Roly Poly

Eli had been trying to roll over for the longest time.  I stepped out of the room for a minute while he was playing on his play mat.  When I walked in the room, Eli was mid roll.  I quickly grabbed my camera and snapped his proud moment after the roll!  Of course I didn't have to wait long to get it on video. Since then, he has been rolling from his back to tummy and tummy to back.  It won't be long until this little boy is on the move!

Proud moment post roll!

Reid, Jack, and Hunter's Birthday

The Andersen boys' birthdays are only two weeks apart, so luckily Jeff and Michelle get to throw a combo birthday party for all three of their boys!  (This mommy is a little jealous!)  This year was a Star Wars theme at a Rec Center.  Barrett had so much fun playing with Grandpa and all of his cousins!  He was a little timid about the slide at first, but after some pep talking and watching everyone else, Barrett decided he would take the plunge.  It only took one time down and Barrett was hooked!  We all had so much fun celebrating Reid turning 5 and Jack and Hunter turning 3!

Sliding fun!

Happy Birthday Boys!

Yummy cake pop!

Always fun with Grandpa

Fun with the birthday boys!

Travis went to grab lunch and I had to put Eli down for a nap.  I let Barrett watch the iPad
while I was out of the room.  This is what I came back to.  All tuckered out from a fun party!

Last Day of School

This year we decided to move Barrett from being at home with a nanny to going to school.  We decided on Spring Creek Private School and we couldn't have been happier!  We love the fact the school is close to home, close to Mommy's school, and run by the sweetest family.  Barrett had a hard time at first, but quickly fell into the routine!  He has made so much progress as well.  By the end of the year, he could count to ten and sing the alphabet.  He is also quickly making progress in identifying shapes and colors.  The icing on the cake was Barrett's teacher Ms. Shanna! He will do anything for her.  As soon as I would ask him how his day was he would answer, "Color and play with Ms. Shanna!"  It was hard to say good-bye to school, but this Mommy is looking forward to a summer with her boys!

First Day vs. Last Day
Did he grow up or what?

Barrett with Ms. Shanna
We are going to miss her so much next year!

First Swim of the Summer

Barrett had been talking about swimming in Grandpa and JoJo's pool since Mother's Day.  One day in late May we finally had a free day to take the little boy swimming.  Unfortunately, it has been a rainy couple of weeks but Barrett could not wait!  Grandpa was the unlucky person nominated to get in the pool with him.  Thankfully for this mommy and daddy, Grandpa was the hero of the day and got in the very chilly pool! Barrett had so much fun floating the day away!

Two peas!

Pure joy!

Four Months

Another month has flown by!  Eli is growing and met many developmental milestones.  He is reaching and grabbing for everything, propping up on his arms, rolling over from back to tummy, and so much belly laughing!  His daddy really knows how to make him laugh.

He got another good check up from the doctor even though his weight has fallen off track this month. Hopefully we can get some good feeds in and limit his spitting up to get things back on track when we go back for a weigh check in a month.

Here are his stats:

Height: 23.62 inches (3rd percentile)
Weight: 12 pounds 15 ounces (6th percentile)
Head Circumference: 21 centimeters (27th percentile)

Happy brothers!

So much fun to watch him grow and change!

Mother's Day

Well Travis got the flu the Friday before Mother's Day, so the boys and I packed up and headed over to Grandpa and JoJo's.  Barrett and I had the flu shot, but Eli was too young!  I just couldn't risk Eli getting sick.  Unfortunately it rained all weekend and ruined our lunch plans at The Lot.  Instead, the Andersen side of the family headed to Mariano's for some yummy Mexican food.  It was a little stressful juggling my two little boys alone at lunch, but thankfully I had many hands to help!  All in all I had a nice day and my wonderful hubby spoiled me once he was feeling better.

Barrett had to give the pool a try...BRRR!!

Sweet boy who made me a mommy!

Being Silly

Just some pics of my silly boys!  We love to laugh and have fun!