She graduated into 6 month jammies, because she's super long, and thought it was pretty awesome.
We celebrated Ezra's birthday at the splash pad, where Nolan returned to his old habits of just kind of watching vs. playing in the water. One day he'll realize it's fun... maybe next year! Acelyn hung out in the stroller with her personal fan, and she was the lucky one, because it was super humid and hot!
While I was cooking dinner one night, Nolan apparently decided Acelyn needed some toys to play with.
Acelyn has been starting to roll, but still hasn't gotten all the way over by herself yet. Nolan thinks it's pretty awesome that she's starting to become semi-mobile, and helps to motivate her to roll towards him!
We had some nice summer storms this month, and Nolan was obsessed with going outside and playing in the rain, as long as there was no lightening. He would cry if we needed to go back inside, and he was really into wearing his "jacket for the rain" each time. It was great to get some cooler weather that came along with the storm. Summer rain season is my favorite!
Acelyn started a new favorite habit of sticking her hand inside my shirt every.single.time she nurses, which I find adorable and love that she has her own little quirks to make her comfy.
She had a lot to say waking up one morning.
They shared the iPad nicely for a few minutes, and Acelyn is really into watching everything Nolan does lately. She cracks up at him constantly and is always looking around the room for him. I love watching the bond they are building.
The Rio Olympics (or Oly-mp-chips, as Nolan called them) kicked off and we were excited to watch the Opening Ceremonies as a family. 2016 marks the kiddos first Olympic Games, so of course we had to document with a photoshoot. Acelyn faired much better at taking her pics, solo, without big bro tugging on her every limb. We DVR'd so many events and enjoyed our evenings cheering on USA for soccer (whomp whomp), gymnastics, swimming, and track and field.
Acelyn turned 3 months old and Mommy cried that her sweet baby is a quarter of the way to ONE.
We busted out the Exersaucer for sissy to try, and Nolan showed her the ropes with all the toys on it. She was somewhat unimpressed, but enjoyed watching Nolan play. Her favorite part is talking to the birds and has some pretty intense conversations with them, some days!
Sweet pea looked like quite the chunker on her changing table, so of course, pictures! I'm still obsessed with her nursery and love spending time (as little time as we do) in there.
We've been practicing sitting up by stuffing Acelyn into the couch cushions.... it totally worked for Nolan, so of course we're doing it round two! Haha.
We won an adorable fall head wrap from Wild Sunshine Threads, so we had a photoshoot and sent over some sweet pictures of little Miss styled in it.
Acelyn started napping in her crib like a big girl during some of her naps in the daytime!
The clouds looked extra puffy and the sky was super blue one morning after running some errands.
We spent a night out (sans kiddos) with our friends at Mandalay Beach for a beer festival. The vibe was awesome and chill in the beginning, but towards the end of the night the crowd and band got weird. Either way, it was so nice to have a night out with zero worries and to enjoy ourselves with our friends!
Acelyn has been enjoying sitting in her high chair, and she looked incredibly big to me this day!
Jason was amazing and took the day off to celebrate my birthday in the middle of the week. We spent a fun day out, starting with breakfast at Panera. I snapped some pics with my babies, and we captured just an okay one, and most others came out like the latter... life as we know it, a crazy toddler, a tired Mama, and Acelyn's WTF face. We took a trip down to the Fashion Show Mall, where we spent a ton of time in the Lego store, watched a bit of a movie on the big screen, did some shopping, and had a relaxing lunch at Nordstrom, as Acelyn slept and we chowed down on some of the best grilled cheese and tomato soup. We kept the kids out the longest they've ever been out and with Nolan sans nap for the day, and somehow it went without any meltdowns!
When we pulled into our garage that afternoon, our neighbor pulled up his huge vintage army truck and let Nolan check it out. He was amazed and talked about it the rest of the day! Acelyn took some selfies and had a cute photoshoot, and then passed the heck out and napped for over an hour like this on the couch.
We had a yummy dinner out at Geisha House, since it had been over a year since we last visited! My mom came along and Nolan was excited to be greeted by a waterfall as we walked in. Once dinner started, he changed his tune, and was terrified of the fire on the grill. We managed to get through dinner somehow, between lots of tears, and he did eat really well despite being terrified. I had a feeling it may not have gone over well, but he cried much more than I imagined and was totally not into it, so needless to say, we'll be back in another couple of years when he's not so scared! Either way, dinner was delicious as always, and even with the chaos, was worth it!
Acelyn's been doing lots of tummy time and practicing rolling over with our help, and looks so adorable when she's laying down on her belly. That smile!
With the weather a little cooler, we took a trip to O'Callaghan Park and went on a little walk around. Nolan found leaves and ran around the grass like crazy... he was probably thrilled to finally get back out to a park since it's been a while! Acelyn hung out in the Solly, and has been gripping the side with her little hand lately, which makes me melt into a puddle because she looks so cute doing it. The weather was gorgeous and the grass was SO green... it made us excited for fall to be coming up so we can enjoy more time outside!
Nolan started his first team sport this fall- soccer! We are so excited to watch him play, and he's on a 2-4 year old team, which will make for hilarious and interesting games, I'm sure! The first practice went much better than we anticipated, and the kids look so cute running around, half confused and kicking the ball wherever they can! We have lots of friends on our team, which makes it extra fun and we are super excited for the season. Nolan started out very shy and timid (totally normal for him in a new environment), and we hope he gets more comfortable with every practice. He talked about soccer "prac-tik" for days after, so we think he's pretty excited about it, too!
We found a new favorite Snapchat filter.
Nolan and Acelyn have started playing together, and she finds her big brother sooo hilarious. She lights up whenever he's around and she's always on the lookout for him. All he has to do is look at her and she'll shoot him the biggest smile. When he makes her laugh, it's the best thing to see and makes my heart explode into a million pieces. We're still working out the kinks of sibling rivalry, and constantly reminding him how to be gentle with sissy, but moments like these remind me why it's so worth having them close together in age!
Nolan had his first In N' Out experience, and since the weather was still cool, we ate outside. He wore his hat and decided to wave at every single car that drove by us from the drive-thru, which gave everyone driving by a pretty big smile, and most of them returned the wave back. He loved it!
Acelyn has the best laughing fits when I lay on my back and hold her in the air like she's flying. I swear she's going to be the thrill-seeker and Nolan will take the more timid role in their relationship, which is so funny to me!
Towards the end of the month, we had a pool day at the M Pool with our friends and had the best time! We had fun drinks, the kids played, and it was a nice time to just spend relaxing with our friends before schedules get crazy with school starting up! After spending the morning at the pool, we had lunch at BJ's before parting ways. It was the perfect day and we had a blast! Thanks guys, for joining us and making it a memorable day!
Acelyn spent some time in the Pack N' Play, playing and entertaining herself while I cooked dinner. This video made me so sad to think how quickly she's growing up! Waaah!
September is here and that means the start of holiday season and fall goodness! We can't wait to kick off cooler temps, football and the fall season! ...Until next time!
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