Spring Fun!

The weather is getting so nice! Malakai absolutely loves being outside. He laughs when the wind blows! We have been having some great family time lately. Playing outside, relaxing inside...and coming soon...days by the pool!
As Malakai gets bigger, he is really starting to love his "puppy". Every morning he looks around when I take him out of his room. When he sees Milo, he will start laughing. It is so precious! Milo has by far the best temperament I have ever seen. He lets Malakai do almost anything and when he doesn't like it, he will whine. He won't try to even snip at him.
Look at my two handsome men! Eric is such an awesome Dad!
Since the weather is getting nicer, we decided to get a pull along thing for the bikes. It was a bit chilly out the first night we had it, but Malakai was a trooper. The nice thing is that there is a wind sheild that flips down, so we don't have to worry about going to fast!
The look that Malakai is giving Milo in this one is priceless! It looks like he is thinking, "Seriously dog, this is my bath!"
I really don't even know how to describe this picture! It was just super funny!
As summer progresses, I'm going to keep the camera right by my side! It seems like everyday he does something new and even more funny! He is always changing.
Have a great day and God Bless!

Mother's Day Weekend

What a weekend! We were very busy. It did take it's toll on Malakai. Friday started our crazyness. Saturday, he was just so crabby. Sunday, he was a little better. Today, he is much better. It is nuts what getting out of the schedule for a couple days will do. We had Grandpa Jim and Grandma Barbi, Aunt Gale and Uncle Fred come into town this weekend. They had never "met" Malakai before, so it was important that we try to be there for most of the weekend. I have tons of pictures and a video!
This picture isn't from this weekend, but it is just to funny. Malakai wanted to watch TV while he was in his Pack 'n Play...this is what we get!

He is getting so big! This past week he started holding his own bottle. It was just an overnight thing.
Malakai really likes his Pack 'n Play. Milo and he play through the mesh. This is Milo trying to figure out how to get in! They are just so cute together!
This was my attempt (which failed) to set up Malakai's play mat. It didn't work out like I had planned.Malakai went on his first bike ride! He really didn't enjoy the few seconds that he was on it (this was on Saturday), but it did make for a super cute picture.

On Sunday, Malakai got to spend some special time with Great Grandma Barbi! He didn't cry when she held him, which was pretty amazing!
Here we have 4 generations. Grandma Barbi is holding Malakai, Eric's dad is on the left and Eric is on the right. Eric really didn't want his picture taken!
Grandpa and Grandma are holding both of the great grandkids.
Nana Jodi also got to spend time with both of the grandbabies this weekend. Here they are showing off the quilt. They are so much fun!

Since Malaki is getting to be a little bit of a chunker, we thought it would be easier to bring his cart cover to the store on Sunday. It was so nice not to have to either carry him or lug his carseat inside. He really seemed to enjoy this as well. By the end of the trip he was sleeping, I should have taken a picture of that. It was hilarious!For the past week, Malakai has really started to use his vocal coards more. Tonight I got a great video of him saying "Dada". Yes...he didn't say Mama first :( I was warned that this might happen, I was hoping and praying he would have formed his lips right and it would sound like Mama, but it didn't. It is super cute and I'm sure before I know it he will be saying Mama.



Since we had such a busy weekend, we (really just me) decided to take today off and relax and focus on getting back into the schedule. I think it worked well!
Have a great day and God Bless!

Way to long!

Hey everyone!
Sorry that I haven't updated any pictures lately. I've been super busy working on a secret Mother's Day present for my mother-in-law. I did, however, get some wonderful opportunities to snap some great pictures of Malakai.
The other day Malakai was in his bouncy seat and had his arms shoved down by his legs. I really don't know why he does things like this, but it is hilarious! He was just laughing and laughing.

In the past couple weeks, Malakai has also learned how to roll over. This was the first morning that he did it. Prior to this, anytime he was on his stomach he would cry. Well that morning he was laughing and making funny noises. I'm glad I grabbed the camera!
This face reminds me of the picture of the old man that is sucking his face in. I just love this little guy!

Since it is almost summer and Malakai really hates the sun in his eyes, we decided to buy him sunglasses. Now he is one super cool dude! He tolerates them for the most part. They are just to cute!
Well, there is a lot to do this week. Great Grandma and Grandpa are coming into town this weekend. They haven't seen Malakai in person before. I really need to finish my surprise for my Mother-in-law, so hopefully I'll still be quick enough to snap some pictures!
Have a great day and God Bless!

Crazy Week!

We started last week out with complete demolition of the restaurant. I really wanted to be there and the weather was great (the first day), so Malakai and I went. He did extremely well. The first picture is of him chewing on G. Grandpa's finger. It was hilarious!


This is day two of demolition. It was a lot colder than the day before. The wind was coming right off the lake and since the building wasn't there, we could really feel it! Eric was there with us and we were able to wrap Malakai up. He was a real trooper!
This is just a picture from later that day. He was having so much fun in his jumperoo.
Thursday, I really wanted to pack just one more thing into my crazy schedule and take Malakai to see the Easter Bunny. This is him in his Easter outfit.
After being able to relax a little on Saturday. Sunday came! Malakai's first Easter was so much fun. We went to church in the morning. He did super great. He even tried to grab the pages of G. Grandpa's Bible and put them in his mouth! This picture is of later that day at Kevin and Jodi's house. He was eating his peaches.
After he got done eating, he just did this while we were putting his clothes back on. It is one of my favorite pictures!After getting dressed, we went outside to play with water balloons. We tried to get Malakai to hang on to one, but it just wasn't working. Tyler had tons of fun throwing them onto the lower deck.

After the balloons, the boys took their first bath together. It was really funny. Tyler kept trying to poor the water over Malakai's head. Thankfully he didn't succeed! This is the picture after they got done and were in their pj's.After having to sit still for pictures, both of the boys were pretty crabby. Tyler wanted to feed Malakai, but didn't want to do it on anyone else's lap beside Jennifers. So, she had to hold both of them and feed Malakai. It was really cute.
Then, I got woken up at 2:30 AM on Monday to Malakai barely being able to breathe. The poor boy had such a stuffy nose. Naturally, babies are nose breathers, so it was really hard for him to adjust. I had to use the sucker thing (I don't know what it is really called) to suck the snot out of his nose. Then he was able to fall back asleep. He is doing so much better now. His nose is a little stuffy, but nothing like it was.
Have a great day and God Bless!

Froggy

Just thought I would post a couple pictures from this weekend. The first one is of Malakai and his favorite towel. He just looks so silly!
The second one is of Grandma Jodi holding both of the grandbabies. We had to make the picture fast because Malakai has started a new thing of not liking people. If he knows that I am there, he seems to have a hard time letting other people hold him. I guess it is just one of the side affects of me being home all the time. Hopefully, he'll get over that before I go back to work!

5 months

Today Malakai is officially 5 months old. He has started doing so many different things. He can sit up as long as something is behind him. Recently he found his toes. Now that he found those, they are pretty much what keeps him entertained! It is hilarious.

He also loves to put things in his mouth. This just happens to be his applesauce.

Dancing

Yesterday, Malakai had a special visitor! It was his great cousin Beth! Beth is going to school for Early Childhood Development and she is doing a paper on newborns, 0-4 months. What a great opportunity for her to spend time with Malakai! While she was asking me some questions and I was getting ready to go, she started playing some music. Malakai went crazy! He loved it. I walked in and saw this:Isn't it just so cute! They were both dancing their hearts out. Malakai really loves music. When I was pregnant with him, he used to kick while we sang at church. Then once the music stopped, he stopped. It was so cool. Now he listens to music a lot and aparently will dance to it as well!