Ethan Rhodes Vandiver is 6 Months Old :)

Where in the world has the time gone? I cannot believe that my baby is already 6 months old. We took him for his 6th month check up yesterday. He weighs 21 lbs and is 27 inches long. His weight is in the 95th percentile, height is in the 75th percentile, and head is in the 95th percentile. Ethan is sitting up perfectly now, rolling around the room, playing with everything and anything, eating lots of different foods, and has 2 bottom teeth. His top 2 teeth are starting to cut too, but have not poked out yet. He is very interested in crawling, but has not quite mastered pushing up on his knees yet. But he can scoot around the room on his back. Not too long and he will be giving Aydan a run for his money. Nemo and Eva better watch out too because he adores them :) Happy 6th month birthday big boy...I love you bunches!! Pica pica pica chu!! Chunk, chunk, chunkity, chunk, chunkity, chunk, chunk, chunk!

Pool Time

We enjoyed playing in the pool with Hunter and Gavin so much the other day that we decided one evening when it was not raining to do it again. Ethan is sitting in his Bumbo seat, so that we did not have to hold him up. If we had anymore water in the pool then he would have been floating. The 2 of them had a blast splashing around. Aydan has no fear of the water he was jumping in the pool, putting his face in the water and trying to swim. Unfortunately his body is a little longer than the pool itself so it was sort of hard. Aydan and Ethan have become the best of friends and I am enjoying every minute of it. I know that it is not going to last forever, but a mom can hope right :)

Big Brother giving his baby brother a rubber ducky.

The 2 of them splishing and splashing. Once we brought the camera out, Aydan got a little camera shy. When it was time to get out there was very little water left.

Enjoying Summer

Well our first official week of summer is over. I must say we enjoyed every minute of it. Most days we hung out in our PJ's until 10:00. We played hard, stayed up late (9:00), laughed, and most importantly enjoyed one another. While the boys were napping each day Clint and I spent our time in the garage getting it cleaned out. We decided to buy an elliptical machine and needed to better organize the garage in order to put it in there. Here are some pictures of what we have enjoyed doing this summer.

Ethan has enjoyed swinging in the big boy swings at the park.

He also loves to jump in his horse jumperoo, and play in his excersaucer.

Ethan also enjoys eating dinner with the family. Although some nights he would rather play.

Aydan has loved spending time outside each morning because it has rained every evening.

Playing at the park in Athens. He thinks he is King of the Mountain and truthfully he probably is :)

Dressing up like a fireman and laying in mommy and daddy's bed has been fun. Got to have the proper attire to watch Playhouse Disney.

New Flowers and New Lawn Man

Well we planted flowers a few weeks ago, but they are really starting to bloom good now. I am not sure if it is the special touch that our new lawn boy is giving them with the help of his Daddy, or if our family's thumbs are just getting a little bit greener with our age. This year our flowers are doing great! Hopefully between the 3 of us watering them we can keep them alive and looking fresh.

Aydan watering the flowers, or is he watering the house?

Clint's special creative touch to our flowers this year.

Our beautiful collection of flowers for the neighbors and mailman to enjoy.

Memorial Day Cake

For those of you don't know me fairly well, I do not have an ounce of Betty Crocker in me. When it comes to the kitchen I am the type of girl that burns herself getting out chicken nuggets, burns mac and cheese to the bottom of a pan, the list goes on and on :) But for Memorial Day we were going to Aunt Carolyn's for a cookout, so I decided I would give cooking a try again. I wanted to do something festive so I decided to make a flag cake. It was easy, I did not burn it, and it actually came out cute. I am proud of it. Who knows maybe I will be willing to try and cook some more. :) I do not have them pictured but Clint made an AWESOME Buffalo Wing Dip, and I also made Death by Chocolate. We had a blast, THANKS Aunt Carolyn for having everyone even though you were sore.

Who is who?

With each day that goes by, Aydan and Ethan are looking more and more alike to me. I still can tell the difference between them, and their personalities are a little different. They are both happy go lucky. Ethan is laid back and so easy going. Aydan on the other hand is "Mr. I Can Do It" and is a little more high maintenance (I take total blame for that). I would not change anything about them. I know that they are both going to go far in life, and I cannot wait to see their lives unfold before me. The 2 pictures that I have placed on the blog are not the best examples of the 2 of them looking alike, but it at least gives you the impression. Can you tell who is who? Just in case you can't the top one is Ethan and the bottom one is Aydan. Aren't they just darling? :)

Pool Time with Cousins

Aydan and Ethan relaxing in the pool.

Hunter and Gavin chilling out!

Rub a dub dub...4 boys in the tub, or pool. Whatever :)