First Tooth!!

Gibson has a tooth!! We felt it poke through this afternoon. This would explain why he is slobbering so much. Of course, he is never fussy but is mouthing everything!! His favorite toys are the ones that have been passed down from Anne Reaves, Saxon and LeLe. (Pupsqueak, Lamaze spider and Lamaze butterfly).

As you can tell from the picture, Gibson absolutely adores LeLe. She has finally acknowledged his presence and he couldn't be happier. She is now wanting to feed him a bottle and more frequently asks to "take care of brother". He smiles everytime that she enters the room or he hears her voice. Things are becoming much easier as Gibson perfects sitting and she begins to interact with him.

Tonight, we made heart shaped cookies for Pappy. As you can tell, she had a great time playing in the "powder".

Loving "Broter"

LeLe is finally acknowledging that she has a sibling. She has always noticed Gibson when he was crying or making noise but now she really pays attention to him and tries to interact with him. We often find her giving him toys, blankets, reading him books, but tonight, we found her in his bed while he was sleeping. When I went to prompt her to get out and go to her bed, she insisted that she sleep with "broter".

Gibson absolutely ADORES LeLe. He continues to enjoy his green vegetables and tries to suck his finger constantly. Sometimes, I can convince him to take a pacifier but on the whole, he prefers his finger. He loves being in the car and falls asleep each time that we go for a ride. He is eating breakfast and dinner with baby food. His favorite food is blueberry pear oatmeal and vegetables (sweet potatoes, carrots, green beans, etc). He is such a happy little fella!

Cleaning Cleaning

So, LeLe has an obsession of cleaning. She enjoys picking up all of her toys (most of the time) and often tells me that "this place is a wreck!". Tonight, she was sweeping in her daddy's boot and my high heel shoe.

Last Day...

Today was the last day for LeLe showering with daddy....enough said. :)

While I was checking e-mail, LeLe walked into the office asking for Strawberry milk. When I turned around, this is what I saw. Now, if I could just teach her to pour it!

Dinner with the Welborns

We had the Welborns over for dinner tonight. Well, they brought all of the food but we cooked it.

I had received all of my Kelly's Kids clothes in the mail so Brenda and I spent a lot of time organizing and sorting through them. Adison, Hall and LeLe enjoyed playing on the water slide. Gibson just enjoyed being held by Alan and Brenda. During dinner, LeLe decided that Alan's meal looked better than hers. So, she proceeded just to eat all of the food off of his plate.

Hall and Gibson bonded while LeLe played with Adison. She found Adison's purse and proceeded to put on all of Adison's lipstick and her glasses.

Sprinkler Time!

Tonight, Matt was doing his evening ritual of watering the flowers. LeLe heard the sprinkler and wanted to get on her bathingsuit. We thought that it wasn't such a bad idea. As you can tell from the pictures, she LOVED it!

Gibson is HOT natured! He loves sleeping in just a diaper. Look at this precious fella!

Introducing...The walker

Okay, so little Gibson isn't the walker...but he is now mobile...a little bit anyway. We brought down LeLe's old walker after Gibson showed off his sitting skills. He LOVED the walker!! He is going backwards still but has enjoyed being able to maneuver around. He really liked the tasty bears that are on top of the tray in the walker.

He sat some more tonight. He really cannot sit for more than a minute and looks so suprised while doing so...as you can tell from the BIG eyes!

Dear Jesus

Good Morning! This is what I see when I walk into Gibson's room in the morning.

We went to Aunt Laura's to celebrate the 5th of July. Bobo and Pappy were already there when we arrived. Bobo and Pappy both got to swim with the kids prior to us eating lunch and heading back to Birmingham. Little Gibson got into his float that we got while at Sandestin and loved it again. This time though, he was a little more stable.

Anne Reaves, Saxon and LeLe had a fantastic time together. Saxon and Anne Reaves were trying to teach LeLe how to drive the Barbie jeep. However, it was a very slow process. Finally, Anne Reaves and Saxon just took off and little LeLe chased them forever!!

We came home and crashed.

LeLe's prayer tonight...

Dear Jesus, please be with Bobo, Pappy, Hossy (my Parent's dog), Brodie (The Meadow's dog), Fiver ("Skyler" the Meadows Dog), Sadie (our dog), Madden (Laura's Dog), Georgie (Aunt Tammie's dog), Sneezy, Dopey, Happy, Grumpy, and Snow White.

Happy 4th of July!

This year, we had the Woodworth family over to the house for the 4th. They have a little boy named Holden that is a month or so older than Gibson. They also have twin boys that are around 7 years old, Austin and Brandon. The twins and LeLe slid on the water slide for hours. Around 6:00, we dried them off and came in for dinner. After dinner, they wanted to go outside and play. We let them out, the next thing we know, the boys ran back inside saying that LeLe was sliding NAKED!! She had decided that she didn't have time to worry about a bathing suit and instead took it all off. I was mortified! They all thought that it was funny.

After dark, we went out front and shot off fireworks. LeLe hadn't had a nap and was exhausted. She didn't even come outside for the festivities as she was scared to death of the fireworks. Gibson and Holden didn't mind but Matt made them wear the headphones anyway. The fireworks were beautiful. Brandon and Auston got upset after they were over because they didn't last long enough.

We had a great time with the Woodworths and hope to be able to get the children back together soon.

As for Gibson...have you ever seen prunes look so good?

Sitting?

Gibson was showing out tonight as he sat for just a brief few seconds. We had purchased a huge ball that you can climb into and roll down a hill. LeLe tried it one time until she fell out of the whole and then she became scared of it. So, we captured a picture of her looking out of the top. The neighbors even came over to partake in the festivities (which was a bust).

Water Slide

For some reason, I have yet to take a picture of our new water slide. Matt brought it out today and LeLe had a fantastic time sliding. The Robinson girls came over to play on it as well and really enjoyed it. We always love when they come over to visit. McClain loved holding Gibson and well, Gibson loved McClain holding him. He did a great job eating this morning...he ate the whole container of oatmeal and pears. He doesn't really care for peaches or bananas.

Potty Training 101

Just a snap shot of what we have been doing a lot of at the Holland house....

LeLe is working on being potty trained. Today's location...the foyer.