gage(five months).

mr gage.
today you're 5 months old.
wow.we say this daily and we mean it every time,
"we're really starting to fall in love with you"
it's true, we love you more and more.
you're also a lot more work than you used to be.
i say work like it's a bad thing,
but it's not. you just want things now.
what happened to my newborn that just slept?
but yes, you still snuggle, and i love that.
you're my little bed bug.
every night you seem to end up right next to me
and every morning i love waking up to your smile.
you're becoming more fun everyday.
you bounce, giggle, and flap your arms like wings.
it's cute,
and we think you're cute.
happy almost half gagey pagey boy.

life is (so) good.

everyday life pictures.

bouncer, he loves that thing. he's often bouncing so fast that i can't get a clear picture.







peek-a-boo.

dada and his boys.




so excited to have the mccoy famliy in denver. unfortunately in these pics, zoe and max aren't so sure of gage.


i know his face isn't in focus but i had to add this just so I wouldn't forget. his flat smile. he does this a lot and we laugh every time.

gage's typical look...

and then he sees mama.

goof.

last weekend vance's work had their company picnic at a little amusement park. we had SO much fun watching lane have SO much fun. we can seriously understand why parents take their kids to disneyland...we need to start saving now.
like any good parents we gave gage his first food...snow cones! next, rice cereal?


lane and i went on the ferris wheel. the entire time he yelled "dada!!" and waved. they're buds:)

and by the end, he was pretty bored. he has a need for speed.

so grown up. i mean seriously, when did he become a boy?!

roller coaster manic! he LOOOVED this ride. over and over again, laughs and laughs.



"up down horse" as lane said the whole time on the carousel. can you tell we had a fun day? b/c we did:)

all the while, this little guy slept soundly.


chubbs.

mama love.

but of course this kid wanted to be pictured by himself.

a rare sight of brotherly love.



and then lane knocks gage off his lap and they both laugh. oh my my.

peanuts, his favorite snack as of late.


and we end everyday with a kiss.

getting big.

it has started. it, as in potty training.

he's eating blueberries:)

for a while now lane has been going to the bathroom in his diaper then goes to get a new one and lays down in front of me saying "grossh" surely if he can do that he can learn to do his business like a big boy. so last week we stopped using diapers at home. after a day full of accidents he got the hang of it fairly fast. in fact, we've only had one accident in a week. yahooo. i would hardly call him potty trained because he's still wearing a diaper when we leave the house, i don't trust him that much. and when he has a diaper on, he goes back to old ways. grossh. he's a sweet one though, he often times wants to pray when he sits down. so we pray "dear jesus, help lane to go potty and give mama patience." it's just as much for me as it is him.

and these pics just show lane at 2. so silly.




and in equally big boy news, mr gage started putting himself to sleep. we lay him down and he rolls to his side. love those little fist hands. i often find myself in his room just watching him sleep, so peaceful.