Independence Day 2013

It was Beckham's first Independence Day Holiday. (Personally, I think it is the best day of the year! I get so excited that I just can't sleep the night before!) I don't think Beckham was nearly as excited as I was, but we still had a fun day of celebrations.

 

Jason and Beckham were matching for the day. I thought it was cute.

We were so happy to see Grandma and to have her with us for part of the day.  

Beckham saw his first parade with all his cousins.  They were cute.

During the parade, he was introduced to a sucker. He was a mess, but he liked it. Yay for sugar! He was pretty content to watch the never-ending parade floats and play with cousins. 

We enjoyed a lovely afternoon lunch at my Aunt Alyson and Uncle Jan's house. They had all sorts of fun toys for the kids to play on. Beckham was a pretty big fan of swimming in the watering trough with his cousins. 

It didn't take too long for a water fight to break out among our cousins, aunts, and uncles. We were soaked and enjoyed every minute of being together. I was unable to properly dunk my husband and a few others.  Be warned. Next year, I will!

Later in the day, we had a pleasant afternoon at Grandma and Grandpa's house. I had some girl talk with my sisters and nieces. Jason and the boys played a little basketball (and I will have you know that I won TWO games....yes I can beat the boys). Beckham was so happy to play with the fun toys and cousins. He and Sara enjoyed a few books together.

Beckham didn't last too much longer after that. He was so tired! That's what happens when you play all day long. No naps! Yikes! So, he missed out on the fireworks. He slept right through it. We were all thankful. 

Jason was really happy to shoot off his huge stash of fireworks after the city's firework display. My mom and dad just about had a heart attack. They never do big fireworks, but they made it through. It was quite the show and Jason was right pleased. He looks forward to the holiday just for the fireworks. 

The day ended quite late, and we were all exhausted.  It was a wonderful holiday, and we are all looking forward to it next year. 

picnic

 We went on a picnic.  It was a lovely day.  Too nice to be inside.  We traveled up to First Dam and enjoyed being outside.

 We even fed the ducks....

and sometimes just ate the bread instead. (I don't think Beckham understood the concept of feeding the ducks.  Feed me!)

 It was a great day to be with our little family.

Father's Day

We are so blessed to have a wonderful Daddy in our house for Father's Day. I sure love him and think he is the bomb! Beckham adores him. Seriously.

Jason has been quite a hands-on dad, which I will forever be grateful. He always makes time for his son. Jason loves being a Daddy to this little one. They have a pretty cute relationship that I enjoy.  Beckham just loves to be right next to Dad doing everything he does.

 

 

Recently Beckham had been a little attached to him. Work + School = not enough time to spend with Dad. When this Daddy gets home, it is play time. These two can play for hours. Beckham never tires of being with Dad. The other night, I tried to join in the fun. Beckham gave me a few puzzled looks and a minute later he waved goodbye to me. Get out of here, Mom. Apparently that time is reserved for only Daddy and Beckham. 

 This past week Beckham has insisted on Daddy holding him while he falls to sleep at night, which Jason has been happy to do. Beckham lifts a hand up to touch Jason's face. He just wants to know his Dad is there. It's sweet.  Beckham just loves to cuddle his Dad.

We sure love to have our Dad around. Happy Father's Day.

9 months

Our little boy turned 9 months on Saturday.  We celebrated by going shopping and playing all day long.

Beckham is such a fun little one to have around.  He is growing so fast and we love every minute with him.

Memorial Day weekend 2013

We visited Nanna this weekend and had lots of fun for Memorial Day.  It was so nice to not rush and enjoy an extra long weekend.  On Sunday we visited the cemetery to put flowers on graves.  I love this part of the holiday and Beckham seemed to enjoy it too.

 

 

 

We also did a little working in the yard and on the car,

P.S.  We found out that Beckham was NOT a fan of the 4-wheeler.  He was a little scared.  Jason sure hopes that changes soon.

a little fire-pit digging  (Jason is one hard worker.  He got this hole dug super fast!  He's cool like that.  Just saying.)

and enjoying,

and a little playing in the yard. It was nice to just be outside.  The weather was fantastic and Beckham couldn't get enough of being outside.  It was wonderful.

