Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Connor's 2 Month Birthday Present - A Trip To Austin


Last Sunday Connor turned 2-months and to celebrate the occasion this past weekend we took our first family vacation to Austin, TX to visit our great friends, the Hoffmanns.  We were a little nervous for Connor’s first trip on an airplane, but he did great.  We loved being able to visit with Kyle, Theresa and most of all their 4-month old daughter, Payten.  Connor loved meeting his new girlfriend & I have no doubt his future wife.  We toured the city, took a dip in the pool, made a visit to the farmers market, did a little shopping for the babies & ate & ate & ate.  Austin has some delicious food!!  Below are a few favorite photos of our visit….


Enjoying a little time at the pool - the water was a little chilly, so Blair helped the little ones in


Sleeping beauties...while we enjoyed some delicious Texas BBQ



Our photo shoot for their future wedding slide show :) 
Payten's Grandma Ann gave them their matching outfits - the cutest little monkeys in town!



All the excitment wore both of them out!



Connor got to try out a few of Payten's toys - we put his ExerSaucer together when we got home!
Still needs to grow into it a bit, but practice makes perfect!


Mom & Connor hanging out


Payten just loves her some Connor!


First Sunday Football of the Season, Payten was ready to go in her pink Colts jersey


Blair was very excited for football - we made Connor a Lions fan for the day...Dad had quite a few of their players on his fantasy team


We walked around downtown Austin for a minute - it was a little toasty - but it is such a fun atmosphere with cute little stores, coffee shops, restaurants


Just a quick look at the capital building while driving to lunch


Have a say Payten is definitely Kyle's daughter


 A little family photo after lunch downtown


The Hoffmanns & Shipletts - wish they lived much closer!


Dad & Connor waiting to board our flight home.


 Goodbye Austin, we had such a great time!!



Tuesday, August 30, 2011

What a Great 8 Weeks It Has Been!!

Connor's 8 week birthday was yesterday & what an amazing 8 weeks it has been.  I thought I would share a few of his “firsts” since our last update 

Connor has had his first…

Visit with Aunt Lulu & Uncle Matt from California
Dinner party at the Coopers
Visit to the wonderful Hofbrauhaus Las Vegas
Dip in the pool with one of his many girlfriends Audrey Terrones
Visit to Town Square to shop for some new books to add to our collection
Lunch date at Brio (and we made it through without fussing!)
And lastly his first networking party with mom last night! 
Connor now laughs & smiles (without having gas) when you smile and talk to him.  He is also giving mom (and dad) a solid 5 to 6 hours of sleep at night, which is much appreciated.   He is so strong and loves to stand & bounce on my stomach.  He loves his baths & I am thinking we might have to invest in a pool one day, he LOVES the water!  Every day is a new adventure and we are taking in every moment.  My apologies for not keeping more current on the updates; that is my goal for this next month & we will have lots to post about!  Hope all is well & until next time!!







Thursday, August 4, 2011

Happy One Month Birthday!!

Happy One Month Birthday Connor!!  I really can’t believe one month ago today Connor joined this world.  Every day since has been an amazing journey & we thank our lucky stars he is in our lives.  He grows bigger with each day that passes and we are constantly learning new things about him (not to mention parenting in general).  He is a happy & healthy baby and we could not ask for anything more! Below are a few photos of all the fun we have been having the past month!!