My Bulldawg Is What Color?

Many Floridians assume that, because we have a bulldog in our front yard, that we are Georgia fans. We. Are. Not. In fact, thanks to the artistic direction of our creative 5 1/2 year old, our bulldawg bleeds all sorts of colors.

Monkey had a little fun with his sidewalk chalk while Daddy washed the truck over the weekend.

So proud of his work!

He definitely inherited the artsy stuff from his Mama!

Proud of the chalk dirt!

Our Monkey is just so stinking smart and cute!

Big Brother: Protector and Entertainer!

Monkey really, really loves his sister! I'm pretty sure the feeling is mutual too. She lights up and giggles, slobber pouring from her mouth, when she hears or sees him!

He thought it would be funny to give Baby Girl a third eye....she didn't seem to mind.

The pictures below are not the most flattering of our sweet ones but Monkey insisted I take a picture tonight of him holding his baby. He wants her to call him 'Bubby' when she starts talking and he is positive that will be her first word!

We tried out the rice cereal tonight and it was not a hit. She prefers her meals in liquid form.

Sweet Pea had her 4 month check up this week:

Weight: 16.10 lbs (97%)

Height: 24.5 in (75%)

These past 18 weeks have flown by with two little wild ones but we have a feeling that it only gets better and better!

Too Adorable Not to Share!!

Watching Skippyjon Jones in the Character Parade at school.

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Monkey'in Around!

As he said earlier, "I'm a maaaddddd Monkey!" I'm pretty sure he meant this in a good way! Our little fellow has been growing and changing even faster since he started Kindergarten. He is the BEST big brother a little girl could ask for and, of course, a huge blessing to Jeremy and I.

Last week, Monkey was part of the Character Parade at school. Students had to dress as a character from their favorite book. Not one to join ordinary-dom, he went as the one-eyed chihuahua from Skippyjon Jones, Lost in Spice. It's a must read for all youngsters!

Below is the Christmas List we've been working on the last few weeks. His eyes are bigger than his parents' bank accounts! I'm sure Santa will take care of him this year.

*Grandparents-if you need ideas for gifts (but please do not feel obligated to buy!), call me!

Monkey is excelling at school. He can now read and write the days of the week and months of the year with no help. At home, we're reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid and he can read a ton of words and sentences!

We're so proud of our firstborn and cannot wait to see what he'll be doing next!

It's Been 4 Months Already?

I can't believe Sweet Pea is 4 months old today. It's amazing how much things have changed at the Greer house this year-new house, new baby, new school, new stay-at-home job....we've been blessed in so many ways!

M is growing like a weed. Baby Girl giggles and talks a lot more than she sleeps. She follows voices around the room, holds herself up with her arms, has rolled over once, is extremely ticklish, loves just the sight of her big brother, is teething and drooling, and loves to be held as much as possible (I don't deny her the last one).

When Monkey was a baby, Jeremy and I would fight (playfully) over who would get to rock him to sleep. Now we rotate-one reads with Monkey before bed while the other rocks baby to sleep. Both are wonderful so it's impossible to choose our favorite!

Monkey-he will be an extremely scary mummy/skeleton for Halloween this year. Beware! He has been doing so great at home and in school so the Big Man will get a post all of his own later this week. We're so proud of our Kindergartner!

Happy Halloween!

Vacation, Mississippi Style!

There are so many wonderful things to do while vacationing in Mississippi:

1. Play with your (future) dinner.

2. Give Bully a ride.

3. Visit Granddaddy.

4. Roll around on the ground with Bella.

5. Tire + Swing=Fun!

6. Take the most adorable nephew to Bass Pro for some light shopping.

*On a side note, doesn't Austin look a bit like Sweet Pea????

7. Take family pictures beside a giant igloo (after eating at said igloo).

We are so thankful to see so many of our friends and family while in Mississippi. Monkey and Sweet Pea both enjoyed the 'spoiled rotten time!'

My Kids Are Adorable!

Monkey joined the '100 Club' at school!!! We're so proud of him for counting to 100 for his teacher. It's really not a huge feat for him (he can count to 200+) but we've been trying to get him to take more of an interest in school. He's bored to tears and acting out (talking) so this was a little fun for him. We immediately went to Wal-Mart for his reward! I love my Monkey!

We're working on our skeleton and mermaid costumes for Halloween. Monkey found these glow-in-the-dark gloves at the Dollar Store-it's still hot here and he wears these all the time, even to bed! It's a little quirky!

Sweet Pea is growing into a chubby bunny and we love it! Her short temper is starting to show (she inherited this from her Daddy) but we are still blinded by her general sweetness.

I LOVE chubby baby feet!

Do not let this picture fool you: it's still hot here but we had one 'cool' day where she had to wear pants to get Monkey from school. She's not a fan of the rain but we're dealing with that :)

We can't wait to see friends and family next week in Mississippi!