Fins Up

On Saturday 6/11/11 we headed to Santa Fe to celebrate the engagement of two of our good friends. The party was kid friendly which is always nice! The theme was Margartiaville so their were blow up palm trees and a pool set up for the kids!! When we arrived Trenton was sleeping so we let him enjoy his nap and re-energize for some fun in the sun! Kolton and Mickey were there so it was great for him to have someone to play with!

The boys were taking turns running and doing “tricks” into the pool!

What part would be complete with a shark fin hats!

This smile melts my heart!

   

Mickey

Kolton

Trenton insisted on climbing in this thing!

Swimming around like a shark

Sweet Kolton really had a great time with these crazy big boys!

 

Dancing with a palm tree!

  

Trenton had a blast and so did Trace. We didn’t let him play in the water since the big kids were being crazy, but he enjoyed watching his Daddy play washers and may have even enjoyed a nap in the grass! What a life! Congrats Jake & Torie!

Swinging

Well I think summer is unofficially here! It is in the near 100’s everyday and humidity is unreal! We have also been very busy this summer since Trenton is older and involved in a lot more. We usually play in the front yard, but lately since everyone has baseball, football or swim lessons we have enjoyed some Flores Family time in the backyard! We are working on getting our backyard  back in shape so we can spend even more time back there. I decided to try Trace out on the swing and of course he loved it! Anything this little guy can do to be outside with Slugger he is all over it. He kept his eyes on that dog the whole time!

A little unsure of what he thinks, but has a straight shot on Slugger’s whereabouts!

Yea, maybe this is a little fun!

OMG! This is what I have been missing all my life!

The face! I just can’t get enough of the face!   (Picture is blurry probably because I was laughing so hard)   Stay tuned for updates on our NEW PATIO that Daddy and Big Dog have been working very hard on!! This Mommy is super excited!

Smiles, Sweet Eyes & Standing

Trace is really starting to come out of his shell. His little personality is flourishing! I have a feeling we will have a class clown on our hands. I cannot believe that he is 7 months old, trying to crawl and most importantly pulling up into a standing position! I guess he is eager to keep up with his big brother because all of this happened overnight! Trace loves to make noise. He likes his own voice, he likes to bang two toys together to hear the sound and he really likes to stand at his leapster toy and make it sing! Trenton is always right beside him pushing him out of the way helping him learn. My sweet boys play well together, but I think Trace needs to slow down because I am far from ready for a mobile baby!

Stopped beating his drum for a quick pic!

This face! OMG! I am working on a video because this face keeps us rolling. He loves to close his eyes and now he stretches his face really long. We call these “sweet eyes” and he will do it on demand!

He looks like he is getting ready to go!

Standing…all by himself….no big brother…no Mommy or Daddy…All Trace All by himself!

Sweet Eyes!

(Are you totally cracking up after seeing it again!)

Brothers! Trenton paused for a picture so Trace decided to get in some play time before getting his big brothers help again!

Getting bigger by the day

I just can’t believe how fast Trace is growing up. We have had our fair share of issues with reflux and formula selections. Well now we are running into issues with this little guy eating baby food. He has started to refuse Gerber pureed foods. I don’t understand. In typical Mom fashion I moved onto a different brand with a slightly different texture and wouldn’t you know he loves it! I thought these little Plum pouches were just ridiculous several months ago, but now I am eating my words. It is really nice that he can pretty much feed himself. PLUS the selection is HUGE! He has enjoyed Mangos/Spinach/Pears combo, plain mangos, Banana Mish Mash (bananas/apples/pears combo). He LOVES IT! Whatever it takes to keep this little man happy!

Enjoying his mangos!

The spoon is simply a drum stick at this point to make noise with! He is banging it on his tray while gripping his puffs!

It is also sometimes a chew toy!

YUMM!