Growth Chart

Here are some more growth comparison pictures.

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PJ's

I love kids in their PJ's. I don't know why exactly, I just do. I think it reminds me of the innocence of childhood. Don't you remember playing in your PJ's on a Saturday morning? I personally remember loving to put on my "silky" PJ's that my Granny got me. I thought I was so special when I wore this long-sleeved, ankle-length, lavender, silky gown. I don't know when I grew out of that girly stage but I sure don't wear long silky gowns anymore!

Well Mark seems to constantly outgrow his PJ's and right now we only have about 4 working sets! Now I don't think he has to wear different PJ's every night, but he can't wear the same ones all of the time and it seems like he outgrows them faster than I can buy them. So my point is from now on I am buying expectant mothers PJ's in several different sizes! Mostly because I love PJ's, but also because they are so darn practical. Is this the most boring blog you have ever read or what? Sorry...its just what's on my mind these days! Deep thoughts, huh? =)

ANYWAY, these are pics of Mark last Saturday morning in some spiderman PJ's that were passed down to him. He actually had just woken up from his morning nap and it was almost noon and he was still in his PJ's. He woke up at 6:30am that morning (its becoming his Saturday morning routine) so his morning nap was early...so early that he never did change out of his PJ's. I included so many pics here because he was "talking" a lot and he had funny expressions on his face!



I think he looks like a little line-backer in the pic above. Look at that neck!

Hysterical

Ok...so maybe we are a little biased, but this is the most hysterical video ever! I had to work late the other night and John was entertaining Mark. When you press play keep looking at Mark. You will see John come in from the side, but keep looking at Mark....and make sure the sound is up on your computer. I hate to laugh at my child hurting himself, but it is just too funny!

Giggle-box

Well Mr. Smiley here was in a great mood yesterday morning when he woke up at 6:30am!!! He NEVER wakes up before 7:30 but somehow he knew this would be the one day that I could sleep in so he had to put a stop to it! Little twerp! But seriously how can you get mad at this sweet grin?

Mark's friend Devyn gave him a whole truck-load of hand-me-down clothes last week and I finally had a chance to sort through them all yesterday in the garage. And Mr. Insomniac only took a one hour nap so he got to come play in the garage while I finished sorting. Looks like he had a pretty good time in the plastic tub!

PlayTime

Mark's good buddy John recommended this new SuperStar toy that we got last week. He just loves it. What's funny is if you press anything on it it sings and lights up, but Mark's favorite part is the microphone/rattle. It doesn't light up or sing or anything. Seriously! I should have saved my money and just bought a rattle! He's funny because he also likes to play on it with his feet. He leans back on his boppy and just kicks and kicks. I happen to like this toy because it helps him sit-up and reach etc AND I get about 15-20 minutes to get some chores done! My favorite thing about this first picture is how worked up Rocky is. He is so high-strung....


The other day John and Mark were out playing frisbee with Mobley when John accidently threw the frisbee over the back fence and into the gated neighborhood. Well this has happened many times before and we just have to laugh because you HAVE to go get the frisbee. See Mobley standing at the fence? He doesn't forget where the frisbee is. You can't distract him or play with another toy. See the 4 other frisbees and two tennis balls laying in the grass? We've never timed him before but I bet he would stand at the fence for at least an hour waiting for his frisbee. Same thing happens if a tennis ball gets stuck in our guttering...you just have to get a ladder!

Dedication

Mark was dedicated to the Lord on July 27th. It was a really special day for us and Mark seemed to enjoy all of the attention. Our pastor really does some neat dedications talking about what each parent has learned since becoming a parent and what new things they appreciate about their spouse. He mentionned that Mark got his hair style from his dad....everyone always gets a kick out of that. Mark of course had his typical "deer in the headlight" look. I bet a lot of the church thought he was just surprised to be held up in the air in front of everyone..little do they know he always has that look!

Getting ready that morning Mark really seemed to get a kick out of his fancy new polo outfit. He thought he was something else! Of course with me squeeling about how cute he is and snapping pictures, you'd probably grin too!

We were so grateful that so much of our family was able to make it to the dedication. Its nice to have so many people in town who love and support Mark. We all went out to a nice brunch after church and Mark showed off how he can get rice cereal EVERYWHERE.

I had to include this because we kind-of have an inside the family joke about how no one can get Mark away from his Grammy. She knows about this joke...but it doesn't seem to change her behavior!! She sure loves her Mark Thomas!

More vacation pics

I introduced Mark to a sippy cup a few weeks ago but his sippy cups with the big handles don't fit well in his diaper bag. I bought him a sippy cup/water bottle for the trip and he loved it! It was the easiest way to pacify him everytime we went out to eat. Here he is at a little bakery in Frisco really enjoying drinking some water. I know I'm partial but I think he has the sweetest grin ever!

This time he is very serious about a getting a drink. Sometimes it really takes some concentration!

And for all of my OSU friends.....

Check out the beautiful rainbows just outside the condo!! Most afternoons we would have a rain shower move in and cool things off from 81 degrees to around 70-75 degrees. Are you jealous yet? We saw some beautiful rainbows. One was so bright you could swear you could touch it!