Our First Date, A.B.

When Grandma (David's mom) decided to visit on Friday, we decided to grandma-nap her for the weekend. David's dad and papaw joined her on Saturday and Sunday. Of course, we wanted to see them and spend time with them, but we also had an ulterior motive....to go on our first date, after Braxton. Yes, it's been over 8 and half months since David and I have had a night out together without Braxton. We went to dinner at the Oasis on Lake Travis, and it was absolutely gorgeous. Although the food is not it's claim to fame, David and I fully enjoyed (and devoured) our bacon wrapped shrimp and pineapple salsa mahi. We had a wonderful evening!!! THANK YOU, GRANDMA & GRANDPA CHAPLIN.

Life

I haven't had a chance to blog lately, so I thought I would just lump everything together in one blog. This was our life this past week - more swimming (with Dan & Jack), more crawling, a new tooth, lots of company, baby proofing, and a ton of new toys.

Braxton in the buff

I'm pretty sure he will be upset about this later in life.

Hard work pays off...

Texas

I love Texas, 'cuz Texas is always cool --- I love Texas, from my hat(cap) down to my boots(shoes) --- I still act, and look the same --- What you see ain't nothin' new --- I love Texas, 'cuz Texas is always cool!

(This is my version of Barbara Mandrell's "I was country - when country wasn't cool")

I am not sure how many of you know that we use cloth diapers when we are home during the day (which is almost always). But, here is Braxton learning to crawl & he is wearing our favorite diaper. It was a gift from the Cutlers! And, this past weekend when David's parents were in town they brought Braxton another new Texas gift...I wish I had converse like that.

PARDON ME!

We thought everyone might enjoy a good laugh.

(It makes me laugh out loud everytime!)

My baby boy is ALL boy!!! :)

Happy Birthday, Mawmaw

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Give it to me

Sacred Sunday

Manor Fellowship held it's 2nd preview service this weekend and had 60 people attend. The band, "The Cost", led worship! Please continue to pray diligently for our church, our town, our citizens and our community. May God use us to do His mighty work - the harvest is ripe here!!! (Thank you)

Soaked Saturday

Another day at the pool with friends Rich & Gina along with my sister & her family...playing water volleyball, racing the slides (again) and afterward having a water balloon war with our neighbors, The Rathmanns.

Celebrating Freedom

Our neighborhood has a party every year, which includes a parade, a rock climbing wall, spin art, balloon art, tattoos, bbq sandwiches and snow cones followed by a day at the pool - racing down the slides.

After all the activities, we went home and had a cookout, launched water balloons and shot off a few fireworks with family and friends. It was an excellent 4th of July!

Cousins

Hunter, Braxton and Hannah Hunter and Hannah brought Braxton a Baby Einstein video and decided to watch it upon arrival. Braxton wasn't really sure what was going on, but he was enjoying his cousins.

Rock and Roll

ROCK

He rocks back and forth in an attempt to crawl....

...AND ROLL

Then he gets frustrated and rolls instead :)

Jesus loves me

8 Months Old!

Braxton has survived 8 months in this crazy house! Isn't he just beautiful? (I'm a tad biased.) We don't go back to the doctor until his 9 month check up... (but Mawmaw bought us a scale)

SO - he weighs 18 pounds 6 ounces and is 28 inches long. That puts his weight for age between 25%-50% and length for age 50%-75%. What a huge change from when he was born...5 pounds 9 ounces and 17 inches long, which were both less than 3%.

Go Braxton!!!!

The First Tooth

Braxton has been teething for about 2 weeks now and finally a tooth has emerged!!! It's his bottom right tooth. This is the best shot I have for now - it's just barely broken through. I'm just so excited, I had to blog about it.