I love my bumbo chair and I like to wear shoes!

Mom, what are you doing???

Do you have to take another one??

I have really cute feet...

And lots of hair!

and a big belly.....

Griffin has been enjoying sitting in his cool bumbo chair. I do not have a high chair yet, so I have been feeding him his cereal while he sits in this bumbo. It has really helped him to learn better how to hold his head up and hopefully he will be sitting up all on his own pretty soon!
Also, I tried on these little sandals from old navy yesterday to see if they fit him yet and surprisingly they did! So it was Griffin's first time to wear shoes! They seemed to not bother him. I had to take some pictures because he just looked so cute in his shark shirt, blue jean shorts, and sandals. Hope everyone enjoys these pics as much as I have!

Sweet day

What a sweet day we had today. Got up, spent the morning with Griffin, of course, feeding him, playing with him, etc... put him down for a nap, I went back to bed also (yes, it's saturday and I went back to bed too) then Tyler got home from MMA class and Griffin and I were already up and he was feed, so went to Quizno's for lunch since we had a coupon for there. It was Griffin's first trip to Quizno's. We had such a fun time, seeing people we knew come in and out. There's something to living in a smaller town and knowing people and seeing them around town. Anyways, sandwiches were awesome and Griffin had fun. Then we came home and I got to go for a run after we put Griffin down for a nap. I have been having to force myself to go lately, laziness gets to me. But when I go I am so glad that I do afterward because it makes me feel so much better. So then we just hung out with each other for awhile and then we went over to our friend Jan's house and got to see her son, Cody (Tyler's good friend), daughter-in-law, Carrie, and their sweet, adorable 10 month old baby girl, Nellie! It was so much fun! Nellie is the cutest little munchkin! Griffin wasn't much interested in her just yet....oh but he will be probably later in life! :) So today was a sweet day.

ps. Friday night we took Griffin to his first football game to see the Clovis Wildcats play. He loved it I think. He especially enjoyed watching the band perform at halftime.

Griffin is 4 months old

Today marks Griffin's 4 month birthday! We have made it 4 whole months being parents and he has made it 4 whole months being in this world! What accomplishments! The Lord has been so good to us and shown us so much grace by giving us Griffin and making and keeping him healthy. Thank you, Lord. We have had so much fun watching him grow and learn new tricks and look forward to the months ahead. We try to enjoy every day with Griffin because we know that soon he won't be such a wee little babe anymore and that it goes by so quickly. He is so cute and wonderful and we love him so much! Happy 4 month birthday, Griffin! You are our sweet, little son.

My Grandpa

Haley here. My Grandpa (dad's dad) passed away yesterday. I thought about him all day yesterday and most of today. We didn't get to see him much these last 5 or so years because he moved to Iowa, but my sister and I kept in touch with him through letters and pictures. I was able to go visit him in Iowa a couple of time when I was in college.
So this morning while feeding Griffin my mind traveled back to him as I thought about who he was and all the things he loved. I thought I should write them down. It's from my sister and mines perspective.

"Our Granpa" By Haley Hicks

Our Grandpa was a Colonel.
He was a leader
He was a fighter.
He loved to golf.
He loved the Texas A&M Fighting Aggies.
He taught us when we were little girls to say "Gig'em Aggies!" to anyone and everyone.
He taught us to putt and drive a golf ball.
He taught us to have a love for our military and a very high respect for our soldiers, because he was one.
He loved his country.
He fought and protected it once.
He always wanted us to go to West Point.
He loved Texas, but lived in Iowa, his home state, for the last years of his life.
He loved our Grandmother, Barbara, and she loved him.
He loved a martini every day at 5pm because that was a tradition in the Army.
He also didn't mind blue bell ice cream every now and again.
He was a serious person, but had a sweet smile and a great laugh and it was a treat to see it and hear it.
Everyone always respected him, especially us.
He was a good Grandpa, and we always wanted to make him proud. We hope we did.
Now we will watch his great grandchildren grow up- "his legacy" as our dad would say. Grandpa never got to meet Griffin or Ty and didn't get to see Landry much, but we know if he had he would have been so proud and would have loved them so much!
Grandpa, everyone that knew you is going to miss you, and everyone that loved you, always will.

Thank you, Lord, for giving us such amazing grandfather's. Both of them are gone now. We will never have another one. Thank you for the time they spent with us and for teaching us through them.

Over at Grandma Jan's

Yesterday Griffin and I went over to our close friend, Jan's house for a visit while Tyler went to MMA class (yes, he is still going and loves it). Jan has two daughters, Lauren and Ali, who are good friends of mine too and they were both there as well. We had such a sweet time eating blueberry toast, pepper bacon, and strawberries, and just talking and laughing. While we were there Jan got some great shots of Griffin, which these are two of them. I was so excited about them because I have been wanting to take Griffin to get some portaits made while he is still around 3 months old and these turned out perfect! There are more but I didn't know how to rotate them.

Dear Jan,
Thanks for taking my picture. Thanks also for sitting outside with me in your lawn chair under your big tree. That was my favorite part. I had alot of fun over at your house. I will come back soon with Mommy. I love you. Love, Griffin

Ty McRae Langley

Naunie (my mom) holding her third grand baby. She is such a wonderful grandma.

We officially have 3 nephews and 1 niece. Added to the clan is Ty Langley, my sister's and brother-in-law, Matt's new addition to their family. He was born on Wed. Aug. 19 and weighed 7 lbs. and is 21 inches long. He is healthy and happy. The Lord is so good. He is so handsome and we cannot wait to meet him. Griffin especially is eager to play with is new cousin and teach him all he knows so far in life (which isn't much just yet) :) We love you Becka, Matt, Landry, and Ty! Congratulations!

Bath time & Planet Pjs

Bedtime with Daddy

"Wow I like these cool planet pjs!"
Scrub a dub dub, Griffin's in the tub....



This week I found these adorable PJs that I had stuck in another drawer for later when Griffin was big enough to wear them. When I found them I realized they were 3months and that it was time already for him to fit into them! I was excited because they have planets and space theme all over them and are just the cutest baby pjs I think I have ever seen. Tyler's grandpa, aunt, and uncle gave them to Griffin and he looked so sweet in them! Thank y'all very much! Griffin loves them!
I also decided to take some bath pics since I really haven't since he was just a wee little guy when my mom and I were still bathing him on a towel with a bowl in the middle of the nursery floor. Remember those days, Mom??? He made it to the bath tub. :)