Jackson Hole

As soon as we got home from Texas we were lucky enough to join the Ballam side of the family in Jackson Hole. Landon's grandparents were so generous to treat all of us to a lovely weekend filled with family and fun activities. The drive was absolutely beautiful and I thoroughly enjoyed the scenery. I probably took a million pictures before we even got there.

 One of the days we went on a river raft trip. I went on the first half which was just scenic while Cassie stayed home with our babies. Then we switched and I stayed home while she did the white water portion.

We went on a few hikes. It was so beautiful and Hawkes did pretty good for his first time in the back pack.

Landon's cute grandparents joined us for our Yellowstone day. We loved having their company! 

We even got to see Old Faithful go off twice.

There were some horses across the street from our cabin and Hawkes asked for them every single day. His animal obsession has really taken off.

There was also a river right by the cabin that he loved going down to and throwing rocks in.

The only down side was the lack of sleep from sleeping next to this guy. Hard to be mad at this cute face though. Landon was not very amused by my use of the flash that early in the morning, but I couldn't help myself. They both just look so much cuter when they are asleep.

One of the nights we went to a chuck wagon dinner. It was a lot of fun to get to hang out with the whole family and the performers were pretty entertaining. We got to spend most of our time outside looking at the horses though thanks to Mr Hawkes. He couldn't get enough.

We were so excited to finally get to use Landon's old cowboy boots from when he was a baby. They were so cute on him. Everyone thought he was "the cutest little cowgirl". Maybe one day people will figure out he is a boy. I'm still refusing to cut his hair though.

 We also made it into town for the fair. Hawkes loved seeing all the animals and lights.

He was less impressed by the creepy bear ride.

Excuse the awful quality and blurriness, but I love his expressions in these pictures.

Such a fun trip! Thanks again to Oral and Tacy for treating us and Landon's cousin Nicole for putting it all together. We loved it.

Hawkes' Brother

Up until now this blog has almost completely been about Hawkes, but that is changing. We are adding to our little family next month and here are a few pictures to show mine and baby #2's progress. I really struggle posing for and taking these photos, so please excuse my awkwardness.

Here we are at 20 weeks. (Taken July 8th)

 Here is 25 weeks. (Taken August 12th)

And here is 30 weeks. (Taken September 16th)

And here are a few photos of the little guy! He is due November 24th, so I have about 5 weeks left. We are so excited for Hawkes to get a little brother and add to our family. I won't lie though, I am a little terriefied to have 2. I'm hoping I will be able to handle it all. 

Could this teeny tiny foot be any cuter?

And here is a profile shot of the little guy

Summer in Texas

With Landon's job we get to move for a few months every summer. This summer it took us to Keller Texas, which is near Ft Worth. Hawkes stayed pretty busy and here are a few photos to show what he was up to. It's a few months behind, but at least it's up and maybe I can get caught up soon.

2 pairs of sunglasses is always cooler than 1.

We were lucky enough to have a pool at our apartment. Hawkes thought it was the greatest place ever and could hang out just floating in the water all day. He actually got really good at keeping his head up and not swallowing water. He even got brave enough to jump from the side of the pool.

We also got to go the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas that was all about John F Kennedy. Hawkes was super into the tour and he even saw the grassy knoll.

This picture was from our day at the stockyards. They still drive the cattle through the middle of the street. Hawkes loved being so close to the big cattle. He also loved exploring the railroad tracks, even in the million degree weather.

This was our 4th of July. Hawkes mostly just said wow a lot, but I think he enjoyed it. Even if he spent the whole time laying on my shoulder. I loved every minute of it.

We also had a little playground that Hawkes loved to crawl around on. We could only last about 5 minutes at a time though, because it was so hot. Even at 9:30 at night it was still 95 degrees and Hawkes would get really fun heat rashes.

The apartment next to ours had a nest of baby birds that Hawkes was obsessed with. Every time we walked past to go to the pool he would be glued to the rails trying to catch a glimpse of them. 

He also continues to love bath time, and his hair is getting long enough to do some really cool hair do's.

He thinks diapers are just extra storage. How else could you carry a whole pack of markers at once? It was pretty funny to watch him get so frustrated when they kept falling out though. 

He also likes to be naked. I love his little tan line!

Hawkes demonstrates his affinity for french fries. Smart kid

Like I've said before, one is never enough for Hawkes. He needed his whole pack of swim diapers on at once. At least he's getting really good at smiling for the camera.