Road Trip

We went on a little road trip this past weekend.  My cousin got married on Friday and had a little party to celebrate so we loaded up and made the trek to Houston.  The weekend was great fun.  The car ride there was a little rough, but we only had to stop 3 times, which I think is pretty good for a family with a 2 year old and an infant.

Between time hanging with the family we visited with our great friends Patrick and Erika who have Sophia (3.5 years) and Maya (5 months). I can't believe we didn't get any pictures of the kids together. We had intention of lining them up and taking a picture but we never got that far.

Marlo was in heaven. Sophia has soooo many cool toys and a REAL piano.

Here's Marlo really enjoying the toys.  She did the entire trip sans naps so, although I think her eyes are just closed in this shot, this is pretty much how she looked by the end of the day Saturday.

Louis enjoying a nap at the hotel.

Josh serenading Julie. Marlo kept telling me "I like Josh" when he got out his guitar it really sealed the deal for her.

Congratulations to Josh and Julie!

Moving

I put him down next to the little train and 2 minutes later when I looked up from checking email he was half way across the room. Go baby go!

Quote of the Day

Marlo- Baby Louis is exercising.
Mommy- He's exercising?
Marlo- Well he supposed to be.
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Marlo- You can't go under it. You can't go over it. You have to swim right to it.
(I have no idea what she's referring to, we were eating dinner and these are the words of wisdom she had to share)
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Sean shaved his beard a few days ago and it's been a topic of discussion.
Marlo- Your beard Daddy.
Daddy- Yeah,  it's growing back.
Marlo- It's growing back and forth, back and forth.
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Driving on I35 towards downtown.
Marlo- I see downtown.
Go around a small curve for a very slightly different view of downtown.
Marlo- I see another downtown!

Rolling

Louis has been rolling from his tummy to his back for a few weeks but just a few days ago he figured out how to go from his back to his tummy.  He can also pivot around on his tummy.  Often times when he's on his tummy he'll get up on his knees and push as if he's trying to crawl.  I can't believe he's already somewhat mobile!

Photos I love

I want to host a contest to see who can come up with the best voice over for this video.
What's up with the gangster hands?



What's amazing is that this video is only a couple weeks old but he's already in so much more control of his limbs.  I think it some how relates to his new distaste for the swaddle, he prefers to be free of the baby straitjacket now.  I don't know if I'm ready.

Laughing and Singing

Louis is laughing!




Marlo has been performing a series of afternoon concerts for me. As soon as she gets home from school she gets her guitar and sings.




Her favorite lyrics seem to be "and then... and then..." but I like the bit about the sunny day.  Sean's favorite part is the turning of the guitar to use it as a percussion instrument.  I didn't get the very first concert in this series on video and it's too bad because I think it was the best. She sat down and said "This is a song about an owl." She played a song and before the next tunes said "This is a song about another owl" and before the third song she announced "This is a song about more owls"... We had been to the Nature Center earlier that day.