4th of July!

Well, we have celebrated the last of the holidays that are Reed's firsts. For his last first 4th of July ever, we spent a day at the pool with Chris' family and then a day at the lake with my family. Reed got to see his first fireworks show in Summerville, which surprisingly didn't scare him at all. We were shocked! He has gotten much better with handling sudden loud noises. With Chris traveling out of town, Reed and I were able to go back to the lake for a few days during the week so that he could play in the water and with Mr. Dawson some more.

At the fireworks......I promise he did watch the fireworks. The flash was just too much of a distraction.

Showing Dawson his walking skills.

Dawson, such a cutie!

Teething is tough stuff. In the last week, Reed has cut a portion of a 1 year molar and one of his canine teeth.

Riding in Dawson's wagon. Surprisingly Reed didn't try to jump out too many times, lol!

The Sweetest Thing!

We have so many things in random places where they aren't normally while we try to settle into our new home. I looked up the other day to find this........

Reed was just flipping through our wedding album. I couldn't resist going to grab the camera as he looked at the pictures of me. How sweet is this!

This pic reminds me of our favorite thing said on our wedding day. Our cousin Marin said "Brooke, you look so pretty" in her soft and sweet voice.

A little bend won't hurt, lol!

Yes, I am the cutest thing ever!

Lunch Date!

Reed and I had an unusually busy week of playdates with friends last week. I haven't been very good at getting together with friends. : ( I decided that I might need to take advantage of the free time that I currently have since I am considering going back to work, at least part-time. So, if you are interested in getting together with Reed and I, just let me know.

This past Friday, we met up with my good friend Rachel and her precious little man Liam for lunch at Figo. Both Reed and Liam were such good boys while we ate and then chatted for almost 2 hours. We look forward to our next lunch date or playdate with them!

Two Cuties!

Liam didn't make a peep as Reed thoroughly inspected his face and head!

"Yes, that's my eye. I need that, thanks!"

Look at Liam, such a patient baby! I am sure he will be grabbing at Reed before we know it!

Not to worry, Liam got Reed back, lol! Notice Reed leaning away.

Busy Weekend!

I thought I should probably sit down and write about our busy weekend last weekend before we headed into another busy weekend. This was our first full weekend in a while where we were doing things that we actually wanted to do instead of things that we had to do.

On Friday, we took Reed to his first Atlanta Braves game. He took a nap on the way to the game around 7, so he was wide awake through the majority of the game and even stayed awake on the ride home. He, of course, went immediately to sleep once we got home. We actually went to the game with Chris' work, so it was nice to be able to go to a game and not have to pay for the seats! We had a great time passing Reed around to all of his colleagues and he didn't seem to mind it at all either.

On Saturday, we attended Leanne and Andy's wedding sans Reed and then headed to Summerville afterwards to pick him up. We ended up staying the night in Summerville, which didn't turn out to be such a bad thing because the three of us were able to play in the pool on Sunday morning with everyone.

We headed back early afternoon on Sunday because one of the Chris' colleagues, Keith and his fiance Denise had invited us over for burgers at their place. Our friends, The Broggis, were also there. They have three children, two of which are older than Reed, and he loves watching them run around.

Overall, it was a great weekend! A lot busier than normal but we enjoyed every minute of it. It just makes Monday a little harder, since Chris was on the go all weekend and never got a chance to relax. I guess that is hopefully what this weekend is for!!