Sweet siblings

This is the type of picture I usually get...

I'm sure her bow wasn't in right and he was just trying to fix it!

Naylor leaning in for a kiss.


PERFECT!!

Naylor giving her a sweet little pet;

she's looking at me like, "aren't you going to do something lady?".

Trying to get a picture of both Naylor and Lalon while they both look is becoming quite the fun new challenge... I try getting one almost daily and today had a decent return. Enjoy!

Snow Day!

Family shot! Lalon is under my coat... I promise I'm not pregnant or had that many cookies!

Naylor ready to roll.

Pretty snow!

Last night when we put Naylor to bed it had just begun snowing and this morning we woke up to a winter wonderland! I wanted to take him out this morning, but decided to wait until after his nap so that it'd be "warm". When he woke up, we all got bundled up and headed out. Thanks to Annie and Pa for the all-terrain wagon - it was perfect for snow mobiling! We saw Luke and played with him for a bit, but I think all the adults were more excited about it than the boys... which they were so layered up that they couldn't really move and were probably a little cold. After playing for a little bit we headed in and had some chicken and rice soup to warm up - yummy!

And I couldn't end this post without a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Gramma Whitley! I'm sure it's just a little bit colder up in Minnesota, not sure how she does it, brrrr!

Big Girl, Roly Poly, Playdates and New Friends!

Autumn Madisyn-Grace Bennett

Isla Sa-Rang Kim

Brooke Lee Parker with proud daddy Jeff

Over 3,000 sq feet in this house and this is where these two end up...

Luke giving Lalon a sweet hug this morning; he's going to be a great big brother!

Luke and Naylor playing this morning.

A smathering of catching up in this post...

Yesterday Lalon went to get her RSV booster shot and weighed in at 9 lbs 15.5 oz - WAHOO! She's now 13 weeks old and coming along just great. While we were at the doctor's office, she rolled over (front to back) for the first time. Actually, she did it two times last week, but I thought it was a fluke... apparently not! She's talking and smiling up a storm these days and loves to watch her big brother.

Naylor has been playing with Luke a lot this week - both Stacy and I have had busy weeks and have taken turns keeping the boys. They certainly love these play dates and I love them too because Naylor loves to play with Luke so much. Luke came over early this morning to play for the day as his mom drives up to Maryland to meet up with dad to look at a house for their big move coming up. We sure are going to miss them! Luke was pretty sweet with Lalon this morning giving her some sweet hugs; he's going to be a great big brother (Baby Fogg #2 due July 11th)! Naylor has gotten some new teeth recently too. He now has 8 in front (4 each on top and bottom) and he has 4 molars (one on top and bottom of each side); he loves to brush his teeth before bed!

And the last two weeks have been a baby boom for our friends!

• Jessie (Brian's cousin) welcomed Autumn Madisyn-Grace, Jan 15th, 4 lbs 3 oz and 17.25". Autumn had to stay a few extra days to bulk up, but everyone is home now and doing well.

• Han Song and April welcomed their baby girl, Isla Sa-Rang, Jan 19th at 6 lbs 14 oz, 20" big sister Mia looked so sweet in the pictures with her little sister!


• Jeff and Jennifer Parker welcomed their second daughter, Brooke Lee, Jan 23rd at 7 lbs 14oz and measuring 20.5" big sister Riley loves her little sister!


• Michael and Candice recently shared that Baby Markham will be arriving late August - she went to the dr last week and all looked good!

First Haircut

This morning we headed to Snip Its to get Naylor's hair cut for the very first time. I've been holding out because it seems like his hair has finally filled in! However, there were spots that definitely needed trimming up like his combover and his rat tail in the back.

He did great much better than the girl across the way; she was not happy! He kept leaning into the hairdresser every time she tried to make a cut - not sure if it tickled or if he just wanted her to get off of him...

Tonight Brian, Lalon and I are joining the gang for mexican to celebrate Michael Markham's birthday; Bailie from across the street is going to come babysit Naylor so that we don't mess up his bed time.

Pics of the haircut to come - at the moment I can't find the camera.

Mexican Lasagna

This isn't a picture of mine, but it's very similar in looks aside from the toppings...

A kind neighbor brought this dish to us after Lalon came home from the hospital and boy was it yummy! She shared the recipe and it is now in our top 10 dinners and Naylor loves it which makes it even better!

Mexican Lasagna

• 1 lb ground beef / turkey
• 1 can (15oz) black beans
• 1 can (10 oz) tomato sauce
• 1 can mexican corn (this tends to be a smaller can, maybe 8 or 10 oz size??)
• 1 can (4 oz) green chiles
• 1 pkg taco seasoning
• 1.5 c mexican cheese
• 4 large flour torillas
• cooking spray

Preheat oven to 400

• Combine canned ingredients and taco seasoning in a bowl
• Brown meat and add to wet ingredients
• Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray; I use a round casserole as it holds the tortillas nicely without having to cut / fold them.
• Place 1 tortilla bottom then spoon mixture and sprinkle with cheese.
• Continue layering and end with cheese.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes

Afternoon at Marbles

Brian and I took Naylor and Lalon downtown Raleigh to the Marbles Kid Museum today to meet up with Carson and Liz Swaringen. The boys had an awesome time and we had a lot of fun watching and chasing them around. Naylor definitely loved the water and the slide (but no waterslide!)... his laugh is the best thing in the world. We then did dinner out and he enjoyed his very first corndog. We headed home and up to his room to play for just a few minutes before bed. He was asleep within two minutes of putting him down; we had worn him out!

play date!

Today we hosted play date and the boys had tons of fun as usual. Looks like after everyone's nap we may meet up at the play ground later too if the weather continues to be so nice. Here's a cute picture Brian took of our boys

L-R: Luke, Noah, Hayden, Naylor; not pictured: Lalon who was so soundly sleeping in her crib.