Bentley is 15 months old!!

Our baby boy is 15 months old and learning and growing so fast! He is on the move. Not only is he walking, but he is running ALL OVER THE PLACE. If he is inside, he goes from room to room before you can even turn around. He is in every cupboard, pulls everthing out in a matter of seconds. He climbs where he can climb and crawls under and through things when he needs to. He gets where he wants to go and does not stop. If the gate on the stairs is open, he is up the stairs, if the toilet seat is up, he is in the toilet. He really is non stop and I feel like that is putting it lightly.

Doesn't he look proud?

There's a smile for Mommy!

Isn't this how every 15 month old eats their snack?

He has about 10 words. For months he has been walking around saying, "What's That?". He also says "Ball", "Mama", "Drink", "Bye Bye", "Night Night", "Outside", "Shoe" and he is all about "Dada". As soon as he wakes up, he asks for "Dada". As soon as he sees Mikey he says "Dada, outside". If he is inside and Daddie is outside, he is glued to the window, saying "Dada". He LOVES to go outside. As soon as a door opens, he is running towards it saying "outside". When he gets to go outside he gets so excited and giddy like he just won the lottery, but when it is time to come back inside he is not happy at all.

He is really catching on quickly on communicating what he wants. I am not sure if this is normal at this age, or if it is just being the 3rd kid and he has to fen for himself. If he is thirsty, he goes and gets a cup from the drawer and brings it to me. If he is hungry, he goes to the pantry and gets a snack and brings it to me. He wants to eat with a spoon at the table like his sisters. If you put him in a high chair it is pure meltdown. He wants to be at the table like everyone else. He is discovering tantrums when he doesn't get what he wants. Those are fun.

He is in 12-18 month clothes, size 4 diaper and size 5 shoe. He had his 15 month checkup and he is 24 pounds, 5 ounces (71%), 32.25 inches long (84%) and his head is 19 inches (86%). He is eating 3 meals a day with snacks in between. He will pretty much eat anything but he does this thing when I put all of the food the table, he brushes it all off onto the floor. We have begun "discipling" him for this. Everytime we tell him "No" in a firm voice he cries and he makes the cutest little face. It is so hard to keep a straight face. He drinks whole milk with every meal and water throughout the day. All from sippy cups. He has 8 teeth. 4 on top, 2 on the bottom and 2 molars. Doctor said he will probably get another 2 molars before his other two bottom teeth come in. He is sleeping from 730pm until about 8am and is still taking 2 naps each day for about an hour and a half each. I can tell he is starting to transition to 1 nap. He goes right down for his morning nap, but plays in his crib for quite a while in the afternoon. That transition will probably take place this summer!

Silly boy.

They pricked his toe to test for lead and he couldn't wait to get that band aid off.

Still working on it.

And it's off.

We haven't started working on body parts yet (poor 3rd kid), but he knows that his shoes go on his feet and when he has a comb or brush he brushes his hair. He even tried to put Presley's panties on last night. Like I said before, I feel like he is really figuring things out very quickly, or it just goes by really fast with the 3rd child.

My how Bentley is different from the girls. He is ALL BOY, stinky feet and all! He is all about balls, outside, and getting down and dirty. Mikey caught him eating a worm the other day without even flinching. We are so blessed to have him in our life and we wouldn't have it any other way. Boys are easier as teenagers, right?!?!?

Bachelorette Party = Daddie Day Care

The weekend of Courtney's Bachelorette Party, the guys thought it would be fun to all get together for Daddie Day Care. I think some of the Mommy's were a bit hesitant about this, but after it was all said and done, the girls had a fun weekend away and all of the kids were fed and safe!

We stayed at a Bed & Breakfast and it was the perfect setting for a Bachelorette Party. It was low key and we didn't have to leave all weekend.

We arrived Friday night just in time for dinner and then we sat out by the fire pit and talked.

This was one of the main buildings lit up at night.

This was the view from my bed!

After breakfast we went for a hike. It was so pretty. There were a ton of bluebonnets!

Everyone relaxed most of the day on Saturday and took turns at the spa!

On Saturday, after dinner we sat outside and took some pictures before the lingerie shower.

