Bennett eating

Bennett & Mickey

brotherly love

Sometimes, Graham can be so sweet with Bennett. 

Bennett adores his big brother and follows him all over. He loves being in Graham's room, and I think secretly, Graham likes him being in there too. 

I think he was trying to fit through the space between the high chair and the table, and Bennett got a head rub by default, but it was cute and brotherly none the less. 

Bennett sitting

Graham haircut

So, as you can see, Graham's hair was super LONG and totally in his eyes (he even told me one day). We had tried bribery to get him to let us cut his hair, but it didn't work. 

On a side note, he finally is riding this toy we got him when he was about 1. He likes to ride it backwards and frontwards but we have to be careful of Bennett on the floor. He doesn't always look here he goes. 

Graham finally let me cut his hair one morning. I was scared and have never cut hair before, so this is what I did, only the front. It looks awful, but he said he would let Brett fix it when he got home. 

After Brett fixed the haircut. Graham was awesome. He sat on his stool and let Brett cut his hair while he watched Henry Hugglemonster. It is so nice when Graham gets his hair cut, you can see how gorgeous he is. I love his face, and it makes him look like such a big boy. Good job bud!

happy boy

dudes vs boys

Me: "Hey Dudes!" (speaking to Graham, Brett and Bennett)

G: " Hey, We are not dudes. I'm just Graham. And this is Brett and Happy Boy. We are all boys."

Sorry for the confusion. I am glad I was set straight.

conversation about fish

me: "Graham, where do fish live, on land or in the ocean?"

G: "They live in my mouth." (he was eating goldfish, so I guess he is correct)

He and Bennett have been chasing each other around the house. Bennett has been scooting all around, and when he gets close to Graham, Graham starts running back and forth between him and a doorway so it looks like Bennett is getting him. They are both loving it. Finally, sort of playing together. But also this morning, Bennett went after the race cars and Graham freaked out. I am going to have my hands full I think.

Bennett @ 7 months

Bennett is totally teething and has to be moving. He is scooting all over the place and if you put him down in one place, he won't be there for long. He has a fantastic smile and gives hugs. His nickname is Happy Boy and Graham makes sure you call him that. He adores his big brother and is always watching him or laughing with him. His teeth are almost here and he is drooling like crazy. He is almost sitting up alone and almost crawling on his knees. He has a voice and is learning how to use it. He sleeps awesomely and can soothe himself to sleep. He loves giraffes or Ferb ( new development ). If it is Graham's, he goes after it. He loves cars already. He is a total boy and getting big way too fast! We love you Bennett! 

Little laptop

Bennett got a laptop for Christmas. He finally got ti use it, since Graham is also a fan. It is adorable and he loves hitting the buttons and watching the dots. Thanks nana and pawpaw!

Little space

Where Graham sits while I take a few minutes to close my eyes. I love it. 

Playing together

Airport goodbye

I swear photos are hiding on my phone. These are from saying bye to Gigi and Pawpaw.

this kid...

is crazy, brilliant, a mess, funny, perfect, a red head, control freak, in charge, charming, adorable, a 3 year old, smart, talkative, stubborn, a great big brother, and so many more things. 

There are days that drive me crazy, and days I want to replay a million times. But he is Graham and he is a part of me and I get to spend my days with him and Bennett and that always makes me smile. 

He is talking to me about which movie we are going to watch. He is holding his juice cup and has a bowl of chips behind him on the couch. Like a little diva!

pawpaw and Bennett

saying goodbye at the airport

adorable

Pippy/Uncle Craig Visit

We dropped off Gigi/Pawpaw off at the airport and picked up Pippy and Uncle Craig. We then went to lunch, where Bennett ate some of his food and took some milk, and then barfed all over himself and Pippy. I had another outfit but no other blanket or jacket, so I put my snood on him (yellow) to keep him warm (it was also snowing outside). He seemed to enjoy it and even fell asleep. It was just funny how in a matter of minutes, they both had baby milk all over them and their stuff. And of course, you never bring enough extra blankets or jackets for every situation that could happen. But we made it home to start celebrating the new year. 

Graham had gotten play dough and we played with it. Pippy is a master of making the coolest stuff, and she made this self portrait above. It was awesome. And all the hair fell out as soon as we moved it. She then made a replica of her dog, Lucky. 

Sisters hanging out playing drinking games before the new years. I heart her so major!

The next day, I wanted to get tree out of the house, so we made it happen. The star stayed on until the very end, and Graham made sure of it. 

Uncle Craig found he is really good at angry birds. 

I think they are playing the same game, just on different electronic devices. 

They are like buds hanging out together. 

pippy and Bennett. 

Pippy and her nephews! They love her and Uncle Craig major. We had such a good time with them. 

It snowed a lot the night before they had to head home, so of course they ran into cancelled flights and late trains They were able to make it home finally and I was smart enough to put on Bennett's airplane onesie to give them good traveling vibes. Thank goodness it finally worked. 

We had such a great family filled holiday season. We love all the company and help we had for almost 2.5 weeks and as nice as it was to have the space back in the house once everyone went back home, it was also way  too quiet, and maybe a little less fun. I miss having everyone around and so close for the holidays. But we are planning our next trip home to get Bennett on Indiana soil! And getting family pictures taken, so excited!