Zane's Dedication - September 30

Our church has been blessed by a baby boom over the past year (5 babies in 12 months is pretty good!) so they decided it was time to schedule a baby dedication service. It was a really sweet time for our church and a blessing for our family.

Our family of five...

and our sweet baby boy!

Fishing - September 28-29

While I was enjoying a girls weekend at home, Danny, Wyatt and Colter went on a quick fishing trip with our friends the Millers. Colter with his first fish...

Wyatt's first fish...

Playing in the river with Hayden and Payton...

Sisters - September 29

We took this picture of the four sisters (me, Megan, Cathryn and Kim) as we were about to cut into Megan's birthday cake. I kicked Danny, Wyatt and Colter out of the house (they went camping, so they weren't complaining!) and Mom, Megan, Cathryn, Kim and Abi all came up for a "girls weekend". We watched movies, ate and worked on scrapbooking and quilting projects. It was lots of fun and we already have our calendars out to find a date for the next one!

Zane and Abi (2 months old) - Sept. 29

Here are Zane and Abi at about two months. They were much more aware of each other this time, but still not sure what they were supposed to do together!

Two Months Old - September 20

I can't believe Zane is already two months old! I took these pictures after his bath one evening. Bathtime is always a happy time for him!

Smile! - September 15

Zane's first real smile came when he was one month old, but it took me almost three weeks to capture it on camera. Most of those early smiles came right after he ate or while I was changing his diaper - not exactly moments when I had the camera ready!

Wyatt's Car City - September 15

Danny covers the emergency room one weekend each month. Some weekends it's pretty slow and he's home most of the time, but other weekends it is really busy. The idea of putting all three boys to bed by myself for three nights in a row is a little exhausting, so my parents offered to use those call weekends as a time to give Wyatt and Colter some individual attention. This weekend Colter got to spend two nights at Noni and Papa's house in Lubbock and Wyatt got to stay home and help me with Zane. The next call weekend it will be Wyatt's turn to go to Lubbock and Colter will get to help with Zane.

On Saturday afternoon while Zane was taking a nap, Wyatt and I drew a city for his cars and then built some buildings with blocks. He really enjoyed getting so much attention!

Zane's First Music Lesson - September 10

Wyatt and Colter had lots of fun giving Zane his first music lesson. It got pretty loud, but Zane didn't seem to mind!

Sights and Sounds from the Castro County Fair - September 6-8

Here are some of the sights and sounds from the Castro County Fair...It all started Saturday morning with a parade downtown. Wyatt and Colter both thought the sirens were a little too loud, but they enjoyed collecting all of the candy and toys that everyone threw from the floats. That's where the beads came from - just in case you were wondering!

Wyatt participated in the "junior tractor pull" again this year. Colter really wanted to do the "ta-ta pull", and was sad to hear that he would have to wait until he is a little older.The boys liked going with Papa to look at the petting zoo. When you live in the middle of livestock country it's not hard to find animals for this kind of thing!
Colter's favorite part of the day was "milking" the cow...

and Wyatt's favorite part was sliding down the big slide. What can I say - they are small town boys!

Colter in the Rain - September 7

Even though is was pouring, Colter just couldn't resist playing in the rain this afternoon. After only a few minutes outside he was soaked - and loving every minute of it!

"Picnic, Mommy!" - September 6

I pick Wyatt and Colter up from preschool at 11:30 and then we head home to fix lunch. They usually play outside while I fix their sandwiches. The other day Colter came running in and said "Picnic, Mommy!" He and Wyatt had found a perfect picnic spot under their slide and they wanted to eat lunch outside. They had lots of fun eating and talking in their cozy hiding place.

Jump Castle - September 4

A friend offered to let us borrow their jump castle after Zane was born. We kept it for about a week and the boys had a blast! It was a wonderful "big brother" present during this time of transition.

Baby in the Mirror - September 2

Zane gets his bath on the bathroom counter while his brothers take their bath in the "big tub." The other day he discovered a cute baby in the mirror while he was getting all squeaky clean!