I'm sure that Jake and Allie will have just as much fun when they are a little older (Jake is 11 months so only 5 months older than Allie).

We had a great time swimming, shopping, eating at the Rainforest Cafe, and we also went to Going Bonkers so Matt and Jake could experience what Drake's birthday party was like the week before :)

Drake on the bull

Matt on the bull (bull riding is his favorite sport)

Jake on the bull

Drake Going Bonkers :)

Allie loved her Kadi

Can't wait to head up to Hollis in September to see everyone!

6 months old!

6 whole months?  Half of a year?  How did that happen so fast??  I cannot believe that my sweet baby girl is already 6 months old!  I LOVE this age-she is so interactive and fun.  She is thisclose to sitting up on her own-she can tripod sit with the best of them.  Little miss will roll to everything and can get her booty in the air and push but thankfully she isn't crawling yet :).  Her first tooth broke through a few days ago and she is already working on her 2nd. 

Miss Allie is growing like a weed.  Here are her stats from her 6 month appointment:
Length: 26 inches (70th percentile)
Weight: 16lbs 2.5oz (50th percentile)

Another milestone-her hair is almost long enough for a real bow!!

And for comparison, here is a picture of Drake at 6 months:

You can definitely tell that they are related :)

LOVE

These two are so cute together I can't even stand it.

I love watching them interact with each other.  I know that eventually they will fight over toys, but for now they are just obsessed.  SO CUTE.

Allie's squash face

Allie just tried her first veggie-squash.  She LOVED it.
Here is her sweet little face covered in squash:

Drake's birthday party

We had Drake's 3rd birthday party on July 30th. My only requirement for the party was that it wasn't at our house (I made that mistake for his 1st birthday). We ended up choosing Going Bonkers in Lewisville because they provide a lot of things AND they clean up after you-which is huge.  The kids had a great time and completely wore themselves out, which was fantastic.  Here are a few pictures of Drake's big party (which he is still talking about).

Drake and cousin Luke

Can't believe my sweet baby is already 3!