My gift to Courtney. Yes, I am boring and practical.

The girls!

The whole gang!

It was such a fun weekend and just what Mommy needed. Daddie Day Care lasted about 4 hours on Saturday. Here are the pictures we received throughout the day. There were 8 kids and 4 Dads.

The Dad's used good judgement not to put a 5 month old in the pack n play with the rest of them. Camdym got a picture all to herself!

At the time, I had no idea what Bentley was eating, but apparently it was a dorito and he loved them.

It was too cold to get into the pool (thank goodness), but luckily it was warm enough to play outside!

Apparently Presley and Isabella got a hold of a phone to take some selfies.

This was the picture I got on my way home on Sunday. I was so excited to see my loved ones! Thanks Daddie for keeping all 3 kiddos fed and safe (even if they wore the same clothes all weekend). Love you!

The Hail Storm of 2014

We got hit by a big hail storm a few weeks ago. We had high winds and bigger than golf ball size hail. We have to get a new window, new polygal on the purgula, gutters, window screens and the roof replaced. It was pretty scary, but luckily we were all safe. The girls played on the iPad under the stairs through most of it. Presley talked about the storm for quite a while after and had to show everyone the broken window. She still won't let us open the shutters to that window in our bedroom.

Other Fun Stuff!

Bathtime!

Took this picture of my sweet angels sleeping one night.

Presley has been phasing herself out of her nap, so I still make her go upstairs and have some quiet time. When I went up to get her one day she had lined up the cars and drew lines on the chalkboard and even lined up the chalk! She is so my daughter!

One week at Presley's swim lessons the teacher put them in this big float with life jackets on and flipped the boat over to help prepare them for summer.

This was a picture of Presley practicing her Yoga. I love her heels, phone and purse next to her mat because we all wear heels to the gym.

Presley and Bentley were playing doctor one night before bed and I couldn't believe how still he laid there for her. Such a good patient.

This is my friend, Trisha's, sweet baby girl Kinsley. We gave her a shower a couple of months ago. She didn't find out the gender before birth but she and all of the hostesses wore pink to channel a girl and apparently it worked!

Trisha is such a natural Mommy and I have to brag on her that she gave birth all natural with not even tylenol. She is so strong and amazing!!

Mikey took Bentley on his first jeep ride and now he is obsessed. Anytime the jeep is out of the garage, he tries to climb in. He has a ways to go before he can climb in himself, I can barely reach!

Mikey introduced the girls to the "good kind" of popsicles. Presley loves them and eats them right up. Yes, Bentley is eating cheese instead. I am keeping him sugar free while I can! Also, notice the difference in what they are wearing. Presley likes to dress herself now. All winter she would come down in dresses and sandals and when it finally is getting warm, she put on pants and long sleeves. So yes, it is warm out and no, Kiley is not freezing.

I had a girls dinner one night, so Mikey took the kids to his parents for dinner.

They love running on the golf course!

This doesn't really fit under the "Fun Stuff" post unless you call it sarcasm. Mikey was helping our neighbor move a big piece of granite and his finger got stuck between the granite and the sidewalk. It took a big chunk of his finger tip off. It was an eventful trip to the ER. He is healing quickly. Thank goodness for his golf game.

The other night, we all sat down to dinner and Kiley just picked up her fork and started feeding herself. We have waited so long for her to be able to feed herself and she did such a good job. We were so proud of her.

Another birth announcement. I hosted Amy's shower back in March and she gave birth to a healthy baby boy named Riggs.

Bentley has recently discovered that he can climb up on the couches. Of course he thinks it is the coolest thing ever. The other day I was picking up the playroom so I put all of the kids' bean bags on the couch. All of a sudden I heard Bentley fussing and I couldn't find him. He had climbed up on the couch, grabbed on to a bean bag and fell off. Lucky for him he landed in Presley's baby's pack n play and the bean bag was on top of him. It was so funny. Of course I had to take a picture before I helped him out.

This is my latest wreath. I actually ended up taking the bow off at the bottom and it looks a lot better.

Since we have been hosting so many things lately, it motivated me to finally start to decorate the outdoor bathroom. Some of this stuff is kind of filler, but it was a good start.