We have grass!!

Here's just a few pics as promised. The grass is growing!! Our yard has come a long way and is still a work in progress...as is the house! We'll get there someday soon!

I'll leave with you a pic of Dillin. He's able to balance on all fours, but has no desire to go anywhere just yet. I think he'll be crawling before we know it!

Especially for Grandma Marilyn

Dave's mom, Marilyn, sent up a mini video recorder so that we could post videos of the kids as well as photos. She was very excited about it because it's so small that I can stuff it right in my purse and catch the boys doing what they do while we're out and about.

We received the camcorder this afternoon and here's my first video to share. It's nothing special...just Austin getting on the computer (Dillin was sleeping).

Fun at the Beach in Downtown Kirkland

We had beautiful weather yesterday and after a visit with Grandpa and Grandma Meyers (those pics coming soon!), we headed down to Kirkland for some dinner and beach time with Grandpa and Grandma Brockert. Mom and I frequent this location as we often meet for lunch at Kidd Valley and then head across the street to Lake Washington. It was a beautiful and warm evening. The water was surprisingly warm and Austin jumped right in, of course! Dillin still is unsure about the water unless it's bathtub temp. So, he hung out with Dad and Grandpa Ed on the bench while Mom and I paraded around with Austin.

Jam packed June!

It's only the first week of June and we have a lot to share! So get ready for an overload of photos!

The first bit I'd like to report is Dillin's stats from his 6 month wellness check up. This kid is off the charts at 20 pounds 9 ounces and 29 inches long! He's the size of your average 12 month old. No wonder because he's wearing 9-12 month clothes! If he keeps this up he's going to pass up Austin for sure!

This last week was full of fun stuff for the Meyers Boys and Me. Last weekend the boys went over to Lake Cushman with Grandma Susan and Grandpa Ed. Aunt Rachel, cousin Sydney and I met them over there Saturday afternoon. When I arrived Austin was running around in the kiddie pool in his birthday suit! It was a sight to see and not what I expected when I pulled up the driveway! ;)

While we were playing over at Lake Cushman, Daddy was hard at work back at home. He and some hired help were busy getting the property ready for grass. It's all flattened out and complete with a layer of topsoil. We were scheduled to have the hyrdoseed on Wednesday, but with this heat we've been having we've decided to wait a few days until it cools off. I'll post more pics of the property once the grass is here! We're so excited to have a nice, big yard for the boys to run around in. So, is Austin as he doesn't like falling down in the dirt and getting his hands dirty (remember the beach story). He likes to keep his hands clean.

To see the difference take a look at my previous post here: Yard Project Day 1.

Dillin and I got up before Austin to go take some pics of the yard. He's waiting patiently on the front step in his Bumbo!

As I mentioned this week has been a scorcher! So, we had to get a new pool for the boys to play in. Austin, being the water baby he is, couldn't wait to jump in. He had a fit when he had to wait for it to fill up and for mommy to lather him up in sunscreen. Dillin, on the other hand, wasn't so fond of the cold water and opted to watch from his Bumbo.

I'll leave you with a few pics of Austin. I've been letting him color with crayons, supervised of course, or else he might start eating crayons and coloring on walls. He's been really good so far and the colors stay where they're supposed to!

This weekend is supposed to be beautiful as well. Looks like our summer has started! So, in between mommy's photo shoots we're heading to Duvall Days for some small town fun. Be sure to check back for pics...

Roll Over!

This is just a short post to share video of Dillin rolling over. He can now roll over from his tummy to his back and from his back back onto his tummy with ease!

Memorial Day Weekend at the Oregon Coast

On Friday morning we packed up the kids and headed down to Lincoln City to spend the weekend with Brooke and Blake at the beach. The Heller Family shares a house on the beach at Salishan and we hadn't been down for some time. It was the first time Austin and Dillin had been to the beach. While Dillin was a little bit young to really enjoy it, Austin had a ball!

