Cutie pie is 5 months old!

Seriously- it's flying by!! Almost 1/2 a year?! He's the happiest baby on the block and getting better at the whole sleeping thing!!  We've also started rice cereal, which unsurprisingly loves!!

And a little comparison of first cereal for DF on the right and Isaac on the left. Isaac is a month older here. 

Baseball pictures

David Franklin had his baseball party at Orange Leaf last night and he got his team pictures in! We were at the beach last year so this is his first baseball pictures.

It was such a great year and they improved so much, mostly just by growing and maturing and it had less to do with baseball skills but hose clicked too. We still had plenty of yawns and waves and "Hi Grandmas" from the outfield to remind us we were still in tee ball thankfully :). Cute, cute team and memories!

                                       

Getting down at the Farm!

We went to the Johnson farm on the 5th and the celebrations continued. We packed in the fun with go cart rides, swimming in the creek and river, fishing, cookout by the creek, shooting off some fireworks, BB gun shooting, bday party for Pops, and lots of playing! It was perfect weather and their place is really beautiful. We all had a great time and visit!

Jack has a really fun go cart! 

And all farms need a tire swing!

These kids loved swimming and fishing in the river.

They learned about shooting the rapids...don't be afraid, the water here was only 1 foot deep. DF is sitting down here and they were gentle rapids. Nora also has on her floaty.

This is how ikey and I rolled

Dirty, sticky boys after a lot of playing! Love the beautiful wild flowers.

Gorgeous sunset behing pops and Lelly and Isaac while the big kids shot fireworks- Nora was out for the night by this point!

They love the sparklers! Of course DF was pretend sword fighting.

Pops has quite the tan compared to ikey

Heading out on the farm

We celebrated pops' birthday with cake and presents. He was enjoying the song!

4th of July celebrations

First trip to a firework stand....DF loved it, Nora was a little scared.

Wesley and that sweet baby Connor!

DF is a serious fish these days and can even do tricks!

Georgia Green weighs less than Isaac- she's 9 months old.

We kicked off the weekend with a cookout at the Russell's pool (or bootsie and doc's) with the Choates, Greens, and Herndons. We had such a fun night swimming, small fireworks and eating burgers and dogs!

John David and Harper Feilke with the Bass kids.

On the 4th we went to the Cupps to swim and play on the lake with the Feilke's. It was great to see them and many others from college with their kiddos. A thumb in the mouth and a hand in a bag of cheetos- nora was a sleepy, but happy girl.

We ended the night at the McFarlands for a big party. There were tons of people there, including Jerry VanDyke. It's always fun to be with Amy and being out there brings me back to my high school days there. We played volleyball, which was a highlight for me and David F loved being right under the firework display. It was a special moment. The little ones stayed behind at Mammers and although we missed them it was for the best and DF enjoyed getting the one on one time.

Bass kids well child check up

The whole Bass family went for check ups today and all 3 children needed shots. Dr. Slay suggested I bring in reinforcements for this so franklin was able to join us thankfully! I did not take pictures at the doctors office as you can imagine how chaotic it was but I got some at home afterwards. 

DF got his last booster shot for kindergarten and was very brave- didn't shed a tear!

Nora was happy and proud to tell Dr. Slay she got her tonsils out. He was very impressed by how well she was healing and mostly how happy her spirits were. Said there was still a small amount of scabbing that will fall off this week. He said many are still complaining of pain at this point but Nora hasn't in 5 days! 

She is 34 lbs and 38 inches tall. She was in the 70th percentile on both height and weight. Said her growth and development are great! She had to play catch up on her immunizations since she's been sick so much and couldn't get them at "well child" check ups. She even had one from her 18 month mark she was late on so poor thing had 4 shots today. It was awful and Franklin and the nurse had to restrain her. Franklin had a bite mark on his arm from her but it's all over and she's caught up- whew! I gave her Motrin before we went to prepare for it.

Isaac is 26 inches long and 20lbs and 3 oz. His head circumference is 17". He is still on the charts, but barely. 

97% in weight....Dr. Slay said so out of 100 babies, only 3 would be bigger. He also said that they would be formula fed. Isaac is exclusively breast fed. Although I bought some formula just in case and he said it's time to start with the rice cereal. 

What Ikey's up to:

He's in size 4 diapers, has found his feet and is starting to grab for toys, he can roll over from his back to his tummy but not the other way. He gets quite mad on his tummy. He smiles and laughs easily, he isn't swaddled anymore and seems to have begun teething. Nothing has come through but he has lots of drool, hands in his mouth and his sleeping has been horrible this week- worse week of sleep for him. He's been up about 5 times a night, about every 1-2 hours crying. I don't think he's hungry so Slay suggested Tylenol before bed to ease the pain. We will be praying that helps! He isn't on a schedule as much as the others were and I would like for him to be on more of one but it would be very difficult for our family if he was to scheduled right now. For instance, he still falls asleep after almost every feeding. He takes 3-4 naps each day. Some times they are little cat naps in the early morning or evening with longer naps at the regular morning and afternoon nap times. This is something I have trouble regulating since these cat naps often occur in the car. Yesterday I needed to go pick up DF and Nora so his crib nap was interrupted but he fell back asleep in the car. He's very adaptable that way and he needs to be or we couldn't live our lives and would be trapped at home. His feedings are every 3-4 hours though and pretty regulated so that helps. I wish his naps were more scheduled and will be happy when that happens but it's likely to not be until the end of the summer when school starts. 

Other than this trouble at night, he's the perfect baby. He's starting to coo too. He likes his Paci, but doesn't love it or need it like he used to. He can easily fall asleep without it when we are out and about but likes it in his bed. Slay said he is a Paci fan so we will keep it around. 

We are blessed with a good report on all of our children. We thank God for good health!! 

David franklin asked me to take this picture. He said look mommy, he's hugging me back!! Take a picture, so I did :) 

After naps I called out for Nora and she said I'm right here...I said where and followed her voice. She said "in here, Isaac was crying so I came in here to check in him." Boy oh boy do they love  their" baby bubbie". 

We also went to the pool tonight for an evening swim and dinner. They love swimming with their daddy. 

90 years for Mommie Boo

The birthday party crew! 

Nora and Boo have a fondness for each other and I was glad I got this picture of them holding hands. Nora was leading her to the table...she like to take the lead ;)

They love Mommie Boo

It was a black, white and red day for these ladies

We had a little tennis tournament on Saturday- the Browns beat the Basses easily!

Nora had a great tennis coach in Ryan!

Mommie Boo has lived quite a life and leaves a wonderful legacy of love from her children, grand children and great grand children.  Franklin has always had great affection for his grandmother and we are very blessed to have her in our lives. Happy Birthday, Boo! 

She also happens to share a birthday with Jack Johnson who turned 7 on Saturday so it is a special day indeed!