Dallas fun!

Pearce, are you ready to go to Dallas???

We went to Dallas for Nathan's 5th birthday.  I forgot my camera, so I just had to use my iPhone and don't have any pics of his party :(  I'll have to steal some from Ashley's blog!  As soon as I got there, we went to visit Grandma.  She is always so happy to see us!  Pearce definitely put on a little show for her and I know she loved it! 

Grandma had on a sweater, so we had her change into something a little more cool.  This top is so cute...Mom made it for her!  I think she felt really good in it because she disappeared in her bathroom and came out with her hair fixed and makeup on!  She looked so pretty!  

Then we headed over to Auntie Ashy's for playtime with the cousins and dinner.  Nathan and Charlotte are always so happy to see Pearce.  They are so sweet and gentle with him.  Nathan and Charlotte are also extremely helpful, too.  If I ask one of them to get me a burp cloth or diaper...or even to throw away a diaper, they step right up and do it!  

Auntie Ashy had fun loving on Pearce and playing with him.  I love her two kids like they are my own and I know she feels the same way about Pearce.  I love that!

Charlotte regresses when she's around Pearce :)  She also loves to get in my diaper bag and find Pearce's paci's.  I constantly lose them when she is around.  What's so funny is that she never used a paci when she was a baby!    

Pearce and Papa are buddies!  Papa can make Pearce laugh so easily!  I know my dad is so proud of Pearce and that makes me so happy.  Please notice the large wet spot on Pearce's shirt...he is a drooling mess most of the time which is why a bib is usually part of his outfit :)

I stayed with mom and dad for the first few days.  You can see the Otis made himself right at home on their couch :)

And so did Daisy!

We just put all of Pearce's toys on the floor and he played and played!  Being at mom and dad's house is a mini vacation for me because they pretty much take care of him the whole time!    

Bath time in the sink!!

Pearce loves to suck on his wash cloth during his bath.  It's so cute!

"Is it ok that I just went tee-tee on my wash cloth and now I'm sucking on it?"

Nice, clean, NAKED BABY!!!!!  

Wherever Pearce is, Daisy is right there too!

Happy baby, happy mommy!

Hmmmm....is Papa crazy about Pearce?

"Hey Papa, look what I can do!"

"See my hands going so fast?"

"I love you Papa."

It sure is a shame Papa and Mama don't love on him more :)

Mom was supposed to be giving Pearce a bottle, but he totally conked out.  I mean, he was OUT!  But then he would open his eyes a little and was in a complete state of milk drunkeness...is that a word??

"Hey mommy, I feel good....I feel REAL good."

"Who spiked my bottle?"

"Mama, is that you? Life is soooo good right now."

Pearce tried avocado for the first time and LOVED it!

Then it was off to Auntie Ashy's house for the weekend and for some birthday fun!  Nathan had his party at a splash park.  He had lots of friends come and they all had the best time at his Superhero party!!  

The birthday boy!! 

Party poopers! 

Wayne, Nathan, and Ash 

Nathan was so sweet to let Pearce try on his Spiderman mask :) 

After the party, we came back to Ashley's house to open more presents, eat, and play!  Charlotte and Pearce make the best little playmates.   

Charlotte LOVES Pearce!! 

We came home and I had a LOT of unpacking to do, but Pearce was his usual happy self, and I got it all done.  It's always fun to go to Dallas to visit everyone!!!

I hate sweet potatoes...or do I?

We gave Pearce his first taste of "real" food last week on his 6 month birthday (7-25-12).  He had already had baby oatmeal and liked it, so we thought he would LOVE sweet potatoes!  At first bite, he turned his mouth down and let out the biggest cry.  It was the same cry as when he gets his shots!  In fact, this was the same day as his shots.  You can still see his little bandaids on his thigh.  He would calm down and then open his mouth for another bite....BIGGER cry than before.  It was so funny!  We did this several times and then it was like he said, "Wait, silly me, I do like sweet potatoes!"  The pics say it all :) 

"Mommy and Daddy, I sorry for cyring.  I really do like sweet potatoes!"

I guess the sweet potatoes were a shock to his little taste buds after only having baby oatmeal.  Poor little guy!  But, I am happy to report that he has had sweet potatoes several times since and LOVED them!  He's also had bananas and loved, those too!

GG, will you accept this rose?

GG came for a visit and we had the best time, as always!  We wanted to take some cute pics outside and thought my neighbor's rose bush would be the perfect backdrop!

Pearce looked so cute in this outfit GG got him from Cracker Barrel!  I never knew they had baby/ kid's clothes until Pearce came....she has gotten him the cutest things from there!

Doesn't Pearce look so sad in this picture?!  Don't worry, GG did accept the rose :)  He didn't quite know what to think about the grass and the bright sun!

GG spoils Pearce to no end!  She told me she thought Pearce needed something to keep him safe and contained when he started crawling.  So we looked online and found this play yard.  She ordered it on Sunday and it came on Thursday!  I love that it has an activity center attached and it's cute, too!  This turned out to be a really great find because now all of his toys are contained in one area and he has plenty of room to roll around!  He has just loved playing in it.  You can even order extensions to make it bigger!  Notice the stacks of nicely folded laundry in the background.  Ever since GG left, the other laundry has stayed in either the hamper or the dryer :(

Otis always loves a nice, soft arm to lay on.

GG loved doing "tummy time" with Pearce :)  She got him a new remote control that he loves!

Happy baby!

GG was not happy to leave this sweet boy.  I was not happy to see my babysitter, laundry folder, floor mopper, and shopper leave either :(   We love  you GG!!!!