On our way down to the coast we stopped in McMinnville to see the boys' great-grandfather, Harold. It was the first time he'd met Dillin and he really enjoyed spending a little bit of time with both boys. Friday evening we had dinner at one of our favorite spots, Mo's on the Siletz Bay. Yum, yum, do they have great clam chowder! By the time we returned from dinner it was time for the boys to head to bed. The Beach had to wait until Saturday.

Austin's buddy, Blake

Beach day! After getting dressed and getting everyone fed Brooke and I took the boys out to the beach (Blake and David were out playing some basketball, as they always do when we get together). Boy, was Austin a riot! He did not want to get his hands dirty, so every time he fell down he would hold his hands up in the air, while on his stomach in the sand, and wait for you to pick him up. On ocassion he would try and use his elbows to get up. It was pretty funny to watch.

On Sunday, we all headed out to the beach. Blake brought the kite and we watched the master at work. Again, Austin just couldn't contain himself. He screamed and hollered at the ocean and ran his little tail off. We did manage to get him to hold still for a few pictures with Dillin. After nap time (both boys slept about 3 hours, as they were so tired from all the fresh air), we headed to another one of our fave restaurants, Gallucci's Pizzeria.

Look! The Ocean!

Here he comes...

there he goes.
Blake, flying the kite.

Dillin staring at Austin giggling.
The Meyers Boys and Me
Here he's figured out that he can pick up the sand...
and eat it.

Monday came way too fast. After getting everyone fed and packed we piled into the car and hit the road. About seven hours later we made it with a lunch stop and a bit of traffic. The boys were great and the portable DVD player came in handy! We had a great time with Brooke and Blake and hope to spend more time with them IF they move up here!

Much Needed Update!

Well, I have been a bad mom again. It's been ages since I've posted an update on our family. So, this one will be packed with fun pics and cute stories.

Let's start with Austin. I've always had a hard time letting Austin feed himself the messy foods, like spaghettios, yogurt and applesauce. He's great using a fork, but when it comes to a spoon he just makes a mess. Well, like most things you never learn unless you practice. Here's what happened when I let Austin "practice" feeding himself spaghettios. Notice, I took his shirt off before I gave him the spoon.

Notice NONE of it is going in his mouth.

Another cute story about Austin. Earlier this week I was sitting on the couch going through images on my camera. Austin came up to me and started what I thought was humming. I thought nothing of it, but he kept doing and was starting right at me.

I then realized he was trying to say CHEESE. A while back I was trying to take his picture and I kept saying cheese to try and get him to smile. Well apparently he's figure out if the camera is in mommy's hands and he wants his picture taken that's what to say! I pointed the camera at him and started saying CHEESE too and he got a big grin on his face! He really does know a lot more than I give him credit for!

Next, is our giant baby, Mr. Dillin Pierce. Our not so little Dillin is now 5 1/2 months and in 9 month clothes. He's long and strong! The only rolls on this kid are on his thighs and as you know we've been working on feeding him solids. I figure he's getting hungry because his sleeping through the night has come to a screeching hault and he is now waking up at 2am hungry.

We've already established he likes rice cereal. Next I wanted to introduce veggies. With Austin I started off with fruits and when it was time for veggies he protested. I thought if I started Dillin off with veggies he wouldn't have anything yummier to compare it to and wouldn't protest quite so much. I was wrong.

We started with peas and mixed in a little rice cereal to help with the taste. He ate the whole jar, but has some choice expressions for us.

Here he is gagging, trying to figure out what to do with the green mush in his mouth.

He is clearly not impressed.

Thinking, "What are you doing to me, this stuff is nasty!"

I will end this post with a few pics from our dinner/baby party this weekend. We had some of my old friends and their babes over. We've been through grade school, junior high, high school and college together. So, it was a blast seeing them and their babes. Abby, Marian's daughter is 7 months old. Dylan, Katie's son, was born on December 12th.

It was very difficult to get Austin to sit still for any photos with the babes, so you won't see him here. We wanted a few pics of the little ones together. Everyone started with smiles...

But, then they started tormenting Abby...
So, she did what any girl would do and fought back...

Then she tries to escape...

and they both try and stop her...

Then Katie cuts in to try and help a girl out...

Boys will be boys...and Abby cleary had enough.