The Pink Bouncer Debate...

When I resumed in-home childcare after we moved to Ft. Worth, Harper was my very first little one to keep.
I was so excited to have her and bought her a preciously pink little bouncy chair. Then, over the next several months, I started watching several other little girls, all of whom enjoyed the pink bouncer. Then, when "my" girls outgrew the bouncy, Sprite took it over..........

Finally, in just the past couple of months, I have gotten some daycare boys! I had no problem whatsoever with putting them into the pink bouncy chair - yes, it is pink, with flowers, and they are boys, but it certainly serves its purpose just fine.

Enter Weston......................................and the pink bouncer debate began................

Brian, Grandpa and especially Auntie

Brigitte just can't handle little studly
Weston sitting in a pink bouncer - I mean,
heaven forbid! Normally, I just drape one

of Weston's blankets over the bouncer whenever I put him in it and no one even knows the difference. Sometimes, however, I forget - hence the debate!

As of yesterday, Grandpa officially put his foot down and declared that we simply had to purchase a new "boy" bouncer for Scoots.So darn funny. Personally, I think he looks totally precious in this one, but hey, I love to shop so it works for me! Bye, bye pink bouncer...................................it's all your's again, Spritey!

Lazy Saturday at the Pool!

Where's Scooty Bug???????? He's under there, alright - just trying to keep the sun out of his beautiful baby blues! I just LOVE his little stegosaurus hat, summer shirt and swim trunks - SO CUTE! The weather this past Saturday was picture perfect - not too hot, not too cold - so, we headed down to the pool to soak up the day!

We are very fortunate to live just three houses down from our neighborhood's pool/park area and we LOVE to spend our weekends just hanging out! It will be so great to have Weston joining us all summer long!

The water was still too cold for Scoots (or his Mommy or Granny) to get in. All the crazy big boys got in the water, though, like Daddy, Grandpa, "Uncle" Jarrod and "Uncle" Jim. Those guys are CrAzY!!! Weston preferred to just snooze the day away!

I absolutely adore Scooty's precious, little pink toes. They are the softest, sweetest things EVER!

So are his adorably scrumptious little hands!

Happy Saturday, my sweet Scoots! I loved spending the entire day with you!!!

Harper and Hayden's Birthday Party!

Saturday, May 8th, was Harper's 2nd birthday which she celebrated together with her cousin, Hayden. It was also Weston's very first time to go to a birthday party! Brian, Bailey and I were very excited to take him because the party was at the Ft. Worth Zoo!!!!!!! It was a beautiful day and we all had a very good time. Happy Birthday, Shmerps! Happy Almost Birthday, Hayden!

Here is little Scooty Bug trying to keep the sun out of his eyes. He is posing with his very first party favor - A sweet zoo cup with his name on it that was filled with goodies! SO FUN! Thanks, Harper & Hayden!

Here is my beautiful Bailey with Weston. Look at his big boy tennis shoes!!!

Weston loved being pushed around in his stroller. Although he was too young to really enjoy the animals yet, I think he could sense our excitement at having him there and he treated us to lots of big smiles. We can't wait to take him back when he gets a bit older!

Mommy, Daddy & Scooty!

The Archer Family with the giant alligator!

God Bless The USA!

I got Weston his first Old Navy flag tee last night! I've been so excited to get him one and couldn't wait for them to arrive at the store. He looks so patriotically precious! Have a great weekend everybody!

This Kind of Just Speaks For Itself!

SOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Uncle Brenner and Uncle Braydon!

One of the many great things about being Weston's Granny is watching my boys with him. It is so incredibly heartwarming to see them together, cleary adoring that sweet little boy! Brenner and Braydon have been around babies their entire lives and are soooooo good with them. They are going to be great Daddies someday! I love my boys and can't wait to see all of the wonderful things that they teach Weston!

Brenner and Scoots!

Braydon and Scoots!
I have such handsome boys! What a proud Mom and Granny I am!!!

Pure preciousness deluxe!

Here is Weston giving his Uncle Braydon a big Scooty Smile! Those smiles totally MAKE MY DAY!

Sweet Tooth!

Last night we had a big Cinco de Mayo party in our neighborhood. Bailey, Brian and Weston joined us, of course, and it was oh so fun to show off my Scooty Bug to everybody! Well, in honor of the big event, Bailey gave Weston his very first taste of frosting - just a small dab off of a vanilla cupcake. Well, the smile that spread across that precious baby's face stretched from ear to ear! He is definitely going to have a sweet tooth just like his Mommy!

6 weeks old!

Six weeks ago today, my little pumpkin, Weston, was born! Look how much he has grown!!!!

Sweet Dreams!

Do ya wanna know the secret

to such sweet slumber???

