Ants...I mean Aunts

If you are lucky you get 1 awesome aunt...we've got 5! 
Our Aunt Becca came to see us all the way from Pennsylvania. 
We watched movies, did a little shopping, and painted nails.
We ate pizza, Sunday dinner,and had a grand time!

Ocho Meses

My dear friend Amanda watches my Baylor Boo three days a week and took these pictures for me on Valentine's Day.
Isn't she AMAZING?! 
They so perfectly capture Baylor's sweet face and common expressions that I decided to use them in this post to give a little update of our little Bay-O at 8 months old.

He has started chewing on anything and everything. Can I fit my whole hand in my mouth...hmpwpm...
A sign of teething? Usually. But this guy is still toothless.

Still loves his paci...although I can hear Super Nanny's voice in my voice saying "If he is holding it to chew on it he probably doesn't need it anymore." To which I reply, "I need it Jo Jo, I need it!"

 

 He likes just relaxin' and watching a little PBS,

 charming the ladies,

and sampling the local cuisine

We have graduated from the baby bath to washing with sisters

and now can be in our bouncer or bumbo without throwing a fit.

 Is it hard for that little neck to hold up such cute chubby cheeks?

It is literally exhausting!

Turning 8 months old.........

 NAILED IT!!!!

We couldn't love this little guy anymore!  We are constantly asking "what would we do without him?"

Valentines!

Do I put an exclamation point on blog post title?  Why yes, yes I do!  But this Valentines was quite exclamation point worthy. We had a little Playgroup Valentine Party. Making bags and handing out valentine's...what could be better?

 Then there was the anticipation of what Dad (and Mom) were going to leave valentine morning.  Tessa was so excited she could hardly sleep (either we give really good gifts or this long cold winter has made them starved for any kind of excitement).

 The night before Kylie called Kody at work to remind him they needed to go shopping. He came home early and the girls said they were going to shop with Dad for "business stuff."  They were so excited that they gave me my gifts right when they got home. 
And that my friend is why you have girls...'cause they know how to hook a mom up :)

Finally, they loved getting Valentine Cards with a $2 bill from Grandma...they are already planning what to buy.

Gong Hey Fat Choy

Gong Hey Fat Choy...Happy Chinese New Year!

NO SCHOOL!!!!

We were excited to have a day with no school so we decided to celebrate by visiting a place we hadn't been in a while...Kangaroo Zoo.  We loved all the sliding and jumping!