Friends are Fun!

A few weeks ago, our friends Lee and Katie Caldwell and their precious boys, Weaver and Will Garrison, came for dinner and play time. We had such a good time catching up with them and Ellison and Weaver loved playing together. I think Will Garrison and William had a good time, too. Lee and Katie live in Birmingham and we don't get to see them nearly enough! Katie and I joke all the time that if we lived in the same town we would never get anything accomplished because we would always be over at each others houses for play dates and coffee. We would probably have dinner at each others houses, too!

It's Been a While....

Wow! I am really behind on this blog. I promise, I have the best intentions but by the end of the day the last thing I want to do is blog. I have been so tired lately. William is a VERY early riser. He likes to start his day at 5am and Ellison is usually not too far behind him. So, I am actually going to try to catch up on blogs this morning while William is napping and Ellison is occupied playing. We'll see how it goes ;)....

Family weekend at the lake...

We had our annual Brashier family fun weekend at the lake a few weeks ago. I always look forward to this weekend. Unfortunately, we only get to see Will's extended family about twice a year and every time we have a blast. There is always great food and great fun! We play on the lake, eat, stay up late, eat, play games, eat...we really like to eat! Here are some photos from that fun weekend!

Is she really old enough for this?...

Ellison had her first day of school this morning! She is in the 2K program at First United Methodist Church Early Learning Center. She was so excited! We took her to eat breakfast at Cracker Barrel and then headed to school. I thought I was doing okay until we started driving toward the ELC. All of the sudden I was hit with images of her as a baby. I can't believe she is old enough for a preschool program! I felt the tears start to come but was able to swallow them before they became unstoppable. She was such a big girl! She walked in all by herself, gave her bag and her lunch to her teachers and started playing with her new friends. Will and I were both so proud! It was hard to be sad when she had such a big smile on her face. Here of a few pics from this morning...
So excited!

Giving Mrs. Laura her bag

Playing with puzzles

Her teachers: Mrs. Erika and Mrs. Laura

Daddy and Ellison before we left our girl for the day

Mommy and Ellison on her first day of preschool

Big Boy Bath...

William has officially outgrown the sink bath. We out him in the big bathtub the other night and he LOVED it. It reminded me a lot of the first time we put Ellison in the big bathtub. Both of my babies love the water!

Did she really just say that to me?...

A couple of weeks ago, I was in our bathroom getting ready for the day. Ellison came into our room and starting rummaging through our desk drawers (my guess is she was trying to find a pen). I told her to close the drawer and stay out of the desk. She then comes to the bathroom door where I am sitting doing my make-up and tries to close it. This is what she does when she wants to do something and doesn't want me to see. I told her No and she tried to do it again. I then got down to level, looked her in the eye and said "Mommy said NO" and do you know what the stinker said back to me?....

" I ELLISON AND I SAID YES!"

True story. She is ONLY 2. Wonder what she will be like at 16?

3 Months Old!

William is now three months old. It seems like I just wrote the entry for his 2 month birthday! A few things have changed during this month. He is really showing us his personality and beginning to interact more with us. Here are few new things:

1. You are no longer nursing :(....My milk just wasn't cutting it for you so you are now on formula. You take four 5 oz bottles a day. I am pretty sure that you will start taking more in the coming days.

2. You weigh 8 lbs 13 oz....yes, only up 2 oz from last month....see, I told you my milk wasn't cutting it.

3. You now sleep soundly through the night! YAY!!

4. You still HATE the car....but you Love when I ride in the back with you!

5. You laughed for the first time on July 30th! So sweet!

6. You have stated "talking" to us...

7. When you are eating and we take the bottle away from your mouth, you "yelp" at us! It is hilarious!

I can't believe my baby boy is changing so much! I love watching you grow and discover new things. I can't wait to see what this month will bring! :)