Trip to Houston

This month we finally got to meet our newest family member, Grant William, who was born one day after Tucker. Grant is Nathan's brother Jason's and his wife Traci's first child. They live in Houston and we had been waiting for a free weekend to get to spend some time with them. It was great to see Jason and Traci and to meet Grant- he is such a sweetie. I know that he and Tucker will be good buds some day and probably follow Griffin into much trouble- we cant wait!

Kite Festival

This is one of our favorite "Austin" things to do. Every year they have a kite festival the first Sunday in March and fill up Zilker Park with kites, food, games for the kids, etc... This was our 3rd time to go and it was in a little different location which was not as open and a lot more dirt than grass (as you can see from the pictures). The wind was not very high, so it was hard for us (and others) to get our kites flying high, but it was still a fun event and the weather was great. Griffin loved just playing in the dirt- I don't think even would have noticed the kites at all if we had not been constantly pointing to them. I am sure we will continue to make this an annual event.

Forts

Griffin's latest project around the house is to build forts. He has built them in every room in every possible spot- mostly places that are in the way of course. He takes every pillow and blanket from every room and puts them all together to make his fort. Not so bad, you say- keeps him busy and easy to clean up, right? That's what I thought...until I realized he was dumping all of his toys from his tubs in his room into the fort- we are talking cars, memory cards, toy people and animals- it is quite a mess. We have come to a pretty good compromise now- he gets to build his forts and put his stuffed animals in it, but nothing else. It works most of the time...until I get busy and stop paying attention. Oh well, he is having fun. As you can see from the pictures, mommy got the idea to let Tucker join in the fun- it actually kept them both entertained for a few minutes while I got something done- that is about all you can ask for these days :)

Tucker, 3 months

Here are some 3 month pictures I took today- only a week late. Tucker is smiling more and more these days and laughs out loud, mostly when playing with Daddy. He loves his bath and he loves to sit up- he is even starting to like sitting in his Bumbo seat. He will sit up, facing out in anyones lap for as long as they can stand it. He LOVES watching his older brother, which is very helpful for mommy when she is trying to get things done. I think it wont be long until he rolls over- although he hates being on his tummy, so it is hard to give him time to practice.

Tucker has regressed a little in his sleeping. He was going for about 7 hours before waking at night to eat and then not getting up until around 7:30-8 for the day. The last 2-3 weeks he has started waking up once around 2 and needs his paci and a little patting to settle back down until 3 or 4, when I usually feed him. I am still only feeding him once at night, but that hasnt helped the waking up. He is also stirring around 6:30-7 and is getting up around 7-7:30. He has had a runny nose most of this time so I am hoping when that clears all up, he will stay asleep better.

Tucker is usually good natured, although he likes to be held and his little temper has not gone away. He mostly lets loose now when he is tired and it sometimes takes a little bit to calm him down, but then, just as fast as it started, he is quiet, sleeping, and looking like an angel.

We love our little man and can't wait to watch him grow over the next month and see what changed it brings

Griff and Tuck

Tucker's First Bible Class

Tucker went to Bible class a little earlier than Griffin- 2 1/2 months. I guess that is how it is with second children. HE has done well so far- as long as he is not hungry or sleepy. :)

Catch-up: John Paul's Birthday

I am way behind on my posts. Our computer has been down and we have had a lot of stuff going on, so I will try and play catch-up over the next few days. Here are some pictures from Griffin and John Paul at Chucky-Cheese for John Paul's 2nd birthday. They really are best friends- Griffin was getting in trouble for something the other day and started "fake" crying, saying, "I just really want John Paul". Cant wait to see what trouble they get into when they get older.