5 weeks old

Wow, having a newborn keeps me very busy, I feel like I never have time to update stuff, so here we go....

Hamilton is 5 weeks old today. He had his 1 month check up yesterday. It was a little late due to our spur of the moment trip to Dallas last week. Thank goodness Aunt Mandy was there to help us. She helped me stay organized and sane.

Last Tuesday, the boys and I had dentist appts. Trevor was in Dallas working. We were on the phone and Trevor missed us greatly. So, wild hair, I packed up the younger boys and headed to Dallas for the week. Kendrick stayed here and went to school. Fun for him, huh? Actually, he LOVED it. He was home alone for 4 days. He was quite the home maker. He did laundry, made muffins, cleaned his bathroom and did his laundry. He even washed his bed sheets!

Hamilton did great in the car. I was so glad. My kids HAVE TO BE car riders.... We did have to stop for a feeding, but then it was back to sleep.

We were very fortunate this trip. We were able to see a lot of family.

This is Peyton. She and Hollister are 5th cousins (we think). Peyton is the granddaughter of Trevor's second cousin, so if we lived in Arkansas, they could date. They live near Dallas and we were able to visit them and play. Peyton is almost 5 years old. They had a blast together. In this picture they are fishing. She had a kitchen with plastic food and it was HUGE hit with Hollister. He played for hours. Maybe he'll be a chef one day.

Aunt Kim
Coincidentally, Kim was in Dallas for a shopping trip. It was perfect timing!

We came home Saturday and had more family time. Trevor's youngest sister is in town from Colorado to visit.

Aunt Mandy

The whole family here in Elgin.... Uncle Josh and Aunt Nikki
We had game night with family and friends and dinner together one night as well.

In Dallas, the boys and I met up with one of my sisters and her youngest, John for some play time at the mall while Trevor worked. This way, we were not in his way or bored. At first John was asleep and Hollister wouldn't play on the toys. They both warmed up though and had a blast. The play area was all about Looney Tunes and loads of fun.

What's Up Doc?

He LOVED this tongue slide for some reason.

My little Stinker!

John, the daredevil. He is on top of Tweety's head.

These are the "tongue's" toes. I thought this was so cute!

And, last but not least, this is what Hamilton did the whole mall trip.