Beckham thought he was such a big boy to sleep in the crib at Nanna's.  He particularly enjoyed waking up to such fun toys in the crib.  It makes our house seem a little dull.  He was content for a long time to just sit in the crib (that never happens at our house!).

But don't let me fool you.  We all relaxed and napped.  I will spare you the lovely pictures of me and my bed head.  Beckham thought it was so nice to be in PJ's late into the morning.  He's used to me rushing him along so that I can make it to work.  It was nice to relax and enjoy being all together.

As a side note, we found out on this trip that Beckham sure likes the big boy food.  He loved eating off of everyone's plate.  Thanks for sharing!  And, we sure didn't mind eating the French fries at Denny's.  How exciting!

Simply said; It was an enjoyable weekend.  Just nice. 

8 months

Beckham turned 8 months last week. He is growing so fast! Since I didn't make it around to posting about what he was up to a 7 months, I have to catch up a little. So, here is what we have been up to these past two months. Apologies for the length. I do need to document these things though.

*Beckham is a happy, sweet boy. It is so fun to see his personality begin to come out. He is quite a teaser! We love every bit about him. 

*We have swaddled Beckham since the day he was born. I really liked it. Unfortunately, Beckham has decided that he is too big for that. He would kick out of it so fast. Now, Jason and I have stopped doing that all together.

*Beckham has learned to wave and clap. He loves to show off and do these things when other people are watching. It is like he is saying, "Hey! Watch me!"  He loves being the center of attention.

*He found his toes. So interesting. 

*Up until now, church had been wonderful with Beckham. Well he has found that if he is loud, the big chapel echoes back. What fun! The last few weeks have been a battle to keep reminding this one to be reverent. 

*It probably doesn't help that Beckham absolutely hates wearing ties. And, I don't blame him!  He lets me know about it when I dress him. He is sure a good sport to cooperate and wear one each Sunday. 

*This boy loves to be outside. One of his favorite things to do outside is to swing. It is such fun. 

*One funny thing we have found out is that Beckham likes to watch little video clips on our phones of himself. If it is about anyone or anything else, he is disinterested. It makes me laugh to see him so excited to watch himself. 

*Beckham loves play time. When I am home, I usually set his bin of toys in front of him on the floor. He immediately dumps out the toys and fishes for his favorite ones. He takes a quick look at each toy and if it is not a favorite he throws it. This continues on until a favorite toy is found. So funny! He can sure make a mess quick.

*That being said, Beckham thinks balls are great! Dad is so proud.

*As fun as the toys are, they do not compare to the non-toy items, like the mail, Dad's homework, or the laundry basket. He is mischief for sure! I am in trouble when he gets moving around. 

*Thank goodness this boy has not figured out the crawling thing yet. He is getting so close though! Beckham can scoot backwards, but he does not prefer to move this way. He can get up on his knees while on his belly but only for a short moment. I know that one day soon he will take off.

*Beckham has, however, figured out that he can move in the walker. Mostly backwards. 

*We have a pretty good eater on our hands.  Beckham has learned a new way  to tell us he is done with the food. He has  recently begun spitting it back at us. This has got to stop. 

*Beckham has been grabbing everything. His favorite things to grab hold of and not let go include: hair, any excess skin (ouch!), and earrings. It makes me a little nervous when others hold him. This is not the best way to make friends. 

*Story time is something Beckham loves. It makes me happy because I love it too! He likes to choose the stories after I set a stack next to our chair. He picks one up and hold it until I open it. He leans back against me while I read the book. Sometimes I look down at him and notice that he will randomly smile at certain pages. Cute. 

*Recently, Beckham learned how to give raspberry kisses. You know. He plants his mouth on your cheek and blows. It's pretty funny and he thinks so too! I just love those big slobbery kisses.

He is a fun boy and we are oh-so happy to have him in our family.