Reid Meets his Great Great Grandma

About a week ago Granny came down to visit for the weekend and since she had never met Reid we made it a point to go and see her while she was here.  Wes was off hunting so he missed her visit but Reid made up for it.  Granny is Reid's Great Great Grandma.  She is so amazing and I was so happy that we could see her.  She just loved Reid and he just sat on her lap and stared at her for a good while.  She should be coming down next month for Katie's wedding so we should be seeing her again soon!

Reid is 4 Months

Today my little boy is 4 months old! With every month that goes by I am amazed by how fast the time has gone by.  Reid is so amazing and such a great joy for us.  This month has been so fun.  We have seen him grow even more and he is not my lttle newborn anymore.  He is getting so big and is a little bit more than 14 1/2 pounds.  He is smiling so much and recognizes us as soon as we walk in the room.  My favorite time of the day is when I go and get him in the morning.  When he sees me he gets the biggest smile on his face and he just goes crazy.  He had his first laugh during this month and it just melted my heart.  He is continuing to roll over from tummy to back but hasn't quite mastered the back to tummy rolilng yet.  He is so aware of everything that is going on around him and wants to be apart of it. I can't talk anymore when I am nursing him because he just wants to play and be apart of what is going on.  Reid is starting to be able to grab things and put them in his mouth.  He wants to grab everything that he can get his hands on.  Sometimes he will grab my face and tries to bite me! I like to think of it like he is giving me kisses.  He is the best little boy and gets more and more fun everyday.

Such a smiley boy!

He's so big he can even hold his own bottle

He is getting so much better at tummy time

He has found his thumb! He loves his thumb and fingers and likes to suck on them to put himself to sleep

Wes turns 27

On September 22nd Wes turned 27. I decided to do something with just the two of us so we had my mom and dad watch Reid and we got out and had some fun.  His birthday fell on a Wednesday so it was perfect because he had the day off.  We decided to go see a movie and chose, The Town which turned out to be awesome.  Then we went out to dinner at Wes' favorite place, Red Robin.  We ate tons and then went and picked Reid up.  We came home and had some cake that I made for him.  It was a great birthday and it's always crazy to me how the years go by so fast.  The next day we celebrated with his family.  He got lots of soda and food to go camping.  That weekend he went camping with his friends and went off roading.  He is one lucky boy!

Wes and Reid have to dress the same. It's too cute!

He got lots of stuff for his camping trip

First Camping Trip to Carpinteria

As you probably already know we love Carpinteria State beach. We seem to go there every month because it's only an hour away and we love everything about it.  It has a great beach, great camping and a great town walking distance from the campsite.  It has everything that we need so we just load up the trailer whenever my mom can get a spot and head up there.  I decided that it was time to try spending the night since Reid has been sleeping through the night for about 2 months now.  It worked out great because the last night that my mom had the spot my sister and her adorable twins had to go home. We went up and spent the day with them but then they had to go home for school the next day so they couldn't spend the night.  I wanted to try and stay over without any kids there to see how Reid would do.  I was afraid that he would wake up in the middle of the night and wake the kids up if they were there.  Well, I don't think I need to worry about that. He did great! He slept so good and we had so much fun.  We are planning another trip up there in a couple weeks and we are going to try sleeping with everyone in the trailer. Hopefully it goes just as good!

All smiles after a great night

Worn out from so much fun!

So is this the cutest picture ever?! Bridget and Ethan had a friend come up and they were so happy. Bella came to play with them and they just loved her.  They were all holding hands and playing in the water.

Ethan is such a stud already!

Blessing

On September 5th we finally had Reid blessed. Wes had to work every other Sunday so when we found out that he had that Sunday off we jumped and knew it was the day. It was so sweet and touching to watch Wes give his little boy such a great blessing. A lot of our friends and family were able to be there to celebrate with us. After the blessing we went over to the Llewellyn's house and had a great lunch. It was so fun to get together and celebrate what an amazing little gift Reid really is. I am so grateful for him each and every day. He is such a great addition to our family and it makes us feel more complete.

I didn't want to dress him in all white so I got him an adorable little church outfit to be blessed in. He looked so big and I could not believe that this is my little boy! He just could not look cuter on his special day.

Reid is 3 months

Today Reid turned 3 months! I'm amazed every day by how much bigger he gets and I want to slow it down so I can have him this small for a little longer. He's been doing so well this past month. He is getting so big and is now about 13 1/2 pounds. He has such a cute little belly and lots of little fat rolls. He is so much more smiley and he loves to look around at everything around him. We have gone to the beach a few times and everytime we go he just loves it more and more. He loves to be around me or Wes and always looks for us if we leave the room. He sleeps so good and sleeps through the night now. He will sleep anywhere between 8-10 hours at night and hasn't woken up during the night in about 3 weeks.

He discovered the jumpy and he actually fits in it and can acutally do some jumping

Such a good sleeper

He is such a fun little boy and we just love to see how him grow and develop every day!

Carpinteria and Ventura Fair

My parents got a spot at Carpinteria State Beach, in the middle of August, which is only about an hour away so we decided to go up during the day to check out the beach and to see how Reid would do. He did great and loved being outside. One of the days we decided to go up there and go to the Ventura County Fair. We didn't know this but it ended up being dollar day and so it was super crowded. We fought through the crowds and ended up having a great day. It was also great because Wes was able to come and spend the day with us. I know that Reid is just going to fall more in love with the beach as he gets bigger and soon I'm not going to be able to pry him out of the sand.

So tired after a long day
love the cows

SO CUTE!!

Reid with his cute cousin, Bridget