Fun weekend!

This past weekend was Riverboat Days in my hometown. It's the annual summer event with a parade, food, crafts, and of course a beer tent! Five weeks ago Kyle, my sister, and I decided to run in the 5k that is always Saturday morning before the parade. I have to say I was really worried about doing this. I have never been a great runner so I was worried I wouldn't be able to run the whole way or that I would embarrass myself by coming in dead last. Fortunately I ran the whole way and didn't come in last! I am even thinking about running in another 5k this fall. Kyle and my sister did great too! I am so proud of us. I guess I can cross that off my list of things to do before I turn 30!

While we were home we decided to take some cowboy pictures of the boys. My brother lives near a lake in the country so it was the perfect spot. He also owns horses so we had access to a saddle for them to sit on. I am planning on having a cowboy themed birthday party for Sutton's first birthday. I figured this would be a great opportunity to get some pictures to use on his invite. They turned out awesome! I was so happy with them that I made a trip to get them printed off the very next day. I even made his birthday invite on Shutterfly! I am a little ahead of the game on this, but I had lots of homework to do this week and I needed a distraction from actually doing it! :)

We had a fun time with my family and catching up with old friends. I feel blessed to have so many wonderful memories of this summer. Work starts on Monday so ready or not here comes another school year!

Another trip to the zoo!

The weather the past few days has been gorgeous so my friend Katie and I decided it would be a great day to head to the zoo. The boys had fun with her little girl Zoie. Sutton loved being carried around by Katie all day. She was getting her "baby fix" as she likes to call it! =)
The bears were being fed apples when we stopped by their exhibit. That particular day there were horses pulling the trolley that takes you out to the farm area so that was a fun ride. Macalan was brave and went inside the pen with the goats. He even pet one! Sutton wasn't so sure he liked the goats. We also took a ride on the tram. We had never done that before so it was fun to see a view of the zoo from a different angle. My days at home with the boys are numbered so I'm glad we could get another trip to the zoo in before I head back to work.
On a different topic, we got our swing set put up on Sunday! Macalan is having so much fun playing on it. I'll post more about that soon.

9 month stats

Sutton and I went to the doctor today for his nine month check up. It was a great surprise to find out he didn't need shots! He was all up to date so he won't need them again until he's one.
It was nice for he and I to have some time together. Even though we were at the doctor and not doing anything very fun it was great to have that one on one time. Potty training Macalan has been very time consuming and he is just a busy boy so I spend a lot of time chasing after and entertaining him. Poor Sutton often has to wait a while for his turn. That has been the only downfall to having 2 kids. I feel like I can't give either of them all the attention they need. I think Kyle and I will be trying harder to spend more quality one on one time with the boys from now on. I could tell Sutton just loved having mommy all to himself!
Here are his stats:
20 lbs 4 oz
27 1/2 inches long
18 1/2 head circumference
His weight and length are average, but of course his head is huge! I guess we just make babies with big heads! I just tell myself it's to hold all those brains!! =)

9 months

Sutton turned 9 months this week! We are heading to the doctor tomorrow. I'm anxious to see how much he weighs now. He has become quite a little tank! During Macalan's nap today we headed outside to get a few pictures. He was in such a good mood (as always). I think he had a smile on his face in just about all of the pictures. I will update tomorrow after we visit the doctor!