Garrett is 4 months

I can't believe Garrett is already 4 months old!  He is still all smiles and those dimples are adorable!  We go to the doctor on Thursday to see how much he has grown.

Just for a comparison, here's a picture of Bryant at 4 months:

Garrett rolls to his side, but hasn't figured out how to roll all the way over.  Instead of laying down, he prefers to stand!

Definitely brothers as Bryant used to love to stand as a baby too

Friday night, we baked a cake and cupcakes to celebrate Grandpa Jack's birthday.  Bryant loves to help me bake.  He originally thought that Grandpa Jack would want a Bubble Guppies cake, but ended up deciding on a cake with strawberries and blueberries.

On Saturday, we celebrated Grandpa's birthday.  Bryant had to help blow out the trick candles.  

We've been busy on the weekends trying to get more landscaping done.  Before Mother's Day, we had planted a whole bunch of different vegetable seeds and they have been growing like crazy.  We finally got our garden area built (mostly) so they could be planted outside.  Hopefully they continue to grow well and don't become deer meat...

When we took a trip to Lowes today to pick up some supplies, I saw that we missed the 'build and grow' event yesterday where they could make Captain America.  I felt bad that I didn't see it sooner since it is Bryant's favorite super hero, but Travis pulled some strings with the store manager to get Bryant one (and he got 4 other ones too)!

I have forgotten to post the boys pictures from school - these are over a month old!

Miscellaneous Fun

We were getting ready for work/school the other day and I had put both boys in the chair.  When I went back to check on them, they had snuggled up with each other.

I will never have to worry with a house full of super heroes!

We got Bryant's soccer picture the other day.  It took him a little bit to warm up to the photographer and then he was all smiles!

I think he must be going through a growth spurt because the other day, he fell asleep on the way home from school and didn't wake up until the morning...12 hours straight of sleeping!

After dad mows the lawn, Bryant gets to take it for a spin.  He actually is getting pretty good at driving.  Once they stopped, Garrett got to hop on.  I think my boys are going to argue about who gets to mow the lawn each week.

Our neighbors were having a garage sale the other day, so we picked up a backpack carrier for pretty cheap.  We walked to the mailbox to see how Garrett would like it because he still hasn't been a big fan of the stroller.  He doesn't seem to mind the backpack.

So today, we headed for a little hike up Refrigerator Canyon.  I think it is cute how Bryant is looking at Garrett in the picture.

There were a couple places where we had to wade through the stream.  Outside of a few places where Bryant needed help crossing, he walked all by himself.

Dad pretending to drop Bryant in the water.

When we got back to the trail head, Garrett was hungry, so Bryant and I did a little exploring and selfie taking.

On the way home, we even saw a wild turkey.  It was a really pretty drive and hike and a fun way to spend our morning.  And it conked both boys out.

We headed to a graduation party in the afternoon for one of the girls I used to babysit for when I was in high school.  They had a picture booth set up, so we did it a couple times.  The first time Bryant wasn't sure about it and wouldn't wear a hat.  And Garrett was getting hungry, so he wasn't happy.

After seeing that it could be fun, Bryant and I went back and he wanted the viking hats again.

Garrett Giggles!

We took a road trip last weekend to Whitehall and any road trip is not complete unless you have a special Captain America drink! 

This is one of my favorite pictures - Garrett loves his daddy and thinks he is so silly!

The weather hasn't been very nice lately - even Bryant's last soccer game was cancelled.  So, we've been doing some inside activities.  One being recovering our dining room chairs.  We thought it would be fun for Bryant to pick out whatever fabric he wanted for his seat and he chose...Paw Patrol.  He was super excited!

Look at these two cuties!

I realized after I posted the other day, that I forgot to do Garrett's 3 month update.  He is absolutely growing like a weed!  We'll get the official update when he goes back to the doctor next month, but I think he has far surpassed his brother at this age. He seems to be adjusting to daycare really well.  He is so much more observant lately - watching everything his brother does and is now trying to grab for toys.  He is also getting more wiggly, so I think he'll be rolling over within the next month.  But the cutest thing of all is that he is learning how to giggle.  He's been doing it for about a week now and he finds loud noises to  be the funniest:)

Camping and More

We had a busy day after Bryant's soccer game last week, but the most important was getting the tent set up in the backyard.  Bryant LOVED having the tent up!

He also had to finish up his and Garrett's artwork for a Mother's Day present. 

And it wouldn't be a true camping experience without S'mores! Bryant also thought his slippers were a must have too:)

It did get a little chilly that night, but surprisingly everyone slept halfway decent.  But I did get the best Mother's Day present the next day...a 2 hour family nap!!!!  Then it was time for a bike ride.  Doesn't he look cool?

Monday was Garrett's first day of school, so we wanted to take a picture of the boys before they headed out for the morning.  Bryant didn't want to take a picture with Garrett because he was afraid Garrett was going to barf on him (his words, not mine), but finally did agree to take a picture.  Minus a few little misunderstandings with a few of the newer gals at daycare, Garrett did really well his first week.  

He is one super happy baby when big brother provides entertainment during bath time!

Garrett had another pair of pajamas on and I was going to take a picture to see how he compared to Bryant...and Bryant decided to photobomb the picture!

And it looked like so much fun that Dad and Mocha joined in too:)

We had another soccer game today where Bryant played and had fun, but was a little intimidated by a team of much bigger girls, so he hardly kicked it at all.  Afterwards, he really wanted to go to the tunnel slide and playground where I went to elementary school with Grandpa Jack and Grandma Susie.  Grandpa and Bryant played hard for about 3 hours and then this kiddo crashed hard.  We promised him a movie night where we would all sleep in the theater room because it was too cold outside and he fell asleep around 5:30 and was out for the rest of the night!

Garrett had a little role reversal where Bryant slept and Garrett played instead of the opposite.  He's almost tall enough to do the jumperoo without a pillow underneath.

Soccer and more

Garrett isn't a big fan of the stroller, but he doesn't seem to mind too much when Bryant drives him around.

This kid is too cool for school in his shades...at least until Monday since that'll be his first day of school

Garrett is a growing boy, so we pulled out Bryant's six month clothes and they seem to fit quite well.  Can you tell which one is Garrett and which one is Bryant?

Garrett was the first picture (~3 months old) and Bryant was the second (~5 months old).

We got some new painting supplies and swimming goggles at the store the other day.  They weren't intended to be painting goggles, but Bryant seemed to like them that way.

We had another soccer game today and it started out the same as any other game...Bryant running around on the field and stepping over the ball on purpose to avoid kicking it.  Then at halftime, he kicked it around with another little boy on his team and I bribed him and said if he kicked the ball, we could go camping in our back yard.  So...we are going camping in the back yard tonight!!!  Surprisingly I caught all 3 of his goals on video today:)

1st goal:

Kickoff for the 2nd goal

And the whole length of the field for the 3rd goal!

We were so excited because this is the Bryant we see all the time at home and knew once he kicked it once he would have even more fun!  And apparently scoring goals is exhausting.  He hasn't been taking naps on the weekend, but as soon as we got out of the parking lot after lunch, he conked out!