Seven Months!

Our little Charlotte is 7 months old! I can hardly believe it. She is interacting so much and down to two naps a day, so we have a pretty noisy house most of the time. Jackson likes to give her big hugs all the time, and most of the time she likes them. She has also taken up growling which is hilarious! I think it is her way of trying to scare Jackson away. :) Her blonde hair is coming in thicker by the day and it won't be long before I can get some pig tails going (my favorite hair style as a child). She is getting a little attached to Mommy, but in general she will go to anyone. And we have seen a little bit of pre-crawling moves, so I am preparing myself to have two crazy kiddos "exploring" my house soon!

A little evening walk. They like riding together.

Sunday dress. Miss animated.

Charlotte LOVES pumpkins!

Brandon is in London and Brussels this week with his MBA program, so I am pulling out all the stops to entertain the kiddos. We went to the zoo yesterday morning, and Jackson set the record for fastest child to get from one exhibit to another. He checks out each animal, but his interest lasts about 3 seconds before he wants to see the next one. I got a workout keeping up with him. The one big exception was the Lion which decided to do some roaring when we passed by. Jackson was fascinated by that and has been roaring ever sense. Between that and Charlotte growling, I feel like I am living with two baby lion cubs. :)

Big fish!

We have had some serious adventures this week, but we are missing B bigtime! He is walking all over London at the moment and going to see Les Mis tonight...lucky duck. :)

Our Third Anniversary!

Brandon and I celebrated our 3rd anniversary last week! It has been a crazy three years so far, and I can say for sure, there has never been a dull moment! Love you B!

A little picture of our life after 3 years of marriage...

...who is crazier the kids or the parents

poor Brandon doesn't stand a chance, he is simply outnumbered!

Mommy's sweet baby girl

Big brother

Lifting that head to see what is happening

Miss Charlotte is 6 months old (actually almost 7), and is growing fast. She had her check up last week and is weighing 16 1/2 pounds now! She is in the 40th percentile for weight and 80th percentile for height...I guess she may get some of her mama's height after all! She is teething and hating it, but other than that, we couldn't ask for a happier more friendly little lady. And she and Jackson are playing together much more, so finally this having kids 19 months apart thing is paying off!!

We went to Austin on Friday to spend a few days and go to Erin's baby shower. A cold front blew in that day, so it was pretty chilly at my mom's place. Of course that didn't bother Jackson in the least. He wanted his boots on within about 3 minutes of arrival and was on this bike, "off roading" for the next two hours.

Jackson - Chicken stand off...who will budge first?

Charlotte elected to cuddle with mommy on the porch swing.

Saturday morning, Nini put Jackson in "big boy underwear" and of course he wanted the boots too. Yes, he did wear this all morning and loved every minute of it.

And he requested a picture of his hands....nasty dirty!

First, we Chase the chickens...

then we herd them with our trusty steed!

We went to Fonda San Miguel in Austin on Saturday night for a late Anniversary dinner. It was great food and atmosphere. Nice to have a dinner alone every once in a while. Three years down and many more to come!