Well, you'll have to let me sing to you!...............It's a sure fire bet that Scoots will fall asleep when I sing "Granny Loves Me". I'd like to think that the calming, melodic sound of my voice is what lulls him into a deep snooze, but in all reality, he's probably closing his eyes just to tune me out! Either way, I love singing to him and love even more watching his beautiful blue eyes get heavy as he drifts off to dream world. Just in case you're wondering, the "Granny Loves Me" song goes like this: (sung to the tune of "Jesus Loves Me")

"Granny loves me, this I know - cuz she always tells me so. I'm her little Scooty Doo, so she tells me I love you!

My Granny loves me! My Granny loves me! My Granny loves me! She always tells me so."

Truer words were never spoken..............I love you Scooty Bug!

And, yes, Auntie Brigitte, I know that one of the pics shows Weston in a pink bouncer. I originally bought it for Harper when she first started coming to me for childcare. It won't hurt him - ha!

Weston & Harper!

These two were simply destined to be friends.

I just LOVE seeing them together!

Blessed!

I just soooooooo LOVE these three!

AAAGGGHHH!!! It's Already Starting!

Well, I knew it would happen..................I just didn't expect it to be so soon! The "women" are already after my handsome Weston! Just look at the way little Miss Ella Dominguez is batting her lashes at my Scoots! Back off, I say! Weston is going to marry his Mommy and his Granny!!!!! HA!

Seriously, isn't this just the cutest picture??????? Bailey and Brian's good friends, Aaron & Julia, had their beautiful Ella exactly two weeks after Weston was born. Welcome to the world, Ella - I'm so glad that you and my Scooty Bug are friends!

Just Cuz...!

Sooooooooooo, this is how Scooty Bug arrives at my house this morning. I mean, seriously????................How stinkin' cute is he????????? It's all I can do not to shake the sides of his carseat to wake him up and justify grabbing him out of there and just eating him up!!!!!!!!! Those orange stripey jammies are just CrAzY cute!!!!



Look at how my Scoots has changed:



2 days old




5 weeks 6 days old

He's just scrumptious!

Weston's First Road Trip!

This past weekend, Weston took his first road trip to San Antonio! Weston's Great-Uncle, John Riordan, unfortunately passed away and we all headed down to S.A. for his memorial service. Although it was a sad occasion, it was good to see so much of our family. Weston, especially, got to see lots of people! Bailey and Brian said that he did a great job in the car and slept the whole way. The three of them stayed at Weston's Grandpa Doug and Grandma Bev's house with Uncle Cameron and Aunt Alyssa. Apparently, everyone practically fought over who got to hold Weston the most, and I don't blame them one little bit! Weston also got to see his Great-Grandpa Ron and Great-Grandma Wilma. They made a big welcome sign for Weston that they hung out in their yard to surprise him when he arrived - so sweet! Scoots also got to see his Grandpa Pat, Grandma Lisa and Aunt Hailey. I am soooooooo glad that soooo many people in Brian's family adore Precious Scooty Bug soooooooo much! He is such a lucky little boy!


On Saturday, we met lots of my family at Alamo Cafe for lunch. We love that restaurant and miss it BIG TIME here in Ft. Worth. We were so excited to have their yummy food, and Weston got to see even MORE people who love him!



2nd cousin Michael and 3rd cousin Ella were there!



So was Great-Auntie Brigitte!



And 2nd cousin, Kim!



3rd cousin, Mason did a GREAT job holding Weston!



2nd cousin Jenny joined us too!



And Great-Aunt Kelly with Great-Uncle Martin!

Of course Grandpa was there!

Great Granny, "Aunt" Neva, and 2nd cousin Lanyon were there too! The food was delicious and we all had a really good time.

After lunch, it was off to Brigitte's house to get ready for Great-Uncle John's service.



Here is Weston, all ready to go, snoozing with Great-Uncle Mike while Mommy finished getting dressed.


Weston was so good throughout the memorial service. We were sorry that Great-Uncle John never got to meet Weston, but we hope he knows that Weston was there to celebrate his life. Afterwards, Weston got to meet lots of Grandpa's family for the first time!



Here is Scoots with Great-Aunt Sharon!

And 2nd cousin Kyndal!



And 2nd cousin Randal!

And 2nd cousin Staci!

And 2nd cousin Alison!

And 2nd cousin Katie!

And 2nd cousin Hannah!

And Great-Aunt Janet!

And 2nd cousin Erin!

There were others there too: Great-Grandpa Wilfred and Great-Grandma Ginger, Great-Great-Great Aunt Anita, Great-Great Aunt Mary, Great-Great Uncle Mike, 3rd cousins Marla & Marcus, Great-Aunt Debbie,

2nd cousin Trey, 2nd cousin Emily, 3rd cousins John-Patrick, Ryleigh and Vance, Great-Aunt Cindy and Great-Uncle Eddie (I sure hope I didn't forget anyone and apologize if I did!)


We love you John, and we will miss you!